Every Game of Thrones House Explained in 19 Minutes

[@jaydonefilms]

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[@James-kd2qm]

No, you were correct. The Targaryen’s were in fact a major house in Valyria. There were 1000s of noble family’s living in the Valyrian Freehold (such as the Velaryon’s and Celtigar’s) and only 40 of them possessed dragons. Nobody really knows exactly where the Targaryens fit in that 40 because it has never been specifically mentioned by the author. the only Information we have is that they were not among the most powerful of the dragon lords. They were still part of the ruling elite.

[@MR.Z1991]

​@James-kd2qm the Targaryens were a minor power amongst the 40 ruling Dragonlord families. So yes, he was incorrect.

[@James-kd2qm]

@@MR.Z1991 minor compared to other dragonlords maybe. Not minor in general. Anyone who has dragons isn’t minor in any sense of the word.

[@MR.Z1991]

@@James-kd2qm that's what I wrote, minor amongst the 40.

[@jeremywarren5748]

Told him!

[@tikolopez8884]

I burst out laughing when you talked about House Bolton and said, " These MFs are vile !" Yes, they are very vile.

[@rizwanuzzamanjyoti]

The red kings were always brutal, before the coming of andals some of the red kings used to wear the skin of slain Starks as their clothes, throughout their history they had rivalry with the Starks

[@dakotacognion5219]

Correction, House Hightower are still around in the main series, they just don't play a major role in the story other than Mace Tyrell's wife, who is a Hightower.

[@andreazapata1924]

Jorah’s wife was also a Hightower and the reason he went into slave trading

[@smileyjeno2598]

@@andreazapata1924😱😱😱

[@margarethmichelina5146]

​@@andreazapata1924Also, Jorah ever mentioned to Daenerys in the book that she reminds him of his wife. I don't know if he mentioned that in the show.

[@SlabbyMess]

Why was Jorah call the Andal and no one else?

[@ChrisHall-vh4fx]

There is also a hightower present at the tower of joy in Ned's flash back.

[@drewlabourene]

Just a note for the Baratheons, they were not only the allies of the Targaryen’s in the beginning, but they were also distantly related to one another. Half brothers or cousins, were Aegon the Conquer, and the Lord Baratheon, at the time; I can’t quite recall which. But it’s part of the reason why the Baratheon’s are so hot blooded. 1:25

[@Kaiser_Wilhelm_IV.]

Orys Baratheon, the house's founder, was Aegon the Conqueror's alleged bastard half-brother from another (black-haired) mother 👍

[@LordSluggo]

They're related up to two ways: Orys was (allegedly) Aegon's bastard half-brother, and Robert/Stannis/Renly's grandmother was a Targ

[@MrLuchenkov]

House Tully is a good testament to how a house can survive without necessarily being the strongest, through a bit of guile, a lot of diplomacy and a habit to always be a second-tier "major" house.

[@oliverwatson8241]

The Targaryens were only a minor family in Valyria

[@jaydonefilms]

Thank you for letting me know, I am editing the video now to correct this information!

[@allpraisestothemosthigh9418]

Until they weren't!!

[@KWW0321]

For a time

[@cynthiavanteylingen7922]

Minor would be valaryons and the other crab loving house bouse celtigar. Targs werent minor or major

[@durlov2343]

They were far from the greatest Dragonlord in Valyria

[@christopherharris7423]

Oberyn Martell’s death still strikes me as one of the most thrilling and gut-wrenching plot points in the whole run of the series, it’s always gonna stick with me

[@livaulrika5796]

The Tyrells didn't go extinct! Margaery still has two other brothers.

[@Thekooko]

I think they are not canon in the show which kinda sucks cause her brothers have a major role in the books

[@isthatrubio_136]

@@Thekookoyeah, sucks

[@JonAntipasSubayno]

​@@ThekookoGarlan Tyrell a less popular warrior than loras but much better than the sword. Garlan Tyrell trained with 3 swordsman at a time

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Also, Sansa isn't supposed to marry Lorras, but she's supposed to marry Willas, Margaery's other brother.

