The COMPLETE History of Gondor | Tolkien Explained (Compilation)

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    minas tirith - R damiani
    minas ithil - Matej Cadil
    The White Tree - Ted Nasmith
    Minas Tirith - Kinko White
    Osgiliath - Matej Cadil
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    Minas Tirith - John Howe
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    Boromir, Lothiriel, Imrahil - Catherine Chmiel
    imrahil - Andrea Piparo
    Watchful peace - John Howe
    Sauron - Shadow of War
    street of minas tirith - Matej Cadil
    Mount Doom - Olanda Fong-Surdenas
    Sauron in Numenor - Soni Bohemian Weasel
    Sauron - Jerry Vanderstelt
    the lord of the rings - Felix Englund
    sauron army - weta
    Isildur's Last Counselor - Anke Eissmann
    last alliance - skullb*st*rd
    Battle of Dagorlad - John Howe
    Foundations of Barad-dur - John Howe sauron, war of the last alliance - Matt Demino Battle of the Last Alliance - Dzmitry Yakhouski
    Sauron faces Elendil and Gil-galad on the Slopes of Orodruin - Kip Rasmussen
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    Isildur cuts the Ring - Denis Gordeev
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    Cirion and Eorl - Ted Nasmith
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    Ohtar Takes Leave of Isildur - Anke Eissmann
    Death of Isildur - Anke Eissmann
    Easterlings - Angus McBride
    Annuminas - Lída Holubová
    Osgiliath - Abe Papakhian
    Minas Tirith - Alan Lee
    King of Gondor - Steve Airola
    earnil i of gondor - Matej Cadil
    ciryandil of gondor - Matej Cadil
    hyarmendacil i of gondor - Matej Cadil
    White Ships - Ted Nasmith
    beruthiel - Turner Mohan
    ten cats of queen beruthiel - steamey
    denethor - Tolman Cotton
    Ar-Pharazaon's ships - John Howe Eagles and the Army - Alan Lee
    Seaside tower - Felix Englund
    Dol Amroth - Ted Nasmith
    Umbar - Turner Mohan
    Mage of Harad - Matthew Stewart
    mountains and the sea - Alan Lee
    Amroth and Nimrodel - Alan Lee
    Boromir - Catherine Chmiel
    Departure from Gondor - Anke Eissmann
    atanatar i of gondor - Matej Cadil
    Window on the West - Alan Lee
    romendacil ii of gondor - Matej Cadil
    romendacil i of gondor - Matej Cadil
    umbar userpers - tom romain
    The Argonath - John Howe
    Amon Hen - R Damiani
    Northman - Tolman Cotton
    frea - aegeri
    valacar of gondor - Matej Cadil
    Boromir - Catherine Chmiel
    eldacar of gondor - Matej Cadil
    Boromir - Elrodimus Flash
    castamir the usurper of gondor - Matej Cadil
    easterling 1st age - dracarysdrekkar
    Boromir defending Osgiliath - Catherine Chmiel
    defending osgiliath - Anke Eissmann
    Osgiliath stone - Angus McBride
    Battle in the distance - Felix Englund isildur - Soni Alcorn-Hender
    Corsairs - Angus McBride
    Corsairs - John Howe
    corsair - CK Goksoy
    aldamir of gondor - Matej Cadil
    Far Harad - Angus McBride
    traveler to Dol Guldur - Felix Englund
    Stranger in city - Felix Englund
    Minas Tirith - Aronja Art
    East Wall of Rohan - Matěj Čadil
    i should have said - anotherstranger_me
    white tree of gondor - aegeri easterling lord - dracarysdrekkar
    easterling - Turner Mohan
    Riders of Rohan - Peter Xavier Price
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Комментарии • 402

  • @pioter-1111
    @pioter-1111 11 месяцев назад +1192

    I have a history exam in 2 days and instead of learning actual history I'm here watching 1 hour of Gondor's history

    • @timwheeler8523
      @timwheeler8523 11 месяцев назад +77

      One must respect your priorities .....

