"Their regret is undying and cannot ever wholly be assuaged" Well, Arwen: "If I leave him now, I will regret it forever." Brings much greater depth and meaning to her words after knowing this, although she is(was) immortal, grief can destroy her, and it really did. Beautiful works by Mr. Tolkien and you too!
Some say the greatest of the Elves was...Elvis - King of Song. He wore shoes of the finest blue - the color most associated with him. After many journeys on the road he built a great house but then became weary of cruel life and faded from physical view, address unknown. Yet his voice carries on from beyond and he still is sometimes seen in the lonely places - jailhouses and sad hotels, chapels and the ghetto, in cold rain and in Vegas - by those who just can't help believing.
I am astounded how part of the beauty of J. R. R. creation was captured in this video. Does anyone else feel some sort of longing for something that will never be spoken of directly?
Great one. You are right Tolkien has had an ENORMOUS effect on most Fantasy settings we know today. It does remind me of another take on Elves a much Darker one, that is arguably closer to the Medieval is the late Sir Terry Pratchett. “Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies. Elves are glamorous. They project glamour. Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment. Elves are terrific. They beget terror. The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning. No one ever said elves are nice. Elves are bad.” ― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies Pratchett's Diskworld Series is to most fantasy settings what Douglass Addams Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy is to Science Fiction. It has literally dozens of novels in it & would be a good subject for the next "Exploring" series.
Pratchett's Diskworld is one that I've been meaning to deep dive into as I'm a pretty big fan of Douglas Adams, Jonathan Swift, and satire in general! -Nerdarchist Ryan
He has a few recurring 'casts,' if you will. The first one if you go chronologically in order of printing is Rincewind the incompentant Wizzard (his had is misspelled,) There are also the crime stories of the City Guard of Anhk-Morepork, & the tales of the Coven of witches from the rural kingdom of Larnce. Those are the three main (mostly) human casts, (The Librarian at the Unseen University for wizardry accidentally turned himself into an orangutan but then decided he liked it better.) You don't NEED to read them in order necessarily & for the most part the casts don't meet up.
Dear TheExploringSeries, I like the cut of your jib, buddy! I salute the professional quality of your presentations. Have you considered detailing Herbert's Dune? I eagerly await your work on historical events of the ACTUAL Earth, as well . . .
There is a problem about Earths actual history. There is what really happened, then what the history books say happened. Take 9/11 for example, The official report doesn't mention building 7 at all. Take the U.S.A. Civil War. It's been watered down to Freeing Slaves (when that didn't come up till after the war was already over a year and a half old). There are many other examples as well, these are just two of them stick out right now.
I'm a 42 yr old mother of 2 from Kentucky and I've been listening to your SCP series for about 3 yrs, after my son played some in the car and it became the only thing we could both agree to listen to after that lol. But I had no idea, until right now, that you had LOTR/Hobbit/MiddleEarth lore! I'm so excited! So, thank you for the hard work that you dedicate (Lord, error-correct just changed that to defecate 😂) to this channel!
NinjaAdorable Moriquendi (Dark Elves) are literally all the Elves who did not sail West. Caliquendi (Light Elves) are the ones who got to see the Two Trees. All the Noldor who came back were Caliquendi as was Thingol the king of Doriath,who had seen the trees much earlier. now the "sundered" are actually the Avari or the "unwilling". The others such as the Sindar or Nandorin Elves (called the silvan) were not Avari.
I never pieced together the reason for their base-twelve numerical system...your clear summaries of informational tidbits that are strewn all over the place are wonderful. I try to only watch one of these videos every so many days because I'm going to be sad when I run out of new ones....len hannon. :-)
Gary Gygax, the creator of Dungeons and Dragons, refined the modern image of the fantasy elf as being short with pointed ears. (Prior to that, "elf" was a catch-all category to describe any mysterious and otherworldly creature.) Tolkien, however, provided the modern fantasy image of elven culture and psychology. But Tolkien's elves were TALL. As in taller on average than most humans. No mention of pointed ears, and no mention that the males were without facial hair. In essence, Tolkien's elves were "perfected humans". You could create a whole allegory around that as elves appeared near the dawn of creation.
Elfs do age until they became old. One of the first elfs who were created and the carrier of ring of fire; Cirdan was one of the last Elfs who left Middle Earth. Before he sailed to the Undying Lands he had white hair and beard and had the appearance of and old man. Check your sources or be more careful while interpreting.
