Who was Beorn and what were the Beornings? | Lord of the Rings Lore | Middle-Earth
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2019
- Beorn, the skin changer, the man who could shapeshift into a bear. What was his history? Where did he come from, and how did he get his powers? In this episode we discuss the history of Beorn, the famous shapeshifter of the Hobbit, along with the story of his people, the Beornings and the part they played in the Lord of the Rings and the War of the Ring.
Business inquiries: Geekzonemt@gmail.com
Affiliates:
► Unleash Your Inner Dark Lord!
Papillon9 Jewelry Store: papillon9.net/?ref=GeekZone
► Support us on Patreon! - / geek_zone
► Instagram - / geekzonemt
► Facebook - / geekzone-113587049285161
► Twitter - / geekzonemt
► Discord - / discord
================================================
In this series, we explore the history of places in Middle-Earth, Characters or events that took place.
The information is presented in an orderly easy to understand way so that it is friendly to people that are new to the Lord of the Rings Lore and Mythos.
If I feature any of your artwork during this video, please drop a message or a comment and I can link your page in the description of my videos!
Special thanks to our Patrons:
Mike Feeney
Charlie Ford
Also a special thanks to the following artists:
Ted Nasmith - www.tednasmith.com/
~-~~-~~~-~~-~
Check out my latest video!: "Sting Lore - Lord of the Rings Lore"
• Sting - The Sword of F...
~-~~-~~~-~~-~
#LordoftheRings
#LOTR
#Beorn
#TheHobbit
#Beornings
#Mirkwood
#TheBattleoftheFiveArmies
#Dol Guldur
#Middle-Earth - บันเทิง
![[LIVE] : ONE ลุมพินี 69 | คู่เอก "กุหลาบดำ vs นาบิล"](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/PNM6U8e_HMo/mqdefault.jpg)
Hey guys, hope you enjoy this week's video! Sorry if I sound a bit off, but I'm still recovering from losing my voice last week 😂 As always subtitles are available and feedback is appreciated!
Great job, Karl!
Have you ever thought of visiting Hobbiton in New Zealand? That would make a great video!
Cheers, friend!
Nice video subject! Love it!
You sound great! Fantastic channel you've put together here. Really something to be proud of.
Yaaaaay thank you for doing this. I was unaware Beorn had children, I wonder who their mum was? ;) Great work I really enjoyed this.
Can you do what happen to the orcs after return of the king
He deserved so much more screen time during the battle of the 5 armies..shame. i would have loved to see him tearing through orcs and goblins like paper.
He did tear threw them tho,the eagles dropped him on to them
Not to mention killing the Bolg the goblin chieftain and rescuing Thorin who was wounded. Instead we got a typically over the top and ridiculous bunch of action sequences no-one wanted or asked for none of which featured Beorn.
Agreed. The hobbit fucking sucked in pretty much every single way. Only good part was the riddle sequence with smeagol/golumn and the trilogies final painful and long awaited end.
The thought of bears dancing with each other at night makes me smile.
That description of Beorn in the battle of the five armies was incredible. I really wish they had that in the movie!!!
It's such a pity that they didn't take the opportunity and show in the movie how he turned the tide of the battle. They chose the eagles once again instead. It could have been a great fight scene and even a surprising twist to those who haven't read the book.
Peter Jackson did a fantastic (ish) job with "TLOTRs" trilogy. Totally screwed the pooch with "The Hobbit.. Just my opinion (and many others I imagine).
He was but only in the extended edition
@@michaelhilliard535 he didn't his name was just on it he wasn't the one actually planning all of it.
I remember sitting in the movie theater WAITING in anticipation through the whole movie to see Beorn kick some ass. I actually said out loud 'Are you kidding me??' when we saw him fall from the sky and do two seconds of fighting. I was so pissed. The Extended Edition does give us more but not nearly enough
Who else wanted more screen time of Beorn in the hobbit 3 the battle of the five armies?
I remember sitting in the movie theater WAITING in anticipation through the whole movie to see Beorn kick some ass. I actually said out loud 'Are you kidding me??' when we saw him fall from the sky and do two seconds of fighting. I was so pissed. The Extended Edition does give us more but not nearly enough
guibox3 I had exactly the same reaction.
I agree with nick and guibox3 it was a let down because Beorn was the main reason there was a victory at the Battle of Five Armies!
Yes, and killing bolg by Beorn would be a terrific scene.
He looked horrible so I didn’t care.
I like that the exact nature of Beorn is unknown. It adds to the vastness of Middle Earth. What we know of it is not complete by any means, and there are magics and forces afoot we never learn of.
Damn... wish I could get the recipe for those "cakes of great sustenance" 😂😂
yea, but I want Eowyn's "stew," thing...
@@andrewhodyss9092 simp
Those cakes sound like lembas bread to me.
