The Witcher: Complete History of the Northern Wars (Heavy Book Spoilers!)

[@CivilizationEx]

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[@veritasaequitas2386]

great work, you shoud focus on events in 2 & 3 season, Thanedd, Lodge or basic wolrd buidling as show does not do that job at all

[@szafraniec8164]

Amazing work Could you go into more detail with Thanedd coup?

[@54032Zepol]

2 am on a friday, two weeks uner quarantine and this video shows up.... aaaww yeah

[@glen3133]

Well yes. That's nearly the same situation here right now

[@drmeam406]

Similar here - wishing you both well

[@monguch01]

I was going through wiki pages to understand what happaned in politics before Witcher games but I was confused reading it all. Here you beutifully talked about it and save my brain. Thank you!

[@CivilizationEx]

Correction: At 20:07, Vilgefortz was a human, not an elf. I meant to say "powerful sorcerer".

[@ElJayEmCee]

Dude in all honesty we can let that little mistake slide because you absolutely nailed all of these recent witcher videos amazing job well done take care and stay safe

[@Crimsonrain13]

Seriously. Peter Kenny did such a great job in narration of the Witcher novels that I would count them as the best audio books of the genre.

[@CivilizationEx]

This video contains info from ALL the books and short stories and is FULL of SPOILERS!

[@CivilizationEx]

It's a great idea and I've already added it to my list of topics, but I'm going to busy for awhile with my Third Age series. Once that's done though I'll be sure to get to it :)

[@Lonewolf-hn3fi]

So the game's story starts where the book's ends.

[@ktge5050]

The first game starts several years after the books end

[@Hsdias]

kinda yeah, especially the second and third

[@wrenovator3101]

All powerful God child - almost everyone: "let's be Really mean to her, that way she'll do what we want her to! No possible ramifications!"

[@ProfRavenSteel]

During one of her travels, she visits our world and gave knowledge of eternal youth to a young man who we all know as Saint Germain. He later traveled the world in search of knowledge of interdimensional travel to unite with her but that is a tale for some other day.

[@mrforce301]

Castlevania and The Witcher crossover would be amazing

[@ProfRavenSteel]

@@mrforce301 it would be.

[@echidnanatsuki882]

Eyo, can you link me a source to this pls. Would love to know more about this side story.

[@maiktendo6512]

If you Repent for your sins and have faith in Jesus and you shall have eternal life in paradise

[@rohanrasool]

Great Video man you just summarised everything of substance and revised some of my forgotten things, great vid once again !!!!

[@CoolGuyJ84]

I know it's a long way away, but damn, when the Netflix show reaches its end, I'm gonna be feeling somewhat melancholy, especially with the showrunner saying explicitly that the show will end where the books end (probably Lady of the Lake, though I guess them including the Season of Storms epilogue may be a possibility). Looking back, I think CD Projekt Red provided the perfect ending for Geralt with the Blood and Wine DLC (with whomever romance partner the player chose - Yen or Triss).

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

Well said.

[@1992zorro]

So Netflix will go through all of this? I don't think they will make it. It's too complex

[@Ignisan_66]

NETFLIX SHOW IS A PIECE OF SHIT!

[@Ignisan_66]

@@1992zorro Of course they won't. Shitflix already f*cked up the story so much it's impossible that it will be the same as the books.

[@samvimes2061]

@@Ignisan_66 it's honestly not that bad. The first two books are a nightmare to adapt. So the Show had to cut out some of the most interesting stories and downscale the ones they showed for the sake of building a cohesive timeline. As a book reader, I will definitely watch Season 2 as the material it's adapting is so much more linear. And is far less focused on sending a message through the exploration of classic fairytales.

[@Clark628]

Fantastic video! Just finished LOTL and this helped clarify a lot

[@GaysianAmerican]

Nilfgaard is just manifesting their destiny.

[@echidnanatsuki882]

And they discovered oil in the North which is why they planned on somewhat controlling it.

[@navilluscire2567]

@@echidnanatsuki882 Now I want to see a future spinoff series of The Witcher series set in the future some centuries after Geralt's time that's at the cusp of an industrial revolution!

[@echidnanatsuki882]

@@navilluscire2567 that would be quite cool actually.

[@powerist209]

Only difference is that Nilfgaard actually try to help the natives even if it is to conquer the other natives. Also spoiler: Said emperor happened to be Ciri’s father or the porcupine kid. Also they have no qualms about backstabbing their native Allies even if they got their own homeland.

[@factbeaglesarebest]

I love this world. (The universe, not just the world the story takes place on). I wish there was more books that delved into it!

[@samuelsisti4849]

This is the best summation of the books I have seen on here. Good job

[@drmeam406]

430am! was clinically depressed and dreading 2022. Two days at my parents and THIS ( and treatment) and feeling good again and about to go back to sleep and have not felt this relaxed in ages. Thank you

[@infidelheretic923]

Thanks for this video. It helped clarify a few things which were confusing to me.

