Manfred, Lord of the Von Carstein Bloodline 

Mannfred was originally brought back at castle Drakenhof by a necromancer that had dragged Mannfred's bones out of the swamp. The necromancer was going to sacrifice a maiden to ressurect Mannfred, but then Gotrek and Felix showed up. Felix is annoyed, so Gotrek sliced the necromancer in half, but the ritual was powered by the necromancers own blood instead of the maidens. Mannfred is ressurected and stands naked in front of a dwarf slayer with a magical weapon. So he turns to mist and hides until Gotrek and Felix leaves.

Ah yes...Starscream Von Carstein. How I missed you not...

Manfred was the second vampire fostered by Vlad von Carstein. The first was Isabella van Drak; Vlad's wife and the only thing he ever truly loved.

Really sad that they didn't go for a more Vlad style army for the Vampire counts. Would have loved it to fight with sylvanian state troops alongside the undead.

As soon as I was in need of some more lore, you came to my aid, yet again :D

I prefer the story in the 5th edition Undead army book about Manfred's revival which was delivered by a necromancer servant who's family had been rounding up all of Manfred's severed body parts & some what intact corpse and then performing a specific ritual to revive him at drakenhof castle which was crash by Gotrek & Felix, killing the necromancer and freeing the young virgin girl from being sacrificed which was the final part of the ritual needed, they did not how ever stop the resurrection of Manfred as all the ritual needed to finish working was virgin blood never specifying that it needed to be from a woman and the poor necromancer had died on the ritual circle and you can see where this is going but spoilers no Gotrek doesn't get to kill Manfred in this short story

Ah Mannfred, the Darth Malak of the Vampire Counts. So cunning, so highly esteemed, and yet primarily damages his own side. A genius savant, he may know Necromancy like few others, but he is also more than a bit of an idiot. He has a gift for sabotaging his own best interests via untimely backstabbing and impulsive decisions. Who else could snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, literally days before Vlad brought the Empire under the Von Carsteins' rule? Who else could eliminate most of his own bloodline, only to realize "oh shit, I'm running things by myself and have no lieutenants to back me up?" Who else could raise a legion of zombies and think "yep, the Empire and the Dwarfs will never be able to deal with these!" Pompous twit. Your informative (as usual) and entertaining (as always) video was awesome! That said, I wanted to add a bit to your lore, since I love this stuff. First off, it's "Castle Dra-ken-hof." Three syllables. Secondly, the Liber Mortis is most definitely NOT something from the hand of a Morrite. During the Black Death and Skaven invasion of the Empire, one Prince Vladimir (not the most cunning alias, but no one knew who Vlad was at that time) came to Sylvania and spoke to it's ruler, Frederick van Hal. He brought him a copy of the books of Nagash. Now Nagash's works are too advanced for almost any Necromancer to use, and only the most skilled can even understand them. Fortunately, with Vlad(imir)'s help, van Hal became exactly that. He then distilled the Nine books into one volume he called the "Liber Mortis." For a true master like Wsoran or Arkhan, this was "Necromancy for Dummies," but for anyone else it was one of the greatest works of Necromancy ever written. The Sigmarites kept a copy when they tried to stamp out the book's distribution, which is how brave Kurt III had such a thing handy. Thirdly, Mannfred's resurrection is a lot more palatable in the original Gotrek and Felix. A Necromancer named Schtillman was in the midst of the ritual to revive Mannfred. He had reached the part where he had to sacrifice a life (incidentally, the girl he chose for his victim would become Ariette Von Carstein not long afterwards) when Gotrek killed the bastard. Unfortunately, that just meant Schtillman was the sacrifice and Mannfred was restored. The story makes a lot more sense that way. Thanks for the video, and for hearing me out! (If you didn't hear me out, please disregard this message...which you already did, since you didn't hear me out.)

Note:Annoying the empire sufficiently that you unite all of them against you:Extremely bad idea. I didn't think even a vampire could underestimate to this extent.

