A Feast for Crows - Chapter 14 - Brienne III

From George RR Martin's "A Feast for Crows"
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[@williamburkhardt3466]

A MAIDEN OF TREE AND TEN WIT AWBOYN HAYER

[@crash3711]

Please help! What does a maid of 3 and 10 mean?? I'm about to give up on the whole series because I can't figure it out

[@nonastans]

@@crash3711It's just the way they say ages 😅 3 and 10 means 13 years old. It's actually interesting cause in some languages when you say double digit numbers you say the second number first.

[@crash3711]

@@nonastans yes i figured it out ty!

[@davidfreeborn8021]

I love that people are still finding this channel all the time @DavidReadsAsoIaF you did an amazing job my dude I walk around listening to you on the constant 🎉❤

[@orlanswf]

btw i find it funny everyone in asoaif says "3 and 10" or "6 and 20", but Daenerys says "one hundred and sixty three" instead of something like... "3 and 60 and 100" or something

[@jonasjames8544]

The $40 audiobook is horse piss compared to your performances here. The voices, the sounds effects, the freaking war horn, its all fantastic and I couldn't be more greatful for the time and effort it took to make this avaliable to everyone.

[@TheCbot88]

He’s pretty good. Sometimes I think he emphasis the wrong words for the context and situation.

[@juliec5151]

@@TheCbot88 David does all these in one take, so even it the emphasis is a little off occasionally , it's really impressive

[@catherinehiley3274]

Shh whisper it quietly

[@thewanderingartists]

Roy Dotrice 🤢🤮

[@WCLCooke]

Poor Podrick had a rough life.

[@theguywithpants]

“It was not the scorn of the many left her confused and vulnerable, but the kindness of the few.” Brienne’s POVs are amazing. This whole book. Excellent delivery!

[@rajond7881]

Brienne chapters are great but she's a dork. She gets all this credit for being noble and righteous like ned stark does. But they're both largely selfish making choices for selfish reasons. Causing them to come off hypocritical! It's ok to make mistakes and not be perfect. But one can't be being a jerk to others while being messed up themselves. It's hecka unfair.

[@ash-dl8ff]

New Jersey Brienne saying “A maid of tree and ten wit awboin hayuh” is my sleep paralysis demon.

[@lelejordan09]

I’m fuckkng dead 😂

[@rajond7881]

Any chapter with Pod the squad god is a great chapter.

[@john4reel135]

This David guy is incredible! How is he not a professional narrator? I’ve played all of the chapters David has created many times over. Such a joy to listen to. It’s as great as GRRMs books deserve

[@twiss9341]

So true!

[@comradestannis]

So true bestie

[@SpeedSkatingExplained]

11:30 DC’s Blue Beetle and Green Arrow reference!

[@burpostockings]

"Yes, ma'amsir!" -Pod

[@mds2519]

Cant get enough of your Brianne voice. I fear im gonna start dreaming in this voice

[@surossouw6944]

Well done David, for offering us this version.

[@bonesawmcgraw6101]

It might be obvious, but I only just realised that I think part of Randyls scorn for Brienne is in part due to how Sam wasn't the heir he wanted him to be. Imagine, your firstborn son is a simpering coward and could never wield your ancestral sword, and this maid is out and about in armour, brave as any knight. I don't really know how it could happen, but a meeting between Sam and Brienne would be very interesting. Also, David, first time commenter, long time listener, love your work! Your voicework is making me confident in actually trying voices when running tabletop RPG's. Any tips for a novice voice actor?

