Lord Corlys Velaryon The Sea Snake Explained | House of the Dragon | Game of Thrones Prequel
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- It's time to prep for House of the Dragon the Prequel to Game of Thrones! House of the Dragon is based on the history of House Targaryen and no house has been more loyal to Dragonstone than House Velaryon . House Velaryon has a few legendary members but none more so than Corlys Velyreon the Sea Snake Lord of the Tides. Corls Velayron aka the Sea Snake is one of the most intresting characters in the entire Westeros Universe! From Valyria to drift Mark House Velaryon has the blood of old valyria and In this video we will go thru the History of Corlys Velaryon the sea snake and how he impacted the history of Westeros forever.
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"To elude a storm, you can either sail into it, or around it. But you must never await its coming." Quote to go by.
That's stupid. You can't elude a storm by sailing into it.
I'm here for the House of the Dragon just for Corlys Velaryon and Daemon Targaryen
The Rogue Prince...*bom chicka bom chicka*
Thank you!!! Me too...lol
The sad thing the House Velaryon never rises against Baratheon or fought for Danny. Plus it would of been interesting to see the castle and driftmark city’s
I mean they were much weakened by the tone of the King Robert. And Aurane Waters is widely believed to be a Velaryon, and basically just made off with the royal fleet, betraying the Lannister’s and concurred the step stones, just as Corlys did. They are def setting him up for something, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he sides with Dany, with Velaryon and Targ coming back together
I love how loyal he was, and how he grew old even if he was murdered. He got to live longer than any other loyal man. (Like Ned)
Bruh he was only Loyal when he knew ot would benefot his house. The sea snake was a damn Sanke he didnt do it for loyalty he wanted to be hand and his kids and heirs ascend the throne
Corlys is a hardcore adventurer.
Nobody else even comes close to the sea snake. Tywin Lannister would most likely be the closest thing yet conducted his business in a different manner. The sea snake being a much more honorable man. They both built their respective houses up to prominence.
Corlys was also one of the most powerful and influential Hands of The Kings in history, he was a great administrator of the kingdom and he literally build cities.
And then we have house Celtigar on the other hand, another Valyrian house, ignored by the Targaryens (as far as we know) in terms of marriages and titles. They're just sitting on their little island crying with their gold and their lust for Crackclaw Point.
Jeremy Jacobson LMAOOOOO right!!
The Bar Emmons as well too, I believe.
But yeah, can you blame the Targs? The Celtigars don’t do too much, they are just kinda there. Hell I wouldn’t marry my princess daughter to some brokeass do nothing Celtigars when I could marry her to a Velaryon who are out there sailing the world and being badasses.
Not to mention Aurane Waters is still out there with the entire royal fleet
Hasan Wilson true
The Velarions are back. 🐉
Hopefully one day we find out what happens with that
@@sleekoduck Velaryons*
Not trying to be pedantic, just a friendly correction. If situation was reversed I’d like to be corrected so I have the right spelling. No malicious intent here, happy to see another fan of the Sea Snake and Velaryons!
He lived a GREAT life
The sea snake was richer then the Lannisters!
than* sorry...
@@Skelstoolbox lolol thanks buddy
Corlys looks like a badass in the new trailer too.
I’m really hoping that we get Addam and Alyn of Hull/Velaryon. They HAVE to include them, as they are dragon riders and serve a big part in the dance, as well as being the heirs of Corlys. But they could have small roles, but I’d rather see them have a big role as they are both so bad ass.
Alyn Velaryon of Hull: Loyal.
I know this is pedantic, but thought you might want to know, as I would want to know if it was me….
Than- Used primarily when comparing 2 different things ie “The Sean snake was richer thAn the Lannisters!”
Then- Used primarily for things like time/order/rank, as in when something is after another ie
“In order of richest families in Westeros, it goes Velaryon, thEn the Lannisters.”
“I’m going to the grocery story, then grabbing some lunch.
“Finish your chores and then you can go out and play.”
@@kyleerrington8004 it was a fucking typo
Jaehaerys claimed that he regrets hurting Alysanne, yet The one thing that could have truly reconciled them was changing the line of succession to have Rhaenys as heir. For some reason I have reason to suspect that. He did not make her his heir because of the fact that he stole the throne from his sister who herself was the rightful heir. But by this point his sister was long dead as well as both of his nieces. Jaehaerys Somehow got swept into the Sexist antics of the Andal trash
This is a fantastic point!!!