[@okko9698]

You mean cersei? Sansa married to tyrion​@@margarethmichelina5146

[@merritteixeira8073]

Arya killed "every Frey who means a damn thing" so their legacy is at the very least uncertain. If there were any Freys left I imagine Edmure would end their line as payback for kidnapping him.

[@bluevols]

Except his arrow would miss

[@koalawater6000]

@@bluevolsYou did not have to say that 🤣

[@rafaelvieira7496]

The phrase "A Lannister always pays his debts" originates only after Tywin Lannister destroys house Reyne.

[@Thrawn23.]

And House Tarbeck

[@brunooftrenzalore]

Targariens were a minor house among 40 others dragonriding families of Valyria.

[@jaydonefilms]

Thank you for letting me know, I am editing the video now to correct this information!

[@gabrielamorel7234]

honestly props to george for coming up with all of this, but more importantly, on all the BOY names he came up with. it's so hard coming up with masculine names yet george was able to come up with THOUSANDS of original names for his characters

[@bigloopsie]

House Hightower has a very interesting role in the books, especially with the upcoming Battle of Blood.

[@khalilrahme5227]

Are the books still actively being written?

[@bigloopsie]

@@khalilrahme5227 I'd assume, but at a slow rate.

[@mr.j774]

Torhen Stark bent the knee out of fear of the Long Night, not fear of dragons. He wisely sought out the Dragon Kings as allies against the horrors beyond the Wall.

[@zinkheroofyoutube8004]

We have no actual proof of that in the books

[@gaganpreetsinghsidhu]

I like when he said “Those who did critique him (Tohren Stark) were only able to be alive to do so because of Tohren's Actions” Wolf Starks are “House Of Honourables” for a Reason💯

[@saptaswapal4064]

​@@gaganpreetsinghsidhu Only Ned Stark and his children were honourable. The rest of the ancient Starks weren't.

[@henrypeterkin1]

​@@saptaswapal4064what about cregan? 🤡

[@edgyspec]

@@saptaswapal4064there never was a stark that broke an oath other than sansa

[@daeseongkim93]

might want to change title from Every Game of Thrones House Explained in 19 Minutes to The Main Game of Thrones Houses Explained in 19 Minutes, great vid tho

[@gauravpz]

You might want to read Fire and Blood. Some of the house descriptions were incorrect or incomplete. Like Orys Baratheon took the sigil and land from House Durrandon when he captured Storms End. House Tyrell didnt become prominent 'over a period of time', they got prominent almost overnight when Aegon I destroyed the line of House Gardener and made Tyrells the protector of the Reach, House Arryn would never have contended against dragons as Visenya and her dragon got Arryn's fealty in a single day when she showed the Arryns how vulnerable their sky fortress was to dragons. And these are just a few.

[@LordSluggo]

This seems like a very simplified version of the show, not the books

[@ryansaintz2575]

@@LordSluggo In that case what's the point lol.

[@JayboTheHood]

To be fair, it does say "Game Of Thrones" in the title as opposed to "A Song Of Ice And Fire"

[@MR.Z1991]

House Lannister is descendents of Lan the Clever thus making them a First Men house. Down he line one of the Lannister kings only had daughters so his eldest daughter married into an Andal House but their origin still remains as a house that originated from First Men during Age of Heroes.

[@rudielizaa]

the hightower family is actually still around in the books :D loras and margaery's mother (also willas and garlands mother) is a hightower!

[@noturbusiness9736]

My knowledge is limited, but I recall hearing someone say that house Hightower is still around during the events of GoT but their standing had falling considerably. Enjoyed the video, learned a good amount from it.

[@jaydonefilms]

That is indeed true, they just aren’t really around and doing much at all in the main series unfortunately. Also thank you so much!

