Éomer Éadig, King of Rohan - Epic Character History
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- Éomer Éadig is the nephew of King Théoden of Rohan in Tolkien’s Middle-earth. His is a story of making new friends and allies during his fight against Sauron and Saruman on the road to kingship. Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts on Éomer 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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"What business do an elf, a man and a dwarf have in the Riddermark? Shouldn't you be walking into a bar somewhere?"
Tavern 😁
An Elf, a Man, and a Dwarf walk into a bar, and Butterbur forgets they're in there
Underrated joke
Eomer is my favorite LoTR character- a man who never thought he’d be king, nor never wanted to be. Yet, he was a magnificent king.
And that twist ending for me. His betrothed! My gosh, how so many heroes are new to so many of us film watchers!
actually similar to George Washington
@@istoppedcaring6209 i missed the part where Eomer killed his own countrymen after winning independence for not paying a tax on his whiskey.
Me too
@@ashtonhaggitt216 being taxed without having a voice in Parliament?
Dude I cried so hard when Theoden died in the books and Eomer considered his sister dead. What a reminder.
"Trust not my sword - it has forsaken my hilt!" (sword falls out)
You’d think the editors would have seen that…
That’s why he uses a spear at the Ride of the Rohirrim...Coincidence? I think Not!!!
@@nicholaspeters9919 likely did, but by that point all the main filming would be finished and that clip with the sword falling out the only one they had - far too expensive and difficult to even think about refilming the scene (riders and all) so we have the wonderful forsaking sword 🤣
"Riders of Rohan! Oaths you have taken, now fulfill them all, to lord and land!!"
I absolutely love his character story so much
He watched as his country and king diminish day by day, doing what he could to help but on the face of it, it appeared hopeless
Perfect character that shows if u keep fighting and stay true to what u believe it will turn out for the better, in the end he became king and saw the world renew ❤
I just took at least five minutes to find a clip and to type it down barely from memory and when I finally put it down, it’s already on here...because memory and rhythm. Found it so difficult to remember his lines! Tolkien style is so strange!
It's more than staying true to what you believe - any fool could stay 100% true to a total delusion. Tolkien's beauty is staying true to the ideals of honour, truth, loyalty, and that which is good and righteous. That is why Éomer prevails - he fights for good against all odds, rather than any self-important idea someone can cook up
The movie version missed what, at least imho, makes this quote so emotional:
"Now is the hour come, Riders of the Mark, sons of Eorl!
Foes and fire are before you, and your homes far behind. Yet, though you fight upon an alien field, the glory that you reap shall be your own for ever. Oaths ye have taken: now fulfill them all, to lord and land *and league of friendship*!"
This, along with the Rohirrim crying "Ride to Gondor!" instead of "Death!" (this comes later) on their initial charge is just such a stirring testament to how deep the friendship between Rohan and Gondor goes, that one would be willing to sacrifice themselves to save the other.
Unfortunately, PJ dumbed this aspect of their relationship down way too much.
I love the argument between him and gimly at the wedding of Aragon and arwen over galadriel beauty
Imagine a game, with the mechanics and engine of Ghost of Tsushima, where you play as a young man of Rohan. You flee your village overrun by Dunlandings and Orcs to Edoras where the great Captain Eomer takes pity on you and let's you join the Rohirrim. As a recruit, you range across Rohan fighting enemies, liberating villages, and visiting ancient and famous locations in Middle Earth. You, along with many others, follow Eomer into exile. Sarumans forces hunt you and you are running out of food, horses and men. Then one night Gandalf the White arrives to call you to battle. You follow him to Helms Deep and save your people. You follow him to Gondor and are part of the greatest calvery charges in history. You follow him to the Black Gate. You see Sauron fall.
I want that game.
I know of no game made by major publishers such as you describe
However there's a series known as mount and blade which has amazing mod support that has great role-playing potential and the newest installment has an upcoming mod called the kingdoms of Arda
Go play M&B XD
a bit to much for one game, and in a way you have something similar in shadow of mordor and shadow of war, a game you should play is third age total war
I got a middle-earth question. Do any of the races of middle-earth have religions of their own?
Replace the mechanics of Ghost of Tsushima with Elden Ring and we have a deal!
Eomer is by far my favorite LOTR character in both the movies and books. He is truly a man to admire: not faultless, but truly good.
