The video obviously contains spoilers. Next episode in this mini-series: th-cam.com/video/H8wJ7ir3ci8/w-d-xo.html Previously, we have covered the War of the Last Alliance in the Middle Earth: th-cam.com/video/cVHygcEZbjY/w-d-xo.html and the Beginning of the Galactic Civil War in the Star Wars Universe: th-cam.com/video/loabJIu0mH8/w-d-xo.html
I would love to talk about other franchises. Especially some obscure one but it is understandable that you will start with Behemoths like Star Wars, Start Trek, Dune, LoTR, D&D, Warhammer 40K etc. My favourite would be history of Myrtana in the Gothic universe (it there is one franchise more beloved in Poland than Witcher it would be Gothic) - it would generate you a lot of views from all Europeans east of Rhine River. :)
hey guys, writer here. One quick note: while the rest of this video sticks strictly to book canon, the detail of delayed Skelligan reinforcements at the Marnadal step is taken from the Netflix canon. This is because Sapkowski gives us precious little detail about this event in the books and I wanted to give it some more substance. Enjoy!
Yeah, all of the political and military events are treated for the most part as a distant background to the story of Sapkowski's novels, until we get to the Battle of Brenna and Sapkowski is like; "Here, have all of the details! Multiple points of view from various combatants on both sides of diverse ranks and roles, even glimpses into how the historiography and different educational systems in this fictional world will present (and mispresent) these events in the future".
Pretty decent video Leo. The Witcher saga is one of my favourite settings. What did you think of Season of Storms? Also Dunny has two Ns not 1 it's pronounced more like Doo-ny. Offy D is a duffer lol 😂
Prefer if you didn't use netflix canon, really kind of like how there's little info on some Lord of the rings lore it's best left to what we know in the original authors material and not what some modern director's personal views have on someone else's material.
Never did I imagine that a detailed video about the Nilfgardiaan War would release in my lifetime. Splendid production as always oh paragons of masterful storytelling.
You know theres a metric TON of lore TH-camrs out there, but NONE does videos the way you guys do, and no one has that History Channel's voice and professionalism that Devin has. I love it!
@@EiHelveta I think that the main story (concerning the Wild Hunt, search for Ciri and all the stuff) is mostly so-so good / mediocre It's the sidequests (Bloody Baron) and two expansion packs where the true might of the Witcher lays
I absolutely love that you guys are doing a Sci-fi/Fantasy Channel now. Have always loved Kings and Generals. It would be awesome to see you guys do a series on the Horus Heresy.
Lads, as a boy that grew up reading and playing Wither- thank you. Thank you a 1000 times for making this video. re watching the "actual" story of the continent in the style of all those Kings and Generals videos i so loved to watch was a great Christmass treat. I
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The moment I heard the voice of "Kings and Generals", I got goddamn goosebumps. We nerds needed this sort of epic tales from you guys.
The Idea of this channels is brilliant! I am Pole and I am so proud that Witcher is going more popular in the world. From the fantastic game to netflix series and videos like that more people will grab fantastic books of Spakowski. Thank you! Wish you best in ongoing New Year and ofcourse Christmas!
I've only watched The Witcher Netflix series, so it was really cool to learn more about Nilfgaard and their history with the Elves. And after seeing the excerpts from the books in this video, I'm going to move the first novel closer to the top of my 'Must Read' list.
Remember to read them in the right order, it can be a bit confusing. The first book released in English ‘Blood of Elves’ is actually the third part. You gotta start with the short story collections: The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny
What better way to celebrate the holidays, than to discover this treasure trove of content. Your videos are my favorite, and now you’re covering Fantasy, and Sci Fi genre battles too? Haha this is awesome! Keep up your outstanding work
The thing about "Elf mages creating the first human mages" is a mistake. In "A Time of Contempt" during a conversation between Geralt and Vilgefortz we can hear about a painting depicting the wizard Jan Bekket calming the waves during the first human landing, thus showing that magic is not only a destructive force.
Humans discovered magic by themselves but much of what they know of it today comes from the Elves. Vilgefortz tells us about Goeffrey Monck taking young magic sensitive humans to train with the Elves at Loc Muinne.
I'll be honest. I didn't like Game of Thrones videos that you made on Kings&Generals channel although i really like the setting so i was sceptic about this project. But THIS, this is pure gold. Well done! Can't wait for more!
We don't know that for certain. There were certainly fights between Aed Seidhe and Dwarves, but likely not on the scale to which the humans would later dominate and exterminate. Of course, that's regarding the Elves on the continent. The Aen Elle.... oh boy, pointy eared hitlers all of them
@@LeoWarrior14 Well it was bad enough that the Dwarves and Gnomes were driven into Mahakam. I can't remember if this was book or game canon but pretty sure its also mentioned somewhere in the books. They used to inhabit most of the continent and such until the Elves arrival. However the only thing that annoyed me about the tv show is they failed to mention this and paint the Elves as entirely the wronged party. Hopefully in Season 3 we get to see the formation of the Scoiatel units and maybe also some Dwarves joining them because the Scoitael weren't just Elves.
Bro this new channel is awesome, NOBODY else but like one person I've seen does fantasy/sci fi battles in this format. The only other user I've seen that does so is Ser Dunk and he only did Game of THrones battles.
I would absolutely love to see you guys cover any of the battles in the Frontlines series, by Marko Kloos! Great Channel guys, love ya. Happy Holidays!
