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04:52 - Targaryen Conquest
06:47 - Dance of the Dragons (Spoilers)
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"A Song of Ice and Fire (commonly abbreviated as ASoIaF) is an ongoing series of epic fantasy novels by American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. Martin began writing the series in 1991 and the first volume was published in 1996. The story of A Song of Ice and Fire takes place in a fictional world, primarily on a continent called Westeros but also on a large landmass to the east, known as Essos. Most of the characters are human but as the series progresses others are introduced, such as the cold and menacing supernatural Others from the far North and fire-breathing dragons from the East, both thought to be extinct by the humans of the story. There are three principal story lines in the series: the chronicling of a dynastic civil war for control of Westeros among several competing families; the rising threat of the Others, who dwell beyond an immense wall of ice that forms Westeros' northern border; and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen, the exiled daughter of a king who was murdered in another civil war fifteen years before, to return to Westeros and claim her rightful throne. As the series progresses, the three story lines become increasingly interwoven and dependent upon each other."
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Bracken
Blackwoods because of their colors, symbolism, worship of the old gods, and produced a lot of notable characters. Also they outlasted the Tullys as being the sole remaining holdout for Robb's kingdom in the north
Blackwood
I'm here for Blackwood and the Old Gods!
Blackwood
GRRM loves the blackwoods which is why they NEVER lose. They are always on the winning side while the brackens often ally with the side that eventually loses, or join the winning side later.
Kinda unfair btw, I always thought that Brackens were not an "evil house" like Peake,Bolton,Frey,etc..They really are just always on the wrong side of every maior conflict. Sad
@andreademarchi7495 yeah even though I prefer the Blackwoods, at the same time I dont like that the Brackens were made into the bad guys whereas as you said, theres actual bad houses out there. I never got the vibes that the Brackens were specifically malicious
The Brackens gained land and were sort of on the winning side at the end of dance
@@teamxofcha0s61 unfair bias
@@Spongebrain97 Exactly
"Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with a Blackwood'
"What about side by side with a friend?"
"Aye, I could do that"
- Winds of Winter
I really hope that happens
This could to totally happen in the last battle in the last war for Westeros. Another GRRM hat-tip to JRT.
@@Lhiethaha yeah right.
Ah yes, this is as likely as George finishing his book
It's noted that Robb Stark was scared when he saw that BOTH Brackens AND Blackwoods sided with him against the Lannisters! Says alot about the Lannisters and Tywin Lannister!
To be fair, Clegane torched, slaughtered and brutalized the lands of both Houses. You pretty much cannot do anything but fight against that even if it’s with your enemy next door. The moment Robb died they went back to it.
Also probably show's house good Robb was or even just the Starks.
Ah, Robb Stark😢
Gone too soon. And the saddest part is that he’s probably the only Stark sibling who actually loved Jon. Considering that in the end of the show, Rickon (who might also loved Jon) died. Bran knew that Daenerys was gonna nuke King’s Landing and Jon had to kill her and he let that happened anyway to usurp the throne from Jon. Sansa usurped the king (queen) the north throne from Jon while exiling Jon to the wall (don’t forget that she intentionally chose not to tell Jon about the Vale army while fighting the Boltons and was pissed that Jon somehow survived the battle. And when she leaked the info about Jon being a Targaryen to sow he seeds of conflict between Jon and Dany) and Arya did nothing to prevent that. She never defended Jon in a trial in anyway shape or form.
These 3 Stark siblings always treat Jon as a bastard, not as a guy who helped them reclaiming their home and uniting the realm to fight the white walkers in the first place.
In the end, the Starks are more of a backstabbing traitor than the Lannisters or Freys. What an achievement for D&D that they managed to turn the most sympathetic family into the most insufferable one.
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@@nont18411 why talk about the show canon when this video is about book canon.
Blackwood symbol: A white tree that seemingly resembles a weirwood tree surrounded by ravens which indicates something deeply mythical and mysterious about this house in particular
Bracken symbol: hoars
Bracken : Ferrari Horse with cool fire stickers
Red Horse go fast
Mfw the Brackens are Hol Horse
“Wherever Hoars go.” - Tywin Lannister while sh*tting
You did the raven-feather cloak justice. Well done.
One of the best parts of the books, almost as good as JonCon
YO! QUINN IS HERE!
