The Richest Houses In Westeros Aren't Who You Think | House Of The Dragon History & Lore Explained

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Who are the richest houses in Westeros? In this deep dive, we explore the wealth, power, and influence of noble families across George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire universe and HBO’s Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. While House Lannister and their endless gold mines at Casterly Rock are famously wealthy, they aren’t the only ones with unimaginable fortunes. From the agricultural might of House Tyrell, the trading empire of House Hightower, and the legendary fleets of House Redwyne, to surprising contenders like House Frey, House Beesbury, and the merchant powerhouses of Oldtown, Gulltown, and White Harbor—this video uncovers the hidden riches behind Westeros’ noble families. We’ll also take a closer look at House Manderly, the powerful port lords of the North, and the fleeting golden age of House Velaryon, once the wealthiest house in the Seven Kingdoms thanks to Lord Corlys’ legendary voyages. This isn’t just about gold—it's about political leverage, trade dominance, Valyrian steel, and naval power. Even so-called “minor houses” often possessed immense wealth compared to the smallfolk of Westeros. The Richest Houses In Westeros Aren't Who You Think | House Of The Dragon History & Lore Explained 00:00:00 All That Glitters Is Gold 00:02:41 House Lannister (Of Course) 00:07:20 House Tyrell 00:09:42 House Hightower 00:14:51 House Redwyne 00:17:16 House Frey 00:19:41 House Beesbury 00:21:34 House Manderly 00:24:43 House Velaryon The Script Of This Video uses information from The World Of Ice & Fire (2014), Fire & Blood (2018) and The A Song Of Ice And Fire Main Series. The ASOIAF Wiki has been used to confirm order of events and clarify discrepancies between sources. George R.R. Martin's blog posts have also been used as a source and like the wiki i to do consider this information canon. Any similarity of this video to the structure of these sources is a consequence of the subject matter of the video and limited sources dictating the way in which events played out with no room for interpretation. In some areas it can be very difficult to make the script 100% different as stated in the sources without just making it up which isn't the point of these videos. There are places it's more similar to the sources than i like but with no way to really spin it a different way, given in many case, it's physically the only way to approach the subject. Information strictly from the TV show has not been used in these video unless stated otherwise. The Dance Of The Dragons will be the focus of the plot of the new HBO spin-off House Of The Dragon coming in 2022. So if you want to learn the story before we see HBO's take on it then this will be a very long-running series. Game Of Thrones / House of the dragon are HBO shows based on George R R Martin's A Song Of Ice And Fire series. The information in this video comes from the books a world of ice and fire as well as fire and blood. ----------------------------------------------- SOCIAL MEDIA ------------------------------------------------ https://twitter.com/World0fWesteros https://www.instagram.com/Dylan_ellcome https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWesteros ----------------------------------------------- ART LINKS ----------------------------------------------- The following link is for all the art that I use, if you see an image in this video a link to the source of it will be there, and the name of the artist if it's possible to find. If you see art in any video that has been attributed incorrectly please send me a email so i can fix it, i feel it is vitally important to credit artists, especially with the rise of Ai Art. Unfortunately mistakes do happen as work gets reposted without credit all the time making narrowing down the original source a challenge. https://shorturl.at/nAOU7 ------------------------------------- TAGS ------------------------------------ #gameofthrones #asoiaf #houseofthedragon #hbogameofthrones #asongoficeandfire #got #fireandblood #danceofdragons #windsofwinter