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
I was hoping a few of those lines or anecdotes made it from book to screen, but if she is sharing them now perhaps they do not.
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