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

Thanks so much for listening! And I love your thoughts on Randyll hating Brienne for a reason that's even less sympathetic than the surface text might indicate. That guy really is a piece of work. As far as being confident doing silly voices and accents? Well, someone recently commented on another chapter that they liked my stuff in general, but thought a specific choice was "cringe," to which I replied "if I was worried about being cringe, none of these recordings would exist." And I think that's a key for an amateur performing for their friends, to be willing to dive in, chew the scenery, have fun, and embrace it being silly and ridiculous sometimes. I play DnD with a regular group, and I'm always cheering for our current DM when he does character work and voices, and giving him compliments and encouragement when he anxiously says stuff like "Oh I messed up that voice" and stuff. Confidence is easy when you let yourself have fun, and when your players see how enthusiastically you're having fun, it will project that confidence and they'll not only get a kick out of your performance, they'll enjoy the game so much more. I'm not qualified to really give more technical advice, but one thing I did a lot when thinking through how to record dialogue from specific characters, particularly ones with larger than life voices, was try to incorporate distinctive, consistent ways of saying certain words and phrases. Strong Belwas always bellows his name when he refers to himself in the third person. Tywin says "Tyrion" in a specific, clipped way with a fairly consistent intonation. Kraznys Mo nakloz says "Unsulled" with a specific slimy emphasis on "SULLIED." Admittedly, idk if that really made an impact with listeners, but I think it made my performance better, and I think it makes the voices feel more like they belong to a character as opposed to just being "an accent."

[@elevenjordan4042]

DavidReads u are amazing! In presentation of this, with ur attitude when explaining this stuff, all the above. U seem like the kinda person who I’d wanna hang with in real life. I apologize I think it was me who said a “certain” voice was cringe. I didn’t mean after the fashion in which you do it so well. Some things are so good their bad to me I guess. But I’m very blessed the 7 has sunt u to do this.

[@jenniferpearce1052]

I think Sam & Brienne would respect each other, perhaps each seeing in each other things they felt were missing in themselves while not seeing why the other admired them. Two humble characters.

[@evilsimeon]

Perhaps, I doubt it. He thinks Brienne is a joke, playing a man. He saw his son as too womanly to ever be a man or source of pride.

[@TheCbot88]

The room full of talking heads is kinda funny. Nimble Dick might be my favorite.

[@bobbyflay3007]

Between knights with southern drawls and brienne of tarth sounding like a tow truck driver, I really enjoy your narrations

[@Doodmove]

For a second I thought tywin came back to life with your Randyll voice

[@elioharrington]

I would genuinely give a year off my life to beat up Lord Tarly

[@MeetThaNewDealer]

We need two chapters a day

[@jaimegraterol8745]

That would be nice but remember he does this as a hobby be grateful he does it at all

[@MeetThaNewDealer]

@@jaimegraterol8745 It's a request not a demand.

[@EnderWarden]

@@MeetThaNewDealer You said we need them. He doesn't owe us anything at the end of the day.

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

Ease off everyone, Lord Luke's just an enthusiastic listener! I like doing two or three chapters a day when I can, but that might end up happening less frequently here and with Dance because the chapters are generally much longer than the first three volumes and it's more work to record them. Prose and dialogue are increasingly complicated too, I'm finding; this book is like half monologues, and my voice can only take so much before it stops working!

[@MeetThaNewDealer]

@@DavidReadsASoIaF I appreciate it man truly I do.

[@BloodyFoxDK]

Nimble Dick to the rescue!

[@amandanunya5354]

Brienne of Boston is my favorite character

[@KrisCasey4]

your Brienne chapters are my favorite

[@KrisCasey4]

the Randyll Tarly is perfect

[@crash3711]

What does a maid of 3 and 10 mean? Please help

[@jenniferpearce1052]

@@crash3711 13. And old way of saying numbers

[@crash3711]

@@jenniferpearce1052 OMGG this is why I believe in magic.. I know it won't seem much to you I have a 3rd major question to ask... and you replied to my 1st I posted awhile back. My new question is.. Is that Brienne in the King's Landing CITY WATCH uniform in Season 2 Ep1 in the scene where they kill Robert's bastard baby in the brothel?? If that was her why was she there?? PLZ and THX

[@tarlochansingh620]

Randyll Tarly is just like Lord Tywin but somewhat nicer and more honourable. He would never cause the Red Wedding, yet he might wanna kill his own son.