Cirdan was the sole and unique expection to Elves not showing clear physical traits of older age, which makes it a very clear exception to the rule. Maybe before you demand others check their sources or interpretation, you should look at yourself.
These videos you make are amazing to watch high. One thing I'd suggest trying if you have the time or knowledge of the software you are using is sighting the source of your information on screen as its relevant, anyway good videos!
The elves in this story call themselves Aredhel, which is more evidence that Glorfindel is Turgon is Inwe. Aredhel in the Simarillion is Turgon's sister. She is the ainu of the third theme.
+Theexploringseries That'd be cool. But I would recommend the old lore rather than the new one. The one with imperial knights and asstra militarum ( they both are abominations to the awesome 40k universe )
I agree tolkiens elves lacked one major thing and thats magic! They were fucking weak and human as they get! I didnt see any real difference between elves and men expet that they live longer! What kind of elves dont have magic? Only galadriel showed some pwoerful magic but that was due to her water ring that she had so otherwise she would also be weak! The elves offer nothing special to the table! They are just glorfied humans in tolkiens books and the movies! And also Gandals! What kind of wizard cant even shoot a fucking fireball???? He was human and weak and had no magic exept a little lithening bolt when he was fighting the balrog. He was a fucking wizard! He was a maia! He got tired, he bled, he had no firepwoer, nothing!!!!!! For a bookseries where magic was the main theme, there was obsolutley NO magic!!!! Walking on snow or using plants to heal is not magic!
I pity elves, they can stay in valinor where they are most comfortable but are the bottom of the food chain or they stay in middle earth where everything changes constantly and they could be dispirited. Truly the gift of men is the greatest gift of Eru.
MookStar if you get the box sets of the dvds theres about an hour and a halfs worth of animated lore voiced by the characters per season. Theyre on you tube too.
They don't stop ageing, but they age extremely slow. Cirdan, who is the oldest Elf alive during the third age, has grown a beard, which Elves do only when they're really old. So it means their bodies do undergo certain transformations.
Never read any of Tolkens books but I've watched a lot of your videos. You said in your video about Men, that the Numenorians were on average 7 feet tall how tall were the Elfs on average. I would assume 7 feet tall seeing that the Numenorians were the closest in like to the elves but I figured I'd ask.
Correct me if I am wrong, I only ever skimmed through the Silmarillion, but one bit I remembered (or thought I did) was that the Elves were originally with the Valar in the Undying Lands, and then they grew restless and struck out into Middle-Earth against the Valar's wishes. I recall one of the Valar saying something along the lines of, "If this is what you want, we won't stop you, but I fear you don't know what you're in for." The implication being the Elves would encounter much strife and suffering by leaving the Undying Lands. This was also the impetus for the voyage back to Valinor being a very somber affair, as they were basically going back with hat in hand to admit they were wrong. So am I just horrifically misremembering things or is this an instance of yeah that did happen but then other stuff happened and so on and so forth? Or am I just crazy and made the whole thing up? Please tell me.
No, they weren't originally in Valinor. The Valar did not know when or where the elves would awaken, which is why Morgoth found them first. The Valar later summoned the Elves to Valinor to protect them, but many didn't want to go all the way there.
ImrazorZodd Many Elves believed it but not all Elves and other scholars did. As Morgoth and Sauron never shared exactly how it was done we will.never know
I don't get one thing. How do elves age. There is no old elves so how does it work when they are children is 100 years like one elf year. Or do they grow normally and they just stay that way forever . I would really like to know this question ! I can't find it anywhere . Please explain this too because its very interesting
I was thinking about starting to read through Tolkien's works of this mythology. I have seen The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films, and vaguely remember- before the "Lord of the Ring" films- attempting to read one of the books but I cannot remember which. I remember it being difficult as I think it was in old English. I am fascinated by this mythology and would like to read the works. Where should I start?
Kritikalitee start with the hobbit then move on to the lord of the rings, I advise the Silmarillion be read either before the hobbit or after LOTR the choice is yours though
Kritikalitee I would start with the hobbit as it is the shortest and simplest. This will give you a sense of Tolkien's style and language. If you enjoy that, then you should read Lord of the Rings as it is far larger and more epic. Then, now you have a decent grasp of middle earth, you should delve into the lore. The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales and the LotR appendices (particularly appendix B) are great scources. Of course this is only my opinion and you can read in whatever order you like. P.S. I would reccomend re-reading as it may help you notice little details.
