'Game of Thrones' creator: 'Ned Stark would lose a fight to Boromir'

Game of Thrones creator George RR Martin has admitted that Ned Stark would lose in a fight with Lord of the Rings character Boromir.

Sean Bean played both Boromir in the Lord of the Rings movies and Stark in HBO's adaptation of Martin's novels.















"I think Boromir is probably more of a warrior than Ned was," the writer told MTV Geek. "Ned was more of a lord, a ruler, a diplomat, a general."

He added: "In simple physical one-on-one combat, Boromir probably [would win]."

In the interview, Martin also considered who would come out on top in a bout between Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) and Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) and between Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) and Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau).

Sean Bean has previously stated that he is keen to return to Game of Thrones as the late Ned Stark, revealing that a flashback sequence featuring his character is "a possibility" in future.

Game of Thrones returns to HBO for a third season on March 31, 2013 and airs on Sky Atlantic in the UK.

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