ASOIAF: Wonders of the World - Focus Series

A brief exploration of the Wonders of the Known World, as catalogued by Lomas Longstrider, in his books Wonders, and Wonders made by Man. Based on the series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin.
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[@butcherboy2008]

The Rhoyne River - Named at the end of a very long day when GRRM was too damn tired to come up with a fictionalized name for the Rhine.

[@elpresidente5767]

Rhin

[@ChaseMcCain81]

True.

[@zainnicholas4458]

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[@huxleyian24]

@Zain Nicholas yea, been using flixzone for months myself :D

[@andyd6055]

Truly couldn't be happier with the kind of content you post

[@CivilizationEx]

+Kmuzu dank Thanks! :)

[@jpcm111]

I thought the hightower was going to be here

[@jackguest145]

jpcm111 Me too

[@user-iz9ix8ru8d]

Margaery Tyrell is the 6th and 9th wonder of the world ;-)

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

Sharing with Dany C:

[@lightningfletch5598]

So fucking true.

[@Morgoth1889]

Never knew ash was a wonder lol

[@g.h.christofascist5303]

The Titan at Bravos = The Colossus of Rhodes

[@jackguest145]

Wouldn't the Hightower in Oldtown and the Great Pyramid in Meereen be on the man-made wonders of the world?

[@afatsackofflour5519]

Jack Challenge the pyramid of meereen was made as a replica for the ancient pyramid. so no need to put both of them in the list

[@rogueascendant6611]

Yes, truly man-made (in the Great Pyramid in Meereen I'm talking about). Unlike here so many people think that our early ancestors couldn't possibly built the Great Pyramid of Giza and other pyramid in Egypt. They more think it was built by Aliens, what short-minded they have. Modern men today truly underestimated our ancestors ingenuity towards astounding marvelous architectural wondrous they have built.

[@dutchpangermanist5673]

Jack Challenge or fortresses like The Eyrie, The Sandship of Dorne, Moat Cailin or Storm's End

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

Tonal almost. They mention the black stone foundation is made before the first men, the tower itself was build later. What the black stone foundation was part of remains a mystery

[@saysHotdogs]

Harrenhal! It can garrison 1 million men and has a great story that goes with it."

[@CivilizationEx]

+Mande Peer That's definitely a possibility, could mention everything due to time, but the Hightower, Harrenhal, Alyssa's tears and others are certainly possible.

[@mazju9420]

@@CivilizationEx it was Not built at the time

[@Kolt45an2ZigZagz]

My husband and I are faithful Civilization Ex followers. We LOVE your ASOIAF and Star Wars videos. Keep up the stupendous work!!! We look forward to your videos

[@CivilizationEx]

+Tia Klazon Thank you! :)

[@sergeant_chris6209]

To make the map more realistic, you could also add the river that goes through Sarnath, I think it is named Sarn and flows opposite to Royn (south to north). This is where the Tall Men created their civilization, you probably know about that.

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

Kayakayanya is a true tongue twister to begin with!

[@matepavic6929]

The ninth wonder could be palace of Glittering God in Yi Ti or Hall of thousand thrones in Qarth.

[@gretaweiss5445]

Thank you for your videos! You make Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire much easier to follow when we understand the different cultures and histories, you clearly know your stuff!

[@CivilizationEx]

:)

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

You Can purchase the book Called "The World of Ice and Fire" it has info on pretty much everything! From each kingdom and Its story, the free cities, Sothoryos, bone mountains and beyond:)

[@zt3195]

Shouldn't Storms End be considered more of a wonder than Casterly Rock?

[@tompugh5566]

Or the Hightower, 100ft taller then the wall and home to the oldest house.

[@sittingbackandwatchingital3845]

Z T no

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

Not when you consider its description in the books. While Storms end is build to isolate the winds Casterly rock isnt just a castle, its the entire rock itself. Entrance is at the bottom of the cliffs and the entire household is a complex layer of floors and rooms connected to the main keep up top, the mines below and so forth.

[@hiddendagger7291]

@@hitrapperandartistdababy read about storm's end

[@maxxwayne232]

I just found this account on here and I have to say it has by far my favorite got/asoiaf videos. I love the history ones from before the show/books took place!!!

