The accents in Game of Thrones have always been dodgy. Today I will discuss why in part 1 of a 7 part series. #gameofthrones #got #nedstark #winterfell
@@DarramussI hope it includes his backstory running for political office in Baltimore, it's almost like he got the role on the condition he play the same character
It's somewhat plausible that Sansa would try to imitate her mother's southern accent, given her childhood spent dreaming of chivalry and the South, but Ramsay was raised by a miller's wife for his first dozen years or so. And he didn't 'learn his letters'' until he came to the Dreadfort, so accent should sound thick as hell. And Jorah's always bothered me, given that he grew up in the ass-end of nowhere in the North and his immediate family all sound suitably Northern except for him.
Cheers for this - as a real life northerner the accents in GoT always been funny. I think for this we have to thank Sean Bean's absolute refusal to do any accent other than his own, and every one else simply just had to do their best.
Jorah was in exile 5 years before the events of AGoT. Ned remembers banishing him apparently according to a Reddit deep dive. But he was constantly traveling to essos for however long he was a slave trader.
The books have made it clear that people all over Westeros sound different, depending on the region they're from, or even the region of that region. Pyp is able to recognize Samwell Tarly as being from the Reach, or the kids of King's Landing not being able to understand Arya Stark, presumably due to her speaking the Common Tongue in a Northern accent. Tyrion Lannister knows that he sounds like he from the Westerlands, and highborn at that. There is also the foul sounding Kingslander courtesy of Duncan the Tall, and of course we mustn't forget the infamous Dornish drawl. Blame the show for not putting an effort in.
I think you need to include Gin Alley (the Kings Landing cockneys' turf) as part of T' Nuuurf since characters who grew up on gin alley have accents ranging from Peggy Mitchell through greater Manchester (wotsisname, DRINKIN BLUD FRUM THE SKULL O' JEEEEEYOOORRR FUUUCKN MORRRRM'NT in Crastors Keep) up to some sort of Tyne/Wear side Geordie Davos, if it's owt like britain then Gin Alley's gotta be about 3or400 miles long, and that's a LOOONG line of nightsoil to dodge, skillfully enough to earn a blue plaque like that one Jarvis Cocker got outside the corner shop
It’s funny that Wyman has such a strong northern accent because I always pictured the manderly’s sounding more like a blend between southern and northern. Especially with the wording Wyman uses in the books, reads as a bit posh and flowery to me. After all they come from the south and are sailors/traders, so they would encounter the other people of Westeros more often than the other houses of the north would.
Also something you should have told our American cousins, if you want someone to sound insidiously posh, you get a foreign actor to do posh English voice. Hence an American and a Dane playing the Lannisters and an Irishman playing the most evil man in the North. Ironically Sean Bean doing posh voice has the same effect, which should tell you about the social divisions in this country that received pronunciation sounds as unlike Yorkshire as it does to people who aren't even native English speakers
The good to didn`t know enough English is to all sounds to me the same thing, except the australians and Scottish, so my experience has not been "interrupted" by a drunk Irish man to want proclaim Robb Stark the king of the north
OG Lord Karstark had an Irish accent for some reason. Also Liam Cunningham is Irish, even tho he talks geordie (also, for some reason. He's from Flea Bottom, he should probably have an East End accent) Do kinda love the idea that Westeros' regional dialects echo English regional dialects tho, just because it means snooty Lannisters having thick Somerset accents. That'd be even funnier than Roy Dotrice making Tyrion Welsh (for *some* reason)
@@Astartes-6969dirty water???? The skies are regularly shit, I agree, but you lot had a 3 year long (at least) story about lead in your water, our tap water is phenomenal
Part 2: ua-cam.com/video/piv5Yw8FWxw/v-deo.htmlsi=KO829R1uR0vx7S-P
littlefingers accent gets progressively more irish every season
He'll be getting his own section!
"Sensa, I'm a bet confoosed"
Chaosh ish a ladder, Shansha
@@DarramussI hope it includes his backstory running for political office in Baltimore, it's almost like he got the role on the condition he play the same character
@@PrinceTrish and the time was going at the guy from Sons of Anarchy like a jackhammer
Barriston Selmy is profoundly Irish. Doesn't even try an accent in his later seasons
Eh dunno he sounds like he's trying to sound English when he confronts Jorah
It's somewhat plausible that Sansa would try to imitate her mother's southern accent, given her childhood spent dreaming of chivalry and the South, but Ramsay was raised by a miller's wife for his first dozen years or so. And he didn't 'learn his letters'' until he came to the Dreadfort, so accent should sound thick as hell. And Jorah's always bothered me, given that he grew up in the ass-end of nowhere in the North and his immediate family all sound suitably Northern except for him.
Her mother isn't southern, she's from the midlands. Catelyn should sound kinda like Ozzy Osborne
@@duffman18-ky2ffeverything south of the neck in GOT is the "South"
As I'm scottish I always like to quote the great words of igritte. "You're all southeners to me"
Cheers for this - as a real life northerner the accents in GoT always been funny. I think for this we have to thank Sean Bean's absolute refusal to do any accent other than his own, and every one else simply just had to do their best.
I will never understand why the Irish actor who payed Davos decided to do a Geordie accent.
