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The Lore and History of The Witcher Novels Part 3: Lara Dorren

Check out part 1 of this breakdown here and part 2 here. THE DEATH OF LARA DORREN | 1142 AR The histories of every world, even the Continent, are rife with tragedies, of love’s loss and lives ended too soon. Yet, few tragedies sting with a bite like that of the tragedy of Lara Dorren. …

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Netflix Makes Falka, the Witcher’s Hitler, Good Because Wahmen

Further bastardization of The Witcher canon has been announced from Blood Origin. It’s as if Netflix is endeavoring to cram as many announcements about their lore breaks as possible in the final five days before the show’s release. The newest addition in this long string of canonical tra...

Witcher: Blood Origin Casts Their Avallac’h

Netflix’s The Witcher has been known for its nonsensical casting choices, in addition to completely bastardizing both the books and the lore at every opportunity. This track record of ineptitude and disrespect for the source material continues with the recent casting announcement for Avallac�...

The Lore and History of The Witcher Novels Part 2: The First Witcher

Check out part 1 of this breakdown here. THE FIRST LANDING | 760s AR Once the chaos of The Conjunction of the Spheres had subsided, the elves regained control of the Continent, reclaiming their position as the dominant species. Though wars and conflicts abounded in the millennia following the Conjun...

The Lore and History of The Witcher Novels Part 1: The Conjunction of the Spheres

“Verily I say unto you, the era of the sword and axe is nigh, the era of the wolf’s blizzard. The Time of the White Chill and the White Light is nigh, the Time of Madness and the Time of Contempt . . . the Time of End. The world will die amidst frost and …

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More Witcher: Blood Origin Details Revealed

Netflix’s prequel series, The Witcher: Blood Origin, is just around the corner, with its marketing campaign in full swing. In a recent What to Know video posted to their YouTube channel, Netflix reveals some additional lore breaks and cliché tropes that will be at play in the upcoming four-episod...