Great video! I wish that Tolkien had elaborated more on Beorn and his descendants. Was his wife also a shape shifter? In the books, he was not the "only" shape shifter left. Great point about the other bears dancing, I do not think that he was alone. His bees were also a wonder, being somewhat tamed by him but much larger than other honeybees.
Lilith Aram his wife was too. She shifted into a beaver.
Beorn was smarter than the average werebear :)
Could you possibly make a video on “magic” in the legendarium. The Valar and Maiar are inherently powerful but- did Tolkien give info on any human sorcerers? What were the extent of the Witch King’s powers when he was alive? What could the cults of the Haradrim accomplish. It fascinates me!
Tom Bombadil and Beorn might be Human Sorcerers
There isn’t that much info on the subject
I'm obsessed with watching this entire series please please keep making them
Werewolves served Morgoth, but werebears chose to live free.
@Jon Higdon Not that I remember. I believe there are only two named werewolves, and both of them died serving Morgoth.
Absolutely love this video, beornings are so interesting
Thank you for sharing and explaining so much of Beorn's life and that of his descendants. Often time some of these details that help shape the character and their history gets lost in the readings. Excellent work as always!!
i've been thinking about asking you to do this video for a while, nice to see that you finally got around to it
That would have been SO much better than the duel Bolg had with a shoehorned in Legolas in the movie...
Thescott16 Legolas was the prince of Mirkwood. So he’d have likely been a major figure during the battle.
@@Quincy_Morris More likely he stayed at home to look after the kingdom as the next heir and ruler whilst his father way away.
Agreed that version of Beorn vs Bolg and Dain Ironfoot vs Azog the defiler.
This video is one of my favorites! I loved the story of Beorn and as a child, I thought maybe he could have come from Narnia!
I’ve spent my free time watching these videos and i never grow weary of them.
Keep them coming sir.
The music also makes them that much better.
Greetings from cali. 🍻
Since I have been aware of you. You have created a joy in my listening to your choice of perceptions of a great creator of story and life...
Awesome video man,thanks for making video about Beorn.
Great video and great channel. It took me a while, but I just finished watching all the videos you have posted on here.
Another great video! Beorn and his descendants are definitely enigmatic and seem somewhat out of place in Tolkien’s legendarium compared to his later works, similar to Tom Bombadil and the stone giants. Then again the Druedain were another primitive race of men who also possessed mystical powers as exemplified by the story of the Faithful Stone. One theory I have heard is that these races of men were given strange powers by Yavanna to serve as guardians of nature similar to the Ents, and this would explain why they both lived close to nature and why Beorn was a vegetarian and great protector of his animals. Perhaps the reason his descendants ultimately lost the ability to shape shift into bears was because they ceased to be vegetarians and guardians of nature.
especially the stone giants.
Did they lose this ability after
A his ability came from a Maiar ancestor was the lover of one of the men of the first age, The Edain. Just like Melian had a child with Thingol, Luthien. Luthien inherited special abilities from her mother. In Beorn's bloodline the traits of his Maiar ancestor continued to pass down each generation.
The LOTR version of the Berserkers, as no other race has this ability, it seems to come from something older and more powerful than a mere Spell, which other's would know. Good to see you back again!
Agreed, it seems to go deeper than "simple magic", elves were magical by their nature and the Noldor and their descendants were capable of great feats even in Bilbo's time, but there are no examples of elves being able to shapeshift that i know of, even dwarves had access to a kind of magic with their runes, but again no shapeshifting. The only examples other than the Beornings are Valar and Maiar (Sauron shapeshifts into different beasts and animals in the Silmarillion for example). I wonder if one of the Edain after the time of the Silmarillion married a maiar, or had a relationship with one, like that elven king in Doriath? Another, perhaps more likely, thing would be that the "founder" of the Beorning line of people had performed some great feats of valour and/or good and kind deads during the first age, and was given it by the valar for this (just like the numenorians!) but in a different way, given the technique and ability to shapeshift as a reward. It always felt odd to me that of all the people's that were grouped under the name "Edain", who fought for the good guys for so long, ONLY the numenorians were granted such fantastic awards for their deeds, but.. perhaps they WERENT the only group to be rewarded, but that all the Edain were rewarded in different ways depending what fit their deeds and people.
@@MrBigCookieCrumble It Doe's appear to be a gift passed down Generation to Generation in one line of men. I've seen it nowhere else.
Beorn... Vs Hircine!
Beorn would be absolutely *livid.*
Kek,wouldn't stand a chance though.
Amazing video as always! I always look forward to your videos!
Beorn must have come to middle earth from Norway.
You do an excellent job on all of your videos, and the breadth of your knowledge is greatly appreciated! Thank you for taking the time to create such wonderful videos to expand the knowledge and appreciation of Tolkien!
