High King Isildur - Epic Character History
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- Isildur is the son of Elendil and the forefather of Aragorn. He cut the One Ring from Sauron’s hand and shaped Middle-Earth as it was in the Third Age. Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts about Isildur in the comments below!As always, a great thanks to the online artists whose visual works made this video possible! If you are one of the artists, please let me know and I will post your name and a link to your work in this description!
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Hey everyone, I am currently making a video on Elendil and noticed an error that I have made here and in other videos that I would like to amend! Elendil's father Amandil was the last lord of Andúnië in Númenor, not Elendil himself. Sorry about the mistake, thanks!
You ought to make a video about Elu Thingol, Lúthien's father and the King of Doriath. He was most notorious for being a hater of Men and gave Beren the "impossible task" of retrieving a Silmaril from the crown of Morgoth as a bride price for Lúthien's hand in marriage to spite him.
It feels like there’s a lot of interesting parallels to be drawn between Isildur and Boromir in their noble pasts and the journeys they undertook, as well as in the ring ultimately bringing each of these great men to ruin and leading them to perish upon the points of many orc arrows, finding a last moment of clarity
Hands down one of the toughest men ever! Up there with Hurin, Turin, Tuor, Elendil and King Elessar. I love this character. Isildur's story is proof of the strength of Saur-Saur and his evil will. Once you come into contact with Saur-Saur one can only resist for so long...plus Isildur cursed a whole population of men....that's power.
I always use to play Search & Destroy in Black Ops 2 and my buddy Connor would always be the last one alive while he had to defuse the thing. We would yell at him (he couldnt hear us) to defuse it. I felt like Elrond telling Isildur to throw it into the fire in those moments.
"CONNOR.....DEFUSE IT! ISILDUR!!!!"
And then Connor replies, “Noooo.” He proceeds to turn around and walk off. Hahaha
HE SO FUCKING DID. GODDAMMIT I HATE THAT. WE LOST SO MANY GAMES
RedTeamReview Hahahah that’s hilarious!
Bro I was always last alive with a sniper and stop lying you know I would clutch it at least 70% of the time😂
I always hated when I'm the last one alive and the teams trying to tell me what to do. Like excuse me but if your guys strategies were better you'd be alive and not me
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Radagast: These are Rustabell Rabbits!! I like to see them try.
Honestly I completely understand why isildur kept the 1 ring the man lost his family he kept it in vengeance but I doubt he knew how grave his decision would be in the later age it goes to show that even the best of can let out emotions get the best of us
Not just his family but his city and peoples (the city past Osgiliath) - at least that is what I heard in the video.
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What if Elronord forced Isildor to destroy the Ring?
@@carolrondou6161 I dont think he would have done that or even could. I think he still had faith in him until he saw it was too late. But forcing him was never an option for him as a character but this is just my guess.
@@carolrondou6161 I think the alliance terms (allowing the men and elves (and dwarves?) who were very different peoples to work together) would have made that politically impossible.
One thing I love about all of Tolkien's stories is that they all contain a deeper message
One thing I must say though is at the time they didn’t actually know that saurons soul was in the one ring or that it had the power to corrupt, regrettably it wasn’t until much later than they realised it, however from what can be gathered from the description of him feeling a loss and then relief almost instantaneously, shows that the ring had no direct power over him yet only a possessiveness and protectiveness, so in the end he was still his own man and it is only a pity that he did not survive, because who knows maybe he would’ve discovered the true nature of the ring and destroyed it or maybe succumb to it we can never know,
Isildur Has always been one of my best characters and heroes from Tolkiens work.
Great video keep them coming!
I love the story of Isildur it is one of the most interesting in the legendarium. keep up the good work of bringing tolkien's incredible tales to life.
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Well done. Power corrupts but some are incorruptible, both in literature and reality.
Aragorn did not take the ring.
George Washington after the revolution was offered Kingship and he turned it down. He retired from political power to finish his days as a private citizen. What would we do??
In the books, Faramir also resisted the lure of the ring even putting aside the favor it would have earned him in his father's eyes, who had basically disowned and exiled him.
@Rogerio Lopes How did Washington come by those slaves? Slavery had been in existence since the begining of human civilization and likely before. Turns out the practice was really popular Africa where African kings would enslave their opponents and sell them. The Arab nations become very proficient slave traders and would traffic the African slaves. Western nations looking for labor bought them from the Arabs (who had bought from the Africans). The areas didn't discriminate, they sold Arab slaves, black slaves, Christian slaves, white slaves. In fact we went to war wit the Barbary Pirates to stop their practice of turning Americans sailors into slaves. Soon it was easier for the Arabs to just deal with Africans slaves because the African nations were every good and conquering other nations and enslaving peoples. So you can't blame Washington for inheriting slaves at time when slavery had been in existence for thousands of years.
