ASOIAF - Realms and Resources - History of Westeros Series
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2015
- A look at some of the basic resources cultivated by the Realms of the Seven Kingdom. Based on the series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin.
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Overview:
Seven Kingdoms
North
Riverlands
Vale
Westerlands
Iron Islands
Reach
Crownlands
Stormlands
Dorne
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*The North is the poorest of the realms, peasants often live in extreme poverty*
Robb: 'Hey they killed dad, let's declare war on the richest, most prepared house of Westeros!'
North: 'FUCK YEAH!'
what the north lacks in money, they Make up for with bravery and honour.
The north isn't the poorest... The iron islands and storm lands are poorer... Besides they have decent fighting men and are legendary for their Calvary... They would not loose a defensive war unless to dragons...
Didn't the video just say the north is the poorest of the seven kingdoms? At least the Iron isnalds have piracy to support themselves and the Stormlands aren't severily affected by winter and summer snows like the North.
The north is not poor, it's no developted. They just don't have the people to explore all the resourses in the territory. Just imagine it like Russia before world war 1.
***** I don't know, I don't see any Stalin around hiiiii... little finger.
There will be a quiz on this tomorrow in class.
I'd Ace it lol
GRRM himself has said the Tyrells are technically richer than the Lannisters.
In times of poverty and famine, you can't eat gold. People will turn to the House with the most food, not the most money. In short, food is lot more useful.
Great vid as per usual. Always love hearing some ASOIAF lore
Zack Valverde and easier to maintain and regenerate for a Steady your income over time
Margaery Tyrell queen y u dead?
MARGAEY AND HOUSE TYRELL WILL ALWAYS BE BEST GIRL(HOUSE)
I guess it depends on the times. In times of poverty I agree with what you said but in times of war you can't defend yourself with food, but gold can buy mercenaries and precious allies
gold can get you food from anywhere in westeros or essos
The Reach may be very concerned with its agricultural wealth, but it is also the birthplace of chivalry, knightly culture, and it has the most knights in all of Westeros. They are also the second wealthiest kingdom, and if need be, could build a massive army, full of conscripts, volunteers, and the a large amount of knights, who spend their lives mastering the art of war in tournaments.
Patrick Sellers birthplace of chivalry try andalos
so... the vale?
Not to mention the Reach can feed their army better than anyone else in westeros.
@@waynekerr9802 that's kind of like the USA. Not the smartest but the most fertile, largest and most armed
I mean as far as we’ve seen the Reach has historically underperformed militarily, yes they have the biggest army, but it tends to be less hardened than kingdoms like the North, Iron Islands, and Stormlands. And it they lack the geographic impregnability of the Dornish Deserts and Vale’s mountains. Also they don’t have best equipment money can buy like the Westerlands.
Everything I've ever read suggests that the Manderlys are actually quite a bit wealthier than the Starks, and are in fact one of the wealthiest houses across the Seven Kingdoms. They don't just have the silver mines, but also a large port and one of the largest cities in Westeros, from which they can pull tolls/taxes from.
Its the biggest "city" in the north, but someone says it has nothing on kings landing or oldtown. I think it's basically an average sized town.
+Nicholas Lomas I wouldn't go that far... I would not say it is average certainly not the size of kingslanding but not average... That is like comparing medieval London to Paris... Paris was far bigger but London was not small... As for the mandrellys being richer than the Starks... A would wager if so only marginally... As they pay Taxs to house stark as do all houses in the realm... While they rely on silver and the port... Both of which would be taxed it would be difficult to say...
As I understand it, it's the 5th largest city in Westeros, and no other places beyond those 5 are large enough to be cities.
So, yeah, it's nothing compared to Oldtown or King's Landing, but it's a very real city and fairly prosperous, with a good deal of trade in things like silver and lumber.
It's not uncommon in history for there to be noble houses wealthier than their leige lords.
And while the Manderlys are paying taxes, it's not like they're getting nothing for those taxes. The Starks aren't just taking all that $$$ and shipping it off to the Iron Bank in Braavos. Most of that money is probably going to the defense and upkeep of the realm, or saved toward those expenses during times of war/long winters. Soldiers, armor, castles and food stores for winters that last years or decades are expensive, after all.
