Now im imagining orcs running casinos and prostitute orcs and a orcish elvis impersonator. And a Barlog stripper. Which wouldve been the most out of place but absolutely hilarious part of The Fellowship
*Laughs in Hobbit trilogy portrayal* “Would you kindly consider just sodding of? The lot of you!” “I’ll split his pretty head open!” “You bastards!” Lol
Wasn't even just the Hobbit adaption, but if I remember correctly (has been quite some time since I last read about him), he was kind of hot-headed first. Only later he grew to be what I consider one of the wisest and most reflected dwarves of all time.
Favorite architecture is Dwarven, just love the geometric patterns and sharp precision. I was in masonry for awhile so thats something I enjoy. I see no reason why Khazad Dum wouldn't be in the Amazon series since it does play a prominent role with the elves in the second age.
Dwarven halls are impressive. Rohan's halls are legendary. Gondor's cities are breathtaking and Elven forests are magical. But a good Hobbit home is where I put my feet up after a hard day's work. If I ever did any.
@@cringewithit Architecture-wise, obviously. The Golden Hall is steeped in legends of Rohan, tapestries, banners and mosaic floors. Not impressive, but still legendary.
@@oscardinogetti3824 I stand by what I said, kazan dum and other Dwarven settlements had been around since the first awakening of the children of illuvatar. Rohans halls have existed for half an age. The history of the dwarves, though not as well documented as elves or men, is immense and breathtaking. Plus, while men and elves roamed the earth, dwarves nearly always stayed in their settlements and shaped and improved them.
I’ll add some agreement on all counts. I’d lose myself in fascination at the sprawl of stone work in a Dwarven Hall. Id visit them always, but A hobbit hole for me for home. Oscar, I’ll be by with my pipe for a sit down in the garden some lazy evening. Naki can bring some tea. Maybe some sandwiches and mead as well.
Favourite architecture is dwarven. I love the vastness of their halls, more spacious in many ways than the cities of men. An enormous amount of crafting, each part decorated; it must have taken thousands of dwarves centuries to build. It must have been a sight to behold in the Second Age.
@@submit56789 The elves are a better representation of Welsh/Celtic culture. While the Dwarves, are more of a direct representation of Scandinavian/Celtic folklore. I believe that the term "Celtic" is too broad of a term... It often loses meaning without specific context... and there's a distinct difference between; culture, and folklore...
Well ... it is only an assumption that the watcher is one of the "nameless things". Gandalf describes the Watcher as having "been driven out of dark waters under the mountains" which is where the nameless things dwell, but on the othe hand, the Watcher is influenced by the Ring, despite beeing unrelated to Sauron assuming he were a "nameless thing". We will never know what the nameless things are and wheter the Watcher is one of them.
@@Simon-rb6yy in the creation of Arda, Morgoth wanted to create his own music, so that created discord wich spawned corrupted things in Arda, wich makes them older than Sauron, these nameless things hated Morgoth, and as of this Sauron too, so yeah that's why it felt attraction to the one ring, because it wanted to destry sauron, the nameless things from my theory were spawned from that discord in the music of creation if Arda.
"Far, far below the deepest delving of the Dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things. Even Sauron knows them not. They are older than he. Now I have walked there, but I will bring no report to darken the light of day."
Dwarven, Elven and Human architecture are all very impressive all in their own right, but I guess I'm a Hobbit at heart, just love their cozy little dwellings☺
The dwarves build magnificent mansions and the hobbits build cozy little houses, but for me, the elves are my favorite. I just love the ethereal qualities of their homes; the spaciousness of the vistas and the quiet contemplation I can see myself doing in their grottos and balconies framed by flowering vines and framed by water flowing everywhere.
I have always wondered about the Watcher. It always seemed to be a nod to Lovecraft to me. Of all the creatures of Tolkiens world, that one seemed the most "otherworldly"
I don’t think Tolkien was aware of Lovecraft at the time, and they were contemporaries, but both did use similar mythical sources. The idea of a squid-like sea monster like the Kraken from I’ll-advisedly disturbed depths goes back further than Lovecraft…
These guys also can't seem to get that none of tge characters in the Silmarillion fought in the War of Wrath either. There is a lot of story to filter through. The mistakes are all.over the place. Good catch.
