The Sworn Sword: Dunk & Egg #2 Explained (Game of Thrones prequel)
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What happens in The Sworn Sword, and what does it mean? What happened to Rohanne Webber? What kind of king was Egg, Aegon V Targaryen?
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0:00 The Sworn Sword
0:59 Turmoil
2:26 Eustace
4:08 Rohanne
7:07 Revelation
9:25 Confrontation
11:38 Red Widow
14:35 Lannister
16:59 King Egg
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lmao, that ending. HOW CAN SHE SLAP?!
Where the mandalorian vids??
Harry Loyd's narration of these books are phenomenal. Worth listening just for that
@Starr Child mm
I like it when a story has two likeable characters in conflict.
It was one of the points that got me hooked on the main series.
In the first chapters we learn to hate the Lannisters as decadent antagonists, by the end of book three we have learned to understand, even like at least two of them.
We begin reading about Lord Stark and adore his chivalry, only to cringe and curse how incapable and bumbling a politician he is, later.
We meet the brutal barbarian Horselord, buying and raping a teenage bride, only to later sniffle some tears when he dies a beloved husband.
Martin is so great in this kind of moral relativism.
@Niles Butler that's why I prefer Martin over Tolkien. Tolkien is amazing but LOTR is more about light versus darkness and ASOIAF is about gray versus gray
@Antrayen LOTR also has a lot of racist and elitist undertones. The true good king, by blood, fated to save and reign all the little people. The unchangeable "bad" race of orcs, the "high men" dominating and civilizing the world and "swarty dark easterlings with bent knees and slitted eyes".
I did love those books when I was twelve, but then my worldview was....simpler.
Tolkien was a product of imperial Britains feudal upper class, and it shows through.
Gray vs. gray humans, believing themselves to be in the right - that rings much more real to me now that I´m quite a lot older and more disillusioned.
@Niles Butler There is a Russian writer who wrote LOTR but from the perspective of the orcs, placing them as the real victims, it is very interesting to read tbh
It is also interesting to mention that Rohanne is an ancestor of Jamie and Dunk is an ancestor of Brienne, so you could say they reunite in some way after so many years
That's why Jamie liked Brienne, in a parellel universe would be incest.
@paulgotik LMFAO
paulgotik Yeah like Jamie has any problem with that .
It would be fun if Podrick, secret Targ or more probably not, ended up King. Mostly because he'd have to be alive, surviving Lady Stoneheart and successfully reuniting with Brienne, to do so.
It's a shame Maester Aemon never met Brienne (or Podrick). No hatted-mules for them. :(
Wait, Lady Rohanne is related to Jaime? How?
Rohanne is Quaithe, everyone that goes missing in the series is Quaithe of course. 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
there's like 50 different characters standing on each other backs
Rohanne = Quaithe = Shiera Seastar = Ashara Dayne = septa Lemore
@Marcin Krz Quaithe is a secret Targaryen
@Caleb Winfield Quaith is a time travelling fetus
Gerion Lannister = Quaithe
I liked when Egg and Eustace were debating the merits of the Blackfyre Rebellion with Egg saying "The sword was not the kingdom."
Eustace: Yea. . well, how about I kick your ass!
*Ser Dunk the Tall has entered the chat*
It’s interesting… I wonder if Egg see, or maybe grew to see, that it isn’t The Iron Throne either. The kingdom is its people. That’s probably a view he would subscribe to.
The rebellion started cuz some people saw an intelligent, educated and diplomatic dude inheriting the throne and decided that the guy with the cool sword was actually better suited to rule.
It's kinda funny. Aesthetics created generational wars
@MaxxVII right?! Holy shit I hear so many people defending Daemon and talking about how great he is because he is a great swordsman, whereas Daeron was a great scholar who made reforms for the betterment of the kingdom.
My favorite story of his. You actually left out my favorite part, where Dunk tries to take the blame for the injured peasant and cuts his own cheek with a blade to attempt to technically satisfy Rohane's demand for blood to resolve the conflict peacefully.
Yeah gotta love the balance between realism/complexity and earnest simplicity the Dunk stories bring. This is probably my favorite as well.
Unless it is already revealed in canon, the answer to any ASoIaF mystery is "It was Bloodraven."
So who set the forest on fire? It was Bloodraven.
Who killed Maegor the Cruel? It was Bloodraven.
Why is Bran on the throne in the dumbest ending ever? It was Bloodraven.
