The Greatest of the Free Cities | Game of Thrones Deep Lore

Game of Thrones Lore:    • VALYRIA: The Greatest Empire | Game of Thr...      • The Blackfyre Rebellion : Part 1 | Game of...      • The Blackfyre Rebellion : Part 2 | Game of...   Volantis is the oldest and proudest of the Free Cities — a city built by the Valyrian Freehold, forged in the fires of the Rhoynish Wars, and haunted ever since by the empire it almost became. In this video, we explore the full lore of Volantis: its origins as a Valyrian garrison, the Century of Blood and its disastrous bid to rebuild the Freehold's empire, the tiger and elephant factions that have contested its politics for three hundred years, the slave economy that holds the city together, and the faith of R'hllor that threatens to tear it apart. From the Black Walls to the Long Bridge, from the triarchs in their palanquins to the High Priest preaching fire in the plaza below, this is the complete history of Old Volantis — and why, by the time of A Dance with Dragons, it sits on the edge of something it may not survive. #GameOfThrones #DunkAndEgg #HouseOfTheDragon #ASOIAF #Targaryen #Westeros #GeorgeRRMartin #FireAndBlood #essos #volantis #fantasy