Erebor and the events from "The Hobbit" as a whole are very underrated. Many fans don't realize how crucial they were for the war of the ring and the free peoples' victory.
Even though "The Hobbit" was the first book from middle earth...the first story he wrote during WW1 was "The Fall of Gondolin(2018)". When I read that book, I loved it...the story told one of the biggest battles in the first age...a story hinted in The Hobbit...when they find the troll horde. The battle of five armies was always a favorite to read...with Beorn kicking some series Goblin/Orc butt!
I really wish we had more info. What happened to the other dragons of the Grey Mountains and Northern Wastes? Were there no other dragon attacks besides Smaug (and the unnamed dragons a few centuries prior in the Grey Mountaints) since the War of Wrath?
@@Alexs.2599 when Gandalf tells Frodo that his ring is the One in "Fellowship of the ring" he says that dragon fire can destroy a ring of power, but that there are no dragons left, in which the old fire is hot enough, so there were still dragons by the time of the war of the ring, but their fire was getting colder.
King Dain ironfoot defending the body of king Brand and king Azaghal of Belegost stabbing Glaurung with his last breath are always bringing me tears with their bravery
Despite the problems with the Hobbit films, I really liked how they portrayed Erebor, Dale and Laketown. Hearing the full story makes me wish that we could gete either a film adaptation or a animated telling about the war between them and Rhun. Great video.
If you're into gaming I can recommend a mod for Mount and Blade Warband known as the last days of the third age which let's you explore many regions from Rhovanion to Gondor as you lead a warband while also fighting up close either against Sauron or in service to the Dark Lord and White wizard who will make war upon each other once the Free peoples have been subjugated Also there's Battle for Middle Earth series And if that's not satisfying enough there's an upcoming mod for the sequel of Warband known as Bannerlord the upcoming mod is named Kingdoms of Arda
You should watch the M4 Hobbit Book Edit if you want a great version of the hobbit trilogy! It's a single 4-hour film version of the trilogy that corrects 90% of the problems! I highly recommend it!
Some news you might like to hear is there is an animated series in the works it's directed by two guys who helped make the LOTR trilogy it's an animated show on the war of the rohirom before the war of the ring
I love that as an avid fan of Tolkein you can tell me info I already know but still love the videos because of such an enjoyable delivery of the info. An incredible talent, please never quit!
I love the deep connections Tolkien built across races. Dain defending the dead body of Brand ( 12:17 ) at the cost of his own life is just epic to me.
yep, and there are many moments like that in Tolkien. And the other way too, moments of betrayal or distrust. Hurin is probably the most epic of both..
Makes all the whining from a certain faction of the fandom that much more disappointing: Evidently they missed the lessons about people's of different races coming together for the good of all.
i want you to know bro your my favorite youtuber hands down, idk how you know this much, but either way i have mad respect for you, and anytime i wanna know anything about middle earth i go to your channel, keep up the good work brotha.
I have watched so many of your videos the past two days. I usually don’t subscribe to people or like I usually move along but you deserve all the support in the world for these incredible videos. Thank you for the entertainment!
At least in the films, Erebor is my favorite Dwarven kingdom. It essentially embodies the glory and wonder of the Dwarves both as a people and renowned craftsman and masters of the forge.
I just realized that, like LotR, the Hobbit is another tale where the many of the victors do not enjoy the fruits of thier efforts. A running theme of Tolkien. You win the war for others, but not for yourself. You have made a sacrifice. The shadow of WWI again.
Yes. Erebor is like in real History. A major battle that History almost ignores. Truly epic and horrific, but not really considered for it's profound importance. 🖖🤐🤘🇨🇦
To be fair, there was a lot going on at the time. If we had competent writers to take over the rights for the movies, we could have some truly epic views of all the stunning things happening in middle earth. Instead we get dwarves in barrels and whatever the rings of power was supposed to be. 🙄
I love Erabor and the dwaves. Because of Erabor The North Stands during War of the ring.And lets hope abot the new coming Lord Of The Rings movie will be about nothern wars.