Silmarillion is the one thats a bit hard to read, its cause iand correct me if im wrong it was like a work he didnt do all at once but kept coming back to and in a way did not really finish, hence why its lessor known and the lotr was also like that the confusion of a person named sauron and a guy named sauromon kinda gives you that feel.
It's interesting how the "religious creation" of Middle Earth is often compared to Catholic and Christian creationism. Yet it bears closer similarity with West African religions: many primal forces serve a single God or creator and these "godlings" each represent a kind of natural or human power. Eventually the old ways or forces went away and the domains of man and new religion or man's constructs rose up. But in the end, Middle East was created by "Voodoo lords" for their divine life-maker leader. This kind of pagan myth is strong in many ancient peoples, in Africa, Europe, India and China. It's one of the older kinds of origin story.
Has anyone else noticed that Tolkien's depiction of Elvish art is almost all abstract. And even the stuff that is representational is highly stylized. I doubt that's meaningful, it's just one of the things I've noticed.
You've read a lot into the book no doubt. But look into how the language of elvish is based on welsh and also mordor etc was based on tolkien being in wales and mordor is based on fire and smoke coming over a mountain from a mine in south wales. The shires based on the scenery too in south wales.
At 2:54 you said that it was speculated that some Elves encountered men and taught them basic craft. How could this happen when men were not yet created then?
The elves were granted eternal life because they lacked the Gift of Man (complete free will). Man on the other hand was granted this Gift, allowing them to create their own destiny, but this came at the cost of mortality. Why? For the same reason the Biblical mankind was denied the tree of life when they tasted the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil: Mankind as a species is not mature enough to be able to handle both complete free will AND immortality. That's too much power for a young and immature race. I don't know if you've been paying attention to the world around us right now, but we use our free will for all sorts of good... and all sorts of hellish evil. So not having immortality is crucial in preventing us from ending everything intentially or by accident. Perhaps one day we will be mature and responsible enough to be deemed worthy of eternal life. But for now, we must die lest we live long enough to become the villain. Elves have eternal life because in general, their nature as beings without the Gift of Man means they always follow their destiny and rarely have desire or ambition beyond simple pursuits like hunting, crafting, and the arts. They aren't a threat, and thus can be trusted with eternal life.
Sof Soar Valinor was the home of the Valar, Maiar (think angels) and high elves, and used to be physically part of the earth: a continent across the sea to the west of middle earth. After the Numenoreans tried to invade it in the Second Age, Iluvatar (god) physically removed it from the earth and put in its own heavenly realm, reachable only by elves (or certain hobbits in very special circumstances.)
maedhros, son of feanor became as fierce fighting with his left hand as he had been with his right. I'm paraphrasing but the fact that this is stated seems to imply that it was impressive and he had to work for it so... I'm with you, elves being ambidextrous needs source material to back it up.
Actually, Sauron did not forge the one ring. Celebrimbor had a large part in the making of the ring, but it was Sauron who wanted to use it for evil, and so he deceived the elves, and stole the ring, taking it to his own place. He then manipulated it's nature - 'pouring his "malice" into it', and used the ring in an attempt to control most the other 'rings of power'.* Also, the elves didn't fight Sauron to try and defeat him 'once again', but once and for all. There had been other battles between the elves and Sauron, but none this big between the elves and men and Sauron alone. Most of the wars as big as The Last Alliance were between Morgoth (Sauron's original master) - and the elves, before Sauron came to power.
Sauron forged the One ring. I have no idea why so many people get this wrong. It's literally the beginning of the story, Sauron forged the One ring in secret.
If I could make one comment. I am loving the series but your pronunciation of names is horrific! Grab any of Tolkien's books and at the back you'll find a guide how to pronounce the names as J.R.R. Tolkien intended for them to sound. Keep up the good work! (P.S. Any chance an Elder Scrolls series is in plans?)
I like arwen she is really pretty. I learned a lot about elves recently. For example i know that arwen is married with gandalf son of mordor and priest of the holy nazgûl from the shire.
Did you seriously fucking refer to the Silmarils as "Lamps" :D :D :D The objects of unimaginable beauty, gems, forged from the light of the two trees - Lamps :D I don't know whether to laugh or be disgusted. You just illustrated that you have knowledge, but not understanding. Facts, but not appreciation... So, maybe, you shouldn't be making these videos, if you do not care about the source material... I'm not being mean, just please don't disrispect Tolkiens work like this... Fucking lamps... Seriously....