    • @PedroHenrique-bp8ts
      @PedroHenrique-bp8ts 11 месяцев назад +50

      Definitely more important

    • @jswazy604
      @jswazy604 10 месяцев назад +33

      This is the way

    • @johnlawrence7386
      @johnlawrence7386 10 месяцев назад +37

      Sorry you failed your history exam, but, hey, at least you know the history of Gondor which is more important.

    • @babylemonade2868
      @babylemonade2868 10 месяцев назад

      Most of supposed real history is a lie anyway

  • @hannahmonroe3094
    @hannahmonroe3094 11 месяцев назад +154

    I love when you compile these into long videos! Your voice and cadence when reading is amazingly soothing. I watch while I cook, before bed, when cleaning. Thank you for all the entertainment!

    • @Thashiznitov1
      @Thashiznitov1 11 месяцев назад +2

      Are you an OOBE master ? :D

  • @skuripandaburns3489
    @skuripandaburns3489 11 месяцев назад +420

    Do you know why Gondor and Mordor are mortal enemies?
    Because Mordor stole all the doors from Gondor, so now all the doors in Gondor are gone, and Mordor has more doors.

    • @Chud_Bud_Supreme
      @Chud_Bud_Supreme 10 месяцев назад +17

      Lol

    • @sulljoh1
      @sulljoh1 8 месяцев назад +69

      No matter how goth you get, you'll never be more goth than Morgoth

    • @hookseybaby
      @hookseybaby 8 месяцев назад +11

      @@sulljoh1 RUclips comments at its finest... haha... cheers

    • @ridhazangie4759
      @ridhazangie4759 8 месяцев назад +7

      How does this only have 27 likes?🤣🤣🤣🤣 its a good one!!

    • @AnnieLeonhartAOT
      @AnnieLeonhartAOT 8 месяцев назад +9

      How do you throw a deer with a ring?
      You throw doe.

  • @bobafett8768
    @bobafett8768 11 месяцев назад +43

    I should be reading these irrigation plans for work on monday but id rather spend 50 minutes learning information about Gondor

  • @erikspinks1917
    @erikspinks1917 11 месяцев назад +105

    Wow! Excellent video, I believe us Tolkien fans are like hobbits, we like things we already know laid out in an orderly fashion. You definitely achieved that here.

    • @nickwooden5661
      @nickwooden5661 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist. Please grow and change as a person 🙏

  • @nikkik1109
    @nikkik1109 11 месяцев назад +68

    Be interesting to see a video of the 7 gates of Gondolin since they all have different trait’s and made of different materials, Another great video NOTR

  • @biglawngnome
    @biglawngnome 10 месяцев назад +17

    Dang, man. That was epic as hell. You just get better and better every week. Love that you got to do all that sponsored WETA stuff, you definitely deserve the recognition. You're so well spoken and knowledgeable, at this point you could tell me that Tolkien wore his pants inside out every day and I'd take it as gospel lol🎉

  • @Hollyberye
    @Hollyberye 10 месяцев назад +18

    Thank you for a wonderful summary of an incredible part of Tolkien's legendarium. You really did a splendid presentation in all respects.

  • @myriadmediamusings
    @myriadmediamusings 11 месяцев назад +128

    The last great city and legacy of Numenor that has made an impact beyond Middle Earth. I wont be surprised if every great city in fantasy is inspired by Gondor in one way or another.

    • @JorikPar
      @JorikPar 11 месяцев назад +12

      City??

    • @NP3GA
      @NP3GA 11 месяцев назад +9

      ​@@JorikParI think he means minas tirith

    • @onojioboardwalk9748
      @onojioboardwalk9748 11 месяцев назад +1

      8:38 .. Who drew this?

    • @ryancruz1876
      @ryancruz1876 11 месяцев назад +7

      Gondor isn’t a city hun.

    • @trueblue1615
      @trueblue1615 11 месяцев назад

      Yikes

  • @freakon2009
    @freakon2009 10 месяцев назад +17

    47:23 Tolkien's writing of Eomer's reaction at the ships in black sails coming up the Anduin and their subsequent unfurling still gives me chills even though I had forgotten a lot of the words.