Greetings, thank you for a great video based on one of my favorite universes, i am sad to say that, but I have noticed a small mistake. Duny didn't accidently kill Paveta. Vilgefortz prepared a spell that would create a portal in the sea and create some kind of magical whirlpool that would later ruin many of Skellige ships. When Paveta found out where they were heading and Duny learned that Ciri was not with them they started arguing and Paveta ran out of the magically protected room on the ship, Duny followed her and it was the moment when the ship crashed and Duny was telleported south terribly wounded un process. It was never stressed or presented in novels, but one could imagine that Paveta's body was also telleported next to him. The loving father and husband Duny died there in the south looking at unblinking eyes of the woman he loved and the same moment Emhyr var Emreis, the White Flame that dances on the barrows of his enemies was reborn.
and there is a story in one of the books told by Cahir how Ciri escaped from him. He said that he took her out of the burning Cintra and rode to the river she was covered with ash and dirt and he tried to wash her. Apparently the girl scared by massacre she witnessed and by the person in the helmet with black wings on it broke free and got lost among cintran refugees.
It is really amazing the way you guys are able to bring alive these events that can often appear very abstract in the books. Always liked the series from history and the high-quality depictions and narration continues in this series. Very well done.
i remember this battle. i thought it was the end of the world. ive seen many wars, but this time it was different. the black ones were surging across the jaruga. a black tide of death and chaos came from the south and turned the north kingdoms into ashes. i will never forget that day.
Really liked all three videos , looking forward to more . Can you also make such videos for 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and 'The Wheel of Time' , please ?
Song of Ice and Fire will be covered extensively because it’s sheer popularity, I’m sure of it. Wheel of Time is a much better recommendation, it’s more obscure and arguably much more peculiar.
Normally don't comment but this video was excellent. Succinct story telling, supporting graphics and animations were very helpful and great voiceover. 10/10, new subscriber
Absolutely LOVED watching this video and you guys are AMAZING at describing simply and yet dramatically, for noobs and hardcore fans, any topic. My wife and I are researching the TV series again before jumping into the new series, and we don't have any priorer knowledge of the witcher games or history. So this well thought-out video was perfect for me, to be able to show my wife and friends missing gaps where the TV show doesn't explain at all. Thanks again, I've subbed and clicked the bell to warn me of the enevitable march of Nilfgaard.
Despite being a fantasy lore of an entirely different world, I know all these names. The Yuruga, the Pontar (Rivers) Cintra, Skellige, Nilfgaard, Crach an Craite, Emhyr, Coehoorn I've played enough online Gwent to know each and every one of these names and places. I probably know more about that Continent than the REAL WORLD.
Are you sure its correct referring to the Nilfgaardian forces as "The Legions of the black sun" because I'm pretty sure their sigil is a golden sun on a field of black. There is also a Curse of the Black Sun in the Witcher universe so wouldn't that nickname be a bit confusing. Either way I loved your video. Keep up the great work!
It's not correct indeed, the Nilfgaardians worship the Great Sun as their deity and the emperor as his most important servant or earthly vessel. The Black Sun is a false curse put together by mages in order to ruin the political alliances of the nobility. these two things have nothing in common.
The Order of the Black Sun are actually real, they have been in Geo-political control of Earth since Babylonian times, some say they go back to Atlantis. This is the Order that was behind the Roman Emperors and the Vatican. They are mentioned in fantasy and esoteric sources which fantasy often is based upon.
Having read sapkowskis books I must say that this video is awesome !!! Very informative and well structured !! Also Devin’s narration is to the point !!!
Geralt's strategy of drunk calling random sorcerors with his allies proved an effective means of confusing and misdirecting the forces of the Wild Hunt.
Didn't even know this channel existed... but instantly subbed. I love your stuff, and covering fantasy is always fun. If you're doing star trek, The dominion war would he amazing to watch.
Haven't watched, read or played any of the Witcher series. This is a great introduction for me on the series. Nice video guys. keep it up. Gonna wait for the elder scrolls and mlazna battles. 🤗
This could actually be the best introduction to the witcher books as it doesn't actually spoil anything. The books never give you a point of view of these battles and focus on Geralt doing his thing while detailing the battles through the people he meets, sometimes eye witnesses sometimes not.
yeah, a great introduction and also a reveal of the greatest possible plottwist with this Duny = Emhyr = Ciri's father thing. I remember being so shocked after getting hints of this for 7 consecutive books
Thank you for taking books as a source rather than lore manipulative tv series and may Melitele bless you for this action which save many whom not knowing universe of the Continent. 🐺🐺
Good video but there were quite a few errors in it regardless if you were basing the history of the war on the books or the Netflix show. First, Menno Coehoorn was not the commander of the Nilfgaardian forces at their defeat at the second battle Sodden. Secondly there were considered 5 kingdoms of power in the North (not the 4 stated in the video) after the fall of Cintra which prior to it's fall was also considered one of the most powerful kingdoms in the North. Cintra was so powerful because the islanders of Skellige were always linked to Cintra. The people of Cintra were ancestors of people from Skellige (it is mentioned in the books that they even still have the same accents). So even without Queen Calanthe married to Eist Tuirseach the islanders still considered Cintra their parent kingdom. Crach an Craite had a special name for Calanthe showing her overrule ship of the islands even if her rule of them was not direct. The 5th kingdom of power in the North after the fall of Cintra was the Kingdom of Rivia and Lyria ruled by Queen Meve. Meve's Kingdom was the weakest of the 5 kingdoms in the North that worked together against Nilfgaard but the forces under Queen Meve were still powerful and continued to fight Nilfgaard in a guerilla campaign even after the kingdom fell to Nilfgaard in the books. It was Queen Meve who knighted Geralt after his and Cahir's actions during the "Battle for the Bridge". And then the other minor Northern kingdoms near Temeria acted like vassal/protectorate states to Temeria. Lastly, the most far northern kindgoms were break away territories from Redania which were quite powerful in their own right but did not act in the war between Nilfgaard and the Northern kingdoms as they were traditionally considered a neutral kingdom since gaining their independence from Redania . Those Kingdoms like Kovier and Pontas were very rich though and would commit large funds to the Northern Kingdoms which they used to purchase mercenary forces that would turn the tide of the final battle during the second "Northern War" as it was called.
