Maps of Middle-earth: The First Age | The Silmarillion Explained
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- Опубликовано: 26 мар 2021
- Covering the lands of The Silmarillion, region by region. We break down the entire map of Beleriand - the primary location of the events of the First Age of Middle-earth. Along the way, we will note important realms, events, and strongholds from The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and The Fall of Gondolin.
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Ted Nasmith - www.tednasmith.com
He Beheld a Vision of Gondolin Amid the Snow - Ted Nasmith
Amon Rudh - Kenneth Sofia
Balrogs Defending Morgoth - Jovan Delic
The Burning of the Ships - Ted Nasmith
Tuor Led By The Swans - Ted Nasmith
Barad Eithel - Julia Gorokhova
Turin - Klaus Wittmann
Dagor-nuin-Giliath - Olgerd
Minas Tirith - Ludovic Bourgeois
Minas Tirith - Stefan Meisl
Tol-in-Gaurhoth - Alan Lee
Glaurung - Justin Gerard
Valley of Death, Ered Gorgoroth - Crocorax
Fingolfin Challenges Morgoth - Pete Amachree
Barad Nimras - Lowsyet
Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Turgon and Glorfindel - Ivana Lekseich
And Maglor took pity upon them - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Finduilas is Led Past Turin at the Sack of Nargothrond - Ted Nasmith
Turin and his Band Led to Amon Rudh - Ted Nasmith
Amon Rudh - Ted Nasmith
Beren and Luthien in the Court of Thingol and Melian - Donato Giancola
Under the Stars - Liga Klavina
Eol Welcomes Aredhel - Ted Nasmith
Eol is Led to the Walls - Ted Nasmith
Avari - Jenny Dolfen
Dor-Lomin - Laura Betz
Luthien at Tol Galen - Ted Nasmith
Beleriand Map - Lamaarcana (translated by Nerd of the Rings)
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I'm convinced my knowledge of LotR geography is greater than my real life geography, all thanks to this guy.
Welcome to the club! Pretty sure we have more fun than actual geographers. :)
I really dont know which is more important 🤣🤣🦊
@@youplaywell1165 Geography of Middle-Earth, obviously.
Same LOL
I'm really knowledgeable of irl geography and am trying to improve my lotr knowledge
Never knew that Thranduil was a citizen of Doriath. Explains why he was so mistrustful of the dwarves in The Hobbit, considering that dwarves sacked Doriath in the first age.
The same reason he and his father disliked the Noldor too.
The same Dwarves who helped build his underground homes.
@@SantomPh Ah but you see only the Dwarves of Belegost were commissioned, and it was the Dwarves of Nogrost who sacked Menegroth against the warnings of the others. Probably got jealous they weren't invited.
@@wildfire9280 they actually sacked it after killing king thingol and lying about why the elves were pursuing them telling the rest of dwarfs that's it's them who started it but the truth when thingol invited the dwarfs to make him a worthy amulet to hold the silmaril they choose to take it for themselfs instead
@@DarkMaxStorm the Nauglamir has already been made. The King wanted the Simaril placed in it.
... and then they took it lol
First and second age middle earth are just so damned interesting. All that was, by the third age, are just legends, or songs...dim memories of what was once real. Reading the LOTR, you get the sense of loss...particularly among the elves but really among all the races. The cities, kingdoms, the mountains and forests, all that has passed. I guess its that memory and the sense of sadness that you can follow throughout the tale that's part of what makes it so compelling to me. Tolkien was brilliant.
Truly brilliant story... But yes sadness of magic fading from the world
I found the history of the first age so unbearably tragic that I could only ever manage it in small chunks, before having to abandon it again in despair. Utterly fascinating, yet unbearable - a unique combination (Tolkien was indeed brilliant).
I gotta admit I used to be only a very small Middle Earth fan introduced to it by the films, but the moment I started watching vids from this channel I became so hyped by everything of the first and second ages. Unfortunately that had the side-effect of not really caring so much anymore for the story material that brought me into this in the first place.
