Realm of Isengard | Lord of the Rings
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- The fortress of Isengard was intended to guard the lands of men. Yet when the dread power of Mordor marched against the free peoples of Middle Earth, it found in Isengard's new ruler a willing pawn.
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No one other than Sir Christopher Lee could have made Saruman, ruler of the Uruk Hai as utterly amazing as he was portrayed in the films.
Agreed. imo the best character of the whole series!
Fun Fact: Christopher Lee actually read the Lord of the Rings in its entirety once every year and was the only person involved in the films to have met Tolkien himself.
@@griffinlaw9367 A fact that I am quite aware of.
A rare talent, and a man who had been to war in his own life. A great soul. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Amen. His presence is not something that can be replicated.
Isengard is what literally happens when you spend too long pondering your orb...
Oh yeah, isn't Saurman the wizard pictured in the meme?
Behold at 2:55 how he ponders it thoroughly
They're taking The Templin Institute to Isengard!
They're taking the Templin to Isengard! They're taking the Templin to Isengard! They're taking the Templin to Isengard! They're taking the Templin to Isengard! To Isengard, to Isengard!
Fancy seeing you here ;)
@@bubbasbigblast8563 what did you say?
Someone make a song for that
@@bubbasbigblast8563 guard, guard, guardguardguardguard
Fun fact: The tower of Orthanc is made from the same unbreakable black stone as the outer walls of Minas Tirith (white in the movies).
Wait a minute ? Minas tirith is black in the books ? Did i just have a Mandela effect?
@@karlfranzemperorofmandefil5547 the outer walls surround the plains in front of the white city. They're between Osgiliath and Minas Tirith
@@sebd9690 But original poster meant the first wall of the city.
@@sebd9690 The outer wall of Minas Tirith is made of the same black stone as Orthanc but the Ramas is just made of normal stone. The Orcs are pretty quick to breach it in several places once the siege of Gondor begins.
At least it isn't oily black stone!😮🤓😎✌🏻
The story summed up:
Saruman: "Nature's power is finite, for true power we need industry and factories, manufactured is better than the original"
Nature: "You just f'd up"
Still hate so many of tree beads kin died during their assault on the tower.
@@solisprime2669 indeed, multiple losses equated to the loss of the Entwives of old
I think this really is key. Saruman’s master Aule was the Valar of smithing but he was married to Yavanna and one can assume he had a deep love and respect for nature as a result. But Saruman didn’t have any such connection and in fact Aule’s relationship with his wife is contrasted here with Saruman’s clear disdain for Radagadst who is Yavanna’s servant.
Jackson did such a good job of making Saurumon's Uruk-Hai intimindating that I don't know how everyone standing on the wall at Helm's Deep didn't just immediately shit their pants. To get everything sounding right for that scene, Jackson and crew literally recorded a large crowd at a football stadium.
They did, most them were wearing their brown trousers at the siege 😎
I enjoy how Tolkien has old Gondorian boarder forts becoming centers of whole kingdoms in the degraded later ages, similar to what happened in Europe after the fall of Rome.
It would be so interesting to see the realms/kingdoms of Middle Earth advance. Isengard was effectively going through an industrial revolution.
Tolkien imagined our world as a later age of Middle Earth, as magic and power dims and the age of man takes hold
@@Tarimoth Shame, we could've gotten elves and orcs in WW1
@@dragonfell5078 theres gotta be SOMEONE whos made a book series like that at this point the closet thing is shadowpunk but thats still aways of from ww1
Yeah, but that goes against the themes of LOTR. Tolkein HATED industrialization, having been mostly exposed to its worst sides in the form of polluted cities in his youth and industrial warfare in the trenches of WWI. He decided he wanted nothing to do with it, and saw the destruction of the beauty of nature by the march of industrialization and modernization as a tragedy, part of the overall decline of the world from its former greatness, and that is reflected in the LOTR series. To him, Middle Earth going through an industrial revolution would be a worst-case scenario.
