Prelude to the Witcher (No Spoilers!)
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- A brief history of the continent east of the Great Sea, exploring the lives of Gnomes, Dwarves, Elves, Humans and other creatures up to the First Northern War. Based of the Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski.
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2:30 It's "Goetia," not "Geotia". Correct your infographics.
Yes! So glad you're doing Witcher lore!
(Humans in every fantasy universe when colonizing)
“It is time to B R E E D.”
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"It's time to G E N O C I D E!"
It's time to E T H N I C A L L Y C L E A N S
THIS IS SO UNDERRATED. As someone who has read the books, you did a great job helping everyone (even book readers) understand the lore and history of The Continent.
Rae Estomata I’m fascinated by the geography and what the rest of the world must be like. Oxenforda (Oxford and Oxford University) is included in the storyline. So, does that mean England is included as a kingdom? Or is Oxenforda, which was the original name of Oxford, just a copy of it and just a hat-tilt from the author?
@@austentrue7807 From what I know, the Continent is in short, Poland and Germany looked at sideways (so Poland would be the North and the South [where Nilfgaard is] would be Germany). Do you mean Oxenfurt? if so, Oxenfurt is a city in the kingdom of Redania (North). It's a homage to Cambridge University, but England isn't included as a kingdom. Also, Oxenfurt would be the Germanized version of Oxford.
@@austentrue7807 A bit late to the thread, but the Witcher world is completely different from Earth. However, humans did arrive from Earth and that's why there are so many callbacks. A lot of names have mutated and changed into something different, but some traditions still endure in the collective conscious. The festival of Samhain is still celebrated, for example. The goddess Melitele might also be an amalgamation of many mother deities.
Witcher is one of the most diverse and we'll developed world
Geralt had an interesting story before the games were released
I really loved his character and his connection with ciri
*well developed.
"we'll" means "we Will"
Autocorrect bruhhhh
I love the witcher, read all the books including 'recent' prequel novel Season of Storms, it is indeed rich and fascinating world, but I would say worldbuilding wasn't the top priority for Sapkowski and so there's still so much unknown about it (the games and works such as World of the Witcher tried to fill in the gaps) and it's history and there still remain things to explore about it, I guess one of the marks of successful creation of fantasy worlds :), in terms of worldbuilding I would say Tolkien is the most meticulous, so that makes me the most unique mix a fan of both Tolkien's Lotr franchise and Sapkowski's witcher hehe. There is also lots of referenced monsters in witcher that were never given full attention, Sapkowski likes to tease all those monster names but he never shows them and the number of creatures is large (all the more for witcher to hunt ;)).
@@fantasywind3923 Exactly. This is what I always say. cdpr is the one who expanded the witcher world and what made me in love with the lore. cdpr introduced the details which improved the world building. For example, Bear school use heavy armor and their expertise is defense while griffin school's expertise is witcher signs that have high intensity. The cat school uses light armor and uses crossbow like the bears. The wolves are in between and specializes with their bombs. Another example is that they made queen meve super badass like in thronebreaker where she led the army to kill the swamp monster gernichora and a manticore. This is why I get angry when someone downplays the games and the contributions cdpr made with the witcher world.
@@laskr71 it's all actually based on what's already in the world in books, Meve for her short appearances in books has the same feel like Meve in thronebreaker :) she's a tough woman who did not fear to fight on frontlines (as seen in Baptism of Fire), a cunning and strong queen, also the other witcher schools were already hinted back in the original novel saga, and prequel Season of Storms confirms existence of Cat School. So indeed CD Projekt did a great job, their video game adaptation of the franchise is one of the best out there, also expanding the material with new things, I would love for some studio with the same love and devotion to source material do something similar to Lotr and Middle-earth, there has been a lack of awesome games set in Middle-earth (I would love the open world story driven RPG in similar style to Witcher 3 set in Lotr world :)) Tolkien lore is already so extensive that the full use of it would be in itself providing loads of content hehe, *sigh* a man can dream. But hey witcher games are this unofficial continuiation of books set years after last novel The Lady of the Lake, so they naturally feel similar too with minor tweaks. Witcher books also gave numerous hints to future events in the fictional world some of which are alluded to in the games (like witch hunts and burning of sorceresses on stakes).