Everyone knows GRRM was bullied by a Bracken as a kid which is why they're all on his shitlist.
average war in the riverlands be like:
>King Tristifer Mudd XXV makes an observation about a statue in a ruin collapsed over 2,000 years ago
>Triggers a war between the Brackens and Blackwoods
>King Tristifer Mudd XXV takes ill from the news, nine sons immediately begin battling over regency
>Kingdom tips over into civil wars
>Blackwoods support their righteous King in combat, while Brackens swear oaths of loyalty to infamous necromancer, conjurer of creatures from The Outer Dark, cannibal, slaver, and bastard of Big Bird Tully Barney Waters
>3 million small folk perish
>The Ironborn invade
>99% of the lords have their holdings sacked for the 999th time that year
>more than 3+ civil wars ongoing consecutively at any moment for much of summer
>eventually King Durran CXXXVII Durrandon declares war on King Garth CCC Gardener over rumors of Garth Gardner actually being his ancestor
>Riverlands invaded on both sides by Stormlanders and Reachlanders
>Somehow, Brackens, Blackwoods, and pretty much every other warring house come together in a coalition to drive out the invaders, necromancer included
>5 million more smallfolk die
>Drives out the invaders
>Barney Waters dies from eating a bad oyster
>Brackens immediately lose
>Blue Fork and Green Fork both run red again
>Decisive Riverlander Victory
Casualties:
House Bracken:
4,000 Man at Arms
1,000 Knights
Current Lord, and eight of his nine sons
Most of their levies
House Blackwood:
3 injuries from ravens pecking at the Maester’s acolytes
Riverlands in general:
50 million smallfolk
20 million people
Results:
Last remaining son of House Bracken wards for House Mudd for 4 years, House Bracken loses recently gained land to House Blackwood, ascendance of House Blackwood as pre-eminent vassal of House Mudd, all of King Tristifer’s sons dead, and the Riverlands run red for the next summer or so
>Repeats
Feel free to rip this off in a video, provided that the background music is Crush ‘Em All from Dynasty Warriors 7
if only house justman survived
I genuinely have not laughed this hard in ages, thank you 😂😂
It is hilarious to see the show only crowd finally getting to experience the utter insanity of the Blackwood-Bracken feud.
The Riverlands are the Balkans of Westeros
Bittersteel has the power of friendship and rage on his side.
But never that of the Seastar. Blackwoods stay winning
@@kirby7294 Seastar couldn’t get enough of Bloodraven’s “blackwood”🥴
@@nont18411 Damn right
So true😂
@@kirby7294still got that death wierwood thou
I cant wait for the Blackwood/Bracken spin off "Generation Teats"
House of the Teats
the final episode titled "the battle of titty hill"
The boys are Bracken town🐴
Take my like and get out, damn you.
You should be ashamed of yourself
@@ollanius-pius A Green wouldn't make that joke, but a Blackwood
@@SerObeseHightowerWell done ser😂
@@thing_under_the_stairs 😂😂😂😂😂
Easy guide on recognising the "right" side in ASOIAF conflicts is to see what side is backed by Blackwoods.
Works everytime.
Nope
backed by Blackwoods and jobbed by Beesburries
Well yes
But actually they kinda raided Bracken a couple of times
@@alfieingrouille1528 Yep
@@DJayEJay nah the bias is crazy
6:43 the defeat that the Blackwoods were so sour about that they had to remake it to be THEIR own victory in the HOTD series 🤣🤣🤣
I got to this point in the video and came looking for this comment!
@@debragrogan6235 🫡🫡🫡
House bracken suffers from an acute condition of “chronic writers bias” where the Blackwood’s get the best of every single confrontation, or are morally justified in their actions. If a Blackwood was to take a village, it would be a just and noble act. If the brackens were to retake that village, then it would be a cowardly and treacherous one.
It also doesn’t help that the Bracken heraldry is diabolical. If you just had a red horse on a yellow background it would be S tier in my opinion.
The only instance I can think of where the Blackwoods seemed to be in the wrong was when during the Dance of the Dragons they raided villages in Bracken lands and burned their septs but this gets forgotten because Bloody Ben and Black Aly are cool characters
@@Spongebrain97 More just because that's how war is done. They were at war with each other, Bracken would have done the same thing.
House Bracken has the unfortunate position to be the main enemy of essentially one of the more interesting houses in the Riverlands. Which is why most people dont like them. Like look at the lore for the Blackwoods, its far more interesting then the Brackens.
@@DevinEMILEYou mean it has far more author's favoritism?
I pretty much ignore the brunatre bordure on their shield
One thing where I side with show over books
You could say the same about House Stark and House Lannister. How the Lannisters are always the “bad guys” in any conflict.
The war of the five kings proved that House Bracken’s Ability to always lose is greater than Blackwoods ability to always win
Real
At first i though "well, we still don't know how's the story going to end" then i remembered that Winds is never coming out 🙄🙄
Take your like sir
This video has muppet Tullys, and that's all the joy I need for the rest of the week.