@@wilmagregg3131 I think someone has, if I remember correctly. It’s a fan fiction but basically Germans are descendants of the Uruk Hai that may have survived
"Do you know how the Orcs first came into being? They were elves once, taken by the dark powers, tortured and mutilated. A ruined and terrible form of life. Now... perfected. My fighting Uruk-Hai. Whom do you serve?"
"Saruman!"
well that's the short version
We come, we come with roll of drum: ta-runda runda runda rom!
We come, we come with horn and drum: ta-rūna rūna rūna rom!
To Isengard! Though Isengard be ringed and barred with doors of stone;
Though Isengard be strong and hard, as cold as stone and bare as bone,
We go, we go, we go to war, to hew the stone and break the door;
For bole and bough are burning now, the furnace roars - we go to war!
To land of gloom with tramp of doom, with roll of drum, we come, we come;
To Isengard with doom we come!
With doom we come, with doom we come!
Fucking love that channel.
legolas: they're taking the hobbits to isengard
(cut to the hobbits cheering in a live performance of Saruman and his Uruk Hai metal band)
legolas: lucky busters!
The Ent attack sequence is so amazing
"A new power is rising. It's victory is at hand! This night... the land will be stained with the blood of Rohan. March to Helm's Deep, leave none alive!"
"TO WAR!... There will be no dawn for Man... "
Taking no prisoners is a good way to make your enemy fight far more fiercely.
It was most foolish.
@@Sara3346 True. Saruman was likely too corrupted by this point to realize this, however.
@@Sara3346 I mean, he made an army of 10.000 in a extremelly short period of time, and can continue making more and more, I dont think he cares if the enemy kills more or less or surrenders or not.
@@PoorManatee6197 Wasn't it over the course of a few decades?
Isengard - the classic story of an industrialized society whose downfall came in the form of nature's wrath.
I wonder if I am the only one who finds the idea of, having my own tower where I can conduct whatever research I desire, incredibly appealing?
nope. you are not the only one
I always wonder what Middle Earth would be like if Saruman actually conquered a sizeable part of the world and rivaled Mordor.
Most likely an industrialized dystopia where all living creatures serve as labor, enforcers, or food
Since I believe Saruman was Tolkiens Allegory for the woes of Industrialized Warfare, he would probably spread this across the land to conquer everything. Once that is done, it would be more of the same to keep his rulership. Everyone brought to their knees as a slave to constantly build a new dystopian world.
Although, in reality he would never win. Sauron already had won that battle of wills. And Were he to have Destroyed Rohan and assist in the Destruction of Gondor, Sauron would have most likley reclaimed the one Ring when Frodo attempted to cross to Mount Doom, and therefore Sauron's Domination was to be complete. At least until the Valar intervened once more.
@@Cooli167 Tolkien actually addressed this hypothetical scenario. He said that, in a more "realistic" version, Isengard and Mordor would divide Middle Earth evenly between them.
@@DraculaCronqvist Really? Never heard of that. If true, that's pretty interesting. Curious if it would be equal rule, or that it would be Sauron controlling Saruman. Or are the both of them equal in power at that point? Cause I'd figure one would want to dominate the other.
@@origami83 That's the better million dollar question. I think it would depend on when he found it. If was as early as possible, before Gollum found it, he would have the whole time to research and prepare for its use. For whole he was one of the few being capable of doing so, it would take time to wrest control of it from Sauron.
But from then on it would dominate his actions. He would definitely seek to dominate middle earth with its power, and not share it.
I personally think he would defeat Sauron with it, and win. But you could argue that in that crucial moment, the ring would fail Saruman and it would return to Sauron.
If he succeeded with the attack on the Fellowship at Amon hen, then I think he would lose. Sauron would find out sooner, and he would have the strength to battle Saruman before he was ready to use the Ring.
