The Witcher: Butcher of Blaviken | Shrike and the Seven Gnomes | The Lesser Evil

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  • A brief history exploring Geralt of Rivia's involvement in a feud between a Wizard and Princess. Based of the Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski.
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  • @CivilizationEx
    @CivilizationEx  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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    • @veritasaequitas2386
      @veritasaequitas2386 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      keep it going guys, great stuff - maybe battle of the bridge?

  • @TheCetnikSRS
    @TheCetnikSRS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I love how Sapkowski took a lot of fairy tales and twisted them to fit his dark world.

    • @flamesofchaos13
      @flamesofchaos13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Most fairy tales started as dark stories meant to scare and teach rather than give hope. He's taking them back to their roots then modifying them with moral greyness and Witchery stuff.

    • @k.a.p.x3642
      @k.a.p.x3642 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The stories themselves are originally already grim, he just incorporated them to his stories.

    • @chasedufty2406
      @chasedufty2406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not to mention arent many of these originally from that part of the world to begin with in the medieval times, around modern day poland? The brothers grimm im almost positive is what theyre based on. All our modern day fairy tales we know today

    • @chasedufty2406
      @chasedufty2406 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@flamesofchaos13 theyre mainly brothers grimm fairy tales

  • @CivilizationEx
    @CivilizationEx  5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Most of the info in this vid comes from "The Lesser Evil", a short story in "The Last Wish"
    Suggested Reading Order for the Witcher Books:
    The Last Wish
    Sword of Destiny
    Blood of Elves
    Time of Contempt
    Baptism by Fire
    Tower of the Swallow
    Lady of the Lake
    Season of Storms

    • @reaganhayden5165
      @reaganhayden5165 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      can you do avatar the last airbender

    • @ers5255
      @ers5255 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Technically Season of Storms is mostly set before The Last Wish events.

  • @chasedufty2406
    @chasedufty2406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love the brothers grimm twist he uses in his stories. Works so good and really different. I love it lol

  • @sivanlevi3867
    @sivanlevi3867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There is a simple lesson to be learned from this. The further away a witness is from a situation, the more the truth of said situation is exaggerated. The intentions of one's deeds are lost and the truth behind their actions is distorted. Distance is an obstacle for historians, for the further away in time you are, the more the truth is lost, and the further away from the event you are physically, the more detached you are from it.

  • @MrDuck797
    @MrDuck797 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I always thought the dwarves in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves looked more like Gnomes anyway. Nice video

  • @BigGuy4U339
    @BigGuy4U339 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great as always. Love this channel

  • @pyeitme508
    @pyeitme508 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Nicely done! Still waiting for updated history of the Mandalorians in Star Wars.

    • @CivilizationEx
      @CivilizationEx  5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Unfortunately it will be awhile still, I have 3 Star Wars vids in a row coming, but after that wont be returning to it for awhile. Possibly when season 2 of the Mandolorian comes out.

    • @azarishere6442
      @azarishere6442 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CivilizationEx will you be making legends or canon videos on them?

    • @CivilizationEx
      @CivilizationEx  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      2 Legends about old Sith Lords, and one canon vid about Vader.

  • @billietalley5891
    @billietalley5891 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Love the Witcher vids, keep em comin!

  • @PhineasPhule
    @PhineasPhule 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    'Fractured Fairy Tales' taken to a whole new level.

  • @jacobnavarro3675
    @jacobnavarro3675 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I appreciate the show for what it is. There are plenty of great performances and I'm glad I live in a world with a Henry Cavill Getalt. That being said, Renfri being Snow White 🤯

  • @CoolGuyJ84
    @CoolGuyJ84 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Always love your Witcher summaries and looking forward to them man (gotta emphasize, you need more people viewing these videos). Looking forward to ones covered in the Netflix show, but ones that haven't been covered yet, like "Eternal Flame" & "A little Sacrifice" as well.
    p.s. I think the show could have used a better way of explaining the Tridam Ultimatum. Having read the books, I didn't really have trouble why Geralt went to the market after sleeping with Renfri (even without Alderman's explanation), but for those who haven't read the books, I think couple of them were scratching their heads saying "How did Geralt know exactly where to go?" (even though Renfri references "the market" very briefly in their first scene at the tavern).

    • @CivilizationEx
      @CivilizationEx  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The next vid I do for the Witcher will be A Little Sacrifice, it's my fav story after A Grain of Truth.

  • @ilililil490
    @ilililil490 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes! I've waited for you to do this for so long!

