Here's to a great reading summer.

You didn’t mention my Lord of the Rings nod. 😂😂😂

Thank you, Anna! ❤❤❤

I love how he sardonically says "I'm a mason also" and holds up a trowel lol. Making fun of fortunado and basically telling him what he's going to do. He could've been told to give a false name for voting and was too far gone to realize he wasn't sitting in a booth. Couping just sounds right based on the circumstances, he would've been given free liquor for four days straight. Supposing he was still a drinker then going off a binge like that could certainly have broke his brain.The thing about carbon monoxide and heavy metals is EVERYONE had high levels back then.

Why can't you say a show's name because of the strike? That makes no sense.

lol

I’ve always been bothered by the idea that not just any race but any specific person, can be born evil. Good and Evil require freewill to be what they are. If someone is born evil, then they aren’t really making a choice. So can they really be evil? I also believe viewing one as evil gives the believer the reason to harm others. But evil is the desire to harm others unnecessarily. The Nazis were evil themselves, but they harmed others believing those others were evil. I see this reasoning with the salem witch trials, the holocaust, and the crusades to name a few atrocities commited. I’m instinctively alienated from someones arguments when they say the magic words ‘but they’re evil, so they deserve to suffer’. I will only welcome this trope in fiction if its there to be deconstructed as the dangerous B.S. that it is. I would cover other reasons but you guys covered all of them.

Surprised you both dont have more subscribers lol. This is one of my favourite books, and im glad you enjoyed it. I found a few issues myself but all in all enjoyed it immensely. Ill be watching the read along to Red Seas and Republic of Theives too Also hearing you say you wanted to know more about bug and the sanzas at the start... oh no

Nope, they carried an empty casket to pretend like it was a funeral procession. However, what they put Locke in was a cask, like for wine. It was described as, "...a cask the size of the one Nazca Barsavi had been returned to her father in."

I listened to the beginning of critical role "video" lmao. You guys help me a lot to understand too! Plot wise, I do not feel good for Ezri. She is too cute and perfect to survive the whole series. You said two weeks so next episode is next week?

24:00 Is when Mighty Nein conversation starts

As a grammar nazi, I can tell you that in no way, shape or form was 'viking' ever a verb. When you say "to go viking" or "to go in viking", the verb in those phrases is 'to go'. Don't let the -ing suffix fool you: in Norse, Norwegian, Swedish and Icelandic (but curiously not Danish), the -ing suffix is not reserved for verbs and gerunds, but also adjectives and nouns derived from adjectives and place names/topographical features. For example, while a person from Iceland is called an Icelander in English, he is called islending in Norwegian. A person from Narvik is called a narviking. There are other suffixes to be used as well, but -ing is a common one - and it often has nothing to do with verb origin. The etymology of 'viking' is still in dispute, but even if its origin is a verb (which I, for one, do not buy at all), 'viking' can never be used in verb form - nor has it ever been. Oh, and the apostrophe in your heading is up-side down. Here endeth the rant.

The other unsolved mystery is John's betrayal!!! And with 190 pages left, I have a feeling this will end in a huge Cliffhanger..

You all are awesome!!

Happy to be back with you! It was definately 4 chairs. I love where this series is going, knowing its only book 2 of 7, and the 4th one supposed to come out this year.

never been into read alongs but here's a like, comment, and full view to help the algorithm boost your video!

Could there be a historic link between Troy and vikings? The Trojan Horse is well-known. Could horse be a kenning for ship? kennings for HORSE. Kenning is a norse paraphrase, a litterary tool of old, to name things differently for a number of reasons. Maybe to preserve secrets, keep plans in a close circle even if others heard them talk, and so on.. fǫður viggs. - ‘the stallion’s father. ’ - HORSE (1. Anonymous Lausavísur, 8. Lausavísur from Vǫlsa þáttr, 2 [Vol. 1, 1093], kenning 1) lung váfaðar Gungnis. - ‘the longship of the swinger of Gungnir <Óðinn’s spear>.’ - HORSE (3. Bragi inn gamli Boddason, 3. Fragments, 4 - A couplet mentioning Sleipnir [Vol. 3, 59], kenning 1)

Some alternative history is found in YT channel "free peoples movement"

Delaware was the first colony, and founded by, tada, swedes.

The khazar empire is also an intersting story, about a trade oriented people around the same time, and places as the vikings travelled.

Bock saga is an interesting story.

Some people that have studied norse mythology have come to the conclusion that the stories are more of a manual in how to control large number of people than a religion per se.

Some claim that if there is sheep in a place, vikings were there. Explanation as it is presented, they had sheep on the ships.

They travelled Volga as traders, and was hired as guards for the sultan of Constantinopel. And there was a trade post ran by norse people also in Constantinopel.