@@judowrestlerka Finarfin fought in the War of Wrath. And arguably Eldrond since he remembers the flags and banners of the West when Thangorodrim was torn down.
I love the dwarves of middle earth but their history always makes me melancholy. For every badass Durin or Dain Ironfoot you have 2 Balin's and a Thrain. They are some of the folk with the richest stories but they suffer through such tragedies... you love them and you cheer for them but you always weep for the dwarves.
Dwarves are winners when we are talking about architecture. Guys great video as always. When is the live stream? And this Balin's tomb set is a masterpiece, I would play with it all day!!!!
@@fathel9221 it's cannonically untrue. It was the most beautiful, but dwarves created halls of both beauty and valor unseen by any other race. They managed to create ever-living lamps of sunlight, moonlight and starlight, the closest thing to Silmarils, and they mass-produced them.
I'd be amazed by cultures who could carve beautiful halls from caverns or create palaces perched in trees. I don't have a favorite between them, I find the ideas of both compelling.
I knew I loved Moria for a reason. I’m an introvert who hates the outdoors and finds comfort inside the walls of my house, so it makes sense that in Middle Earth I’m a dwarf.
Spent many happy hours painting D&D figures in the late 80s tons of pots of humbrol paints and reading the Lord of the rings and the hobbit , complete geek ! I still am only now my hair and beard is a lot longer these days and going grey around the edges and my eye sight is crap .
This was an utterly epic video!! What a masterful creation! The organization of the story combined with the visuals makes this one of the best LotR videos I have ever seen on TH-cam. Thank you!
I love dwarves but I would love more to know that weird yet awesome song that plays during the collaboration section. The “Let then come, there is one dwarf yet in Moria who still draws breath”. Gave me chills.
Being of Scottish background, I've always been very drawn to the architecture of the dwarfs and the Rohirrim, but there's so much amazing artwork out there showing so many different styles and interpretations that it's really difficult to pick a favorite.
@@jim9667 I'm an American of Scottish ancestry who has studied a fair amount of art history. I find traditionally Scottish forms and styles compelling. Not such a bizarre thing to state, I think.
as an architect myself , i find each style is unique , and the designers did a great job showcasing the architecture of all races , so i dont have a specific type over the other .
My favorite architecture and race that builds it has to be, reluctantly, the Numenoreans.... Minus Tirith, Minus Ithil, The Dark Tower, Isenguard, And who knows what else on their Island...Had to be good to make the Illuvatar so pissed off....
Cant forget they made minas morgul as well. Before it was corrupted it was minas ithil the counterpart to minas tirith. And osgiliath itself was made by them. But got slammed by war...
I loved this. Stumbled across your channel by mistake and hit a treasure trove of lore. The graphics and maps are great. as well as your tie-ins to the movies. Very well done!! Liked and subscribed!
Man, seeing Moria in its full in the rings of power, is amazing. I've always loved LOTR lore and it's goinf to be tragically amazing to see its downfall. Going to be sad to see but hey, we get to see durans bane.
Some people just have no appreciation of mystery. Nothing the lame arse Rings of Power show could do would top the dark and brooding atmosphere of Moria in the movies, purely because they will interfere with the 'unknown' and attempt to explain and illustrate what didn't need explaining.
My guess is that Durin’s Bane was a Maiar that was injured after aiding Malkior and slept in secret, falling out of knowledge of Sauron. This would explain why it was weak enough to be defeated by a Gray Gandalf.
Lord of the Rings Online did a beautiful story for players of Dwarves returning to Moria in larger numbers soon after the Fellowship passed through. If the game had nothing else going for it, that story was worth it. Of course, it has lots more going for it as well, and lots of great extra story-telling.
Great topic...love all the references to links! Hey, you wouldn't happen to know how to get that Google Earth 3D interactive map of Middle Earth would you? I also am curious about the kingdom of King Thranduil...his realm reminds me of Thingols realm and the story of Beren and Tinuviel. Have you done a video on the woodelves of Middle-Earth?
i like the dwarfs halls the most but its a pity that Kazad-Dum was never shown on its full glory. just imagine that halls full of light and how beautiful that could be.
@Al they couldn't get the rights or didn't want to pay enough for them, so they had to basically make up a bunch of stuff but not get too close to the canonical story. All they really had to go on was a few names. such a shame they just wanted a money grab instead of respecting the world that tolkien made.