However you should praise Washington because he felt slavery was a wrong and did his part to end slavery, he helped craft the Northwest Ordinance which made slavery illegal in all the new lands to become states in the NW (this would be Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin). Then he freed all his slaves. Not bad really.
Pil Roberts What about his campaigns against the Natives?
@@billyallen4228 In the French-Indian war?? How was Washington corrupt in those battles? Besides his tactical mistakes, he screwed up and allowed a captured French Officer get executed by an Indian but this wasn't due to corruption, more to his initial incompetence/inexperience. He learned from his errors as a youth and became a brilliant general in the Revolutionary War.
Lmfao Washington then slaughtered his newly found nation men and women over a tax on whiskey. To compare that filth with the work of Tokien is disgraceful.
An interesting look and reveal into the past of Isildor before he was corrupted, it's fascinating to explore what kind of a man he was before he became obsessed with Isildor's Bane, once again you've done a great job here, well done.
I wish you would do one for wormtongue. Interesting character, considering he was the one who actually killed Saruman
Great video! I never knew that he had to fight to save the tree, it makes me think that he had more strength than he gets credit for.
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Have you ever considered doing a video about the comedy in The Hobbit and LoTR?
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I think the Numenoreans and the Targaryens should get together and go bowling since both their native homelands of Numenor and Valyria were destroyed in similar catastrophic fashions akin to Atlantis and both survived to established kingdoms elsewhere.
I believe Valyria is supposed to be a subversion of the trope of a land of fair people and the peak of civilisation that Tolkien established with Numenor.
Weren't Valyrians nearly completely wipe out ? Like Targaryens and few subservient families is all that remains ?
In comparison Numenoreans had quite big colonial realm. Plus majority of Faithful probably left island by the time of its destroction.
So it's quite different situation.
@@lukasopalka3396 It's a close enough similarity nonetheless.
@@lukasopalka3396 the Free Cities are made up a Valyrian descendants, mixed with the native populations and slaves so there's some similarities.
I want some lore on Elendil.
Isildur was the forefather of Aragorn and it was through his bloodline that the heirs of Isildur would carry on. Aragorn is of Isildur's bloodline because he brings hope and through Aragorn there was hope and when the One Ring was destroyed Aragorn became king of Gondor and restored peace to Middle-Earth.
Thank you as always for the great work!
Sauron's spirit didn't bring the Ring with him when he returned to Mordor in SA 3320. When Ar-Pharazôn came to make war on Sauron in SA 3261 Sauron saw him coming and laying aside the One Ring, came out of Mordor and surrendered. So when in SA 3320 the spirit of Sauron returned to Mordor he took up the ring again and this allowed him to regain physical form.
"Ar-Pharazôn, as is told in the 'Downfall' or Akallabêth, conquered a terrified Sauron's subjects, not Sauron. Sauron's personal 'surrender' was voluntary and cunning: he got free transport to Numenor! He naturally had the One Ring, and so very soon dominated the minds and wills of most of the Númenóreans... Though reduced to 'a spirit of hatred borne on a dark wind', I do not think one need boggle at this spirit carrying off the One Ring, upon which his power of dominating minds now largely depended." - Letter #211
As always a great video keep up the great work man. Can’t wait for next weeks video!
Thank You for this awesome character history. I'm looking forward to seeing the next video. Until then,take care and have a nice day!
Fascinating - thank you for all the facts - beautifully told
Great video loved it.
So I just heard that Amazon's LOTR series will take place in the second age and apparently the island of Numenor will play a big role. Stoked!
In my opinion Isildur was not greedy in fact he got a bad rap, keep in mind that the story was told from an elven perspective, Elrond only lost a brother who had chosen mortality, he still had a Father, Mother all the way in Aman. Isildur lost more; Father, Brother, Sons and even wife and last child who he never saw again.
He risked everything twice for Numenor as he fought to preserve the White tree all against Sauron who destroyed his homeland of Westerness and hurt his family forever.
Thats why when he finally bested his nemesis and took his ultimate power the One Ring; it was a minor compensation to all he had lost never to regain.
Elrond could never understand because he still could go back to his father in the undying lands and still enjoy his moms cooking(so to speak) but for Isildur, all was lost except the satisfaction of getting the better of his bitter foe even as fleeting as it might have been at the time. However, because all things bend to the will of The One in the end, Isildur, Last True Son and Protector Of Numenor still had the Last Laugh and laughed last most satisfying laugh for all ages....