Didn't mean to be such a dick :D But seriously, I would have spent at least half a minute desrbinig the epic artifacts that are the silmarils, especially since they are so important for the era you talk about in this video.
I love your videos and understand that you know what you're talking about but I would honestly rather listen to you spit into a bucket instead of swallowing so loudly in your videos lmfao...but seriously!
"Their regret is undying and cannot ever wholly be assuaged"
Well,
Arwen: "If I leave him now, I will regret it forever."
Brings much greater depth and meaning to her words after knowing this, although she is(was) immortal, grief can destroy her, and it really did. Beautiful works by Mr. Tolkien and you too!
i see Melkor disliked this video several times
vickerson I think Sauron and the ringwraths helped with the dislikes
TheBritish Ootaku Don't forget the balrogs...
vickerson /HaHaHaHa! That's funny.
*the Feanor intensifies*
Some say the greatest of the Elves was...Elvis - King of Song. He wore shoes of the finest blue - the color most associated with him. After many journeys on the road he built a great house but then became weary of cruel life and faded from physical view, address unknown. Yet his voice carries on from beyond and he still is sometimes seen in the lonely places - jailhouses and sad hotels, chapels and the ghetto, in cold rain and in Vegas - by those who just can't help believing.
Mr. March
Great comment you need more likes!
Why does it feel like this would fit into the lore?
That is funny 😂
This is the best comment I’ve ever read in the realm of youtube.
He is still around 😎
I am astounded how part of the beauty of J. R. R. creation was captured in this video.
Does anyone else feel some sort of longing for something that will never be spoken of directly?
My favorite weapon in Skyrim was Wuuthrad, the enchantment on it reads: "Deals lethal damage to Elves".
This is seriously well done! Please do more of these! Silmarilliom provides a lot more storys to tell!
Sigh...Stars & Water are my loves too..lovely video, Mellon.✨🌊✨
Great one. You are right Tolkien has had an ENORMOUS effect on most Fantasy settings we know today.
It does remind me of another take on Elves a much Darker one, that is arguably closer to the Medieval is the late Sir Terry Pratchett.
“Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder.
Elves are marvellous. They cause marvels.
Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies.
Elves are glamorous. They project glamour.
Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
Elves are terrific. They beget terror.
The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning.
No one ever said elves are nice.
Elves are bad.”
― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies
Pratchett's Diskworld Series is to most fantasy settings what Douglass Addams Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy is to Science Fiction. It has literally dozens of novels in it & would be a good subject for the next "Exploring" series.
Pratchett's Diskworld is one that I've been meaning to deep dive into as I'm a pretty big fan of Douglas Adams, Jonathan Swift, and satire in general! -Nerdarchist Ryan
He has a few recurring 'casts,' if you will. The first one if you go chronologically in order of printing is Rincewind the incompentant Wizzard (his had is misspelled,) There are also the crime stories of the City Guard of Anhk-Morepork, & the tales of the Coven of witches from the rural kingdom of Larnce. Those are the three main (mostly) human casts, (The Librarian at the Unseen University for wizardry accidentally turned himself into an orangutan but then decided he liked it better.) You don't NEED to read them in order necessarily & for the most part the casts don't meet up.
Dear TheExploringSeries,
I like the cut of your jib, buddy! I salute the professional quality of your presentations. Have you considered detailing Herbert's Dune? I eagerly await your work on historical events of the ACTUAL Earth, as well . . .
I haven't ruled anything out. Sometime down the line I'll be doing polls to determine what series I do.
There is a problem about Earths actual history. There is what really happened, then what the history books say happened.
Take 9/11 for example, The official report doesn't mention building 7 at all.
Take the U.S.A. Civil War. It's been watered down to Freeing Slaves (when that didn't come up till after the war was already over a year and a half old).
There are many other examples as well, these are just two of them stick out right now.
The works of professor Tolkien were the first books I ever read. Thanks for this.
Your Lore videos on Tolkien is amazing! This is why I joined your channel, thanks
I enjoyed your video. Hope Elves feature prominently in Amazon's forthcoming series on LOTR.
They better be! I wanna see a another big elven army
Hey, great work! I'm looking forward to diving into your other videos! -Nerdarchist Ryan
A tip: watch series at KaldroStream. Been using it for watching loads of movies during the lockdown.