I clicked REAAAAAALLY fast!:) Beornings are so interesting ,,race" in Middle Earth(I know they are Humans, but you know what I mean by ,,race"). If they were Shape-shifters, do you think they could take form of other animals, like a raven, eagle, wolf etc.
Also, is that Robert Baratheon at 7:25 or I am crazy:)
I think I know what *race they are. It talks of him being man but perhaps not in the sense of Men in as we know it. Maybe he was a Bear that learned to be a man. The party where they danced till dawn. I bet you that was all the Bears in the World..... This dudes children were just bears that learned to be Men... idk made more sense to start with. This was that last bongs hits idea.
He told me to tell ya...
This was that last bong idea
Yes that is Robert Baratheon from the GoT card game.
@@coreyatchison2205 It's a sweet idea but although the video guy takes time to express the possibilities/speculations, he mentions that Tolkien stressed that there was magic involved, and it makes more sense that Beorn simply taught his children. They were probably having a family reunion outside.
Very interesting video. Iv always wondered what the backstory was behind the Beornings. Thanks for explaining it!
Thankyou so much for making these videos! I really like and enjoy their content! Would you consider making a video on dagor dagorath or the valar?
Another great video! Thanks and keep it up!
absolutely LOVE these vids, love your work.
It really shocks me how skyrim theme suits tolkiens world. You know skyrim means a lot to me and when I hear its music I immediately feel happy and good. :) thanks
I wish Peter Jackson had left Beorn's role in the Battle of the Five Armies intact. The theater version gave us about 3 seconds of him fighting. The Extended Edition a bit more. Nothing like what the book describes, however. Instead we got gravity-defying Legolas defeating Borg and Thorin fighting a Azog, who died 100 years before, and dying on the ice. Jeez, PJ....
Exactly, that's why I like to read the books before I see the movie.
I don't know why but listening to you tell these tales gives goosebumps lol
Another great video. Thank you!
thank you for your videos really enjoy them man
The Beornings are a fascinating group
Agree with your speculation as it seems probable that the 'meeting' was in fact with other shapeshifters
Beorn a wonderful character - and his turning of the battle of the Five Armies is splendidly told
One of Tolkien's strengths is his wonderful creations and his details regarding the honey bees/etc are perfect
Great history Sir - your voice marvellous and no sound issues that I heard
Thanks for another great video!!!
This is awesome, thank you for doing this. I love it.
I love this channel your knowledge of Tolkiens work and the research you put in for these videos is fantastic keep up the good work.
Perhaps Beorn's knowledge of Radagast is a clue as to his shape shifting ability. Radagast could have given him that ability or maybe Radagast possessed that ability himself and was able to share it with Beorn. Sauron was lord of the werewolves and he took their form at least once.
You don't happen to have the recipe for his honeycakes do you? They sound better than the waybread of the elves. Thanks for the insightful exegesis of Beorn!
You used my suggestion! Thank you so much! Great research. :)
-Mom, I want cakes!
-What kind of cakes?
-Honey cakes like Beorns 😇
👍
Great video as usual! I like Beorn and his ability to shapeshift, I have mostly seen it as a part of his being, like its something he simply can do since he seems as at ease to be a bear as a human. But if you look at one of Tolkiens mayor inspirations the norse sagas there are stories there of people being able to either shapeshift into bears or while sleeping apearing at another place in the form of a bear and that was mostly linked with some kind of magic also there are stories in scandinavia about people changing into bears and attacking their own families since they didnt have any real control over themselfs in bearform...all these elements seem to blend into Beorn that is truly one of the faschenatings characters of middle-earth. I would like to say that i was exited when I heard Persbrandt was set to play Beorn since he is a great actour and has a natural scruffyness about him ..being loud, rude but yet heartfull in many intervies i seen him do...but as usual Peter Jaksson managed to screw that up...he looks like a freaking giant hedgehog and with the lines and story he is given...not much good could have come out of it...he did the best of it...but its still just a mess.
Really excellent visuals
I've always been intrigued by his species. Really wished they were shown more
I imagined Beorn much cooler looking. 😄
Yes, the actor did gud though.
Yeah another Geek Zone's video yippee ,great one
Fantastic video 👏👏
great video love beorn
great vid !
If you were the reader for the audiobooks of Hobbit and LOTR, I would buy it.
Silmarillion, too!!!
This is amazing
This makes my Redwall side happy
This videos are so good, you should get your own artist!
I love the accent! Great stuff, as always!
You deserve more subs
I know it's not the best theory, but it's fun to think that Rhadaghast enchanted Beorn's forefathers or even sired a child with a local woman. Or perhaps it was more like (Game of Thrones reference coming) Thormund's night with a she-bear 🤣 Probably it would not fit the lore well but a Rhadaghast who is able to shapeshift into animals seems like an interesting twist to his meek character.