  • @Jonathorus
    @Jonathorus 11 месяцев назад +18

    I want to use this channel as a source to make a D&D campaign. This provides me with enough information to make one for my friends! Keep up the great work!!!! Also I got Return to Moria and it is tough!

  • @missyme2673
    @missyme2673 11 месяцев назад +7

    You've filled in so many gaps in my head with this well researched and wonderfully presented video, great work, thank you! 😊

  • @josephhoskins7354
    @josephhoskins7354 11 месяцев назад +5

    After reading as lot of these comment i have say people really like these longer videos. Myself included. Thank you for all your hard work

  • @micheleshave323
    @micheleshave323 11 месяцев назад +9

    I love the longer videos, they are wonderful and informative. I am wondering if you might consider adding textural references for those of us who would very much like to read them.

  • @Dimmsy
    @Dimmsy 6 месяцев назад +16

    For some reason, this is more interesting than my own country's history.

    • @DBUCK_
      @DBUCK_ 3 месяца назад

      Easily....

  • @paulmcleod8370
    @paulmcleod8370 11 месяцев назад +8

    Hi Matt - I really enjoyed this video - you are such a fountain of knowledge its so much fun finding out the true stories behind Tolkiens lands. Thank you for your insight, could you possibly do one on Gondolin - I would love to know more about its rise and fall. Its not really mentioned much in TLOR. It’s only in the Rings of Power that we see a little of it. Thanks again take care keep up the good work

    • @paulmcleod8370
      @paulmcleod8370 10 месяцев назад

      Really enjoyed the history of Gondolin thank you keep up the great work 👍

  • @TheWindcrow
    @TheWindcrow 10 месяцев назад +5

    Tolkien's imagination and storytelling is unrivaled imo.

  • @cruiserflyer
    @cruiserflyer 10 месяцев назад +4

    At the 21 minute mark, "rallies the other 8 Nazgul". Here I am imagining the Witch King's Braveheart like speech to get the other 8 on board.

  • @valentinkambushev4968
    @valentinkambushev4968 11 месяцев назад +66

    Gondor really couldn't catch a break. Even after Aragorn took over, they still had to war. I honestly feel sorry for the regular people.

    • @myriadmediamusings
      @myriadmediamusings 11 месяцев назад +28

      Middle Earth is really one of those places where it probably sucks to live as a normal citizen.

    • @sukitron5415
      @sukitron5415 11 месяцев назад +4

      After Aragorn subdues the haradrim and easterlings it seems like there was peace

    • @butHomeisNowhere___
      @butHomeisNowhere___ 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@myriadmediamusingslol yeah, knowing only like a handful of powerful bloodlines will always rule over you, for better or worse. Has to be pretty demoralizing that they can't, like, vote them out haha

    • @barahng
      @barahng 9 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@myriadmediamusingsUnless you're a hobbit just chilling. 😂

    • @rudivomschauerberg6344
      @rudivomschauerberg6344 7 месяцев назад +2

      if you already feel sorry for this, just think about the life of your real life ancestors who suffered from hunger, poverty, plague, feudal oppression and constant brutal warfare with forced draft for literally thousands of years. They suffered exactly the same as the people in middle earth, but without elves or magic and no happy end

  • @starkilr101
    @starkilr101 11 месяцев назад +55

    Personal headcanon: Sauron threw the rock.

    • @TheEquus92
      @TheEquus92 11 месяцев назад +7

      Now I have the funniest image in my head 😆

    • @AaronTheGreat________
      @AaronTheGreat________ 3 месяца назад +2

      I imagine some drunk orc

    • @teemu3370
      @teemu3370 2 месяца назад +3

      We need this in the Rings of Power. Sauron just throwing a rock in rage and it happens to hit without him knowing about it

  • @drewr8992
    @drewr8992 11 месяцев назад +3

    I have just got into this channel and your videos are fantastic. The level of detail is tremendous!

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 11 месяцев назад +63

    Somehow, Sauron has returned….

  • @finnie4394
    @finnie4394 11 месяцев назад +58

    Babe wake up, new Nerd of the Rings video just posted

    • @garysims2029
      @garysims2029 5 месяцев назад

      I swear to.god you wake me up one more time fora RUclips video I'm leaving you its 230am and i have work at 5am

  • @jtprado
    @jtprado 11 месяцев назад

    30:59 I remember reading this passage on Unfished Tales (?) and I literally gasped, my favorite of entire book. Great video!