@Leonel Houston Yup, been using KaldroStream for since november myself =)
@Leonel Houston Yup, have been watching on kaldroStream for since december myself =)
I'm a 42 yr old mother of 2 from Kentucky and I've been listening to your SCP series for about 3 yrs, after my son played some in the car and it became the only thing we could both agree to listen to after that lol. But I had no idea, until right now, that you had LOTR/Hobbit/MiddleEarth lore! I'm so excited! So, thank you for the hard work that you dedicate (Lord, error-correct just changed that to defecate 😂) to this channel!
What an absolute perfect work! Cheers to you mate @TheExploringSeries. PS: My first ever TH-cam comment, couldn't resist it!
Keep them coming! I like your voice best out of all the others doing LOTR lore and mythos. You've got yourself a subscriber now!
You should do a video on the Valar.
Where is the different clans of elves. And ALL the elves who sundered are called Moriquendi.
NinjaAdorable Moriquendi (Dark Elves) are literally all the Elves who did not sail West. Caliquendi (Light Elves) are the ones who got to see the Two Trees. All the Noldor who came back were Caliquendi as was Thingol the king of Doriath,who had seen the trees much earlier.
now the "sundered" are actually the Avari or the "unwilling". The others such as the Sindar or Nandorin Elves (called the silvan) were not Avari.
no
Yes........ So the Avari didnot sail west either........ So they are Moriquendi..... As they didnot see the true light of the Valar.
I never pieced together the reason for their base-twelve numerical system...your clear summaries of informational tidbits that are strewn all over the place are wonderful. I try to only watch one of these videos every so many days because I'm going to be sad when I run out of new ones....len hannon. :-)
I can listen this for days it is just so beatiful thank you so much for all these middle earth videos.....
Great work
Gary Gygax, the creator of Dungeons and Dragons, refined the modern image of the fantasy elf as being short with pointed ears. (Prior to that, "elf" was a catch-all category to describe any mysterious and otherworldly creature.) Tolkien, however, provided the modern fantasy image of elven culture and psychology. But Tolkien's elves were TALL. As in taller on average than most humans. No mention of pointed ears, and no mention that the males were without facial hair. In essence, Tolkien's elves were "perfected humans". You could create a whole allegory around that as elves appeared near the dawn of creation.
Most elves in fantasy are taller than humans. I have literally never seen an example of modern fantasy elves who are generally shorter than men.
Men, next! I love this series
really like these explanations just found this video randomly keep it up
Elfs do age until they became old. One of the first elfs who were created and the carrier of ring of fire; Cirdan was one of the last Elfs who left Middle Earth. Before he sailed to the Undying Lands he had white hair and beard and had the appearance of and old man. Check your sources or be more careful while interpreting.
Cirdan was the sole and unique expection to Elves not showing clear physical traits of older age, which makes it a very clear exception to the rule.
Maybe before you demand others check their sources or interpretation, you should look at yourself.
Elves seem to be praised the most highly out of all the creations even more so then The Ents
matthew mann NEVER TRUST AN ELF!
Stardust Comet I agree like the dwarves said lol
These videos you make are amazing to watch high. One thing I'd suggest trying if you have the time or knowledge of the software you are using is sighting the source of your information on screen as its relevant, anyway good videos!
Elves in the novel remind me of Switzerland, neutral until situations are dire.
Random question:
Why is it called the Swiss Army Knife?😅
Wow this is so full of great information!!
These videos are awesome. Keep up the great work. It'd be sweet if you did a video on "men/humans" as a species in the legendarium!
6:55 young Thranduil ??
yeah this is the pronunciation of Feanor that I like best
The elves in this story call themselves Aredhel, which is more evidence that Glorfindel is Turgon is Inwe. Aredhel in the Simarillion is Turgon's sister. She is the ainu of the third theme.
Elves? More like heresy
And speaking of heresy what do you think of Warhammer 40k
I think it's a fascinating setting, and I plan to do a series on it eventually.
+Theexploringseries That'd be cool. But I would recommend the old lore rather than the new one. The one with imperial knights and asstra militarum ( they both are abominations to the awesome 40k universe )
+PlAgUe-DoG Heresy? Nah, more like... FILTHY XENOS!