+Ryeguy123a Starks are have away too much honor to fault to their dutys as Lords of the realm
House Tyrell's words are symbolic of their family history they rose from knights to stewards to wardens of the South.
You are a true resource for those of us attracted to the world-building aspects of ASOIAF. Well done.
Jeffrey Garceau Thank you! :)
Love to hear about the economic and political situations of Westeros, always makes for an interesting video. Great video keep them coming!
TheCodexBoss Thank you! :)
Yeah, of all the territories, i'd definitely live in the Reach. Or maybe to Vale.
mountain clans could be a problem
GabiN64 I would deffo want to live in the Reach or Dorne. Dorne because it's hard to invade and even if invaded the army isn't as easily crushed as the Reachs without the Tarleys. (In the T.V. SHOW at least. Although it doesn't make sense How a lannister army of around what 50k defeated a defending apparent 100k army. Like the whole of season 7 felt like a fanfare wank off fanfic) soz went into a tiny rant)
@@TheAztecGamer123 most of the Reach houses rebelled against the Tyrells under the leadership of Randall Tarly, and declared for the Lannisters, so the Tyrells would have only had about 10-15k or so, not the full 100k army of the Reach.
@@TheAztecGamer123 the Vale is probably the hardest to invade (at least from the land side), due to the Mountains of the Moon, and the Bloody Gate. Mountain clans can be a nuisance, but not a severe threat.
Nah Dorne or the Vale are the best choice. If it is the Vale, I would live in the eastern parts, far from the First Men.
To me the Reach seems the most powerful on its own.
LagiNaLangAko23 they wouldn’t survive on there own. The ones that would are the vale, iron islands, the north, and western ands
@@MM-xm5vx the reach would easily be the strongest on its own lmao
IF war was like a tourney then yes. The Reach doesn’t have many natural defenses but few are willing to the pay the price in blood and treasure to go up against an army with greater numbers and weapons with the supplies and gold to outlast its invaders.
@hunter christensen westerlands are 2nd or 3rd most fertile. They can feed themselves just fine.
But are there lemon trees in Braavos?
+Brandon Pennington YES. Hahaha
Noooo ^^
Ah, you gotta be kidding me.
you and preston are the best asoiaf youtubers
+Caratacos Eustace :)
Preston is the best
***** Alt is great also
At Shift X
redteamreview too
I love your videos so much and they are just getting better and better... I have read the books and you still surprise me
Adam T Thanks! :)
Same I've read all of the books, and I have been invested in the wiki and still your information is valuable.
Could you do a similar video but for the lands of Essos and the Free Cities.
Growing rapidly :-). Keep it up, I'll try and spread it more among friends and family.
Monem Al-Semien Thank you! :)
Doesn't the Vale also produce marble?
And the riverlands salt
Littlefinger produces whores.
You forgot that in dorne produce glass too
Ah, that makes sense.
Bro, if they ever do an audio book of the world of ice and fire, George needs to have you do it.
Greatness as always. "2 thumbs up"
Do one about the Wonders and landmarks of the world and one about the Free Cities and if its not to much of a stretch do an alternate westeros history wherr you talk about things like 'What if Aegon invaded the free cities instead of Westeros' or 'What if Rhaegar slew Robert at the Trident?'
Good vid!! You should do a video about the wonders of the world. :)
Ben Veteto It's on my list :)
I would like to see an episode about towns in cities in Westeros
Like most people you probably dislike the sound of your own voice, but don't worry man, you got a nice voice
thanks for the effort you put in to making these vids!!
Fantastic video Civ! Everything is so clear cut and well explained - and glad you didn't fail to mention the ironwoods of the north as well! :-)
CharlieInWesteros Thanks! :)
I really love your videos, man. I've watched all of your ASOIAF vids but I think I've neglected telling you how much I appreciate them. Looking forward to seeing what you do next.
Tyler James Thank you! Really appreciate the kind words. :)
You are truly gifted. Bravo.
Jim Bongo :)
Great video, but the only thing I notice is rhe lack of mention of the Stormlands' forests (Kingswood, Felwood, Rainwood); although this doesn't change much, they are of significant value regarding the region's economy, since by hunting within the forests the inhabitants can trade leathers and pelts.
Also, I think that the Vale produces marble as well.
