The Complete Travels of Legolas | Tolkien Explained

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  • Опубликовано: 5 мар 2021
  • Today, we track the entire life of Legolas: living in Mirkwood, his adventures as a member of the Fellowship, and his actions after the Return of the King. Known for his fighting abilities and great senses, he comes to befriend the unlikeliest of companions - Gimli the Dwarf. We will also cover his likely age as we look at his actions in the books. Just as notable as his deeds during The Lord of the Rings are his actions after Sauron's fall, as he helps rebuild Minas Tirith and ultimately sails west with his best friend.
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    Red Sunrise - Janka Lateckova
    Legolas - Liga Kjavina
    Young Legolas - Anna Lee
    Bilbo and Spiders - Marc Daniel Goecke
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    The Battle Under the Mountain - Matt Stewart
    The Woodland Realm - Saiga Tokihito
    Elves - Tinyyang
    The Council of Elrond - Alan Lee
    The Fellowship in Hollin - Donato Giancola
    Celebrimbor and Annatar - WETA
    I'll go to find the Sun! - Peter Xavier Price
    Legolas - Lelpel
    Caradhras (inktober) - Justyna Rerak
    Nine Walkers - Abe Papakhian
    Forty-Two - Matthew Stewart
    Strider - CK Goksoy
    Boromir - Donato GIancola
    Legolas - Gellihana
    The Fellowship - George Doutsiopoulos
    Warg Attack on the Fellowship - Igor Kordej
    Fellowship in Hollin - The Brothers Hildebrandt
    Warg Attack on the the Fellowship - Gerald Walker
    Pack of Wargs - Lukasz Jaskolski
    Legolas - Gellihana
    Moria - Alan Lee
    Flame of Udun - Manuel Castanon
    The Balrogs of Morgoth - Thylacinee
    Frodo and Haldir in Lothlorien - Ted Nasmith
    Crossing Nimrodel - Anke Eissmann
    The Falls of Nimrodel - Julian Bauer
    Lothlorien - The Brothers Hildebrandt
    Atop Cerin Amroth - Anke Eissmann
    The Gifts of Galadriel - Kuliszu
    Legolas Shoots the Fell Beast - Anke Eissmann
    Legolas - Paul Tobin - WETA
    Ambush at the Great River - Olanda Fong-Surdenas
    Legolas Aims for the Fell Beast - Peet
    Legolas - Daniel Pilla
    The Plains of Rohan - Alan Lee
    Awaiting the RIders of Rohan - Peter Xavier Price
    Legolas and Gimli at Helm's Deep - John Howe
    The Door of the Dead - Anke Eissmann
    Gandalf Returns - Ted Nasmith
    The Stranger in the Forest - Ted Nasmith
    Approaching Edoras - Ted Nasmith
    Young Legolas and Thranduil - Ling Xiang Xia
    Legolas - Tjana Jankovic
    The White Rider - Alan Lee
    Across Middle-earth - Ralph Damiani
    Edoras - Allrich Art
    Legolas in Mirkwood - Donato Giancola
    Sebastian Giacobino - Legolas and Gimli
    Helm's Deep - John Howe
    Unlikely Friendship - Aleksander Karcz
    The Glittering Caves of Aglarond - Ted Nasmith
    Fangorn - Govanni Pullano
    Gimli and Legolas - Anke Eissmann
    Pelargir - Aegeri
    Legolas Comes to the Sea - Jef Murray
    Army of the Dead - Angus McBride
    Battle of the Black Gate - Ted Nasmith
    Legolas - Kinko White
    Legolas and Gimli - Peter Xavier Price
    Elessar Coronation - Tim Hildebrandt
    Journey Home - Anna Lee
    Minas Tirith - Ludovic Bourgeois
    Elven Cloak - Rob Alexander
    The Gates of Minas Tirith - Eric Faure-Brac
    Legolas and Gimli Depart - Turner Mohan
    Legolas and Gimli Reach the Shores of Valinor - Ted Nasmith
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  • @NerdoftheRings
    @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +238

    Remember to hit Subscribe and the bell so you don't miss future NOTR vids!
    What videos would you like to see in the future? Let me know here!

    • @marcusisgood9
      @marcusisgood9 3 года назад +12

      Wars between elves and dwarves?

    • @lordheklsmosh9490
      @lordheklsmosh9490 3 года назад +4

      Also on the house of finwe

    • @mrstgladman8612
      @mrstgladman8612 3 года назад +6

      I like videos about Smaug! 😁

    • @TheCinderestBlockAround
      @TheCinderestBlockAround 3 года назад +5

      Could you do a video on Gimli? Since you did Legolas

    • @luudest
      @luudest 3 года назад +6

      What is the connection of Aragorn and Thranduils people? Why did he bring Gollum to the Woodland Realm and not to much closer Lorien?