@Kira It is always Bloodraven.
If in doubt, blame it on Bloodraven!
Why do people say bastards are untrustworthy? It was Bloodraven
"George RR Martin wants to write ten or twelve Dunk and Egg books."
*Press x to doubt*
Alt+shift+x
Press A to believe
I'm only willing to believe that GRMM is writing something that he shouldn't be. Like he has a list of priority things for him to work on and he chosen whatever is at the bottom everytime
@Ben Boggs
I wonder if he's writing in all these plot twists and revelations that he then never has a chance to get to. He already said he doesn't want someone else to write the last book if he passes, but I hope that at least someone writes a book of all his notes or whatever so that these hidden ideas are at least known.
Well he wants to, but if he actually does is another thing
It's crazy that reading this story, with the 1vs1 battle in the river amidst the blazing forest for this random peasant land in the middle of nowhere, felt more intense than the entirety of the Game of Thrones season 8. 😂
I just got chills learning that Rohanne is the great grandmother of the Lannisters of GoT.
Yeah I get it s8 was bad. But no you're overreaching. There were a few intense scenes.
I'm just saying my personal opinion: my heart was in my chest for Dunk, the Osgreys and Rohanne during that fight and the prelude to it.
The most intense reaction I had from season 8 was defeated laughter.
"Here is a hedge knight that yearns to be a hedgehog"
- Ser Lucas the Longinch
Indeed. Because great stories are more likely to have good characters and not just “neat stuff” happening. The best stories have both.
the night is dark and full of errors
Seriously, I still ponder this to this day. To fight a DEFENSIVE battle, who puts their artillery AHEAD of their infantry?
Wow I never Rohanne was Tywins grandmother. . This gives completely new perspective to The Sworn Sword and present day Lannisters overall. Thanks altshiftx!
Rohanne's reputation as a "monster" reminds me of Tyrion when Oberyn and Ellia Martell visit Casterly Rock to see this devil in flesh, an imp with a tail but instead come to see a normal baby. "He's not a monster", he told Cersei "He's just a baby".
She’s Tyrion’s great grandma.
@Benson Fang Like great-grandmother, like great-grandson!
I can’t overstate how great the Dunk and Egg stories are. They enrich and are in turn enriched by the main Ice and Fire storyline. But with (generally) smaller stakes at play, we get to learn more about those that are not tied to Great Houses and even learn more of the common folk Sworn Sword is the best of the three because it’s the furthest away from larger Westerosi politics, able to focus wholly on its characters as they learn nuanced life lessons.
Most of Rohannes husbands: died in battle or because of plauge
3rd husband: *CHICKEN BONE*
Reminds me of this game called Crusader Kings 3. You can poison them and in one of the events, it’s possible to have a bone stuck in their throat so it looks like an accident.
ChIcKeN BoNe
Is this where Arya got her idea from?
I guess by modern meme standards this is a “joke”?
Me: this joke sucks
Because: writing in this format doesn’t automatically make bad jokes funny
@Tanner Jablowski it's pointing out the ridiculousness of one death compared to the others, since it was glossed over by the script of this video.
You: i don't understand this joke.
Because: it must mean it isn't funny! I better make a witty comment to show my smooth brain at work!
“It’s too hot to die.” -Dunk
For some reason, my favorite line of the story
I live near the equator and this quote is relatable as hell
@Bakthi Hapuarachchi oh wow. I grew up in Texas in the US, reminds me of mowing the lawn from April to October (our summer)
Like... like when Dunk (assumingly) dies in the tragedy at Summerhall... in a fire........ which is really hot........................................
@iateabagelonce :(
@Bakthi Hapuarachchi me too, I say a lot "its to hot to move" or "to work" or to "do something"
Like the theory about Rohanne planning everything from the jump BUT you forgot to include the part where Dunk had to slap some humility into Rohanne with Egg's boot to even get to that duel (she was just going to steamroll them with an army originally lol)
Its nice to the romantic tension between Rohanne and Dunk kind of comes alive later. Rohanne being Jaimes ancestor and Dunk being Briannes Ancestor. Is it coincidence or sometype of magical love bond for those two to come together
I don't think it's a coincidence at all. Rohanne has mannerisms very much like Jaime, where Brienne is obviously very much like Dunk. There is even all this stuff with Rohanne wanting to give Dunk a horse for his journey, Jaime does the same in ASOS, etc...
