I fell asleep while listening to some other LOTR lore and woke up 3/4ths through this video and I had many dreams about it and it was beautiful. Thank you
I now find it hard to fall sleep without listening to some LOTR lore or some space exploration videos 😂 I should probably stop since if it gets really interesting I stay awake to hear more
Thank you for putting this together. My dad was a huge LOTR fan and I grew up watching the trilogy countless times and listening to my dad talk about all of the lore. Your content really takes me back
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Just random banners or graffiti proclaiming "Frodo Lives!!". 😉 Child of the 70's but loved the LOTR movies.. despite the little changes. The Hobbit series would have not had me grumbling if they had changed the name and simply given me the opportunity to think "wow.. this is familiar.. must be loosely based on another story.. kinda like "West Side Story".. but different.. The first "Dune" movie was unwatchable.. the new ones are much better.. understandable that there is too much backstory in the books to be portrayed on film. Anyway.. yes.. these synopses of very complicated characters are well done!! Be Well!! 😃
The Gollum theory doesn't hold water (see what I did there?), he had no idea where the Shire was, all he had was the names Shire and Baggins. He never even Crossed the Misty Mountains. Frodo's parents died because they were goofing off on a boat and they couldn't swim. When Sam got caught spying, he had already been recruited by Merry, Pippin, and Fatty Bolger for that very purpose. They knew something was up and were keeping an eye on Frodo so he couldn't pull a fast one in them and run off on his own. However, until Sam got caught, they figured he was just going to go after Bilbo. They had no idea how serious things were.
I can barely survive reading it in the book, let alone watching the scene - even a hundred times later - and Your recount of Boromir’s death absolutely slays me. Every. Single. Time. 😭🥺😫🥺😭😢😫
Listening to the story from a certain character's perspective and when the story comes to it's end he just starts over, this time telling the story from another character's perspective. This is awesome!
I sat here for almost 5 hours watching your videos. I am such a LOTR fanatic that I couldn't resist. I appreciate all the great video content and hard work you poured into these magnificent videos. Thanks Melon! Subbed(Should have found you along time ago). Thanks once again. Samwise is my favorite in all the LOTR. Why not sure but he reminds me of myself.
Hello, Greatings from Northern Germany, I hope you can ignore my very bad English skills 😅 You made a very brilliant and fantastic work, go one for it. As you seid in the video I want to ask you, if you can make a full video of the story of the Dwarfts, their mythologic background around Aule and how their story goes on in the three ages and perhaps also their future in the firth age.
Just stumbled upon this. Excellent job, very well done Sir. Thank you for your hard work in preparing this for us. I have just subscribed of course. A dozen orcs wouldn’t be able to stop me.
Hi there! I usually listen to your videos but don't watch them - it is just that I'm always busy and have something to do, I barely have time to sit down and watch. However you are my favourite LOTR channel on youtube, and now I can see your face for the first time. It was a great surprise! I'd like to thank you for the awesome videos you uploaded this year and wish you a merry christmas and a new year full with fun! Cheers from Germany!
I always found it amusing that the Valor didn't directly intervene because it was "middle earth's problem." But Sauran was literally from the undying lands and their refusal to bring him to justice after his master was thrown down. Literally allowed all of this to happen.