Hasan Wilson he had no choice, he and Rogar Baratheon had done the exact same thing to Rhaena Targaryen
@@Eddy1938-b when you're the king, the phrase no choice is not plausible. He could dismiss any ruling at the council or whatever. But he chose not. It's like how goods claim they can't do something, the truth is they choose not to
Actually I believe that the Andals were less sexist than the First Men but less egalitarian than the Rhoynar but that's besides the point. I fully agree with you though. Jaehaerys couldn't name Rhaenys as heir since he himself would then be seen as a usurper who stole Aerea's Throne, his niece. But I also dont get why he did this after Aerea died
I don’t think it was really Jaeherys’s fault. I don’t think he was sexist. And yes he could over rule his lords, but the lords still have to follow a woman. I think Jaeherys knew it would put Rhaenys in a lot of danger. If these plotting hundreds of Lords don’t want to follow a woman, what’s to stop them from poisoning her. His first two sons and daughter died really suspiciously.
At least there's a house that actually knows how to be loyal🔥🔥🔥
House Targaryen and house Velaryon🔥🔥🔥
Yes Fire an Blood
Lmfaoo The targs arnt even loyal to eachotherol
@@alexone5045 Lmmfao! Which Targaryen exactly? Also, Targaryens are not vessels to each other.
Loyal...for now. The story ain't over yet.
Benjamin Garrett pretty much every single succession is filled with death and betrayal on the Targ line why do you think they are all dead
The great council of 101 reminds me of what caused the 100years war. In other news I’m soooo happy you made this video I love the Sea Snake
Cursed Salic Law, which would have disqualified, probably, a majority of the kings in Europe.
I can’t wait for the the sea snake prequel
This has the potential to be the most ambitious show in the Game of Thrones universe, since it will basically take place all over the world. Yi Ti, Asshai, the Summer Isles, maybe even Ulthos and Sothoryos. It will be nuts.
I love that loyalty to house Targaryen joke. It was hilarious. 🖤🖤
Why the Hell wasn't House Velaryon on Game of Thrones?! I would have liked 2 see them greet Queen Daenerys Targaryen!
Benioff and Weiss kinda forgot that the Velaryons were still active in the main ASOIAF Books but book readers certanly didn't forget about the Velaryons existence in the books.
Monford Velaryon is barely in Clash of Kings and he ends up being wildfire. The Velaryons are minor background characters in the books. Only in Fire and Blood do the take centre stage.
They should have at least included Aurane Waters, the charismatic and cunning bastard brother of Monford Velaryon who served as Master of Ships and ultimately played a smitten Cersei like Rhaegar’s harp.
They're actually listed as a minor house. I recall a summary in a Davos chaptor where they're in a summary of what Davos was thinking of as minor houses.
@@Mizelei2012 most of westeros are minor houses except for the 7 great houses
I’ve never had a fondness for anyone from House Valeryon. I just assumed George positioned them to be subservient to the Targaryen. I really enjoyed this video and hope we get to see all of them soon.
Yes I agree
oh sweeet you updated the thumbnail - I cant get over how GLORIOUS the black and gold is.
"Mayhaps the Seven preserved me for this fight" - Corlys Velaryon
YEESSSS I've been waiting for this vid and just happened to search your channel 34 minutes after it's posted lol
I love these new videos Gray i was wondering if you can do a video of that Dragon Lord who took his dragon and 60,000 men to retake valyria and they were never heard from again
Love this video, I just finished reading about this part of the Targaryen history in the World of Ice and Fire.
I truly enjoy your videos. It’s amazing to hear the voice of someone that sounds so familiar
I just love your narration on these vids. They should pay you to do the audio on all the books. Keep it up!!
It's like you read my mind! Thank you
The best Valyrians were: Aegon the Conqueror, Corlys Velaryon, Rhaenys (she really should have been Queen), and Daenerys
Woahhhhh, talk about a hot take. Leaving out some HUGE names with that list… no Jahaerys the first? He brought a fractured kingdom back together and strengthened the watch, while having a happy marriage and many children, although many children died early. Always known as a great king and ranked among the top 3.
No Aemon the Dragonknight?
None of the other legendary Targs?
At first I thought you were only a show watcher or something, but I’m not sure considering you have Rhaenys, although she is a character in the new show….
Have you read all the canon literature? Including the WoIaF? And still came up with that list?
Care to add any comments or justification for those choices?
@@kyleerrington8004 no one cares anymore. GRRM failed, and he doesn't even want to finish ASOIAF.
@@kyleerrington8004 this is someone’s opinion. Just like you can have yours. Me personally, it’s Jaehaerys I, his sister wife Alysanne and Daemon the rogue prince are my top 3.