The Ironwood Grove!
super underrated channel, great video
Denis Gretsky :)
Amazing keep them coming bro
tito bonilla :)
So I've been trying to figure out the order of wealthiest to least wealthy... care to help? So far it seems like 1. Westerlands 2. Reach 3. Dorne 4. The Vale 5. The Riverlands 6. The North 7. The Stormlands 8. Iron Islands...
4-6 are the tough ones for me to figure out... the Vale has a fertile valley but it's small while the North is huge and has so many resources in total but is sparsely populated and has that weather issue...
I think you nailed it... It would be interesting to see the changing wealth as these regions as time goes on/ resources are used up... I.e. In the westernlands and so on...
The only thing that might be incorrect is the Vale/Riverlands, not sure which is more wealthy. The Riverlands have a lot of trade hubs, but the wars have affected them greatly. Whereas the Vale has not been hit by the war, and they do grow a lot of produce.
SantomPh And the North? Probably between the Vale and the Stormlands.
I would put the iron islands next to or under the Riverlands. They seem to have good amount of trade with iron/tin/lead (has we see a lot of Merchant ships in lordsport and most likely the same story in other places has well) and it's seems to be a good iron has they " produce excellent swords, axes, ringmail, and plate" (that was from "The World of Ice & Fire" book).
Gold will run out but not crops, The Reach will be the richest soon, if not now.
Keep doing these vids good job
I just thought about something. With the dornish siding with danaerys will the dothraki horse get there hands on at least some of the sandsteeds of dorne? That would be the most dangerous Calvary ever, the best horse mounted warriors on top of the best bred horses in all of the world? Fuck that
dont forget the dornish yews they make great bows and other wooden goods
In fact the yew trees grow more in the Stormlands then Dorne, or at least grew in the dornish marches (as far as I know)
I actually really enjoyed that video
Bryan Ganz :)
that was nice but kind of sad, they had centuries, millenniums even, to improve, yet the northern lords nor the storm lords did much to improve their economy
He forgot to mention that the Stormlands have amber mines but other than that they're pretty crummy economically.
Dolan Khan they had almost 20 years of relative peace and prosperity under robert, they could have improved a lot in 20 years ... that's the one thing that kind of bugs me about asoiaf universe, it's rather rigid, people aren't very inventive, most of them at least
Dolan Khan yeah but even military prospers from solid roads and more agricultural production
Dolan Khan yeah but that's like having one road from, idk, west to east of the usa, and not much connected to it ... infrastructure has always been vital for economy
Dolan Khan yeah well, but 9 year long summer, peace and prosperity, how could they waste that? it also doesn't seem that they're investing in soldiers throughout all that time.... manderly is doing that for a city, not a whole region, i want the countryside improved dammit! :D ... yeah, i guess that aspect of life wasn't very important to the story anyway
Awesome vid, could you do a video about what happend to the company of thorin oakenshield after they took the mountain ( erebor ) ? Tnx and keep up the great work!
FearlessSamurai Sure, I'll add it to the list :)
This is very interisting... I want to play a game with these features...but instead of only fighting on wars one should first focus on production and economy and growth of population before being capable of making a army.It would be good if a game could embrace all these features enabling individuals from lower rank to rise as lords through hard work cleverness atrong will and strength.
So basically a Total War Westeros?
civ?
+Thomas Kole holy shit send that to CA
+Arthur Rebello There is a mod in development.
I would love that.
God a total war game with this setting would slap so hard
One resource I thought would be mentioned but wasn't is stone. Are there no productive quarries in the Vale? No granite? No marble?
I wish my revision notes were as good as these!
Idc i still love the stormlands
very good job keep working ;)
BRANDOz :)
The Reach is the wealthiest.
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Why didn’t House Targaryen: had one of their prince wed to the heiress to make a royal Targaryen of Highgarden
Do you have a video on the cultural references Martin has made (ie. Jordayne of the Tor), if not, you should do one.
Josh Pearson No I haven't but that's a great idea, Lord Trebor Jordayne of the Tor is an amazing reference, someone mentioned Arthur Dayne is a lot like Arthedain, one of the Realms of Men in Lord of the Rings. I'm sure there are tons of little shout outs, very cool stuff :)
CivilizationEx Also a great reference is the three stooges in the chapters where Tyrion is captured by Catelyn and transported to the Eyrie.