  • @nunabisness7191
    @nunabisness7191 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Please more of these

  • @forrestyoung4425
    @forrestyoung4425 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Reading The Last Wish right now. Great series so far!

  • @phaze8000
    @phaze8000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    these are great, please keep doing them :)

  • @nebras__
    @nebras__ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love your work ❤️

  • @GeneralCalculus
    @GeneralCalculus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Given that they were also referred "gnomes" in Finnish translation, I thought that was weird translation choice in place of dwarfs, but I guess that was their actual race.

    • @crocodileguy4319
      @crocodileguy4319 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dwarves and gnomes are both different races in the Witcher world

  • @abdqs853
    @abdqs853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember when I read this story, it broke me 😭

  • @nappingcentral
    @nappingcentral 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    YES WITCHER LORE !

  • @sakshatkarandikar889
    @sakshatkarandikar889 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    do a video series of Mahabharata. it is very interesting

  • @scr3aming3agle83
    @scr3aming3agle83 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best ASMR ever

  • @Zakk_does_Voices
    @Zakk_does_Voices 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    'fuck': quote of the century

  • @ladyplscalmdown
    @ladyplscalmdown 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    snow white a whole gangster in her time

  • @okAphex
    @okAphex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Freggin great. Another better version of another Disney story.

  • @floydmichaelmoss
    @floydmichaelmoss 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice

  • @compositesquare
    @compositesquare 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    How big is the Borg star base in Star Trek: Voyager S6 E26? Please compare it to other star bases and ships in Star Trek universe Star wars universe. Thank you!

  • @quintin.p3
    @quintin.p3 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    hey I’m a huge fan of your vids! Everything is just fantastic:)) I was wondering if u would be able to ( this is just an idea ) maybe look into “dark crystal age of resistance “ lore and maybe make some interesting videos on that:)

    • @CivilizationEx
      @CivilizationEx  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Unfortunately I don't know much about that universe, but thanks for the kind words :)

    • @quintin.p3
      @quintin.p3 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      CivilizationEx You should definitely look into it!

  • @SHARKVADERS
    @SHARKVADERS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    CivEx!

  • @journeyman4814
    @journeyman4814 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    wow. i did not get all that from episode 1 of the witcher

    • @flamesofchaos13
      @flamesofchaos13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Books are always more detailed. Plus the show just doesn't capture the moral ambiguity and greyness of the Witcher unlike the books and games. Hopefully season two does but we shall see.

    • @shedman7306
      @shedman7306 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also they made the whole thing make no sense from the viewers point of view. Watch shadiversitys video on the witcher, he explains in great detail why the writing of the show is horrible.

    • @journeyman4814
      @journeyman4814 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shedman7306 i liked the show but didnt understand the first three episodes and im usually not totally unable to... i think this was a collective feeling

  • @SgtHodl
    @SgtHodl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    👏👏👏

  • @jonahwiegand827
    @jonahwiegand827 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yall know what font dis boi uses?

    • @CivilizationEx
      @CivilizationEx  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In Witcher vids I use "Vinque"

  • @TraciPeteyforlife
    @TraciPeteyforlife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Geralt told them the wizards off correctly.

  • @QueenDaenerysTargaryen
    @QueenDaenerysTargaryen 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Make video on Halo!
    Forerunner Flood war would be amazing video.

  • @evilemuempire9550
    @evilemuempire9550 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn’t really understand why the people forced Geralt to leave, the quite obvious thugs attacked first and were going to hold the village hostage. I mean, he obviously ruined market day, but it feels a little unfair.

    • @AleksandrFernandes-su8qp
      @AleksandrFernandes-su8qp 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Geralt was very ashamed of having broken his own principles, so the townspeople never knew the context of the massacre. Since he never tried to explain himself.

  • @tierka221
    @tierka221 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    [ki'kimora]

  • @daniellanctot6548
    @daniellanctot6548 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So, is using of the Disney representation of Snow White, the Evil Queen and the seven dwarves a criticism of the Witcher author for borrowing from that story?

    • @flamesofchaos13
      @flamesofchaos13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nope my guess is just a funny reference.

    • @CivilizationEx
      @CivilizationEx  5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's a fun reference, I think borrowing from old fairytales and twisting them in his own way was a stroke of genius. All my favorite Witcher stories are the ones with these references.

    • @flamesofchaos13
      @flamesofchaos13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CivilizationEx Yeah it's dope. The games even did it with cinderella (princess eaten by a Zeugl all that's left is a shoe) as a nice reference to the books way of doing things.

    • @evilemuempire9550
      @evilemuempire9550 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s a feature not a bug, The Witcher is a twist on fairy tales