Another fantstic video brother Yoystan!!
so many things I didn't know about Isildur! Thanks for your video
Beautiful video! I love the story of all the Númenorians. Thanks for the effort.
Thank you for yet another amazing video.
So happy I found this channel about a year ago. Literally every video you post is so wholesome and genuine with your love and knowledge of the lore.
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4th. Great topic, and a great way to wrap up my Sunday
I just love your narration and information about the beloved epic story series about middle earthly
Love the vids Yoystan, keep it up
Thanks for another great vid!
Awesome video once again 👍
I love your ending lesson's in your videos, Thank You for great content and broadening my mind to The Lore of Middle-Earth. May your life be full of great adventures and friendships may you yourself Journey into the West when you are elderly and all the more wiser.
Another great video!!
Love your videos so much also have you ever played third age total war
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Hello Yoystan great video as always! I have a video suggestion can you please cover taurethrim jungles and its people since i havent seen many people talking about taurethrim
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I really like your videos Yoystan! What would you think about doing a theory video on if Aule, smith of the Valar, were evil? It is interesting to me that both Sauron and Saruman end up serving Melkor after having studied under Aule. While in the canon timeline he was not evil himself, much of his creations were corrupted by Melkor and the optics of the story, that simple hobbit-folk who cared not for great power and wealth succeeded where kings and even wizards had failed do not reflect well on Aule. I am curious if you think things would have gone differently if he were evil. E.g. would the dwarves have mobilized against the free peoples and not met their ends to dragons and balrogs?
Good job
is there enough information to do a video about Anarion? I imagine their relationship to be similar to Faramir and Boromir
My favorite Tolkien character ❤️
Hello Yoystan. You delivered yet another great video, thank you. It brought up something for me that ive always been wondering and iam curious to know what you think about it. Only 9 boats escaped the destruction of numenor, how many people could they realisticly been carrying? 50, 100 , 150 per boat? lets be generous and say that 1500 people survived. How would such a small group of people be able to found 2 kingdoms, construct multiple very complicated cities/fortresses and be able to populate them. I also have the impression that the numenorians didnt get that many children during their lifetime so replenishing the population to anything considerable would take a very long time. Taking all this into account it seems very unlikely that the numenorians could be raising any armies to fight Sauron.
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These are great! Any chance of one for Prince Imrahil?
Loved it
Isildur, savior of trees. Also the High King of Anor and Gondor.
I can see this being the series finale of the Amazon Series, and the last part would have Smeagol and Deagol fishing
Isildur kept the ring as weregild for the loss of his father and brother but I believe the ring also began to partially corrupt him and influence him - in his own writings Isildur distinctly mentions that the ring had already become precious to him - sound familiar? It was the corrupting influence of the ring that ultimately led Isildur to ignore the advice of Elrond and Cirdan who bade him to destroy it. The One ring had a sentience and will of it's own and betrayed Isildur because he was the one who ultimately separated the One from it's true owner but I also believe it wasn't corrupting Isildur as completely as it would have to many others and the One didn't like that - if only he had the strength of will to completely resist the One even briefly and had heeded Elrond and Cirdan things would have gone a totally different way throughout the Third Age. I don't believe anyone was strong enough to fully resist the One's influence except maybe for any of the Aratar and Tom Bombadil who it's speculated is either one of the Valar or Maiar or an avatar of Eru Illuvatar himself - Tolkien left Bombadil as an enigma deliberately. Gandalf and Galadriel wouldn't even touch it for fear of falling prey to it's corruption.
I learned again. This is much easier than reading the Silmarillion and Lost Tales (again and again...).
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I think his story is almost as tragic as Beren and Turin. Men who did great deeds throughout their lives only in the end to be brought down by evil.
One minor correction to an otherwise awesome video. I am pretty sure it said in The Silmarillion that Sauron left the ring behind in Mordor when he was taken prisoner, but put it back on upon his return.
it has come to me the one ring it shall be an heirloom of my kingdom all those who follow in my bloodline shall be bound to its fate.
For I had risk no hurt to the Ring . It is precious to me. Though I buy it with a great pain .... (Sauron whispers Sheeeee koooooo)
The markings upon the band begin to fade . The writings which at first was clear as red flame has all but dissapeared . A secret now that only fire can tell .
That was a deep message
I thought of anther question could tom bombadil use song to summon him as far away as Mordor and would he had help in anyway not regard the one ring as he had no interest, I already relies the answer is probably not but its an interesting question
We all await for the Amazon Tolkien series.