  • @YouSoerenTube
    @YouSoerenTube 3 года назад +3209

    I'm really not the emotional kind of guy, but knowing all their stories come to an end at some point, even though none of these characters ever existed, just filled me with a deep sadness suddenly. I was in a great mood, but then "The eight companions would never gather togehter again" hit me like a truck. It's weird how stories can move you so easily. You'd wish their adventures would go on forever, but Aragon dies, Gimli and Legolas depart to Valinor, same for Frodo and Sam and so on and that's just the end, there is nothing to tell anymore and I sit here at 3am in front of my PC nearly crying. Weird stuff

    • @user-xo3tr8fs4v
      @user-xo3tr8fs4v 3 года назад +85

      And you may hate me to tell you this , but i play lotro game to be with these characters again and to live the adventure, but i lost so much time doin this , instead of doin something with more sence in real life, but you know...

    • @matthewtalbot6505
      @matthewtalbot6505 3 года назад +63

      Despite the world having faded with the passing of magical things into myth and legend, I really like the last stanza of "The song of Durin', "...but still the sunken stars appear, in dark and windless Mirrormere. There lies his crown in water deep, 'til Durin wakes from sleep."

    • @bobcostas6272
      @bobcostas6272 3 года назад +76

      Its a testament to how great tales impact us.

    • @bobcostas6272
      @bobcostas6272 3 года назад +22

      Станьо Коновски Just do what you enjoy, man. Это хорошо)

    • @eledhwenmare2403
      @eledhwenmare2403 3 года назад +16

      There is some great fan fiction out there. Also some that would gag a maggot. I prefer the gap fillers although there are some what-if stories that are intriguing. Investigate those you’ll find something you like.

  • @customleathertooling2020
    @customleathertooling2020 Год назад +351

    I'm a grandmother who became fascinated with LOTR in my early teens. I've lost count of how often I read the series, and I've gifted the books to each of my children.
    Until now, I've only been peripherally aware of these other histories and stories. As my eyes no longer let me read , I am grateful for your channel.
    Thanks for a new depth to my 50 plus years of LOTR.

    • @DuchessofEarlGrey
      @DuchessofEarlGrey Год назад +9

      I believe there is an audiobook version of LOTR told by Andy Serkis. Just so you know.

    • @FADEDZOMBY
      @FADEDZOMBY 4 месяца назад +1

      Miss I have to ask you, since you are a long time fan. How were your first reactions to seeing the films for the very first time?!

    • @jakecollin5499
      @jakecollin5499 2 месяца назад

      ​@@DuchessofEarlGreyyes and it's free without ads on Spotify

  • @Daggerfall40
    @Daggerfall40 3 года назад +1125

    What I love the most about these NotR videos is the use of the maps. It's nice having a visual aid that shows which direction everyone went when the Fellowship split up and how they ended up where.

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +83

      Glad you enjoy the map-work! It's always helped me when reading the tales to know exactly where everything is.

    • @lolFY2
      @lolFY2 3 года назад +1

      @@NerdoftheRings Wich maps do you use? can we view or download them somewhere?

    • @White_Hawk
      @White_Hawk 3 года назад +5

      @@lolFY2 LOTRproject is good, try that. It has timelines, journeys of key characters etc.

    • @karenglenn2329
      @karenglenn2329 3 года назад +3

      Agree with your comment.

    • @teamvlcn6820
      @teamvlcn6820 3 года назад +5

      I'm a visual learner, so these maps and character discs help me immensely.

  • @xianxiii3029
    @xianxiii3029 3 года назад +1223

    Legolas is the reason I always play an Elf archer in any game that allows it. He is godly but humble, loyal to his friends and lethal to his enemies. A true hero in my eyes.

    • @tevincollins2869
      @tevincollins2869 3 года назад +14

      He is the standard same with my brother

    • @itamarwjr92
      @itamarwjr92 3 года назад +26

      Damn me too! When I first come to know LOTR by the movies, All my video games and RPG characters become archers of the Elven race.

    • @xianxiii3029
      @xianxiii3029 3 года назад +10

      @@itamarwjr92 A true inspiration for us all.

    • @xianxiii3029
      @xianxiii3029 3 года назад +6

      @@tevincollins2869 A true inspiration to us all. :)

    • @martidelic7181
      @martidelic7181 2 года назад +9

      @@itamarwjr92 Thats how I always play Skyrim!

  • @TheDarkHarper
    @TheDarkHarper 3 года назад +1132

    The friendship of Legolas and Gimli is the greatest tale transcending racism, adversity and the most touching of true friendship, one we should all try to emulate.

    • @wanyudomonk9758
      @wanyudomonk9758 3 года назад +51

      i just was thinking about that. how about with a friend? Aye i could do that

    • @veniceangelidelacruz2988
      @veniceangelidelacruz2988 2 года назад +30

      Indeed! Their friendship was surprising, but it proved that elves and dwarves can be friends. Gimli is kinda like a fiery little brother and then there's Legolas, the cool and calm older brother, and the rest of the Fellowship being precious as well😎💖

    • @TrangDB9
      @TrangDB9 2 года назад +8

      @@veniceangelidelacruz2988 waaaay older lol

    • @moroteseoinage
      @moroteseoinage 2 года назад +4

      They gay and that's okay.

