Gunthor the Brave (historical)
| Gunthor the Brave, as a monster, was significantly altered after an update. This article is retained to provide information on past elements of RuneScape. | 
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| Release date | 4 January 2001 (Update) |
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| Removal date | 21 September 2010 (Update) |
| Members? | No |
| Combat level | 29 |
| Life points | 350 |
| Experience for killing | 140 (47 Constitution experience) |
| Slayer level | Not assigned |
| Aggressive? | Yes |
| Poisonous? | No |
| Immune to poison? |
No |
| Attack style | Melee |
| Attack speed | Unknown edit |
| Max hit | 40 (approx) |
| Weakness | Magic, Ranged |
| Always drops | Bones |
| Examine text | A mighty warrior! |
- This article is about the historical NPC. For chieftain of the barbarians, see Chieftain Gunthor.
Gunthor the Brave was a level 29 barbarian who lived in Barbarian Village. He was located in the Long Hall in the northern part of the village. He was stated to be a mighty warrior and a chieftain of the barbarians. Some players considered him a minor boss, which would have made him the second weakest boss in RuneScape, the weakest being Dragith Nurn. On 21 September 2010, he was removed from the game and replaced with Chieftain Gunthor. Haakon the Champion replaced him as the new attackable boss of Barbarian Village.
Fighting strategy
Players could either fight him with melee combat, Ranged, or Magic. Like all barbarians from Barbarian Village (except for Litara and Peksa), if a player talked to Gunthor, the player would be attacked.
Players who fought him with melee generally only wanted to fight Gunthor when they had a Defence level of at least 20 (as he could hit often and deal 30 or 40 life points), as well as a weapon better than iron. Players who attacked him using Ranged or Magic could do so safely from behind the tables or stools. He was weak to Magic and Ranged.
Gunthor the Brave was the highest level barbarian in Barbarian Village.
Tips
- Players can grab free cooked meat and beer from the tables. They respawn about every minute. This occasionally saved the lives of lower levelled players.
- Low levels could usually manage to kill Gunthor, however, he should still not have been underestimated. If a player just brought decent food, weapons and armour, they could kill him easily, but it would have taken time.
- Players with Cooking levels high enough to cook trout, pike, or salmon can sometimes get these fish for free along the river near Barbarian Village. Players sometimes do power Fishing there, dropping their catches. The fish can be cooked at the perpetual fire right in the Long Hall that Gunthor the Brave inhabited
- If players accidentally clicked the "Talk-to" option on him but did not want to fight him, they could just click somewhere else on the map to avoid the battle. Gunthor would only engage when the player had finished the conversation.
Drops
Charms
Template:Charm:Gunthor the Brave (historical)
Runes and talismans
Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price 
Law rune 2 298 
Chaos rune 3 258 
Earth rune 5 30 
Nature talisman 1 165
Weapons and ammo
Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price 
Iron arrow 3, 8, 10 30–100 
Bronze battleaxe 1 36 
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Other drops
Item Quantity Rarity GE Market Price 
Coins 5–25 Not sold 
Cooked meat 1 117 
Iron hatchet 1 12 Amulet mould Amulet mould 1 21 
Beer 1 260 
Bear fur 1 65 
Uncut emerald 1 1,295 
Clue scroll (medium) 1 Not sold 
Uncut sapphire 1 810 
Flier 1 Not sold 
Uncut ruby 1 2,613 
Uncut diamond 1 9,520
Trivia
- Back in RuneScape Classic Gunthor the Brave was a lot bigger than normal barbarians, the size of a hill giant today. This was later changed to a smaller size, but the NPC that replaces him, Haakon the Champion, is also bigger than a regular human.
- His sword strangely made a crushing noise like that of a pickaxe or battleaxe, as opposed to a two-handed sword.
- He became Chieftain Gunthor and Haakon the Champion took his place as attackable monster on 21 September 2010.