What Happened at Hardhome? | ASOIAF Theory & Game of Thrones

The wildling village of Hardhome met a hard end yet no one seems to know why or how. What did the people of this distant town do to deserve such a fate? In this video, we revisit one of a song of ice and fires greatest mysteries: the destruction of Hardhome. New theories are analyzed and old ones are reconsidered. Just like on Game of Thrones, Hardhome might prove to be a pivotal point in the war to come.

What Happened at Hardhome? | ASOIAF Theory & Game of Thrones

🎥 Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - A history of Hardhome
1:59 - the Harrowing of Hardhome
3:02 - the Skaggosi Theory
4:44 - the Creatures in the Caves
7:35 -
7:54 - the Rival Faction Theory
10:17 - Legends of Leng
11:11 - the Motives of the Children
16:31 - the Screaming Cave Theories
17:41 - the Dragonlords / Valyria Theory
21:22 - the Volcano Theory
22:23 - the Impact Event Theory
23:54 - the Faceless Men Theory
26:05 - the Curious Case of Maester Wyllis
28:44 - Cotter Pyke, Bran, and Meera
30:18 - Conclusion
30:51 - Outro

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🎨 Artwork Sources
Hardhome harbor - Unknown
Hardhome - Juan Carlos Barquet
A maester advises his lord - Kerry Barnett for Fantasy Flight Games
Caleotte and the Mountain's skull - Joshua Cairós for Fantasy Flight Games
Man of the Night's Watch guarding the Wall - Patrick McEvoy for Fantasy Flight Games
Burning Village - Unknown
Hardhome on Map - Unknown
Game of Thrones Screencap
Returning to a burned down village - Kenneth Faigh (ArtStation)
Creepy Cave - Unknown
Monster in Cave - Unknown
The Children of The Forest carving faces into the sacred weirwood trees - Chase Stone
Into the Narrowdark book cover - Jim Tierney
A greenseer singing the song of earth - HBO
A child of the forest - Kallielef
Bran Stark and the three-eyed crow - Marc Simonetti
To Green Angel Tower cover art - Michael Whelan
Lady Dustin - Delaney02 (Erin '12)
Tyrion Lannister in the Eyrie's sky cells - Michael Komarck
Jojen Reed - Joel Hustak for Fantasy Flight Games
Weirdwood tree from Game of Thrones (Telltale Games)
Lesser men defied the dragonlords of the Valyrian Freehold at their peril - Magali Villeneuve
The Valyrians enslave the conquered people of Old Ghis - Marc Simonetti
First Battle of Tumbleton - Douglas Wheatley
Silverwing, ridden by Queen Alysanne - Emile Denis
Dawn - Henning Ludvigsen for Fantasy Flight Games
Faceless Man - Colin Boyer for Fantasy Flight Games
Medieval docks - Unknown
Meera, Jojen, Bran and Summer - Jonathan Burton

📕 Chapters Referenced
Arianne ? - the Winds of Winter
Bran III - a Dance with Dragons
Bran II - a Dance with Dragons
The Prince of Winterfell - a Dance with Dragons
Tyrion V - a Game of Thrones
Bran VII - a Game of Thrones
The Targaryen Kings: Aegon II - The World of Ice and Fire

🔈 Music Gravity Sound - "Portal" Mysterious Space Background Music No Copyright

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