Yoren: Protection of the Innocent | Character Analysis | ASOIAF
The Wall was no place for the faint of heart, yet few recruits of the Night’s Watch could call themselves brave. It was through no fault of the Watch, for the Seven Kingdoms had grown soft, and the gallant men that were left had no interest in spending their lives on the Wall. Instead, it fell to recruiters to find fresh trainees from the dungeons and pits of poverty in Westeros. During the events of A Song of Ice and Fire, this recruiter was a man named Yoren. Hello everyone, and welcome back to Exploring Fiction. Gruff and grizzled on the outside, Yoren traversed the land, dealing with and drafting into the ranks of the Watch the worst of the worst. But on the inside, he proved to have a kinder heart than his exterior features displayed. When woeful steel severed the head of House Stark, Yoren preserved its legacy, and even died protecting those with a brighter future than he. Men like Yoren were a dying breed, especially in the Night’s Watch, but he showed that virtue still existed in a dreary world. So, who exactly is Yoren, and why is he such an interesting character? Let’s explore…
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0:00 Introduction
1:36 Background
3:10 To The Wall
4:00 Winterfell with a Dwarf
5:11 Conflict at the Inn
5:37 Sifting Through the Dregs
6:21 Fall of a Wolf
7:13 Gruff Care & Trek North
9:16 Spurning Politics
9:51 Abandoning the Road
11:49 Battle at the Holdfast
13:08 A Noble Last Stand
13:42 Analysis
17:53 Conclusion
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Yoren was awesome. Amory Lorch gets what he deserves, though 😂
@ExploringFiction
6 ай бұрын
Agreed on both points!
@anchovy313
6 ай бұрын
One of the few good men in Westeros. RIP to the Black Bear.
Thank you for highlighting Yoren, he is an awesome character and a certified bad@ss
@ExploringFiction
6 ай бұрын
Agreed!
Yoren was a stud, one of the most likeable side characters in a game of thrones and a clash of kings.
I think Jory Cassel would also be a good character to feature
@ExploringFiction
6 ай бұрын
Such an underrated character! I'll have to think about him for awhile and see if I have anything in particular to say
Love your videos man. I hope to see your channel grow. You're on par with Whycreate and Alt Shift X for quality videos. You've become a favorite channel of mine for asoiaf lore.
@ExploringFiction
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the kind words
Awesome video about an awesome & extremely underrated character!
@ExploringFiction
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@RealTalkOrWalk
6 ай бұрын
@@ExploringFiction no problem, I just found your channel a few months back and the first video I saw of yours was the Corrupt Kingsguard video which was another awesome topic that NO ONE else ever talks about. I’m looking forward to seeing more of these & curious to see what characters/topics you cover in the future. This Yoren video is so cool bc once again it’s a character nobody ever talks about. I saw you also did a video about the mutiny against Jon Snow “For the Watch” & was thinking it would be really cool if you could cover the planned mutiny against Mormont & the other Nights Watch officers at the Fist of the First Men & the conspirators that led to eventual execution at Crasters Keep. Keep up the amazing work!
@ExploringFiction
6 ай бұрын
@@RealTalkOrWalk Thanks again and I will definitely consider it! I have a lot of videos I want to do, so I'll see what I can do.
They don’t mention it in the show but Yoren made one bad decision that cost him his life and caused a lot of problems for Arya. In the book Yoren has Arya and a bunch of recruits he got from Flea Bottom and kings landing dungeons. I could have taken a ship back to the Wall (dropping of Arya on the way probably at White Harbor) but instead decides to go overland to pick up more recruits on the way. This ended up being a really bad decision. The war hadn’t Broken out yet When Yoren left king’s landing but he should have anticipated trouble with the death of Ned Stark and taken Arya home by ship as quickly as possible
These videos are fire I'm binging them
@ExploringFiction
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
An immaculate video and the first of many I shall consume
@ExploringFiction
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! Glad to hear it!
I saw a video once that mentioned Yoren being an informant to Varis. I can't remember whose.
@ExploringFiction
6 ай бұрын
Interesting...
@andrewward5891
5 ай бұрын
It would make sense since Yoren travels across the 7 kingdoms and probably picks up a lot of info and rumors.
I just read the part about Arya and Gendry escaping a couple days ago.
@ExploringFiction
6 ай бұрын
Good stuff!
First to take the Black 🖤
I think it’s interesting that there’s a pretty good chance that’s Arya actions led directly to Yoren’s death. When fleeing Arya gives the caged prisoners an axe to break free and then when they return Yoren has an axe and his head and we later see the same caged prisoners with Lorch at Harrenhal.
@ExploringFiction
5 ай бұрын
Interesting... I don't think I noticed that on my first read-through
To me, it reads like Yoren, and likely Ned, were the intended victims of Jaqen. That's why Jaq and crew dip out when they do-and pop back in. Jaqen/Rorge/Biter-they killed Yoren. Check it out, he had an axe in his head when Arya finds him. Arya gave Rorge an axe so that they could escape the fire. Something KEY to Arya chapters is ALL the information she has that is easy to overlook. Was Jaqen also supposed to kill Ned? I think so. Varys made a deal with Yoren-that is why Yoren was STILL in KL, waiting to leave, when he comes across Arya. He was waiting for Ned, to take to the Wall. Joff effed that up. Yoren was DEF an intended victim...but we can't know for sure if Ned was since Joff ended THAT potential storyline. THINK about THAT trip to the Wall IF Ned had lived to take it with Yoren...AND Gendry. Holy shit lol...can you IMAGINE?!? Varys hired Jaqen to 'fix' this potential problem. Was Gendry a target? I think so-I think that was why Rorge and Biter show up at the Inn, when Brienne is there. I think they were looking for Gendry. IF Jaqen had a target AT the Wall, he would have gone to the Wall. WHY Jaqen fixates on Arya? That's prolly a different video, but Jaqen could have easily just taken Arya and survivors to the Wall/Winterfell IF he had a target beyond Yoren, and likely Ned. I am worried for Sam, beings as he WAS at the Wall, and is now in Oldtown. As is Jaqen. It's weird though-Rorge's and Biter's travels after parting with Jaqen. They are on a mission.
Once you’re done with asoif can you do a video on ser Duncan the tall ?
@ExploringFiction
6 ай бұрын
I would love to in the future. I'll just need to read more about him since right now my knowledge on him isn't as deep as I'd want it to be.