Me either especially as he's supposed to be from King's Landing
Same with Allister Thorne he’s got a Sunderland accent and he’s from Kings Landing
Missed a great joke in the title. Should have titled this "A Game of Accents".
I'll call the next one this!
Jorah was in exile 5 years before the events of AGoT. Ned remembers banishing him apparently according to a Reddit deep dive. But he was constantly traveling to essos for however long he was a slave trader.
Man how do you have less than 2k subscribers? This vid was gold
Thank you!
Da King in da norf!
Isn't that Jamaican?
some london dialects do that as well.
Or ravher ''Vat''
@@Cardboard-Tree
Great video even though I have no prior knowledge of what the real accents sound like 🤣🤣🤣
The books have made it clear that people all over Westeros sound different, depending on the region they're from, or even the region of that region. Pyp is able to recognize Samwell Tarly as being from the Reach, or the kids of King's Landing not being able to understand Arya Stark, presumably due to her speaking the Common Tongue in a Northern accent. Tyrion Lannister knows that he sounds like he from the Westerlands, and highborn at that. There is also the foul sounding Kingslander courtesy of Duncan the Tall, and of course we mustn't forget the infamous Dornish drawl. Blame the show for not putting an effort in.
I did blame the show...
@@Darramuss You said it wasnt clear in the books, and I gave examples of how that's very much not the case.
It's not that clear though, like the way that say Trainspotting's dialogue is written, for example.
Jorahs been in exile for several years it seems
Need one of these for every region
As an American (of French and Irish descent) this is absolutely fascinating. Most Americans can't tell ANY of you apart.
It's been bothering me for some years!
I think you need to include Gin Alley (the Kings Landing cockneys' turf) as part of T' Nuuurf since characters who grew up on gin alley have accents ranging from Peggy Mitchell through greater Manchester (wotsisname, DRINKIN BLUD FRUM THE SKULL O' JEEEEEYOOORRR FUUUCKN MORRRRM'NT in Crastors Keep) up to some sort of Tyne/Wear side Geordie Davos, if it's owt like britain then Gin Alley's gotta be about 3or400 miles long, and that's a LOOONG line of nightsoil to dodge, skillfully enough to earn a blue plaque like that one Jarvis Cocker got outside the corner shop
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As an American they all sound the same to me. Just "English" to me 😂
It’s funny that Wyman has such a strong northern accent because I always pictured the manderly’s sounding more like a blend between southern and northern. Especially with the wording Wyman uses in the books, reads as a bit posh and flowery to me.
After all they come from the south and are sailors/traders, so they would encounter the other people of Westeros more often than the other houses of the north would.
I’m pretty sure Robert Glover in season 1 had a really thick northern Irish accent when they crowned him King in the North
That the "king in the north" scene? Because im sure i heard at least a bit of irish in his accent
@@cw8867 yeah the line “I’ll have peace on those terms.” Whoever is speaking is clearly northern Irish
@@proudsaiyanprince2651 yeah 👍 thats exactly the line i was thinking of
"Barry in Misfits" !!!
Lockes actor is Australian if I remember correctly
Also something you should have told our American cousins, if you want someone to sound insidiously posh, you get a foreign actor to do posh English voice. Hence an American and a Dane playing the Lannisters and an Irishman playing the most evil man in the North.
Ironically Sean Bean doing posh voice has the same effect, which should tell you about the social divisions in this country that received pronunciation sounds as unlike Yorkshire as it does to people who aren't even native English speakers
The good to didn`t know enough English is to all sounds to me the same thing, except the australians and Scottish, so my experience has not been "interrupted" by a drunk Irish man to want proclaim Robb Stark the king of the north
OG Lord Karstark had an Irish accent for some reason. Also Liam Cunningham is Irish, even tho he talks geordie (also, for some reason. He's from Flea Bottom, he should probably have an East End accent)
Do kinda love the idea that Westeros' regional dialects echo English regional dialects tho, just because it means snooty Lannisters having thick Somerset accents. That'd be even funnier than Roy Dotrice making Tyrion Welsh (for *some* reason)
As someone who's never seen Game of Thrones in English this is both hilarious and extremely odd to me lol
To clarify: in German dubs everyone has the same generic "German" accent to the point where it's weird when you hear someone who sounds different 😅
I always thought Northerners in the books sounded like a mix of North Englanders and Old Norse accents.
King oh' fukkin' North. The Boltons should've had Manc accents, for sure.
5/7 perfect score, nice
I’d be willing to assume that the little ones take more after their Southern Mother, especially Sansa and Arya being girls and all.
Fair point
As an American watching this I can't help but think it would be so funny if I knew what the fuck you were referencing
Yes what a shame
I detected a Welsh? twang to Rickon?
No that's a bow and arrow twang
@@Darramuss Bravo-s Sir. You are Bolt-On with your assessment.
Here in the North we hate the letter R :P
Most of them are British so as an American I give my condolences.
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@@alfieingrouille1528the actors are British
@@alfieingrouille1528
The joke is that their British and live in Britian.
Which is known to have shitty Grey Skies & Dirty Water.
@@Astartes-6969 you seem to be a genuinely stupid person
@@Astartes-6969dirty water???? The skies are regularly shit, I agree, but you lot had a 3 year long (at least) story about lead in your water, our tap water is phenomenal