Verlayons.....not valyrians
I'll say Jaharys was more of a king than Aegon the conqueror.. Jhaerys was my fav
Girl you are EVERYTHING! I live for your content
Thank you!!!!!❤️
I don't like how at the end of the dance of the Dragons. He decided to Pardon everyone under the almost naive belief that if given honorable terms the widows and small children of the original conspirators of the green faction would submit without further resistance and no plot to get revenge on Aegon III. Rule number one you cannot spare everyone nor can you execute everyone? Doesnt matter how devastating the war was. Sure. You don't want the king to start his Reign off with more bloodshed. It is Grievous as the offenses Of House Lannister Baratheon and Hightower more Bloodshed was necessary. Little three houses single-handedly crippled Targaryen power for the next 200 years that can't go unpunished. So I completely stand by Cregan Stark.
Very well said my man
A Stark will always do what is right and just. The show left out stories of the old Starks especially in regards to White harbor and the Manderlys. Tough but fair were the Kings of Winter.
10:03 in that histories and lore about the dance of the dragons, they made all Rhaenyra's children to have the Valyrian features , but its written that all the kids didn't look Targaryen or Valeryon
Hades Spawn I think when they did that the Rogue Prince hadn’t come out yet which describes what they looked like while the Princess and the Queen came out first
It's pretty amazing how the tides turned (haha). House Velaryon was so prominent, strong, rich and tied to the throne for generations. And then they just.. Diminish. Like you said, didn't even make it onto the show.
The Targaryens always gave them a place of respect and sought their Valyrian genes to mix with royalty. But they just stop at some point?
for some reason, Aerys had trouble finding a bride for Rhaegar, and he sent Lord Baratheon to Essos?! Then he was mad that Rhaenys came out looking Dornish? Bruh, if that was so important, why didn't you tap the Valyrian houses right next door??
What curious too is that every great house in Westeros is plagued by their second strongest house, they are always frenemies at best. It's like a curse of the Wardens of each kingdom. But not the Velaryons? They're all good with the Targs. It's definitely an outlier!
I've been so excited for this video!! Tackling the Sea Snake! Well I guess you wrangle a snake. GA-the fiercest Wrangler this side of the Mississippi!!
He is so legendary!!
@@GrayArea Well you're pretty damn legendary too!
Love your videos I would like to request a video of house Stark and their war with the warg king and how the Starks sought out houses or ppl with powers or abilities to blend into their own blood line ie the pact or marriage promise with house targaryen think you would blow this video out the water
I just love hearing ur voice ❤❤
still can’t believe people were mad they made this chad family black
Quality video, as usual! Love your voice!
Man you could read that whole book I'll tune in and listen proper storytelling.
The “Zaddy” at the end got me 😂
So glad you're back Gray! I am waiting to watch The Witcher soon, I don't know if I can wait until 2022 for my juice! Hopefully Martin gifts us with a finished book before then!
LOVE the editing 💚💚💚looks fantastic 😍
I've always been a big fan of House Velaryon, in a lot of servers and subreddits I would usually have a role/flair depicting House Velaryon and I'm even currently playing as a long lost Velaryon claimant in a TTRPG game I'm in
I was sad that House Velaryon got shafted in the show, they don't even get a mention or anything. It's fine leaving out Monford to streamline Stannis' scenes
But when some bastard Velaryon gets captured in the Battle of Blackwater Bay, manages to sit as Master of Ships, get bankrolled in the construction of a new fleet and disappear one day alongside the new fleet to become pirates I think that's worth at least one offhand reference
79 years of age in those days were ancient almost like methuselah
Gray Lady returns
You find some beautiful art btw
I'm all for House Gray Area, let's get it. Best house in the realm!!!
Don’t know how I haven’t seen this video of yours. The Velaryons are my favorite house after the Targaryens. They are absolutely epic and fascinating especially because we know so little about them. Also the legends around their driftwood throne are so intriguing and there is that whole connection with the Mer king and some parallels between them and the Greyjoys.
As for Corlys. Yes, I agree with you. I love him.
Monterys, Monford’s son, who became lord of Driftmark after his father died in Blackwater Bay, should be in his teens when Danaerys comes so I’m sure we’ll see him in the books. Not to mention Aurane, who still sails the seas around Westeros.
She should have become the new heir. And maybe they should have waited and have Rhaenys marry Viserys to join rival claims.
Never understood why they didn’t do it since they were only like a year or two apart
@@trigga6895 actually they were a decade apart in age
@@madambutterfly1997 nah just checked she was born in 74 and he was born in 77
@@trigga6895 oh
Feels like Martin based a bit of Corlys on Peter the Great and his tour of Europe.
Please Orys next 😍😍😍😍
Now why did I get shivers 13:23
Give me all the juice and a dragon or two eggs to take over Yi Ti my home gurl for real
Ur doing all the important characters 🙏🙏 ur study mush be in a big web now☺️ brilliant
I love your videos!
Excellent vid my lady!
Great analysis .
