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Originally Posted by TK-421  Midnight, I think you underestimate the Ironmen and their fleet under the command of Euron and Victarion. In fact, they do have ships large enough to sail the open seas and circumnavigate the world as Euron has done. He could not have been gone for so long sailing around the world and even going to old Valyria with only luck on his side. True Lannisport and Casterly Rock are very well defended and I do contend that the Ironmen could actually take them. I think the description should be more that the Ironmen are the best sailors in Westeros and not necessarily the world. You don't live an island and simply become "a pirate in a bathtub". Reread, what I think is the second last Victarion POV in AFFC and you will see that part of the Tyrell the Ironmen crush are not fat, aging, narcoleptic or drunk. |
Even the other Ironborn were surprised that Euron made it back from Valyria. The longships are more designed for raiding than for lengthy days at sea. In a storm my money would be on a galley, not a longship. Euron success at open sea with Silence I think would be due to his mysterious crew. Victorian will make it to Dany, but I would wager that his loses will be high. Har the sea is in their blood I do agree, fantastic raiders yes, but to be great sailors their longships are gonna need to handle the open sea at length.