    • @pattyleabo426
      @pattyleabo426 2 года назад +5

      Legolas is a smooth cat. I love how they are all portrayed.

  • @monitor-mindtheover-void6712
    @monitor-mindtheover-void6712 3 года назад +1663

    Gimli deserves a separate video for himself.

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +390

      Definitely! And his own video, he shall have!

    • @monitor-mindtheover-void6712
      @monitor-mindtheover-void6712 3 года назад +38

      @@NerdoftheRings yah and this way of writing the sentence is weirdly beautiful.

    • @mav8535
      @mav8535 3 года назад +56

      @@NerdoftheRings and my Like!

    • @stephensmith3111
      @stephensmith3111 3 года назад +14

      @@NerdoftheRings Nerd of the Rings, a.k.a. Yoda Greenleaf of Degobahien. ;-)

    • @joeybox0rox649
      @joeybox0rox649 3 года назад +6

      @@NerdoftheRings yes, but Gimli and Legolas' lives were so intertwined during and after the Lord of The Rings, the two were virtually joined at the hip, (so to speak.)

  • @franav7652
    @franav7652 3 года назад +364

    Really the friendship between legolas and Gimli always makes my tears go down, its so beautiful

    • @timwodzynski7234
      @timwodzynski7234 3 года назад +7

      A true bromance

    • @itsfischer383
      @itsfischer383 3 года назад +13

      We all should be so lucky to have such a friendship.

    • @meekrab9027
      @meekrab9027 3 года назад +8

      The shared mourning and remembrance of Aragorn in the undying lands of the surviving fellowship and the elves who knew him must have been something truly remarkable.

  • @elanorallmann
    @elanorallmann 3 года назад +473

    My heart aches for Legolas. For the immortals. But in this case Legolas. He got to know and love all those people, and then had to watch most of them die. He got to know Aragorn, and then he had to watch him get older and die while he stayed the same.

    • @deborahramos59
      @deborahramos59 2 года назад +15

      He also lost his mother too

    • @shizukagozen777
      @shizukagozen777 2 года назад +5

      @@deborahramos59
      But she didn't die of old age, that's different.

    • @deborahramos59
      @deborahramos59 2 года назад +2

      @@shizukagozen777 I know that but thanks.

    • @kom072692
      @kom072692 Год назад +4

      Thats why its called “the gift of men”

    • @reneedailey1696
      @reneedailey1696 10 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@deborahramos59Only in the films- We don't know anything about his mother otherwise, Tolkien never wrote about her.

  • @untruelie2640
    @untruelie2640 3 года назад +310

    It's perhaps worth mentioning that the reason for Legolas' admiration of the sea is that (according to the "Ainulindale") the music of the Ainur can still be heard in the sound of the seawaves. All elves are captivated by this sound and are never able to forget it.

    • @debbiegalvan628
      @debbiegalvan628 3 года назад +10

      Ohhh interesting. Thank you.

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 Год назад +1

      -Didn't Galadriel say something about Legolas yearning for the sea as soon as he heard it?-
      Just got to that point in the video.

  • @treblebat
    @treblebat 3 года назад +127

    Not the stones mourning the loss of their elven friends.
    Lotr really taught us to feel for every rock, flower, and especially tree.

  • @P23P119
    @P23P119 3 года назад +457

    So Galadriel’s prediction essentially meant that when he went to the sea, his heart would be there instead of the forest. The sea began to “call” to him, in a sense. Fitting, since the Sylvan Elves are Teleri.

    • @crhu319
      @crhu319 3 года назад +11

      So there are sea, stone and sylvan elves. Cool. Swamp elves too?

    • @barnabasmike4318
      @barnabasmike4318 3 года назад +35

      Legolas is Sindarin, though

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +141

      Yes, it means his heart will belong to the sea. However, Legolas is a Sindarin elf. He lives among the Silvan elves of Mirkwood, but is not one. Sindarin elves are also among the Teleri though.

    • @P23P119
      @P23P119 3 года назад +22

      @@NerdoftheRings right, his dad is from Doriath, my mistake

    • @EmblemParade
      @EmblemParade 3 года назад +96

      I always read more into it: it's not just the sea that's calling him, it's Aman beyond. It's a weariness with Middle-Earth, the many sorrows of war and killing and losing friends. By becoming so personally entangled in the grand forces of history and war against evil, Legolas has lost that timeless purity of silvan elves forever abiding in the secluded woodlands.