I love the friendship that grows between Eomer and Aragorn.
So great was Eomer that his sword could not stay by his side.
It’s strength hangs by a thread...Where was his sword when his enemies closed in around them, where was his sword when the West Fold fell....where was...no, lord hekl smosh, it is alone...
Could not stay by his side? Meaning in the film, it's visible that his sword fell off?
@@josenathanieltendencia245 We know!!
In the two towers there's the scene where Èomer mounts his horse to leave Aragorn's company. Well as the camera is panning up his sword falls off. Barely noticable at first
@@user-yf6zz3cl8i the sword does not fall off but it was about to. You don’t SEE the sword 🗡 fall off onscreen!
Manly tears from one of my favorite passages in ROTK.
'Hail, King of the Mark!' he said. 'Ride now to victory! Bid Éowyn farewell!' And so he died, and knew not that Éowyn lay near him. And those who stood by wept, crying: 'Théoden King! Théoden King!'
But Éomer said to them:
Mourn not overmuch! Mighty was the fallen,
meet was his ending. When his mound is raised,
women then shall weep. War now calls us!
His strength and honor is truly valiant, as is his hair. His courage in the face of terror, truly awe inspiring. A king quite clearly, and he sounds like you
You know why i love lord of the rings, because of the story its enough to make a grown man cry
I'm sad that they cut his part of the two towers down so much, just because PJ didn't want to introduce another character. The way he goes from trading insults with Gimli, to Gimli saving his life, and then him saving his, and singing his praise after the battle, is one of my favorite parts. Plus it would lend the story even more depth, to have Gimli and Éomer separated from the rest as they were, as neither Legolas nor Aragorn knew if they were alive.
One of the most loyal characters in this world, not only to Rohan but to Aragorn and all of the free peoples. Yoystan amazing video cant wait for the live stream!!!!!!
"But trust not to hope, it has forsaken these lands."
"But trust not my sword; it has forsaken it's hilt..."
@@A407RAC 🤣🤣🤣That got me
@@A407RAC ughhh 😤🤕 you just won't let me say that would you😂😁😂
But fair we are all brother, Dunedain and Rohirrim alike 🌟😁
@@voices4oppressed I speak for us both brother 🤣❤️
He says to the man called “Estel” (Hope) who has just returned to Rohan.....🤔
For me, Eomer was the only character in trilogy who did everything right and in his capacity. More loyalty, less emotions, obeying and following the rules and superiors - a true server of the Middle Earth.
Éomer is such a great character and I love the banter between him and Gimli - especially when he says that Gimli should fetch his axe for he has seen the Lady Galadriel and he does not agree with Gimli that she is the fairest. When Gimli stands, Éomer says to hear him further - that he would have agreed if he had not seen the Lady Arwen, and then says Gimli can fetch his axe. I love Gimli's reply - that he will not for Éomer has chosen the Twilight but his heart is given to the Morning
Thank you for mentioning this! I found their banter really playful and endearing. Eomer is often stern, being a hard man for hard times, so it was nice to see moments of levity with Gimli - an aspect of his character it seems became more pronounced in times of peace.
The most striking aspect for me was that his patriotism compelled him to act under exile. A man not simply committed to his king, but to his country as a whole. A man willing to die a criminal in service to his people.
Eomer is one of my favourite characters of the Lord of the Rings. A true hero, brave and loyal to his kin and his friends
Eomer is one of my favorite characters and I'm happy with the more prevalent role Jackson gave him in the films. Karl Urban also did a fantastic job portraying him and I don't think it's spoken about enough that with one spear he took down 2 Oliphaunts. I also didnt know about Eomer's friendship with Boromir so his sister marrying Faramir is even cooler now. Great depiction and great character history on him.
"And so we come to the end of our tale." = Truly, the ten saddest words uttered every Sunday...
"Not alone. Rohirrim! TO THE KING!!!"
The Lord of the Mark was more than a Rider of Rohan, he was perhaps its greatest rider. His place as one of the hero's of the War of the Ring is well deserved.
it is a good thing that we stil have the real tolkien fan channels
One of my favorite moments in the books is when he and Gimli have their conversation about Galadriel and Arwen. "Shall I call for my sword? Then Gimli bowed low..." Kills me every time.
