Valyria and Nations It Either Conquered or Destroyed [Rearrangement]

Valyria was once a minor civilization of peaceful sheep-herding folk dwelling on the Valyrian peninsula, until the Valyrians discovered dragons lairing in the Fourteen Flames. Eventually Valyrians conquered Ghiscar, drove away Andals and destroyed Rhoynar.

[minatodroger]

Ahh Valyria the wonder and terror of the age

[jamesbutler]

i love these vidoes, keep them up. also id just like to share a theory of mine. Since bran has the green sight he can theoretically rediscover the secret to making valyrian steel and what caused the doom.

[KTChamberlain]

The Valyrian Freehold sounds like a fusion of Rome and Atlantis. Yes, I know Atlantis didn't actually exist, but the civilization that correlates the most to Atlantis was ancient Thera (modern day Santorini). Thera was an advanced civilization, it was a land of plenty, had hot springs, it was a trading empire, it had a link to Egypt, and it came to a catastrophic end with a volcanic eruption so loud that it was said to have been heard as far away as China.

[knightshade]

I would like to see valyria in one of prequel

[sonarbuge]

So Much information. Wow how much work must you have put into this

[thehighguarduk]

Really enjoyed this video, wonderful seeing all this information together. Really well told!

[fike]

this is really informative... Good Job

[MonteCristoAUS]

Thanks for the compilation. It works well combined

[Phoenix_]

You have a good accent. Where are you from? Spanish?

[yaboyed]

So, Rome if they had dragons, and the Ghiscari are Carthaginians

[alexv]

The auto-captions are pretty good at the English, but made-up names can become twisted into gems like "Västerås" or "the Old Empire of Geese" and "their capital Hauled Geese"

[will_silvano]

I wiped the shit out of my screen. Numerous times. And then I realized it was unnecessary. Great to watch though, learned and thoroughly enjoyed! :)

[flamingmanure]

great vid but man u gotta do something about the videos framerate. its almost unwatchable to me.

[davidmelgar]

Shouldn't the borders have included Dragonstone, Driftmark, and Claw Isle?

[ThommyofThenn]

What is the animtion from? It appears to be an interactive fiction/video game type of deal. I like it a lot but it is unusual, it has to be said

[seanmayory]

This is a great vid.

But do me a favour and say Vale of Arryn 10 times fast. It's only the tip of the iceberg.

[HarryMonn]

Valyria has immense parallels to Rome. They're both peninsulas, they both rose to prominence after fighting a series of wars against the reigning dominant power in the region. They both destroyed said powers capital and salted the ground. They both used massive amounts of slave labor from conquered peoples. They both built long lasting road networks whose construction techniques were lost after they each fell. They both left enduring, prominent cultural legacies behind them. I think GRRM basically made Valyria fantasy Rome.

[MrThebarron]

after 2 hours of research, I don't believe that the Ghiscari actually had harpy's fighting with them. Its all just symbolic...

[cookiestamps]

Does anybody delve into fan lore for Valyrian freehold before the doom? Any fan fiction stuff let me know

[missourimongoose]

I really wish we got more water magic but its only in lore, i wonder why martin didnt give some of the dornish water wizard powers they could of inherited easily with the canon story but its like water magic has died out i guess