The Dark Lands: Geography, Influences, and History - Warhammer Fantasy 

That was a nice overview of the region, I'd certainly like to see more like it.

Hey really cool vid. Most warhammer lore videos are sadly just people read wiki articles with some random images in the background. Nice to see someone actually put in serious effort.

This is a really good video, especially since Darklands isnt something you can just ripoff from 1d4chan and make it into a video and call it a day. You actually brought your own theory and did a good amount of research about this.

Considering how Old Chaos Dwarfs looked Mesopotamian, the area comparison is pretty accurate!

The Dawi Zhar flaying rebels and hanging their skins on buildings was probably inspired by Ashurbanipal, an Assyrian king, doing something similar

This is one of the best WH lore videos I've ever seen, if not the best of all. Have you considered making more of this? Because this is perfect imo.

Holy crap this was one of the best put together warhammer lore video i have seen well done. Would love to see a full vid on the Chaos Dwarfs.

Finally someone who goes into detail about the Darklands, really enjoyed the video my dude.

26:28 In case you miss that, at the end of the video is quoted Luka Huarugoin's a Tilean explorer. If you look at his surname is a distortion of the English phrase "Where are you going?". That's GW English humor for you!

Great vid. Can you do overview of lustria or Naggaroth next

That was a fantastic overview! It’s so amazing to see how much lore can be pulled apart from across the editions to fill out the world. I can’t wait for WH3 it’s going to be a very fascinating delve into the dark lands if this video is anything to go off of. Awesome work on this and the map you made on reddit!

I wish you come back, man. Estalia could use your geography overview. =)

Holy moly, that was insanely informative, interesting and overall superb made video.

Zerkovich did not disappoint when he said your videos are well put together

This was so good, wish you did it one on the chaos wastes and Norca

The shock event that made the Darklands was probably based on the real events of 536AD when the world went dark for 18 months. This caused a massive migration from the steppes into the Byzantine empire, much like the Orks fled west.

What a fantastic vid, you obviously put a lot of work into it. I really hope we see this region fleshed out fully in Warhammer Total War 3!

When looking at real world inspiration for the Dark Lands, I think the bigger inspiration is actually from fiction. The Dark Lands are Mordor. It’s located around a mountain range that divides it from the human lands. It was rendered inhospitable because of a giant volcano exploding. The Dawi Zharr are corrupted forms of purer creatures who worship a god of domination and industry, much like how the orcs do with Sauron. The bigger and stronger black orcs also come from the Dark Lands.

Amazing video. I hope you make one for every region in the Warhammer Map. Even the ones we already have in-game. To give at least some speculation about potential future regions CA could add.

I wish you would do more. Your lore work and understanding of anthropological geography make for an interesting and informative video

Today reviewing this video again, glad to see the content of the chaos dwarf. Hope to see the chaos dwarf trailer come out soon!!

Great video! I'm happy you covered the Wheatlands and Farside Colonies, as I always liked the idea of them in the lore. Hopefully they show up in Warhammer 3!

Fantastic production values for a lore video! Thumbs up!

Can't believe this was your 1st video, very high quality!

Please do more of this, it’s amazing

Please keep the "map-lore" of the old world coming ;)

I loved the video ! I hope those who make the warhammer 3 will think about to make the badlands so in depth . I want a strong chaos dwarf and ogre kingdom factions but also all the 4 chaos demons faction races + kislev .

man i want this channel to come back. great vid

Really nice summary here. Thanks for doing this mate!

Hey man, kinda late to the party here but this was the single best lore video I've ever seen. Absolutely amazing! I hope you make more :)

Fantastic research. Well done on this video

Great Video, would love to see breakdowns of each region of the map like this.

This and your tilea video have inspired me to do a new wfrp campaign travelling to cathay through the dark lands.

Wow, what a Video. Glad i'am came here from the Zerkovich vid. Very intetessting, thank you.

Very good presentation. Really eager to see more stuff from you!

Really good and knowledgeable video, can't wait to get the chaos dwarfs in Warhammer 3

The Dark Lands really remind me that Warhammer: Fantasy is called fantasy for a reason! Amazing video

This is really good, please consider making more of these

It would be nice with more of these! 👍🤠

Found this video through your maps on reddit and must say; I am very impressed! This video made me subscribe instantly, very well thought out and great visuals to accompany the audio.

Amazing informative video. Thanks!

Fantastic. Please make more of these!

Hello! Just came over from Zerkovich's channel - good stuff!

Amazing video how did i not find this earlier

Enjoying this more than real world geography lol

That was really awesome, thanks, hope you do more

Great video. Please do more.

Amazing video! Please do more on other regions such as Naggaroth or Lustria.

Ngl you did a good job, this video is so underrated, i hope you will do more videos like this

7:59 Well now we know for sure that GW is fully canonizing Kislev's Eastern colonies.

you also deserve a prize for the weathlands, it made me subscribe instantly

What a brilliant video. This was illuminating. Thanks so much.

