What Happened During the Long and Fell Winters in Middle-earth?
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- Within Tolkien’s works, a few winters brought forth such perilous colds and were named in memory of them! Today, we explore those winters and the stories that occurred during them. Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts on the Long Winter and Fell Winters in the comments below! As always, a great thanks to the online artists whose visual works made this video possible! If you are one of the artists, please let me know and I will post your name and a link to your work in this description!
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The Frost Ents and Frost Giants built snow forts and had snowball fights which created incredible avalanches!
“So fair, so cold, like a morning of pale spring still clinging to winters chill.”
It’s definitely a season that isn’t focused on all that much in the tales, but it certainly has it’s affects on the people.
I personally love winter, but it is difficult to endure for long periods of time. It will test even the strongest out there and bring all to a standstill. But I like to think that those that survive it go thru a cleansing process and wen spring arrives it makes those who lasted as pure as snow :)
Definitely seeing parallels to Fimbulvetr of Norse mythology here.
Frost and snow may melt, but a chill that clings to the spirit is harder to shake. For that, I thank Tolkien for his optimism, though I may not always share it.
Nice to see someone else saw this connection, too! Top that with the fact that Fimbulvetr might be a reminiscent story of a real occasion - namely, the extremely harsh weather of 535-536 and onward. What is now surmised to be a series of vulcanic eruptions with intervals of some years caused sun lose its strength for several years lowering temperatures and causing crop failures in probably global scale. It was well recorded by Byzantines, with further mentions from Ireland to China. One can only imagine what it was like in Nordic lands at that time.
Must admit that altough Im in great knowlegde of Tolkien lore, this is a tophic that I havent didnt know much about....so as always thank you for amazing video!!
I've always been fascinated by these two events in the lore. Thanks for finally cover them Yoystan.
Man, were in Winter now...I hardly noticed!!! Because in Summer in my home the Weather goes extremely Hot before getting very wet, stormy and windy!!!
I will be if I will join Mellon, love to help anyone in this hard days...
Until either your Livestream or your LOTR FOTR Essay....Marion Baggins Out!!!
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I wonder how the elves of Mirkwood and Lothlorien faced the winters. The elves of Lothlorien had the elven ring to help them but still...
I say the forest provided so much that they had vast stores of food, and considering Thranduil in the Hobbit, a lot of wine and trade goods stored up.
The deeper parts of the halls of the Woodland Realm would maintain a constant temperature without heating of about 59°F (15°C) regardless of outside temperature.
@@tominiowa2513 were you there?
@@Mandolatron If Arda post Downfall of Númenor is supposed to be similar to Earth, the ~59°C temperature would be the case unless the caves had very little overburden, were very deep, or were heated the way hot springs are - nothing in the text indicates any of these conditions.
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Do yourself a favor, start with The Hobbit
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I wish that Tuor and Turin would have met each other at the pools of Ivrin. Two of the mightiest Men and cousins.
If Turin would have been able to drink from the pools and take counsel from Tuor and Voronwe, maybe they could have turned him away from his doom, but alas these two never spoke.
love the shot from the ralph bakshi lord of the rings you used for the shire
Oh dang, this video came just in time for me to have snow at home
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"Except on the high moors of the Northfarthing a heavy fall was rare in the Shire, and was regarded as a pleasant event and a chance for fun. No living hobbit (save Bilbo) could remember the Fell Winter of 1311, when the white wolves invaded the Shire over the frozen Brandywine." Fellowship, Book 2 Chapter 3. Hobbits could use axes and bows to kill the wolves as well. It was hard times, but never mess with Hobbits.
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Great video Yoystan!
I've lived in places where a winter from November through March would be blessing.
I could listen to you talk about lotr for hours
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Fell/Long Winter: Lord of the Rings meets A Song of Ice and Fire, as "Winter has come"...
I can actually say for the first time with your great videos Yoystan... FIRST! First View too! Jk, in all seriousness this was a fascinating video, always thought the Fell-Winter was linked as you said to Sauron's newfound mastery over Arda. I wonder if Sauron had won, if the land might well have become permanently one of winter, coldness and death forevermore.
If I had to measure the cold, of the land it had to be between -40 & -80 in some places, I wonder if the Nature of Middle-Earth or Morgoth's Ring has anything to say about the exact temperature of the Fell-Winter?
