Thanks to Philomina for the heads up.
How is Brienne tested, as you put it?
All I’ll say is that Brienne has deliberately assumed many male attributes in order to cope in this world. But I don’t think as a woman she’s naturally like that. She’s had to work very hard and behave like a man and only in behaving like a man has she gained any respect from this traditionally very male-dominated world. It’s particularly acute in the environment she’s chosen to put herself in… that of being a knight.
What is her backstory?
She comes from the Island of Tarth. Her father is Lord Selwyn Tarth and there’s an extraordinary back-story in the book about how she became a knight. She never wanted to get married and yet she had to. So she said, "If I manage to beat you in a sword fight I will not marry you." The man very arrogantly said, "Well if I beat you, you will marry me." We know what happened! It’s actually very similar to the myth of Atlanta in Greek mythology, who had to go through a similar process.
Source: Full Interview @ myfanbase
All I’ll say is that Brienne has deliberately assumed many male attributes in order to cope in this world. But I don’t think as a woman she’s naturally like that. She’s had to work very hard and behave like a man and only in behaving like a man has she gained any respect from this traditionally very male-dominated world. It’s particularly acute in the environment she’s chosen to put herself in… that of being a knight.
What is her backstory?
She comes from the Island of Tarth. Her father is Lord Selwyn Tarth and there’s an extraordinary back-story in the book about how she became a knight. She never wanted to get married and yet she had to. So she said, "If I manage to beat you in a sword fight I will not marry you." The man very arrogantly said, "Well if I beat you, you will marry me." We know what happened! It’s actually very similar to the myth of Atlanta in Greek mythology, who had to go through a similar process.
Source: Full Interview @ myfanbase
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