Michael Fisher, some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand years, the ring passed out of all knowledge. Alas, the Elder Days are gone. The Middle Days are passing. The Younger Days are beginning.
― Galadriel and Saruman in The Lord of the Rings: "The Fellowship of the Ring."
@@HowlinWilf13 wow what a sissy
The amount of hours I've scoured the internet reading Beleriand lore, reading the book and trying to remember locations etc and you explain it perfectly in one vid! Hats off sir! Waiting for that bell to ding a ling 🔔
So glad folks are finding it helpful! Thanks for subscribing and I’m looking forward to covering the second age! 😁
In summary: this was a great kingdom, until Morgoth killed them all. Now, this was also a great kingdom, until morgoth killed them all.
That's basically most elf kingdoms in a nutshell. At least the Dwarves left their homes to move to a better one, and the edain eventually ended up going to Numenor. The elves got screwed over many times but it's mostly due to their own vanity and pride being the cause of their suffering (and the elves of the first age were very strong).
I'm getting serious "That castle burnt down, fell over and sank into the swamp" vibes from your account.
...true, the dwarven kingdoms of Belegost and Nogrod, which survived all of Morgoth's wars, until he was cast into the void and the entire continent sank into the sea.
Morgoth was a BMF
brief peace- until it didn’t
That opening art of Gondolin is beautiful!!
The lands of Beleriand and their history has become by FAR my favourite part of the legendarium. Strange to think that it was the Third Age and the events at the time of the War of the Ring that led me to fall in love with Tolkien's work in the first place. Honestly, once you dive into the incredible depths of the legendarium the events of the finding of the Ring and the War of the Ring become almost a footnote.
YES
Actually the few last pages of the Silmarillion.
You're not alone. Same thing happened to me....
Do you know how many YEARS I been looking for a video that covers the Atlas of Middle Earth from the 1st till the 3rd Age?!
This video alone is a Gem and explains in detail about the first age!
Thank You! 😀
So glad you liked it! The Second and Third ages are in the works!
@@NerdoftheRings Was the Third Age Tour completed? I cannot find it :( Thanks for your work!
You know, a geography of the Shire would be cool down the line. People don’t realize how many different towns there were besides Hobbiton.
There is a detailed map of the shire early in fellowship
@@tomdumb6937 do you have the link?
@@wildfire9280 It's in the book.
LOTRO players know ;)
It's true; on my first reading, I vaguely remembered the mention of Michel Delving. Upon a later reading, I was reminded of the entirety of the Northfarthing, which is an interesting place in itself.
I can't get enough of maps and travel routes
100% man, really helps with immersing yourself into the adventures. Absolutely love it
“We’re kind of running out of map here-“
and that’s why he’s my favourite Tolkien RUclipsr ever.
“Oh I do love maps!”
Loved this tour so much. The maps, with their illustrations and place names, are one of my favorite things about Tolkien’s works. Thank you for your work on putting this together. Informative and entertaining.
Wow. You've blown up faster than even I expected. I remember finding you from an ad to a channel with a few hundred subs. Your efforts have certainly been rewarded.
It has been a VERY fun ride! Hopefully it continues!
I subscribed when he was like 2-3k. He’s just so bloody good!!!
😊
"Of Beleriand and it's Realms", chapter 14 of the Silmarillion and my favorite chapter! I love maps and I love the descriptions of the Elven Realms. Once again, you knocked it out of the park with this video!
Glad you liked it! And thank you for supporting the channel! :)
I have to say I took quite a long break from reading The Silmarillion when that chapter came up. Without a lot of context it can seem a bit dense, to say the least.
@@vaahtobileet I felt the same when I first read it. They threw a lot of words and names at you. Using a map as reference definitely helped but once you have an Initial picture of Beleriand in your head, re-reading it becomes rewarding.
Never in my life have I needed something so much and never known until I received it. Fantastic video of Balariand!
Glad I could bring you this mighty gift! :)
Which realm of Middle-earth would you like to see highlighted in its own video?
*Apologies for saying "northeast" when I meant "northwest" at the beginning. (Late night recordings can be rough. lol.)
