I was just arguing with someone who implied that Stannis holding onto Storm's End for so long was not really that great an an achievement, saying another commander could have held it as long and pointing out Stannis thought Penrose could hold it this long, even though I think SE was less well-stocked when Stannis took command. What are your thoughts on this? And would Penrose have stocked up SE? Admittedly this person is the Renly stan who claimed Renly would easily win a Great Council.

I think I know who you’re talking about. That guy has no understanding of medieval military knowledge and to put it bluntly, history has proven the opposite of his claims. Holding as long as he did was a remarkable accomplishment. It frankly doesn’t matter what he thinks about it, eppur si muove.

Penrose wouldn’t have stocked up Storm’s End, he would have held it as a normal garrison because he and everyone else expected Renly to win, and certainly didn’t expect an attack on Storm’s End. Catelyn’s chapters at Bitterbridge prove it, Renly is completely surprised by Stannis’s movement.

Thanks for the question, Classicist.

SomethingLikeALawyer, Hand of the King