The Melkor non-interference policy was because Feanor's actions and oath with his boys kinda pissed them off.. "fine.. you do you.. don't come crying to us.." Earendil went through alot of nasty stuff and finally got a chance to say.. "wtf.. those jerks are dead.. do something.." so they did.. Despite the Sauron, orc and leftover Balrog and Dragon issues.. the Valar were kinda required to be "hands off" as "Men" were Iluvatars balliwick and the Elves who remained had the option to leave.. Not really the Valar's job anymore .. so they did what they could as a workaround and sent the Istari and Glorfindel then hoped things would work out... Be Well!! 😃
Messed that up. Take 2. There is nothing to say that sauran was in vallemar . Also it was never the undying lands it was the undying people that lived there. Frodo Bilbo and samwise did pass away. Also Gimi. R I P 😢
Holy troll $hit! Merry Christmas indeed! Thanks Mellon. You's guys make my day. Stay happy, safe, and healthy. My favorite thing about the fellowship, Gimli and Legolas sailed into the west and Merry and Pippin were buried next to( Estel, Ellessar, Thorongill, Stryder,) Aragorn
What is lesser known is that Merry and Pippen made a mint out of selling water from the entwash, ( the location of they kept secret ) they even made beer and wine with it and "heightening" became a craze among all the Shire folk. In just a few generations, as the hobbits grew taller, their feet became less hairy and their ears more men like. And just like that, hobbits passed out of existence and memory. 😮
Merry Christmas to me!! 3hr Story of Middle Earth, yes please. Funny its from the Broken Sword as I'm getting Narsil for my Christmas present this year. 👑💍👑
Completely left out is how Merry and Pippen made a mint of selling water from the Entwash, the location of which they kept secret. They sold it straight up as water and made beer and wine with it. Soon, "heightening" ( as it came to be known ) became all the rage in the Shire and among all hobbits. And as they grew taller and taller, their feet became less hairy and their ears more men like, and hobbits passed from all memory and existence.
Warned and pre-warned.. What's the difference? Not being snippish, it's an honest question. My first thought, which I still think, is that "pre warned" could be taken straight from Tolkien. His prose was non standard and interesting. As a philologist, he obviously selected his words precisely. Which is why I find his non standard grammar and vocabulary of such interest. I also wondered if "pre warned" might be idiomatic. English is such a peculiar language, full of weird and wonderful words and locutions.. Another really enjoyable video. I love the long ones. They must take so much work to create.
Well done! The sad truth about Sam, and all of the bearers, is immortal lands are not kind to mortal beings. By the time Samwise the Brave arived, his friend was long gone. He would have only known Gandalf and the Lady Galadriel, and swiftly passed.
If you read all of the books of Tolkien. You will see that Legolas Greenleaf fought in the battle of the fall of Gondolin. This would make Legolas more than 3,500 years old. Read the fall of Gondolin and the early writings about the Elves.
23:20, It sounds like Gandalf left Bree AFTER the Hobbits(and Aragorn) , the Movie and my memory of the book confirms this, but WHEN did Gandalf pass the Hobbits and Aragorn?
7:10, I thought I read the 5 were told to NOT take up residence in any one area. That Saruman did was a "Red Flag" to Gandalf. I've only read the series once, so I could be in error.
You should have a look at the Lord of The Rings and Narnia fanfiction crossover story, "The Chronicles of The Fellowship" by Michael Weyer, where the Pevensie children become members of The Fellowship, turning the number from 9 companions to 13.
I always wondered what the attack on Dol Guldur looked like, did they attack with a force of elves? Tolkien used a lot of soft magic, so I certainly don't think it would look like it did in The Hobbit movies. It might make a good theory video, "how did the white cancel drive out Sauron"
Gollum sought to find the Shire but was drawn unwittingly eastwards by the corruption he'd experienced under the ring's influence. He then confessed under torture at Barad Dur that he didn't know where the Shire was and Sauron would surely have been able to break his will. And surely if he had found the Shire, he wouldn't have abandoned his only lead after just two murders. So I think the fan theory about Gollum killing Frodo's parents is fanciful.
A-Hem. The Witch King could have been re-embodied by Sauron as happened when the River destroyed their forms and in sprit form the Nazgul returned to Morder.
Hi there! I noticed some confusion in your video regarding Aragorn's campaigns against the Easterlings and the specific age in which these events took place. These events actually occur at the beginning of the Fourth Age, under King Elessar's (Aragorn's) reign.After the War of the Ring, Aragorn, as King of the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor, focused on rebuilding and securing his kingdom. The campaigns against the Easterlings were part of this effort, as they had been allies of Sauron. This period is briefly mentioned in the appendices of "The Lord of the Rings" and in "The Peoples of Middle-earth," part of "The History of Middle-earth" series edited by Christopher Tolkien.While Tolkien doesn't provide extensive details about these campaigns, they signify a time of transition from the turmoil of the Third Age to the relative peace of the Fourth Age. It's a fascinating period that blends the aftermath of the War of the Ring with the challenges of establishing a lasting peace.This part of Middle-earth's history offers a rich ground for exploration...