Honestly, I would love to see a video on the history of Gondolin. I feel like its implications in the First Age would make for a very rich video.
I would like to see all realms of Beleriand, this is amazing, we need more videos like this...
Doriath and Ossirand
@@HaloChief62 I appreciate your honesty.
Rovanion and dorwinion during gonders peak in power is what i would like to see.
I like to imagine Beleriand as a take on the real life lost Doggerland, the area between Great Britain and mainland Europe where people lived when the sea level was low during the ice age. Not sure if it was intentional but its fun to think about.
Tolkien has a lot of allegory to be honest (although he hates allegory himself, in fact he said in a letter that he intended no allegory but people will find some nonetheless)
@@swayampratham4493 Just because you find similar distinct aspects of real life examples doesn’t mean that it’s allegory. It’s just a similarity.
Too far east. It actually corresponds to Atlantis. The Shire in Middle Earth is roughly where England is in relation to the Old World (not a coincidence: a lot of people don't realise that LOTR is supposedly set in our own distant past, rather than on another planet) and Beleriand would have started a few hundred miles west of that. So in Tolkien's parallel universe, the Drowning of Beleriand and then of Numenor eventually gave rise to the myths of Atlantis, Noah's Flood, etc.
@@gordoning76 I should have stated it a bit differently. I don't actually think that Tolkien had Doggerland in mind necessarily, and I do know that Numenor is based on Atlantis, The Shire on England, etc. I also didn't state that although the majority of Doggerland was between Britain and Europe, there was also quite a bit of land west and surrounding/ connecting the British Isles, so its not that far off geographically.
@@gordoning76 considering that Men called Numenor "Atalantë" after it went under the sea, I think Atlantis might be an allegory of Numenor only.
Well done!
I will never be at peace until I see the First Age, and before, on screen. It’s such a rich and incredible history.
Same
This is the best LOTR content I've ever viewed on RUclips. Much thanks for the effort
Thanks so much for watching! Plenty more on the way! 😁
Dark elf !? I’ve watched countless videos and have yet to hear anything about him ! I would love to hear about him in a video from you !
I'm in the middle of reading The Silmarillion, so this is very timely. Thanks
i loved reading the Silmarillion.. so much so that i read it 3 times in the span of maybe 2 years when i was in University, i would go into the library between classes and get as much reading done as i could before my next class. Great times. Happy i did that and would do it all over again.. save for the classes part.. that i can skip
in fact, i do remember skipping classes just to continue reading more of The Silmarillion!! ha!
I, like Bilbo Baggins, adore maps and love learning through them!!
I really wish a studio that adores doing the series justice would do a silmarillion movie or series. It is so interesting.
It is the very definition of EPIC!
It would no doubt have to be a series, and an anthology series at that.
At least we're getting parts of the Akallabêth in the Amazon series coming out soon. I assume it'll mainly be about the downfall of Nûmenor, which is what made me incredibly excited for the series. Perhaps if it's successful (and hopefully if it's good) they'll do another show about the actual Quenta Silmarillion
@@lizardlegend42 Yeah but we all know the amazon show is a corporate entity handling the series, which means they will sell the corpse of old Tolkien himself in exchange for identity political boxes checked. It was even in the hobbit when there were lots of people in lake town that looked chinese.
I understand easterlings might look middle eastern, but I know this series is going to suck. They wanted to fit in Gandalf ( despite the istari not showing up until the third age) and if you look at the cast, they hardly look european/british/scandanavian.
I realise this is a gripe about ethnicity, but when they blatantly change it because it fits their grocery list, it pisses me off.
Even though the 6 peter jackson films arent perfect, they are the best we will get for a while, since there is no way that films like that would be filmed today.
The men of the west representing Duty, Honor and sacrificing themselves for the freedom of their people.
The quest for peace and the pursuit of happiness.
The biblical themes and the triumph over evil.
Its not a question of if, its a question of how amazon will butcher it.
The fall of Numenor should be epic. Here we have an island gifted to the Edain for their help in destroying Morgoth.
