Barristan Selmy (A Song of Ice and Fire)

==Summary==
Ser Barristan Selmy, also called Barristan the Bold, is a knight from House Selmy and the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard of Robert I Baratheon. A celebrated hero, he has served in the Kingsguard since a time when these knights were still considered to be the greatest of the Seven Kingdoms. Barristan becomes a POV character in A Dance with Dragons.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with longsword | , higher with longsword
Key: Old | Prime
Name: Barristan Selmy, Barristan the Bold
Origin: A Song of Ice and Fire
Gender: Male
Age: 61 at the start of A Game of Thrones
Classification: Human, Knight, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard (dismissed), Hand of the Queen, Lord Commander of the Queensguard, Stormlander, Marcher
Powers and Abilities: Skilled Horse Rider (Is a great jouster. It is said that jousting was three-quarters hrosemanship,A Feast for Crows, Jaime II and that a great jouster must be a great horseman first),A Dance with Dragons, Reek III Weapon Mastery, Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Stealth MasteryThe World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Aerys II (Scaled the walls of the Duskendale and Dun Fort with bare hands and, with stealth, found his way to the dungeon where the king Aerys II was being kept to free him.)
Attack Potency: Athlete level physically, higher with longsword | At least Athlete level, higher with longsword 
Speed: Peak Human| Peak Human
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human | Athletic Human
Striking Strength: Athlete level, higher with weapons | Athlete level, higher with weapons
Durability: Athlete level, higher with plate armor | Street level
Stamina: Peak Human (Flee the town of Duskendale despite an arrow in the chest.A Storm of Swords, Jaime VIII Killed Maelys Blackfyre in single combat after cut a bloody path through the Golden Company to reach himA Dance with Dragons, Tyrion II)
Range: Extended Melee Range
Standard Equipment: <tabber>
|-|Weapons= Longsword, dagger, heater shield (Oaken shield, that offer significant protection, but they are heavy and require strength to wield them.)
|-|Armors= plate armor (worn over mail), helm (with ornate dragon's wings, which he doesn't like to use in battle as they could too easily catch a sword or axe, he rather uses them in tournaments), hauberk or byrnie of mail (worn over boiled leather), boiled leather
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* Optional Equipment: Destriers, Coursers, Chargers (the warhorses are trained to kick and bite. Brienne stated "they are weapons, like the men who rode them".)A Feast for Crows, Brienne VI, the Daenerys's horse, Silver, and a wooden staff.
Intelligence: <tabber>
|-|General skills of Westeros's high born=As a noble, he received a high level education and was trained from an early age in the traditional martial skills of Westeros (Swordmanship, archery, riding, military strategy and tactics, etc ). Is a man of the Dornish Marches, and the men of the marches are stated to be undoubtedly the fiercest fighters of the Stormlands, and perhaps in all of Westeros, and who are said to be born with sword in hand and oft boast of learning to fight even before they learn to walk.The World of Ice & Fire, The Stormlands: The Men of the Stormlands GRRM also stated that the marcher lords of the stormlands have a strong martial tradition. 
|-|Barristan intelligence= Barristan can speak three languages (the Common tongue, some of the High Valyrian of the Free Cities and the mongrel Ghiscari of Slaver's Bay). Is a capable military commander, led the Loyalist armies during the Battle of the Trident, led the attack on Old Wyk during Balon Greyjoy's Rebellion and currently commands Daenerys' army during the second of Siege of Meereen. Also participated in the first siege of Meereen. George R. R. Martin described him as one of the greatest active swordsmen and jouster in Westeros. Is considered the greatest living knight of Westeros and a living legend of chivalry.A Game of Thrones, Bran II Tyrion said that the smallfolk talk of Barristan Selmy the same way they talk of legendary knights of Westeros like Serwyn of the Mirror Shield and Prince Aemon the Dragonknight.A Clash of Kings, Tyrion I Tywin said that, although he is old, the name of Barristan the Bold still has meaning in the realm, and that he lent honor to any man he served.A Game of Thrones, Tyrion IX George R. R. Martin stated that a fight between Barristan and Arthur Dayne, with them wielding regular weapons, would be a toss-up.So Spake Martin: The Sword of the Morning vs. Barristan the Bold Eddard Stark stated Barristan is as valiant and honorable as any man in King's Landing and was the finest sword in the Seven Kingdoms in his youth.A Game of Thrones, Eddard VII Sansa said that even in the far north, the singers praise the deeds of Barristan the BoldA Game of Thrones, Sansa I Varys said that among the Robert's Kingsguard, only Ser Barristan Selmy is made of the true steelA Game of Thrones, Eddard VII Has over fifty years of combat experience, and Dagmer Cleftjaw stated that the old knights are cunning, or they would never have lived to see their first grey hair.A Clash of Kings, Theon III Was generally regarded as the finest lance in all the Seven Kingdoms.The World of Ice & Fire, The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring Barristan Selmy was part of the Kingsguard of Aerys II, and the Kingsguard has as its members the deadliest knights in the realm.A Feast for Crows, The QueenmakerThe Hedge Knight According to Daenerys, despite his age Barristan has not lost his skill with weapons.
