Brynden Blackfish

[@MelanieBerry79]

I didn’t realize how much I missed these book-only vids until now. Nice job on the camera work. Also, glad to hear the voice acting skills of the wonderful Martin Lewis! 😊 All hail Azizos Ahai, the sword that brings illumination to the murky histories of Westeros!

[@rebeccasonta-rodenbaugh5211]

Brynden probably loved Minisa but she was married to the heir to Riverrun rather than Brynden. That's why Hoster was so obsessed with finding a woman for him bc he felt guilty he married his brother's love. If Blackfish couldn't have Minisa he didn't want anyone, and that put a wedge between the brothers. He also makes comparisons to Cat looking like her mother. In the text he recalls details of Minisa's face.

[@HistoryofWesteros]

Interesting thoughts, that's entirely possible!

[@fookinaye8277]

The Blackfish once met Chuck norris... he was disappointed

[@BenLaSoul908]

I like the new production approach. I'm glad you guys are doing well.

[@soccervolley11]

Maybe Hoster Tully did have the plan to marry him to a family in order to create an alliance to take out the Targaryans, but his upbringing with the Dary's made him loyal enough to the Targaryans to not want to be a part of it. Loyalty to family made him not report anything to the king but loyalty to the king made him not participate in creating a anti-Targ alliance.

[@TheCosplayInsanity]

Your opening animation deserves a thumbs up alone.

[@serillifertheswagnificent4205]

Close-up Aziz in glorious 1080p! By the gods, I can count the hairs on his beard! Love the new camera work on this video guys! This Blackfish episode has been a long time coming, so happy it's finally arrived. I always look forward to your guys in-depth analysis of all things aSoIaF/GoT. Thank you guys for another awesome episode!

[@stefiz]

All Hail Westeros History! Thank you for all the amazing work you put into these! I’ve spent hours listening to your amazing show!

[@Joggi98]

I thought this'd be an interview with BryndenBFish xD

[@HistoryofWesteros]

Funny thing, we renamed if Brynden Blackfish (from just "Blackfish") because people were complaining at us that this isn't the "Blackfish" documentary about Orcas. :)

[@audiobookemperor]

love the camera angles. Aziz has the best nose in the fandom. plus shots of cats when Cat is mentioned...yes!

[@brandonblackfyre5783]

Awesome video!! We don't have many videos on the Tully's so this is a welcome video! Amazing video quality to!! I hope to see some more work from you soon! Still looking toward the episodes of the manderleys! The mermaid episode was really good

[@gurtreynolds470]

I like all the new angles guys good on ya

[@sanriscribbles]

"black...ffffff-knight." Great vid for a great character! Love the new camera angle :) I really liked the bit about Bryden's stubborness and that relating to him possibly being gay, possibly not, and how that's not really important since GRRM won't speak on it. It's just blackfish, a stubborn ol boy. I hope he gets to die of natural causes in the books, like Maester Aemon. Also enjoyed that you pointed out how great of an uncle he was an how that was fulfilling for him. I always loved him from Cat's chapters.

[@dangerdan2592]

sanrixian If he has to go out fighting, I hope he goes out getting vengeance on the Freys or Boltons, and kills many of them. I don't think he will die of old age. Either that, or dies defending the Stark Children from wights.

[@aconda5823]

yeah was great narrating

[@mcgoda10]

"Great advice, hurts my feelings every time."

[@theadventuresoftommyandshawna]

This video made me super excited to read TWOW. When it ever cones out. I forget how large a role blackfish played in the books especially considering the show minimized his role. He is one of my fav characters and i hope he does awesome things in the upcoming books! Great episode!!

[@DivisionJay]

The intro music is infectious as fudge

[@ViolentMessiah666]

Oh yes! Thank the gods (and you guys for the awesome work😉)

[@searingabyss6543]

YAY new episode!

[@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive]

Great video!

[@irishrepub84]

youve gotta love when you go to the channel and realize theres an episode you didnt know about because you missed it in your daily subs

[@fookinaye8277]

i love all my GOT youtubers... BUUUUUUUT you guys are the best :)

[@chinaskibloodline]

I like new impressionistic camera-work :-)

[@whereuwannabe7796]

Theon Greyjoy sounding like Rhett Butler.

[@sherry-lynnm7613]

Liking the fire in the Intro!

[@brandonblackfyre5783]

Awesome episode!