Wonderfully done!! I especially appreciate your making it completely clear just why Thorin acted as he did - it's something that seems to just slip by so frequently, and I've had many a memorable debate with friends as to the real cause of his madness. With some folks asserting that ANY dwarf could fall into such madness, a weakness of their race; not something that's ever been supported in Tolkein's writings but, well...not everyone gets as detailed as you do, or cares to dig into the lore the way the fans here do.
The dragon sickness was one thing, the effect of a dwarven ring was another. While Thorin never wore that ring, it had been in the line for a long time, and the ripples of Sauron's influence were there.
Man, I just want to say your content is so good. After a few months of not watching and being out of the LOTR mood (bouncing between creative universes). But your videos are so good, I’m right back in Middle Earth.
I could listen to you talk about Lord of the Rings for days on end, your voice is so perfect for this type of content and you’re so knowledgeable on the history as well. Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos!❤🙌🏻
I find it fascinating how the interiors on display - others' imaginings/renditions as well from the movie(s) - resemble a lot of the "Castlevania" 4 various PSX platforms; my favorite side-scroller ever. Absolutely fabulous work on Y.T. via your renditions.
I always liked how tolkien had the dwarves trade with men for their food, and the men traded with the elves as well. It made a bunch of sense because 1) the dwarves physically couldnt farm, hunt, or fish underground 2)the dwarves would rather make fortunes mining and crafting than farm and 3) The elves couldnt be bothered to do all their farming. It was super fitting and created a reason for the towns from near erebor. The fact that dwarves are in a way dependent on external colonies for their food is a cool worldbuilding technique to explain why they dont just mine their way out of the story.
I 'd assumed that King Under the Mountain was in part to distinguish the Dwarven settlement from the manish. In the novel at least, Thorin was primed for Dragon's Sickness. He talks about his own wealth and inharitance. Thorin of the movies is someone I like a lot more.
Dain " The time of my thought is my own to spend" was his retort to Saurons messenger. Which is the best "go f*** yourself " bit of diplomacy in Tolkien lore.
Erebor was very important in the larger scale of things. 1st if Smaug teamed up with Sauron it would have been devistating for the good peoples of middle earth. 2nd of Saurons northern armies defeated Erebor he would have gained a wealthy kingdom capable of great weapons and army production and a very important trading route as well, ot to mention a great fortress that's almost impossible to get into. Basically he would take control of the northern parts of middle earth
TBH Erebor is the one that first comes to mind when I think of dwarven realms. Even if Moria may be the most infamous, that’s mainly because of the Balrog, as opposed to Erebor and its history with the events of the Hobbit and Return of the King.
When this was filmed it was required that all extras who would be in the front line of the charge to have read the books and fully knew the importance of this part in the story! Even though the films had to make changes to drive the narrative into a film adaption I love how much care and respect towards Tolkiens legacy was provided to all 3 films!
1:17 I've been hearing this background music from your other videos since the 'rings of power' episode you made; and I love it. What is name of the music?
Never knew that Dale and the dwarves of erebor were facing a huge threat during the war of the ring. But just imagine if they did not get attacked and helped at the battle for Gondor 🔥
Sauron also attacked Rivendell. Given that Elrond had Glorfindel by his side, its pretty much a suicide mission by Sauron, just to keep tue elves from sending reinforcement to Gondor.
I wonder what the fade of the dwarves was like in Erebor in the Fourth Age. Moria didn't have a human settlement right next to it, so the dwarves retreating over decades and being seen less and less often would not be noticed much, but It sounds like Dale and Erebor were more closely linked. You would think that at some point the humans in Dale would be aware that they hadn't seen a dwarf in Dale or even outside Erebor for months and would go to investigate. What would they find? Were the upper halls empty, and there was no trace where the dwarves had gone except maybe on some very still nights some men thought they heard the sound of picks and hammers on stone, but the following day there would be no sign of any dwarves. Did the king of the dwarves perhaps warn the human king of Dale that his people were about to begin a great underground migration that men could not join them on and that men should not try to enter the halls of Erebor anymore as traps were set to preserve the dwarves secrecy. Did the dwarven population shrink over time such that men just figured that the last dwarves in Erebor had died out over a few years, though in reality they had just slipped away to deeper places or gone back to the earth from which they came waiting for Eru. I always kind of wondered how the fourth age transpired and how knowledge of anything but men just faded. Were tomes of history lost in Gondor. Was the Red Book lost at some point? I can see where after the War of the Ring, once the survivors have all passed away and their grandchildren, oral history would be lost. Was written history purposefully destroyed or lost through some kind of "divine" accident like a library fire that wiped the main human archives at Minas Tirith.