I don't think Denethor suspected Aragorn's true identity when he knew him as Thorongil. At this time he was probably just motivated by jealousy since his father favoured Thorongil (familial favouritism is a theme transmitted down to his treatment of his own sons). Later on he learns that the Fellowship contained one of high station who led the company after Gandalf fell and refers to Aragorn witheringly as "this Ranger from the North" but there isn't anything to suggest he knew a genuine heir had appeared even then. I don't think Aragorn's Numenorean heritage (and longevity) was known to Theoden, who therefore wouldn't have equated him with Thorongil, who he would have presumed would be an old man by the time of the War of Ring. There certainly isn't any acknowledgement the two knew each other after Gandalf freed Theoden from Saruman's influence.
Read a place that Legolas said he felt young again bc of the three’s. And certain threes can live for centuries. And several places ive read that he may be 500-1000 yrs old
Boromir did NOT know of the one ring as “Isildur’s Bane”. He had no idea what had happened to the “great ring of him we do not name.” That news only came to the north and in the north it is called that by the wise.
I always liked that Boromir's death was...completely useless. He dies trying to defend Merry and Pippin from the orcs. But the orcs get them anyway. So, practically speaking, a total waste of his life. Worse still...it's only BECAUSE they get taken by the orcs, that they end up rousing the Ents, who take out Isengard while the main host of orc is off at Helm's Deep and then being chewed up by Huorns. So, not only did he get himself killed while failing to protect them. It's a GOOD thing he failed to. Totally pointless in every way. I liked that. Good for Tolkien, not making Everything Be Meaningful. Lots of death is pointless especially all the Heroic death of WW1, which was ALL pointless.
I've read LOTR, the Hobbit and Silmarillion, but not the other writings. Was it ever explained by Tolkien why the Wizards were depicted as old men, when they are, in fact, immortal Maiar? Instead of eternally young, like the elves, the Wizards seem to be eternally old.
Would be interesting to put the average life-span or wizards (if they were known?) so that we could see that…. If like to know how much he was putting at risk by standing against the balrog. IDK? Maybe not? I know his spirit is immortal right?
Q: would smeagol be allowed to travel to valinor if he had withstood the ring in the end? gandalf and gwaihir came with an eagle for him also, and not just for Sam and frodo.
Gollum would have turned into a skeleton if he would have never fell into the lava of Mount Doom when the ring was destroyed, he had the ring for 500 years.
King Thingol would not have known Aragon, reread your Tolkien! the young heir grew up in Gondor with his Mother's people. Aragon used a different name and when he hung out in Rohan. about the time The young king was called home, Aragon would have left Rohan and began serving in Gondor, again a kings man under a different name.. when Aragon served in Gondor, again, even if the young heir was still in Gondor he would one have been one of the knights, an adult not know to the heir. i like the lore, just make sure you think it through. Aragon even said to the kings nephew, 'you would not have known me for you are young and I am old [i paraphrase here] HOPE
🚨Here’s a surprise, bonus upload for you all before Christmas! 💚
I hope you all have a great Christmas and a happy new year! Here is to 2024! 🎉
You too, Merry Christmas and thanks for a brilliant year in Middle-Earth. Have a good one.💯🍻
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I fell asleep while listening to some other LOTR lore and woke up 3/4ths through this video and I had many dreams about it and it was beautiful. Thank you
I now find it hard to fall sleep without listening to some LOTR lore or some space exploration videos 😂 I should probably stop since if it gets really interesting I stay awake to hear more
Same here man. Such a pleasant surprise to wake up to as well
Thank you for putting this together. My dad was a huge LOTR fan and I grew up watching the trilogy countless times and listening to my dad talk about all of the lore. Your content really takes me back
"In Eressea, in Elvenhome..."
