The Witcher Explained | Part 1 | Witcher Lore

[@TheMrShoebox]

I have to say, tackling the Witcher universe is no small feat especially for a channel your size. I would never claim to be an expert but I’d like to mention I’ve read all the books twice. I’d like to tell you that despite your channel’s small size, you did an extremely fantastic job for the introduction to this series. I’m subscribing to follow along. Job well done!!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! It is quite an undertaking for an extensive universe with many stories but I enjoy making videos for it. Hopefully the channel grows as more content comes out!

[@chasedufty2406]

Jesus you want an award? If its hard for a small channel to understand and explain the witcher, how did you, with no channel, even comprehend it? Whats chanel size have anything to do with it 😂

[@tedwards4150]

@@chasedufty2406 bruh it was a compliment chill

[@snowyy3028]

@@chasedufty2406 its more like because it takes lots of dedication to do such videos but also the possibility of barely getting views like high effort for low reward. At least thats what i understood

[@benflack1724]

@@chasedufty2406 I hope you are having a better day

[@liviu09hjoe]

It would be sick to have a total war game based on this story

[@fingolfin9086]

bro...

[@TheLorebrarians]

They'd have my money in a heartbeat

[@liviu09hjoe]

@@TheLorebrarians same

[@radovanprstojevic1060]

It's pretty much the Ottoman expansion, but i agree...

[@borzmir9326]

some people are creating a mod for medieval 2 total war based on witcher world :P

[@sevblau3750]

I know it has been a while since this was uploaded. But I have to point out how much I appreciate this video! What an absolute classy piece of art! I just recently started playing witcher 3 and as a map and geography enthusiast, I just had to dive deeper into the political and topographic nature of the continent. And this video was just ideal for this purpose! Well done!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video and I love helping make the games even more engaging and rewarding for players

[@hollowtomato]

I love the care and detail put into to the video. I was afraid, that this was going to use the Netflix series as basis of the lore, which makes up the lore as it goes and contradicts itself. I'm glad you took the game/book route. Great job! Keep them coming.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thanks, so glad you enjoyed it! Yes, It's challenging when the three media each have their own nuances, but I am most familiar with the books and will be using those as foundation

[@hollowtomato]

@@TheLorebrarians A solid plan. The games took great care adapting the universe from the books. They are pretty much in line with the books in terms of the lore. My guess is that the Netflix series will be drifting further from the source material in the future seasons. This might cause confusion to people who've only seen the show, but a simple disclaimer probably fixes that issue.

[@ClemensAlive]

When you zoomed in, I realized, that "The Witcher 3" main map (Velen & Novigrad) are only a tiny itchy pimple on the west coast. oof. And that there are in fact HUGE distances between the maps.

[@colinaudette291]

And then you realize how small even Temeria is. And then how small just the Continent is compared to the entire earth alongside potentially other continents like Ofier. Not to mention all the canonical other dimensions and planets

[@kingt0295]

Yeah the Velen we see in game is only the very north western tip of a former temerian province called Velen. There’s even a major city in the Witcher universe called Gors Velen we don’t get to see which is the capital of this rural province

[@EL-ISS]

Man this is perfect for falling asleep too. It keeps my attention until I just peacefully pass out. Then in the morning I just go back to where I was in your series lol.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Haha well I'm glad I can help you get some rest

[@lils6537]

i have watched the witcher many times, but never played the games or read the books, and i was eager to learn more about the ACTUAL lore, and not just the shows lore/timeline - i found this video and was extremely pleased! not only did you tell it in such a way that was easy to understand but you create images in my head that allow me to actually imagine what everything looks like! thank you for this

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thanks so much, very happy to hear the video helped and you enjoyed the content!

[@Siilk70]

Play the games, read the books, that thing Netflix did is an atrocity

[@AdrianDanielGuard]

I searched Witcher Lore and stumbled upon your channel. Your style of presenting is amazing. Please, keep on the good work. I subscribed

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thank you, and I appreciate the support!

[@fingolfin9086]

It's no secret these types of lore channels, which focus on Fantasy books/film/tv like LOTR, GOT, the Witcher, etc., are popping up everywhere lately so its easy to see a lot of content get rehashed multiple times to the point where it almost feels like channels are copying each other. Having just discovered your channel, I have to say, you have done an amazing job with the Witcher content. Well done. Subscribed.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thank you for the kind words and support. And welcome to the channel! Witcher and MTG lore are my focus but would love to cover other topics in the years to come. Always welcome to suggestions

[@josephbendoski4305]

This is a great video. It really helps to have the map present the whole time as you walk through the lore.

[@callumbuecher]

This video was very well made and as a dungeon master looking to create a world influenced by the Witcher's this video was a gold mine and I am excited to watch the next part.

[@ScotCinamon]

Huge Witcher fan, I'm well versed with the books and games (and now Netflix series, I guess 🙄)... This is the best video I've seen yet on the geographic explanation of the Continent, and does a fabulous job at touching on the when/why/how of the kingdoms' relationships with one another. Honestly, this would be the absolute first place to send some one who just watched the Netflix series and would want to know more about the world of the Witcher. Very well done, man 👏👏 I've seen maps that cover it by taking a similar map and circling/calling attention to specific cities, areas, etc., but I'd like to see a video detailing the locations in the books so that others could get a better understanding of where (and possibly when) all these stories too place. Again though, hats off the video. You're other ones on the Witcher are on point, too... keep doing what you're doing 👍

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thank you so much for the kind words, great effort goes into creating these videos and I'm glad they are appreciated! If I ever get around to a synopsis video covering the books events I'll be sure to keep in mind your suggestion. Happy you enjoyed the content

[@SamtheIrishexan]

Going to bed to these until i hear them all, subbed. Look forward to seeing how you grow through the series

[@kormakrtv]

We are just playing the Witcher Trilogy for the first time| we have food brake right now where we are watching your Lore Vods, good production so far thank you for doing this!

[@ttank8082]

Just found this. Amazing video man, can't wait to see the rest!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate it and welcome to the channel!

[@AURELIAN-restitutororbis]

thank you for making this series. I ran across the witcher wiki page and looooved the selection of creatures the world had to offer. found it very interesting. unfortunately I am baaaad at games. so youtube is where I came to learn the lore. it's like trying to learn 40k lore all over again hahaha.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad you like the series! It is tough to get oriented to some of the deep/rich setting

[@EmbraceTheInevitable]

Super solid video. I understand the Witcher world so much more with just this short video

[@QuandariusHuzz-bq1jn]

It just ocurred to me that half of the witcher 3 takes place in this 11:27 small area between oxenfurt, velen and novigrad thats crazy

[@Yvon-]

Such great content! You deserve a million views! 😍

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thank you! Maybe one day haha

[@SirianXM]

I second these wise words with yet another million views!

[@Tomewarden]

I've always been fascinated by the Witcher. Thank you for this.

[@hajjology]

I have to say as a GM for a Witcher TTRPG this is a win, showing this to all my players

[@qzoid3060]

I think I’m pretty good with Witcher lore, but this is one of the things I’m not so good on - the world and places. This is a great help 👍

[@TheLorebrarians]

Awesome, glad to hear you got some value from it!

[@CannonAbuser]

thank you as for someone who never had game console except atari or access to a good pc to even play the witcher. this is a helpful guide in watching the netflix series.

[@TheLorebrarians]

So glad to hear it

[@RazorOfArtorias]

Glad you're adventuring on new lands. Awesome video :)

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thank you! I was a little nervous to branch out at first, but am excited to continue the work

[@adwitiyarahman2829]

Loved this. I am always happy to see Witcher content!

[@DynomitePunch]

so what i'm getting from this, is that they haven't discovered the "americas" of this world yet, since most of the known world in the witcher is inspired by european lore etc, and no one has travelled west yet, so, in theory, barring the idea of capcom snuffing the title, the next witcher game, or a series of books could be called "sagas of the new world" or some such,. that'd be cool

[@youngporky5788]

As a newbie to the world of Witcher, this helps a LOT. Very impressive.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad to hear it helped!

[@kckillakrack9714]

Ill give ya the ez mode. There was these elf's long ago they were like the Lord of rings elf's magically even godly in a way. They started to run out of food. Even these elf's had ones who were super powerful power from their blood naturally no training in magic they just had it from birth. The elf leader had an advisor who was super elf mage and another elf who was super soldier. The super mage found a way to teleport to other worlds but as he did this monsters were released. He sent super warrior to go through and find food and other places to live. Eventually the supers turned on the king and took control cause they were bad. Elf's can't have kids after like the age of 8 for some reason. The elder blood of the elf's was starting to disappear. In the contenant that's what they call where everyone lives there is no name and the elf's are not from there they are from a different dimension there was a girl named ciri she had elder blood. See in this contenant which was gnome and dwarf only elf's went there but when they used the portal it made hans show up. You have elf's and humans who were in the south. The humans were nice guys and the elf's were not. They interbred and created new human elf race. Ciri is from this line of people. Now other humans who were not from the portal they sailed there somehow were up north. So now the elf's sent super soldier through the portal with his army the wild hunt. There's so much more but that's all you need to know to be honest. Everyone loves the Witcher and it's fine geralt is cool but ciri can literally yell and destroy the whole planet ciri is all that matters in the Witcher. She could literally look at geralt and he would explode

[@youngporky5788]

@@kckillakrack9714 Thank you too 👍, random citizen 🙏🏻❤️.

[@DiaryOfMuhib]

Very informative. Thank you

[@polo2886]

Great breakdown always come back to this when wanting to remember details

[@dinelia1881]

Thanks for creating this video! Now the show is starting to make sense. 🎉

[@reddeaddude2187]

Just got into the Witcher 3 so I really appreciate the introduction. What an intriguing universe.

[@roybenari]

Fantastic! I don't know what else to say. Simply a fantastic upload. You earned a sub

[@ginorvdw]

"Oh look, a really interesting elder races lore video- Oh look MOAR witcher lore in detail" Instantly subscribed. Played all games and reading through the third book now. Great videos, can't wait to start the magic: the gathering lore. Never got into it, but the story seems super interesting!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thanks for the support and welcome to the channel! MTG is my passion but I love all lore and hope to continue to expand into more content. Hope you enjoy

[@rickthiccem]

I recently finished season 2 and have started another playthrough of The Witcher 3, this video really puts the world into perspective!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad it helped!

[@ErikOrellana]

These videos are great!!! Thanks for making them.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Of course, happy you enjoyed

[@maloniheimuli54]

Imagine Yennifer gets mad at Geralt and teleports him to the dark souls universe. Do you guys think he would do pretty well there?

[@CAPSULE40mg]

Yes, he would be just fine.

[@n.d.7931]

Great. I just finished watching season 3 and was in the dark most of the time. Should of watched this first. Now it makes more sense

[@huntclanhunt9697]

Can't help but think Toissant would be a constant source of anxiety to Nilfgard. Toissant is a bit goofy, but their knights are skilled soldiers and their land looks like a nightmare to invade geographically.

[@Hollowbarista]

Yay! More of this please!

[@TheLorebrarians]

I am excited to expand the channel and the witcher is a cool universe to cover!

[@kradonkragon2151]

Good shit guys Pretty Gucci

[@luczakj8053]

Love u dude, this channel is awesome .. especially this series, just the amount of information and details that I need . God bless 💜🙏🏻

[@cubancucumber]

Aedirn and Kaedwen are welsh based names. They’re pronounced “Ked-win” and “Ed-irn”

[@o00o45]

The world of witcher has so much potential

[@FrontlinePros]

Well done, great video. Good pacing.

[@Mamadghodsiable]

can't wait for part 2

[@TheJennick13]

I completely agree w all the lovely compliments given by my fellow viewers of yr videos & wanted to tell you how wonderful yr narrative voice is to listen to!!! Its like having Mr Rogers right here w us, zipping that cardigan up, tying his nifty sneakers up tight, sitting down & sharing his vast knowledge of Witcher lore while our imaginations run wild thinking of how wonderful it would be!!