[@michaelramone3792]

Dude your videos might be the only thing keeping me sane

[@Karadjordje-rb9ms]

Thanks . Great video ,easy to understand👌

[@stephen8805]

I just wish the show adapted the books properly like the Lord of the Rings movies did for LOTR. The books are absolutely awesome and deserved that perfect adaptation.

[@JesykaL]

Unfortunately we're getting fanfiction. I don't think it's bad, it's pretty decent story telling, but it's quickly deviating from it's claim as an adaptation. Don't know how they're going to play out the messy political battles of the northern wars. Sad that we're seeing the show being completely ripped of nuance and instead forcing a linear narrative tied to modern views for what I'm assuming is for the sake of it being easier to digest for people who are not particularly fans of subtlety lol. Also I'm really disappointed with Vesemir's role in season 2. Almost stopped watching it because of that annoying subplot entirely.

[@thegreenmage6956]

@@JesykaL No, it IS bad. The only agenda is making women and non-white people look wise, good and powerful, while EVERY. White. Male. is made to look weak, stupid and lacking in direction/vision. That is the only thing they care about and it is the only worth they have invested in this show. For us true fans of the Witcher, the show is an awful stain, and a point of shame.

[@JesykaL]

@@thegreenmage6956 Yeah I can respect the opinion. I was just saying, as a show, it's not terrible. Entertaining at the least. Looking back, I can see what you're talking about though. Especially with the forced diversity. I'm just hardwired to not completely hate something I *can* enjoy. I threw away my expectations for the show after they completely butchered Renfri's story; telling myself to not have any feelings for their adaptations of the story anymore. Just seeing it as a fantasy show loosely based on the books. God the beast adaptation was even worse than the Renfri one tho lmao

[@suggy_123]

@@thegreenmage6956 You don't speak for all true fans of the Witcher, and certainly not me. You can not like the show, but no point in bringing racist undertones into the mix.

[@estevesfilmandgaming3115]

Agreed

[@toprope_]

I believe the idea is based off of the HRE/Poland Christianizing Lithuania/the Baltics. Nilfgaard is a massive empire that can never be stopped, and will see the magic wiped out and replaced with the power of an emperor.

[@MisterTutor2010]

"...the Empire strike back...", LOL.

[@ryankwon8785]

What I like about Witcher 1-3 games is that they are sequels to the books and they give Witcher fans the agency to end the story they see fit.

[@TAOBIAF]

you got me flying through the books because I recognize the situation the second the setting is described thanks to these summary vids lmao any chance you'll tackle the games' ever-changing political maps?

[@IcyLight98]

That was amazing! I'm going to go ahead and read the series. Thanks for this!

[@vikyrv9651]

Excellent

[@rgunitx]

Wow that was a lot! Thanks

[@Truthster772]

So places like Novigrad and Velen, particularly in the games, are they new names for what was once Cintra or Aedrin? I’m new to Witcher Lore and next on my agenda is to study the Continent, then and afterwards.

[@Isildun9]

Novigrad, at least, is a port city in Redania. Not sure about Velen.

[@kac9660]

@@Isildun9 Velen is basically northern Temeria with the river Pontar as a border with Redania(Oxenfurt). Novigrad is a free city surrounded by redanian lands.

[@Jakobthestriker]

@@kac9660 Velen is just an area within temeria bordering Novigrad

[@wjr4700]

SPOILERS I dont know how I feel about Emhyr stopping because he felt bad. Something about that feels cheap after everything that happened. Like a deus ex machina event. With such great writing I was expecting more. Am I missing something?

[@danf3201]

I like it because it's the most human reason, Emhyr is this cold calculating manipulator who conquers half a continent and has all of these plans within plans, which makes him inhuman, and therefore less interesting as a character, having a flaw like allowing his emotions to override his plans is very humanising and makes him a a deeper and better character. While it may not make sense logically, people aren't logical, Geralt didn't have to lift the curse on Foltest's daughter, he could have killed her safetly, that he didn't is more interesting.

[@wjr4700]

@@danf3201 I can respect that

[@vario8414]

Please make Pillars of Eternity lore!

[@carlpetersen3147]

Why only 4.5k views? Real shame for a great video.

[@ekawatnandhabiwat9143]

Whoa, thanks for the whole story. Finally understand what happened.

[@arpandey5907]

Hail Empress Ciri, daughter of time, savor of the world, supreme ruler of the south, Liege lord and protector of the north, master of all man and elder kind.

[@exetrf4ng837]

So Gerald and Yen didn't die?

[@NgaBalkan]

Maybe you should have a little talk with Lauren from Netflix

[@jackshistory9378]

Vilgavotz wasn’t an elf

[@calebwinfield1403]

You're amazing!