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Weaknesses: Normal human weaknesses
Feats:
===Swordmanship/Weapon Mastery:===
* Fought and defeated Maelys Blackfyre in single combat.The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Jaehaerys IIA Dance with Dragons, Tyrion IIA Dance with Dragons, The Kingbreaker
* Defeated Lormelle Long Lance and Cedrik Storm, the Bastard of Bronzegate (It is unknown if this was in combat or jousting).
* Defended the passage against all challengers in the tourney of the Silver Bridge.
* Victor in the mêlée at Maidenpool
* Brought King Aerys II to safety during the Defiance of Duskendale despite an arrow wound in the chest and avenged the murder (Ser Symond Hollard) of his Sworn Brother, Ser Gwayne Gaunt, during the escape.
* Rescued Lady Jeyne Swann and her septa from the Kingswood Brotherhood, defeating Simon Toyne and the Smiling KnightSer Jaime Lannister recalls that the Smiling Knight was his generation's Ser Gregor Clegane in terms of men's eagerness to best him in combat, and that he was half as big but twice as mad (A Feast for Crows, Jaime IV). According to Jaime again, the Smiling Knight was a madman, cruelty, and chivalry all jumbled up together, but he did not know the meaning of fear (A Storm of Swords, Jaime VIII). the Smiling Knight also killed Ser Victor Tyrell, cousin of Lord Mace Tyrell of Highgarden(A Storm of Swords, Appendix), slaying the former.
* Wounded by arrow, spear, and sword at the Battle of the Trident whilst fighting beside his Sworn Brothers and Rhaegar Prince of Dragonstone, and killed dozens of friends of Robert Baratheon and Eddard Stark during the battle.A Game of Thrones, Eddard VIII
* Easily killed Mero in single combat with a wooden staff and without armor. Mero was armed with a sword, was a taller, bigger and younger man than Barristan, and was described by Jorah Mormont as a good and dangerous killer who was a nasty piece of workA Storm of Swords, Daenerys VMero was a sellsword, the Commander of the Second Sons (A Storm of Swords, Daenerys IV). Jaime Lannister stated that the sellswords have a certain skill at arms to stay alive (A Storm of Swords, Jaime VIII), and GRRM stated that most sellswords tend to be experienced professional soldiers, it's a profession a man tends to chose after he's tasted a few battles and learned that he's good at fighting (So Spake Martin: Mercenaries, May 13, 2000)
* Killed Khrazz, a younger and bigger fighter than Barristan with great speed, in single combat thanks to Khrazz's inexperience against armored opponents and because the latter's arakh got stuck in a curtain.A Dance with Dragons, The Kingbreaker Khrazz was Meereen's best pit fighter before his death.A Dance with Dragons, Daenerys IX
===Jousting Lance:===
* Knighted in his 16th year by King Aegon V Targaryen, after performing great feats of prowess as a mystery knight in the winter tourney at King's Landing, defeating Prince Duncan the small and Ser Duncan the Tall, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard.
* Defeated Lormelle Long Lance and Cedrik Storm, the Bastard of Bronzegate (It is unknown if this was in combat or jousting).
* In the Oldtown tourney, defeated and unmasked the mystery knight, Blackshield revealing him to be the Bastard of Uplands.
* Sole champion of Lord Steffon's tourney at Storm's End, whereat he unhorsed Lord Robert Baratheon, Prince Oberyn Martell, Lord Leyton Hightower, Lord Jon Connington, Lord Jason Mallister, and Prince Rhaegar Targaryen.
* Participated in the final tilt of the tourney at Harrenhal against Rhaegar Targaryen, but was ultimately defeated.
*Unhorsed Sandor Clegane during a tourneyA Game of Thrones, Eddard V
* Champion of the tourney at King's Landing, in his 57th year.
* Unhorsed two unamed rider thirty and forty years younger in his first two contests during the Hand's Tourney, but was defeated by Jaime Lannister after a hard-fought matchA Game of Thrones, Sansa II
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==Gallery==
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