I agree tolkiens elves lacked one major thing and thats magic! They were fucking weak and human as they get! I didnt see any real difference between elves and men expet that they live longer! What kind of elves dont have magic? Only galadriel showed some pwoerful magic but that was due to her water ring that she had so otherwise she would also be weak! The elves offer nothing special to the table! They are just glorfied humans in tolkiens books and the movies! And also Gandals! What kind of wizard cant even shoot a fucking fireball???? He was human and weak and had no magic exept a little lithening bolt when he was fighting the balrog. He was a fucking wizard! He was a maia! He got tired, he bled, he had no firepwoer, nothing!!!!!! For a bookseries where magic was the main theme, there was obsolutley NO magic!!!! Walking on snow or using plants to heal is not magic!
I pity elves, they can stay in valinor where they are most comfortable but are the bottom of the food chain or they stay in middle earth where everything changes constantly and they could be dispirited.
Truly the gift of men is the greatest gift of Eru.
Would you be able to do an exploring series of westross
Meh
There no much thing to say on westeros apart houses,ethnic group (ironborn,northmen,valeryan) and copple of war
MAD Fiction04 there's history of different lands
Im Hungry Ok for me westeros is unifinshed for the moment
MookStar if you get the box sets of the dvds theres about an hour and a halfs worth of animated lore voiced by the characters per season. Theyre on you tube too.
You don't know that much do you?
Can you an "Exploring The Order of the Gash: Cenobites" series?
I hope you respond.
I would say don't look for it anytime in the near future, but I have no idea what videos I'm going to make in the long run, so anything's possible.
I swear this is the 15th time i've subscribed :P
Is it mentioned anywhere the exact point of life when elves stop aging?
They don't stop ageing, but they age extremely slow. Cirdan, who is the oldest Elf alive during the third age, has grown a beard, which Elves do only when they're really old. So it means their bodies do undergo certain transformations.
@@likac92009 Thanks! I actually managed to learn a lot about the lore since the last time I posted this comment
I love the the elves but I like be Thranduil a lot
Never read any of Tolkens books but I've watched a lot of your videos. You said in your video about Men, that the Numenorians were on average 7 feet tall how tall were the Elfs on average. I would assume 7 feet tall seeing that the Numenorians were the closest in like to the elves but I figured I'd ask.
Correct me if I am wrong, I only ever skimmed through the Silmarillion, but one bit I remembered (or thought I did) was that the Elves were originally with the Valar in the Undying Lands, and then they grew restless and struck out into Middle-Earth against the Valar's wishes. I recall one of the Valar saying something along the lines of, "If this is what you want, we won't stop you, but I fear you don't know what you're in for." The implication being the Elves would encounter much strife and suffering by leaving the Undying Lands. This was also the impetus for the voyage back to Valinor being a very somber affair, as they were basically going back with hat in hand to admit they were wrong.
So am I just horrifically misremembering things or is this an instance of yeah that did happen but then other stuff happened and so on and so forth? Or am I just crazy and made the whole thing up? Please tell me.
No, they weren't originally in Valinor. The Valar did not know when or where the elves would awaken, which is why Morgoth found them first. The Valar later summoned the Elves to Valinor to protect them, but many didn't want to go all the way there.
Okay then. Don't know what part of what book I read to get that idea, but thank you for clearing that up.
There was a large exodus FROM Valinor led by Feänor and his kin, but they were originally born on Middle Earth.
Ah, that must be what I read. That's what I get for skimming. Thanks all.
altraferne I don't blame you at all, the Silmarillion is not exactly fun casual reading :) I struggled through it even though it's not that long.
*HE PROTECC*
*HE ATTACCC*
*BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY*
..............
*HE WANTS HIS RING BACCCC*
Children of louis vuitton?
another thing that Tolkien messed up are the istari - they are not maia, they are more than aratar.
A pretty good video.
Have you done celebrimbor
where did you here the part about the bodies of the Elves fading away and leaving only their spirits? i never heard that before.
Morgoth's Ring.
TheExploringSeries
thanks!
"It is believed by some that the captured elves were corrupted into the first orcs." Who is it not believed by?