[@vbb2076]

their standing hasnt fallen at all!! they are one of the richest and most important family in westeros, except for the royal families/a few other main houses it basically doesnt get better than marrying a hightower! Old Town is one of the largest city, a cultural point and the cleanest city in westeros + the hightowers can gather a large army faster than any other family in the reach and have a strong naval strengh. And for further info Dany recalls them as being a loyal house since they supported her father in the rebellion, very cool house Another fact: Ser Gerold Hightower (the white bull) was the commander of king aerys' kingsguard!

[@zinkheroofyoutube8004]

@@vbb2076They are still powerful but are much less relevant, mainly because the current Lord Hightower spends most of his time locked up in the Hightower

[@saptaswapal4064]

They are still very powerful. They can gather "6000 Swords without conscripting men from Old Town". Which makes them one of the most militarily powerful Non-Great House.

[@barbaraarcila-sousa2990]

And there is a theory that says the hightowers are also from valyria/ have valyrian blood.

[@KingWizard026]

House Hightower still exists in the main series, they just arent doing much of anything in the main series

[@jackiegarcia8663]

I get so immersed in this universe that I forget it’s all fiction. I only remembered halfway through this lol

[@jaydonefilms]

Same, the world building feels so real! Feels like actual history

[@andreazapata1924]

About the Hightowers.. everyone always points out that Margaery’s mother is a Hightower but no one mentions how Jorah’s wife is also a Hightower (Margaery’s aunt) and her expensive taste is what got Jorah into slave trading in the first place 😅

[@KyleYoung-b2q]

Dorne was never conquered. They joined the Kingdoms on their own terms.

[@ludokolman3195]

they were by dareon

[@sallyjordan8658]

​@@ludokolman3195through marriage

[@PSLGODSEdits9775]

​@@sallyjordan8658nope through conquest 3 years they were under rule even bent the knees

[@odxronan]

Daeron I conquered it and had Lyonel Tyrell hold it for some time then died in a trap in Dorne which is why they say taking Dorne is the easy part holding it is the difficult one. Then Daeron the II marries Dorne into the Seven kingdoms

[@zinou4433]

3:02 mentioning kings in the north with jon & rob picture is brillante

[@CatotheE]

14:36 Nitpick, but I wouldn’t say that most of their history they were vassals of House Tully. That was just during the Targaryen rule. They were around hundreds of years before that. That’s one of the Tully’s big problems. They have bannermen that aren’t historically loyal to them and are richer or more powerful than them. Great video anyways,

[@ameliabrittain3689]

I actually like that Gendry became a full Baratheon, since the entire house was founded by a bastard in the first place

[@margarethmichelina5146]

It's also kinda ironic that Robert wanted Daenerys death only later to Daenerys proclaimed Gendry as Baratheon on Season 8 and forgive him as a bastard. If it's canon, obviously. Gendry will carry the name Baratheon alive

[@saptaswapal4064]

​@@margarethmichelina5146 In the Books I think it will be Edric Storm. Considering he was raised at court and know politics better than Gendry.

[@zekethewise7042]

House Hightower still exist there just not a major player anymore

[@dwaynekeenum1916]

Underrating them they’re Tyrell bannerman pretty powerful

[@deffdeff9520]

Can't wait for House Bronn (well, house Blackwater I guess?) 😂

[@danieltereza2479]

Just finished watching your video and was expecting to see a lot of views and subscribers. I even was going to go see the other videos you mentioned in the end. Then i realised you are a new channel and the video was posted 11 hours ago lol. Great video, keep it up!

[@jaydonefilms]

Thank you!! I really appreciate it! I plan on doing a lot more content like this!