They are blessed with longer lives, greater height and more power and wisdom than other men.
Then their quest to vanquish Sauron slowly corrupts itself and eventually he is the one controlling Numenor and even having the men worship Morgoth instead of Eru Illuvitar.
This leads to Illuvitar sinking the island and Sauron losing his body.
The themes of the flood narrative and tower of babel as well as atlantis are seen here, and shows this twin rebellion of spirit and human against their creator and the consequences.
The irony of how their first king chose to be human and take the gift of man to die, and the later kings fear death and are deceived into thinking living in Valinor will make them immortal like the elves.
All so sad.
Have you been following Signum University's Silmarillion Project? They're basically creating a theoretical series of The Silmarilion, down to music and casting. It's pretty fun. On YT and as a podcast.
I would love that to happen. Sadly, don't think it ever will
I can't say this enough. You, my dear Nerd of The Rings, are the absolute best place to get ones Tolkien fix! Keep up the amazing work! Hope you gain hundreds of thousands of subscribers! You deserve even more than that!
Thank you so much! That is very high praise. I hope the community here continues to grow as well!
I love seeing comments like this from a couple years ago, and feeling so proud that our boy Matt is now knocking on the black gate of 1 million subs!
I found so many new channels through your Tolkien reading day Timbo is some artist
I love putting on Timbo's videos when I'm writing scripts! Such a relaxing atmosphere. He's like Middle-earth's Bob Ross. :)
Every generation needs a guide to the world of Middle Earth, distilling its beauty into the current format of sharing knowledge. Nerd of the Rings is that guide for this Age.
Your channel has turned into my favorite Tolkien channel. You are the only one who informs me about things I did not know or wasn't certain of within Middle Earth. When you can, I would love to see a comparison of Middle Earth in each age, 1st , 2nd and 3rd. Along with an explanation on what caused the change in geography.
Thanks so much! I will probably touch on the land change more on my 2nd age map breakdown. 😊
Great content I suffer from depression so I always enjoy listening to these videos while cuddling my kitten Bilbo who I rescued
I have never read the unfinished tales or Silmarillion but the Fall of Gondolin and Children of Hurin fills me with immense nostalgia and sadness.
I’ve been listening to this channel all day at work for a month. Thanks for keeping my brain busy!
Love this video! I'm reading the Silmarillion for the first time and i find this very helpful.
I'd love something like this for Valinor too or a video for all the major changes of Arda since the years of the lamp.
I just found this channel about two days ago and I'm catching up. Loving it. I used to sit for hours with my Step-Dad talking about Middle-Earth, Tolkien and related subjects.
This helps so much as someone who is currently reading the Silmarillion. I appreciate it, keep up the good work! You produce really great and high quality stuff!
Thanks! I appreciate it! 😁
Another great video. A suggestion for another video is this format but for Valinor. I find it very interesting. City of Valmar, Tirion, Lorien etc
You're one step ahead of me! :) I was thinking I would circle back and do a video on Valinor if people enjoy this series covering the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd ages.
@@NerdoftheRings great minds think alike my friend. Ill look forward to it. Also Congratulations are in order for just about reaching 200k subs. I remember when I first found your channel you only had a hundred or so subs. You’ve come a long way but the quality of your content was top notch from the start. Well deserved.
It has been a fun ride for sure! Hopefully the upward trend continues!
This is a perfect vid to learn about Baleriand for newcomers and hardened fans alike! Awesome job! Huge fan of your vids!
Thanks so much! I appreciate it! 😁
@@NerdoftheRings Very welcome! Can't wait for your second and third age map tours that bell better ring when they drop!
Perfect! Thank you so much for making this video. You have clarified so much for me. This is my go-to video now. I'm looking forward to the next videos you mentioned. Excellent job, NotR!