I remember watching the mines of Moria with my dad when i was a kid and he would say as a renovation's expert '' That place need's a good clean up and some renovation's'' lol
great video, i have been a long time lord of the rings fan but some of the info. outside of the hobbit and the lord of the rings time I was mostly unaware of.
Very informative lore video! I'm working on some tabletop miniature games with battle maps and various generic / custom boards to play miniature battles and quests on. I loved seeing the fellowship miniatures. They are so well done. Amazing work they did on them. Gives me the inspiration to continue working on my miniature gaming projects.
All those races are unique, with great architecture. But for me, the Dwarves' constructions and designs are most fascinating and impressive. Enough to inspire me to write my own dwarf-centered fantasy novel series!
I came across your videos this afternoon and I'm really enjoying them and the fact you add some style to pronouncing Elvish and Dwarvish names. The American LOTR vloggers mangle everything or just pronounce the place names like they might actually be somewhere in Wisconsin. One thing - I'm presuming you're English? I can't put my finger on your accent but the giveaway is you pronounce Durin as "Jewrin" instead of "Doo-rin". Like the "Juke of Edingburgh" (although you Brits never called Duran Duran "Jewran Jewran" thank God!) It's the only flaw in your otherwise excellent work!
There are several stories from the first age where singular men and elves kill balrogs in battle. So how did one balrog manage to slaughter an entire kingdom, especially one as powerful as Moria was? I figure they were caught unprepared but you would think they would collectively be able to defeat it still. Was Durin's Bane an especially powerful one?
If i recall correctly it is suspected to be a special for that reason. Not gothmog cause he dies during gondolins siege but one close in strength i believe.
I love all the architecture of middle earth, but that of the Shire is what I enjoy the most. Something about the coziness and comfort of hobbit homes just feels right to me.
I read somewhere that the dwarf rings gave them extra ability with mining and etc ...that is why they are so awesome because they did not turn evil but creative.
I thought the rings capitalized on and accentuated the dwarves' inherent greed. The greed kept the dwarves focused only on increasing their riches so they wouldn’t come out and interfere with Sauron's schemes.
@@CrankyPantss I get that . Dwarves like Hobbits could not fall right away to the evil of the ring. What it did as well was increase their obsession with gold and mining while knowing all that wealth they dug up would attract great evil, but they did it anyway. Dwarves are already awesome in many ways and could not be controlled by Salron.
I'm irritated that TH-cam chooses to remove channels that I actually like such as this and subscribe to during random subscriber purges - yet they never touch the cringy channels that I haven't even looked at for almost a decade. Good looks, TH-cam. Awesome video, mate, I'm glad to have found my way back. :)
I am more partial to the architecture of the Dwarves. One thing that I have wondered about is how did Gollum manage to get into Moria in order to follow the Ring Bearer? Was there another entrance somewhere nearby, or did he sneak in while the fellowship was battling the Watcher?
16:44 It was very fortunate that Thorin was killed in the battle of 5 Armies. Because if he was still alive and King Under the Mountain at this time ( Instead of of the far more steady handed and honourable Dain Ironfoot) Thorin's massive weakness for greed and his over inflated sense of gaining what was ' rightfully his'. He would have clearly fallen head over heels for Sauron's offer of the Dwarven Rings of power.
Yeah. If the need to fight for Erebor and the free people of the north weren't there, caused by the battle of the five armies, Thorin would have had probably never a moment of enlightenment and would live and rule with the illusion, that the most important thing were gold.
@@ernesto.carloz Yes. And also he had a moment of redemption, in a literary sense too. Now Balin, on the other hand. Had his recolonization of Moria been a success, he would have been a good Dwarven Lord. His only weakness was not telling Thorin to STFU
@@ernesto.carloz Maybe when Thorin was holding Bilbo over the edge yelling to everyone of the 3 Armies present, that he was going to throw him to his death?? That was just before Gandalf revealed himself and stopped that coward, Thorin. Balin could have knocked Thorin the fuck out with the blunt end of something at that point and should have. But it is good that he didn't. If Thorin was incapacitated for the battle of 5 Armies , he would have lived to sell out the Bagginsess to Sauron.