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

I love that Aziz has turned all of the characters into 1920's gangsters. In another universe, instead of warring Bobby, Renly, and Stannis would've opened a restaurant. "Three Baratheons Pizza"

[@whatsit101]

Great one Aziz,

[@TheInfamousThey305]

Who else wants to river dance once the intro plays?

[@joluoto]

Before Edmure was born and Cat was heir to Riverrun maybe Blackfish didn't want to become a political force and thus refused to marry. Because with a female heir and a brother of the Lord that is a famous veteran, well Blackfish knew how that often ended with bannermen and the throne both prefering a male heir with some renown over a female heiress. So maybe he tried to make himself a unviable political option on purpose for the sake of Cat and Lysa.

[@HistoryofWesteros]

Good thought, very possible!

[@alexstewart9747]

excellent. easy to watch and informative.

[@peglegpeete9122]

Which cat did you train to do the up angle shot of your right side? they did a very good job and not only kept the shot on you, they also stayed in focus. They deserve an extra treat.

[@irishrepub84]

this is what i like. just riffing

[@Slap7481]

Back to it 👍🏻

[@Knight860]

Edmure was present when Robb wrote his will and could of let his uncle know of the latter's naming Jon his heir, though I don't see Blackfish heading to the Wall to serve Jon if nothing else than that takes him out of the Riverland's - his home.

[@acrefray]

1:41:00 - Castle or no, I think the Blackfish would still take his duty given to him by Robb as paramount. "Warden of the Southern Marches", and as of that point in time, the Southern Marches are occupied by an enemy force. I don't think the Blackfish would take that lightly, nor return home and retire.

[@everdawn8212]

Loving this vid. As to the Blackfish being such a family oriented guy I totally agree. That's one of the reasons it was so lame the way the show made him care more about the castle than Sansa. Lol I don't think I'll will ever get over such an ignoble death for such a great man!

[@smaug1234]

There also was a interview IGN where GRRM said that there was a twist that involves a character thats dead in the show but alive in the books. Blackfish is a possibility for that among others

[@HistoryofWesteros]

definitely true, either way I think Blackfish has plenty left to do. Hope so anyway.

[@smaug1234]

yup great char

[@serillifertheswagnificent4205]

Blackfish will likely still have a good bit to contribute to the story in my opinion. It could be more than one character Grrm was referring to in that quote you mentioned, but if it were to only be one I personally hope that Grrm is referring to Stannis in that quote. Don't get me wrong, both Brynden and Stannis' death's were handled poorly in the show. I could at least see Bryden saying "screw it, I'll die with my honour intact" as dissatisfying as that is, but the show made Stannis go out like a punk when there was still much more he could have contributed to the story and he never would have burned Shireen in the context the show gave. Plus, when people freaked out about them burning Shireen DnD's defence was to say "Oh, well Stannis will burn Shireen in the next book so why u mad bro?" So it'd be cool if Grrm spited DnD for spoiling the story (though I'm sure the context of burning Shireen would be totally different in the book) by changing things so that Stannis mayhaps doesn't burn Shireen at all and sticks around long enough to aid in the fight against the Others. The worst deaths on the show in my opinion are Stannis Baratheon, Barristan Selmy and Brynden Tully's deaths. Doran Martell and Areo Hotah get dishonourable mentions for worst deaths.

[@zosko1]

I'm fairly sure George said this first before season 6, so it predates Blackfishes show death.

[@SkulkingSkullKid]

The first character that comes to mind there is actually Lady Stoneheart.

[@travissmith7009]

new camera looks great but too many close ups & needs a tripod.. but good job though!

[@mcgoda10]

A Blackfish POV prolouge would be an epic and tragic start to TWOW. Might set the tone for the supposed Character cull coming in TWOW as well.

[@alibaba1311]

I thought jeyne westerling was gunnna be the prologue

[@mcgoda10]

Jeyne is going to be in the prologue. A lot of people have speculated that the BWB+Blackfish will attempt to rescue her from the Westerland train taking Jeyne to Casterly Rock. I've seen guesses from Forley Prester, Blackfish, anyone from the BWB, or even a warg Nymeria POV. No one really knows though George will probably just surprise us with something crazy.