  • @sniful9098
    @sniful9098 3 года назад +475

    You know a true lord of the rings fan when they pronounce Celebrimbor Kelebrimbor and not Selebrimbor

    • @muzhganbarakzai6404
      @muzhganbarakzai6404 3 года назад +39

      Damn who calls him selebrimbor? 😅

    • @leonardofaber5823
      @leonardofaber5823 3 года назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @comesahorseman
      @comesahorseman 3 года назад +17

      Think of all those Boston Celtics fans out there who've been brainwashed! 😅

    • @leonardofaber5823
      @leonardofaber5823 3 года назад +9

      @Han Boetes ke-le-BRIM-bor

    • @wesliedudley4146
      @wesliedudley4146 3 года назад +5

      He was one of the main characters in the hugely popular Mordor games. So take it with a grain of salt, pretty sure orcs don't have extreme Cockney accents.

  • @WhoIsCalli
    @WhoIsCalli 3 года назад +97

    Legolas was always my favourite. And I love the fact that him and Gimli helped make Gondor a beautiful place after the events of the war

  • @Thepanchoforreal
    @Thepanchoforreal 3 года назад +15

    The illustration at 4:01 ended me forever. I will never recover.

  • @mr.o8386
    @mr.o8386 3 года назад +473

    this channel is way to underrated man, well done

  • @tommythetrain4288
    @tommythetrain4288 3 года назад +80

    Gimli and Legolas's freindship story is unmatched. the fact they get to go sail off together, Gimli able to go is so cool

    • @veniceangelidelacruz2988
      @veniceangelidelacruz2988 2 года назад +10

      Gimli must have felt so proud on behalf of his race, and happy that he's friends with wonderful elves, like Legolas and Galadriel...

  • @Nexaes
    @Nexaes 3 года назад +43

    Sir you have one thing missing. Legolas also keeps his word and visit glittering caves with Gimli. Legolas was left speechless after visiting them, one of the few times that a dwarf has bested an elf with words...

  • @crazykhespar8487
    @crazykhespar8487 3 года назад +36

    Legolas and Gimli having such a pure friendship is really beautiful and Im glad it was a component of the story. Damn.

  • @jacobclem8311
    @jacobclem8311 2 года назад +38

    Legolas Greenleaf is also mentioned in The Fall of Gondolin. He helps lead the survivors across the Cristhorn to escape the siege.
    Considering Tolkein wrote the Fall of Gondolin twenty years before LOTR, I think it is safe to assume that he really loved the character he created. So much so that he recycled the name and traits for use in LOTR.

  • @ZiddersRooFurry
    @ZiddersRooFurry 3 года назад +193

    Surprised you didn't mention the significance of Galadriel's three hairs & how Gimli's request impressed Legolas. I'm pretty sure that's the point where he began to respect the dwarf & change some of his attitude's towards his kind.

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +62

      I mentioned that in my Galadriel video, and will likely feature that in a future video on Gimli. :) Thanks for watching!

    • @amberpippin7538
      @amberpippin7538 3 года назад +30

      They were already friends by that point. Legolas spent a good deal of his time in Lorien exploring the realm with Gimli. As the book says, that was a surprise to everyone. I'm sure the incident with the three hairs just confirmed what he already had begun to learn.

    • @ZiddersRooFurry
      @ZiddersRooFurry 3 года назад +8

      @@amberpippin7538 Yeah. It's been about 20 years since I read the books.

  • @andreihlen7597
    @andreihlen7597 3 года назад +28

    The illustrations is actually so insane, it's very easy to overlook that part since the explenations is really the main focus

  • @mgtogno
    @mgtogno Год назад +15

    I feel like legolas was very old, but he was also very sheltered by his father in Mirkwood, once his father tells legolas to go into the fellowship Legolas always seemed mesmerize by the travels and places he could visit, he in fact saw everything in middle earth with Gimli and then he travel to the seas to see other lands. Legolas was a great character, he was very wise, capable and impressive, but he was always humble and kind to everyone. I really love how he looked at life and at all things as if it was the first time.

    • @sslocke
      @sslocke Год назад

      I always like to think he was either born at the very end of the 2nd Age or the beginning of the the 3rd. Thranduil either going to war or coming back back after losing his father would be in need of an heir. But agree that Legolas was likey very sheltered as he had never been to Lorien despite it being so close to Mirkwood. Though that could've been because of its proximity to Dor Guldur that travel between the two elf realms stopped after 1000 TA. So for me i think he is anywhere from 3000 to 2000 by the time of FotR. Old enough to have wisdom but young enough to have many things unknown to him

  • @1918atv
    @1918atv 3 года назад +68

    I really wish Jackson would’ve filmed the scenes of the Fellowship in Eregion; it has potential to show ruined elven structures, and shed a bit more history on Sauron and Elves to the movie audience, AND kick ass with the Warg Attacks!

    • @szabok1999
      @szabok1999 3 года назад +3

      They do show ruins on the way to Moria.

    • @SantomPh
      @SantomPh 2 года назад +8

      Sauron utterly destroyed Eregion. As Legolas notes, everything is gone but the stones on the ground. No trees ,no grass, no buildings. The West door of Moria is the only thing ever of Eregion that remained.