Search "Rökstenen" on YT, only in swedish though. No subs.

Aemond is like 17 but even in the books he’s got an intimidating build and look Also ep 7 was dark but everyone generally saw Aemond claiming Vhagar

Have you guys read, The Name of the Wind? By Patrick Rothphus..... Do your selfs a favor if your haven't...

Love listening to your guys commentary on this while in truck driving...I wish I had the time to read it again

I read this book in prison. And honestly I felt it was the greatest book of all time. In San Quinten state prison I was part of the Marin Shakespeare program. I developed a short play based of this book. Let me know if you would like a link to the video. I played Locke.

Im over here spitting lore at my phone the entire time theyre talking about the books, as if they can hear me lol I cant wait to hear you two learn all the deep history of TSR and Tracy and Margaret's relationship with them. Leading up to the lawsuit that was dropped recently, right before they announced a return to Krynn in the next big Adventure book for DnD!

will you read along to book 2 aswell?

I wish to clarify that dragonlance is actually not a dungeons and dragons setting but is a setting for pathfinder, forgotten realms is d&d

i love the "Oh, just a plauge nothing to see here" >.<

Also can we have the name of tge next read along so I can prepare to start with you two?

Guys tho I have read the first law trilogy a long time ago I enjoyed your readalong of my favorite fantasy series, also my favorite chapter in this book is the bloody-nine and can't wait till you reach it guys ✨

Well Ardy working with Gorst against Jezal is an instresting theory But the cook pot wins that tournament so easily Sorry for spoilers xD

Its such a tease how Logen doesn't want to know what the mission is.. witch forces us to learn it while it unfolds What was Ardee doing up in the tour of Chains? She just casually walks in and sits next to Logen, thats a little odd Glokta crying before the stairs was pretty touching tbh, I really want to know more about what brought him where he is right now. If he sticks his nose in the banks, he is probably going to find out stuff he didn't want to know about Sult.. Quai is the cutest, I am a little scared for him, hopefully he doesn't get in trouble with Glokta.. Jezal is cancelled, pretty sure he will not resist and still go to Ardee, she could really be his downfall. Ferro is thirteen??? And I really doubt wh will get any grand arc; this is grim dark... But still we will see Yulwei seems OP! I wonder if he knows Bayaz.. Now we know for sure that eating human flesh is part of the "dark arts" and it seems like all you need to perform magic is knowledge, I wonder who will be the first character to try it. "Danger and opportunity often walk hand in hand" "Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it" -Joe

Oh nice! I'm about to catch up with you guys! You guys are hilarious 😂 Its funny we're getting more invested in the characters without knowing what the stakes will be... It's about to hit.

I'm loving listening to you guys work through this! Please read the sequel Red Sea Under a Red Sky it's amazing

I love this whole series! Very clever the sequel is even crazier if you can believe it.

I like "the pot is the big bad guy" idea xD

I’m rolling in laughter now! The Santa Clause! YES!! 🥰 And oh how we all love singing along to both your favorites! 😊❤️

Can you elaborate on what you found annoying about Laurana and Tanis in these chapters? For my part I liked their scenes here for while their interactions were somewhat tense that seemed understandable given how much stress they were both under (what with Laurana having to face battle for the first time while also seeing her brother being falsely accused of being a traitor and Tanis having to deal with leading a critical mission that was going south), and there were still several nice moments of them supporting/appreciating each other that gave hope for the future of their relationship. I also really liked the scenes showing Laurana facing her fears and how she ultimately proved herself to be a brave warrior.

Even after Tanis moved to Solace he periodically returned to Qualinesti for a visit (indeed he first met Kitiara while returning from one of those visits.) And since Tanis met Kitiara nine years before the events of this book that means it's been no more than nine years since Laurana last saw Tanis. Since nine years really isn't that long for an elf, I think it makes sense that Laurana was excited rather than angry when she was reunited with Tanis here. You are absolutely correct though that Tanis was ghosting her which is a total garbage move on his part (and also completely idiotic given how awesome Laurana is.)

I discovered you guys today and enjoyed 2 of your videos! Subbed! But plz try adding spoiler warnings for other series.. When you said that Ardi and Sebetha have similarities I had a heart stroke cuz i haven't even reach the part in the story where she shows up However keep up guys I love what you're doing

You won't regret listening to this book , Steven Pacey did a very great job narrating it

When i read this part i was iike ' locke is trying so hard but he is walking right into spider's trap'. I love it when authors let the readers know something the characters dont know and letting that build tension

There was this point when the midnighters tell the don that he was dealing with thiefs and i thought this would turn to a light vs L showdown like in death note.