  • @sgefrascz8123
    @sgefrascz8123 11 месяцев назад +8

    Thank you for all the information in this video. As someone who read the LOTR decades ago, it's great to have such a source of information. The events in this video could give material for 5 to 10 seasons of a TV Series alone. I would love to see these stories come to life one day.❤😊

    • @soulbot119
      @soulbot119 10 месяцев назад +2

      I've read all the works of Tolkien, but I learn so much from this guy that it feels like I absorbed nothing from all the books

  • @gaminawulfsdottir3253
    @gaminawulfsdottir3253 3 месяца назад

    For those who stick with this recounting, there is an unexpected visual treat at 51:54 (on a green banner carried by one of the Rohirrim in the upper left of the picture). Well done.

  • @Firenutz
    @Firenutz 11 месяцев назад +45

    Would you please consider doing a “What If Sam Kept The One Ring?” video, Matt? I know it likely means a spectrum of ever darkening alternate endings, but I’d love to see where you take it by using the primary text as well as any and all Tolkien letters that reference Sam’s character, his loyalty to Frodo, and his interactions with the One Ring.
    What would happen if Sam never witnessed Gorbag and crew retrieving Frodo’s paralyzed body, and he truly believed Shelob killed Frodo? How would the last stage of his presumably tragic journey change his fate and the fates of Frodo, Gollum, the Fellowship, the Shire and all of Middle Earth? Would Sam make it through Mordor to the peak of Mount Doom? Where and how would he confront Gollum? Would he sacrifice himself to destroy the Ring if presented with the opportunity, or would he keep it? And perhaps most tragically, how would it change Sam’s heart and spirit?
    Apologies if you’ve already done something like this and I missed it. Just point me where to find it!

    • @vyzion980
      @vyzion980 11 месяцев назад +3

      No you sinner

    • @Jacksonmoonstar1714
      @Jacksonmoonstar1714 11 месяцев назад +3

      I think gollum would end up getting the ring and then shortly after the Nazgûl get it from him forcefully. Then Sauron has the power to win the war and kill everyone we love.

  • @gregwillams8324
    @gregwillams8324 11 месяцев назад

    I love these longer videos. The narrator can give us a great back story with the extra time.

  • @Byenie0912
    @Byenie0912 11 месяцев назад +10

    how did they manage to build such huge cities and fortresses in a few decades? any theories?
    and how did they manage to grow a population strong enough to challenge Mordor?

    • @PlutoC17
      @PlutoC17 Месяц назад +1

      Idk about the building, but as for the population there were already men living in the area. Pelargir was a Numenorian outpost so there had been Numenorians already living in the area that the 5 ships joined. Also there were normal people living in the area, the Numenorians kinda just took charge when they established Gondor. I think of it like the aristocracy was Numenorians while the regular folk were just normal humans. I think that's why Arnor was weaker, because they had alot smaller population to start with.

  • @عنادمطهر
    @عنادمطهر 3 месяца назад

    What an epic journey through time! This ancient history documentary is both educational and entertaining.

  • @hermodnitter3902
    @hermodnitter3902 10 месяцев назад +1

    What a gem of a video! Thanks NOTR :)

  • @patrickhogan6750
    @patrickhogan6750 5 месяцев назад

    I love this video!!
    This is my "go to sleep" video it's perfect.
    No disrespect, man, just that's so well done and relaxing. Keep up the great work!!

  • @marcb3097
    @marcb3097 11 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks!

  • @JopeyPajatrick
    @JopeyPajatrick 11 месяцев назад +2

    This is literally the best channel to nap to

  • @tartan1985
    @tartan1985 7 месяцев назад +1

    Love the content mate. And thankyou for no adds. Much love. :3

  • @cat_pb
    @cat_pb 10 месяцев назад

    I meal prepped to this video and it was amazing to have this as company while cooking! Thank you 🤩 🤗

  • @NotCatoSicarious
    @NotCatoSicarious 11 месяцев назад +7

    Incredible work, as always.