Can you do one about Yi Ti or is there not enough information
First, thx man for the video!
Vörös Péter :)
The North Remembers. So does Pepperidge Farms, but they won't kill you with Dire Wolves
I always found it interesting how the Greyjoys focus so much on raiding. I mean, how can that work? Was there ever an organized rebellion against the "viking" Greyjoys?
Well the all of the iron island are like that so no thats theyr culture.
yeah, but nobody ever really complained about it. i, personally, but be bothered by raping vikings in my hometown.
On the island all of then are vikings not just the noble and when the central power is strong they raid foreign land so for the island every thing is awesome
Well, if you see it that way, i suppose ^^ but what about the foreign lands? they never seem to do anything about it.
@@BravesSheet I mean The ironislands have been sacked twice once after the Dance of the Dragons when the Lannisters tried to keep a faction they wanted on the seastone chair. And the second time during the First Greyjoy rebellion.
Another problem with the stormlands is that most of their land is forested because the 2nd and 3rd largest forest in Westeros ; Kingswood and Rainwood are both located here covering more that 2/3rd the landmass
1) Westerlands
2) Reach
3) Vale
4) Riverlands
5) Dorne
6) North
7) Crownlands
8) Stormlands
9) Iron Islands
this would be the top?
Your videos are fucking brilliant mate!
The Mountain Clans are badass
I'm quite surprised to see the Riverlands with it's constant warfare (not necessarily their war) don't develop strong martial tradition. They should have strong martial tradition to protect their land.
Also I don't think the north is that poor and infertile. Russia and Canada are close enough in condition to the north, both of them lies very close to arctic circle, but they also have large area of fertile farmland. I think at least southern half (except the marshland near the crannogman) of the north is good enough for farming. Even in summer the land of house umber is quite fertile for agriculture. There's no way they built a castle up there millennia ago without the means of supporting themself and their population. Heck even The Gift is fertile enough for agriculture, that's why Brandon Stark gave that piece of land to the nightswatch, so they can support themselves.
Didn’t the south part of the North, right above The Neck and along the southern coast have lands as fertile as the northern Riverlands?
Dorne does not produce dates?
Is there are fire mountain or volcano mountain in westeros?
If i had to guess it would be in the Thenn Valley in the Frostfangs and at Hardhome. Two locations so far North that most of its surroundings is permanently frozen yet these place are capable of supporting farms and towns.
How about mining in the Vale? It is very mountainous so i would assume that it should be relatively Rich in ore
+Jakob Schöning Not all mountain ranges are rich in ore
DaYouKlu Obviously not :D But most of the time they are richer than non- mountainous ones and the ore is oftem more accessable.
World of Ice and Fire declares their mines as rich in Marble in particular... but they likely have other mineral resources too.
The Vale has much more in it than just the Eyrie
but it has been 3 years since the last gold mine ran dry
Only in the show.
Please Collab with Alt shift x
I think the Barrowlands and areas around rivers ( like -wheeping water , last river , white knife , long lake etc ) is fertile for growing crop and the rest would still be suitable for pasture . The north is an inspiration from Scotland , Iceland and Scandinavian countrise , where raising livestock especially sheep is more commonly and widely done than raising crops .
Yall gotta check out the two GoT mods for Mount & Blade on the Steam Workshop
If the North was connected by roads, it would've been much more populated and prospered since northerner furs are valued throughout the world and there are silvers in the northern mountain clans' mines. The lumber trade would be even more efficient and money would pour into the north.
If you were king of westeros what would you do to economicaly improve the pourer realms
@@gabrielalm be careful cause you might end up creating enemies if you're not careful
They forgot all the salt made in the riverlands
In my little world the czargothican use to have an empire until hanzar broke away tacking most of the main resources the czargoths needed to fund itself
King's landing reminds me of Quebec
I love fantasy logistics
old wyk is in an incorrect position, on a map great wyk appears to cradle old wyk in its curve so that it looks like a star being surrounded by a crescent moon
The North should build shipyards and sell ships. The Riverlands should build walled towns to protect their small folk and goods. The ironmen should become sell sails.
Sell sails?