Personally - i love it. Good guide to the witcher realm. Originally, there was no maps in stories or saga about The Witcher. We only know name of cities and places. History of realm was mysterious. It is different than in Tolkien books, where you know all maps and history from the begining (mostly in the end of books) . First time i read the witcher when i was 9-10 years old, i borrow books from my local library, but not in chronological order and i think it was ok. Thank you for remind me most of the facts and history. Sorry for all mistakes, i am still learning english. Greetings from Poland where The Witcher Saga was born :P
Aen Seidhe seems to come from Aos Sidhe, the irish fae people, descended from the celtic Tuatha De Danann gods of old. Riannon appears to be from the old welsh goddess Rhiannon, believed to be a horse goddess of the Tylwyth Teg.
The Kaer in Kaer Morhen is like the Welsh word Caer, which means fortress, coming from the latin word Castrum, and can be seen in the example of Caer Gwydion, "the fortress of Gwydion" a welsh name for the milky way, and may mean that the school was originally a fortress of some kind, and the word Morhen could also be interpreted as welsh for "old and great" (Mawr-hen) though the Mor part is closer to the irish cognate of the welsh Mawr, and in irish would be Morsen.
Well this has made my day! So glad your doing the Witcher
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Really good, you should note the the witchers were made after the conjunction of the spheres and that by the time the kingdoms of man were settled there role in society was fading. Was a little confusing the way you put the witch stuff at the end.
this is a really amazing summary. you covered the broad strokes of the history without getting bogged down.
I remember asking u to make witcher videos a year or two ago, im so excited
Very informative, it's also nice to see people utilize the amazing music made by World Beyond Soundtracks. Good one.
Thanks for making this video CivilizationEx! As the Witcher Universe's fan for a long time I'm impatient to wait for the next video! :D
For those of you who want to read the books in chronological order, it's here:
* SHORT STORIES (where the world-building is done, just like with side-quests in games):
1) The Last Wish;
2) The Sword Of Destiny;
* NOVELS (main story focusing on Geralt, Yennefer and of course Ciri):
3) Blood Of Elves;
4) Time Of Contempt;
5) Baptism Of Fire;
6) Tower Of The Swallow;
7) The Lady Of The Lake.
"Season Of Storms" is kind of a prequel written by Sapkowski ~10 years after he finished the saga. You can read it somewhere between the first two or after you've finished other books.
Great first step to the world of Witcher :)
I literally have 0 clue about the Witcher but I’m interested :)
It's great look it up.
You have books, games and now a series to choose from! As my advice - try books first. They are written so amazingly well that it's easy to have some sleepless nights while reading them!
@@ElMachor Plus the books take place before the events of the games and the show is more than likely not going to be as good.
Read the books they arent expensive and try the games they are great
@@ElMachor Yeah the books just fly by, to be honest. Once I got to the novels I was thinking "six books... this ought to take a while." Three weeks later I was like, "That's all? Damn it I want more!"
Awesome. Can't wait for more episodes.
This video is oversimplified but it's OK as the form of summary for those who don't know anything about the lore before books and just want to start from something. In spite of all the video is great and very helpful.
Good job!
Thank you! I love the witcher and I'm a big fan of your channel. So nice to see you are digging into the lore
This channel has some seriously talented people on it fr. From the writer to the illustrator to the presenter and probably many more, absolutely fantastic.
Thank You Very Much.....I just finished the season 1 and had many doubts. .....You cleared many thanks
Hey man, this is awesome! Just finished Blood of Elves and gonna hit the Last Wish next. Please keep doing these vids 🖤
So you first read third book, and now you will read first one? Why are you reading like that?
@@milanpetrovic9788 Maybe he doesn't know the order of chronology in those stories.
Yes! I remember asking for this in a comment a while ago, glad you finally did it
Which pronunciation of the places are you going for? some of them are pretty different from the game's
Also saying the short stories "accompany" the series is a bit of an understatement, The first 2 books are essential to read before the novels, not only they introduce the characters, some of them are essential for the main plot, specifically some of Sword of Destiny
This was great! I now know the history and geography of this lore.