  • @jookiva
    @jookiva 3 года назад +71

    So you are saying that Legolas was even more badass in the books, so cool.

  • @joshbishop
    @joshbishop 3 года назад +73

    The story of Gimli and Legolas's friendship is probably one of my favorites in all of LoTR, by far.

  • @md.ahnafmoin9706
    @md.ahnafmoin9706 3 года назад +97

    Legolas and Gimli, the closest friendship between dwarves and elves there was, and will ever be.

    • @TonnyMysteryinc
      @TonnyMysteryinc 2 года назад +7

      Yeah you forget Culabrimbor and gimlies ancestors were friends but after that dwarves and Elves kept hating each other till Gimlie and Legolas in the fellowship of the ring 💯

    • @miguelmigs9356
      @miguelmigs9356 Год назад +1

      and now in the rings of power Durin IV and Elrond are challenging the two in terms of friendship

  • @d3m1g0d4
    @d3m1g0d4 2 года назад +39

    As a kid my friends and I thought Legolas's arrow in his quiver were magical since they never got finished and remained a steady number through the trilogy

    • @AskMia411
      @AskMia411 Год назад +4

      Iirc Legolas is mentioned several times retrieving his arrows after a battle. But even with that, he’d have to make more at some point. Movie Legolas however is never out of arrows, which like guns never being out of ammo is a pacing device in movies. It’s jarring when you notice it, but there’s reasons why filmmakers keep doing it (some of which are better than others)

  • @littleozarksfarmstead
    @littleozarksfarmstead 3 года назад +41

    "You breathe so loud they could shoot you in the dark."
    Well done, NOTR! 👏💗
    Loved the telling of the adventures of Legolas! Bravo! 🙌 and thank you!

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +9

      Thanks for watching!

    • @pmcswain358
      @pmcswain358 3 года назад +7

      I love your videos! They are so well researched and help to make sense of some of the Silmarillian and Unfinished Tales that are so disjointed. Thank you for making these videos!

  • @jimmyz4954
    @jimmyz4954 3 года назад +13

    I’m 49 yrs old, read all the books and watched all the films since Hanna Barbera. After watching this, I don’t know why I’m crying......

    • @oonaallen9550
      @oonaallen9550 2 года назад

      Makes us feel like we are living the moment and being happy , happens all the time 😁

  • @cirion6000
    @cirion6000 3 года назад +14

    Galadriels words to Legolas remind me of the passage in the silmarillion that those that hear the musicof Ulmo “hear it ever in their hearts, and longing for the sea never leaves them again”

  • @maniacalmurderer4123
    @maniacalmurderer4123 Год назад +12

    I love the fact that the balrog is so feared that is caused gimli to drop his axe and invoke fear in Legolas. If a balrog alone could inspire this much terror, I can only imagine what seeing morgoth on the battlefield is like.

    • @Joker_Jay6
      @Joker_Jay6 Год назад

      maybe someday well see the prophecy happen and morgoth return

  • @M.W.Zastrow
    @M.W.Zastrow 3 года назад +146

    Best quote EVER
    Legolas:
    Final count, forty-two.
    Gimli:
    Forty-two? Oh, that's not bad for a pointy-eared elvish princeling. Hmph! I myself am sitting pretty on forty-THREE.
    Legolas:
    Forty-three.
    Gimli:
    He was already dead!
    Legolas:
    He was twitching.
    Gimli:
    He was twitching because he's got MY AX BURIED IN HIS NERVOUS SYSTEM!

    • @billcox8870
      @billcox8870 3 года назад +5

      Such a delightful rivalry those two had

    • @jazzwarren6941
      @jazzwarren6941 2 года назад +3

      This was like 4 quotes lol

  • @Fukei_Mono
    @Fukei_Mono 2 года назад +5

    Galadriel: **warns Legolas not to be lulled by the sounds of the gulls, for his heart will no longer be with the trees if he did**
    Legolas' actor a few years later: **plays the role of an undead pirate captain**

  • @Wolf-bz6kq
    @Wolf-bz6kq 2 года назад +12

    One of my favorite moments of legolas in the books was when he went to the paths of the dead with the grey company he's like
    Ehh I ain't afraid of no human ghost

    • @davidperry7128
      @davidperry7128 Год назад

      'Ehh I ain't afraid of no human ghost', or perhaps with more appropriate grammar.

  • @charlieg9559
    @charlieg9559 2 года назад +8

    Peter Jackson got a lot of things wrong in my opinion. But the moment in Moria when Legolas realizes that a Balrog is coming, and the camera pauses on him and you see that moment of fear...you know that Jackson understood the gravity of that moment in the book. It is the single best shot of the entire trilogy for me.