I find it funny and intriguing how Blackwoods (who are presented as honorable and loyal) were exiled from the North, while likes of Boltons were left alone despite their well known hostility towards Starks. It really makes me wonder what was happening in the North during those "old days".
As for which house is better - that's a tough one. I'd say that both sides have their own appeal as well as many flaws. I will, however, say that Bittersteel is better than Bloodraven and die on that hill.
Based take.
With the Blackwoods being forced down south I think that is due to how the Starks weren't always honorable. That as they fought for control of the north it was very much a war of conquest with honor no where to be seen. They forced out the Blackwoods because they wanted their land. The Boltons however were strong and while they could be defeated, the Starks didn't have the manpower to outright destroy them or force them out. This also came into play when the Andals invaded and so the Starks and Boltons allied to defend their First Men traditions against the invaders
Starks made some pacts and alliances to beat the North
Bolton was almost a King they have so many people that only the North combine could beat the Bolton Army
Well, the Starks are not known for having great intelligence, aren’t they?
I mean, the red wedding wasn’t even the first time that the Boltons betray the Starks. There were two occasions before that: Royce II Bolton burned Winterfell and Royce IV Bolton skinned Stark princes to make his cloak. The Boltons should have been wiped out thousands of years ago but somehow the Starks and their bs honor let them live.
This is why I believe the Bracken side of the story when they said that Blackwoods used to be their vassal. It was likely the same situation of the Gardeners and the Tyrells, except this time the newcomers eventually declared themselves kings.
HOUSE BRACKEN FOREVER!!!!!!!
Great video, as always, Lord Haven.
You misspelled Blackwood but I agree great video as always
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@@ShadowCat3713 Blackwoods start everything. Just like they invaded the river lands after they lost😄
@@YaBoiBaxter2024 you know what's up
We salute you Bittersteel. Beneath the gold
Unironically the brackens are right to dislike the blackwoods. Imaging some random house flees the north, chooses to settle on your border, and immediately begins antagonizing you for centuries
I think it was stated the brackens also came from the North.
Both claiming the other was their subordinate house
@@sudanemamimikiki1527I don't think it's that the Brackens came from the north, rather that they were also of first men decent like the Blackwoods who did come from the north, though I could see the possibility that the Brackens and Rhyswells are somehow connected due to both having a red stallion on their arms and both being of First Men decent, so it would be pretty cool if that was the case lol
Israel lmao
@@tsarofshadows1347Exactly but Palestine in this case is somewhat capable of fighting for itself unlike in our reality .
@@tsarofshadows1347 Skill issue.
Forgot to include Harron the Black crushed the Brackens and Blackwoods whole they were feuding because it was disruptting construction of Harrenhall, and thus led to the Tully's surviving as the strongest Riverlords 😛
They’re basically the Hatfields and MCcoys of Westeros.
That was my thought, too!😂
I don't understand how GRRM did not give Walder Frey a Bracken-wife; can you imagine the Blackwood-Freys vs. the Bracken-Freys? Would have been fantastic.
Interestingly, because Alyssa Blackwood is his grandmother and because Betha is an ancestor of the Targaryens and Baratheons and another Blackwood, Melantha, is the ancestor of the Starks (and possibly more cousins), Big Walder Frey is a fourth cousin to Dany, Stannis, Jon, Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran, and Rickon.
The fuck ?
@@SherlockHolmesb-kp4ru In short; 🎶✨️Everybody has a cousin who can hook them up with something✨️🎶
@@livingdeadgirl5691 I most certainly don't want to hook up with my cousins, Otherwise I would go to jail 😉😉
@@SherlockHolmesb-kp4ru Oh not in that way, it's a song from a musical about a cousin giving his cousin drugs to impress a girl that is actually an undercover cop.....
@@livingdeadgirl5691 What song would that be in particular ?? I will check that out .
Someday we'll see Elmo and Grover in their muppety glory.
4:35 looks waaaaaay more SUS than it has to be....
Oh no...
Love the detail of First men having bronze swords in the past.
Idk if this makes me a sicko but the animation of that iron born king choking that kid made me laugh so hard
Just imagine, Bracken and Blackwood attack the Twins, each from one side, and later each House makes one side of the Twins a cadet branch.
In Westeros the 4th of July is celebrated to remember the day when House Bracken attempted to seal House Blackwood's fireworks and were soundly defeated in battle. Bittersteel was only a boy at the time but that day changed him forever
@Spongebrain97 Brackens only loss because Blackwoods and cowardly and hide.
Hope you are well.
No. 👎
"Why don't you shut your mouth about that damn mill?"
