How historically accurate are the sword fights in Game of Thrones?

by [deleted]

I'm currently on the first season of the show (so if it's possible, PLEASE don't spoil anything) and from what I've seen the fights are quick and brutal, like this. Is this how fights in a Medieval time period would have been? I assume real fights would not be like the long, drawn-out sequences we see in many Hollywood productions.

no1_vern

The GOT series is a Hollywood production for entertainment.

The fight sequences in GOT are there to entertain the audience, not accurately portray a real battle.