Could the story line of the video game: return to moria, be fitting for what happend after lord of the rings Idk if you are familiar with this game but i think the title says enough, you return as a dwarf to moria
Love the Dwarves. My favorite race of Middle Earth, and Moria my favorite kingdom. How cool would it be to live in that mountain at the height of it's time.
could you imagine Lord of the rings online but way bigger and with today's tech? don't even care if it's online or not to be honest, just being able to actually explore moria or rivendell or climbing saruman's tower looking out over the misty mountains.
One thing is for certain, what happened in moria stayed in moria
Lmao
Now im imagining orcs running casinos and prostitute orcs and a orcish elvis impersonator. And a Barlog stripper. Which wouldve been the most out of place but absolutely hilarious part of The Fellowship
"And They Call it a Mine...
a *MINE!"*
“This is no Mine . . . It’s a Tomb!”
“I have no memory of this place.”
“Oops.”
My man Dain Ironfoot, a rare pillar of patience and wisdom in a universe of pride and hotheaded warriors
Agree. Dáin is a badass who barely ever put a foot wrong. Very much the Mablung of the Third Age.
*Laughs in Hobbit trilogy portrayal*
“Would you kindly consider just sodding of? The lot of you!”
“I’ll split his pretty head open!”
“You bastards!”
Lol
Wasn't even just the Hobbit adaption, but if I remember correctly (has been quite some time since I last read about him), he was kind of hot-headed first. Only later he grew to be what I consider one of the wisest and most reflected dwarves of all time.
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He looks like Brian Blessed.
Thanks for the shout out, guys 😁 I hope you enjoy the painted Fellowship!
They are fantastic 👏
Awesome video guys! Thanks for the shout out :D Absolutely loved building Balins Tomb for you guys, I hope you enjoy using it for years to come ;)
Amazing work! We love it!!
So you made it a map for online D&D campaigns? Is that what this means
Wow, that is amazing work. Nicely done!
Favorite architecture is Dwarven, just love the geometric patterns and sharp precision. I was in masonry for awhile so thats something I enjoy.
I see no reason why Khazad Dum wouldn't be in the Amazon series since it does play a prominent role with the elves in the second age.
@@bigredwolf6 it is still being made, due late next year I believe. Confirmed as taking place during the second age
@@bigredwolf6 pretty much
@Andrew Bailey It's not propaganda when they do it.
@@bigredwolf6 I thought the games were absolute shite, yet I did enjoy the show somewhat. What about it was bastardized in your opinion?
@@noonecareswhatyouthink first season only. But Yeah, If you liked the game your opinion isn’t really that valuable to me, sorry m8.
Dwarven halls are impressive. Rohan's halls are legendary. Gondor's cities are breathtaking and Elven forests are magical. But a good Hobbit home is where I put my feet up after a hard day's work. If I ever did any.
Rohans halls are trash compared to the dwarves
@@cringewithit Architecture-wise, obviously. The Golden Hall is steeped in legends of Rohan, tapestries, banners and mosaic floors. Not impressive, but still legendary.
@@oscardinogetti3824 I stand by what I said, kazan dum and other Dwarven settlements had been around since the first awakening of the children of illuvatar. Rohans halls have existed for half an age. The history of the dwarves, though not as well documented as elves or men, is immense and breathtaking. Plus, while men and elves roamed the earth, dwarves nearly always stayed in their settlements and shaped and improved them.
@@cringewithit I totally agree lol. Both right in our own ways I suppose
I’ll add some agreement on all counts. I’d lose myself in fascination at the sprawl of stone work in a Dwarven Hall. Id visit them always, but A hobbit hole for me for home. Oscar, I’ll be by with my pipe for a sit down in the garden some lazy evening. Naki can bring some tea. Maybe some sandwiches and mead as well.
Favourite architecture is dwarven. I love the vastness of their halls, more spacious in many ways than the cities of men. An enormous amount of crafting, each part decorated; it must have taken thousands of dwarves centuries to build. It must have been a sight to behold in the Second Age.
Dwelvin culture is designed after Celtic culture.
@@submit56789 The elves are a better representation of Welsh/Celtic culture.
While the Dwarves, are more of a direct representation of Scandinavian/Celtic folklore.
