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??
&;;hhyyyyhy 5th yy yy yy yy yy yy yy gg yy y guy hurts 4th:gg:g
Harry Loyd's narration of these books are phenomenal. Worth listening just for that
@@starrchild254 mm
"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
@@bboggs36
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
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
@@tannerjablowski3192 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!
"Hahahahaha"
-Lyonel "the laughing storm" Baratheon
Truly one of the great ASOIAF quotes
Hahahahaha
XD
-Lyonel “the laughing storm” Baratheon
So that’s where Bobby b got his laugh greeting from. Also where Renly’s sense of humor comes from. Their great grandfather.
@@bensonfang1868 Lyonel's relation to the ASOIAF Baratheons isn't actually known. Ormund is their grandfather, and Ormund was Lyonel's heir, but it's never explicitly said that he was Lyonel's son. If Lyonel's daughter was his only child, it'd make sense to pass to a cousin or nephew or something.
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?
“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
@@stfnknbb 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
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
@@marcinkrz3140 Quaithe is a secret Targaryen
@@calebwinfield1403 Quaith is a time travelling fetus
Gerion Lannister = Quaithe
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.
@@nilesbutler8638 Agreed. The point in the story that really made this clear to me was the battle of the Blackwater.
On one side, you have the Lannisters, who you obviously don't really like as a whole, especially not Joffrey, that little shit. But we all like Tyrion and we want him to succeed, plus we obviously don't want Sansa to die in the Red Keep.
And on the other you have Stannis, who is kind of a dick and not really likable but we clearly see that he's got the better claim to the throne and would obviously make a better king than Joffrey, and Davos is also a good guy that we want to succeed.
So I really found myself at that point, and I was thinking "but... but... I don't know who to root for! That's not how it's supposed to go!" xD
@@nilesbutler8638 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
@@antrayen1979 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.
@@nilesbutler8638 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
This man chose a kiss over a horse? I pray I’m never that down bad in my life.
simp duncan the tall
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.
@@someorclad9738 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!
@@someorclad9738 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.
“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
@@bakthihapuarachchi3447 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 :(
@@bakthihapuarachchi3447 me too, I say a lot "its to hot to move" or "to work" or to "do something"
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.
@@AsheAFK It is always Bloodraven.
If in doubt, blame it on Bloodraven!
Why do people say bastards are untrustworthy? It was Bloodraven
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.
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
@@maxxvii2037 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.
@@connordorman117 people who followed the Blackfyre were the same people fighting against the Dorne under the previous king, only for the new one to wed a Dornish and bring Dornishmen to court.
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.
@@bensonfang1868 Like great-grandmother, like great-grandson!
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
@@maxmercer1931 he speak that will not be working on House untill Winds will be finished
@@jarosawwrobel5560 GRRM has said a lot of things about TWoW over the years, none of them were true
There arent many more episodes left..
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?
8:06 Anakin 😂 “From my point of view the loyalists are evil!”
Dunk: “Then you are lost!”
Only Blackfyres deal in Absolutes
"Lord Osgrey, the Blackfyres are evil!"
I wish George RR Martin aged like Baby Yoda.
Dude... Wed be waiting 300 years between books
@@roscojenkins7451 atleast he would complete the series.😅
@@fobudomh but he would mess up the grammar a lot :p
@@nischay4760 always pay his debt a lannister does.
@@roscojenkins7451 Listen if this is what we get from a few years between books, I'd love to see what George could do with a got damn century
In this episode of the Adventures of Dunk and Egg, the gang unintentionally plays matchmaker.
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.
"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.
@@fandemusique4693 That's because she's always drunk.
@@alantyndall85 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.
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
@@tannerjablowski3192 ??? 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
@@ziortza8873 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
@@tannerjablowski3192 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.
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-insforsithis1568 this comment needs more likes and should be in a book somewhere.
@@sit-insforsithis1568 Bad advice. Life isn't perfect. You may die before you finish. You may not get the same offer again.
GRRM isn't a young man. He's been slaving away at these books for decades without mainstream recognition. I don't blame the man.
Doesn't matter how long the video is, if I see ASX, I click.
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
@@AxxLAfriku Self promo much?
@@yeespaghettisauce1163 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
@@sarahconnor2129 alright bro, just chill out lmao
Wow I never Rohanne was Tywins grandmother. . This gives completely new perspective to The Sworn Sword and present day Lannisters overall. Thanks altshiftx!
"Takes a lock of her hair"
Dunk: chops of half a braid
I think he got more than a kiss as well...
Yeah, it seemed like Dunk cut the whole thing.
“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.
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.
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)
I've been waiting for this ever since I watched the first video
Same man been hoping to see this in my sub box for ages
Agreed my favourite dunk and egg story
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'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.
@@lanecress574 ah i see. So 20 years then 😆
What so they can fuck up more of this universe?
@@Brandonhayhew They should let D&D do it!
*Slaps* HOW CAN YOU SLAP-
That came outta no where, lol.
Every year or so I come back and rewatch your videos. This story is definitely my favorite of the three novellas staring dunk and egg
NOBODY tells a story like George I swear. I've read a lot of genres and authors, and George still has that special touch that few others have.