Oh god, my dad made me get up once at an ungodly hour watch the trilogy back to back, to dads
@@fedimusmaximus2454 to Tolkien for creating a world we can all escape to when reality goes to crap
Ahh a nice long video to fall asleep to. And i can always pick up where i "so call" remember and repeat the process.
Glad I'm not the only one who does this lol
I do the same thing 😅
Same...perfect voice and pacing...
I also do EXACTLY the same thing.
Same
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I love living in the age of youtube, how many nerds in the 1960s wouldve dreamed of this
Just random banners or graffiti proclaiming "Frodo Lives!!". 😉
Child of the 70's but loved the LOTR movies.. despite the little changes.
The Hobbit series would have not had me grumbling if they had changed the name and simply given me the opportunity to think "wow.. this is familiar.. must be loosely based on another story.. kinda like "West Side Story".. but different..
The first "Dune" movie was unwatchable.. the new ones are much better.. understandable that there is too much backstory in the books to be portrayed on film.
Anyway.. yes.. these synopses of very complicated characters are well done!!
Be Well!! 😃
Not many because they would all be having real life adventures of their own
Amazing work, I literally listen to this almost every night to drift off. Your lore videos are fantastic, thank you for the great content.
I’ve watched this video more times than I can count. This is my all-time favorite LOTR video ever. You guys are brilliant. Thank you so much!!! 🙏🏻✌🏻❤️
The Gollum theory doesn't hold water (see what I did there?), he had no idea where the Shire was, all he had was the names Shire and Baggins. He never even Crossed the Misty Mountains. Frodo's parents died because they were goofing off on a boat and they couldn't swim.
When Sam got caught spying, he had already been recruited by Merry, Pippin, and Fatty Bolger for that very purpose. They knew something was up and were keeping an eye on Frodo so he couldn't pull a fast one in them and run off on his own. However, until Sam got caught, they figured he was just going to go after Bilbo. They had no idea how serious things were.
Thanks!
Thank you!!
This is such a fantastic character anthology. Very much enjoyed this.
I love long lore videos, they're my favorite ❤
Mi n e too❤😊
Me to
Agreed
I second the motion ❤
I can barely survive reading it in the book, let alone watching the scene - even a hundred times later - and Your recount of Boromir’s death absolutely slays me. Every. Single. Time. 😭🥺😫🥺😭😢😫
Boromir redeemed the death of isildur. Isildur died with arrows in his back fleeing. Boromir f
Died with arrows in his chest standing his ground
Listening to the story from a certain character's perspective and when the story comes to it's end he just starts over, this time telling the story from another character's perspective. This is awesome!
Now this is the content I'm looking for! Great job!
Yes!❤ please do a video on Aragorn and Arwen. Also, love these long format videos.
Thanks for this, beautifully done.
I sat here for almost 5 hours watching your videos. I am such a LOTR fanatic that I couldn't resist. I appreciate all the great video content and hard work you poured into these magnificent videos. Thanks Melon! Subbed(Should have found you along time ago). Thanks once again. Samwise is my favorite in all the LOTR. Why not sure but he reminds me of myself.
Wow! What a labour of love. Thank you!
Great content!! Thanks for this and for feeding my Tolkien obsession
Hello,
Greatings from Northern Germany, I hope you can ignore my very bad English skills 😅
You made a very brilliant and fantastic work, go one for it.
As you seid in the video I want to ask you, if you can make a full video of the story of the Dwarfts, their mythologic background around Aule and how their story goes on in the three ages and perhaps also their future in the firth age.
This is wonderful. Thank you so much.
Great video. Thanks for all the effort
Just stumbled upon this. Excellent job, very well done Sir. Thank you for your hard work in preparing this for us. I have just subscribed of course. A dozen orcs wouldn’t be able to stop me.
Outstanding video ! really super high level quality overall !
Brilliant Work !
This is really some amazing work you have done here. Love all the art work shown.
You guys are amazing! Never stop these please.
This was excellent. Well done m8
Hi there! I usually listen to your videos but don't watch them - it is just that I'm always busy and have something to do, I barely have time to sit down and watch. However you are my favourite LOTR channel on youtube, and now I can see your face for the first time. It was a great surprise! I'd like to thank you for the awesome videos you uploaded this year and wish you a merry christmas and a new year full with fun! Cheers from Germany!