The only difference is that Dunk & Rohanne were a bit faster with the flirting and pretty quickly got a move on 😂
Jaime and Brienne had zero romantic chemistry. Brienne was friendzoned to the max
@Tanner Jablowski ??? Have you even read the books?? Jaime literally burns the note in which Cersei begs for his help and then a few days later leaves his whole army to accompany Brienne
@Ziortza Yah. They’re friends, they went through a traumatic experience together, they saved each other’s lives, he respects her as a warrior, and they’re both pledged to the same oath. That doesn’t mean he’s attracted to her.
Sorry to ruin your fanfic but it’s the truth. Jaime constantly thinks/talks about how ugly she is. Eventually after he comes to respect her he tones it down, but we never hear him think anything positive about her appearance or miss her the way we always heard from him over Cersei.
If he was feeling something we’d know. If he abandoned his army to go meet up with Bronn or Pod you wouldn’t take that as evidence of romantic attraction
@Tanner Jablowski oh you’ve actually read them?? Well that’s,, fucking sad pal so sorry you read it that way. I mean i’m totally in for a nice friendship like that one but I’m convinced that’s not what our good old Jorge was trying to say. Anyway, he probably won’t finish the books so I guess we’ll never know my pana.
This man chose a kiss over a horse? I pray I’m never that down bad in my life.
You can steal a horse anywhere, but a kiss? That's special. Sure you can force some unlucky farmer's daughter to do your business, but that ain't a classy move now ain't it. Dunk is made of finer stuff, the makings of a true gentleman right there.
@Some Orc Lad fam let’s be practical here. He’s a knight what’s gonna serve him better? That one kiss or a whole fucking horse. Remember, he’s a KNIGHT!
@Some Orc Lad I agree with you're logic but im with the other guys, take the horse Dunc 😂
You’re like the ones who expect characters to take 100% rational decisions 100% of the time.
Never noticed Rohanne had such a interesting life love learning from this channel
That’s what make these Dunk & Egg stories so great
She’s old nan.
So, there was…1) Tyland Lannister who supported Aegon II, then became Hand of Aegon III 2) Rohanne’s Lannister husband handing out gold to help elect Aegon V 3) Tywin, a former Hand, giving orders to kill baby Aegon and lastly 4) Tyrion, also once Hand, briefly part of “Aegon’s” crew in Essos. Hmm…Handsy Lannisters and Aegons have quite a history.
In a world where George R R Martin will never finish his books...we must be thankful for Alt shift X GoT episodes. Praise be.
I’m very thankful. I love game of thrones but sometimes it’s hard for me to follow because of the complexity of his books. I use alt shift x videos to enhance my experience. I actually didn’t start reading the books until alt shift x started making videos.
When House of the Dragon debuts and TWoW still hasn't been published, GRRM's lie/excuse for why should be particularly egregious
@Max Mercer he speak that will not be working on House untill Winds will be finished
@Jarosław Wróbel GRRM has said a lot of things about TWoW over the years, none of them were true
There arent many more episodes left..
I love how you expanded on the story by giving us the additional context of what happens to Rohanne according to TWOIAF. Great video as always Mr. Schwi... I mean Shift.
8:06 Anakin 😂 “From my point of view the loyalists are evil!”
Dunk: “Then you are lost!”
Only Blackfyres deal in Absolutes
I thoroughly enjoyed the Tales of Dunk and Egg, they are a breath of fresh air compared to the main books and more wholesome. I'd in some ways prefer to see these novellas completed over the main series (I doubt GRRM will actually finish ASOIAF), would be nice to have one of his Westeros based tales tell a completed narrative.
I find it so hard to believe Egg would go mad and burn down Summerhall to hatch dragons. I really hope it turns out he got manipulated by a R'hllor priestess into doing it. We see Dunk get manipulated in the 2nd and 3rd stories, maybe Egg's hedge squire experience made him more susceptible.
i'm hoping this get adapted to a series
Before the first: cancelled long night ?
First: House of the Dragon.
Second: Duncan and Egg series or Blackfyre rebellion?
I might be wrong but I think George have said he wants to complete the series before it gets adapted, so it might take a while.
@lane cress ah i see. So 20 years then 😆
What so they can fuck up more of this universe?
@Brandon Mayhew They should let D&D do it!
“I would sooner be the dragon’s friend.” She tried the ring on her finger. It was too big even for her thumb. “Dragon or no, I must have Bennis of the Brown Shield.”
