Every Battle in Game of Thrones, Explained

The bay outside King's Landing is burning green in the dark. Ships are dying inside the fire by the dozen, a great chain has risen behind the fleet, and a boy king watches his city being saved by a plan he had no part in making. The lesson of that night is the lesson of this whole story: battles here are won by the thing nobody planned to face. This is every battle in Game of Thrones, explained. We take the seven fights the story is remembered by, one at a time, in order: the Blackwater, the Battle for the Wall, Hardhome, the Battle of the Bastards, the Loot Train, the Long Night at Winterfell, and the burning of King's Landing. For each one, we look at how it was won, how it should have gone (our audit of the battle, with both sides heard fairly), and what the books say where they differ from the screen. Then we visit the great battles only the books have fought: the Whispering Wood, the Green Fork, the Red Fork, Oxcross, and the frozen lake before Winterfell. We finish with the patterns that run underneath every fight, and re-fight each battle with one fix. Chapters: 00:00 The battle of Blackwater 08:28 The battle at Castle Black 16:47 The battle at Hardhome 27:04 The battle of the Bastards 38:01 The loot train attack 47:34 The Long Night 56:28 The burning of king's landing 1:02:18 The books' battles 1:09:11 War in the books 1:20:07 Changing the battle plans 1:30:15 Supply and intelligence 1:40:26 What war feels like Told slow and long enough to fall asleep to, for anyone who has ever argued over what a commander should have done. If you're new here: House of Thrones walks the world of ice and fire properly and at length, perfect for background listening, late-night viewing, or just falling asleep to. Subscribe if that's your kind of channel. 🔔 Subscribe for more deep-dive Game of Thrones lore 💬 Which battle would you most want to re-fight yourself? Tell us in the comments. #GameOfThrones #HouseOfThrones #GOTBattles #ASongOfIceAndFire #Westeros