In many ways, Eomer reminds me of Elendil the Tall. Having to watch the diminishment of his people and the ailing of his king, knowing that evil is within their midst, yet helpless to do anything about it. Yet, he did not falter. Nor did he succumb to despair or darkness of spirit. Instead, he rode as his heart bade him, fought against the evil invading his homeland and ultimately was rewarded with the return of his beloved father/king and then even farther on, with the friendship of King Aragorn and the kingship he never sought.
Hail Eomer Eadig!! Great king and greater friend!!
Eomer is one of my favorite characters of Middle Earth, he is just so epic. Thank you for bringing us his story!
Eomer is a very brave character and I like how he aligned himself with King Ellesar to fight off the Easterlings. Nice video!
Gandalf: Theodin King stands alone.
Eomer: Not alone. Roherim! TO THE KING!!!
Ah yes what a great gift the horn was upon returning to the Shire
Finally a worthy foe to face me in battle you will see if he's strong enough to stand against a Berserker
Don't you live in a galaxy far away?
@@Thomas.Wright Thrawn's reach was far.
An Olympic torch bearer berserker at that!
Another one comes out right after I just got home from Mass.
There are a lot characters that deserved more time. Him and his sister and sister and her later husband
Even among all the amazing characters Tolkien created, Éomer stands out as a warrior and leader.
Yoystan you have the unique ability to tell a story,,, now I know that sounds daft but you’re honestly one of the Tolkien Experts who knows what they’re on about. Thank you 🙏 Eomer was always my favourite Character but also because of Karl Urban
Karl Urban did such a great job.
Karl Urban was great as Eomer.He didn't have a lot of scenes but he definitely had the screen presence to make Eomer a memorable character. I am happy for the success he enjoys after LOTR.
Yoystan, I love sincerity in your voice. Lots of folks have seen the Tolkien films, while many many more have read Tolkien's words. For some of us, Tolkien's words are more then mere fantasy statements. I can't explain this feeling any better. For me the characters are real; you help bring Tolkien's tales to life and I never tire of listening to them. Thanks for making this effort. Your work is greatly appreciated by many of us. Anyone gets the chance may I suggest the 1987 BBC narration of the LOTR on 13 compact disks with the wonderful Ian Holm as Frodo. There's also the Highbridge LOTR edition from 1993-94. Movies are great but there's nothing like grand storytelling!
1981
@@adrians2190 I have prefer the 1987.
If we're talking releases and re-releases of the 1981 BBC radio adaption then 2001-2002 CD release has the most content and the one I would go for if starting from scratch.
I've always been curious about this fella.
These illustrations are on 🔥
Eomer didn’t get that much screen time in the third movie. Well he did in the extended cut but not in the theatrical version. Also awesome video Mr. West 😎👍🏼
Then films aperead was normal 4 hours never so teatral version
Can you please do a video on all of the lords of Gondolin (Turgon, Maeglin, Glorfindel, Ecthelion, Tuor, Egalmoth, Duilin, Salgant, Penlod, Galdor and Rog)
One of my favorite details regarding the slaying of Ugluk by Eomer is the fact that Eomer dismounted and fought him sword to sword rather than killing him from his horse. Such a badass
I don't think I've consumed so much of a youtubers content since forever. Your videos are great!
This brought tears to my eyes, thank you for such a wonderful treatment of this noble man.
He is perhaps a greater hero than we realized. He kept doing the right thing and aided the right people when he was told not to, doing just enough not to get in trouble until it was time to tip the scales and was never afraid of his enemies.
Well, another Major character non Fellowship member down, many more to go...
Thanks Mellon, for Eomer's, Until The Great Plague in Arda and a Livestream, which I can make...Marion Baggins Out!!!
P.s I am surprised and shocked you are doing a Livestream, on the time and day but I am not Complaining!!!
I know all of Tolkien's tales intimately well yet I always enjoy (most) of these wonderful TH-cam summaries.
I love the take away life lessons at the end of each video... maybe cheesy but makes me happy
The man who didn't want to be king
I don't remember but was the grave of this King of Rohan placed back on the side of the first kings or a continuation of the second kings of Rohan, Eomer being the first of the third line of kings?
Thanks great subject , beautiful image in the thumbnail
Great carachter! We need more of men like Éomer in this world....
This is another excellent video from Men of the West. I truly enjoy learning more and more about The Lord of the Rings and its' characters.
Great character, excellent video. Thank-you.