[@daggerdan12]

The Dothraki didn't destroy Sarnath, it was Bokrugg the great water-lizard.

[@chadmordecai1410]

I learn so much watching your vids ! keep it up

[@TrystaneTheBlack]

What about Oldtown?

[@CivilizationEx]

+iTz Visionz The Hightower is a possibility for a man made wonder, but has not been confirmed.

[@TrystaneTheBlack]

ahhh

[@da_ghoul9432]

+CivilizationEx It is known!

[@rangarolls6018]

+CivilizationEx I thought the base of Hightower was what was possibly built by the Deep Ones, while the actual tower was constructed by man?

[@gokbay3057]

I thought house Hightower built the hightower across generations

[@TheDeetster]

I thought we knew storm's end was a wonder because of the extremely advanced architecture and impenetrability.

[@CivilizationEx]

+dj steed It's certainly a possibility, but not confirmed.

[@radamanthium]

What about Lorath? The mazemakers built their cities as a giant mazes.

[@PhilSoReal1]

Love your work. Keep it up.

[@petermarkoli5244]

harenhall could be the nineth man made wonder

[@jaymi216]

+peter markoli NO it can't. since Lomas was long dead by the time it was finished and the century of blood was winding down by then. The High Tower of Oldtown could be the the ninth.

[@petrovsim]

how about Ashai? Or it is Demon made...?

[@radicalbanana1217]

Simeon Petrov it can't be Asshai since he never made it there

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

Simeon Petrov asshai is a land -.-

[@hiddendagger7291]

winterfel cripts , casterly rock, high tower ,

[@stevestryker]

This channel is outstanding

[@CivilizationEx]

Thank you! :)

[@wiser82]

Awesome stuff

[@madjack6850]

Great video as always. I can't believe you're above 30k subs now. I remember when you had less than 1000. Good videos truly do lead to channel growth

[@CivilizationEx]

+Mad Jack Thank you! :)

[@nogodsnomasters7669]

Great job----again

[@donwitt]

Well this was enlightening

[@VologdaMapping]

Lord of enlightening protect us

[@matiashogden1240]

+Vologda Mapping For the internet is dark and full of stupidity

[@magerehenk7579]

for the internet is dank and full of memes

[@Queensage77]

Amazing!!

[@CivilizationEx]

+Queensage77 :)

[@TheErkTube]

ty as always for the video, cant pledge any money but I always try to share it as much as possible, regards from arg.

[@CivilizationEx]

+TheErkTube Thanks! :)

[@andyd6055]

Great video man.

[@azhurin8703]

The way u mention the three cities of the bone mountains is voice porn itself

[@polilla318]

I'd be far more impressed by the five forts than the wall honestly

[@snape6156]

Sir Anti of the Church of Chernobog the wall is pretty amazing to me, 300 miles of 700 foot high ice, that's madness. The five forts is impressive but not seemingly impossible as the wall is

[@polilla318]

Squiffles dude, the five forts are 1,000 feet tall, 300 feet taller than the wall, made of oily black stone that's said to be smooth and it all seems to be one piece instead of looking like it has bricks like other castles and forts, in addition to its tall walls it's said the towers inside are even taller, and they are carved into mountains bordering the grey waste, the only thing about the wall that's impressive is that it's made of ice and pretty tall, but we can explain it through magic, the five forts are clearly the remains of some old civilization that we know nothing about, neither of them could be achieved by today's technology.

[@TheRaccoonable]

Your pronunciation of eastern cities like kayakayanaya is hella impressive

[@jaksonsavva104]

Finally someone made a video on this subject, thank you 😀

[@CivilizationEx]

+Sergeant Sarcastic You're welcome! :)

[@jaksonsavva104]

+CivilizationEx woohoo, thanks for responding. It means a lot 😀

[@marcfernandez8566]

Great video! I'd like to see one im which you speak about your favourites books/shows/ movies in fantasy and sci fi

[@vorospeter9975]

this was soo cool

[@CivilizationEx]

+Vörös “Peter” Péter :)

[@amcc666]

Could the Tower of Oldtown be the ninth wonder? I think it might be.