Fantastic video! Can't wait to see more Witcher content from you
This was awsome. Been waiting for you to get to this. Books are amazing too thank you
Wow, this was extremely useful!
pretty short, but well done. GJ
Witcher is going to be a next big fantasy
Well it already is, mainly because of the great success of The Witcher 3.
@@adamcal4257 I know I am a huge Witcher 3 fun too,but it isn't as popular as Lotr and GOT that had fans apart from the fantasy fans
@@user-cp5we2yh1d It is even more popular here in Poland.
Certainly after the Netflix show
The Witcher 3 one of the best games ever made
Holy shit, we were the monsters all along
thank you, just what i needed..
You! my friend are a fucking treasure.
Don't forget that the Aen Elle and Aen Seidhe do not share the same original world. The Aen Seidhe (the elves of the Continent) were stranded there after their home world was destroyed during and possibly by the Conjunction. Aen Elle are from Tir na Lia, which still exist for now (it's dying), and regard their "cousins" as inferior.
You guys rock at covering lore, and also do guys realize that a song of ice and fire/game of thrones and the witcher have a lot of similarities.
Thanks for posting this!
FYI, Mahakam is an actual river in Borneo
Sapkowski used lots of real names, for places and people.
Many northern cities, like Maribor and Novigrad are real places in Croatia, Serbia, Czechia and Poland. I'm unaware of any real Tretogor, but it's definitelly of Slavic sound and meaning, Three-Mountain.
Often these are easter eggs. Branibor fought the great battle at Brenna: both are Slavic names for Brandenburg before the Germans conquered it. Vyzima is how Slavs would call Winterfell, a place to stay and survive winter- and it's named after proto-Poland's mythical ruler.
Nice!
I’m so excited for this
I was wondering about the backstory of this after I saw the trailer for the movie
Netflix series, not a movie
And the humans actually came from a different world, one they destroyed
+QuantiPL11 But... There's an Earth in the Witcher Universe, I believe the Canterlot has been mentioned a few times
@@thedoruk6324 ciri visited many worlds at different times. I like to think that remnants of people travelled to witcher post- nuke war
But it's all speculation
@@quantipl1186 Indeed, that's where I remembered that quote, Ciri conversed with the knights of canterlot and maybe even with king arthur
Wow, that sounds about right. Humans suck....
As Agent Smith once observed, humans are a virus.
You diden't mention wher the nilfgaard people came from. I think some of them have elvish blood.
IIRC only the people with outstanding affinity to magic (like ciri from her heritage) are called a source.
Thanks!
forgot i was watching a witcher vid halfway thru and thought it was a lotr lore vid and was very confused
I’m glad you made this video, but it is very difficult to watch. The reading is very monotone and does not pause enough. There is too much text on the screen and not enough time to read it.
Agreed, great information but way too fast and the presenter sounds sick with a nasal infection. Strange pronunciations (that in another response they said doesn't matter to them) and odd inflections. Most of the people here seem to enjoy it, but it's not for me.
Can't beat a bit of Witcher lore
Overall a great video. It could be a tod too much information to handle in 7 minutes. However, if someone is interested in the Netflix series enough then it will surely serve its purpose.
4:46 Forgot about Brugge - just thought I'd point that out since they were at the very least equal to Sodden.
I thought about including Brugge, but by the time of the First Northern War, they were a Vassal state of Cintra, so I didn't include them in the list of Kingdoms, but maybe I should have.
@@CivilizationEx I personally would have. First of all, because there probably was at least a temporary period of time when it was independent before Venzlav paid Foltest homage as a vassal. Also, it is the first country to suffer from the western part of the Nilfgaardian invasion during the Second Northern War so I would say it is of greater importance for the story then e.g. Cidaris.
It's a really small detail and you certainly shouldn't worry too much. I just like to be a little bit too picky when it comes to my favorite fantasy :D.
Keep up the good work.