  • @ryanmaxwell5076
    @ryanmaxwell5076 Год назад +36

    Legolas’ age has always interested me because he _does_ seem to be plenty youthful if not spritely when comparing what most of the other elves do throughout LOtR. And he also seems to “respect his elders” when dealing with anyone like Elrond or Galadriel which seems youthful in a sense. He definitely doesn’t present or position himself as anyone else’s elder or offer advice that often as the more millennia old elves tend to do. But considering the things he says about his age to the fellowship, I always pictured him to be 900-2800 years old.
    Still young in middle earth mind you. As this would put him a few hundred years into the third age at the very oldest. (Maybe around the time the Istari came?)But far older than an average man or dwarf. Which is why he sometimes talks down to them lol.

  • @pocoblossomasmr701
    @pocoblossomasmr701 3 года назад +87

    The moment I saw this I was like SO happy I literally love the character Legolas I named my hamster after him! I cant wait to watch this!

    • @crhu319
      @crhu319 3 года назад +12

      Legolas the HAMSTER!!

    • @garytwinem5275
      @garytwinem5275 3 года назад +3

      Boo says every hamster has his day. Squeek!

  • @gerdz101
    @gerdz101 3 года назад +8

    That story telling and choice of music made me shed a tear. What a wonderful of friendship of Legolas and Gimli.

  • @NODNS_n_M.ORD11630
    @NODNS_n_M.ORD11630 3 года назад +62

    I discovered this channel just yesterday (or probably a couple of days ago) and I want to say that I love every single video.
    Cheers!

  • @justinremier5716
    @justinremier5716 2 года назад +5

    Legolas is hands down one of the greatest characters ever created. And he’s my favorite and then Aragorn

  • @SeventhEthereal
    @SeventhEthereal 3 года назад +19

    You have awoken a renewed sense of love for this world. Thank you so much for all that you do with these videos! They are easy to follow, engaging & entertaining, and make me want to watch a new one over and over! Can't wait until your next vid!

  • @arozes8324
    @arozes8324 3 года назад +20

    Sit back relax and watch the video. This is going to be good again.

  • @itsfischer383
    @itsfischer383 3 года назад +10

    Brother, this channel is superb! I cannot stress this enough, your way of telling the stories of known or mostly unknown heroes and characters from LOTR, The Silmarillion, Lost Letters and The Hobbit, brings some kind of tranquility to the stories. I think in large part to your way of speaking and the underlying music throughout.
    All in all, you are the no. 1 Tolkien lore channel in my honest opinion!

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +2

      Thank you so much. This is some high praise indeed! So happy to hear that you are enjoying the channel - and thank you for subscribing!

    • @itsfischer383
      @itsfischer383 3 года назад +1

      @@NerdoftheRings high praise indeed, but very deserved high praise! I can't wait so see whats next for you in terms of channel growth, you have potential to go very far, in sure! :)

  • @jacobadam6804
    @jacobadam6804 3 года назад +6

    12:29 is possibly the best illustration I've ever seen of Legolas and Gimli. Look at their faces. They're fuckin bros.

  • @di3486
    @di3486 3 года назад +10

    Your imagery, your style of narration and the depth of your content which reflects the hard work you put into researching, Makes this channel absolutely outstanding. I can’t have enough of your videos! I also love that they are longer👍

  • @georgehopwood452
    @georgehopwood452 3 года назад +22

    It makes me happy to know that gimly travels to the undying lands with legolas in the end.

  • @lizzies4964
    @lizzies4964 3 года назад +39

    Thanks for this! I'd love to see a video on the dwarves in the Second Age, so we can get a better idea of what we might see from them in the Amazon show. Love your channel!

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +8

      Thanks! That's a great idea!

    • @szabok1999
      @szabok1999 3 года назад +5

      Probably as black gay people.

  • @Jimbob24191
    @Jimbob24191 3 года назад +17

    I found your channel yesterday, and have since binge watched hours of your videos. Your story telling is a great, complete package. The visual representations with the map movements, to the music used, and your tone of voice when talking... absolutely superb! I hope you are being consulted for the Amazon LotR series! :)

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +3

      Thanks so much! I really appreciate that. Glad you found the channel and are enjoying the vids! Thanks for watching/subscribing!

  • @bardronin9489
    @bardronin9489 3 года назад +9

    God seeing that you dropped a new video makes me SO HAPPY

  • @PROLOLZZ
    @PROLOLZZ 3 года назад +6

    The friendship between gimli and legolas is so touching

  • @Boxingdiehard
    @Boxingdiehard 3 года назад +20

    Yes!!!!! My favorite LOTR character

  • @athirarajan187
    @athirarajan187 Год назад +4

    Sometimes we find solace in the most unlikeliest friendship. This was so emotional 😭.
    I am glad Gimli and Legolas had rest together

  • @diamondinferno42069
    @diamondinferno42069 3 года назад +11

    Ahh I love Legolas so much, he's my all time favorite character from the LOTR trilogy!

  • @samatra478
    @samatra478 Год назад +3

    "Never thought I would die alongside an elf"
    "How about alongside a friend?"
    "Aye that I can do."
    Truer words could never be spoken at that moment. For what better than to be with the ones you can call friends.