End times? What's that? Sounds like complete fiction to me. Probably never happened.

The Von Carstein trilogy was a truly wonderful set of books to read. Are you going to do a Konrad von Carstein lore video? Gotta love his little cabinet.

Imagine Vlad Von Carstein trying to use magic on a Slann. Imagine that one sided nonsense.

Good sir I truly can't explain just how awesome and useful your Warhammer lore, reviews and other videos you post! Ive been a pretty avid Warhammer fan for the past 15 years, somewhere around that, and now am 25 and kinda getting back into Warhammer again and I cant begin to tell you how caught up and informed I am now thanks to your videos. Not only that but the way you make your videos has truly peaked my families interest making the hobby not only my own but as I said a family thing and it has literally been too awesome. Thank you again for all your hard work and dedication to a utterly awesome and fantastic universe that is Warhammer.

"A couple of hundred men, not something you storm a city with" Ahem, King Carlus Rex of Sweden....

I expect something big for the 30k mark, Arch. Also, do have a lore video for Vlad?

Arch, for a TW fan who had no idea about Warhammer lore you my friend are a savior! I enjoy these very informative videos and i find myself growing very fond of warhammer lore! Thanks!!! P.S. Bring the cool backround music back! xD

loving these videos by the way.. the fact you feel the same about "geedubz" as well makes it all the sweeter. thank you, sir.

Hey Arch, Good news you are going to get a pre realease copy of Warhammer: Total War. They said it on Stream!

hope one day we see arch making a video about all the bullshit in the end times

Manfred sounds like how the real life medieval lords were; dumb, with moments of brilliance.

Happy 30k sub Arch

my bones are ready

I thought Manfred cut off Felix's hands but didn't kill him.

And then dwarves and vampire counts made an alliance.

There should be TV documentaries like this , unlike what we have now these series make one watch in "awe" all those 24 minutes.

Prayers always Arch you are the man

8:06 looks like we found Manfred’s goth phase

Arch I can confirm Reiksguard and Motors for the Empire Army, thanks to the new videos Lionheart put out

Good work Arch, love your content big man.

Very good video, as always! Keep up the good work!

I don't think this is a good representation of Mannfred, he was more cunning, backstabbing, an excellent spellcaster(the best of the Vampire Counts) and more machiavellian then Vlad. I love Vlad to, but he was more of an inspiring and charismatic leader while Mannfred was the perfect example of how a Vampire should be and act. I don't understand why plebs in the comments hate Mannfred, he's one of the greatest characters in Warhammer fantasy.

I am a bit confused now, because in Steven Saviles books it is written that Felix Mann survives Manfreds assault (or to be precise, Manfred just doesnt bother killing him). Plus he cant have taken Nagashs book, because several years later, the next grand theogonist uses that very book to drive Manfred off Altdorfs walls (book 3). Is that some kind of fluff-thing, where the author goes against the official lore by game workshop or your mistake? Though its not that important, to be honest, but im curious about wether or not Saviles books are authentic.^^"

hey, Arch! firstly, you are my greatest source of both lore for the fantasy side of warhammer and laughs!!! I was wondering, could you perhaps do a video on the Witch Hunter, from weapons to lore (obviously) snd most notable members and your opinion on how they are in the pre-"Age of Failmar" tabletop setting? keep the laughs and lore going, good buddy! 10-4!!

Manfred: "I wanna be the first vampire emperor!" God emperor of mankind: "hold my beer ya rookie. and bring me more psykers so I can devour their souls to feed my hunger!"