@@Arqeen Yeah Brugge is important in the later fighting, I probably should have at least written something about it. Maybe I will add something about it in Part 2 which will be out in a couple days.
I NEEDED THIS
I alternate, sometimes read the books before watching the show and vice versa. Not read the books but gonna watch the show then read the books. Keeping an open mind.
great!
you gained a sub..
Keep up the good work. Witcher for all!
Such warmth and comfort in his voice
I would actually consider Emyhr retaking the throne a spoiler as that is a pretty big reveal in the final novel of the saga.
Emhyr was Emperor at the beginning of the novels, his identity was revealed later but he was Emperor from the beginning.
@@CivilizationEx No, he wasn`t. "Question of price" takes place in 1251, while Emhyr took the throne of the empire in 1257.
@@kamilnowogrodzki6885 I meant the main novels, Blood of Elves.
Sapkowski made a Morvran Voorhis next emperror and Radovid lives longer, Ciri emperror ending can't be canon.
One detail that I don't remember correctly from the books but don't know if it's corrected as presented by you is the issue of the Conjuction bringing "magic" into the world.
Technically speaking, yeah, many things were different after that event, but it's not like magic wasn't around before. Elves practiced before and were, essentially, dimensional travellers, so travelling wasn't impossible just... harder.
Fajnie że kolo rozkminiający wcześniej poważne fantasy bierze się za Wiedzmina.
Hey when will your starwars videos begin, also could you create 40 minute long videos on vitiate and the great galactic war sometime next year. I love your starwars videos!
That would be awesome
Thanks for this
Awesome vid.
You did my boy dettlaf so wrong with the drawing, lol 😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️ but great job
CivEx!!!
10/10 would be confused again
5:24 so As you have mentioned the creation of monsters and remaining ones you mentioned the creation of witchers...
So can we say somehow they started the creation of witchers after the conjunction of spheres?
Awesome!
Am I the *only* one whose find the Elven to be highly unsympathetic? They are even more arrogant than humans !
It's kind of the point. They aren't looking for sympathy.
@@LigadOss That's clear but they're even dismissive of more ancient races like gnomes and dwarves; which they could've form alliances
The Brokilon Dryads are we more unsympathetic than the elves.
They only for the woods and their existence, anything else most be killed on spot.
@Rosario Manorang Manik *exactly!*
The Elven's cousins (the Sidhe) are literal interdimensional enslavers that raid multiple worlds to gather serviles to themselves to keep their civilazation going...
@Rosario Manorang Manik Only notable exception would be WoW, but the Night Elves/or their Highborne subspecies-brethern, has done a lot of Nasty Sh*t - I would daresay
0:35 En Shay
What about the Halflings?
how about making a video about eragon
from the books
A coin: Toss me
great to see you doing some episodes on the witcher lore, but many of your pronunciations like riannon, redainia, Kaedwen, metinna and Verden for example are way off, which is interesting considering that all of these names and locations are pronounced in the witcher 3 so I don't know why are you pronouncing them like that.
Some are based on the audiobook pronunciation, I just go with what I prefer, I dont consider pronunciation important to this series.
I've never played this, read the book or watched the TV show.... Should I? It seems cool. I like high fantasy.
yes, you should. it's world building is rooted in slavic myths, draws its characters morally ambiguous (i.e. realistic) yet connectable. i highly recommend starting with the short story collection 'the last wish', for it introduces geralt, yennefer, the world as such and szapkowskis tom bombadil (borch three jackdaws) :)
I agree with Alex but just would like to add that it also has roots in arthurian, norse and lots of other mythologies and legends E.g. lady of the lake or people of Skellige actually believing in ragh nar roog.
@@alexmuller6752 slavic myths and an English author named Michael Moorcock
Bravo!
5:55 Witchers wield 3 swords
One for people, one for monsters, one for sorcesses.
Lies. Two swords, one of iron and one of silver, both for monster. Because some monsters weakness is silver, some is iron, some fire and magic. Humans and other human like races weak for both (iron and silver) but it is easier to cut trough armour and bones with iron (better steel)
Both swords are for monsters.
True but the steel one is exclusively for humans because of the fact that silver would suffer too much on impact with another man's steel sword.