Great video!
great Vid..thxs
again, great vid my friend , i hope u will do in a future a ents and threebeard.
Karl, you're such a gentleman. Thank you for timing your upload for when I just got home from shopping and I've just put the kettle on!
Fantastic lore video very well done video s
Beorn is one of my favourite characters of all time in Middle Earth. I was so upset with his screen time in the movies. #justiceforBeorn
I always wondered about this one. He was so kick-ass and intimidating. So if there was a whole race of these things, how did they get wiped out so thoroughly?
Lol, that evil tinted back music every time
Can you do an episode on the afterlife? I wanna know what happened to Theoden, dead Elves and Dwarves, and Gollum.
Thanks for the video,man.
Are their any beornings in the fourth age?
And were you get the maps?
You are definitely in my to 5 favorite TH-cam channels, and definitely my favorite lore channel, keep up the great work
I really wish they would've shown Beorns fight in the battle of the 5 armys that would've been quite the sight seeing him shred through essentially hulking out getting angrier, bigger, stronger and tougher if ol bear dude single handedly turned the tide it really must've been quite something to witness.
I like how you say "Little Bear".
In this day and age, we need more Beornings! The Orcs surround us!
Thanks bro
Beornings are my favourite if all the human races, and are in my opinion the greatest race in LOTRO
Numenorians were stronger. Elves were stornger too.
@@darer13 High elves.
Eorlingas are the best
@@darer13 do u mean physically stronger then the beornings or civilization/military wise?.
Beorn is my favourite character ♥️
Beorn in bear form in the battle of the five armies sounds a bit like Ackakabuto from Silver Fang. Would have been fun to se more of him in the movie
i enjoyed the beorning class in lotro.
Given that the Rohirrim came from this area of Rhovannion, and how the Rohirric language works, perhaps the name Beorn and Beornings is rather pronounced as B-yor-n and B-yor-nings due to E and O making a ‘yor’ sounds when together, similar to Rohirric. As Eorling would be pronounced as Yor-ling due to the absence of the accented É. If the E is accented then the the vowels are pronounced separately. Much similar to Éorlingas. I’m not too sure if this is entirely correct but I like to think it is. Either way, you’re the lore expert and this was another great video (as always).
I love your videos. Can you do the fall of Numenor please? Thanks
It was said that his size grew with his fury, making him one of a kind. Personally I would have love to have watched his evolution in the battle of the 5 armies
I can really relate to Beorn.
I love this video.
A Bear meeting would be adorable. And they dance? Where was that in the trilogy from one book? Fill out the time with Bear Dancing!!!
I like the way you say Bear.
Börz
I understand the approach that you’re trying to take with explaining Beorn’s power of shapeshifting, but Tolkien already explained that it was a trait he shares with the rest of his species: The Skin-Changers.
Is there any information on what Mordor was like before it became Mordor? That would be a cool video
Man what a shame they didnt have Beorn decimate the army like in the books!! Can you imagine how more impactfull thorins end would have been had it been Beorn who both rescued and avenged him.
So interesting! Is there anything known about Beorn's partner, like if she was human, where she came from and all that? There's lots of knowledge about his sons/descendants, but with all the stories about his solitary lifestyle (and the fact that he's a part-time bear haha), it's very hard to imagine him founding a family and all that!
In the book of Fellowship of the Ring, they mention that Beorn had kids who now take care of his land. Apparently, he married a woman of men so his kids are half-shape shifters and half-human :)
in TTT's; Aragorn say's the Beornings were tall and fair and when gondor was formed!!!
That magic is involved must not mean it had to be a spell.
Perhaps more like an inherrited power.
I never thought it was that Beorn used magic to change, I always believed that either Beorn or one of his ancestors was put under some spell from someone else and it just passed down with each generation.
Yesss my favorite
whats the name of the music in the backround?
He looks like he belongs in a Narnia movie in the movies. Absolutely hated his portrayal in all honesty. He looks so goofy and cartoonish and it just doesn't do his character justice.
He had so little screen time too, yet they managed to add in all of the necromancer backstory and other random things.
In typing this I realize it was an adaptation, probably shifted towards another audience, perhaps younger, so it's great another generation will see the beauty of The Hobbit and LOTR lore at least.
Could you please cover Eol? Cheers :)
I have always wished that Tolkien would have had Beorn appear at the end of LOTR as the hobbits were going home west of the mountains, and that they all went to the pool of the Watcher in the Water, where as a bear he destroyed the dam and killed the Watcher. Now that would have given wonderful satisfaction.
You should read the older manuals of Lord of The Rings, the roleplay game. I leard quite a lot about the Beornigs.
You should totally do a team up video with the other middle Earth channel on TH-cam , Men of The West