I believe that the term "Celtic" is too broad of a term... It often loses meaning without specific context... and there's a distinct difference between; culture, and folklore...
That's what I thought when the fellowship run through the pillars in khazad-dum.
@@ohno8569 dwarves are like the old cells those that the Romans called "barbarian" however they were pretty civilised
I can’t get enough of the stories about the dwarfs!
I really want to know more!
Tolkien is gonna bonk you. Dwarves, not dwarfs.
@@zeyadalbadawi8774 Yeah I know but don’t take it too serious as I wrote this through my phone!
@@C-Jay_Underground oh, autocorrect? Sorry my man
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Find the real video on Vimeo. It is all you need to know about the Dwarven kind and the dumb chauffeur!
@@zeyadalbadawi8774 Yes and I am not used to this old crappy Iphone yet :/
7:15 - I never knew the Watcher in the Water was part of a race of creatures more ancient in Moria drilling than the Dwarves...spooky. 😀
Well ... it is only an assumption that the watcher is one of the "nameless things". Gandalf describes the Watcher as having "been driven out of dark waters under the mountains" which is where the nameless things dwell, but on the othe hand, the Watcher is influenced by the Ring, despite beeing unrelated to Sauron assuming he were a "nameless thing". We will never know what the nameless things are and wheter the Watcher is one of them.
@@Simon-rb6yy in the creation of Arda, Morgoth wanted to create his own music, so that created discord wich spawned corrupted things in Arda, wich makes them older than Sauron, these nameless things hated Morgoth, and as of this Sauron too, so yeah that's why it felt attraction to the one ring, because it wanted to destry sauron, the nameless things from my theory were spawned from that discord in the music of creation if Arda.
"Far, far below the deepest delving of the Dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things. Even Sauron knows them not. They are older than he. Now I have walked there, but I will bring no report to darken the light of day."
I'm disappointed Balin didn't give the fellowship a royal welcome.
None more disappointed by this than Balin himself.
How could he? He, and all the dwarves, had been slain by goblins days if not months before.
@@travisbrewer5391 I think it was his way of joking that he was disappointed that Balin was dead.
You are disappointed Balin? 🤔
@@Fiilis1 or : Balin, I am disapointed
"Balin Fundinul Uzbad Kazad-Dumu."
Here lies Balin, son of Fundin, Lord Of Moria. 😢
Dwarven, Elven and Human architecture are all very impressive all in their own right, but I guess I'm a Hobbit at heart, just love their cozy little dwellings☺
I always wanted a third person rpg, with character creator, about exploring lost Moria.
Try lord of the ring online
Return to moria has that as well
6:30...Celebrimbor was a grandson of Fëanor, not his son. His father was actually Curufin, fifth son of Fëanor.
Yeah, that caught my ear and came here to comment… good call out.
Dwarves architecture. I really like the ornate detail and angles in the design of their work.
The dwarves build magnificent mansions and the hobbits build cozy little houses, but for me, the elves are my favorite. I just love the ethereal qualities of their homes; the spaciousness of the vistas and the quiet contemplation I can see myself doing in their grottos and balconies framed by flowering vines and framed by water flowing everywhere.
I have always wondered about the Watcher. It always seemed to be a nod to Lovecraft to me. Of all the creatures of Tolkiens world, that one seemed the most "otherworldly"
I don’t think Tolkien was aware of Lovecraft at the time, and they were contemporaries, but both did use similar mythical sources. The idea of a squid-like sea monster like the Kraken from I’ll-advisedly disturbed depths goes back further than Lovecraft…
@@chequereturned nah, I'm pretty sure the viking were inspired by lovecraft too
Celebrimbor was not the son of Feanor but his grandson as Cerufin was the lord of the guild of smiths' father.
Yeah well you’re a celebimbo
@@mk6315 i hate that i laughed at this...
These guys also can't seem to get that none of tge characters in the Silmarillion fought in the War of Wrath either.
There is a lot of story to filter through.
The mistakes are all.over the place.
Good catch.
@@mk6315 that was almost worth a laugh.
😀
@@judowrestlerka Finarfin fought in the War of Wrath. And arguably Eldrond since he remembers the flags and banners of the West when Thangorodrim was torn down.
I love the dwarves of middle earth but their history always makes me melancholy. For every badass Durin or Dain Ironfoot you have 2 Balin's and a Thrain.