[@CaptainAhab117]

Anyone who wants the backstory to the game and is too lazy to read the books, ya boy here has you covered.

[@robbelevich664]

Awesome!

[@djonga9938]

Conclusion.... sorceress are the worst evil that happened on the Continent

[@thomasalvarez6456]

They’re essentially the deep state, they hold too much power over governments. Hence why Emyhr wanted to control them.

[@SHARKVADERS]

CivEx!

[@EL-ISS]

Wait Vilgefortz is an elf? I thought his mum was a human sorceress and his father some human dude she banged and then they didn't want him? How'd I miss this in the books? Lol

[@CivilizationEx]

No he was human, that was a mistake sorry. I left a comment with the correction.

[@dredasilv8691]

But what about the third war

[@CivilizationEx]

The third war is in the games, these vids are based on the books.

[@dredasilv8691]

@@CivilizationEx I love how you still reply to comments from a year old video I respect that

[@benji285]

​@@CivilizationEx Yet, you mixed a certain amount of non-canon informations from the derivative products with canon informations from the original books. Of course, it's a bit of quibbling, your work is nonetheless appreciable. 😉 It's just that too many people tend to confuse the Lore of the books with that of the games. Also... "Fell in love with an outlaw named Mistle"... would be more : "was r@ped by an outlaw named Mistle and remained in a toxic relationship with her r@pist for some obscure reasons".

[@bighitblowout]

An interesting video. You should work on your presentation though. Your voice tends to go to a higher pitch too often. Try and speak with your inflection trending downwards in each sentence rather than upwards at the end (which is making you sound like you're almost asking a question). Regardless a good video, keep up the good work sir

[@stephen8805]

All hail the Northern realms!! Down with Nilfgaard.

[@DanBurgaud]

ehh? is that the story by the book? it is so convoluted it sux!

[@josefwareham135]

My guy 😂 he just condensed 5+ boos worth of information is into a 23 minute video. It's not convoluted, it's a complex and rich narrative that when summarised in such a way cannot be fully understood

[@colcasey3853]

Very good but I cringed everytime you said DYKEstra intstead of Dijkstra

[@n543576]

Season 2 of the Witcher is going to be FUCKING AWESOME! I can't wait to see all this play out in the show.

[@manflabs5209]

What did you think of season 2?

[@gilangridho911]

Bruh moment

[@hal2315]

man but was it rly necessary to say emhyrs backstory when the video is about the fkn northern wars man fucking hell

[@saunak9183]

20:08 Nope Regis ain't dead.

[@CivilizationEx]

The info in these vids are based on the books not the games.

[@benji285]

@@CivilizationEx Well actually, the books themselves seem to suggest that Regis is not dead.

[@marcossanchez2906]

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[@concept5631]

101st

[@aszthrotep4632]

so much better than shitty GoT

[@yopomo]

You gotta stop making 20 min complete vids, if its two parts keep em in a playlist rather than releasing 3 vids

[@zefft.f4010]

Sorry, Witcher-fans but...Nilfgaard is such a stupid name. Makes me cringe every time. xP

[@mi-lo4ec]

Okay I don’t get why it’s stupid name

[@zefft.f4010]

@@mi-lo4ec It's just my opinion, I think it sounds weird. It sounds "fake" somehow. Also, Nilf is almost like Milf, and gaard means farm where I'm from. So...Milf-farm.

[@mi-lo4ec]

@@zefft.f4010 I see your point but it nor a lazy name like The North or The South

[@navilluscire2567]

@@zefft.f4010 Actually I think "Gaard" means yard or something like that. And "Nilf" I think is just a name so "Nilfgaard" roughly means *"Nilf's yard"* or garden (like you mentioned) so in a sense yeah it feels like a fake name that doesn't feel...'organic', like it doesn't seem like a name for a people, what they'd call themselves atleast. Which in their own language would just be something like "the people" or "our people" anyway as that's the case with every language from every nation. Atleast without any sort of context whether historical or mythological or likely both their name seems out of the blue. Think the name Roman, the people of Rome and how that's derived from Romulus, one of a pair of legendary brothers that were the supposed founders of the ancient city of Rome and were said to be half-god sons of the (Roman) war god Mars. Without a similar explanation or context I can't see how Nilfgaard became the name of a place, much less were the name of a people was contracted from such as "Nilfgaardian" or why they'd prefer to be referred to as such. *Like just who was this Nilf character? Where did he come from (assuming it's a man and or possibly a "semi-divine" male figure), what's this about a garden or yard? Why is that notable? What's the symbolism there? What's the story behind it? And why was he, the figure so important, what's his tale?*

[@thomasalvarez6456]

@@zefft.f4010 Well it’s in Elvish so it has a meaning and hence why it sounds strange.