  • @JamesLee-ky4dx
    @JamesLee-ky4dx 10 месяцев назад

    Huge video! Thanks NerdoftheRings! I hope you are enjoying NZ!

  • @amstotz
    @amstotz 2 месяца назад

    Discoverd your channel recently.
    Congratulations, it's very, very good!
    Trying to catch up!

  • @brodang967
    @brodang967 3 месяца назад

    After watching 3 others on this topic good coverage but light on juicy details that make it interesting

  • @Firenutz
    @Firenutz 11 месяцев назад +1

    Oh. And if I haven’t said so recently, you are the single best resource and voice for all things Tolkien, and you just keep getting better. The Tom Shippey of our generation. I mean that. Thank you.

  • @matthewanderson9754
    @matthewanderson9754 11 месяцев назад +1

    What an amazing way to start off the new year!!!!!❤😊

  • @jayneharding6546
    @jayneharding6546 11 месяцев назад +3

    This is an amazing video! Thank you for sharing your love of Middle Earth with us!

  • @WhoIsCalli
    @WhoIsCalli 10 месяцев назад +1

    Love it when the parts are grouped together. Thanks Matt

  • @jimsteele9559
    @jimsteele9559 11 месяцев назад +1

    Oh yeah, now this is true Nerdism. Well done!

  • @iq-mz7oy
    @iq-mz7oy 10 месяцев назад +1

    I’ve nearly watched every video this guy has made

  • @SpyClawtt
    @SpyClawtt 7 месяцев назад +10

    The parallels between Gondor and Byzantium. Both great civilizations.

  • @SaberBrickStudios
    @SaberBrickStudios 11 месяцев назад

    This was a fantastic video really enjoyed it. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to making the best videos!

  • @RadicalCaveman
    @RadicalCaveman 11 месяцев назад +6

    12:27 Castamir needs a new barbermir

    • @Zoeaxel
      @Zoeaxel 11 месяцев назад

      some of these drawings are so poorly done lol fantastic video though

  • @stormstrider1990
    @stormstrider1990 11 месяцев назад +2

    Speaking of Gondor, you should really do a "What if Boromir took the ring?". I would really like to know what Boromir would have done if he had actually succeeded in taking the One Ring from Frodo. Whether he would knock out Frodo or kill him doesn't matter, he would most likely escape just in time to avoid the orc attack. But what would he do? Would he give the ring to Denethor, or would he be tempted by the ring to kill his father Arthas- style and usurp the throne. What would the Fellowship do? Would the orcs still capture Merry and Pippin, and possibly Frodo too this time, or would things be different? Would the rest of the Fellowship go after the hobbits, or would they pursue Boromir to Gondor. What would Gondor do with the Ring? These are some interesting questions. I'd like to know your thoughts.

  • @bobkoernig8404
    @bobkoernig8404 3 месяца назад +3

    My fondest memories from childhood are family vacations to rite aid. We would travel for a week just to spend a day basking in the joy that is rite aid. I would look at all the deodorant and shampoo. Then I’d spend hours in the seasonal section pretending I owned all that cool decor. I’m really just worried that my kids will never know that America could be so good.

  • @Firenutz
    @Firenutz 11 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks, Matt. After that Rings of Pooper season two rumor list, I really needed this. ❤️

  • @random22026
    @random22026 11 месяцев назад

    1:34 to 1:58
    2:06 to 2:16
    4:00
    6:12 to 6:34
    7:14 to 7:26
    31:51

  • @MisterKnightly
    @MisterKnightly 10 месяцев назад +3

    I quite like the Byzantine style art in some of the pictures.

  • @hunterporter8831
    @hunterporter8831 7 месяцев назад +1

    Tolkien would be so proud of you for all of the hard work you put into these videos. He would be amazed!

  • @Mexit98
    @Mexit98 11 месяцев назад

    This was very nice to watch and listen to.