They are some of the folk with the richest stories but they suffer through such tragedies... you love them and you cheer for them but you always weep for the dwarves.
Dwarves are winners when we are talking about architecture. Guys great video as always. When is the live stream? And this Balin's tomb set is a masterpiece, I would play with it all day!!!!
Nah, no realm have ever come close to the infrastructure of the numenoreans.
@@fathel9221 I respect them too, but this is my opinnion....
@@fathel9221 it's cannonically untrue. It was the most beautiful, but dwarves created halls of both beauty and valor unseen by any other race. They managed to create ever-living lamps of sunlight, moonlight and starlight, the closest thing to Silmarils, and they mass-produced them.
I'd be amazed by cultures who could carve beautiful halls from caverns or create palaces perched in trees. I don't have a favorite between them, I find the ideas of both compelling.
Thank you for powering through. All you contribute to the fandom is of the highest quality as it always has been.
I knew I loved Moria for a reason. I’m an introvert who hates the outdoors and finds comfort inside the walls of my house, so it makes sense that in Middle Earth I’m a dwarf.
All the time I spent playing Lord of The Rings Online (LoTRO) more time than I would ever admit to, it was the Dwarven spaces that I enjoyed the most.
I think Moria in game was a nightmare lol
They released Azanulbizar a few weeks ago
@@BigJiggles907 would be a nightmare to navigate in real life.
Always been curious about Moria but never really did the research. Really appreciate the history and work this took
Dwarves have the best architecture though I do appreciate the elves being able to seamlessly integrate their structures into nature.
Also many Eleven settlements were build by dwarves like menegroth or nagothrond
@@w4ldm3nsch90 really? Is that in Silmarillion?
@@TheBooklyBreakdown yes
Spent many happy hours painting D&D figures in the late 80s tons of pots of humbrol paints and reading the Lord of the rings and the hobbit , complete geek ! I still am only now my hair and beard is a lot longer these days and going grey around the edges and my eye sight is crap .
This ad you put in the video is one of the first ads I’ve seen that pertains to the subject matter of the video AND is super cool. Smart move brother.
This was an utterly epic video!! What a masterful creation! The organization of the story combined with the visuals makes this one of the best LotR videos I have ever seen on TH-cam. Thank you!
Wow, thank you! I really appreciate that :)
I love dwarves but I would love more to know that weird yet awesome song that plays during the collaboration section. The “Let then come, there is one dwarf yet in Moria who still draws breath”. Gave me chills.
Being of Scottish background, I've always been very drawn to the architecture of the dwarfs and the Rohirrim, but there's so much amazing artwork out there showing so many different styles and interpretations that it's really difficult to pick a favorite.
Strange way to claim being Scottish, are you a jock or a yank?
Im from Glasgow born and bread and have no fucking idea what this guys referring to 👍
@@rossmonty1911 You're made of bread? That's certainly odd.
@@jim9667 I'm an American of Scottish ancestry who has studied a fair amount of art history. I find traditionally Scottish forms and styles compelling. Not such a bizarre thing to state, I think.
Youre chatting nonsense you're an American get ya own history
Fantastic video. All the descriptions and pictures helped me have a greater appreciation for the magnificence of Khazad Dum.
Elven is just so pleasing to the eye. And it seems like they always have built the cities in beautiful locations to match
as an architect myself , i find each style is unique , and the designers did a great job showcasing the architecture of all races , so i dont have a specific type over the other .
Great video! Always been fascinated by Moria
Glad you liked it! 😁
Just found this channel I love how professional it is
I wonder, what must have been the relationship and dynamics between Azog and Durin's bane. I am sure he would have been terrified of it.
In a sense they are on the same side just one is way Senior and older
@@Holuunderbeere they are beholden to different masters. They are not on the same side. Sauron had no hold over the balrogs.
My favorite architecture and race that builds it has to be, reluctantly, the Numenoreans.... Minus Tirith, Minus Ithil, The Dark Tower, Isenguard, And who knows what else on their Island...Had to be good to make the Illuvatar so pissed off....
The Argonath too
Cant forget they made minas morgul as well. Before it was corrupted it was minas ithil the counterpart to minas tirith. And osgiliath itself was made by them. But got slammed by war...