"The first painting featured an ancient ship, tossed by the waves among the rocks outcropping from the whirling deep. At the prow stood a man in white robes, his head adorned by a halo. 'The First Landing,' guessed the witcher. 'Indeed,' confirmed Vilgefortz. 'Ship of the Exiles. John Bekker subdues the Power. He calms the waves, proving that magic need not be just evil and destructive, but can be used to save lives as well.' 'Is this an authentic event?' 'I doubt,' smiled the wizard. 'Most probably Bekker and the rest of the crew were throwing up over the brim. The Power was subdued only after the landing, which happened to be peaceful. Let's forward. Here you can see John Bekker again, forcing water out of stone near the first settlement. And there we have Bekker, surrounded by kneeling settlers, dispersing the clouds and stopping the storm from destroying the crops.' 'And that one there? What event does it portray?' 'The Finding of the Chosen. Bekker and Giambattista test the children of arriving settlers in order to find the Sources. Selected kids will be taken from their parents and brought to Mirthe, the first domicile of the wizards. You're looking at a historic moment. As you can see, all kids are scared, only that resolute brunette reaches to Giambattista with a trusting smile. This is the famous Agnes of Glanville, the first female wizard. The woman behind her is her mother. She looks quite sad, for some reason.' 'And the scene with a gathering?' 'Novigrad Union. Bekker, Giambattista and Monck make a truce with the chiefmen, priests and druids. Something to do with a pact of non-aggression and the separation of magic from the politics. Terribly corny. Let's go on. Here we have Geoffrey Monck setting off up the Pontar river, known at the time as Aevon y Pont ar Gwennelen, the Riven of Alabaster Bridges. Monck was sailing to Loc Muinne in order to convince the elven mages to school a group of children. You might be interested in the fact that among these children was a boy called Gerhart of Aelle. You've met him today. That boy is now known as Hen Gedymdeith.' 'This particular scene,' the witcher looked at the wizard, 'Lacks in drama. After all, only a few years after Monck's successful expedition, the army of Marchal Raupenneck from Tretogor carried out a massacre of Loc Muinne and Est Haemlet, killing all elves regardless of age or gender. And so began a war, which ended with the slaughter in Shaerrawedd.' 'Your admirable knowledge in history,' smiled Vilgefortz, 'ought to make you acknowledge the fact that none of the respectable wizards took part in this war. Therefore no student felt inspired to paint it. Let's continue.' " Witcher, Time of Contempt
Literally superb.. it's like magic created by the elven mages. This first video is better than the Netflix Witcher series...Made my day watching part 1. Wish you'd included pics of Queen Meve of Lyrics, and the kings of Kovair.
Are you planning on doing Warhammer40k videos? Please do! All your videos have been amazing so far, the WH40K community would totally appreciate lore-telling like you do it! Amazing job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Are you guys and kings and generals the same channel? man you're awesome it's like I'm watching kings and generals episode of real medieval wars. great job!
It's not certain the Black Seidhe were reals, it's only a supposition from a knight that Nilfgaardians were Black Seidhe, which was denied by a actual elf who said that Nilfgaardians are actually just humans. The only canon Nilfgaardians elves are the Wood Elves who seems to be just normal Aen Seidhes or at least, Spark, their only representant, doesn't seem to be any different from the Northren elves. If Avallac'h word is to be trusted, the firsts contacts between the Nordlings and the Elves were actually peaceful until the humans become too numerous.The elves teached magic to the humans before their first wars as one of the human mages was actually old enough to remember the First Landing. I don't think Calanthe was portrayed as a warrior in the book. As a efficient and fierce ruler, yes, as a general, maybe but i don't think she actually ever fighted. I'm fairly certain on the other hand that the Scoia'taels didn't exist in the First War. they only appear in the Second after Nilfgaard learned than might alone wouldn't be enough to conquer the North. the Brotherhood of Sorcerers wasn't clandestime, it was the legitimate institution of mages lead by the Chapter and the Council.Maybe you are mistaking it for the Lodge? Your video is quite interesting with beautiful graphisme^^ can't wait to see more.
This is so great. Although, references to the plot of the Netflix tv series is unnecessary, as it is diverting from the original story to a substancial level, sometimes to its detriment. Can't wait for the continuation. Are you somehow realted to Kings and Generals :D?
I never read the witcher novels but have played the games and watched the show ....but this literally gave me background to the lore I never was aware of loving these videos and long may it continue..