[@uroboros4260]

So to sum up: Targaryen - Romans Baratheon - Scotland Stark - Sweden Lannister - England Tyrell - France Arryn - Austria/Lotharingia Martell - Spain Greyjoy - Faroe Islands/Isle of Man Tully - Germany Bolton - Finland Frey - Denmark Mormont - Iceland Tarly - Wales Baelish - Luxembourg Hightower - Byzantium

[@commiebastard3633]

Wrong on almost all of these.

[@sanniez]

Tully is more Dutch imo

[@mandash4762]

As a French, Tyrell being France make a lot of sense now

[@fl8281]

What a great comeback!! Gone for 2 years and returned with hundreds of thousands views on each videos.

[@jaydonefilms]

Thanks! I’m surprised myself how well the videos are doing lol

[@spencerperson1856]

Our blades are sharp! A flayed man holds no secrets

[@foulplayer7812]

Here's some trivia about House Arryn that seems to always fly under fans' radar. There seems to be a trend throughout ASOIAF history where the main branch of House Arryn goes extinct, and the lordship (previously kingship) passes to the lord's first, second, or third cousin.

[@filipealves6295]

At around 16:50, that is not House Baelish's sigil, it's more of a personal symbol of Littlefinger. The House's sigil is the Titan of Braavos on a green backdrop

[@punkwrestle]

Didn’t Arya kill all the Frey’s at the dinner as payback for the Red Wedding. Also we since the Game of Thrones ended without an Epilogue,we don’t really know for certain if all of the houses are extinct, because there may be a cousin or other relative out there we didn’t know about. Since the knight watch is done, are we sure Samwell didn’t inherit his family kingdom?

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

It's not the case that none of the Baratheon brothers had a legitimate heir; Stannis Baratheon fathered a legitimate heir in his daughter Shireen Baratheon.

[@kingpin7666]

House Hightower is still around they just refuse to leave their lands in modern GOT. There’s dialogue about it.

[@HectorHocking]

13:09 "I mean their house sigil is literally-" my pfp

[@vokkagirl]

house hightower is still around and the rulers of oldtown during the main series. margaery and loras' mother is alerie hightower. jorah mormont's ex wife was alerie's sister, lynesse hightower. their father has a lot of heirs so i don't think they're going away any time soon

[@DEATHxTHExKIDx1]

Man by the end of the series a lot of the families got wiped out or left with 1 person to carry the name.

[@Magmaxyz]

I appreciate the warhammer bretonnians 6th edition artwork at the Lannister rebellion part 😊

[@cameronstokss870]

3:24 this would be a fire short series

[@sajadmohassan]

Great summary considering I finished the show almost a year ago

[@casapaoaldrinb.8077]

How complex does Goerge Martin's mind? George: I sewed a tapestry of one of the most beautiful story in my mind

[@sallyjordan8658]

2:16 Stannis isnt dead in the books, and he has put in writing that jf anything happens to him, he wants his very much trueborn, legitimate daughter Shireen to take the throne in his stead...

[@Art-is-craft]

I thought he sacrifice her in the books. I cannot quite remember or have confused the tv show.

[@Tessar1on]

ngl house bronn caught me off guard

[@justtil6749]

5:50 “much more respectable way”, they basically betrayed House Gardener and then were the strongest house left and Aegon gave them the title…

[@HoldenMuhKnutz]

Thank you. I seriously don’t have the time to go back and read all of the books😂. It all makes sense now

[@digit-zero]

HOUSE UMBER FOREVER!!!!!!

[@MrStalkerhunter]

House Arryn fortress is impregnable, proceeds to blow off the lower mountain-like pillar supporting the huge castle up top

[@Art-is-craft]

Yes the bobs ground structure could be destroyed but not below ground.

[@gaganpreetsinghsidhu]

I like when he said “Those who did critique him (Tohren Stark) were only able to be alive to do so because of Tohren's Actions” Wolf Starks are “House Of Honourables” for a Reason💯

[@geneporreca3848]

Hear me Roar!! Great video. Best House!! " And so he spoke, and so he spoke that Lord of Castamere, But now the rains weep O'er his hall, with no one there to hear. Yes now the rains weep O'er his hall, and not a soul to hear!!! RIP Tywin Lannister and goodbye House Reyne

[@db6842]

These are like 5% of the total houses in Westeros

[@TheP0dcastHub]

Good video. Though not a prominent house, I wish you included House Blackfyre!