@@dreademperor2094 just like their are sell swords their are sell sails. These are sailors who sell their services and use their ships in services to their clients. The onion knight’s friend Salahaan and his fleet of ships sold their services to Stannis for monthly payments of gold. Also the Stormlands should build aquifers and sell excess water to Dornish lords.
@@reginaldshort8486 ah ok
Dragon stone has a lot obsidian/dragon glass
Is coal a thing in Westeros?
I had head Tumbleton never got rebuild after the dance of the dragons
Yes. That's why people live there.
Where are wax produced
so if we put Westeros from the whealtiest kingdom to the poorest Will be this:
1. The Westerlands
2. The Reach
3. Dorne
4. The Vale
5. The Riverlands
6. The Crownlands
7. The North
8. The Iron Islands
9. The Stormlands
Am I right? Just for being sure, ir i'm wrong Just tell me
Nice video btw
iron islands id say are poorer than the stormlands
Happy Uchiha I think you're right or maybe there are equally poor. My doubt is witch one is more wealthy: the riverlands or the crownlands?
I would say Vale before Dorne, as the Vale actually got a big city and is very fertile. Of course, Dorne has luxury, but it doesn't really compensate.
The Riverland are maybe a bit wealthier, as they have quite a lot of harbour and small town, good for market. In time of peace, that is...
The rest seems pretty accurate to me :)
I would put the iron islands next to or under the Riverlands. They seem to have good amount of trade with iron/tin/lead (has we see a lot of Merchant ships in lordsport and most likely the same story in other places has well) and it's seems to be a good iron has they " produce excellent swords, axes, ringmail, and plate" (that was from "The World of Ice & Fire" book).
I would put the vale more down due to the mounting clans, while they may have good farm land they still have to deal with mounting clans men.
I would have said
1. The Reach
2. The Crownlands
3. The Westerlands
4. The vale
5 The stormlands bc of the Trade with the dornish and the crownlands
6. THE NORF
7. The Iron Islands
Poor North cold bitter and little resources. I expected the north be rich in stone and metal. But if nothing else the Iron Wood is pretty profitable.
Yuki Terumi Just like Russia.
Think the North as under populated and underdeveloped. Rich in natural resources like a country with low population but rich in resources
Why would the Riverlands even exist they would have been divided and taken over a long time ago?
208th :D
Shouldnt the North have Midnight Sun? Especialy during the long Summers. Agriculture would blossom
Aron Johansson The lands south of Winterfell are almost as fertile as the Riverlands, the Manderlys grow the Norths supply of grain.
There's seriously a house named waxley? :)
If Timber is the norths greatest resource how come bear island and the Mormonts the poorest house in the north
Jorah's wife spent all the money.
Corn! Corn! Corn!
Maybe the North has oil...
The north is super wealthy only southerners think otherwise.
I thought that ironwood wasn't cannon
jpcm111 Ironwood is in the books too, the specific story arc of House Forrester is show canon only. :)
crackhall
If this is based on Europe, how is it that the grow maize (corn) if it's an american crop?
+JACKSON B HITCHCOCK yes, I know, but in the video, there was a clear picture of maize
+JACKSON B HITCHCOCK I don't think so, essos is based more on Asia
it may be based on Europe and Asia but that doesnt mean it exactly like them, so Maize growing in Dorne isnt too surprising
Andres Ramirez I know, but it would be cool if there was a land beyond the sunset sea based on the Americas, even filled with native mythological creatures like the Quetzalcoatl
Arturo De la Barcena a land west of Westeros
White Harbor doesn’t sit on Silver mines… Fandom isn’t a good resource for any kind of research.
It makes me really fucking mad that there are 9 kingdoms in the seven kingdoms.
William Oliver There are nine regions which equals 7 Kingdoms. The crownlands and iron islands are too small to be kingdoms so they're added to the closiest regions.
Brian Achim ah makes sense
Is that dude to the right of the thumbnail supposed to be working a sheep skin or something, cos it looks like he is doing something else with someone else (a blond woman)...?
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One thing for sure i dont want to live in the Stormlands.
Rafi Palmero It'd be better than living in the Riverlands imo.
Tyler James Vale
KubissusPL
Shadow cats...
Mountain clans...
Littlefinger....
Lysa...
Robin...
+SenpaiGuild *Robert
*Semantics