It eats me away inside that we don't know more than we do about the lands of Middle-earth, including Beleriand. I've always had a strong fascination with southern Beleriand, south of the Falas, as that is where many of the Avari lived. It's also the part that connected Beleriand with Eriador including, Minhiriath, Enedwaith, and Drúwaith Iaur. Apparently southern Beleriand had its own unique dialect of Sindarin, and also it is whence much trade passed between Beleriand and other places of Middle-earth (such as Dorwinion), and whence many migrations occurred before, during, and after the First Age. Beren and Lúthien may have had many adventures in this region too as it was near their home. Interestingly, there must have been a greater degree of cultural continuity in this area between Beleriand and Eriador thanks to the lack of mountains. And yet, we unfortunately have no idea what happened to the Avari and other people and traders living here after the First Age. But trying to imagine it excites my imagination.
DEFINITELY do please continue to make Maps of Middle Earth videos! I look forward to the installments you are preparing for the 2nd and 3rd ages.
Many thanks to you. Stumble this beautiful video while reading The Silmarillion. Keep up the good work. 👍👍👍
I came across your channel recently and I love your videos! It would be nice to show us a detailed map of Aman and Valinor to get a better picture about where the Ainur and the Quendi were living. Thank you, keep up the great work!
I have been watching your videos lately and brother trust me these are so much informative and aesthetic. You have made excellent descriptions in a number of occasions as I am also reading the book currently. Keep up this beautiful work.
Love from India
That was great. I've just finished The Silmarillion for the first time and was certainly confused by the locations and I believe I only remember one passage that explains how Beleriand sinks into the sea so thanks for explaining it all
Chilling playing Skyrim and this pops up. A nice Saturday so far 🧝♂️
One of your all-time great videos. Your clear, concise map informational sharing (especially when involving character movements) are the best in the RUclips Tolkien community. I send all eager Silmarillion newbies your way for additional visual aid when tackling the mighty tome. Thank-you and I wish you continued growth & success. Congrats on 200K Subscribers!
One of the best videos about LOTR I´ve ever seen. Can I suggest you do a similar one (using the map) with all the events in the Silmarillion, chronologically speaking?
Perfect video, I simply love these kinds of overviews. Looking forward to the second age equivalent!
I wanted something like this for years, thank you! Can't wait to see the others
AMAZING video!!!! Thank you! I didn't remember Beleriand sank, I do remember being confused with the Silmarillion and LOTR's maps because of that
LOTR and GOT worlds are sooo good!
Tolkien and G. R. R. Martin did one hell of a job
Nerd this is an amazing video and I would love seeing more like this! Very well done and thought provoking!
Way cool video. It always drove me nuts as a kid trying to figure out where beleriand, mordor, and numenor all sat relative to each other
Thank you for the great content and the variety of it! It’s very Tolkien accurate and pays respect to the sources, while also being down-to-earth in a Gandalf manner; thank you for your hard work and dedication :)
- a Tolkien fan partly due to you
This is great, been wanting an age-specific overview of the maps and territories
These maps are really good. Brilliant video. Love your videos. We always appreciate your hard work and dedication towards these videos. Also these videos are awesome.
This man is wonderful. Thank you for the fine explanation. So complete, so easy to understand.
Your videos always enthrall me and I sit up in excitement when I see a new one :)
Thanks so much for making this video, been waiting for a quality one the first age and its geography.
Thanks Matt I love your videos & I'm glad to be one of your SUBSCRIBERS. Keep on doing the great work brother. 👏👏👏👏
Thanks so much! And thank you for subscribing as well!
Great stuff! At some point I'd really love to see a video exploring the world beyond the standard maps - the lands to the south of Umbar, and maybe even the other continents of Arda. In the meanwhile keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for these videos! They are amazing!
I always imagine Beleriand to be much larger then Middle Earth of the Second and Third age, but these maps suggest otherwise. According to this map Mirkwood is about the same size of all major population centres and kingdoms in Beleriand. That would suggest that these maps should not be put together like this but they aren't accurate. When reading The Silmarillion it gives the impression that the region is way bigger then shown in this video. Its huge and it takes long periods of time to travel even between nearby kingdoms/lands.
I'm reading Beren and Lúthien, so that help me; thanks!