[@oswaldolopez4627]

and what about the Mereen's pyramid? that does not count as a wonder?

[@data_bunbun6969]

Awesome

[@Zamolxet]

Ninth wonder is clearly the hightower at Oldtown tho

[@CivilizationEx]

+Zamolxet Could be.

[@concept5631]

@@CivilizationEx What about Storm's End?

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

Good video

[@MrKingVulture]

Aye ...new video!

[@UniversalPotentate]

I thought the 9th would be Storm's End fortress with rocks slid into place so smoothly and tightly that neither air nor water can penetrate the castle.

[@CivilizationEx]

+UniversalPotentate Could be, personally I always thought the 5 forts were most likely. But who knows.

[@daronsongs]

+CivilizationEx erm didn't Tyrion state that the High Tower was one of the nine wonders?

[@CivilizationEx]

ProjectGOT Not that I recall, though it is listed as a possibility on the ASOIAF wiki, but not confirmed.

[@vishnuprasadp5906]

ninth wonder i think,is the light house of house hightower situated in oldtown

[@IronGuy.]

what about the pallace of sorrows aka pallace of love in chroyane?

[@harton2759]

What about the Hightower

[@cach_dies]

2:45 the womb of the wold is a lake not a mountain :)

[@legamingguitarist3876]

I am surprised that Nagga's Hill isn't considered a wonder.

[@Edgar-dp5qu]

I'd say it's absolutely the 5 forts.

[@harrywilliams5693]

No temple of meereen?

[@gokbay3057]

Harry Williams great pyramid of old Ghis is already included the Hightower of Oldtown is a better candidate

[@princeofchetarria5375]

It's gotta be the five forts 😂

[@kennyearthling7965]

agreed

[@maxbay1661]

Can the high tower be a wonder

[@marshlacrispin8859]

could you possibly do a video on the different types of armour worn and weapons?.

[@CivilizationEx]

+pinky lacrispin I already have vids about weapons, there is a 2 part one about Valyrian steel, and another one about Swords, haven't made one about armor yet, but I will keep that in mind. :)

[@tomahawkgaming5226]

The Hightower could be the ninth wonder

[@ujwal3396]

Great videos! Can you make a nore deeper video about the current targaryens and also the possible targaryens..thanks!

[@TAEHSAEN]

CivilizationEx I think the last candidate should be the Golden palace of Yi Ti? In there EVERYTHING is made of gold, even the chamber pots.

[@CivilizationEx]

+TAEHSAEN The golden city was made by an ancient king, don't know if it still exists.

[@luizongo16guacalas]

Is this, and all the information explained at your channel, extracted from A song of ice and fire series? Or is there any other books that explains that? I would really want to learn more about that world , but i dont know if asoiaf its a good starting point. Sorry for the bad english, and i want to thank you for those amazing videos.

[@CivilizationEx]

You're welcome! The info in this video comes from multiple sources including the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, as well as the history book, The World of Ice and Fire, and the geography book, The Lands of Ice and Fire.

[@luizongo16guacalas]

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question!

[@nyaluogowalter136]

Harrenhall?

[@xiribitautau]

you could add the maze islands of Lorath.

[@sophiawilson8696]

Your voice sound a little high pitch. I think that you speed up the sound a little bit more. But great video.

[@shun2240]

so valyria is basically Rome

[@jackguest145]

Zlasher Semi Pro Yep

[@sittingbackandwatchingital3845]

Ironvale no George said it was based on that one underwater city

[@matsflogeland7915]

Spurs Fan Atlantis

[@darenitaly3442]

Roman Empire but with the dragons😁

[@sittingbackandwatchingital3845]

Mats Flogeland 👍

[@laviniarzz]

Dragonstone on Storms End should be on this list! The mythology behind that fortress is really interesting, they raised multiple castles that kept breaking by the sea, until they finally built one that wouldn't get destroyed. Also the city of Asshai, was surprised to not see that here.

[@nateeskew2075]

1. You're thinking of just Storm's End. Dragonstone is a separate fortress. 2. The reason Asshai wasn't listed is because Lomas Longstrider hadn't gone there. The list was based purely on his adventures.

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

+Nate Eskew I Think Kings landing on Essos is a good candidate aswell..

[@thefloy45]

Could the ninth be Storms end ?

[@CivilizationEx]

+Gunnar Winther Poulsen Certainly could be.

[@jackbloomer1334]

ninth wonder could also be seastone chair or asshai

[@CivilizationEx]

+Jack Bloomer Could be.

[@doublezero2001]

The people who made the Sea stone chair 🪑 of the iron islands and the Black stone fortress, below the Hightower. Could have been Yi Ti

[@lucasistrom]

Are the Five Forts like the Wall of the east?

[@gokbay3057]

Lucas Strom yes

[@Sorenishii]

Love your videos, but the great pyramid of mareen isn't a canidate?

[@Jake23897]

It is not as great as the pyramids of ghis.

[@arte0021]

The names Leng and Sarnath come from H.P. Lovecraft

[@Brainwatch]

I can show you the ninth wonder...

[@BloodyMaryV]

+Brainwatch Not sure the "tower of joy" can be a possibility.

[@scipio436]

+BloodyMaryV no its just a normal tower

[@sophiawilson8696]

+BloodyMaryV the tower of joy was tear down.

[@Brainwatch]

+Kári Víðisson heyheyhey, "normal tower". It`s also how you use it

[@Brainwatch]

+Sophia Wilson just give me 5 minutes

[@kharl6815]

What about the Black Wall of Volantis? It contains mystery and magic by the Valyrians.

[@seandivers1]

real recognizes real

[@blazedbeyond898]

Do you think GRRM outlined the whole entire world and not showing us or is the map just what he drew? We're all wanting to see the whole thing😩 hopefully we'll see it in the future

[@ShrimpBarbarian]

Somebody did this earlier but had a couple wrong. Here are my guesses: 1) The Wall: Hadrians Wall 2) The Titan of Braavos: The Colossus of Rhodes 3) The Three Bells of Norvos: Great Paul, Great George, and Big Ben 4) The Valyrian Roads: The Roman Roads (possibly the Great Inca Road as well) 5) The Triple Walls of Qarth: The Walls of Constantinople 6) The Long Bridge of Volantis: Up for debate, the London Bridge, the Ponte Vecchio, the Allahverdi Khan etc 7) The Palace with a Thousand Rooms: The Baghdad House of Wisdom (famously destroyed by the Mongols) 8) The Great Pyramid of Ghis: The Great Pyramid of Giza 9) Hightower (maybe?): Library of Alexandria (but also mixed in with the Great Lighthouse of Alexandria. Why not? They were in the same city!)

[@ivanstanojevic964]

Kapena B the walls of Constsntinople are called Theodosian walls and I'm almost certain Hightower is in fact the lighthouse of Pharos (Alexandria) given they're almost exactly the same and the former was an Old wonder

[@hatmanexplosives]

Idk why they have to line up with real world wonders. Like I wouldn’t exactly compare Hadrian’s Wall to the Wall, cause all they do is separate north and south, but one you can jump over and the other is massive. They might take inspiration but they’re not gonna line up at all to real world stuff.

[@travissmith7009]

you didn't say anything about the black oily stones like under the high tower

[@CivilizationEx]

+Travis Smith Yes I couldn't include every possibility because of time, but the Hightower is certainly a possible Wonder.

[@bigkev619sd9]

👍🏻

[@MrMarinus18]

One thing I'm wondering is how the Valyrian peninsula looks now.

[@CRob172]

Could u go over the thousand islands and the green people's who live there?

[@CivilizationEx]

+Caleb Robinson There isn't much info about them, but I may end up doing a vid about various far eastern cultures of Essos.

[@TheOliverthecat]

Can you do a focus on the extinct species such as the deep ones?

[@CivilizationEx]

+TheOliverthecat AKA Wookieewithashotgun There is very little info about them, but I may do one about Black Stone structures around the world, and talk about them there.