Amazing work! Please, do a video about the Badlands next.

What a great and detailed video. Would love to see more about other parts of the WH world.

Just seen this is your only video. I hope you do more content soon! You've made me excited for WH3.

A really good video of a lot of information, also you presented it interesting! I would definitely appreciate more of this stuff.

Holy fuck you have some slick editing Skills. When youre done making all the warhammer continents ( please ) Could you make RL geography? This shit needs to be in Schools

damm the qualitly is on point do more video man

Really great, dude!

With the Twisted and Twilight release its great to see more and more of these locations making it into Warhammer Total War. Hopefully we get the whole thing in part 3!

Very well researched and presented video thanks

Amazing video, detailed map reading. Could you do a series for rest of the regions.

This video was fantastic. Very well done. Have you thought about doing more overviews like this one?

These are really good. Why did you stop making them?

Also I feel like it would be worth talking about Nagashizzar since it's basically on the border. Really sad there isn't more lore about the south western corner like the Broken Teeth though, wasted potential if you ask me. Kudos for including the wheatlands btw.

I need more of this pls!

Good video but I'd say that the Darklords more closely resemble the area between the Zagros mountains in the west and the Tian Shan mountains in the east. They probably removed the Caspian Sea altogether and instead turned them into a mountain range, connecting the Urals with the Zagros through the Caucasus. The southern coast of the Dark Lands is also almost an exact copy of the southern coast of Iran. This would turn the Dark Lands into what in the ancient world was known as the heart of Iranian culture. The Chaos Dwarf capital of Zharr-Naggrund also kind of corresponds with the city of Samarkand(Zharr-Naggrund and Samarkand also sound kind of similar, especially with correct pronunciation), the heart of Iranian culture during the Middle Ages. The history of the Chaos Dwarfs is also very similar to that of the Persians. The Chaos Dwarfs were cut off from their cousins in the west, just like Persians are Indo-Europeans cut off from the wider Indo-European world by Turkic peoples. The way they dress is also more similar to that of the Persians than that of Mesopotamians(Persians were the only ones using square hats. The rest of the look is shared between Mesopotamians and Persians). The whole thing with being technologically advanced is also more similar to that of the Persians(Muhammad even remarked about Persians that even if knowledge lay in the highest star a Persian would be the one to attain it, which is a very poetical way of saying that Persians would attain knowledge no matter how hard it would be). The whole thing with moving into the Darklands from Zorn Uzkul(Sintashta Culture, earliest sign of Iranian peoples) through the Mountains of Mourn(Tian Shan Mountains) is exaclty the same path Iranian peoples took when migrating to the region. Culturally I would call the Chaos Dwarfs Assyrian, as the whole slavery and cruelty thing is what they were known for.

You earned a new sub, great video i hope you continue with this when total warhammer 3 comes out.

Great video!

This is fantastic - really well-researched! Please do the lands to the far east next!

Please do more videos like this

Amazing video

Fantastic Videos

Great video. Subscribed

Still waiting for your return king😞😞😞!

Not going to lie man. This was pretty good. Shame you haven’t done anymore

Subbed, what a good video.

This is really good, just found it

Can you create more of these please?

Zerk sent me here, to the Dark Lands

Do the Easter steps or the chaos waste next please

Great video. Please make more or I'll get the chaos dwarfs to force you to make more.

I hope you upload more videos soon

really enjoyed this I would love to see some more man! I wanna know about any native animals or creatures lol

More please my Swedish friend

Not a comment for this video but for your Warhammer 3 Theoretical Map post on reddit. I would like to see Grimgor Ironhide start position moved to the Blasted Wastes near the Gates of Zharr. 1. it would be a Lore friendly start position for Grimgor and allow him to strike northwards first like in lore. 2. It would separate him from all the other Greenskin Legendary Lords who are already in nearby locations like Ekrund (Wurrzag)or(Gorbad), Karak Eight Peaks (Skarsnik), Misty Mountains (Grom) and Black Crag (Gorfang), 3. Would allow for a fresh play-through for a character whose start position has been the same since Warhammer 1. + It'd give those Chaos Dwarfs a hard fight early game and stop them from expanding too quickly!

I would like to know more about mount gunbad aka lotr gundabad hehe

Great vid, thanks.

Can someone please link me that astounding illustration that appears at 11:19? Great video, by the way. The best I've seen so far regarding the Dark Lands.

I came here from Zerk's Tzeench video.

I hope they will improve siege battles in the third game to make Dawi Zharr's fortresses seem more grand and intimidating.

This guy be like "You know what, I'm going to make one of the best lore videos on Warhammer and disappear!"

grade video 💖

it funny total war warhammer 2 got expansion dark land a little bit

Hi CA guy please show us more about Cathay

Gitalla the Hunter is Atilla the Hun ahahah.

Will the Great Maw have a physical location in TW3?

Making brilliant lore and then checks out.

This makes me wonder what Naggaroth was like before the Dark Elves colonized it?

It looks like this is the only video on your channel, will you make more?