I really like the part about the dwarves' picks and hammers being heard during the night. I can imagine a mother telling her children a bedtime story about the greatest of the now abandoned dwarvish kingdom nearby before finishing with "Nobody knows what became of the dwarves, but some people say that at night you may hear the sound of their picks and hammers, delving in the hard stone, and bringing back the memories of the great, proud, and hardy folk that once called the Lonely mountain their home."
The Dwarves believe that when they die, their spirits also go to the Halls of Mandos in a special section where they will await until summoned by Mahal (The Dwarven name for Aulë) where they would help him in the rebuilding of Arda following the 2nd Music of the Ainur. Personally, I think at some point the Dwarves realized their end was coming and shut themselves in, cutting all contact with the outside world. When I am indulging in flights of fancy, I like to imagine that someday we will discover one or more of the ancient Dwarven cities buried within our mountain ranges.
@@istari0 great commentary! It would be cool to imagine Dwarven settlements unearthed and rediscovered. But in this reality, we are kept in the shadows concerning our own history! Search: Egyptian artifacts found in the Grand Canyon. Also look up the giant skeletal remains found in mounds and land around the country. What are they hiding from us and why???
@@PYRESATVARANASI if we are lucky, we get almost 100 years. Most never get close to that. It's reasonable to think that after a thousand years, records are lost and tales are no longer told. Think of how many times the Mongols swept through an area and killed everyone who might be able to retell the stories of their past. How many times the romans burned all the records of the people they conquered. Imagine how much history was lost when the Europeans came to America and so many of the natives died off. There are great stories and long histories that have been lost entirely to our real life world. It's absolutely reasonable that, in this fantasy epic, whole races like the dwarves just vanished over time.
Although I enjoy all the mystery as well, I would have liked to know more about Tolkiens dwarves. Silmarillion is about elves, and it's such a great book. I would like to have something similar for dwarves, or perhaps one telling the story of wars of dwarves and goblins over the Misty Mountains.
Man what I would give for them to make a show or movie covering different area's during the war of the ring. Or simply a show styled like house of dragons. A history format about a family spanning multiple eras. The title alone would just be called Erebor. So much has happened just in the mountains alone.
Always been a huge fan of the dwarves so to have a whole video on Erebor is awesome. Thank you! A thought I had while watching was what exactly are the properties and powers of the dragons? Besides for there being cold and Fire drakes, do any possess magic abilities like Glaurung or was Glaurung able to express such power due to the working of Morgoth through him? Like are there any other dragons since that could petrify people (Turin) or wipe memories (Turins sister)?
Good question. In The Hobbit, Smaug could influence others and had Bilbo, for a time, thinking that the dwarves would cheat him. That isn't quite like wiping Nienor's (sp?) memory, but it was a mental influence.
@@mikeynth7919 That’s a good point. Could be that originally the power was stronger but due to time it weakened. Maybe that’s why Smaugs hold and influence over Bilbo wasn’t as strong and potent as that of Glaurung. I don’t know if that satisfies me though. I makes me wonder, had Smaug got together with Sauron, perhaps that power would have been increased or regained. Makes an even greater terrifying win scenario for Sauron.
Here's a film idea for WB, Tales of The War of the Ring: The Lonely Mountain. They go to the north and cover Dale and Erebor's rise to glory again after Hobbit and into their side of the war capping it off with the emissaries at Aragorn's crowning!