I love how, for the most part, the games (or at least the Witcher 3) act as the perfect conclusion to the book’s story, tying up the loose ends of the Nilfgaard and the Wild Hunt, and letting Geralt retire in peace.
@@DragonwolfoftheSands that’s actually addressed in the Witcher 2. I recommend looking it up but many of the fandom think the games did Geralt more justice than the author ever did.
I don’t know, I think the Wild Hunt is kind of done a bit dirty when you compare the books to that of the game. I know why they did it and I can’t say I’m that upset with the change, but the leader of the Wild Hunt wasn’t some Darth Vader character that was evil for evil’s sake. There’s a great lore video going into the details of it worth looking up.
@@NathanCassidy721 I agree the Wild Hunt was done better in the books, but you can’t deny that seeing the prophecised White Frost come to the continent wasn’t awesome. Plus, we got Hearts of Stone, the Bloody Baron and the Crones of Crookback Bog, all amazing stories.
Just hope this series won't be influenced by netflix series too much. Right now that series has nothing to do with the books anymore and it's it's completely own generic fantasy show. Games would be a better cannon.
In fantasy worlds army's and tactics always Intrested me more than heros and villains. I am glad this channel exist thanks kings and Generals for starting this
Need conflicts/wars, battles & skirmishes the Greater Terran Union (GTU) & Antares Confederacy (AC) from the Templin Institute are involved, please 🥺🙏?
The video obviously contains spoilers. Next episode in this mini-series: th-cam.com/video/H8wJ7ir3ci8/w-d-xo.html Previously, we have covered the War of the Last Alliance in the Middle Earth: th-cam.com/video/cVHygcEZbjY/w-d-xo.html and the Beginning of the Galactic Civil War in the Star Wars Universe: th-cam.com/video/loabJIu0mH8/w-d-xo.html
Meh 😑, prefer Halo 😂
Please make a video about the Battle for Doldrey from Berserk!!!
Can you do a lord of the rings The dwarves and orc war
If You're planing sci fi videos, Mass Effect has some cool lore and battles, first contact war is quite interesting
I would love to talk about other franchises. Especially some obscure one but it is understandable that you will start with Behemoths like Star Wars, Start Trek, Dune, LoTR, D&D, Warhammer 40K etc. My favourite would be history of Myrtana in the Gothic universe (it there is one franchise more beloved in Poland than Witcher it would be Gothic) - it would generate you a lot of views from all Europeans east of Rhine River. :)
What a coincidence that this video is released today! Unexpected and shocking, my stars!
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Yep 👍
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I know! I was just about to watch a certain video about the Crusades when I saw this. 😉
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"they were greatly outnumbered in one crucial area, their loins" Im dying XD
Literature at its best 🧐
What is loin ? Their genital ?
@@rafitohornero3850 Yes
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@@rafitohornero3850 their balls to be exact
My grandfather fought in this battle
What?! Then how come ya grandpa didn't use Kalashnikov rifles nor M16s?! 😂
"Pam param pam pam param" -your grandpa, probably
It is known that the Kalashnikov is stronger than magic
So your grandfather was a Nilfgardian dwarf?
I was Triss 2nd warder
hey guys, writer here. One quick note: while the rest of this video sticks strictly to book canon, the detail of delayed Skelligan reinforcements at the Marnadal step is taken from the Netflix canon. This is because Sapkowski gives us precious little detail about this event in the books and I wanted to give it some more substance. Enjoy!
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Yeah, all of the political and military events are treated for the most part as a distant background to the story of Sapkowski's novels, until we get to the Battle of Brenna and Sapkowski is like; "Here, have all of the details! Multiple points of view from various combatants on both sides of diverse ranks and roles, even glimpses into how the historiography and different educational systems in this fictional world will present (and mispresent) these events in the future".
Pretty decent video Leo. The Witcher saga is one of my favourite settings. What did you think of Season of Storms?
Also Dunny has two Ns not 1 it's pronounced more like Doo-ny. Offy D is a duffer lol 😂
Prefer if you didn't use netflix canon, really kind of like how there's little info on some Lord of the rings lore it's best left to what we know in the original authors material and not what some modern director's personal views have on someone else's material.
@@dylanbacklund7655 battle of the Shire. In the books but not the movie.
Never did I imagine that a detailed video about the Nilfgardiaan War would release in my lifetime. Splendid production as always oh paragons of masterful storytelling.
I believe that Proper Bird did a very good analysis on them too, but this one is pretty neat as well!
Awesome; Witcher really doesn’t get enough credit for its amazingly crafted geopolitical side. Can’t wait for part 2!
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Pro tip for understanding the political side of the Witcher: play Crusader Kings 3 for a while
Not really. It's actually kinda shit.
@@frankie3010 To be fair, the author did just steal from other writers. If you call him shit, then you're calling them shit
@@forzaacmilan36What a defense
You know theres a metric TON of lore TH-camrs out there, but NONE does videos the way you guys do, and no one has that History Channel's voice and professionalism that Devin has.
I love it!
On Tolkien work, Nerd of the Rings is one step above all.
well there is a channel called Civilization EX that does it the same way but for Fantasy stories.
Witcher 3 is still one of the best games ever made, it depicts war for what it truly is, unfathomable suffering and destruction
This is from the books not the games.
@@Adam_okaay Yeah I know
Gameplay wise it's mediocre, storywise it's one of the best.