Can't wait for your livestream Yoystan! Will definitely be in attendance in the chat when the day comes! What time on wednesday will it be at?
A great video as always Men of the West.
Oh yes the long fall of winter it was a terrible time I was forced to stay in Moria and have durin's Bane keep me warm I had nothing but maggoty bread two weeks then I started eating the the Goblin what if durin's Bane got the one ring
Luckily Morgoth didn't thought of creating snow zombie's.
Sometimes I think it would be wonderful if some of the quieter stories of Middle Earth were made into TV shows. It wouldn't have to be done in a chronological fashion, although they could do it that way. They could also include the conflicts - I am sure the war between the Orcs and Dwarves would be rather epic, but the quieter, softer stories such as how the Hobbits made it through such hard winters and how Gandalf grew to know them better would provide a wonderful contrast with the more dramatic tales. The idea that the land and its people were so richly imagined that there could be stories so subtle and eloquent and yet so powerful, just as our real world possesses, would only go to make for a wonderful set of tales which would make for even greater immersion into Tolkien's world.
It would take a very deft directorial hand though and I am not sure whether there is a director out there capable of taking on such a task.
Those who remember the long winter are always stronger for it.
Hey Yoysten thanks for the effort you put in to these videos. I have a question I think you're knowledgeable enough answer, as I haven't been able to find an answer anywhere. As is pertains to the chronological order of the events and people in the legendarium, in which order exactly do the books go. That is, from the creation of Arda, to current time ( A.K.A, the end of LOTR ). Thanks for your time!
Y is the view rate of this channel still declining men damn. This channel is so underrated...
It waxes and wanes, as all things do! I do it for the passion and community, not the views 😊
@@MenoftheWest Dan at *Voice of Geekdom* mentioned that you were the prime mover in bringing together all the Tolkien content channels.
i guess it's a matter of interest.his "Wizards of middle earth" video has nearly 3 million views.and on such a small channel(Sorry Yoystan) that is a huge number of views.
Saruman, receiving the keys of Isengard: "Keyblade"
Did Tolkien get the ideas for the Long & Fell Winters from the Norse legend of Ragnarok? I know that Dagor Daggoroth wouldn't start like that but that's how Ragnarok would, as I've heard
Wait a second! Was the intro always animated? What kind of sneakin you trying to pull Yost?!?
Oh oh! Bad times...
I love MELKOR!
Hammer Helm is the Night King!!
The fact that Tolkien even included real world climate events like the ice ages and so called mini ice ages is absolutely remarkable. The man was a genius period.
The first art/painting is sweet but difficult times
Interesting
The first fell winter sounds pretty mild for the midwest honestly
Mild for our world and time yes but not midevil times. That's what I picture the middle earth like.
Greetings from Alaska! I think the people of middle earth need to stop complaining no offense.
So the long harsh winters that last for many years is another idea that G.R.R. Martin took from J.R.R. Tolkien.
Sounds like typical polish winter, my man
Oh no! :(
Maybe that is why one of my great-great grandfathers emigrated from Poland to Denmark?
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Were the white wolves wargs?
It's not the years that are tough, it's the people who support tyranny that make them that way.
What the hell is that man doing at 2:41? I see no enemies.
When Bolg left on the Warg from Lake Town with hs tail between his legs with Legolas close behind...I wonder how Bolg escaped?
You have to unlock a key to find out. 😉
Someone should edit all the Legolas scenes with video game sounds and "+50" or "+100" appearing every time he slays an orc, warg, etc.
@@tominiowa2513 I have not played the game. I was referring to the movie The Five Armies.
@@tominiowa2513 Thanks though.
@@actsismmljcorrectlyobeyed6190 Um, the "unlock a key" was sarcasm, not a reference to an actual game.
This scene should be considered fan fiction, since it is only in the movie and not the book.
6:18 anyone else see creepy smiling faces or am I just really high
Sound like the Long Night of game of thrones.
We need more Hobbits in the world, not Morgoths.
But what was Aragorn's vaccination policy?
Well made, but the background music is a distraction.
Good to know, thanks! I'll keep that in mind moving forward.
in the mid west find arrowheads
I guess the stone giants became stone COLD giants.
I'm so sorry.
Firsttt