Doing so gives WB exactly what they love. Large-scale battles taking place during their most successful era of the films. You get a nice Osgiliath like battles in Dale, Pelennor fields/Helms deep like battles in front of Erebor's gate
The fact that Tolkien made such a rich history and world is such a wonderful thing but the fact that we’ve only seen such a small percentage is sad. I’m going to have to read more of the extra material
A fantastic summary. Loved the selection of art work -- those Animals should have been made to watch this before even talking about the Hobbit let alone try to make a film. If only. Thanks again for your outstanding work.
A series or movie about the dwarves of middle earth and their history would be great! Some type of prequel to the hobbit and or the wars and battles of the north during LOTR
Erebor and the events from "The Hobbit" as a whole are very underrated. Many fans don't realize how crucial they were for the war of the ring and the free peoples' victory.
That is one thing I appreciate about Peter Jackson's adaptation: he puts the story in the larger context of the history of Middle Earth.🙂
fans realize it, but casual watchers might not
@@benjaminallen3371 This curse I lay upon thee and thy folk; to rest never until all the fair words thou have spoken of the Hobbit movies be unspoken
Even though "The Hobbit" was the first book from middle earth...the first story he wrote during WW1 was "The Fall of Gondolin(2018)". When I read that book, I loved it...the story told one of the biggest battles in the first age...a story hinted in The Hobbit...when they find the troll horde.
The battle of five armies was always a favorite to read...with Beorn kicking some series Goblin/Orc butt!
Definitely if smaug teamed up with sauron it wud of been game over !!!
Dragons in the earlier ages must have been truly terrifying since Tolkien pointed out Smaug wasn't a top of the line fire drake.
Have you seen Ancalagon the black?
@@valentinkambushev4968 That's the one I was thinking of. Smaug was a worm comparatively speaking.
Smaug and Scaffa are worms when put next to Ancalagon and Galurung.
I really wish we had more info. What happened to the other dragons of the Grey Mountains and Northern Wastes? Were there no other dragon attacks besides Smaug (and the unnamed dragons a few centuries prior in the Grey Mountaints) since the War of Wrath?
@@Alexs.2599 when Gandalf tells Frodo that his ring is the One in "Fellowship of the ring" he says that dragon fire can destroy a ring of power, but that there are no dragons left, in which the old fire is hot enough, so there were still dragons by the time of the war of the ring, but their fire was getting colder.
King Dain ironfoot defending the body of king Brand and king Azaghal of Belegost stabbing Glaurung with his last breath are always bringing me tears with their bravery
That's the idea!
Despite the problems with the Hobbit films, I really liked how they portrayed Erebor, Dale and Laketown. Hearing the full story makes me wish that we could gete either a film adaptation or a animated telling about the war between them and Rhun. Great video.
If you're into gaming I can recommend a mod for Mount and Blade Warband known as the last days of the third age which let's you explore many regions from Rhovanion to Gondor as you lead a warband while also fighting up close either against Sauron or in service to the Dark Lord and White wizard who will make war upon each other once the Free peoples have been subjugated
Also there's Battle for Middle Earth series
And if that's not satisfying enough there's an upcoming mod for the sequel of Warband known as Bannerlord the upcoming mod is named Kingdoms of Arda
@@pattonramming1988 Sounds interesting, will give it a look.
You should watch the M4 Hobbit Book Edit if you want a great version of the hobbit trilogy! It's a single 4-hour film version of the trilogy that corrects 90% of the problems! I highly recommend it!
Some news you might like to hear is there is an animated series in the works it's directed by two guys who helped make the LOTR trilogy it's an animated show on the war of the rohirom before the war of the ring
@@Greeks332 That sounds great, thank you for sharing this news with me.
I love that as an avid fan of Tolkein you can tell me info I already know but still love the videos because of such an enjoyable delivery of the info. An incredible talent, please never quit!
I love the deep connections Tolkien built across races. Dain defending the dead body of Brand ( 12:17 ) at the cost of his own life is just epic to me.
Always brings me tears. Like celeborn and narni. Reminds us what we can achieve when we are united...
yep, and there are many moments like that in Tolkien. And the other way too, moments of betrayal or distrust. Hurin is probably the most epic of both..