Arch, I asked some questions in the most recent total war stream - vampire counts. You may be able to get an early copy if you get in touch with them via twitter. :)

Can't believe there's 0 dislikes when you opened up the video with "Mannfred is a shitty version of Vlad". Personally I find the vampire counts to be on par with like the dark eldar in terms of just needless grimdark so I'm not a huge fan of them, but I'd have to imagine that you certainly pissed off some emo neckbeard by insulting his favorite character somewhere lol

Manfred: "So, I tried to blitz the empire, massive casualties meant nothing for me, but in the end..." Putin: "So, blitz without any care for casualties on my side. Got it." Manfred: "May I finish my story?" Putin: "Sure thing. But before, have a sip of tea near that open window..."

During the Storm of Chaos or just after there was a wonderfully writen event where a resurrected Mannfred gathered his horded and marched into an Empire he expected to crippled after fighting off Chaos, only to be confronted by a huge joint force and in a very Mannfred move just decided 'sod it, I can live for ever I'll just come back when there's a week Emperor. How is this blood tree nonsence meant to fit with that?

PLEASE tell me you're going to do a Lore for Nagash!

Thanks my friend for the good story

I miss Warhammer fantasy series. Make some more please.

really a tree crazy ... there was a story about some creepy Igor like guys resurrecting him in some Gotrek and Felix stuff ... Master Master we found all your pieces together and with the help of that maiden .... well ... put the treepipe that is hillarious ...

Feh. Hate their armor. "I AM A VAMPIRE I DRESS UP IN WINGED BATTY SUITS OF BLACK AND RED SO YOU KNOW I AM A VAMPIRE AND I AM A BAD GUY LOOK HOW BAD-GUY MY ARMOR IS" like everybody has to dress their part exactly

Car-stein, not carsten^^ i find it funny how you pronounce it. But nonetheless great vids, i realy enjoy them^^

Do you have a plan to do a Vlad lore video?

Have you ever considered making a lore video about some of the things that was in Warhammer Online? Though I feel not everything in that game was a 100% lore friendly, there was some interesting things in that game. It was also kinda strange that everyone got a familiar character as their faction leader except the greenskins and chaos. The greenskins got this Masterblaster leader with a huge Orc and cunning goblin, while chaos got Tchar'zanek who as far as I know haven't made an appearance before that game.

I mean... Manfred allegedly got hold of the ring that Vlad abused the fuck out of... so why didn't he just... you know... fucking wear it?

Why didn't Felix destroy the ring (Lord of the Rings music plays) and the book?

For someone with that level of intelligence and experience, Manfred should've expected the unbinding book and had a plan to counter it long before he reached Adolf

Steven Saviles Vampire wars series is still my second favorite warhammer fantasy just after Malus Darkblade series.

hey arch is there a possibly that we can see a vlad lore video?

While some would hate his guts, yours truly counts among them, I actually like his overall design, going back the famed Count Orlock of Nosferatu, granted he could do well with sleeves, plus I really do love his mounted model as opposed to the hellsteed & Zombie Dragon, try to keep it tabletop wise. Still I find his old model very adorable,

Say: Einstein Now say: Carstein

Ummm Manfred was already resurrected before the End Times was conceived by the necromancer Herman Schtillman's death. Arch, where the hell do you get your lore from? I ask because there are so many errors in your videos. Also the Libris Mortis was a necromantic tome written by Vanhal, after he became a necromancer and no longer a Morr priest.

Nice video !

Did we have a lore video on vlad yet ?

I'd love to shout heresy and run into battle with many space marines, but I forgot that this is Fantasy. So instead I'll sacrifice my entire skavens just to get one glowing stone.

I know this is not fitting to the "normal" Warhammer Lore, but do you have Information about the Tau normal Life? So like are they forming families or do they live their life solo. So just what a normal day looks like for a Tau not fighting in the war (especially for Fire-Cast Tau). I love the Tau :) and would be happy about knowing more about them.

Arch just a question we have seen both good and bad things with the game but what do you think overall will the game be good or bad and why?

i could of sworn arch had a vlad von carstein video but i cant find it ?