[@TheOliverthecat]

+CivilizationEx okay cheers!

[@jamesonde2336]

The Windmill should be the 9th wonder

[@crackfloor]

The iron throne

[@mazju9420]

Did Not exist yet

[@BalerionFyre]

why is Casterly Rock considered a manmade wonder, but the Eyrie a natural wonder?

[@kobyking6009]

Do you draw all of these, if so dayum props too you

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

Some of it you Can read about in the book "The World of ice and fire":) very good book with info!

[@rayhamilton4775]

he takes art from the wiki and copies it in ms paint im serious

[@JonasBM3]

Storm's End?

[@CivilizationEx]

+Jonas Madsen It is another possibility.

[@zanporenta7497]

Probbalbly late but you accitently called the mountain womb of the world. Womb of the world is the lake. The mountain is called mother of mountains.

[@joelb3613]

Why are the bells one of the wonders? They’re just bells

[@rtwfreak2012]

I think if eny westerosi castle was one of the manmade wouders it would be Harrenhal

[@xploslvable]

and the last wonder be harrenhal

[@thelousyllama]

Kayakayanaya

[@jt6761]

I wonder if they have black walkers living somewhere out there lol

[@rangarolls6018]

I would of thought the Hightower would be a one

[@darkdude103]

isnt the hightower confirmed as a man made wonder? also the rock makes more sense to be a natural wonder rather than man made

[@CivilizationEx]

+darkdude103 As far as I know the ninth wonder is not known, though the Hightower is listed as a possibility, personally I thought it less likely so I didn't put it, but it certainly could be.

[@darkdude103]

+CivilizationEx I remember there was a comic con or some other fans convention where someone asked this of George

[@CivilizationEx]

+darkdude103 Oh, I guess that's certainly possible but I never heard anything about that and the asoiaf wikis don't mention it, they still state Hightower as just a possibility.

[@akshaydarwatkar2920]

no Stormsend?? wtf man?

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

Its not him. Its what the book author decides

[@alejandromencia6740]

could somebody make an RPG based on this world???

[@cekodoto9052]

there isnt a rpg based on got, but there are mods of existing games that use the world of ASOIAF mosr notable is the mod "a clash of kings" for the game-mount and blade. look it up

[@carlitosgolez1539]

You should play mount & blade warband with acok 2.2 mod, very accurate ;)

[@markhayes3523]

I have antother natural wonder margery tyrell

[@AbsoluteWarCriminal]

you forgot harrenhall

[@mazju9420]

It did Not exist yet

[@sohambanerjee6343]

Pyramid of Ghis - Pyramids of Giza. The Wall - The Great Wall of China. Titan of Braavos - Statue of Liberty or Christ Redeemer. Palace of Thousand Rooms - Taj Mahal. Three Bells - Big Ben. Dragonroads - Route 66. Bridge of Volantis - Golden Gate Bridge.

[@calebflub]

Titan of Braavos = Colossus of Rhodes (one of the Great Wonders of our ancient world)

[@alexandertsamourlidis646]

The Dragonroads are the Roman roads, Valyria is directly inspired by the Roman Empire

[@sierranevada806]

The Titan of Braavos was more likely inspired by the Colossus of Rhodes, one of our world's ancient wonders. The Dragonroads were likely inspired by the roads of the Roman Empire.

[@sohambanerjee6343]

There is more than one wonder of each kind.

[@sierranevada806]

Btw, The Wall wasn't inspired by the great wall of China, but rather Hadrian's Wall. G.R.R.M. has said it himself.

[@stannisthemannisbaratheon1039]

Sweg

[@roryallan9711]

does anyone else hate the known world maps? The continents basically just look like two large rectangles. I love the show though

[@HighPorte]

Harrenhall?

[@Applepoop69]

Harrenhall?

[@sondregrotle3605]

I think Harrenhall was built after Loras Longstrider.

[@Applepoop69]

+Sondre Grotle oh ok

[@jackparker8602]

+Sondre Grotle *Lomas

[@sondregrotle3605]

sry

[@invincibleomega546]

Harrenhall is supposed to be ugly, and haunted. One of the scariest sights probably