[@jaydonefilms]

Thank you! Maybe I'll do a part 2 some time to talk about the less prominent Houses

[@silencioso3271]

@@jaydonefilmsplease do

[@Shtfman90]

Interesting fact, the Tyrells have descendants from the high towers with Margaery Tyrell being the final descendent of the high towers

[@iosonoxkrxmovxi]

Wow such an abundant source of many potential storylines.If I were HBO executer ,I would definitely purchase all rights from the creator.

[@powertrip25]

daaaamn no love for house Valeryon

[@jakub572]

just a tad point - the lannisters werent andals - they were old men who intermarried with the andals - Lann the Clever existed in the age of heroes which was before the Andal Invasion

[@jabronjunklove760]

All I need to know is. . . . .where da House Party at?

[@TruckieLooks4Aliens]

Torren knelt after a convo- not bc he didn’t want his house to die. They figured out they had the same plan

[@Bigdubdiesel69420]

Lann the clever predates the arrival of the andals

[@stardustyt607]

i would also like to add that bran the builder built storms end

[@mikewaterfield3599]

For the record, In the books the onion knight is charged with retrieving Rikon Stark from hiding.

[@NickZ0425]

Targaryens have a flying napalm tank its whole lore

[@vestnivdrom6311]

Could've added Houses: Velaryon, Cole, Karstark, Clegane, Tarth, Glover but great vid anyways

[@jaydonefilms]

I am thinking of doing a part 2 and I will definitely cover these if I do!

[@arshamthedefiler4006]

Great video 👍 Just a minor correction, unlike the Tyrells the original Lannisters were not Andals but rather first men, since the age of heroes and the time when Lan the clever swindles the rock from the Casterly’s, happens a few thousand years before the coming of the Andals. However unlike house Stark in the north and house Mudd (and other houses who claimed kingship) in the Riverlands, the Lannisters did not oppose the Andals, rather invited them to their lands, converted to their faith of the seven. So yes it is true that no trace of that First men blood line of house Lannister and other houses in the westerlands, and anywhere else in Westeros other than the north no longer remains. But all major ancient houses like Stark, Lannister, Gardner, Greyiron (Greyjoy ancestors), Dorranden (original Baratheon’s) were all descended from the first men. Major Houses like Arryn, Tully, Tyrell, and even house Martell were originally started by Andal lords.

[@pedrozajnr7475]

I thought you were going to talk about the bastards last😮

[@zzzMist]

Only 300 subscribers is insane, here’s to one more

[@jaydonefilms]

Thank you!♥

[@daltonarcand3792]

You’d think the nights watch would be disbanded after the end of the night king therefore Sam would be able to be Lord Tarley

[@suns3tn1ghtmar3]

Given in the Books Stanis does survive the battle of winterfell. I’m very interested in what direction Martin wants to go

[@daniel_njf]

bro mentioned house frey,bolton,mormont,tarly and bealish and failed to mention house royce when they were more than qualified to be on the list,they were the bronze kings and high kings of the vale and mountain during andal invasion,they were old,they possessed an ancestral valerian steel sword"lamentation" and were most likely second most powerful house in vale after house arryn.

[@foulplayer7812]

I've never understood why everyone acts like House Durradon went completely extinct like House Hoare or Gardner after the conquest. Sure, Argalac died, but his daughter survived and went on to have all of Orys's kids, meaning literally every Baratheon for the last 300 years is directly blood-related to the Storm Kings. All that happened was one guy married the daughter of the man he killed and changed the house's name, but everyone acts like this automatically means the Durradons are as extinct as the dodo bird.