Anyone for a game of gwent ✌️
Could you please tell more about the witcher it's good info. Great video by the way
And Halflings, can't forget those among the races, Bernie Hofmeier, Dainty Biberveldt and many more, they are basically expies of Tolkien's Hobbits with local spin on them :), hehe though surprisingly not much is said about them we know nothing about their history unfortunately. Heheh probably some Hobbits hopped on transdimensional travel hehe but jokes aside that was a nice video, good work.
Game of thrones......
Witcher.......I am here to entertain the masses.......
The Witcher books ending is so bittersweet,It still sometimes just hits me.
Plus me selecting Triss merigold in games than reading the books and realising Yennefer is the only one for Geralt...yea had to play some chapters again to get Yennefer ending.😁
Yeah the books make it pretty clear Geralt only wants Yen, but I liked that the games gave you the option, as I always preferred Triss.
@@CivilizationEx Unfortunatelly Triss was taken away from the fans again in the series, due to the pretty bad casting of her.
Elves lived in harmony...by fighting with the dwarves.
The LOTR Prequel we all want!
Amazon's Lotr prequel series :), though jokes aside, I'm worried about that project it doesn't bode well considering all the news I've heard.
@@fantasywind3923 hehe oh-no! I was really looking forward to that series too
@@paulvinova yeah me too I simply love Tolkien works, The Hobbit, Lotr Silmarillion whatever, I wanted it to be good, but Amazon does not fill me with much confidence (also they chose difficult material to tackle on, Second Age is fascinating but they can screw it even worse than Hobbit films if they do it wrong).
Please do dragon age lore.
how did the empire get strong and build themselves? are they nords? or other humans?
They have more elven blood than nordlings.
Wait, I thought lore specified that those with natural affinity for magic were sterile by birth? And withers became sterile because of mutations. Or am i wrong?
Sources can have children, in fact the Elder Blood Gene only exists because it is passed on through reproduction. Witchers are made sterile through their mutations, but Sorceresses are made sterile on purpose through magic.
@@CivilizationEx Thanks
@@CivilizationEx Some sorceress can have children like Geralt mother, Visenna.
So...these elves conquered the gnomes and dwarves and then got fucked by humans? Seems fair.
Circle of life
Is this fanfiction? Cause there's a lot of stuff never mentioned in the books.
No, it's all in the lore. Some information is in story "Road without return". It was about Geralt parents, but it was other Sapkowski work, later he join this story to the witcher world.
Before it was his random fantasy work. Later he made Korin and Visenna, Geralt parents.
You know what you can do? Take all your old videos not getting anymore views and string them together into a 5 to 7 hour compilation video. People would use it as a sleep assist video and can get tons of views. I bet you could make multiple compilation videos on your old GoT videos. I have a few of these type of videos in my playlist.
Does it drive any Irish speakers insane that the game and show insists on pronouncing a lot of the 't''s in their otherwise correctly-spelled Gaeilge-derived elven terms? It's "Dohl Blah-haanah" not "dowl blathaRna" (you have to throw in that invisible, stereotypical Anglo back-of-the-throat 'R' in there, that thing they do when they're on stage.
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Sure thing! Send it to civilizationex@gmail.com
hi why you stopped doing elder scrolls history ? :(
ya ya witcher
it all belongs the Nords! as it should be lol.
Could you cover halo lore one day? Theres so much interesting story
So I'm guessing dragon age ripped most of its story from this. There are way too many coincidences.
And this took the worldbuilding and main character from the Elric saga
Goddamn youtube, havent been getting any of your videos lately.
Glad you found your way back! :)
Where did the elves came from? There was another continent across the sea like in Tolkiens works?
they came on white ships from across the sea
Now thats what im waiting for..🤣
I needed this. Im still finishing witcher 3 and bought witcher 2 to play after.
$3 on Microsoft store now
not dwarves, Krasnolyud!
The same species as Gimili in lord of the rings. Lostintime, dont confuse people
Lmk when you do a Witcher vid on Dragons
this is too much info, too fast. I will rewatch 'til its right