“No.”
“You are seven feet of stubborn.”
“Less an inch.”
She gave him back the ring. “I cannot return to Coldmoat empty-handed. They will say the Red Widow has lost her bite, that she was too weak to do justice, that she could not protect her smallfolk. You do not understand, ser.”
“I might.” Better than you know. “I remember once some little lord in the stormlands took Ser Arlan into service, to help him fight some other little lord. When I asked the old man what they were fighting over, he said, ‘Nothing, lad. It’s just some pissing contest.’”
Lady Rohanne gave him a shocked look, but could sustain it no more than half a heartbeat before it turned into a grin. “I have heard a thousand empty courtesies in my time, but you are the first knight who ever said pissing in my presence.” Her freckled face went somber. “Those pissing contests are how lords judge one another’s strength, and woe to any man who shows his weakness. A woman must needs piss twice as hard, if she hopes to rule. And if that woman should happen to be small… Lord Stackhouse covets my Horseshoe Hills, Ser Clifford Conklyn has an old claim to Leafy Lake, those dismal Durwells live by stealing cattle… and beneath mine own roof I have the Longinch. Every day I wake wondering if this might be the day he marries me by force.” Her hand curled tight around her braid, as hard as if it were a rope, and she was dangling over a precipice. “He wants to, I know. He holds back for fear of my wroth, just as Conklyn and Stackhouse and the Durwells tread carefully where the Red Widow is concerned. If any of them thought for a moment that I had turned weak and soft…”
Dunk put the ring back on his finger, and drew his dagger.
The widow’s eyes went wide at the sight of naked steel. “What are you doing?” she said. “Have you lost your wits ? There are a dozen crossbows trained on you.”
“You wanted blood for blood.” He laid the dagger against his cheek. “They told you wrong. It wasn’t Bennis cut that digger, it was me.” He pressed the edge of the steel into his face, slashed downward. When he shook the blood off the blade, some spattered on her face. More freckles, he thought. “There, the Red Widow has her due. A cheek for a cheek.”
“You are quite mad.” The smoke had filled her eyes with tears. “If you were better born, I’d marry you.”
How cute
Honestly this is one of the best written passages in all of the ASoIaF world.
I can't help but read it in Harry Lloyd's voice acting as well
Such melancholy, much wow
Aye, and if pigs had wings and could breathe fire, they'd be as good as dragons.
After what Bennis did in the end they should've just handed him over.
My favorite moment in this story is when Dunk mouthes “clout in the ear” at Egg, and Egg grins at him ! 😆 I love it !
I love the Dunk and Egg stories. They give me this Don Quixote vibe of exploration and adventures. If anyone is aware of any other similar novels, please feel free to recommend them!
I was watching your old vid on Bolt-On yesterday since I’ve been re-reading. Crazy how much you’ve improved and continue to. Love these all so much!!!!!
You're a fan of asoiaf? Lets goooo
One thing! Just one thing! Please tell IT to me: WHY tf do I have so many fans even though no CZcamsr is unprettier than I am? WORLDWIDE!!!! WHY??? Tell me, dear hae
@AxxL Self promo much?
@YEE SPAGHETTI SAUCE OMG DO NOT GO TO HIS CHANNLE DONT!!!!!! DO IT!!! HE PUTS HIS CZcams IN MANY COMMENTS AND HIS CONTENT IS PURE HELL. MAY GOD HERSLEF ERASE MY FUCKEN MEMORY OF THAT AXLE CHANNLE
@Sarah Connor alright bro, just chill out lmao
“The Author G.R.R.M. Has talked about writing ten or 12 more Dunk & Egg Novelas”
I like the enthusiasm but let’s get get Winds of Winter first chief
He says he is leaving them until after asoiaf. I'm hopeful he can do both, even if it's a long shot. Why not he? Stranger things have happened.
The next two are already nearly finished though
@sdfaf yeah. I hate people who assume he'll never finish ASOIAF.
The Winds of Winter will clearly be the most complex book in the series. Of course its gonna take a while to write. Yes, 10 years is more than what might be expected but that doesn't mean he's given up. A Dream of Spring will probably be out much sooner than people think.