Awesome! Glad it could help you as you read Tolkien's books!
thank you for making these videos the lore and world building of 'The lord of the rings and the Hobbit have fascinated me since I was a young child.
dude YES, thanks again for another amazing video! Your passion is truly amazing!
Thank you Matt. Another great video. As always, you have managed to make a very complicated topic easy for the rest of us to understand/grasp.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
This channel is the best I’ve seen that talks about Tolkien’s excellent world! Very impressed with how well your videos are, it’s evident that you have a big passion for this.
Thanks so much! I’m always glad to hear my love of Tolkien’s world comes through in my videos! 😊
Truly amazing video - detail and production level of your videos always bring a smile and a call to middle earth to my heart.
Jeez this was really good!! Well made and the info was very palatable!
I started my Y.T. experience being a consumer in 2009, then a producer of "stuff" for many years thereafter. But I stopped a while back, say... 2018. This is great stuff NotR. For my part, the only books I read 30x over from my youth. You pay great homage to Tolkien.
Love your videos keep up the amazing work 🙏🏽
This was extremely helpful! Thank you for making this guide. I'm bookmarking it so that I can have it at hand when I attempt reading The Silmarillion again.
I'd love to see a separate video on different lineage of elves, who related to whom and how. I keep mixing them up. Thanks 😊 love your content
This my favorite video from you recently cause not only do i love maps and geography but you explain it perfect. Never have I seen someone explain the map of Belariand so good, and with all the information needed to understand it.
More Middle Earth Geography please! :)
You got it! 2nd age map is coming next weekend! 😀
@@NerdoftheRings Oh i love that! I wouldn't mind a whole class on Social study and Civics of Middle Earth!
This is the best Middle Earth Geography so far on RUclips!
This is amazing! Another great video, thank you for doing these
Thank you!! I have been so confused about how the geography worked between ages keep it up!!
Very nice! Looking foreward to the map of the Second Age.
This video is sooooo impressive. Thank you for all your efforts and knowledge. It’s awesome
I needed this video. Thank u! 👍
This is so good. So concise yet very informative. Great job!
I do appreciate the "deeper dives" into the realms of the eIfs etc! Thanks for your videos!
One of the best of many excellent videos. So much great information here and it warrants repeat views as a learning experience!
Love your content, I'm binge-watching!
This was excellent, as if the maps came to life right off the page. Very much looking forward to future installments.
I loved this. I would like to see more like it. One on each age and the transition between each age as well.
The way you make these videos and show so much of Middle Earth is just amazing ! Keep up your epic videos ❤️🔥
Love this! Definitely keen to see more!
Thank you for this. I've read the Silmarillion three or four times now, as well as the Children of Hurin, but I always had a difficult time getting the geography to work in my head. This has helped me place things better.
Thank you so much for this video. Maps are a big part of world building and help me appreciate any fictional universe, so much more.
This is so helpful as Im trying to read through the Silmarillion. Thank you very much!
Thanks for this man, I listened to the children of hurin in one sitting with Christopher Lee narrating yesterday and although already a subscriber this really consolidated my knowledge of how it went! Thanks
This is amazing....
Just a suggestion- could you make a video about war of the jewlls and of all the batlles of Beleriand?
And when the next Tolkien 101 is coming out, I really enjoyed the Balrog video?
I'm working on scripting the next Tolkien 101. I have a couple others I'm working on for next week in the meantime. If you're interested in the battles of Beleriand, I highly recommend my series on Morgoth. I highlight all the battles during the course of those vids: ruclips.net/video/ZuHLyviVamA/видео.html
@@NerdoftheRings Thank you, my dear Mellon!
Another great video thanx for the hard work bro🔥💯
This is so well done! A clear, systematic overview of the map. This format is how I'd like all the maps to be presented. Fictional and real.
killer video. thanks for doing this one specifically!
wonderful video. nothing to say near perfection in explanation and exposition
subscribed immediately
Thanks for all the great content! I'd love a history of Gondolin.
How do you manage to expertly break down all of Tolkiens works? Do you remember all the books and their appendixes? It certainly seems so! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Another awesome video, thank you so much!
Great job. Keep up on the map descriptions.