I'm surprised the entire dwarven army didn't drown in the swamp

you ever going to do Vlad or Isabella carstein lore

I know torch and pitchforks are going to come my way in my opinion Mannfred is actually being developed well story wise in AOS in a good way. Honestly the undead from a lore stand point have been developed well in my opinion. *Begins running away from the mob* Actually according to liber necris the book written by mannfred its states vampires can come back from the dead. During the time of Neferata and Vashanesh aka vlad when vampires were first created. Vampires died many times due to rivalries etc and their servants bought them back to life to do it... again and again. Until Khemri got tried of vampire shit and decided to kill them since they were monsters.

Manfred, Lord of the Von Carstein Bloodline; the vampire who fucked the world

Arch, need an adeptus Mechanicus video man.

Wasn't Manfred brought back in the Gotrek and Felix series? I could be wrong since I haven't read yet (shame on me I know), but I thought I heard that he was.

Virgin Mannfred vs Chad Vlad.

mannfred the loyal, arkhan the undefeated and nagash the beloved the end times undead trio :D

So why don't they use the Liber Mortis every time a necromancer pops up? Sounds like an auto-win.

Question about the vampires and making more, let's say Manfred was a 10 in power, would he always sire 9's himself or would that go down eventually?

at the end all they had to do was get a amateur necromancer out in the swamp practicing and raising manfred from the dead and benig kill by the whole empire would be reason enough for revenge and hey maybe manfred gets a apprentice.

Whats wrong with the end times? Im fairly new to the fantasy side of warhammer and as well im reading an omnibus of novels about the end times and it seems pretty awesome to me, what am i missing

God påske fra oslo!!

22:02 Truly, truly OUTRAGEOUS! Hehehehe

You kind of lied a bit... they did mention, if I am not mistaken, that said blood was from a necromancer of sorts if I am not mistaken.

You can "count" me in

Longtime Total War fan here educating myself on WH lore. Would someone well versed in the lore mind explaining what the problem with End Times lore is? Just curious.

wait felix survived the hand cutting and lived some years in that monastery without hands and a bit miffed he couldnt even wipe himself

yay! lore!

Good old gaming companies... "Well, shit we've run out of ideas for new books to sell them... what should we do?" "Blow everything up, repackage the old shit under and new name, base the rules on our other game... and fuck the fans and the lore?" "BRILLIANT!" I only recently got into Warhammer, but it's hardly the first to pull this sort of BS. White Wolf did it with their games awhile back too. Seems almost like the new way to get over writers block in the gaming industry.

Kondrad the Butcher is best son.

It's basically pronounced "Car-schtain" the scht being a single sound, and the ai as in eye.

I would have liked Konrad and Manfred being the haroes of the vampire counts but what can you do

So the empire fucked up the vampires , nice. Who cares bout End times.

Manfred not totally useless, just mostly.

Hey Arch I hate to be "That guy." But Felix wasn't killed he just had his hands cut off, to then be remade by the Dwarf Kallad.

I want to see your Isabella lp !

So Manfred is the failbbadon to vald's Horace

What a librarian...

Maybe you mean LibEr Mortis not Libr Mortes?

To have Vlad as a Legendary Lord would have been a lot cooler but of course a "little bit" op.

it is so funny to see how english people saying his name( im german), i enjoy it everytime and must admid, that is a hard name to spel out :-) and big thanks for this awesome Lore video to him. Vor me as a beginner it braught me realy in to death.

Can somebody tell me which books include the life story of Vlad? I'm really interested in his story but idk which book has his beginning to end

"However"

Manfred > Vlad by sooooooo much. Don't know why I see a bunch of comments on how Vlad is better when he had so many more faults than strengths.

so Manfred is a antediluvian (vampire the masquerade)

#teamnagash

Hey Arch, what would you say is Manfred's bloodline technique?

please do a lore video on NEFERATA !!!!

Just got finished watching their New Stream they just put out, AI looks Great and Combat is Amazing. hope you check it out on their stream archive

>>Stole all their books Youre telling me he was a... FUCKING NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERD!