The Witcher Explained | Part 1 | Witcher Lore
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- Welcome to the first in a series of videos that will explain the world of The Witcher. Learn about The Continent and the great kingdoms that lay claim to the lands within, from the Southern Empire of Nilfgaard, to the great Northern Kingdoms, to the isles of Skellige and the arid steppes of Haakland. The video is meant to act as a general guide in exploring the geopolitical landscape of the Witcher Universe. Let me know which kingdom is your favorite in the comments below, as well as suggestions for future videos. Until next time, go forth and explore the lore!
Timecodes:
Intro- 0:00
The Continent- 1:38
The Empire of Nilfgaard- 7:18
The Northern Realms- 9:30
Outro- 15:45
References:
Witcher map courtesy of MGipson05: / political_map
The World of the Witcher by Marcin Batylda:
www.amazon.com/World-Witcher-...
Gwent: The Art of The Witcher Card Game:
www.amazon.com/Art-Witcher-Gw...
Witcher Book Series by Andrzej Sapkowski:
/ the-last-wish
Witcher Video Game Series by CD Projekt Red:
thewitcher.com/en/witcher1/
Intro/Outro Music by Alex P. Wakim alexwakim.com/about/
Background Music: Maestro by Tlakaelel
“This video is unofficial Fan Content that is not approved/endorsed by any entity. The creator does not own rights to images used.” 
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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!!
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!
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 😂
@@chasedufty2406 bruh it was a compliment chill
@@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
@@chasedufty2406 I hope you are having a better day
It would be sick to have a total war game based on this story
bro...
They'd have my money in a heartbeat
@@TheLorebrarians same
It's pretty much the Ottoman expansion, but i agree...
some people are creating a mod for medieval 2 total war based on witcher world :P
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.
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
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
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!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video and I love helping make the games even more engaging and rewarding for players
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.
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
@@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.
@@hollowtomato the games are very different the books
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.
Haha well I'm glad I can help you get some rest
This is a great video. It really helps to have the map present the whole time as you walk through the lore.
I searched Witcher Lore and stumbled upon your channel. Your style of presenting is amazing. Please, keep on the good work. I subscribed
Thank you, and I appreciate the support!
Going to bed to these until i hear them all, subbed. Look forward to seeing how you grow through the series
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
Thanks so much, very happy to hear the video helped and you enjoyed the content!
Play the games, read the books, that thing Netflix did is an atrocity
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.
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!
Great breakdown always come back to this when wanting to remember details
Super solid video. I understand the Witcher world so much more with just this short video
Fantastic! I don't know what else to say. Simply a fantastic upload. You earned a sub
Glad you're adventuring on new lands. Awesome video :)
Thank you! I was a little nervous to branch out at first, but am excited to continue the work
Just found this. Amazing video man, can't wait to see the rest!
Appreciate it and welcome to the channel!
can't wait for part 2
Thanks for creating this video! Now the show is starting to make sense. 🎉
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 👍
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
I've always been fascinated by the Witcher. Thank you for this.
These videos are great!!! Thanks for making them.
Of course, happy you enjoyed
Loved this. I am always happy to see Witcher content!
Well done, great video. Good pacing.
Love u dude, this channel is awesome .. especially this series, just the amount of information and details that I need .
God bless 💜🙏🏻
Yay! More of this please!
I am excited to expand the channel and the witcher is a cool universe to cover!
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.
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
I recently finished season 2 and have started another playthrough of The Witcher 3, this video really puts the world into perspective!
Glad it helped!
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 👍
Awesome, glad to hear you got some value from it!
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!!
I appreciate the kind words and am so glad you all enjoy the narration/videos/content, it's why I do it!
Such great content! You deserve a million views! 😍
Thank you! Maybe one day haha
I second these wise words with yet another million views!
Bit late to this but what a great, well explained video.
Currently playing my second playthrough..
Congratulations for the video!
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.
Glad you like the series! It is tough to get oriented to some of the deep/rich setting
Thank you for sharing this...