Makes all the whining from a certain faction of the fandom that much more disappointing: Evidently they missed the lessons about people's of different races coming together for the good of all.
the dwarves rallying will be always be one of my favorite scenes ever
i want you to know bro your my favorite youtuber hands down, idk how you know this much, but either way i have mad respect for you, and anytime i wanna know anything about middle earth i go to your channel, keep up the good work brotha.
I just love Tolkiens dwarves! They have such cool tales and amazing characters. Love the episode as always, keep it up! 👌👌👌
I absolutely love these nerd of the rings videos.
I have watched so many of your videos the past two days. I usually don’t subscribe to people or like I usually move along but you deserve all the support in the world for these incredible videos. Thank you for the entertainment!
Thanks so much! So glad you are enjoying the channel!
At least in the films, Erebor is my favorite Dwarven kingdom. It essentially embodies the glory and wonder of the Dwarves both as a people and renowned craftsman and masters of the forge.
I just realized that, like LotR, the Hobbit is another tale where the many of the victors do not enjoy the fruits of thier efforts. A running theme of Tolkien. You win the war for others, but not for yourself. You have made a sacrifice. The shadow of WWI again.
Isn’t that the story of most wars, though? So many of the survivors are scarred, physically or mentally.
@@kardy12 true, but WWI was the one the author personally experienced.
That fact should encourage us to make the most of their sacrifice & continue fighting for the freedom it won.
Another great use is luthen's monolouge in Andor. "I sacrificed everything for a sunrise i will never see"
Yes. Erebor is like in real History. A major battle that History almost ignores. Truly epic and horrific, but not really considered for it's profound importance. 🖖🤐🤘🇨🇦
To be fair, there was a lot going on at the time. If we had competent writers to take over the rights for the movies, we could have some truly epic views of all the stunning things happening in middle earth. Instead we get dwarves in barrels and whatever the rings of power was supposed to be. 🙄
All of these places in the LOTR universe would’ve been amazing to see in person
Imagine how awe inspiring erebor would be! Or minis tirith. Or dol guldur! It would be absolutely jaw dropping, in person!
I love Erabor and the dwaves. Because of Erabor The North Stands during War of the ring.And lets hope abot the new coming Lord Of The Rings movie will be about nothern wars.
It's a shame we don't get any real accounts of what happened to the North during Frodos travels South.
Wonderfully done!! I especially appreciate your making it completely clear just why Thorin acted as he did - it's something that seems to just slip by so frequently, and I've had many a memorable debate with friends as to the real cause of his madness. With some folks asserting that ANY dwarf could fall into such madness, a weakness of their race; not something that's ever been supported in Tolkein's writings but, well...not everyone gets as detailed as you do, or cares to dig into the lore the way the fans here do.
The dragon sickness was one thing, the effect of a dwarven ring was another. While Thorin never wore that ring, it had been in the line for a long time, and the ripples of Sauron's influence were there.
Man, I just want to say your content is so good. After a few months of not watching and being out of the LOTR mood (bouncing between creative universes). But your videos are so good, I’m right back in Middle Earth.
Welcome back, my friend!
I could listen to you talk about Lord of the Rings for days on end, your voice is so perfect for this type of content and you’re so knowledgeable on the history as well. Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos!❤🙌🏻
Thanks so much!!
I know and love the History, but I’m watching this video because you have such a high quality channel and great voice!
I love how you explained the time line between each characters. You have the best lord or rings channel on TH-cam period
I just wish there was more about the arkenstone
Right? Like other than looking cool there's gotta be some important importantance to it
Arkenstone = heart of the mountain, Ophir.
Great video Matt! As I've mentioned before on here, I'd be so excited for a film centered on the Battle of Dale during LOTR!
Thank you for the captions! Another great video.
I find it fascinating how the interiors on display - others' imaginings/renditions as well from the movie(s) - resemble a lot of the "Castlevania" 4 various PSX platforms; my favorite side-scroller ever. Absolutely fabulous work on Y.T. via your renditions.