  • @tesfita1
    @tesfita1 3 года назад +6

    Thank you very much for your work, mate. The music, the voices....a composition like art. Please don't stop. Greetings from germany.

  • @YakMotley
    @YakMotley 3 года назад +9

    Great video!

  • @joep1461
    @joep1461 3 года назад +3

    That friendship story is my favorite. Thanks for putting this video together.

  • @Schrodingers-Fat
    @Schrodingers-Fat 3 года назад +21

    Love your videos.

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +2

      Thanks! So glad you are enjoying the channel!

  • @selardohr7697
    @selardohr7697 2 года назад +1

    I'm in the middle of another adhd hyper-focus on the lord of the rings and these videos are simply *chef's kiss* for that, so thank you for making these!

  • @zdhammond123
    @zdhammond123 3 года назад +1

    I just discovered you the other day and this morning I was looking for this video. I figured you’d be making it one day but I am very pleased it’s here so soon! Great content, keep up the good work.

  • @peapod6747
    @peapod6747 3 года назад +30

    I wonder when relations between mirkwod and lorien broke down. It would be a good help in guessing his age as he was probably born after that relationship between the two realms ended.

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +8

      That's a great point! I'll have to look into that! I know it would be sometime in the 3rd age, as they marched to war together in the Last Alliance.

    • @szabok1999
      @szabok1999 3 года назад +9

      @@NerdoftheRings My guess is after the final battle of the Last Allience. Their armies suffered the greatest losses, and they marched together under one leader. It is possible that the two wood elf armies started to blame each other for the casualties.

    • @O-sa-car
      @O-sa-car 2 года назад

      It was Oropher’s fault for unilaterally attacking the lines of Mordor without Gil-Galad’s orders

    • @anaknipara
      @anaknipara 2 года назад +1

      My personal take on Legolas' age is that he's more or less just a thousand years old.
      As what was said Legolas had never been in Lorien which would be doubtful if he was born in the 2nd age or even earlier in the 3rd age like the children of Elrond, as his grandfather and father had a favorable relations with Lorien's king Amdir and Amroth.
      I was thinking he was born after Thranduil had moved his people northward in Greenwood in TA1050 and after Celeborn and Galadriel had assumed the lordship of Lorien after Amroth had died in TA 1080-1081

  • @jurajkukan6626
    @jurajkukan6626 2 года назад +1

    This is absolutely brilliant. I love the Lord of the Rings since I saw it 1st time. I watched the extras how the build it, how they maked swords, shields with all symbols of Gondor or Rohan or another characters, how they make the script from book to movie etc. Your videos are mind blowing because after all I thought I know a lot but there is always more about it. Thanks man. Really appreciate it.

  • @mridgaf3233
    @mridgaf3233 2 года назад

    I love your work. Always been a huge fan of Tolkien, having read all of his works by the time I was 14 or 15. I'm 33 now and listening to these along with the music and the visuals gives me such a sense of nostalgia. Thanks man

  • @crwarden
    @crwarden 2 года назад +5

    these backstories are amazing! im beginning to understand why some claimed that the movies did not do enough justice for the characters. looking at it from the movie perspective is great, but this added detail clears up the meaning behind some of the character's actions

  • @Fureoz
    @Fureoz 3 года назад +3

    I have watched all of your content, minus the interviews, absolutely enamored with it. Keep it up!

  • @thetarq9507
    @thetarq9507 3 года назад +3

    By far the best lord of the rings channel on RUclips

  • @Grindley08
    @Grindley08 3 года назад +6

    Man, the ending I never knew for Gimli and Legolas.... such an awesome friendship. Thanks for the videos! They really have opened my eyes to a better understanding of the lore. Has there been a video on Boromir ? I feel even in the extended editions his character wasn't done the justice it deserved.

  • @LivingLifePerhaps
    @LivingLifePerhaps 3 года назад +5

    I love how you tell the story. with all the maps and important figures' pictures. thank you.

  • @scottburke4800
    @scottburke4800 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for these travel videos, I look forward to the next one.

  • @marcw6875
    @marcw6875 2 года назад +1

    Part of the fun of these videos is seeing all the amazing Tolkien artwork there has been over the years.

  • @mho...
    @mho... 2 года назад +2

    I wouldnt have mind the LotR movies being 4 in total, instead of a trilogy, IF they would have stayed true to the books details!

  • @meemeezong1827
    @meemeezong1827 3 года назад +3

    I love the Lord of the ring trilogy. My favorite all time movies. I can watch this movie over and over again. As a matter of fact, I watch it once a year during Christmas break and just veg.

  • @Divine_Chareka
    @Divine_Chareka 3 года назад +6

    Oh yeah!! That was my request
    I think I'm getting obsessed with this channel. The channel of great content.

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +2

      Glad you were excited to see Legolas pop up in your feed today! :)

    • @Divine_Chareka
      @Divine_Chareka 3 года назад

      @@NerdoftheRings yes I was very excited & thank you brother!