Can you do a video on Laena Velaryon? I can’t find much about her and I wanna know more about her and her bond with Vhagar.
I wonder if we’ll see it in the series
Alyn Velaryon, The Oakenfist
Also. The appearance of Rhaenys “the queen who never was” sounds quite similar to Ashara Dayne. Interesting.
This is just a coincidence.
Need to know why the Velaryons had a ship called the ice wolf!
Because he sailed the Ice Wolf beyond the Wall, trying to find a route North, encircling Westeros. He went as far as Hardhome, but he couldn’t go further because there was too much ice and no sailable route.
That being said, he named the ship before going North. At first he sailed the Ice Wolf to Braavos.
I suppose he was planning a voyage in the far North, so that is why he named it so.
My enjoyment of House of the Dragon is solely dependent on how they depict house Velaryon. The Sea Snake is my favorite ASOIAF character by far!
They're making Corlys black lmao
@@hkleider so ?
@@kk8490 fuck off shill
Maybe the valyrions sailed past Westeros where Arya was headed.
Let me ad a comment to your vid, Grey Lady.
While Benioff and Weiss kinda forgot that House Velaryon was still active in the main ASoIaF books, book readers certanly didn't forget about House Velaryon's existence.
Great vid
I'm so confused cause I can't seem to find what "he lost his love and half his crew" meant during his second great voyage to Asshai. I thought maybe his love was his ship, Seasnake, but that seems to have been used in other voyages. So did George just not address this completely in Fire & Blood? It's been a while since I read it.
Thankyou my lady Gray excellent video as always absolutely love this guy . Of all the characters for this series. For me The Seasnake has got to be done perfectly cos my man deserves it ! #Legend #We will never see his like again
SO badass. I hope we get to see him young. He was such a smart rational character. I actually prefer him to Daemon
Addam should have been the king. He was better than any of them. I find it interesting that Corlys' bastard became a dragonrider despite his mother not being a Targaryen. Did Corlys have Targ blood in him? None of his other relatives were dragonriders.
Corlys, there isn't nearly enough about him. I really wanted one of the prequels to be about his journeys. Oh well.
Both his children were riders.
You got the order of his children backwards. Laena was born first then Laenor
i noticed that lol
heyyyyy Gray i truly believe Dany will be the first targaryen queen of westeros.
Hope yes
They have to nail the casting of Corlyss and Damon
:(
@енџи I disagree. So far, so good
What has the effect on your viewership been since the disaster of the final season? Thank you for all the great videos you did over the years. Your insight and commentary satiated the passions we had for the show while we waited. Your videos were better written and edited than the showrunners, dumb and dumber.
Alicent Hightower next!!!🔥🔥🔥
Oh-ho that thumbnail is pretty redundant now.
@Gregor Heisenhorn 😂
Gray Area!
Juice time!
Poor elephants :( People just need to stop trying to ship elephants to Westeros.
The Sea Snake and the Oakenfist, ah, greatness personified. At least for weak southron Lords.
Rewatching 🧃🧃🧃🧃
Why do the gods make kings and queens, if not to protect the ones who can't protect themselves?
Just in time, I've been craving some juice
Love ya!
"Literally zaddy" lol
If House Velaryon isn’t in the new show I’m done ha
But for real
House Velarion! 🐉🐉🐉
Is the trailer this old
@27:00 it's not a great. It's a noble house there is difference
Velaryon's sigil is sea horse, right? In Japanese, sea horse is tatsu no otoshigo(means "bustard of dragon") , I think it's because it looks like a tiny dragon.
The Marco Polo/ Cosimo Medici of Westeros.
Lmao Girlllll I’m watching this September 2022 and my jaw is on the floor lmao. I love it. Thanks for the content mama
Such a shame they removed House Velaryon from the show.
Yea...about that....;)
Question? is there a reason Donald Sutherland's image is used, several times, in this video?
RHAENYS and CORLYS should have had many more children. They would have had dragon-egg hatcher daughters
Colyrs is like Tywin Lannister
The Valyrians are famous for having silver-gold (platinum blonde) hair, very pale skin, and violet-purple eyes. The whole story/world makes no sense when you race-swap a character whose features are integral to the storyline.
GrayArea made a video talking about how it CAN make sense in the story (and i agree it will work, seeing as they kept the silver hair, and unfortunately they've never done the purple eyes anyway so that's not much of a shock)
@Sage Elrond i think we can at least agree that the black actor with the silver dreads *does* look cool tho
Valerians are black
@@dakotamadeleinel.1973 yeah, because the melanin makes sooooo much sense.
Thank you.
house gray area (i’m- AHAHA) love it
I’m 100% more for his adventures than his politics, but a great character either way
If Corlys looks anything like the guy in the thumbnail....Zzzaddy.