Bittersteel is one of the biggest badasses in the seven kingdoms and abroad.
Beneath the gold, the bitter steel!
Daemon: Why do the Blackwoods & Brackens have Beef?
Simon: Oh where to begin
Haven: Sit down grab a a flagon of wine I can explain.
8:23 absolute nailed 😂😂😂
I wonder which side the Aegor Rivers profile is going to support.
Truly a question for the ages😄
And for young Aegon VI!@@aegorbittersteel2154
blackwoods vs brackens , they trully are the greatest rivaly in ASOIAF history , aegor bittercuck and branden chadrivers still going at it to this day
Branden the dishonorable kinslayer you mean
@@treymoss6511
I mean. It was a blackfyre. You know, the family that tried to usurp
@@xytech7432 I think you meant to say the rightful kings. They did bear the sword after all
@@treymoss6511
That's not how that works
@@xytech7432 it is and you know it. Daemon was legitimised, was knighted at 12, Blackfyre was given to him as it was a symbol of kings of house Targaryen. While their claim on the seven kingdoms has weakened over the years, however Daemon was the rightful king.
This might be your best video yet! But their all so good it’s hard to tell
I deeply want to see either a random raven stealing Bittersteel's golden skull or the skull somehow go beyond the wall and someone throw it in Bloodraven's face
A Song of Ice and Fire Book Five: A Dance with Dragons
(After Jaime ends the siege in Riverrun and ensures the loyalty of the Blackwoods by taking one of their sons as a hostage and one daughter from the Brackens)
"So we go on century after century. with us hating the Brackens and them hating us. My father says there will never be an end to it."
- Hoster Blackwood (Jaime's hostage)
"There could be."
- Jaime Lannister
"How, my lord? The old wounds never heal, my father says."
- Hoster Blackwood
"My father had a saying too. Never wound a foe when you can kill him. Dead men can't claim vengeance."
- Jaime Lannister
"Their sons do."
- Hoster Blackwood
"Not if you kill their sons as well. Ask the Casterlys about that if you doubt me. Ask Lord and Lady Tarbeck, or the Reynes of Castamere. Ask the Prince of Dragonstone."
- Jaime Lannister
"Is that why you killed all the Starks?"
- Hoster Blackwood
"Not all, Lord Eddard's daughters live. One has just been wed. The other...." (Brienne, where are you? Have you found her?) "... if the gods are good, she'll forget she was a Stark. She'll wed some burly blacksmith or fat faced innkeep, fill his house with children, and never need to fear that some knight might come along to smash their heads against a wall."
- Jaime Lannister
"The gods are good."
-Hoster Blackwood
(You go on believing that.)
- Jaime Lannister's thought
The pennytree is not the weirwood… it’s an oak in a village contested by both Blackwood and bracken and eventually made a royal fief.
It won't last, brothers and sisters are natural enemies, like Blackwoods and Brackens, or Tullys and Brackens, or Whents and Brackens, or Brackens and other Brackens. Damned Brackens, they ruined house Bracken!
My starting character in AGOT in CK3 married Catelyn Bracken. She is the First Mother of a Dysnasty that contains the King of the Westerlands, Dorne, and Dragonstone(somehow became the 8th Kingdom, no clue how but my nephew made it happen), as well as Queen of the Seven(Eight) Kingdoms.
Because of that, the opportunity to learn some Bracken lore was so very exciting, thanks for this!
Lord Kermit 😂😂 you’re hilarious 😂
This Video could be one of my Favorits
5:40
“Another bracken, SerOlyver”
It is so stupid that I find that even slightly funny
My new favorite channel
Do people really appreciate the awesomeness of GRRMs mind? Creating pseudo histories complete with names, places, battles, myths, exact dates. He’s a generational talent.
Thanks for the video.
The lads “ yeah we’re gonna go to kingslanding “ just gonna love all the muppets memes coming in future episodes
WE GOT MUPPET TULLYS!!!!!
Cool lore vid and all but the people have spoken- KERMIT VOICE IN THE VIDEO LADS LETS GOOOOOOOOOO!
8:23 it was so fucking unexpected, i can't stop laughing... i was drinking and i spitted everywhere when i saw kermit
This was the first video of tour’s I found in your channel as I was trying to look up more of this house’ history(thanks HOTD latest episode snd Nerdrotic loving the Blaxkwoods)
Man what a house that has left its imprint in Westerosi society
Hope you enjoy it!
@@fantasyhaven1no one can see one of your videos and not enjoy it, great work as always❤
Omg that Balerion you made was adorable!
I love your animation. Especially the fat ones with the baby arms lol. And your Kermit impression was spot on.