ImrazorZodd Many Elves believed it but not all Elves and other scholars did. As Morgoth and Sauron never shared exactly how it was done we will.never know
pls make video about ungoliant
I don't get one thing. How do elves age. There is no old elves so how does it work when they are children is 100 years like one elf year. Or do they grow normally and they just stay that way forever . I would really like to know this question ! I can't find it anywhere . Please explain this too because its very interesting
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athist logic yup it's Orlando bloom 😊
Thank u
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I was thinking about starting to read through Tolkien's works of this mythology. I have seen The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films, and vaguely remember- before the "Lord of the Ring" films- attempting to read one of the books but I cannot remember which. I remember it being difficult as I think it was in old English. I am fascinated by this mythology and would like to read the works. Where should I start?
Kritikalitee start with the hobbit then move on to the lord of the rings, I advise the Silmarillion be read either before the hobbit or after LOTR the choice is yours though
Kritikalitee I would start with the hobbit as it is the shortest and simplest. This will give you a sense of Tolkien's style and language. If you enjoy that, then you should read Lord of the Rings as it is far larger and more epic. Then, now you have a decent grasp of middle earth, you should delve into the lore. The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales and the LotR appendices (particularly appendix B) are great scources. Of course this is only my opinion and you can read in whatever order you like. P.S. I would reccomend re-reading as it may help you notice little details.
Silmarillion is the one thats a bit hard to read, its cause iand correct me if im wrong it was like a work he didnt do all at once but kept coming back to and in a way did not really finish, hence why its lessor known and the lotr was also like that the confusion of a person named sauron and a guy named sauromon kinda gives you that feel.
Lol I don't think it would be in old English, that's virtually another language. It's just formal early 20th century English, not that old
The SILMARILLION is only difficult in the ainulindale the first part, for some to read. Idk this guy had a lot of errors
What is the music around 2:12?
Somehow I get the impression that JK Rowling hated Tolkien elves and create scrawny house elves in Harry Potter.
It's interesting how the "religious creation" of Middle Earth is often compared to Catholic and Christian creationism. Yet it bears closer similarity with West African religions: many primal forces serve a single God or creator and these "godlings" each represent a kind of natural or human power. Eventually the old ways or forces went away and the domains of man and new religion or man's constructs rose up. But in the end, Middle East was created by "Voodoo lords" for their divine life-maker leader. This kind of pagan myth is strong in many ancient peoples, in Africa, Europe, India and China. It's one of the older kinds of origin story.
Has anyone else noticed that Tolkien's depiction of Elvish art is almost all abstract. And even the stuff that is representational is highly stylized.
I doubt that's meaningful, it's just one of the things I've noticed.
You've read a lot into the book no doubt. But look into how the language of elvish is based on welsh and also mordor etc was based on tolkien being in wales and mordor is based on fire and smoke coming over a mountain from a mine in south wales. The shires based on the scenery too in south wales.
what is the difference between Gondor and Arnor
Where are the photos from?
What is the name of the music played in the background around 4:30?
Part of the Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack, I believe it's Arwen Revealed.
TheExploringSeries Thank you!
At 2:54 you said that it was speculated that some Elves encountered men and taught them basic craft. How could this happen when men were not yet created then?
Celebrimbor is best elf.
Harry of the Dirt ill take Fingolfin or Turgon or Glorfindol
@@matthewamick5535 My favorite is Cirdan. Dude has been around like 11,000 and had a part in basically every big event in Middle Earth's history.
The elves were granted eternal life because they lacked the Gift of Man (complete free will). Man on the other hand was granted this Gift, allowing them to create their own destiny, but this came at the cost of mortality.
Why? For the same reason the Biblical mankind was denied the tree of life when they tasted the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil: Mankind as a species is not mature enough to be able to handle both complete free will AND immortality. That's too much power for a young and immature race.
I don't know if you've been paying attention to the world around us right now, but we use our free will for all sorts of good... and all sorts of hellish evil. So not having immortality is crucial in preventing us from ending everything intentially or by accident.
Perhaps one day we will be mature and responsible enough to be deemed worthy of eternal life. But for now, we must die lest we live long enough to become the villain.
Elves have eternal life because in general, their nature as beings without the Gift of Man means they always follow their destiny and rarely have desire or ambition beyond simple pursuits like hunting, crafting, and the arts. They aren't a threat, and thus can be trusted with eternal life.
Willa Hillacressing Bashar
I don't know . . . Whenever I think of Elves, I think of little people wearing green hats and red boots.
Yes! LOL! From my childhood, elves were tiny little things that came in the night and made shoes! LOL!
Elves are half human half angels
Arent those called nephilim?
Here's a question for you.