What people can't seem to grasp is that The Winds of Winter isn't just another part of the story. It has to take the reader from the end of Dance (in the midst of ALOT of conflict and intrigue) to the beginning of the end of the series. Alot of plotlines need to be finished, or be developed enough for them to be finished in the last book. The stuff in Meereen, the stuff with (f)Aegon, the Ironborn and the Dornish, Littlefinger in the Vale and the Bolton/Stannis war in the north, as well as the war against the Others and the schizm between House Lannister, House Tyrell and the High Sparrow. All these, and many more, plotlines need to be advanced ALOT. And if it isn't done right, Dream will have to become two books. So yeah, this is the home stretch for GRRM. When Winds is out, he can take it easy and conclude the story easily.
We know he can write fast when there isn't as much pressure on him. Fire and Blood is as large as a main book and he wrote that in like no time at all. And Dunk and Egg stories are so simple he could probably write one a year if he wants to. So, don't give up hope.
No finish dunk and egg first. It is superior 😎
@deg1studios i argue that fire and blood was much easier to be since as george was fleshing out the world of asoiaf he'd already planned out and solidified a lot of the history and story thats covered in fire and blood. its not like with asoiaf wheres he's had to add timeskips, remove timeskips, adjust plotlines change character direction, etc
Egg was real harsh on those he considered to be traitors but this made him change his perspective slightly. Loyalty is cool but these Lords HAVE to pick the winning side. Eustace wouldn't have chose to back Daemon if he knew how powerful of a force Bloodraven was. People had issues with Daeron(being a nerd and marrying a brown woman) but the rebellions changed after people knew how he got down.
I highly recommend the audiobook of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. They are very well written stories and Harry Lloyd does a fantastic reading of the book.
Never thought I would enjoy that actor in anything else after he so convincingly played up the worst aspects of Viserys
I so love his voice on that one. I wish Iain Glenn would also do more audiobooks. A lot of the GoT cast had great voices for audiobooks and voice acting
His voice was made for narrating Planetos.
For the first five minutes, I thought Harry Lloyd was Tom Hiddleston.
When story ended it felt like a normal adventure, but after learning about its implications on the future on main story it almost became soo much interesting. Thanks for making the video.
These video essays you're making are a feast for the eyes, ears, and mind. You really crystallize what makes this series/world so special to us. Credit also of course to Mike S Miller. I'm not a graphic novel guy but I think I've got to have these
Given that the Lannisters don't own Coldmoat, which means Ser Osfrey had at least one son with her. This means that she had five kids in total. Which is pretty impressive.
Let's go!! Love these videos so much! You honestly get better and better with each one and exceed my expectations every time!
I hadn’t caught on Rohanne’s family tree. Thanks! I always felt like the Sworn Sword was the weaker of the 3 stories, because the other 2 are so badass and directly tied into much greater events. Thank you for spelling out its importance to me!
I was not aware of Rohanne's story after the Sworn Sword. Fascinating. Really looking forward to your video on the Mystery Knight. That will have to include a lot of conspiracy details...
The amount of analysis you fit in these videos is truly on another level. I love watching you breakdown a story
I must say I prefer this kind of storytelling over laying out all the details in a neat way. I'm not sure if it's possible to tell the stories of the lives and deaths of Dunk and Egg in an as satisfying way as just hearing about their earlier lives and then to unspectacularly hear of their greatest achievements.
Thank you for covering D&E. Your vids always help me reframe the story and I feel I can enjoy the story even more with the new viewpoint. Please do book 3!!
I'm so glad that you made videos on these 3 novellas. There's so much that just went over my head after reading them, but you sum them all up extremely well.
I found Bennis to be a very strange character. He tells Dunk not to investigate the creek drying up, but he goes with him and, instead of just taking a report back to Eustace, escalates the situation by cutting that peasant's cheek. This is the guy who just said 'don't go looking for trouble', and then he MAKES a lot more trouble. I can't help but wonder if there's more to him than just a cruel, mercenary asshole.
Saw the thumbnail and clicked immediately. Absolutely makes my day to watch these. Can’t wait till you can cover Winds of winter. Keep up the great work!
I love how GRRM sets up stories across different books like I would’ve had no idea about Rohan marrying a Lannister if it weren’t for this video connecting the dots for me (that’s also why I love this channel)
Great Video!! Another interesting thing to add regarding this particular story compared to the other 2 Dunk & Egg tales is that the other 2 were about big and/or well-known events/conflicts.