Thanks for þhis great video.
This is amazing. Thank you! ✨✨
I always found it amusing that the Valor didn't directly intervene because it was "middle earth's problem." But Sauran was literally from the undying lands and their refusal to bring him to justice after his master was thrown down. Literally allowed all of this to happen.
They wanted to give the inhabitants of middle earth the chance to gain the honor of dying hideously in glorious battles.
The Melkor non-interference policy was because Feanor's actions and oath with his boys kinda pissed them off.. "fine.. you do you.. don't come crying to us.."
Earendil went through alot of nasty stuff and finally got a chance to say.. "wtf.. those jerks are dead.. do something.." so they did..
Despite the Sauron, orc and leftover Balrog and Dragon issues.. the Valar were kinda required to be "hands off" as "Men" were Iluvatars balliwick and the Elves who remained had the option to leave..
Not really the Valar's job anymore .. so they did what they could as a workaround and sent the Istari and Glorfindel then hoped things would work out...
Be Well!! 😃
Where is it. Wrote he saw in valamar.
Messed that up. Take 2. There is nothing to say that sauran was in vallemar . Also it was never the undying lands it was the undying people that lived there. Frodo Bilbo and samwise did pass away. Also Gimi.
R I P 😢
Tis Iluvatar’s Will as sung in the beginning…we are all just watchers and listeners to the grand Opera of Life.
Fellowship for me is best part of the Trilogy..book and film. Well done for the video.
Holy troll $hit! Merry Christmas indeed! Thanks Mellon. You's guys make my day. Stay happy, safe, and healthy. My favorite thing about the fellowship, Gimli and Legolas sailed into the west and Merry and Pippin were buried next to( Estel, Ellessar, Thorongill, Stryder,) Aragorn
this is awesome
Thnx for this great Christmas gift 🎁😊
What is lesser known is that Merry and Pippen made a mint out of selling water from the entwash, ( the location of they kept secret ) they even made beer and wine with it and "heightening" became a craze among all the Shire folk. In just a few generations, as the hobbits grew taller, their feet became less hairy and their ears more men like. And just like that, hobbits passed out of existence and memory. 😮
Head cannon for sure
@@hargroves240 Thanks for your reply and have a great day!
I want that to be true.
@@RA10H56 Thanks for your reply, it made my day! Have a great day!
Thank you
Thank you Sir. 🤘SKOL!
This was awesome to make Christmas cookies to!
I LOVEfull length audio stories😊❤😊
Merry Christmas to me!! 3hr Story of Middle Earth, yes please. Funny its from the Broken Sword as I'm getting Narsil for my Christmas present this year. 👑💍👑
This should be on Audible 🤙🏽
I got three hours of work left. Perfect
Fathers of the Dwarves video! Yes, please!
19:10 that’s an excellent picture of Gandalf and Bilbo.
It's worth noting the Ainur Valar and Maiar in the story were just the ones who were interested in Arda. It was implied they were not the entire host.
wonderful
I love it ❤️
You are a gentleman and a schooler ❤❤❤❤
Great job 👍
Audio skips at 44:43 or so just fyi
2:58:00, "It comes in Pints?"
LMAO!
Man is amazed when we discovered Black Holes
Pipin is amazed when he discovers "it comes in pints"
:)
Think about it,a Hobbit wouldn't know beer came in pints unless one left the Shire often. Man discovered black holes, but still can be idiots.
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I understood, but it's still very funny 😂
Pints are a more relevant subject of study.. for Hobbits.. 😉🍺
Completely left out is how Merry and Pippen made a mint of selling water from the Entwash, the location of which they kept secret. They sold it straight up as water and made beer and wine with it. Soon, "heightening" ( as it came to be known ) became all the rage in the Shire and among all hobbits. And as they grew taller and taller, their feet became less hairy and their ears more men like, and hobbits passed from all memory and existence.