@@EiHelveta Agreed
@@EiHelveta I think that the main story (concerning the Wild Hunt, search for Ciri and all the stuff) is mostly so-so good / mediocre
It's the sidequests (Bloody Baron) and two expansion packs where the true might of the Witcher lays
"It would be this young, unfortunate hedgehog that would change the world"
Never thought I'd hear something like this outside of Sonic
I absolutely love that you guys are doing a Sci-fi/Fantasy Channel now. Have always loved Kings and Generals. It would be awesome to see you guys do a series on the Horus Heresy.
We will!
You guys should do the dance of dragons for the house of dragon show
Horus Heresy confirmed!
Lads, as a boy that grew up reading and playing Wither- thank you. Thank you a 1000 times for making this video. re watching the "actual" story of the continent in the style of all those Kings and Generals videos i so loved to watch was a great Christmass treat. I
The moment I heard the voice of "Kings and Generals", I got goddamn goosebumps. We nerds needed this sort of epic tales from you guys.
The Idea of this channels is brilliant! I am Pole and I am so proud that Witcher is going more popular in the world. From the fantastic game to netflix series and videos like that more people will grab fantastic books of Spakowski. Thank you! Wish you best in ongoing New Year and ofcourse Christmas!
I've only watched The Witcher Netflix series, so it was really cool to learn more about Nilfgaard and their history with the Elves. And after seeing the excerpts from the books in this video, I'm going to move the first novel closer to the top of my 'Must Read' list.
The books are fun!
You should read the books. The show doesn't do them any justice at all
Remember to read them in the right order, it can be a bit confusing. The first book released in English ‘Blood of Elves’ is actually the third part. You gotta start with the short story collections: The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny
Compared to the books, the show is utter shit. Really recommend forgetting about Netflix canon and reading the books, they are awesome.
Because black elves with afros
I've played all three games, read several books, watched the show and I still learned a great deal. Neat!
The hands-down best channel on TH-cam just made a new channel. I am absolutely STOKED.
Thank you!
What better way to celebrate the holidays, than to discover this treasure trove of content. Your videos are my favorite, and now you’re covering Fantasy, and Sci Fi genre battles too? Haha this is awesome! Keep up your outstanding work
The thing about "Elf mages creating the first human mages" is a mistake. In "A Time of Contempt" during a conversation between Geralt and Vilgefortz we can hear about a painting depicting the wizard Jan Bekket calming the waves during the first human landing, thus showing that magic is not only a destructive force.
Humans discovered magic by themselves but much of what they know of it today comes from the Elves. Vilgefortz tells us about Goeffrey Monck taking young magic sensitive humans to train with the Elves at Loc Muinne.
I'll be honest. I didn't like Game of Thrones videos that you made on Kings&Generals channel although i really like the setting so i was sceptic about this project. But THIS, this is pure gold. Well done! Can't wait for more!
The best part of the Witcher books have always been the geopolitical conflicts for me. Its such a rich and believable world. Amazing video guys.
The Witcher books are the best fantasy books I've ever read. I'm so happy to see the lore here!
Then few you have read.
@@mariano98ify Then why don't you enlighten us?
@@mariano98ify relax. Two each their own. If they love the Witcher the most then that is their opinion
Let's not forget that before humans arrived, the elves treated the other races the same way they themselves would be treated later.
We don't know that for certain. There were certainly fights between Aed Seidhe and Dwarves, but likely not on the scale to which the humans would later dominate and exterminate.
Of course, that's regarding the Elves on the continent. The Aen Elle.... oh boy, pointy eared hitlers all of them
@@LeoWarrior14 They exterminated the lizard people whose name starts with a V. Pretty sure they lived in Loc Muinne, if I'm even spelling that right.
@@johnnyboy2537 true but that is game canon not book canon iirc
@@LeoWarrior14 Looked them up. Looks like they're in a couple stories and referenced but not very much. Games expanded on them more though.
@@LeoWarrior14 Well it was bad enough that the Dwarves and Gnomes were driven into Mahakam. I can't remember if this was book or game canon but pretty sure its also mentioned somewhere in the books. They used to inhabit most of the continent and such until the Elves arrival. However the only thing that annoyed me about the tv show is they failed to mention this and paint the Elves as entirely the wronged party. Hopefully in Season 3 we get to see the formation of the Scoiatel units and maybe also some Dwarves joining them because the Scoitael weren't just Elves.
I didn't read Sapkowski's books and only have just binge watched the series so this video clarifies a lot of things for me. Thanks!
Series are VERY different from books.
Simply amazing vidoe on the lore of the Witcher world, you've done much better reserarch than the writers in Netflix, keep up with the good work!
Bro this new channel is awesome, NOBODY else but like one person I've seen does fantasy/sci fi battles in this format. The only other user I've seen that does so is Ser Dunk and he only did Game of THrones battles.
I would absolutely love to see you guys cover any of the battles in the Frontlines series, by Marko Kloos! Great Channel guys, love ya. Happy Holidays!