The Mystery Knight is basically the story of the 2nd Blackfyre Rebellion and the Hedge Knight is an account of the death of the Prince of Dragonstone, Heir to the Iron Throne. Then the Sworn Sword is about some petty dispute amongst some minor lords. I'm sure part of the reason for such a drastic change is to show that not all money is made competing in tourneys or working for the rich and powerful; they take on work as hired swords for smaller lords as well. I've always thought this seemingly insignificant event in Dunk & Egg's life is important somehow, why else write about it? I think you've come the closest to answering that question for me!
Doesn't matter how long the video is, if I see ASX, I click.
Another excellent analysis, as one could expect from this channel. I'd like to add my 2 cents on the fact that Ser Bennis gets away with what he stole, when he tied up Stoops and his wife. I like that George opted not to have him detained and pay for his crimes, but rather show that shady people often escape justice, much like they would in real life. Perhaps they will cross paths in future stories, but I prefer this as a last encounter. It would imply that once Egg is King, the reward on Ser Bennis's head will make his life of banditry and outlawry much more difficult. With cutthroats hunting him behind every bush, his brown pants would match nicely with his shield! Thanks for sharing the video.
How would anyone know what he looked like? It's not like Egg had his picture to show people. He could just live under a fake name.
This is such a fantastic show/channel - It would be so awesome if you did more fantasy series like Game of Thrones. Maybe Malazan Book of the Fallen or The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie or something similar. The shows you make about books are the best IMO.
Wow. I just finished listening to the audiobook of this series for the third time in a row last night (Harry Lloyd AKA Viserys does such an astounding job), so I hopped onto CZcams to relisten to Alt Shift X’s review of The Hedge Knight. I fell asleep to it and was thinking I really hope he does all three. I had no idea this was already out. Merry Christmas to me
Please please please, more of this. I love listening to you summarize stories like this 😍
George has that magic touch when writing powerful female characters.
I loved that one response he had to someone asking how he did it so well and he said "I like to write them as actual people" or to that effect
For real. I realised lately most of my favorite characters in asoiaf are female. Like, all the characters are great but I just love the arcs Arya, Brienne and Cersei the most
Thanks for making roll my eyes and then cringe
I was about to comment: Yeah, because he writes women as people, duh! Well, HE obviously knows that if he states it in interviews...
Lately I've come to realize how messed up it is to grow up with barely a representation of your gender as truly human and any function beyond being decorative in most media.
@C. W. When were women not represented as human? They may not have been main characters, but they did exist in stories for the last 4000 years.
Something this video is missing is what Eustace gave up to try to save what he cared most for, but still lost in the end
He went to war for the black dragon because he hoped doing so could result in his ancestral lands being returned to him. His side lost the war though and his sons were killed, leaving him not only without his family land but also without ant children to leave that land to even if he could have gotten it back.
...except his daughter was spared and allowed to become a silent sister as part of the terms of his surrender to the Targeryen throne.. but she refuses to speak to him so his surrender got him nothing but his life.
Well his life is miserable now. His wife committed suicide after their sons were killed, his daughter won’t talk to him, and his family name is about to be snuffed out forever after 1,000 years of serving as marshals of the northmarch.
The man feels such immense weight and shame bearing down on him it’s impossible to even put into words. He wasn’t a bad person. He didn’t do anything wrong. He tried to do right by his family but a lot of bad luck left him utterly destroyed with absolutely nothing left to live for except the remorse for getting his sons killed. His sons have been dead for like fifteen years but he still visits them at their burials and talks to them on an almost daily basis. Every time he opens a new cask of wine he visits them and pours out a drink for them. He sits alone, drunk, staring into the fire at night reliving the war in his mind, not because of the bloodshed but because of everything it cost him. When he finds an extremely old worn shield while digging through old family trinkets Dunk notices that he holds it like it’s a newborn child.
Egg tells Eustace he should at least be happy that the king let him keep his life. Eustace calls the king’s mercy poison. He says he’d be better off if he had been exiled or executed.
The man is utterly tormented by regret and the shame of failure. He might be the most depressed character I’ve ever known. It’s heartbreaking listening to him.
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@Alt Shift X I can't believe Alt Shift is having a conversation with himself. That's some Odin shit right there.
I cant believe I'm just now learning of Alt Schwift X 😳
I fucking love Rohanne. Thanks for sharing this story.
On the Lannister thing, maybe Tywin got his wits and political prowess from her and his ruthlessness and subterfuge from Gerold.
i know nothing about game of thrones but this guy is such a good storyteller that i can’t stop watching.