The Inn at the Crossroads would make a funny animated video. Its the most important character in the series
Another great video Lord Haven and I hope you don’t mind me asking again but since it is a tradition at this point how many weeks till the dune part 2 video
muppet tully mention without any slander? LLH you are growing!
My understanding of the pennytree is that there was only one specific village where they did that, and that it wasn't the infamously poisoned Raventree weirwood.
Ah ...the history and the treachery of the Brackens.
Marrying all the Bracken women to Blackwood men would likely end the feud. Rather hard to have a feud when all the Bracken heirs are Blackwoods.
Maybe someone gifts each house one of Frey forts on each side of the bridge 😂
8:30 lol ahh we gotta go to kingslading lol your kermit voice so funny i was like thats the name of a tully lol
I would love to see an animated lore video in the reign of Maegor the Cruel.
I love your channel so much, you legit are so underrated and I cannot wait for you to keep growing! gunna rewatch all your vids for the millionth time
The ancient history part of the video made me need a history of house greyjoy video
If sleeping on a weirdwood grants dream visions, imagine what dying visions with a weirwood arrow stuck in you
Lord Blackwood now only has four sons unfortunately.
GRRM is huge lover of the Blackwoods and so am I.
A House who show determination and loyalty meanwhile Brackens are backstabbers and usurpers.
“In faith we shall prevail” -actual blackwood motto
Just found out Tully is an Irish surname that means "Flood". GRRM procrastinates and knows things
This is literally GRRM's Senju and Uchiha clan rivalry 😂
That Kermit impression caught ne off guard ngl lmao 🤣 😂
why does it feel like they put the Brackens in just to be a punching bag and be so disliked only to have a victim of the cooler houses
My man!
Damn I love these videos. Keep em coming!
I only just now realized that bittersteel has in those photos of him, always having yellow cloth over his armor and i think his shield even has the brackens siguel ?
Finally, you returned with these good videos.
This was a long time coming..
KERMIE MY LOVE ahhhh 🐸💚🐸💚 ty amazing, I love it 🤍
Luv me horses,
Luve me knights,
Ate the edgelords,
Im not racist, just dont loik them
Love watching your videos. Even though I've heard the stories and read all of the books, it's nice to see the way you put forward the info.
"After the Greatjon proclaims Rob Stark the King in the North, Bracken and Blackwood finally join the same side, chanting in unison."
I guess that's when we should have realized Rob was doomed 😭
14:18 I see you using the Casterly Rock throneroom from CK3 AGOT
me watching this so i can better write fanfics about davos blackwood and aeron braken. thank you for doing the lord work ahahha
Based
8:30 iconic
I have been waiting for this video
That's cool and all.
But real question, if you were to create the house words for Blackwood and Bracken, what would they be?
3:36 Dang it, Tyreck!
To be fair idea of Freys ending on combine end of hatred of both Brackens and Blackwoods is quite appealing
"You can have his fortune if you can guess which of these sigils belongs to the author's favorite."
6:43 in the show doesn't the Blackwood kill the Bracken?
Blackwood forces participated in most major battles in Dance of Dragons. I hope some of it will be nicely ecranized, especially their archers. Shame battle at burning mills didnt received atleast 10 min. They could have done smth like battle at Rooks rest or smth like that.
Oh they definitely usurped the Brackens from kingship. Not to mention the whole human sacrifice of the old faith.
YESSS ITS FINALLY HERE, THANK YOU LORD HAVEN.
I bet Lothar regretted being a snake when he starved in that cage
The bracken vs blackwood rivalry is so legendary, really wish we could have gotten a battle scene in episode 3 of Hot D last week 😭 still it was great to see them have a dispute, just wanted more from the Battle of the burning Mill.
The HOTD 2 is a golden mine of "this is what really happen" since the TV is doing the best parts bad 😂
How did the Blackwoods’ Wierwood die? In the words of Ramsay “poisoned by our enemies”
Ramsay Bolton is the only one true king in the north.
#RamsayDidNothingWrong
"At first, it was for Honour and Glory, then later for vengeance though we termed it 'justice'
Eventually, it was because we simply did not know how to stop."
Classic Bracken W
What tools or software do you recommend for editing videos like this?
Let me tell ya a couple of three things: Forget the Dance of the Dragons, forget Raylon Rivers who goes over to Stone Hedge and never comes back, forget my lord Humfrey Bracken.
Benjicot Blackwood has no respect for this thing. He's never been a lord, not really. Here's a kid who stepped over his own house to grab the big seat, his father's house.
13 Fucking Major houses in the Riverlands, and then we got this pygmy thing over in Raventree Hall