The Nameless Things of Middle-earth |

Welcome to our deep dive into one of Middle-earth’s greatest mysteries: the Nameless Things! These ancient, enigmatic creatures, briefly mentioned in J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit," have fascinated fans and scholars alike. In this video, we explore their origins, their influence on the history of Middle-earth, and the terrifying encounters that heroes like Gandalf experienced.
Highlights:
Discover the dark depths where the Nameless Things dwell, far below the Misty Mountains and Moria.
Uncover the theories about their origins, from the primordial chaos of the Music of the Ainur to the ancient darkness of the Void.
Learn about Gandalf's harrowing encounters with these creatures and how they influenced his transformation from Gandalf the Grey to Gandalf the White.
See how the Nameless Things have been depicted in various adaptations, including films, video games, and fan art.
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[@fred20097]

I recall gandalf saying how creatures crawl into the tunnels of the misty mountains and cant find their way out again. Over the years, they change, acclimatising to the cold and the dark. Just because sauron doesnt know about them doesnt necesarily mean the nameless things are older than he is.
Yet, despite these nameless things, khadud-dum existed for many centuries as the centre of the dwarvish civilisation, and it wasnt a nameless thing that caused their downfall, it was a balrog.

[@KeyserTheRedBeard]

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[@RealmOfT]

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[@bn7380]

I have seen elsewhere that Gandalf's becoming naked, wandering beyond thought and time, is not a reference to the strange ways under the mountain but to his becoming bodiless, entering a different mode of being, and returning to the spiritual abode of Eru being before he is given another form and task as the White Wizard.

[@billalumni9142]

If the world is the song of the illuvatar and they were able to make song into physical entity. Ever heard a orchestra warming up and all the different musical instruments that are at once a rhythm and yet also not? Not the piece the conductor makes but yet was created before the performance and like the song the Illuvatar make and remains so does the Nameless pieces that come before. So no, I don't think they have anything to do with Morgoth at all.

[@What.in.a.name.of.Tolkien]

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[@user-cf7eu7dw6r]

Okay but are they older than Sauron?

[@only_truthsaik9481]

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[@user-uf1rn6ck6i]

Awesome.

[@retirednavychief6983]

I sometimes wonder if J.R.R. borrowed from ol' H.P. concerning his "Nameless Things". The timeline is possible. I'm not a scholar of either; is there any mention of Tolkien adopting Lovecraft's ideas at all?

[@luckystrike1oo]

I like the style good for background to close eyes to

[@RealmOfT]

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[@nole8923]

They were created during the discord of the music of the Ainur caused by Melkor.

[@user-uf1rn6ck6i]

Nameless things rock.

[@martinrobert6709]

I wonder if Tolkien studied the Cabalistic traditions has the nameless things vaguely resemble the Qliphoth from Jewish mysticism.

[@singingbowels]

I believe he was highly familiar if not actually expert. He just learned and retained,milked we walk. Without hard thinking.

[@josephmarrow5598]

Is there a reason you're so repetitive

[@deusexaethera]

Just last night I was asking your mom the same thing.

[@singingbowels]

I think it’s that intensely irritating tinsel music looping on and on in the background.

[@zach4968]

You could show real art by actual artists that has been done on tolkien's work for decades instead of the terrible ai abominations that were no doubt trained off those artists work 😢
It would reflect better on your channel

[@singingbowels]

Nice one. Agreed.