Amazing video as always 👏
Another great video bro keep em coming my guy!!!
I always liked how tolkien had the dwarves trade with men for their food, and the men traded with the elves as well. It made a bunch of sense because 1) the dwarves physically couldnt farm, hunt, or fish underground 2)the dwarves would rather make fortunes mining and crafting than farm and 3) The elves couldnt be bothered to do all their farming. It was super fitting and created a reason for the towns from near erebor. The fact that dwarves are in a way dependent on external colonies for their food is a cool worldbuilding technique to explain why they dont just mine their way out of the story.
This channel is amazing. Keep up the surperb work. Someone should make movies about all these .
The helmet in the thumbnail looks awesome ngl!! That ram style helmet is fire
I 'd assumed that King Under the Mountain was in part to distinguish the Dwarven settlement from the manish.
In the novel at least, Thorin was primed for Dragon's Sickness. He talks about his own wealth and inharitance. Thorin of the movies is someone I like a lot more.
Thorin from the movies is one of the greatest characters ever put to screen
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I can't argue agaisnt that.
Dain " The time of my thought is my own to spend" was his retort to Saurons messenger. Which is the best "go f*** yourself " bit of diplomacy in Tolkien lore.
Thank you so much for this video...as always sharing on our FB & Discord!
this video is much appreciated, much thanks.
Erebor was very important in the larger scale of things. 1st if Smaug teamed up with Sauron it would have been devistating for the good peoples of middle earth.
2nd of Saurons northern armies defeated Erebor he would have gained a wealthy kingdom capable of great weapons and army production and a very important trading route as well, ot to mention a great fortress that's almost impossible to get into.
Basically he would take control of the northern parts of middle earth
Great Video!
Please do a video on the life of Eomer
Wonderful video!!! I'm delighted to finally find some deep content about Middle Earth history!!! Congrats!!! Greetings from Brazil!!!
TBH Erebor is the one that first comes to mind when I think of dwarven realms. Even if Moria may be the most infamous, that’s mainly because of the Balrog, as opposed to Erebor and its history with the events of the Hobbit and Return of the King.
This is awesome, someone should make a movie about it
love that picture of Dain Ironfoot from weta workshop!
Thanks again for another good video
When this was filmed it was required that all extras who would be in the front line of the charge to have read the books and fully knew the importance of this part in the story! Even though the films had to make changes to drive the narrative into a film adaption I love how much care and respect towards Tolkiens legacy was provided to all 3 films!
Mistake: After stating that goblins and wargs were approaching at 10:15, Matt then goes on to call them “orcs” at 10:20
Fun fact: goblins and orcs are the same thing in the books. The movies made more of a distinction, but in the books the terms are interchangeable. 😁
Thanks for the info!
Great video could you do a history of thranduils halls next pls
Good video. Minor correction but Bard was not the ancestor of Girion. He was his descendant. Ancestors are earlier generations of a person's family.
1:17 I've been hearing this background music from your other videos since the 'rings of power' episode you made; and I love it. What is name of the music?
can someone pls the name of the Score?
I really like that the two princes that lead both peoples to victory were named after thorin and bard
Awesome video 💚
Never knew that Dale and the dwarves of erebor were facing a huge threat during the war of the ring. But just imagine if they did not get attacked and helped at the battle for Gondor 🔥
Sauron also attacked Rivendell. Given that Elrond had Glorfindel by his side, its pretty much a suicide mission by Sauron, just to keep tue elves from sending reinforcement to Gondor.