  • @itayshorek6872
    @itayshorek6872 2 года назад

    This was amazinggggggggg
    Every video you make is perfect!
    You`re the best tolkien channel, my friend.
    From start to end and all within it: the pictures, the voices, the music, how long the quates are, even the number of ads during the video..
    You`re the best! thanks!

  • @matteosherpafiorini8291
    @matteosherpafiorini8291 Год назад +1

    What a beautiful video. Legolas has always been my favourite character of LOTR and I think that his unknown childhood and the mystery about his mother makes him even more interesting.

  • @oikawa3647
    @oikawa3647 3 года назад +10

    legolas is my favorite lotr character 🥺

  • @mrllama4172
    @mrllama4172 3 года назад +4

    Ahh Legolas is finally explained in an easy to understand way

  • @user-hv9bx6yp4g
    @user-hv9bx6yp4g 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for posting this. I've searched for a video pertaining to his life, as far we know. I've never seemed to find it. Thank you

  • @dedbaka
    @dedbaka 3 года назад +1

    These are such a treat! Thank you!

  • @GothicXlightning
    @GothicXlightning 3 года назад +7

    such awesome character
    and very well portrayed
    one of my fav next to Aragorn of course

  • @rangerofthenorth1970
    @rangerofthenorth1970 3 года назад +5

    This is amazing, love your videos.
    I wonder if you could make more videos of the wars of legendarium, that would be fantastic...

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +2

      I'm sure we will cover some more wars along the way! There's some great battles to choose from!

  • @MusicHimanshu
    @MusicHimanshu 2 года назад

    Well. that was more emotional then I thought. Almost to tears. Thank you Nerd.

  • @HurlyBurlyStudios
    @HurlyBurlyStudios 3 года назад

    Wonderful. This has made me want to read the books again. There's so much I'd forgotten.

  • @martillete_5846
    @martillete_5846 3 года назад +10

    The work you put into your videos is truly inspiring. Love your narration and editing. You also make an excellent choice of art, both visually and musically.
    May I ask where I can find the music you use? I really like how well It sets the ambience

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +4

      No problem. A good amount is on Spotify. I've started adding to a playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/18LwC1XcT0J3gIYXBcAuWi?si=-2LPruJRQ6KFyHoMG94wWA

  • @phiology1983
    @phiology1983 3 года назад +3

    I'm a big nerd when it comes to lord of the rings. Thank you for giving us nerds this!

  • @richardwhittaker3843
    @richardwhittaker3843 3 года назад +2

    Another amazing video, fast becoming my favourite channel on RUclips and certainly the best one covering Middle Earth! Keep it up :)

  • @jude-kingsleyduckmanton8340
    @jude-kingsleyduckmanton8340 Год назад

    That bit when gimli forfills his promise to legolas to wonder/see fangorn Forrest. Just hits my heart in a spot no other story has.
    An immortal elf, admiring and beholding the company of a good friend in the mist of an old Forrest. It’s so simple yet extreme to me the idea of two friends admiring/upholding their simple promise to see the wood (that black and white art of gimli and legolas sitting in a Tree is beautiful btw). I simple love Tolkien’s writings.

  • @jonathancurtis5122
    @jonathancurtis5122 3 года назад +3

    These videos are dang brilliant.

  • @JacquesHsu
    @JacquesHsu 3 года назад +4

    Thanks for making this brilliant video, which makes me want to revisit the LOTR books one more time to pick up those details I have missed. 🙏

  • @mrnnhnz
    @mrnnhnz Год назад +1

    Really enjoyed that. Thanks for your research and presentation.

  • @emilkarlegrund8800
    @emilkarlegrund8800 3 года назад +1

    Great work as always! Keep the videos coming, they are much appreciated!

  • @leadbone1
    @leadbone1 3 года назад +15

    Yay new NOTR content!

  • @antionewilson5069
    @antionewilson5069 3 года назад +4

    I am a black lotr fan nerd and I LOVE this channel and hope most for the love that will come for the new Amazon show

    • @NerdoftheRings
      @NerdoftheRings  3 года назад +2

      Glad you found the channel! I’m eagerly awaiting the Amazon show as well. Hopefully we get a trailer or something soon!

  • @Starkman1992
    @Starkman1992 3 года назад +1

    You and men of the west are my fav lore channels , keep up the awesome work man

  • @notthatjohnwatson1813
    @notthatjohnwatson1813 3 года назад

    Just a great video. Thanks as always for doing these!!!!

  • @TheMetalMenace
    @TheMetalMenace 3 года назад +3

    I so, so love your videos!

  • @107weaselzone8
    @107weaselzone8 3 года назад +3

    The ending gave me goosebumps.
    ❤️

  • @RedTheRudy
    @RedTheRudy 3 года назад

    Thank the gods for u re vids during this time. Keep em coming!

  • @benisaten
    @benisaten 2 года назад +1

    Cheers. Really appreciate these videos man. Always been a huge fan of LOTR and The Hobbit and always wanted more of it all lol.