[@TheLemonymelony]

I dont know i think he's simply a disciplined commander and expert soldier. He keeps his men in line and punishes them when they commit crimes yeah but he also in the same conversation told brienne she deserves to get raped (not to mention all the weird punishments he gave samwell before threatening to kill him) I think he's just a classic example of a real cunt thats good at his job

[@alanjose8360]

Tywin never caused the red wedding.It was the bloody Bolton's and Frey's plan.Tywin just supported it.

[@IngTomT]

@@alanjose8360 But if Tywin hadn't supported them and gave them some guarantees it wouldn't have happened.

[@alanjose8360]

@@IngTomT Why would he?By joining the freys he removed a major threat and got an ally.Freys caused the red wedding and tywin just had a hand in it.If tywin hadn't allied with the freys,red wedding would have happened anyways.

[@ludovicus-Wyndham]

@@alanjose8360 You think so? I'm not sure if the Frey and Bolton would have acted acted against the North and Riverlands, without assurance from Tywin. Being regarded as in revolt against the Crown, which just defeated Stannis after an alliance with Highgarden. It's also implied that Rob was given an aphrodisiac by the Westerlings, who wouldn't act without Tywin's authority.

[@ItachiUchiha-lr3yr]

It feels like Jamie is Narrating the story.

[@pukeleterson9512]

They're just like dunk and egg and it makes me so happy 😢

[@cartilageconsumer]

can't wait for dany to roast lord randyll 🥰

[@mortalkomment8028]

Love all those accents

[@ghostwolf1435]

This is a good chapter

[@comradestannis]

That's a great piece of fan-art for the video there.

[@renaigh]

Sam's father is not very nice.

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

I love the introduction to his character (in person anyway, we’ve known him a bit thru Sam). “Doing justice,” speaking to who this guy is: dutiful, lawful, “honorable” (to the extent that “honor” is defined by being someone whose word is reliable), callous, brutal.

[@renaigh]

@@DavidReadsASoIaF I feel bad for his Wife

[@tarlochansingh620]

He's just like Lord Tywin but somewhat nicer and more honourable. He would never cause the Red Wedding, yet he might wanna kill his own son.

[@surossouw6944]

Can't wait for Sam's mother

[@JoeTheBroken]

@@tarlochansingh620 Hes like a cross between Stannis and Tywin

[@mranderson9813]

Does Brienne like Apples?

[@pirateboyfearless]

Let me tell you a couple a tree tings.

[@mymom5213]

I did 20 years in the can

[@comradestannis]

Poor Podrick Payne...

[@Domi_2204]

If you read or hear the brienne chapters in a row, you really notice the constent question about Sansa. I like the chapters, but have to lol every time.

[@valcade]

I hate Randall Tarly. I’m more than okay with his ending in the show.

[@catherinehiley3274]

I like him a man who doesn’t shirk his responsibilities

[@fazediamond5671]

He’s just Andrew tate

[@comradestannis]

The show version and book version are obviously different.

[@comradestannis]

lol at the DC Comics references here! Also, Stannis Baratheon is definitely Batman (and Robert Baratheon is Superman!).

[@valeriedavis6834]

7:00

[@crash3711]

What does a maid of 3 and 10 mean?? please help

[@valeriedavis6834]

@@crash3711 Sorry that was "bookmark" from a year ago when I paused the video. I don't remember the context, but I'm pretty sure she was asking for Arya. 3 and 10 meaning 13 years old.

[@crash3711]

@@valeriedavis6834 i finally figured it out but thank you for the reply!!

[@AlexGordonMusic]

4:55 Lol burp

[@user-kn4fy9cy3d]

Lord tarly sounds like stannis LOL

[@comradestannis]