  • @EHBradley
    @EHBradley 11 месяцев назад +6

    Imagine this as a Game of Thrones style 10 series show, faithful to the source material 😊 better than ahem ROP

  • @ericsbricks
    @ericsbricks 8 месяцев назад

    Bro got me in my feelings about R2KT 😩
    Seriously, great addition by the team. At the end of the day they’re plastic figures. Love the move!

  • @KalliDavale
    @KalliDavale 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great video! I believe it's Minas Anor and not Minas Arnor as mentioned at 1:30.

  • @matthewdunham1689
    @matthewdunham1689 11 месяцев назад +1

    I always look forward to these videos ❤

  • @RJCE420
    @RJCE420 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the awesome content👏🏼

  • @the_atomic_kebab
    @the_atomic_kebab 10 месяцев назад

    I have only 4 days until the deadline of the submission of the scientific article, for which I still have to work on it, but here am I, at 2:00AM watching the history of Gondor

  • @harryjohnson6921
    @harryjohnson6921 3 месяца назад

    Just took a sick day bc up all night watching Nerd of the Rings….i made the right decision

  • @TheBlacOfficial
    @TheBlacOfficial 10 месяцев назад

    I've always found Anarion to be vastly underrated. He held the line against the Mordor and gained enough time for the Last Alliance to be a success. We know little about him, but without him, there's no victory

  • @erichtomanek4739
    @erichtomanek4739 11 месяцев назад +1

    This is an excellent video. Beautifully presented and full of information.
    I have a question?
    Why did Gondor not extend to control Mordor at least at the times when its power was high? And during the Fourth Age, do you think they may have?

    • @evilproducer01
      @evilproducer01 11 месяцев назад +2

      At some point Gondor had watch towers and fortifications in and around Mordor. I think those were more to guard against evil re-inhabiting the land rather than to occupy or settle it.

    • @istari0
      @istari0 11 месяцев назад +2

      Mordor had been under Sauron's control for thousands of years before Gondor was founded. I doubt anyone would even want to try and live there as bad as it must have been.

  • @rogerb1667
    @rogerb1667 10 месяцев назад

    That was bad ass. I enjoyed everything about it

  • @ianallardyce4222
    @ianallardyce4222 10 месяцев назад

    Wow, thanks. I never knew so much happended for Men in the second age. Imagine how many TV series only this period makes!

  • @colinbaldwin313
    @colinbaldwin313 11 месяцев назад +3

    Learning the history of Denethor's resentment towards Aragorn makes me realize how short-changed the final Steward was in the movie. I think that would be okay in regard to the theatrical cut, but I wish the extended editions of Two Towers and Return of the King had fleshed out that aspect of his past to give his character more dimension.

    • @captainflamson
      @captainflamson 9 месяцев назад +1

      In the books, upon meeting Denethor Pippin thinks to himself that Denethor looked more like a great Wizard than Gandalf did. Gandalf tells Pippin that regardless the generations between, the blood of Numenor ran nearly pure in Denethor, and in Faramir also. The great cares Denethor was burdened with, losing his wife, and later his son Boromir, and especially using the palantir giving Sauron the opportunity to poison his mind with fear and dread all had made him the way he had become by the time of the War of the Ring.

    • @colinbaldwin313
      @colinbaldwin313 9 месяцев назад

      @@captainflamson That really should have been included in the ROTK movie. Audiences would have already been very familiar with Saruman's ability to poison Men's minds, and that would have made Denethor's descent into madness and subsequent suicide even more tragic.

    • @rosshugecaulk
      @rosshugecaulk 2 месяца назад

      ​​@@colinbaldwin313yes, cram more information into this already 3 hour long movie! That'll please the regular audiences and definitely won't wear them out!
      Please don't make TV/Movies. Ever. LOTR movies are the most successful group of movies for a reason. Stuffing it with borderline useless information only pleases the nerds👍🏻

  • @paulbrickler
    @paulbrickler 11 месяцев назад

    Ooh, a long-form video! Nice.

  • @yourmaninlondoncollecting5749
    @yourmaninlondoncollecting5749 10 месяцев назад

    Great Video and History lesson. I'm subscribing 🙂👍

  • @TheWindcrow
    @TheWindcrow 10 месяцев назад

    Nerd of the Rings, I'd like to see the histories of the Beacons of the mountains. If anything actually exists about them. I think it would be cool to hear about and why they were built or what event set them in motion.