[@dankm3m3s66]

Can't believe you missed House Goodmen!

[@Cynthwayve]

Im crying, no, coping, no, no SEETHEING that you didn't do House Umber. BREAK THE CHAINS JUSTICE FOR GREATJON FREE THE GIANT

[@jaydonefilms]

I’m sorry to disappoint you😞

[@eleanorcarpenter240]

what about the Velaryons

[@jaydonefilms]

I wanted to discuss the Houses that had a pretty prominent role in Game of Thrones, or at least the show, since I have yet to read the books, and also only one House from House of the Dragon, so I unfortunately wasn’t able to cover the Velaryons here. They are such a great House though

[@joquendof]

I would have included House Velaryon, as they were very influential and featured prominently in House of the Dragon.

[@teewrx420]

I'll never understand how the boltons we're the second strongest house in The North, but we're only Roose and Ramsey technically.

[@DanielleA2023]

Thanks for this video ❤❤

[@RandomJeanc]

Amazing video bro, keep it up. 🔥

[@jaydonefilms]

Thank you so much!

[@timmurphy479]

I loved all five books My favorite part was biter against brienne of tarth biter messed her up man

[@maheraboudargham7533]

No spoiler warning is a menace act

[@yugi9711]

I wanted to hear more about the legendary house Bron

[@Gh0u1s]

Please do a part 2 where you mention some other houses such as the ones that went destroyed such as some of the houses in house of dragons and a few more smaller once and such house Tarth

[@Mysticinvestigations]

House Bronn comes to prominence 400 years later during the Aryaos Revolutionay War. The Westeros colonists who moved there took issue with the King. House Bronn won key battles that led to victory. Unfortunately, by that time the power of the great Houses was in deep decline with the rise of Parliament. After another 150 years a benevolent Queen and Parliament finally gave the colonists independence. The new nation was called The United States Of Aryaos.

[@Progen77]

House Reed is my favorite, they stay away from the politics.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

House Hightower during House of The Dragon era: "We light the way" House Hightower during Game of Thrones era: Who?

[@Napoleon1815-l8c]

Jorah’s redemption arc is fascinating of how he was exiled for being a slave trader and then he helped Daenerys free countless slaves. I wonder if George R.R. Martin had abolitionist John Newton in mind when he created Jorah’s character.

[@Art-is-craft]

He did not actually do slave trading as per se. He took prisoners who would have been executed and transferred them for money.

[@deathraven7314]

If I remember correctly, House Lannister was founded during the Age of Heroes by Lan "The Clever." That would've put their founding and their descent being from the First Men, would it not? At least originally

[@bennordstrom2240]

Good video

[@jaydonefilms]

Thank you so much!

[@aymanomar8965]

great video

[@jaydonefilms]

Thank you so much!

[@favoura7264]

really enjoyed this video!

[@jaydonefilms]

Thank you!

[@rekomenfilmid]

@@jaydonefilms This video suck. It so poor written, low effort, and has a lot of error. Also, CREDIT THE GODDAMN ARTIST!

[@FREDRICKG85]

Grave video really appreciate it

[@KuroDCupu]

Every house: "One of the strongest house'

[@mystaniceguy]

Unfortunately almost none of the lore in this video is to fact based on the books. A lot of characters are still alive in the books.

[@felixwohlfarth925]

this is acually a very good video for a YTer with only 344...345 now subs

[@jaydonefilms]

Thank you so much!!

[@felixwohlfarth925]

RIP Tully being set behind fucking Greyjoy...yaiks!

[@ThaGreatKingLeo]

Telltale fans know about House Forrester

[@mafia_dave32]

The Boltons should have been eradicated on principle .

[@MichaelShumate-bk3tu]

Dragon in game of thrones = nuclear threat

[@m.y.a.111]

My friend of San Francisco wants to sit on the throne of the High Tower 👨🏼‍🦽