Icecrown Citadel was NOT what you thought

Icecrown Citadel was never really a castle. It was a prison built around a prisoner — and the ones who raised it were his own jailers. This is the full World of Warcraft lore of the Lich King's fortress: who built it, why it is made of saronite, and the story behind every boss inside. It starts with the block of ice that crossed the sky with Ner'zhul's spirit sealed inside and crashed into the Icecrown glacier, warped into the shape of a throne. Then the nathrezim who raised the walls around it, the saronite mined out of the black blood of Yogg-Saron, the disaster at Angrathar the Wrathgate, the Argent Tournament, and the siege by the Ashen Verdict. Bosses and stories covered: Lord Marrowgar and the thousand adventurers, Lady Deathwhisper and the Cult of the Damned, the gunship battle, Professor Putricide's plagueworks with Festergut and Rotface, Blood-Queen Lana'thel and Quel'Delar, Sister Svalna, Valithria Dreamwalker, Sindragosa and Malygos, Deathbringer Saurfang and his father Varok, the forging of Shadowmourne, Bolvar Fordragon and the Helm of Domination, and what Sylvanas found on the other side. From Warcraft III and the Frozen Throne to Wrath of the Lich King and Shadowlands, including the Forge of Souls under the Citadel and who it was really working for. 100% canon, sourced from the official Warcraft lore. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 A fortress that was never a castle 0:15 The block of ice that hit the glacier 0:52 The dreadlords who raised the walls 1:41 Frostmourne and the Cult of the Damned 3:23 Saronite: the black blood of an old god 5:31 The disaster at the Wrathgate 6:45 Why they couldn't just charge in 7:16 Breaking the front gate 8:12 Lord Marrowgar and Lady Deathwhisper 8:48 The gunship battle 9:27 Putricide's plagueworks 10:03 Blood-Queen Lana'thel and Quel'Delar 11:35 Sister Svalna and Valithria Dreamwalker 12:33 Sindragosa: the consort of Malygos 14:00 How many orcs are inside the Citadel 16:05 Deathbringer Saurfang 19:15 Forging Shadowmourne 20:41 The top of the spire 22:28 Sylvanas and the helm 23:37 What was under the Citadel all along 24:35 What you are really looking at #WorldOfWarcraft #WoWLore #Warcraft #IcecrownCitadel #LichKing