You've come to the right place, AltShiftX has got all the juicy bits of game thrones we love to eat and savor. I want to get that graphic novel.
The Maester at the Night's Watch, who we slowly get to know more about, just as Jon Snow simultaneously does.
The Maester who was a rather adept at diffusing/handling situations(Likely due to a lifetime of experience/Being a Targaryen, it must be something you learn from a young age….
Alas you get killed horribly by an inbred uncle/Lived at King's Landing, a location also served as a training ground crash course for picking up deceit).
How he recalls an old story, which we assume will be a rather generic tale until he reveals his bloodline & House, we are as taken aback as Jon Snow is.
It still rings in my ears how he says "Egg" in the most nostalgic/sentimental & affectionate tone which gives us an idea of a pleasant memory & now due to these stories thus far we can see why.
Just finished this novella and halfway through The Mystery Knight. Keep doing what you're doing Alt, you simply are the best at it
About Rohanne, it's really curious that most of the redheads politically connected to the series are seen as evil women. There you have Rohanne, Melisandre, Lady Danelle Lothston "The Mad", Melony Piper ... I think somehow all these ladies are related: Melisandre said that when she was sold as a slave her name was Melony; Lady Lothston was related to blood magic (just as Mel is related to fire magic); Melony Piper was a passionate woman (and has the same name that Melisandre said she had as a child), and in a way also Rohanne, who no one knows what happened to her, and who was a smart woman, full of intrigue and secrets; just like all the strong, redheaded, mysterious women I mentioned earlier. Is it possible that all these women are actually one person over time? Hope we can find out ...
It is theorized that like in the show, Melisandre is older than she appears to be, being centuries old. And Lady Lothston practiced magic to stay young, so ... It's quite a matter
Great video, you guys should do Brandon Sanderson‘s “stormlight archive” book series next. It’s an amazing story.
Brandon Sanderson is a really interesting author in general and is good at building large intricate storylines like Game of Thrones. Definitely check him out, I would love a video from you on him.
Beautifully narrated as always, Alt
"Maybe they inherited her political skill..
except for Jaime..
and for Cersei when she's drunk..
and Tyrion in the last three seasons of a strangely surreal TV adaptation"
No, Cersei in general.
@fan de musique That's because she's always drunk.
@Alan Tyndall and because the show didn't wanted to show such a stupid, evil, vain character (and as such, she was whitewashed).
Though you are still right, she is always drunk too (which make her even worse).
Tyrion was never stupid in the books he became darker
Jaime isn't so politically dumb. He just doesn't really care much about it.
It’s also interesting to note that because Dunk beat the Longinch in the trial by combat, that would mean that Eustace’s claim that she burnt the wood was true and Rohanne’s claim that she didn’t was false…
That's technically how it works in the eyes of the law at least
Thank you so much for doing The Sworn Sword, I'll be waiting for episode 3 of this mini-series!
Glad to see you’re back to making videos, love this channel been a subscriber for a while, I hope you do the third dunk and egg story as well.
Great coverage as always, it's simply a pleasure to watch your videos
Resuscitating Duncan probably saved that Iromborn Maester sanity. An Ironborn turned into a maester, sent to a place far from the sea and had to suffer through a drought with only a small river the closest body of water around.
GRRM: Here's my life's work, with a rich backstory full of characters and relationships yet to be told.
D&D: Okay, hear me out. Cersei gets killed by a brick!
Lol
Maggie the Frog: you get bonked on the head by rocks
Pro tip: finish your life’s work BEFORE you sell it.
@Sit-ins For sithis this comment needs more likes and should be in a book somewhere.
amazing video, as usual! cant wait for the third book to be explained
Yes, we want and NEED the last story with Dunk and Egg, too. Outstanding job.
GRR Martin loves to set stories *after* big wars. Dunk and Egg with the Blackfyre Rebellion and Game of Thrones with Roberts Rebellion. I think, he likes to explore those politics. The toll it takes on the lands.
I’d like to say that the episode you did on The Hedge Knight led me to buy the book (tkot7k) and all the graphic novels. Your work is dope, brother.
My head canon i like to believe is that Rohanne ended up leaving Gerold and finding Dunk and they boned & had a kid/kids. Becuz of Brienne is meant to be a descendant of Dunks, than he clearly would have had to had children with someone. Also I like to believe that if any King would have given a Kingsguard leave to sire a child, it would have been Egg giving Dunk the thumbs up
Have you ever thought of doing one of these videos on the Mistborn Series? I really enjoy your explanations
This.
