Game of Thrones E05E09: Iron Bank of Braavos - Usury

Mace Tyrell discusses usury with the Iron Bank of Braavos.

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[MysteriousBoy]

I really like how Tycho is so offended by being called a gambler, then Mace hits him with the best thing he ever said on GoT: You're the best gamblers cus they always bet on everyone and by doing so, never lose.

[MrBomani]

Mace Tyrell actually sounds semi competent for once.

[ivanoneill]

Tycho is written perfectly in this show. "Most unfortunate for the glovers." Spoken like a true money lender.

[anobjectiveninja]

For all the insults Mace Tyrell suffers from his mother, Tywin and now, even Cersei, he is one of the most competent and clever men in Westeros. An idiot wouldn't have been able to talk to the Iron Bank the way he is doing. Nor would he have been smart enough to not overwhelm Storm's End during Robert's rebellion until he knew the outcome

[evilwillhunting]

I love this scene.
Mace - You guys are just glorified loansharks who prey on everyone. And I approve!

[Aztecius]

0:25 - when you realise that Meryn Trant isn't looking at Arya because she looks familiar, but because she's a young girl and therefore his type.

[kristiannygaard]

Mace actually owned Tychos Nestoris in this scene.

[LazarSrećković-tb]

Mace Tyrell mistakenly refers to Maegor the Cruel as "Maegor the Third". Maegor was indeed the third Targaryen king though only one of that name, so perhaps that was what he wanted to say but his brain malfunctioned (which is sort of in-character). Mace says that Maegor wanted to outlaw usury, arrest anyone charging interest and cut off both their hands. This fits well with character and reputation of Maegor the Cruel.

[bgcvetan]

Tycho: We are not gamblers here lord Tyrell.
Also Tycho: Gives money to Cersei.

[Bobaklives]

0:35 “…built *this!*”
“Šibenik Cathedral?”

[kristiannygaard]

Its funny that Mace is a humoristic and sort of humble man, despite being Lord Paramount of the, by far, most populous and resourceful (after the Lannister gold mines has run out), region in Westeros, making him one of its most powerful people. Kind of an anti-Tywin.

[denniskennie]

Mycroft is just undercover, I thought he always hated leg work. His brother would be impressed.

[oolooo]

Mace Tyrell was absolutely cooking in this scene

[alexthelizardking]

there is only ONE Maegor. they should have given that usury story to Baelor the blessed

D&D strikes out again

[melkhiordarkfell]

Fun fact, in history to get around usury laws, banks would instead just have fees for late payment and people that wanted loans made sure to pay back "late", pay your "fee" and it was all legal. Of course people that paid "on time" would soon find themselves very hard pressed to get another loan.

[X-pt]

They left out ONE king, Jaehaerys II. But they added TWO kings, Maegor II and Maegor III. What?

[SuperGreatSphinx]

Usury is, as defined today, the practice of making unethical or immoral monetary loans that unfairly enrich the lender.

Originally, usury meant interest of any kind.

A loan may be considered usurious because of excessive or abusive interest rates, or other factors.

Historically, in Christian societies, and in many Islamic societies today, charging any interest at all would be considered usury.

Someone who practices usury can be called a usurer, but a more common term in contemporary English is loan shark.

The term may be used in a moral sense—condemning, taking advantage of others' misfortunes—or in a legal sense where interest rates may be regulated by law.

Historically, some cultures (e.g., Christianity in much of Medieval Europe, and Islam in many parts of the world today) have regarded charging any interest for loans as sinful.

Some of the earliest known condemnations of usury come from the Vedic texts of India.

Similar condemnations are found in religious texts from Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (the term is riba in Arabic and ribbit in Hebrew).

At times, many nations from ancient Greece to ancient Rome have outlawed loans with any interest.

Though the Roman Empire eventually allowed loans with carefully restricted interest rates, the Catholic Church in medieval Europe banned the charging of interest at any rate (as well as charging a fee for the use of money, such as at a bureau de change).

Public speaker Charles Eisenstein has argued that pivotal changes in the English-speaking world came with lawful rights to charge interest on lent money, particularly the 1545 Act, "An Act Against Usurie" (37 H. viii 9) of King Henry VIII of England.

[aninaholbek]

Mycroft? MYCROFT? What are you doing there?

[hafeezasif]

they are not gamblers that implies they could lose but the iron bank always gets its due

[YaowBucketHEAD]

I don't understand why he doesn't have his own household guard with him instead of Lannister guards.

He may be father to the Queen, but I'd imagine Knights from House Tyrell would be with him on an expedition such as this.

D&D getting lazy?