[@TKFKU]

Blackfish wasn't going to be told who to marry by his lord brother, maybe stubborn or just unwilling to let Hoster dictate to him. That said family duty and honor won't let him openly go against him by marrying at all.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Theon sounds like a 1920's gangster-type. lmao "Nya! Ya see? Listen 'ere, ya payin' for every one of these barrels or you'll be livin' in one!" I feel Blackfish's reception of Lady Stoneheart would be very dependent on just how much of "Catelyn" is still left in there. Is she some Frankenstein's monster and little more, or is she actually lucid of her previous identity?

[@Blastanker]

Yay a video with no random extras

[@18pablo88]

Have you done one for victarian greyjoy. My favourite character missed from show

[@HistoryofWesteros]

Afraid not, but we have done one on the Hellhorn (Dragonbinder) which has a lot of Victarion in it. Some day in the future we may do one all about him!

[@chinaskibloodline]

My life is worth living again

[@happyd9733]

I'd advise to lose the profile shots. Amazing content as always

[@dalegribble4308]

for some reason theres been issues with the dl on the podcast medium... maybe its me but i thought id tell u it downloads all but the last 59 min

[@HistoryofWesteros]

Odd, sorry for that! Haven't heard this from anyone else. If it persists, you could always try downloading from SoundCloud.

[@Samperor]

Can someone please explain the southern conspiracy please? I never heard of it.

[@jsull81]

You really buy thr story of him swiming under the gate?! Not bloody likely, imo. My bet is hes either still in riverrun (ala bran in the crypts) or left via a secert tunnel (ala Griffins roost) either way, i bet he does end up with the brotherhood

[@pillmatik4239]

Please do Euron Greyjoy!!

[@HistoryofWesteros]

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[@manchestercity2368]

I thought this was a free version of the blackfish documentary ;(

[@HistoryofWesteros]

Sadly you are not the first, we got a few extra dislikes because of that, lol. It was certainly not intentional on our part.

[@manchestercity2368]

History of Westeros sad u got dislikes I will keep looking and hope u don’t get much dislikes (;

[@Lora2788]

Yey! Thank the old gods and the new!

[@sertorrhenclegane]

I actually have a theory that the Blackfish may have suffered from some kind of genital mutilation at some point in his life and didn't marry because of that.

[@ParagonOlsen]

Do Stannis!

[@baverpuppa1150]

Have you forgotten BLOODRAVEN?

[@HistoryofWesteros]

Who could forget Bloodraven! :) We'll be releasing that episode before the end of the year, probably late November or sometime in December.

[@lanasrj]

I could be wrong, but it seems to me that the Blackfish's refusal to marry comes from stubbornness--but a fiercely individualistic stubbornness, not just some childish pretext. Brynden isn't some spoiled brat, he's a highly intelligent and compassionate person. But in my opinion he doesn't believe in much outside of what he's formed as his own values. If you notice, he never speaks about religion, being a highly pragmatic person. So I speculate that he does things because HE HIMSELF believes he should, not because OTHER PEOPLE think he should. This is different from a complete nihilist, like Sandor Clegane, who in bitterness is capable of horrible acts. This also explains why Brynden, after defying his brother and quarreling with him, is able to remain near Hoster and continue to serve him. It signifies that he's unwilling to bend to his brother's will, but that does not diminish his love for his brother and family In short, Brynden sees his path in life as fulfilling his own obligations, and marriage would be a compromise of his values and a burden to his wife and heirs

[@stephenpaccone8120]

Do tyrions mushrooms:))) please

[@DamorkaDalilla]

Great video. I have a speculation why Blackfish did not mary. Maybe when he was young he got a diseas from prostitute and did not treat it properly. Then maybe he was unable to have sex any more. If something like that happened he would have to hide it so he would not get rediculed.

[@RichardHorpe]

Where's the legend BryndenBFish?

[@siRrk1337]

~ 3min dat camerawork! :D cinematic values

[@fookinaye8277]

Micheal Bay

[@Nine-Eight]

A S H A Y A

[@egoborder3203]

where are they??? WHERE ARE MY AZIZ PUNS??!!??!?

[@Swordinthedark]

While I love all your videos, the new voice overs were a little much. Normally I'll leave the video playing during work and a coworker made a comment that they sounded Canadian. -_-

[@HistoryofWesteros]

haha, thanks for the feedback, we've tried a lot of different things for the voiceovers/quotes.

[@philjoyce1548]

Oppolesit wings lol....baby purple sounds better

[@MarenM4085]

Phil Joyce it’s opalescent, like the gemstone opal.

[@SHARKVADERS]

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