“Well now,” the serjeant said, “naked steel. Seems to me I smell an outlaw. You know what Lord Tarly does with outlaws?” He still held the egg he’d taken from the cart. His hand closed, and the yolk oozed through his fingers. “I know what Lord Randyll does with outlaws,” Brienne said. “I know what he does with rapers too.” “. . . rapers,” a deeper voice finished. “He gelds them or sends them to the Wall. Sometimes both. And he cuts fingers off thieves.” A languid young man stepped from the gatehouse, a swordbelt buckled at his waist. The surcoat he wore above his steel had once been white, and here and there still was, beneath the grass stains and dried blood. His sigil was displayed across his chest: a brown deer, dead and bound and slung beneath a pole. *Him.* His voice was a punch in her stomach, his face a blade in her bowels. “Ser Hyle,” she said stiffly. “Best let her by, lads,” warned Ser Hyle Hunt. “This is Brienne the Beauty, the Maid of Tarth, who slew King Renly and half his Rainbow Guard. She’s as mean as she is ugly, and there’s no one uglier . . . except perhaps for you, Pisspot, but your father was the rear end of an aurochs, so you have a good excuse. Her father is the Evenstar of Tarth.” The guards laughed, but the halberds parted. “Shouldn’t we seize her, ser?” the serjeant asked. “For killing Renly?” “Why? Renly was a rebel. So were we all, rebels to a man, but now we’re Tommen’s loyal lads.” The knight waved the farm folk through the gate. “His lordship’s steward will be pleased to see those eggs. You’ll find him in the market.” (A Feast for Crows, Chapter 14, Brienne III)

[@drewschneider6588]

I can’t get over how similar Brienne’s voice is to Connie from Brickleberry

[@arshadsaleem88]

Randyll Tarly is bad-ass than Tywin it seams.

[@davidcage7501]

He just seems cruel not really bad ass

[@guymann1660]

@@davidcage7501 yeah people pretty blatantly just find cruelty heroic

[@BubbyBold]

He kinda seems like a sadistic bully but to each their own

[@davincimemes3631]

I like Randal Tarly more after every sentence.

[@guymann1660]

wow you're so strong and cool

[@karinelemaire6402]

​@@guymann1660 I love the character, yes... just as I love Joffrey... and many more, the list is quite long...~ Yes! I love to hate them! Psst. There is nothing wrong in liking antagonists. They have a role just like any character, without them the stories would be quite dull, y'know like a pie without filling!

[@comradestannis]

God, I hate Ser Hyle Hunt. So sexist... And then there's Ser Randyll Tarly... Knights, amirite?

[@TheDarkPawx]

Ser Aerys is past stupid.

[@Devils-advocate78]

Why have you butchered Brienne like this? Do you think Tarth is up some back alley in queens? It’s not. She’s a high born lady not a gangsters moll

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

I made this decision back when I was recording Clash because I wanted to emphasize how awkward, masculine, and out-of-place Brienne is, and had already utilized a few different American accents before she showed up. Sorry that's not to your liking but that's what I was thinking about!

[@Devils-advocate78]

@@DavidReadsASoIaF and therein lies the problem I think. There’s no place in all 7 kingdoms and across the narrow sea for American accents. I appreciate you doing this n I’ve enjoyed listening, I just never imagined Brienne to sound so thick

[@Devils-advocate78]

@@DavidReadsASoIaF ahh...and therein lis the problem.....i dont think anyone in all the 7 kingdoms or across the narrow sea was meant to have american accents. well its not how i imagined anyway. its loosely based on the wars of the roses and in england the aristocracy dont use local accents. from lands end to john o groats the aristocracy have their own way of speaking. queens english its called. its like a national dialect for for toffs. but plz dont get me wrong, i have really enjoyed listening to you read this and i hope you do more. it would be great if you did fire and blood after youve finished the main stories. and if you get stuck after that, ive got plenty of suggestions

[@DavidReadsASoIaF]

@@Devils-advocate78 glad you’re otherwise enjoying, thanks for listening! I’ll probably do dunk and egg after I finish Dance and maybe the Winds preview chapters!

[@convictgames3895]

@@DavidReadsASoIaF guy really came on your Hobbie channel and tried telling you that your doing it wrong lmao

[@1handedtyper]

Did anyone else catch the blue beetle and green arrow sigils? 🪲 🏹

[@BigBWolf90]

Considering another sigil is a bat safe to say George is a comic book fan

[@WCLCooke]

And if there's a sigil of an S, it will be official.

[@Caramelo23606]

I always picture young Robert as a crowned Superman.

[@comradestannis]

@@Caramelo23606 And Stannis Baratheon as Batman!