Jack black as Tom bombadill would be amazing
Yes.. but Robin Williams would have worked as well.. 😉
That's one audiobook length 😂
I was thinking that when I was putting it together 😂
Lies! The length of this video is what Tolkien would call a "paragraph."
Or one Tolkien chapter
Definitely for listening while working
I love listening to TBS stories again and again and again. Ace!
atm, this is literally the lotr we have at home
Samwise Gamgee son of Hamfast is hands down the best of all the hobbits.
Why does he calls Frodo Mr.Frodo?
Warned and pre-warned.. What's the difference?
Not being snippish, it's an honest question. My first thought, which I still think, is that "pre warned" could be taken straight from Tolkien. His prose was non standard and interesting. As a philologist, he obviously selected his words precisely. Which is why I find his non standard grammar and vocabulary of such interest.
I also wondered if "pre warned" might be idiomatic. English is such a peculiar language, full of weird and wonderful words and locutions..
Another really enjoyable video. I love the long ones. They must take so much work to create.
Well done! The sad truth about Sam, and all of the bearers, is immortal lands are not kind to mortal beings. By the time Samwise the Brave arived, his friend was long gone. He would have only known Gandalf and the Lady Galadriel, and swiftly passed.
OMGoodness! 3 hours...I'll be back tomorrow. With friends. Wes hal
If you read all of the books of Tolkien. You will see that Legolas Greenleaf fought in the battle of the fall of Gondolin. This would make Legolas more than 3,500 years old. Read the fall of Gondolin and the early writings about the Elves.
I think he just reused the name
Great narrador, I couldnt stop listening...
fireee
23:20, It sounds like Gandalf left Bree AFTER the Hobbits(and Aragorn) , the Movie and my memory of the book confirms this, but WHEN did Gandalf pass the Hobbits and Aragorn?
7:10, I thought I read the 5 were told to NOT take up residence in any one area. That Saruman did was a "Red Flag" to Gandalf.
I've only read the series once, so I could be in error.
23:42, Ow! Look at Legolas' legs!
Maybe that's where he got the name from :)
Bro you got them spice eyes. Blue within blue. You crazy fremen.
You should have a look at the Lord of The Rings and Narnia fanfiction crossover story, "The Chronicles of The Fellowship" by Michael Weyer, where the Pevensie children become members of The Fellowship, turning the number from 9 companions to 13.
I always wondered what the attack on Dol Guldur looked like, did they attack with a force of elves? Tolkien used a lot of soft magic, so I certainly don't think it would look like it did in The Hobbit movies.
It might make a good theory video, "how did the white cancel drive out Sauron"
Funny note;
I always thought Sam screamed "and that's for my own temper!"
Instead of "my old gaffer!"
Cute! 😄💖
Dwarf history would be great
One of the best tidbits of Norse mythology -- where Tolkien got many of his character names.
father of the dwarves
Well I know what I'm doing tonight 👍🏻
💚💚💚
23:35 What are you talking about? It was Gandalf who suggested going to Moria in the first place. It was Aragorn who was against it.
Soooo, when is the father of the dwarves video going to be released? Cuz I need source materials :D
I’m currently watching this video in a hotel room on the TV but commenting from my phone 😂
For Mirkwood!❤
To me it always appeared that Denethor did not allow Faramir to go to Rivendell, because he did not want Faramir to possibly outshine Boromir
Father's ofthe Dwarfs video, please.
Gollum sought to find the Shire but was drawn unwittingly eastwards by the corruption he'd experienced under the ring's influence. He then confessed under torture at Barad Dur that he didn't know where the Shire was and Sauron would surely have been able to break his will. And surely if he had found the Shire, he wouldn't have abandoned his only lead after just two murders.
So I think the fan theory about Gollum killing Frodo's parents is fanciful.
I love this channel.
That's all I got...ok back to the story. Bye
A-Hem. The Witch King could have been re-embodied by Sauron as happened when the River destroyed their forms and in sprit form the Nazgul returned to Morder.