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What if Elrond had dueled Isildur in Mt. Doom for the One Ring and since Narsil was broken Elrond would've left Isildur to burn in the fires of Mt. Doom while he left the volcano as he didn't have a heart to finish Isildur off nor did he feel it was his place to destroy the Ring. Therefore Isildur was found by enemy forces while he was still alive and as a Numenorian he would've made a great asset to the enemy. With foul magic he was tempered, morphed and manipulated into the Mouth of Sauron and would've led the forces in the battle of Black Gate and confrontation between the former son of Elendil and his heir Aragorn would've been more emotional than it was in the original timeline. Basically what if Star Wars and the LotR could mate with one another.
You should do a video on Ecthelion and Beleg. They're great characters! Maybe like the friendship between Turin and Beleg.
“Quick cast it into the fire!!!” “Isildur!!!!”
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So was he 200+ years old then? Was he of the dunedein descent? Fabulous stuff as always. I wait for my weekly fix like a television program.
Since Aragorn was an descendant from Isildur and Aragorn was a Dunedain... of course Isildur was, too. To be precise: He was one of the first Dunedain
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Can you do epic character history of Elendi I really want to see it
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It betrayed Isildur......to his death
The story of Isildur sums up the culmination of the people of numenor; they start off strong, wise, valiant, and on the right side of history.
Then they fall from grace in a very sad decline. His tale was bitter sweet in that he single handedly killed The enemy of the free people’s and ending his oppression but failed to complete his task by keeping the ring and prolonging the darkness to a later date
How different history would b if he felled the ring on that day 🤔
Currently reading the Lord of the rings and would love to hear your opinion on something Gandalf says to Frodo in chapter 2 of fellowship when Gandalf tells Frodo of how the ring came to Gollum he says it is a sad story and it might have happened to others even to some hobbits that he has known,like is he saying that he knows other hobbits that have become Gollum like creatures?
These videos make me so happy for some reason. Keep doing what you're doing Yoystan, I don't even know ya but I love you and your videos to death.
A character definitely hard by by the movies
Hey Yoystan, what is your thoughts on making Lord of the Rings: The War of the Last Alliance movie? Like if lets say Peter Jackson made a movie that starts in Numenor in the days of Amandil and Elendil and his sons showing their struggles and difficulties as being counted among the faithfull and all their deeds canon and some invented in the sense you dont know if its really canon or not depicted. It the first movie will well show us Numenor and towards the end of the first movie, we will see them evacuating Numenor and head for Middle Earth each scene showing Isildur and Anarion landing South and Elendil in the North, and Elendil will sing: Et Earello Endorenna
utulien Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Anbar-metta. The song Aragorn sang when he became High King of the Reunited Realms of Gondor and Arnor.
The Second movie: The more indepth depictions of the foundings of the Northern and Southern Kingdom aswell the issues and difficulties that bringed, aswell as reuniting the former Numenorian colonies like Umbar and etc, aswell as Isildur forming an oath with the "oathbreakers not turned oathbreakers yet". Then also during that movie Sauron's return to Mordor and the conflicts escalating, and Isildur heading North towards Arnor and then onwards to Rivendel, where we see the Council of Elrond and the forming of the Last Alliance.
The War of the Last Alliance begins and the ending part will focus on the grand weapon armaments and preperation of War.
The Third Movie: The War of the Last Alliance begins it will continue and expand on it. Then the great hosts of Men and Elves makes their way South. And finally being Joined with Anarion and his forces. and the grand battles the death of Anarion. and finally the legendary duel between Gil-Galad and Sauron. (Not gonna be Lord of the Rings version where Sauron swings his mace and he's dead) but an actual proper duel that shows the stature and the power of the Ancient Numenorian Kings and the power of the High King of Elves really had and of course showing how terrifyingly bad ass Sauron was. and of course the aftermath where Isildur takes the ring and showing his last chapters in his life until his death in the Gladden Fields.
Some typos here I know. But im also just brainstorming it.
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I like to think that isildur’s body made its way to the sea
It’s so weird that Isildur is simultaneously one of many characters in LoTR lore and the one who kicked off the whole thing
a great What If video would be what would happen if Elrond killed Isildur in the mountian of doom and cast the ring into the fire himself
Where can i read about this?
When are you going to do a video about orks
Wait have you not done an epic character history of Gandalf yet?
I wonder if Elendil, Isildur and Anarion used to have "Zoom calls" with the Palantiri
I would like to know how you came up with seven "feet tall". Tolkien frequently refers to various men as being "tall" & "very tall", but I never got the impression