I wonder what the fade of the dwarves was like in Erebor in the Fourth Age. Moria didn't have a human settlement right next to it, so the dwarves retreating over decades and being seen less and less often would not be noticed much, but It sounds like Dale and Erebor were more closely linked. You would think that at some point the humans in Dale would be aware that they hadn't seen a dwarf in Dale or even outside Erebor for months and would go to investigate. What would they find? Were the upper halls empty, and there was no trace where the dwarves had gone except maybe on some very still nights some men thought they heard the sound of picks and hammers on stone, but the following day there would be no sign of any dwarves. Did the king of the dwarves perhaps warn the human king of Dale that his people were about to begin a great underground migration that men could not join them on and that men should not try to enter the halls of Erebor anymore as traps were set to preserve the dwarves secrecy. Did the dwarven population shrink over time such that men just figured that the last dwarves in Erebor had died out over a few years, though in reality they had just slipped away to deeper places or gone back to the earth from which they came waiting for Eru. I always kind of wondered how the fourth age transpired and how knowledge of anything but men just faded. Were tomes of history lost in Gondor. Was the Red Book lost at some point? I can see where after the War of the Ring, once the survivors have all passed away and their grandchildren, oral history would be lost. Was written history purposefully destroyed or lost through some kind of "divine" accident like a library fire that wiped the main human archives at Minas Tirith.
I really like the part about the dwarves' picks and hammers being heard during the night. I can imagine a mother telling her children a bedtime story about the greatest of the now abandoned dwarvish kingdom nearby before finishing with "Nobody knows what became of the dwarves, but some people say that at night you may hear the sound of their picks and hammers, delving in the hard stone, and bringing back the memories of the great, proud, and hardy folk that once called the Lonely mountain their home."
The Dwarves believe that when they die, their spirits also go to the Halls of Mandos in a special section where they will await until summoned by Mahal (The Dwarven name for Aulë) where they would help him in the rebuilding of Arda following the 2nd Music of the Ainur.
Personally, I think at some point the Dwarves realized their end was coming and shut themselves in, cutting all contact with the outside world. When I am indulging in flights of fancy, I like to imagine that someday we will discover one or more of the ancient Dwarven cities buried within our mountain ranges.
It was lost in time. You would be surprised at how much "written history" has been lost in our real world.
We humans forget quickly.
@@istari0 great commentary! It would be cool to imagine Dwarven settlements unearthed and rediscovered. But in this reality, we are kept in the shadows concerning our own history! Search: Egyptian artifacts found in the Grand Canyon. Also look up the giant skeletal remains found in mounds and land around the country. What are they hiding from us and why???
@@PYRESATVARANASI if we are lucky, we get almost 100 years. Most never get close to that. It's reasonable to think that after a thousand years, records are lost and tales are no longer told. Think of how many times the Mongols swept through an area and killed everyone who might be able to retell the stories of their past. How many times the romans burned all the records of the people they conquered. Imagine how much history was lost when the Europeans came to America and so many of the natives died off. There are great stories and long histories that have been lost entirely to our real life world. It's absolutely reasonable that, in this fantasy epic, whole races like the dwarves just vanished over time.
First? Look forward to you videos every week! excited to watch this on my lunch break
Amazing story telling as ever
I was expecting an april's fool videos, but i was a fool aperently 😅. Great videos always ❤.
You can say you were a fool of a Took.
"Fool of a Took!"
I used to think cold-drake meant a dragon that breathed ice, turns out it is a lot less cool, just means they can't breath fire.
Side note: the map of Middle-Earth looks like a map of western Europe during the ice age.
Although I enjoy all the mystery as well, I would have liked to know more about Tolkiens dwarves. Silmarillion is about elves, and it's such a great book. I would like to have something similar for dwarves, or perhaps one telling the story of wars of dwarves and goblins over the Misty Mountains.
The history of The Misty Mountains next -> ->
The Dwarves always end up losing their homes to Balrogs, dragons, and orcs
I really wish they would make another film on the lore of Erebor and Dale during the war of the ring.
Finally a Channel fits for a Huge FAN Like Me of Both Hobbits And Rings Trilogy
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Man what I would give for them to make a show or movie covering different area's during the war of the ring. Or simply a show styled like house of dragons. A history format about a family spanning multiple eras. The title alone would just be called Erebor. So much has happened just in the mountains alone.
Loved it. Another great video!