  • @b.d.hampton
    @b.d.hampton 11 месяцев назад +1

    Fastidiously researched and beautifully sourced imagery. 👏

  • @markendicott6874
    @markendicott6874 8 месяцев назад

    Excellent summary. Tolkien was great at so many things, but estimating how many Stone Masons and Carpenters you could pack onto Nine Ships presumably wasn't one of them........

  • @XimGama
    @XimGama 10 месяцев назад

    Love this long videos, they really keep me going in the morning and later I tend to rewatch them with my wife. ❤

  • @Lostinamomentillnevergetback
    @Lostinamomentillnevergetback 11 месяцев назад

    Oh man I can’t watch this right now. I’m gonna come back to it.

  • @OkIPullUp.
    @OkIPullUp. 9 месяцев назад

    5:15 Clearly that rock was thrown by Sauron it had so much plot behind it.

  • @markanthony1004
    @markanthony1004 9 месяцев назад

    GRRM really took a bit of names and ideas from Tolkien's works and that's a great homage considering how great ASOIF is

  • @Omar_listenin
    @Omar_listenin 10 месяцев назад +2

    who did the drawing at 46:13? I've been looking for the drawing for years

  • @bryanmatthews2370
    @bryanmatthews2370 11 месяцев назад +4

    I'd love to see an Aragorn and eomer movie, with the same actors, set after the return of the king. That'd be so cool

    • @bryanmatthews2370
      @bryanmatthews2370 10 месяцев назад

      I'll say rings of power is an amazing show before I "repent to Jesus". AVE SATANAS

    • @rosshugecaulk
      @rosshugecaulk 2 месяца назад

      ​@@bryanmatthews2370what an odd comment to leave

    • @c.antoniojohnson7114
      @c.antoniojohnson7114 4 дня назад +1

      ​@@bryanmatthews2370I get your comment, you're a fellow follower of the Infernal path

    • @bryanmatthews2370
      @bryanmatthews2370 4 дня назад

      @@rosshugecaulk ah, to clarify someone saw this as the perfect time to tell me to repent and find Jesus. I wasn't having any of it, so I said hail Satan. Then they removed their comment and I just look crazy

    • @rosshugecaulk
      @rosshugecaulk 4 дня назад

      @@bryanmatthews2370 huh. What an odd set of comments to leave

  • @elizabethscott6502
    @elizabethscott6502 11 месяцев назад

    Great video! I had no idea this much was written about Gondor's history. What is the source material for most of this? I'm guessing Unfinished Tails?

  • @hanagara1907
    @hanagara1907 8 месяцев назад

    I always have the thought during the 7-year siege that both sides were awfully nice to take a break to let the other side sleep, go bathroom etc

  • @reinholdenator
    @reinholdenator 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you, this was a great video! Curious if anyone has a recommendation for a LOTR themed atlas? I’d like to see all these places on a map in order to visualize it better. Thanks in advance!

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 11 месяцев назад +1

    1:47 I thought that was an illustration of Tirion, the capital of Gondolin?

    • @crabberdabberye
      @crabberdabberye 8 месяцев назад

      Gondolin is a city state in the first age, Tirion is the capital of all the elves of Valinor.

  • @КириллБахметев
    @КириллБахметев 11 месяцев назад

    It would be interesting to see the video about the fact that the First Age actually began with the Awakening of the Elves.

  • @OnlyGhostMusic
    @OnlyGhostMusic 10 месяцев назад

    What an amazing video. Thank you.

  • @robk8463
    @robk8463 11 месяцев назад +1

    I absolutely love your narrator's voice! It's perfect you know that? Is there some way you could narrate the books? Like an audiobook?

    • @soulbot119
      @soulbot119 10 месяцев назад

      ... there's this new thing called "copyright", which means that if NotR uploaded an audiobook of LotR he would get banned from youtube and most likely sued
      If you're into audiobooks, check out any or all of the LotR audiobooks narrated by Andy Serkis, the actor who plays Gollum. He is a *master* of voices... you might call him Lord of the Voices. I have listened to all of the books, including The Silmarillion, which was just released last year with Serkis as narrator, and his are the best audiobooks I have ever listened to, hands down. The man is incredible.

