The fight for the bridge over the Jaruga River is being filmed for the series “The Witcher”.

Preparations are underway in North Wales for one of the most epic scenes in the Witcher saga. It's about the Battle of the Bridge, when Geralt defended Queen Mewa.

The fourth season of “The Witcher” The Witcher is filmed on the shores of Llyn Padarn Lake. Local residents have told us that Netflix production will soon be moving from the lakefront to Pen y Llyn Bridge on the western shore of the lake. This marks the beginning of filming of one of the biggest fight scenes in Andrzej Sapkowski's saga from the book “Baptism of Fire”.

In addition, the “The Witcher” team started filming at Dolbadarn Castle (also on the lake) a few days ago and are expected to stay in the area for up to two weeks. The Netflix team has built a large temporary harbor near Craig yr Undeba, also known as Union Rock, on the north side of Llyn Padarn and close to Pen y Llyn Bridge.

From this floating pier, the film crew continued to collect and construct large props that they would soon use. One of his objects is a wooden raft ferry used by the series' characters. A model of the castle tower was also assembled. After the construction work was completed, preparations for the filming process officially began on September 18th, and Liam Hemsworth was already spotted on set.

In the books, Geralt is joined by the bard Lyubistok (Joey Baty), the archer Milva (Mengger Zhang), the barber and doctor Regis (Laurence Fishburne) and the former Nilfgaardian officer Kagir (Eamon Farren). Although they are not yet in the camera's lens, they are intended to be present in this scene.

In addition to the ferry itself, motorboats and boats with equipment for filming from the water can be seen. Residents who watched the incident from a distance said archers fired from the rocks on the neighboring bank. They also said that the rowers on the boats were laughing and that there was a big explosion.

The Battle of the Bridge takes place in the final chapter of the third Witcher novel, Baptism of Fire, published after two short story collections and two full-length novels. Geralt and his friends hope to cross the Yaruga on a ferry while searching for the Ciri. But they travel through a land devastated by the Second Nilfgaardian War, and the Yaruga River is a strategic location that the armies seek to control.

Instead of enjoying the journey along the Yaruga, the team must defend themselves against the soldiers. On one shore, Nilfgaardian troops fire on the ferry in hopes of driving it away. On the other hand, the troops of Lyria and Rivia also shoot arrows at them. The crew of the raft decides to sail upriver and hope for the best, and the heroes approach a bridge where a major battle takes place. Geralt and Kagir eventually join the Lyrian army

After the heroic victory, the wounded Queen Meva comes out to meet Geralt, who changed the course of the battle and helped push back the Nilfgaardian forces. The queen decides to make him a knight and names him Sir Geralt of Rivia, making the nickname an official title.

The fourth season of “The Witcher” will be released in 2025. The publication of Andrzej Sapkowski’s new book about the Witcher is planned for winter 2024/2025, and the anime “The Witcher: Sirens from the Deep” will be released in early 2025.

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