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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
Jamie was beaten by a kid on his first tour of duty. sure he took quite a few people down with him, but i never got the impression that he was really all that powerful. Brienne summed it up nicely in the TV show when she said something along the lines of the myth is bigger than the man
and i wasn't really taken aback when he lost his hand, i figured that he would just end up becoming a lefty and still be quite effective. kudos to Martin for going in a different direction and turning Jamie into a really complex character
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I think its hard to appreciate Jamie's skill in the books because he was never a POV character when he had his hand, and Robb wasn't at all, so the Battle of the Whispering Woods was only seen from Catelyn's POV.
He did cut his way through three of Robb's guard before being captured, and even when he was weak from being held captive, still held his own against Brienne in her prime.