    • @robk8463
      @robk8463 10 месяцев назад

      @@soulbot119 Yes I'm aware of copyright laws. It was just a wish I've mine. You may now go back to scouring the internet for other potential law-breakers.

    • @rosshugecaulk
      @rosshugecaulk 2 месяца назад

      ​@@soulbot119Serkis is okay with the audiobooks. He puts effort into them and that's respectable

  • @bl8388
    @bl8388 4 месяца назад

    It was named Gondor after a cultural change led to a surge of seedy dive bars and more than half of the inhabitants were diagnosed with Gondorrhea. This was in the early days of Gondor as a college town.

  • @joshuapatrick682
    @joshuapatrick682 11 месяцев назад +1

    44:30 do they flee North east, or do they head South East into Lebinnin?

  • @shepardmccallum
    @shepardmccallum 3 месяца назад

    These are great. Damn, I might even buy one of those belts…! 🤔👌

  • @Oberon4278
    @Oberon4278 Месяц назад

    Ahh, a nice long one to fall asleep to.

  • @KINGhotaru11
    @KINGhotaru11 Месяц назад

    The name CCDC redteam cracks me up everytime 😅

  • @JorikPar
    @JorikPar 11 месяцев назад +2

    In the German translation the Gondorians name for Amon Amarth is basically "Mount Destiny". I am not sure if Tolkien was involved in this change. He was involved in the change from Shelob to Kankra in German - because he was aware that the sound of the word does not connect with a spiderlike being in German - Kankra does work much better.

    • @twell1984
      @twell1984 11 месяцев назад +2

      Do you mean "Schicksalsberg" for Mount Doom? I don't think that is a change. A "doom" is someone's fate or ultimate destiny, at least in the original sense of the word.
      That is a cool fact about Shelob, though!

  • @Josie-Boyle
    @Josie-Boyle 10 месяцев назад

    The last great city and legacy of Numenor that has made an impact beyond Middle Earth. I wont be surprised if every great city in fantasy is inspired by Gondor in one way or another.

  • @stoifan91
    @stoifan91 3 месяца назад

    Nice. I did know about the general idea of the Ride of Eorl. But i didn't know the details or that it was an actual reinforcement to a battle. I always thought they migrated south as any "horse riding" culture usually does.
    Arriving at the last second is way cooler though.

  • @milosstojanovic4623
    @milosstojanovic4623 11 месяцев назад

    2000 years in 53 minutes, that must be some kind of record :D

    • @bighand1530
      @bighand1530 11 месяцев назад

      68,655 views as of now

    • @Oflgpatxa
      @Oflgpatxa 11 месяцев назад

      3262 years if I calculated correctly D: and yes, very impressive indeed :D

  • @colinleat8309
    @colinleat8309 11 месяцев назад

    Fantastic video Matt 👍👍. I'm actually glad Tolkien didn't pursue the sequel. It could have been a disservice to the overall Legendarium. 🖖😁🤘🇨🇦🕊️

  • @TTUGStudios
    @TTUGStudios 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you for lighting the beacons

  • @goodbanter4427
    @goodbanter4427 3 месяца назад

    Some of these pencil drawings seem to be very inspired by Byzantine architecture and fashion, that's pretty cool

  • @phengyang00
    @phengyang00 7 месяцев назад

    By far, my favorite! Felt like I watched a movie.

  • @erikbender1967
    @erikbender1967 11 месяцев назад

    Bravo! Bravo! Excellent indepth video. A quick question though, Aragorn ruled in Gondor, but historically the rule was in the north. Did he reestablish this?

    • @istari0
      @istari0 11 месяцев назад +1

      If memory serves, the capitol remained in Minas Tirith. The rule being in the north was only true for a couple of centuries until the kingdoms split after Isildur's death, which was 3000 years before Aragorn's reign began.

    • @erikbender1967
      @erikbender1967 11 месяцев назад

      @@istari0 thank you.