The Aiel have a warrior culture where everyone trains from birth in fighting, kinda like the spartans someone mentioned earlier. This would make them very proffecient fighters. Please also remember that they can run a horse tired. They also have no fear at all for death, they call it "waking from the dream". This makes them very capable fighters.
Their weapons are made of iron like the wetlands (they are of a diffrent style, with their short spears instead of swords and such), the weapons are made by proper smiths, remember it gives a large amount of dishonor to kill smiths, children and women who isn't wedded to the spear.
They don't use armor, which makes them way more vulnerable when hit, but on the other hand gives them a way better mobility. The buckler can easily block a sword so they are not totally open to hits.
Also keep in mind that the Aiel have an reputation as formidable fighters which demoarlises the opponents even before the combat starts.
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Does anyone else loathe the Aiel?
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The Aiel have a warrior culture where everyone trains from birth in fighting, kinda like the spartans someone mentioned earlier. This would make them very proffecient fighters. Please also remember that they can run a horse tired. They also have no fear at all for death, they call it "waking from the dream". This makes them very capable fighters.
Their weapons are made of iron like the wetlands (they are of a diffrent style, with their short spears instead of swords and such), the weapons are made by proper smiths, remember it gives a large amount of dishonor to kill smiths, children and women who isn't wedded to the spear.
They don't use armor, which makes them way more vulnerable when hit, but on the other hand gives them a way better mobility. The buckler can easily block a sword so they are not totally open to hits.
Also keep in mind that the Aiel have an reputation as formidable fighters which demoarlises the opponents even before the combat starts.
So all in all i don't find the unrealistic badass