These vids are awesome!!!Thank u for making them
Always been a huge fan of the dwarves so to have a whole video on Erebor is awesome. Thank you! A thought I had while watching was what exactly are the properties and powers of the dragons? Besides for there being cold and Fire drakes, do any possess magic abilities like Glaurung or was Glaurung able to express such power due to the working of Morgoth through him? Like are there any other dragons since that could petrify people (Turin) or wipe memories (Turins sister)?
Good question. In The Hobbit, Smaug could influence others and had Bilbo, for a time, thinking that the dwarves would cheat him. That isn't quite like wiping Nienor's (sp?) memory, but it was a mental influence.
@@mikeynth7919 That’s a good point. Could be that originally the power was stronger but due to time it weakened. Maybe that’s why Smaugs hold and influence over Bilbo wasn’t as strong and potent as that of Glaurung. I don’t know if that satisfies me though. I makes me wonder, had Smaug got together with Sauron, perhaps that power would have been increased or regained. Makes an even greater terrifying win scenario for Sauron.
I dont understand why people say the “Nerd” of the Rings is careless with the lore. I think he does a great job.
Smaug, Sauron and Saruman...almost all names of the bosses starts with the letter "S" with the exception of Melkor.
Yes I was waiting for this
Thank you for making this video!
Here's a film idea for WB, Tales of The War of the Ring: The Lonely Mountain. They go to the north and cover Dale and Erebor's rise to glory again after Hobbit and into their side of the war capping it off with the emissaries at Aragorn's crowning!
Doing so gives WB exactly what they love. Large-scale battles taking place during their most successful era of the films. You get a nice Osgiliath like battles in Dale, Pelennor fields/Helms deep like battles in front of Erebor's gate
Two questions:
Will you ever do a video for Frodo?
Would you ever a video dedicated to the life of Tolkien?
At around 12:00 i was expecting a reference to battle of Minas Tirith and the art from BFME 2 ;)
When first mentioning Bard the Bowman, you called him Girion's ancestor. It's the other way around. Girion is Bard's ancestor.
Love the content!
Indeed bard is Girion’s descendant
*wipes off tears
It's so beautiful
Nice work dude
Excellent video 👍🏼
Again my mind is blowed away, you describing every detail is Top Notch 👍.
The fact that Tolkien made such a rich history and world is such a wonderful thing but the fact that we’ve only seen such a small percentage is sad. I’m going to have to read more of the extra material
We need a movie about this last battle
As always I d like to thank you a lot! 🙂🙂 Great work! 👍👍
Bard was descended from Girion, lord of Dale.
Not the ancestor.
I thought he said that!
Why did you leave out the thrush - it was key to finding the way into the mountain, as well as telling Bard where to strike Smaug. :(
Just a mention, Bard is not the ancestor, it's the other way around.
Fun Fact: the city of Dale was named after Dale Gribble.
It's on the Internet, so then it must be true.
No wonder the dwarves fade away. After such catastrophic events, they probably couldn't reproduce properly anymore.
1/3 of the population was female after the War of Dwarves and Orcs, and only had a child or two, so yeah, they were a fading people.
idk why i thought he was going to say "Real Quick, It's Important to note These are not the thrain and thorin your looking for" haha.
It's too bad in the Fellowship we didn't see Bilbo getting warned at Rivendale.
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A fantastic summary. Loved the selection of art work -- those Animals should have been made to watch this before even talking about the Hobbit let alone try to make a film. If only. Thanks again for your outstanding work.
I hope there'll be films about the War in the North (especially the Battle of Dale).
8:30 Not ancestor, but descendant.
Sad we can't build like the dwarfes in real life.
Sorry to nitpick, but ancestor? You mean descendant don't you? Still great video as always! 👏👏👍
I didn't realize you would never done an episode on Erebor.
We need a movie about this.
Well done! Lots of great content for a "short stories" series of lotr lore!😁🍻🧝♂️🧝♀️🧙♂️
A series or movie about the dwarves of middle earth and their history would be great! Some type of prequel to the hobbit and or the wars and battles of the north during LOTR
Awesome awesome awesome video. How the heck do you know so much and do these type of videos
Have you made video about what if Saruman got the ring?
Amazing video
Girion is an ancestor of Bard, not the other way around.