This is my favorite channel now
Greetings, thank you for a great video based on one of my favorite universes, i am sad to say that, but I have noticed a small mistake. Duny didn't accidently kill Paveta. Vilgefortz prepared a spell that would create a portal in the sea and create some kind of magical whirlpool that would later ruin many of Skellige ships. When Paveta found out where they were heading and Duny learned that Ciri was not with them they started arguing and Paveta ran out of the magically protected room on the ship, Duny followed her and it was the moment when the ship crashed and Duny was telleported south terribly wounded un process. It was never stressed or presented in novels, but one could imagine that Paveta's body was also telleported next to him. The loving father and husband Duny died there in the south looking at unblinking eyes of the woman he loved and the same moment Emhyr var Emreis, the White Flame that dances on the barrows of his enemies was reborn.
and there is a story in one of the books told by Cahir how Ciri escaped from him. He said that he took her out of the burning Cintra and rode to the river she was covered with ash and dirt and he tried to wash her. Apparently the girl scared by massacre she witnessed and by the person in the helmet with black wings on it broke free and got lost among cintran refugees.
Taking a beloved fantasy universe that indeed combines a good dose of realism in it and making a history-like documentary of it is an amazing idea
This is awesome! I'd love for you guys to cover Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere stories! Cheers & excellent work!
It is really amazing the way you guys are able to bring alive these events that can often appear very abstract in the books. Always liked the series from history and the high-quality depictions and narration continues in this series. Very well done.
i remember this battle. i thought it was the end of the world. ive seen many wars, but this time it was different. the black ones were surging across the jaruga. a black tide of death and chaos came from the south and turned the north kingdoms into ashes. i will never forget that day.
I love that you cover the Witcher, it deserves more attention! Also great video.
Really liked all three videos , looking forward to more . Can you also make such videos for 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and 'The Wheel of Time' , please ?
Song of Ice and Fire will be covered extensively because it’s sheer popularity, I’m sure of it. Wheel of Time is a much better recommendation, it’s more obscure and arguably much more peculiar.
I second the Wheel of Time request!
A breakdown of the Aiel War would be a nice way to get some background info for new fans
@@AC-eb7kt Agree .
Normally don't comment but this video was excellent. Succinct story telling, supporting graphics and animations were very helpful and great voiceover. 10/10, new subscriber
Love the teaser at the end.
Fire and Blood will reign.
Absolutely LOVED watching this video and you guys are AMAZING at describing simply and yet dramatically, for noobs and hardcore fans, any topic. My wife and I are researching the TV series again before jumping into the new series, and we don't have any priorer knowledge of the witcher games or history. So this well thought-out video was perfect for me, to be able to show my wife and friends missing gaps where the TV show doesn't explain at all. Thanks again, I've subbed and clicked the bell to warn me of the enevitable march of Nilfgaard.
This was amazing. I’ve learnt and understood more from this than the show.
Maybe that's because the show warps the witcher universe
This new channel is already amazing! Keeping up with current stuff
Despite being a fantasy lore of an entirely different world, I know all these names.
The Yuruga, the Pontar (Rivers)
Cintra, Skellige, Nilfgaard,
Crach an Craite, Emhyr, Coehoorn
I've played enough online Gwent to know each and every one of these names and places.
I probably know more about that Continent than the REAL WORLD.
I miss playing Gwent online, i might come back hopefully game have improved.
I litterally dreamed and hoped of the kings and generals yt to make these sorts of videos and i cant express how happy i am seeing this
Can we get a detailed breakdown for the Battle of Pelennor fields? It would be most appreciated 🤗
no it to main stream all people know that battle
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There is already one on the Kings and Generals channel
This series is SO good, SO well produced. Kudos!
I wonder if the Warhammer universe is on your radar @W&W?. But as always, I love this Witcher video. Thanks for the great content.
We will!
Thanks for the video it was important to understand 'The Witcher'
I would love a series covering the Wheel of Time and The Last Battle!
This channel is amazing
Awesome guys, looking forward to your take on "Battle of Moria" and " Five Armies " from the Hobbit books or films.👍
I'm enjoying this very much. The verbal and visual explanation is amazing. You did a great job
Are you sure its correct referring to the Nilfgaardian forces as "The Legions of the black sun" because I'm pretty sure their sigil is a golden sun on a field of black. There is also a Curse of the Black Sun in the Witcher universe so wouldn't that nickname be a bit confusing. Either way I loved your video. Keep up the great work!
It's not correct indeed, the Nilfgaardians worship the Great Sun as their deity and the emperor as his most important servant or earthly vessel. The Black Sun is a false curse put together by mages in order to ruin the political alliances of the nobility. these two things have nothing in common.
The Order of the Black Sun are actually real, they have been in Geo-political control of Earth since Babylonian times, some say they go back to Atlantis.
This is the Order that was behind the Roman Emperors and the Vatican. They are mentioned in fantasy and esoteric sources which fantasy often is based upon.
So sick - glad you've made this new Channel!
loving the Witcher lore certainly going to get into the books
Dude, the books are awesome, have fun!
Having read sapkowskis books I must say that this video is awesome !!! Very informative and well structured !! Also Devin’s narration is to the point !!!
Should've been a tactical video on getting drunk and trying on Yennifer's dress.
Tru
Eskel: SUMMON THE BITCHEEEES!!!!
Geralt's strategy of drunk calling random sorcerors with his allies proved an effective means of confusing and misdirecting the forces of the Wild Hunt.
I love that y’all made this channel it’s really smart
I'm enjoying the fantasy channel as much as the history one.
Didn't even know this channel existed... but instantly subbed. I love your stuff, and covering fantasy is always fun.
If you're doing star trek, The dominion war would he amazing to watch.