He's my favorite character 💪 thank you so much for this video
Not read the books for a couple of years but the line “..and he laughed as he saw the foe because he was young and strong and lord of a fell people” you have no idea who you are ****ing with.
Cup of tea and a new episode of Men of the West, Perfect.
Great video on a great character. Eomer helped bring Rohan to is highest influence on Middle Earth.
He even threw his sword in the air & caught it!!😮
Not an easy thing to do!!
Fantastic character, really awesome video! Nicely done!
Thank you for these calm and educative narrations.
Do you have a video on Eowyn? That would be great to see.
Love you Eomer❤️
Awesome vid, enjoying it as always Yoystan! Could you do a video on Ecthelion, slayer of Gothmog one time? I would very much appreciate it, like I appreciate all of your videos.
Amazing as usual. I feel like reading is one thing but there's something magical about listening to your videos. They always make me filled with emotion. Thanks you :)
Thank you for the video!
Gotta say I love eomer and theodens story arcs as well as eowyns. But I’m curious @MenoftheWest. Would you consider doing a theory of theodens son lived? I feel like there wouldn’t be that much change.
Imho, Theodon’s son and Eomer together might have been more effective in combating Grima’s influence with Theoden. Sauruman, as a result, might not have been able to obtain quite as much of a foothold as he had in Rohan by the time the Fellowship arrived.
@Tahlia nerds out. Interesting choice of theory I agree with what you said. But I also feel like Rohan would’ve been more organized and mustered with the two princes of Rohan still alive and maybe Theodred would’ve been the one to save Eomer at helms deep instead of gimli.
@@jesuscoyt-munoz2753 I agree. Theodred would not have been a background character. It does raise the question though: with Theodred alive, would Eomer been left in charge of Rohan during the defense of Gondor instead of Eowyn? Or would Theoden have chosen to take both young men with him and still left Eowyn in charge of Rohan in his stead?
@@tahlia__nerds_outeomer might still ride to Gondor.
Love this channel and all it does
That was wonderful!! :-)
I love the friendship of Éomer and Merry, such an unlikely relation considering he wasn't a member of the fellowship.
I love your videos and watch them constantly. I particularly love when you speak of the Geography of Middle-Earth itself. It helps me put things into context. I’ve seen your video about third age geography and I would LOVE LOVE LOVE another video or two specifically about geography and kingdom boarders and such in different areas, ages, and even about what there is to know about Arda geography as a whole. I LOVE maps almost as much as Mr. Bilbo. More Geography Please. 😊😊😊🌎
Good video. Thanks
Love this video man he was always my favorite character which my friends found strange because he didnt have a lead role in the movies
A beautiful video.
Yoystan, I just want to say hello, and you are my hero
FOR THE KING!
great leader great warrior great rider Eomer Eadig King of Rohan salut!
loved it.
His height suggests the blood of the Edain may be in him
Just realized that eomer has a last name. Eadig. This is good info.
It's not a last name but a title
While I have no faith in Amazon's series remaining true to Lord of the rings....I am holding on to hope that the animated movie about Rohan stays true
Eorlingas!
🐴👑 King of the Mark
He’s a good father. Happy Father’s Day everyone, wherever you are in Middle Earth!
Awesome
Ly bro fr fr thank u FINNALY btw i liked eomer in the movie he was awesome im glad he became king of rohan he was good friends with king ellesar
"Théoden king stands alone..."
Great video. I absolutely love this character, and I think they made the perfect choice casting Karl Urban for that role. He really brought such a strong character to life in the movies.
Happy father's day to all the fathers in the comments
Happy father's day
Dear Yoystan, I know this seems unrelated to Éomer, but will you review the Gollum game when it comes out?
What’s film Eomer’s favorite modern day action movie in all of Middle Earth?
“Die Harad” 🥁 🐘 🐎
7:58
Aragorn: "Eomer, you sonovabitch!"
But... Where was Eomer when the Westfold fell???
I have a question. Did Rohan have male primogeniture? If Eowyn had been the elder would she have been queen?
Yes it was male primogeniture
??Complete Travels?? I didn't learn anything I didn't already know, as I have read and re-read LOTR many times.
from who are the art pieces ? :o
All hail King Eomer the blessed
Does Eomer ever get the opportunity to meet Galadriel as Gimli wished for him?
Yes. At Aragorn's and Arwen's wedding and coronation