I love GOT but I really enjoy these stories. They are not as dark and they tell a defined story. It would be great to have more but GRRM isn’t going to publish anymore except reference books to his universe I fear.
Disappointed he won't allow this to be made into a series. I can totally see these stories as a "kung fu" type series. 8 episodes (maybe 30 min) for each novella. It could be amazing!
It would be so easy, so affordable to make these into a fabulous tv series.
I love your channel. They should make a live action Dunk and Egg show.
8:26 Don’t forget, Daemon’s mother, Daena the Defiant was actually passed over for Viserys II. So the argument could be made that Viserys and thus by extension, Aegon IV, and Daeron II shouldn’t have even been kings in the first place.
Great video as always. Can't wait to see the next one!
when i read the book description of the book a while ago i was doubting it but i ended up loving it, i just really love targaryens and their friends (:
This story made me laugh so hard when Dunk comes back to deliver the news that she wants Bennis' nose. Dunk says something to him about going to her to let her cut his nose off and he says "Bugger that! If I wanted to chop my nose off I'd do it myself." Idk why but I laughed really hard at it.
I’ve been obsessed with “Fire and blood.” I have learned that I should not trust not to trust everything you see. What if it’s “Fire or blood?” I see a lot of the grayish characters a constant duality based on human logic and society not wanting to change. At the end Daenerys a dragon she’s fierce her will is Fire. While the Jon is the Blood. Kings conquer through blood. This whole world is about blood magic. Traditionally it’s practiced with fire and blood just like the Bible where they would sacrifice lambs.
I read the Dunk and Egg stories a few years ago and my memory is probably a bit faded...but as I recall at the end of The Sworn Sword he got that infamous wound across his face which he inflicted on himself in order to resolve an argument between Rohanne and Eustace. Can anyone confirm this?
I've just read that and yes - he did cut his cheek to satisfy Rohanne.
When you think about it though aegon the "unworthy" legitimized ALL his basterds, meaning even IF daeron was illegitimate, his father (to the best of my knowledge) never exactly said "everyone, BUT you daeron. You a basterd"
Meaning even if he was a basterd aegon unwittingly legitimized him, & he was the ELDEST one if the "Great basterds"
no....since Daeron wouldn't be his bastard.
He would be the bastard of Aegons wife and whoever the father is (probably Aemon)
If Aegon really is the father of Daeron, he woudn't be a bastard.
Hey, Alt is the man!! Every second of this video is well made!! Keep it up, mate!!!
Dunk and egg are by far my favorite element of Westeros.
My word, yet another splendidly made video, X.
I, unfortunately, am one of the readers who misses a lot of the details, so every one of your videos is much appreciated!
Excellent, as always. Thanks so much for your work.
This is definitely my favourite Dunk and Egg story
Please do part three!!!
That whole Osgrey marrying Webber thing pissed me off too. Dunk got screwed and not in a good way, but I also felt like he should have taken the horse she gave him, that was a powerful looking horse. Take both if he still wanted Thunder lol
FYI the audio book by Harry Lloyd is amazing I wish he did all the GOT books.
Aegon V had good intentions but is really in the wrong time..his House is weakened by plagues, famine rebellions and sibling infightings and they have long lost their dragons..I wonder what would happen if they successfully hatched the Dragon eggs in Summerhal./I believe A5 could have matched or even surpassed Jaehaerys I if only he had dragons
I cant blame for GRRM to write more of this story. Cause its good... This could help him build more background story even a world building which could help him write Winds of Winter... Just give him some slack... The diversity and originality of his 1000 characters makes Game of Thrones so much appealing... Just look at House of Dragon VS Rings of power its day ang night... It all depends in World building..
Excellent analysis as always
I wish they would of adapted these books into a tv show.
I find it amusing that Dunk and Egg met Twyin's grandmother and Dunk specifically flirted with her. I feel that that would have embarrassed Twyin greatly.
Maybe George RR Martin won't ever finish the main books, but he seems quite interested in developing "the world" and with that we'll have a lot of stories like these for Alt to keep narrating 🤗❤️
The fact than Rohanne is Tywin grandma make it even more funny.
And since Tywin was Aegon V cupbearer/ward, he probably learned fighting from Dunk, i wonder if Dunk and Aegon talked of the involvement with Rohanne.