Hi there! I noticed some confusion in your video regarding Aragorn's campaigns against the Easterlings and the specific age in which these events took place. These events actually occur at the beginning of the Fourth Age, under King Elessar's (Aragorn's) reign.After the War of the Ring, Aragorn, as King of the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor, focused on rebuilding and securing his kingdom. The campaigns against the Easterlings were part of this effort, as they had been allies of Sauron. This period is briefly mentioned in the appendices of "The Lord of the Rings" and in "The Peoples of Middle-earth," part of "The History of Middle-earth" series edited by Christopher Tolkien.While Tolkien doesn't provide extensive details about these campaigns, they signify a time of transition from the turmoil of the Third Age to the relative peace of the Fourth Age. It's a fascinating period that blends the aftermath of the War of the Ring with the challenges of establishing a lasting peace.This part of Middle-earth's history offers a rich ground for exploration...
I don't think Denethor suspected Aragorn's true identity when he knew him as Thorongil. At this time he was probably just motivated by jealousy since his father favoured Thorongil (familial favouritism is a theme transmitted down to his treatment of his own sons). Later on he learns that the Fellowship contained one of high station who led the company after Gandalf fell and refers to Aragorn witheringly as "this Ranger from the North" but there isn't anything to suggest he knew a genuine heir had appeared even then.
I don't think Aragorn's Numenorean heritage (and longevity) was known to Theoden, who therefore wouldn't have equated him with Thorongil, who he would have presumed would be an old man by the time of the War of Ring. There certainly isn't any acknowledgement the two knew each other after Gandalf freed Theoden from Saruman's influence.
Read a place that Legolas said he felt young again bc of the three’s. And certain threes can live for centuries. And several places ive read that he may be 500-1000 yrs old
Why does`nt glamdring glow blue when sting does?.
Boromir did NOT know of the one ring as “Isildur’s Bane”. He had no idea what had happened to the “great ring of him we do not name.” That news only came to the north and in the north it is called that by the wise.
What info was in that file Frodo got from the elf queen !?
Excuse me, you forgot to say that frodder remembered the old elwern words. To speak friend to open the doors of karzarn doim❤
I always liked that Boromir's death was...completely useless.
He dies trying to defend Merry and Pippin from the orcs. But the orcs get them anyway.
So, practically speaking, a total waste of his life.
Worse still...it's only BECAUSE they get taken by the orcs, that they end up rousing the Ents, who take out Isengard while the main host of orc is off at Helm's Deep and then being chewed up by Huorns.
So, not only did he get himself killed while failing to protect them. It's a GOOD thing he failed to.
Totally pointless in every way.
I liked that. Good for Tolkien, not making Everything Be Meaningful. Lots of death is pointless especially all the Heroic death of WW1, which was ALL pointless.
I've read LOTR, the Hobbit and Silmarillion, but not the other writings. Was it ever explained by Tolkien why the Wizards were depicted as old men, when they are, in fact, immortal Maiar? Instead of eternally young, like the elves, the Wizards seem to be eternally old.
1:05:25 You say "some restless and doubt". It should be, "restlessness and doubt".
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Would be interesting to put the average life-span or wizards (if they were known?) so that we could see that…. If like to know how much he was putting at risk by standing against the balrog. IDK? Maybe not? I know his spirit is immortal right?
Q: would smeagol be allowed to travel to valinor if he had withstood the ring in the end? gandalf and gwaihir came with an eagle for him also, and not just for Sam and frodo.
Gollum would have turned into a skeleton if he would have never fell into the lava of Mount Doom when the ring was destroyed, he had the ring for 500 years.
YEA!!!
King Thingol would not have known Aragon, reread your Tolkien! the young heir grew up in Gondor with his Mother's people. Aragon used a different name and when he hung out in Rohan. about the time The young king was called home, Aragon would have left Rohan and began serving in Gondor, again a kings man under a different name.. when Aragon served in Gondor, again, even if the young heir was still in Gondor he would one have been one of the knights, an adult not know to the heir. i like the lore, just make sure you think it through. Aragon even said to the kings nephew, 'you would not have known me for you are young and I am old [i paraphrase here] HOPE
Wow