How did Saruman restore Isengard after it was given into his care? Did he use his magic? Did the stewardship of the fortress come with surrounding vassals and incomes?
in the books, he does have servants. IIRC, when Gandalf arrives at Isengard in the Fellowship of the Ring, he is escorted through the fortress by Saruman's servants, who are men. Gandalf also arrives at night so he doesn't notice the development of Isengard until he is imprisoned by Saruman.
@@MrWheelman82 Good to know, thanks!
He had Men under his command, who used the store-house Merry and Pippin found as a base and larder. He himself was a Maia of Aule, hence knew much of building and construction methods, and was able to instruct Men and Orcs in forging machines and restoring Isengard's exterior. Orthanc and the stone wall outside predated his arrival, but the rest, he is responsible for.
@@SantomPh Did he have armies or militias under his command, or was his mere presence enough to deter attacks on the territories under his protection?
@@stephenkenney8290 he had the command of the orcs and the men of dunlin for years before the films and they where the main threat he was supposed to be guarding against I belive.
. Have a look at the channel The Broken sword if u want a lot of in depth info.
A slight correction; Saruman never actually sought to ally with Sauron, nor was he ever subjugated by him or lost a battle of wills. Saruman feigned loyalty but always intended to claim the ring for his own. The Witch King (and by extension Sauron) even knew this, but also knew he couldn't assault Isengard without an enormous army. The two always intended to betray each other right from the start. Ironically he was actually trying to do good by studying Sauron and his ways, but along the way he started to become envious of his knowledge and saw him ever as a rival to his own ambitions.
Thanks for this, was looking to make sure I wouldn't be reposting something already covered. A good video if not for that one detail!
Saruman was "caught" by Sauron according to Gandalf, so he thought he was able to take over Sauron's mantle, but was really already under Sauron's foot. Without the Ring, Saruman had no chance
🎵We're taking the hobbits to isengard 🎵
My Personal favorite faction in Middle Earth it’s a shame that it didn’t last very long.
Join us on Twitch tonight as we lead Isengard to victory in Battle for Middle Earth 2! www.twitch.tv/templininstitute
I was wondering if they are ever going to do a Templin Institute video about the Terran Confederacy from StarCraft. Because they did one on its predecessor the Terran Dominion and I was really hoping that eventually you guys will do one on the Terran Confederacy as a follow up.
Could you guys cover the ogre kingdoms for warhammer 3 next? They're my favorite faction in warhammer fantasy and it'd be interesting to see the institute investigate it.
Imagine having to climb all those stairs on a daily basis.
That makes the best reason to go down the path of machines. To invent an elevator.
*Isengard* used to be a *friend to humanity* but later on the small nation would turn traitor and there for fought alongside with *Sauron* and the armies of *Mordor*
Like how they didn't specify what happened to Saruman due to book and movie differences.
Hunt them down! Do not stop until they are found! You do not know fear you do not know pain! You will taste manflesh!
Yummy for my Tummy!
I never knew that there was more to this tower than just what the movie was showing
A Video Worthy of Mordor.
No, for Isengaurd.
I’m a simple man, I see a LOTR templin institute video and I watch it.
Tolkien once said that "Sauron has no heirs, but Saruman has many apprentices."
This was a comment on the age of globe-conquering empires ending, and the rise of local tinpot dictators of banana republics that took their place.
Fantasy clone army factory. Bad guys have all the cool toys.
Saruman is my favorite villain, so complicated. Definitely a villain for the modern age.
There is a neat touch in the movies where Saruman starts with very white robes, and as his mechanization and corruption proceed, his robes get more dingy, heading into grey.
If he was not stopped, I would not have been surprised to see him wearing black.
In the books he adopted brightly coloured robes, which Gandalf denounced as having broken the white light of Saruman's original name.
"We'll need an army of 10,000."
"There is no force."
Saruman was long working aginst the others and was searching for the ring long before the battle aginst the necromancer. He purposely delayed said battle. But overall a good quick summary the video is.
Legolas, what do your elf eyes see?