It was very informative and helpful to me. ✌️
Glad you enjoyed
Liked and subbed! Great video, thank you my friend!
Appreciate it, thanks for the support!
Great video! Subbed
I have to say as a GM for a Witcher TTRPG this is a win, showing this to all my players
Great video! Super interesting!
Thanks! I'll be continuing the series between MTG videos
Oh shit, I'm late to the party.
Great video. Subbed immediately.
Thank you for this!
Yes subscribed small content makers like you deserve it 🙌🏿.
I appreciate the support!
Thanks for the video.
Many thanks for this video!
Glad you enjoyed!
from 2:31 to 2:36 that is music to my ears.
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
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.
So glad to hear it
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.
Glad to hear that this helped clear things up
As a newbie to the world of Witcher, this helps a LOT. Very impressive.
Glad to hear it helped!
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
@@kckillakrack9714 Thank you too 👍, random citizen 🙏🏻❤️.
Good shit guys
Pretty Gucci
"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!
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
Thank you so much!
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.
I appreciate it, and thank you for your work! You're right, but its a nice visual approximation
awesome ty
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.........
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 ;)
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
New sub. Fantasic work
Appreciate it! Will be returning to the Witcher at the end of the year with another series
Just got into the Witcher 3 so I really appreciate the introduction. What an intriguing universe.
I am grateful
Love the detail that the river coming from? Toussaint is named Sansretour, which in french (Sans retour) would mean "without return"
The world is super in detail, it’s great
Could you make a video about this Conjecture of the Spheres? It sounds pretty cool.
Yes, I'll be covering it a bit in an upcoming video for this series and then potentially have it's own dedicated video
Isn't it conjunction?
@@pb25193 Yes. Probably a typo.
Love it
oh i really wanna play wild hunt now
You just got a sub bro
I appreciate the support
nice
great video man though never really played the witcher games
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
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.
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
The Wolf says thank you sir
Ty sir
I subscribed just for the channel name
Imagines , to play on all map, its is my dream.
I made the like count become '6666'
Great video btw💖
Danke
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".
Or Sceilge
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.
Blaviken (Blåviken in Swedish) means Blue Bay
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
Awesome witcher's lore lecture. I love your voice and used pictures. Still it is called Novigrad, not Novograd. Good luck.
Thanks for the correction, and glad you enjoyed!
epic
Would make a good setting for a DND campaign I think...
Watching the first season right now, and i realize that if i want to understand what is happening i need to learn the lore.
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
@@TheLorebrarians
Yep it is,that is why I ended up watching this video.😂😂😂
Imagine Yennifer gets mad at Geralt and teleports him to the dark souls universe. Do you guys think he would do pretty well there?
Skellige remind anyone of the iron islands??
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.
How the conjunction of the sphere happened?
Came here since I'm reading "The Divine Hunter" novel
Where dies the info that the Korath desert hides a long forgotten race cone from? Anyone know?
Can you visually explain the conjunction?
"AMARILLO" 🤣🤣
Ahhhh, the Elric of Melniboné Plagiarism's Lore, I was looking forward to it.
Oh my gosh!! Why don't you have more subscribers!!??
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
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.
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
Not sure I’ll handle the books so that’s why I’m here after watching the TV show😭😭
8ish books is a big undertaking! Hope the videos help you out
I see elements of Middle Earth of Tolkien in this map
Aedirn and Kaedwen are welsh based names. They’re pronounced “Ked-win” and “Ed-irn”
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
Is there a part 2?
Yes, they are in the witcher playlist on the channel homepage
Anybody know where the Cat School is located in the witcher world ?
It’s in ebbing, which is in northern nilfgaard
Why oh why did i ever play Cyberpunk 2077.............
Nilfgaard is not how it sounds in my head and i cant stop it!!!!!
Never knew toussaint was under nilfgaard
You can explore toussaint in Witcher 3 blood and wine. It’s a vassal state so it has its own ruler and laws for the most part