How can one biologically justify the immortality of elves? What makes them immortal, if, say, they use no magic?
Eru Iluvatar, the One God, created them immortal.
2nd born !
Elves of Middle Earth look nothing like the Elves of Tamriel
3:56 does anyone know where in middle earth this is?
Sof Soar Valinor was the home of the Valar, Maiar (think angels) and high elves, and used to be physically part of the earth: a continent across the sea to the west of middle earth. After the Numenoreans tried to invade it in the Second Age, Iluvatar (god) physically removed it from the earth and put in its own heavenly realm, reachable only by elves (or certain hobbits in very special circumstances.)
Michael Jacobs ohh totally get it now, thanks for the reply
Tell me the story of azog.
But, but, what about the dummer, bosmer, and altmer?? Huh?
They live in a continent called Tamriel in another universe called Nirn, this video is about Elves who live in the universe of Arda
Robert e Howard is an author worthy of consideration.
Indeed, but his work is if a different kind though it is also fantasy. It lacks the complexity of Tolkien's. Not that I don't enjoy as much, mind you.
My favorite Middle Earth race.
Hail to the elvish master race.
man-spreading! shesh...
Aule made the dwarves .....
Santa's elves are more like hobbits
elves rarely tell the truth, but they arent liars either.
however if i was given a choiceon on whom to trust , i will choose them over humans anytime!
58 dislikes are from Pelinal Whitestrake
NEVER TRUST AN ELF!
It’s like another bible
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Ambidextrous? Citation needed.
Ambidextrous - Able to use the right and left hands equally well.
citation means a reference or link ....just saying
TheIcelandicPrincess I know what it means. I just would like to know where that is mentioned.
The English Dictionary, Google, Wikipedia, Bing and so on :)
maedhros, son of feanor became as fierce fighting with his left hand as he had been with his right. I'm paraphrasing but the fact that this is stated seems to imply that it was impressive and he had to work for it so... I'm with you, elves being ambidextrous needs source material to back it up.
Actually, Sauron did not forge the one ring. Celebrimbor had a large part in the making of the ring, but it was Sauron who wanted to use it for evil, and so he deceived the elves, and stole the ring, taking it to his own place. He then manipulated it's nature - 'pouring his "malice" into it', and used the ring in an attempt to control most the other 'rings of power'.* Also, the elves didn't fight Sauron to try and defeat him 'once again', but once and for all. There had been other battles between the elves and Sauron, but none this big between the elves and men and Sauron alone. Most of the wars as big as The Last Alliance were between Morgoth (Sauron's original master) - and the elves, before Sauron came to power.
Sauron forged the One ring. I have no idea why so many people get this wrong. It's literally the beginning of the story, Sauron forged the One ring in secret.
If I could make one comment. I am loving the series but your pronunciation of names is horrific! Grab any of Tolkien's books and at the back you'll find a guide how to pronounce the names as J.R.R. Tolkien intended for them to sound. Keep up the good work! (P.S. Any chance an Elder Scrolls series is in plans?)
I like arwen she is really pretty. I learned a lot about elves recently. For example i know that arwen is married with gandalf son of mordor and priest of the holy nazgûl from the shire.
is this true.. i hope if i die i want this dream
Isnt it elfs
No.
Did you seriously fucking refer to the Silmarils as "Lamps" :D :D :D The objects of unimaginable beauty, gems, forged from the light of the two trees - Lamps :D
I don't know whether to laugh or be disgusted.
You just illustrated that you have knowledge, but not understanding. Facts, but not appreciation... So, maybe, you shouldn't be making these videos, if you do not care about the source material...
I'm not being mean, just please don't disrispect Tolkiens work like this...
Fucking lamps...
Seriously....
I'm actually not sure when I did that. Do you have a timestamp?
1:00
muddy watters I think he meant these lamps friend.
lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Two_Lamps
Didn't mean to be such a dick :D
But seriously, I would have spent at least half a minute desrbinig the epic artifacts that are the silmarils, especially since they are so important for the era you talk about in this video.
Gave me a bit of a scare thinking I really messed up. But the Silmarils will be discussed in much greater detail in another video, along with Fëanor.
Are Tolkien’s depictions of elves some form of corroded black history
I love your videos and understand that you know what you're talking about but I would honestly rather listen to you spit into a bucket instead of swallowing so loudly in your videos lmfao...but seriously!
7:30 what's Beneficial Cucumber doing in this video?