Nice video. I love the lore behind Lord of the Rings.
1 question have you ever heard of Hammer's Slammers? I can't think of the author's name. He is a Vietnam vet. And wrote a bunch of short stories about an intergalactic merc unit. The unit strength was based on the 11th ACR.
David Drake
Now that I think about it....the Faithful sure did have a weird sense of design when it came to Orthanc...
How he really got involved with the dark side. Saruman finds and activates Palantir. "Hi there, Mr Saruman, this is Sauron from Mordor Inc., may I get you interested in cutting costs on long distance calls by using dark sorcery?"
I just LOVE watching your videos. WAYYYYY easier than trying to convince my mum "WHY" my special sock does NOT need "WASHING" just because its "QUESTIONABLE"
With all the hype that's going on with Arcane, it would be a shame of this Institute didn't do research on Piltover or make dossiers on Piltover's people and present their findings to this venerable forum.
RIP Christopher Lee
This was just great! Well done!
"Whom do you serve? SARUMAN!! "
He’s taking the hobbits to Isengard!
to Isengard
To Isengard we go!
To Isengard we go!
To Isengard we go!
"Now...perfected. My fighting Uruk-Hai....Whom do you serve?"
"My business is with Isengard tonight -- with the rock and stone." -- Treebeard in The Two Towers, "Flotsam and Jetsam"
So this is where they're taking the hobbits.
"Now, my fighting Uruk Hai... whom do you serve?"
Real question is - did Saruman(in movie version) knew how to make orcs himself or had he learned from Sauron? Because if he did, he could have turned it into "victory at any cost" scenario instead of switching sides. Gondor and Rohan need soldiers? I'll get you your soldiers...
You need elves to make orcs do you not, if you’re on the side of good, the elves already “want” to fight for you, you don’t need to corrupt them.
@@Jaydee-wd7wr ok, apparently I need to specify the obvious even more.
1)as I've said, in the movie. Saruman doesn't use captives. He can literary grow adult able bodied warriors in matter of weeks skipping around 16 years on getting reinforcements.
2)I guess I need to explain that I mean specifically Uruk-Hai, who're to humans, what orcs were to elves.
3)forces quality might not be as good as elves, but elves take centuries to train. Their equipment is also very time consuming. Meanwhile Uruk-Hai with their heavy albeit crude armament can take place on frontline in matter of weeks as mentioned above. How many weeks are in a century?
@@Jaydee-wd7wr There seems to be two kinds of Orc origins. There's the original ancient orcs who are corrupted forms of natural life, so Elves and Men to make Orcs and Ents twisted to make Trolls for instance. And there are the more modern versions of the orc which seem to be created in underground pits and vats of some kind. There's probably a similar process for creating the Olog-hai trolls too. Orcs, Goblins and Uruks seem to have an understanding of this creation process, which has allowed them to multiply outside of Mordor in places like Moria and the old orc kingdom of Gundabad.
@@Jaydee-wd7wr Nah, you just need orcs to make more orcs.
@@tonts5329 I think they actually recreate normally. They were "corrupted", not castrated. Saruman here is creating "tube babies" which is a bit different.
P.S.: btw, how the f//ck did he feed his army for months he was preparing? Even something as edgy as cannibalism isn't a biological perpeto mobile...
It would be awesome if you did a dossier on Saruman, covering what he did before the War if the Ring.
The institute should do a video on the orcs of different worlds.
Another great video as usual 👌
6:00 You mean, a reminder that no one is untouchable?
Theodan: A great host, you say?
Aragorn: All Isanguard is emptied.
T: How many?
A: One hundred thousand, strong.
T: (turns to Aragorn in uter shock) A hundred thousand?!
A: It is an army bred for a single purpose: to destroy the World of Men.
Video was Great as always Just Really Wished the Video was longer like most of Templin's... Does that mean you will make more about Isengard and the Uruk-Hai?!
In the end, only sentient trees could defeat Isengard.