[@TheLorebrarians]

I appreciate the kind words and am so glad you all enjoy the narration/videos/content, it's why I do it!

[@jrsdt2ndaccount30]

Oh shit, I'm late to the party. Great video. Subbed immediately.

[@r-ex2945]

Yes subscribed small content makers like you deserve it 🙌🏿.

[@TheLorebrarians]

I appreciate the support!

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

from 2:31 to 2:36 that is music to my ears.

[@unclejesse2506]

Liked and subbed! Great video, thank you my friend!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate it, thanks for the support!

[@sweebos]

Thank you for sharing this... It was very informative and helpful to me. ✌️

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad you enjoyed

[@Yvon-]

Could you make a video about this Conjecture of the Spheres? It sounds pretty cool.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Yes, I'll be covering it a bit in an upcoming video for this series and then potentially have it's own dedicated video

[@pb25193]

Isn't it conjunction?

[@jasontaylor5402]

@@pb25193 Yes. Probably a typo.

[@redluke8119]

Gr at content! New sub keep at it! Maybe throw in some Warhammer 40k lore videos once in awhile to draw in some of that fandom. Although the 40k creator community is pretty interesting.........

[@TheLorebrarians]

I appreciate it, thanks for the support! You've come just in time, I have plans for expanding into more content/topics in the coming year, including Warhammer. Stay tuned ;)

[@mariz9330]

Great video! Subbed

[@ianmorin8017]

This really helps. I just started the Witcher 3 and haven’t played the other ones and was so confused, for example who the Nilfgaardians where, if they are bad, etc.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad to hear that this helped clear things up

[@roaringviking5693]

It's always funny to me that native English speakers in some cases apparently pronounce E like A for some reason. Like how the guy in this video says "Skelliga" instead of "Skellige".

[@ailinos]

Or Sceilge

[@gladius7681]

Congratulations for the video!

[@dreadmoc12]

Erek, have you ever thought about being a Dungeon Master or GM? I suspect you are, but if not you should. You're good at this. That's how I got into magic. My brother was a DM. He picked up a couple packs when it came out and I got hooked. I never played D&D with his group, though I wish I had.

[@TheLorebrarians]

I am not, but I appreciate it! I've actually not had much experience in DnD or other RPGs, but I do enjoy telling a good story

[@steveowen7981]

Bit late to this but what a great, well explained video. Currently playing my second playthrough..

[@savagersagnik1631]

How the conjunction of the sphere happened?

[@Revaks]

Thank you for this!

[@PsiPrimeProductions1]

Thanks for the video.

[@KillswitchLtd1]

Love the detail that the river coming from? Toussaint is named Sansretour, which in french (Sans retour) would mean "without return"

[@colinaudette291]

The world is super in detail, it’s great

[@LoLFilmStudios]

Rivers look cool, mountains are random af. Pretty much everything except the mountains looks fine. Mountain ranges look like they ware planned by a teenager.

[@fromexoplanet21]

I made the like count become '6666' Great video btw💖

[@5xof]

Great video, I worked on that map you are using a while back, really cool to see it in your video. Though I wouldn't count on it being 100% accurate.

[@TheLorebrarians]

I appreciate it, and thank you for your work! You're right, but its a nice visual approximation

[@RobertMunteanu105]

Many thanks for this video!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@dagon99]

New sub. Fantasic work

[@TheLorebrarians]

Appreciate it! Will be returning to the Witcher at the end of the year with another series

[@mohamedatef4904]

The Wolf says thank you sir

[@delasvegas9644]

Great video! Super interesting!

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thanks! I'll be continuing the series between MTG videos

[@DirtCobaine]

I know we’re supposed to hate the black ones but of all the human kingdoms which are all super corrupt and honest I love how the Witcher universe portrays humans as savage hateful power hungry and overall despicable. It makes sense that they would be. They live in a world full of horrors and darkness which I love the Witcher universe for. They wouldn’t be in power if they weren’t. If the roles of humans and non humans were reversed humans would be marginalized and living in ghettos and spat at. Just the way it is in that world. Anyways nilfgaard is among my favorites besides Kaedwen. I really love how they look aesthetically and honestly as much things I dislike about the Netflix show, I love how they made the armor look of the black ones. Like a bad ass Roman legionaries if they existed in the medieval era.