I can’t decide if I love the preparation behind alt shift x or the concise literary analysis of alt shwift x.
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@@AltShiftX I can't believe Alt Shift is having a conversation with himself. That's some Odin shit right there.
@@Severian1 They are clearly two different people.One is called "Alt Shift X" the other "Alt Schwift X" you have to be a complete idiot not see it.
I cant believe I'm just now learning of Alt Schwift X 😳
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.
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.
Been a while since Ive seen a new GoT video. Glad to have ya back.
This isn't a GoT video, tho. 😉
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.
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.
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.8200 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.
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!
man gerold really got both sides of that lannister gene
*"A man like tywin is born once in a thousand year"*
“Martin said he wants to write 10 or 12 books”. Like that’s ever gonna happen😂
Idk, I think the reason the main books take so long is that there’s like 4000 main characters, all with different plots, personalities, and backstories. Those books are hundreds of pages long, very daunting and hard to get through. These are much smaller, simpler, with less characters. I can imagine him churning these out relatively fast
Prob more likely than Winds of Winter, unfortunately...
@@averyshaw2142 can you imagine how hard it must be just to make one chapter or a page
@@averyshaw2142 Brandon Sanderson writes books with just as many main characters and still gives the whole story a respectable turn.
The waits are not because the book is to hard to write its because he has got his money and has no motivation anymore.
I believe it actually cuz he’ll happily write literally anything other than Winds lmaooooo
Egg's drawing is so adorable ❤
"But, Dunk is bitter... It would've been nice if Rohanne and Eustace had made peace BEFORE Dunk had nearly FUCKIN' DIED for them..." LOL
that caught me off guard too hey
the captions on the video says 'bloody' as well instead of 'fuckin'
Love to see it alt you really been the goat the last 5 years+
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.
*watches season 8*
Duncan: Oak and iron, guard me well.
...or else I'm dead and doomed to hell.
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.
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!
Let's go!! Love these videos so much! You honestly get better and better with each one and exceed my expectations every time!
The amount of analysis you fit in these videos is truly on another level. I love watching you breakdown a story
I get a distinct feeling he's never going to finish A Song of Ice and Fire.
No shit. He's 72 and spherical; he's probably got more money than he knows what to do with at this point; he's seen the reactions to the broad-strokes version of his ending. At this point he's just going to fiddle around with little side projects, post crap about football, and coast along through the sunset years
He's admitted that sometimes he sits down and writes a word, gets dissatisfied with it, and is done writing for the rest of the day. No wonder he's taken more than a decade to churn out a book.
If it's any saving grace, he's supposedly left extensive notes and outlines for how things will finish should he die. I don't mean to be morbid, but I guess one way or another, we'll get the finished story.
Was going to sleep, this shows up in my CZcams front-page, instantly clicks
He doesn't sulk, he's being routh.
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
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.
Thank you so much for doing The Sworn Sword, I'll be waiting for episode 3 of this mini-series!
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!!
Never clicked so quick... and I read this book😂
Same! I read the book, the comic and listened to the audiobook but still love Alt Shift X
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.
So awesome!! The extra how Rohan is related to Jamee and cersai was brilliant!! ❤
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
Hey, Alt is the man!! Every second of this video is well made!! Keep it up, mate!!!
Please please please, more of this. I love listening to you summarize stories like this 😍
LORD SHIFT! glad to hear your soothing & informative voice once again
Love how the video ends on 20:20 ,
Maybe Alt Shift X giving us hints of how the world will end 👀.
or this is the last video they're going to release this year :
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.
Great coverage as always, it's simply a pleasure to watch your videos
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...
Please do part three!!!
Beautifully narrated as always, Alt
I've watched this so many times, great work!
Have you ever thought of doing one of these videos on the Mistborn Series? I really enjoy your explanations
This.
Shifty is back!!!
I really love when I see a new video from you guys is up.
Yes, we want and NEED the last story with Dunk and Egg, too. Outstanding job.
Ah, politics in Westeros. Season 8 kind of forgot about politics in Westeros.
This somewhat reminds me of “The Great Divide” episode on ATLA.
True! 😭
Thank you for a new video Alt Shift X!
ALT SHIFT X have a great day! Thank you for your efforts i hope these are entertaining and enlightening to you as much as us.
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.
This book reminds me a lot of the Farmland arc from Vinland Saga.
Omg...you're right.
So that's why i love both.
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.
I wish they would of adapted these books into a tv show.
He doesn't sulk, he's being routh.
Thanks for the summary. Excellent as usual!
It’s been while since I’ve been here... love you Alt Shift X, the best channel in CZcams ❤️
Love everything ASOIAF related 🤙🏾
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 LOVE your GoT and ASoIaF videos, it’s insane how fast I clicked on this video
Just finished this novella and halfway through The Mystery Knight. Keep doing what you're doing Alt, you simply are the best at it
"how can she slap?!?!" hahahaha i love it!
i love dunk. my favorite line from him in the book was " KNACK 2 BABEEEEY"
amazing video, as usual! cant wait for the third book to be explained