Wow 😳 & literally first 🥇! Wish for video about Battle: Los Angeles in the future.
WHAT A GREAT IDEA FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHANNEL!!! As a patron of K&G, I approve of this new content!!!!
Haven't watched, read or played any of the Witcher series.
This is a great introduction for me on the series. Nice video guys. keep it up.
Gonna wait for the elder scrolls and mlazna battles. 🤗
This could actually be the best introduction to the witcher books as it doesn't actually spoil anything. The books never give you a point of view of these battles and focus on Geralt doing his thing while detailing the battles through the people he meets, sometimes eye witnesses sometimes not.
yeah, a great introduction and also a reveal of the greatest possible plottwist with this Duny = Emhyr = Ciri's father thing.
I remember being so shocked after getting hints of this for 7 consecutive books
this witcher content is terrific. i’m going thru the audiobooks again and this compliments it perfectly
Ah yes The Witcher just in time for Season 2! Thank you
Truly impressive ! this is the best video that explains the lore of The Witcher. Well done sir !
Thank you for taking books as a source rather than lore manipulative tv series and may Melitele bless you for this action which save many whom not knowing universe of the Continent. 🐺🐺
More one of the best, fantasy worlds, love to see it in this format, thanks.
Dune series would be nice to debut on the channel 🙂. Also the worlds from Warcraft and StarCraft games.
Id be up for all three.
Love the channel, hope you hit 1M subs soon
Good video but there were quite a few errors in it regardless if you were basing the history of the war on the books or the Netflix show. First, Menno Coehoorn was not the commander of the Nilfgaardian forces at their defeat at the second battle Sodden. Secondly there were considered 5 kingdoms of power in the North (not the 4 stated in the video) after the fall of Cintra which prior to it's fall was also considered one of the most powerful kingdoms in the North. Cintra was so powerful because the islanders of Skellige were always linked to Cintra. The people of Cintra were ancestors of people from Skellige (it is mentioned in the books that they even still have the same accents). So even without Queen Calanthe married to Eist Tuirseach the islanders still considered Cintra their parent kingdom. Crach an Craite had a special name for Calanthe showing her overrule ship of the islands even if her rule of them was not direct. The 5th kingdom of power in the North after the fall of Cintra was the Kingdom of Rivia and Lyria ruled by Queen Meve. Meve's Kingdom was the weakest of the 5 kingdoms in the North that worked together against Nilfgaard but the forces under Queen Meve were still powerful and continued to fight Nilfgaard in a guerilla campaign even after the kingdom fell to Nilfgaard in the books. It was Queen Meve who knighted Geralt after his and Cahir's actions during the "Battle for the Bridge". And then the other minor Northern kingdoms near Temeria acted like vassal/protectorate states to Temeria. Lastly, the most far northern kindgoms were break away territories from Redania which were quite powerful in their own right but did not act in the war between Nilfgaard and the Northern kingdoms as they were traditionally considered a neutral kingdom since gaining their independence from Redania
. Those Kingdoms like Kovier and Pontas were very rich though and would commit large funds to the Northern Kingdoms which they used to purchase mercenary forces that would turn the tide of the final battle during the second "Northern War" as it was called.
I Came Looking For Copper And I Found Gold , awesome channel and video . Congrats
Truly a great video but i think there should be a spoiler warning for those not wanting to learn Duny's identity especially! Other than that spotless!
This is more the style of content I was hoping for!
"The first painting featured an ancient ship, tossed by the waves among the rocks outcropping from the whirling deep. At the prow stood a man in white robes, his head adorned by a halo.
'The First Landing,' guessed the witcher.
'Indeed,' confirmed Vilgefortz. 'Ship of the Exiles. John Bekker subdues the Power. He calms the waves, proving that magic need not be just evil and destructive, but can be used to save lives as well.'
'Is this an authentic event?'
'I doubt,' smiled the wizard. 'Most probably Bekker and the rest of the crew were throwing up over the brim. The Power was subdued only after the landing, which happened to be peaceful. Let's
forward. Here you can see John Bekker again, forcing water out of stone near the first settlement. And there we have Bekker, surrounded by kneeling settlers, dispersing the clouds and stopping the storm from destroying the crops.'
'And that one there? What event does it portray?'
'The Finding of the Chosen. Bekker and Giambattista test the children of arriving settlers in order to find the Sources. Selected kids will be taken from their parents and brought to Mirthe, the first
domicile of the wizards. You're looking at a historic moment. As you can see, all kids are scared, only that resolute brunette reaches to Giambattista with a trusting smile. This is the famous Agnes of
Glanville, the first female wizard. The woman behind her is her mother. She looks quite sad, for some reason.'
'And the scene with a gathering?'
'Novigrad Union. Bekker, Giambattista and Monck make a truce with the chiefmen, priests and druids. Something to do with a pact of non-aggression and the separation of magic from the politics.
Terribly corny. Let's go on. Here we have Geoffrey Monck setting off up the Pontar river, known at the time as Aevon y Pont ar Gwennelen, the Riven of Alabaster Bridges. Monck was sailing to Loc
Muinne in order to convince the elven mages to school a group of children. You might be interested in the fact that among these children was a boy called Gerhart of Aelle. You've met him today. That boy is now known as Hen Gedymdeith.'