[@ninjasmurfxx]

Blaviken (Blåviken in Swedish) means Blue Bay

[@matrixexd]

Imagines , to play on all map, its is my dream.

[@dariuszswiderski6247]

Awesome witcher's lore lecture. I love your voice and used pictures. Still it is called Novigrad, not Novograd. Good luck.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thanks for the correction, and glad you enjoyed!

[@meirzamsky]

Witcher lore is mostly based on Germanic folklore and mythology, (the fantasy parts not the political parts), which is why queen maeve always confused me being a character in Celtic Irish myth.

[@borzmir9326]

xDDD yea and nothing slavic there xDD redania velen some names of the cities names of the rivers names of the kings and persons are slavic too names of the creatures etc

[@ironinventor9528]

Skellige remind anyone of the iron islands??

[@rcvg69420]

Would make a good setting for a DND campaign I think...

[@kirasussane1556]

Watching the first season right now, and i realize that if i want to understand what is happening i need to learn the lore.

[@TheLorebrarians]

Enjoy the season, and be sure to check out the other vids in the series! Season 1 has a reputation of being a bit confusing to newer fans

[@kirasussane1556]

@@TheLorebrarians Yep it is,that is why I ended up watching this video.😂😂😂

[@sneedmando186]

I subscribed just for the channel name

[@marinac444]

Not sure I’ll handle the books so that’s why I’m here after watching the TV show😭😭

[@TheLorebrarians]

8ish books is a big undertaking! Hope the videos help you out

[@Free_Krazy]

Why oh why did i ever play Cyberpunk 2077............. Nilfgaard is not how it sounds in my head and i cant stop it!!!!!

[@mattdw1035]

oh i really wanna play wild hunt now

[@batsling]

You just got a sub bro

[@TheLorebrarians]

I appreciate the support

[@Ushakov_Mykyta]

Ahhhh, the Elric of Melniboné Plagiarism's Lore, I was looking forward to it.

[@StyggeOrd]

Unnecessary factoid: probably first time continent was called The Continent, was in a book Witcher: A Game of Imagination (Wiedźmin: Gra wyobraźni, I don't know if there's official translation) in 2001, first take on tabletop RPG in universe. But be ware traveller! Steel your nerves if you want a peek, it's not for faint heart :D There is, or was, legend that map in rulebook "forgot" one whole northern kingdom. Which is hard to prove, as book is surprisingly rare this times :D

[@fraanco2794]

Came here since I'm reading "The Divine Hunter" novel

[@ehabl8816]

I am grateful

[@LiquidSnake1988]

Can you visually explain the conjunction?

[@jimcharles1479]

great video man though never really played the witcher games

[@TheLorebrarians]

Thank you! I've only played the 3rd a bit, but have read the books and enjoyed the first season of the show. A interesting world I'd like to explore more on the channel

[@maverickwilliams1937]

Oh my gosh!! Why don't you have more subscribers!!??

[@TheLorebrarians]

Spread the word! Right now I've been focused on MTG but I plan to come back to the witcher, especially as the next season gets closer to release

[@travisslade6860]

Where dies the info that the Korath desert hides a long forgotten race cone from? Anyone know?

[@minosdaking3951]

awesome ty

[@felixkimani5375]

Imagine if Westeros lay to the west of the Witcher's continent😂😂😂. Plot Twist

[@madsaxon7]

Pity they never explained all this in the series !,

[@veritasaequitas2386]

nice

[@VincentFink]

Is there a part 2?

[@TheLorebrarians]

Yes, they are in the witcher playlist on the channel homepage

[@aris3481]

Danke

[@danlievonen]

would be nice to get a game from witcher where u can go beyond this map

[@colinaudette291]

But why? There’s only been a tiny amount explored in the games of what’s already on the known map

[@Saahil_Jain]

With this much amount of lore aand world, CD PROJEKT RED would be a fool if they didn't make another game set in its universe.

[@SunbornWanderer]

Love it