The Witcher: Why Kaer Morhen Was Sacked (& Who By)

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One of the most important places in the universe of The Witcher is Kaer Morhen, the keep where Geralt of Rivia and many others were trained, and which has a dark history as it was sacked many years ago and many witchers died during that attack – but why was Kaer Morhen sacked and who was responsible for it? The Witcher is a series of novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, which gained popularity when it was adapted to video games. The Witcher’s fanbase was expanded when in 2019 it got its first English language adaptation thanks to Netflix, becoming one of the platform’s most popular and successful TV shows.

Netflix’s The Witcher introduced the audience to Geralt of Rivia (Henry Cavill), Yennefer of Vengerberg (Anya Chalotra), and Ciri (Freya Allan), the three main characters of the series whose paths converged towards the end of season 1. Although Yennefer and Ciri’s backstories were shown in season 1, Geralt’s continues to be mostly a mystery, but the prequel movie, Nightmare of the Wolf, offered a very brief look at his childhood. Nightmare of the Wolf is set many years before the events of The Witcher season 1 and focuses on the story of Vesemir, Geralt’s mentor, and showed a key moment in The Witcher’s history: the attack on Kaer Morhen.

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Nightmare of the Wolf showed how Vesemir ended up becoming a witcher and his inner struggles during and after his transformation, going from a conceited and selfish monster hunter to a real mentor to the young survivors of the sacking of Kaer Morhen. The witchers’ keep is known for being the training place of the School of the Wolf and the place that saw the creation of witchers like