Episode on the Orcs please!
God damnit I thought it was the dark brotherhood
I'm sure the Tower of Isengard is suppose to be a clock tower near me in Selly Oak, Birmingham, UK Just locally named Old Joe ......Not much to look at now but imagine back in Tolkien's day!
Now it's just by the Medical University as my City has a lot of students etc Just a random bit knowledge I'm aware of as know Tolkien was a local Lad, you see his picture in local pubs etc!
Sauron: Build me an army worthy of Mordor.
Underrated channels make me so sad
"Many of these trees were my friends... creatures I'd known from nut and acorn! SARUMAN... A WIZARD SHOULD KNOW BETTER!"
Thank you the English subtitle.
Awesome. Keep up the good work.
Hey you've got to fly stuff to your head You might want to look at that?
Where were these scenes from? I don't remember seeing most of them in the movies.
Imagine if Saruman never turned, but still built up an army of Uruk-hai. We could see orcs fighting other orcs
Saruman could never breed Orcs without Sauron's help. He was powerful enough as a wizard without the need for an army.
@@SantomPh you say that but I'm pretty sure he was darn good at spying I mean he had a whole flock of crows under his command didn't he?
Orcs are too corrupted and in Tolkien’s eyes, irredeemable to do good, they were bred to fight and loot.
Whom do you serve?
what am I supposed to say? Jesus?
@@TemplinInstitute Saruumaaaan!!!
@@awesomehpt8938 ( smacks a painted white hand on your face )
Can you do a video on the 33rd Infantry Battalion or the Mendel-Gruman Corporation?
Love your videos btw❤
They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard!
I feel bad for the Valar, Aulë. Two of his Maiar apprentices, Sauron and Saruman both went bad.
He did get a race of his own in the Dwarves, though.
Can you do The Patriots from the Metal Gear Series?
Not sure why, but I REALLY want to take some hobbits there.
Just when I ended my first watch of the Extended version of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring you bring us this? Could this be a coincident or a interdimensional conspiracy?
Always wondered how Saruman could breed, train, arm and armored a bit over 10 000 Uruk hai in what, 6 months.
It's interesting how basically the industry powered by coal and anything organic is depicted as the ever devouring menace.
Wow, does that 60 fps presentation of Fellowship of the Ring in this video make my favorite movie look like a cheap fake play. I am so glad that I knew Cinema before the days of progressive scan technology and high frame rates. Seeing even my favorite scenes in the new format makes me lament for the future of imagery.
if it makes you feel better, what you're seeing is "optical flow" in a TH-cam video, not a 60fps copy of Fellowship, which does not exist.
What are the odds of you guys doing something more obscure, like War Planets: Shadow Raiders.
Can you cover the world of “The new order” Hearts of iron mod. Find it to be a better dystopian future then man in the high castle.
THEY"RE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD!!!
Where did you say they are taking the hobbits???
Whom do you serve
Saaaaaruuumannnnnn
Where the hobbits at? I was told they were taken here!
A better intro would have been an old book opening on a writing table, lit by a warm fire. Cold computer graphics.. prolly not the best choice for the subject matter coming from an editing viewpoint.
So LOTR and AHT takes place on another world…another Earth
Technically, it’s supposed to take place in the distant past.
@@randomelite4562 in the BC Era?
@@Gardner1701 Way before that. The lands of Middle Earth essentially slowly transform into the 7 continents of our modern world after the 4th age.
Noice.
Ugh…. Well. Time to start playing shadow of Mordor again
first 1,000 views squad, let's go!
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Isengard isn't a realm, it's the fortress in the middle of Nan Curunir, the Wizard's Vale.
realm: a region, sphere, or domain within which anything occurs, prevails, or dominates. In this case, a domain dominated by the fortress Isengard.
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2:03 Shit kings?
Slightly disappointed they covered the movie version and not the book.
disappointing, this is not an analysis, basically just a summary of what happened in the movies.