'This particular scene,' the witcher looked at the wizard, 'Lacks in drama. After all, only a few years after Monck's successful expedition, the army of Marchal Raupenneck from Tretogor carried out
a massacre of Loc Muinne and Est Haemlet, killing all elves regardless of age or gender. And so began a war, which ended with the slaughter in Shaerrawedd.'
'Your admirable knowledge in history,' smiled Vilgefortz, 'ought to make you acknowledge the fact that none of the respectable wizards took part in this war. Therefore no student felt inspired to
paint it. Let's continue.' " Witcher, Time of Contempt
Literally superb.. it's like magic created by the elven mages. This first video is better than the Netflix Witcher series...Made my day watching part 1. Wish you'd included pics of Queen Meve of Lyrics, and the kings of Kovair.
Are you planning on doing Warhammer40k videos? Please do! All your videos have been amazing so far, the WH40K community would totally appreciate lore-telling like you do it!
Amazing job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Are you guys and kings and generals the same channel? man you're awesome it's like I'm watching kings and generals episode of real medieval wars. great job!
It's not certain the Black Seidhe were reals, it's only a supposition from a knight that Nilfgaardians were Black Seidhe, which was denied by a actual elf who said that Nilfgaardians are actually just humans. The only canon Nilfgaardians elves are the Wood Elves who seems to be just normal Aen Seidhes or at least, Spark, their only representant, doesn't seem to be any different from the Northren elves.
If Avallac'h word is to be trusted, the firsts contacts between the Nordlings and the Elves were actually peaceful until the humans become too numerous.The elves teached magic to the humans before their first wars as one of the human mages was actually old enough to remember the First Landing.
I don't think Calanthe was portrayed as a warrior in the book. As a efficient and fierce ruler, yes, as a general, maybe but i don't think she actually ever fighted.
I'm fairly certain on the other hand that the Scoia'taels didn't exist in the First War. they only appear in the Second after Nilfgaard learned than might alone wouldn't be enough to conquer the North.
the Brotherhood of Sorcerers wasn't clandestime, it was the legitimate institution of mages lead by the Chapter and the Council.Maybe you are mistaking it for the Lodge?
Your video is quite interesting with beautiful graphisme^^ can't wait to see more.
I loved the saga, but the novels were so dense I missed or forgot a bunch of these details! Great work!
I have a feeling that it might at least more than a year for the Clones Wars series to be featured on this channel.
U wanna see Clone War documentary go to Generation tech channel he has the All The First Clone War
My favourite Empire in all of fiction! Thank You!
This is so great. Although, references to the plot of the Netflix tv series is unnecessary, as it is diverting from the original story to a substancial level, sometimes to its detriment. Can't wait for the continuation. Are you somehow realted to Kings and Generals :D?
Sister channel
I never read the witcher novels but have played the games and watched the show ....but this literally gave me background to the lore I never was aware of loving these videos and long may it continue..
Please make a video about the Battle for Doldrey from Berserk!!!
Love this channel, listen while working.
I love how, for the most part, the games (or at least the Witcher 3) act as the perfect conclusion to the book’s story, tying up the loose ends of the Nilfgaard and the Wild Hunt, and letting Geralt retire in peace.
Gerald dies in a pogrom when he decides to defend some nonhuman against nordlings (dwarves iirc)
@@DragonwolfoftheSands that’s actually addressed in the Witcher 2.
I recommend looking it up but many of the fandom think the games did Geralt more justice than the author ever did.
I don’t know, I think the Wild Hunt is kind of done a bit dirty when you compare the books to that of the game. I know why they did it and I can’t say I’m that upset with the change, but the leader of the Wild Hunt wasn’t some Darth Vader character that was evil for evil’s sake.
There’s a great lore video going into the details of it worth looking up.
@Romanian Guy autocorrect on both of us probably
@@NathanCassidy721 I agree the Wild Hunt was done better in the books, but you can’t deny that seeing the prophecised White Frost come to the continent wasn’t awesome. Plus, we got Hearts of Stone, the Bloody Baron and the Crones of Crookback Bog, all amazing stories.
I love how this has condensed so much and made complete sense of it all x
Just hope this series won't be influenced by netflix series too much. Right now that series has nothing to do with the books anymore and it's it's completely own generic fantasy show. Games would be a better cannon.
Including lore from Thronebreaker for second war would be great.
Loved the video. I want to learn more about the witcher lore, so I am glad you decided to make a video about it. Keep up the good work!
Personally, I'm really hoping to see some battles from The Expanse book canon.
Warhammer is better.
Awesome video, great music, artwork and production. Well done guys
Wind’s howling…
Medaillons humming…
A place of power, must be
Very good video, I simply love this new channel, keep it up !
Wish there had been a spoiler warning here about Dunnys real identity
This was done spectacularly. Well done you got my subscription. Can't wait to see what else you got.
Wait are these videos made by Kings and generals?
Yes same people
YEEEEESSS!!!! i need this series in my life. Amazing video!
I want to see the Battle of Pittsburgh from the Southern Victory series!
Hey James!
Isn’t that the weird nazi south series?
In fantasy worlds army's and tactics always Intrested me more than heros and villains. I am glad this channel exist thanks kings and Generals for starting this
Need conflicts/wars, battles & skirmishes the Greater Terran Union (GTU) & Antares Confederacy (AC) from the Templin Institute are involved, please 🥺🙏?
What a fantastic video ! Thank you so much for bringing this into a documentary style focus.