>Chuds still pick le generic big guy with a sword
What can I say? I like the idea of a guy who's got nothing but grit and determination fighting above his weight class. No special snow flake powers, no gods empowering him, just a guy who keeps getting back up over and over again.
That is the coolest shit ever.
Plus, I just like the aesthetics of Knights, Warriors, Vikings, etc. It's cool. Not even just from a looks perspective. The ideas behind them, honor, virtue, no fear in the face of death, a warriors death even. Always the hypest moments in any movie where the basic simply Warrior faces down death heroically.
Boromir as an easy example is remembered fondly for good reason. They're just cool.