I loved this. Stumbled across your channel by mistake and hit a treasure trove of lore. The graphics and maps are great. as well as your tie-ins to the movies. Very well done!! Liked and subscribed!
YES! I was waiting for this video 😍
First time stumbling upon your channel. Great video! Also wanted to say I love your logo.
Thank you 😊
cool vid James enjoyed
Thanks 😊
I love this stuff so much it gives me chills
Thank you for all the detail. Great video.
Top quality vid👌
Keep up the GOOD work😄
Found your channel yesterday now I can't stop watching the content Love your Videos all the best for 2022
I love the hope being expressed for the Amazon series.
Celebrimbor = grandson of Feanor :)
Man, seeing Moria in its full in the rings of power, is amazing. I've always loved LOTR lore and it's goinf to be tragically amazing to see its downfall. Going to be sad to see but hey, we get to see durans bane.
Some people just have no appreciation of mystery. Nothing the lame arse Rings of Power show could do would top the dark and brooding atmosphere of Moria in the movies, purely because they will interfere with the 'unknown' and attempt to explain and illustrate what didn't need explaining.
This is Dope Yo. Sorry speaking in the vernacular. This is really good sir👍🏿
Gotta love the Elvish architecture with the smooth branching motifs seen in in the windows and gables of Imladris.
Whats a gable?
I really enjoyed this episode. Thank you and I look forward to looking at other things you guys at made.
I prefer Elven architecture, it's more graceful and elegant. Although Dwarven architecture is impressive by its enormity.
Elvish aesthetics in the movie were inspired by surrealist architect Edward James. Check out Las Pozas in Mexico
@@spencerskewes9370 Woah I didn't know about that, thanks for the suggestion, that place looks beautiful
My preference; the architecture of the Ents, for truly it is a living architecture most closely linked to the living earth
I just found this channel last night. And it's awesome.
Welcome to the Brohirrim! :D
This whole video was very informative thanks a ton. The miniature and painting were awesome as well.
Glad you liked it 😊
Awesome video guys!!!
Thanks 😁
Well researched. thanks for sharing.
My guess is that Durin’s Bane was a Maiar that was injured after aiding Malkior and slept in secret, falling out of knowledge of Sauron. This would explain why it was weak enough to be defeated by a Gray Gandalf.
Lord of the Rings Online did a beautiful story for players of Dwarves returning to Moria in larger numbers soon after the Fellowship passed through. If the game had nothing else going for it, that story was worth it. Of course, it has lots more going for it as well, and lots of great extra story-telling.
Good video
Great topic...love all the references to links! Hey, you wouldn't happen to know how to get that Google Earth 3D interactive map of Middle Earth would you? I also am curious about the kingdom of King Thranduil...his realm reminds me of Thingols realm and the story of Beren and Tinuviel. Have you done a video on the woodelves of Middle-Earth?
This channel is the worst thing to happen to my productivity but hands down the best thing to happen to my imagination
Haha. Please accept our sincerest apologies!
Would love a video covering the powers of balrog’s
i like the dwarfs halls the most but its a pity that Kazad-Dum was never shown on its full glory.
just imagine that halls full of light and how beautiful that could be.
@Al they couldn't get the rights or didn't want to pay enough for them, so they had to basically make up a bunch of stuff but not get too close to the canonical story. All they really had to go on was a few names. such a shame they just wanted a money grab instead of respecting the world that tolkien made.
That Mini Moria Set is *AWESOME!*
I luv that intro
Cause I picture Sauron having to build a bigger door
Dwarves. They're just cool.
I remember watching the mines of Moria with my dad when i was a kid and he would say as a renovation's expert '' That place need's a good clean up and some renovation's'' lol
great video, i have been a long time lord of the rings fan but some of the info. outside of the hobbit and the lord of the rings time I was mostly unaware of.
My favorite architecture is that of the elves. I've always wanted to live in a treehouse.
Mine is Gondor and Minas Tirith. That beautiful white marble.
@@Phoebe5448 Yet you can't forget about those horse loving hippies in Rohan...
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Imagine sacrificing a bunch of your people in the defense of the world only for the war to be remembered as "The Last Alliance of Elves and Men."
That music made it badass
Very informative lore video! I'm working on some tabletop miniature games with battle maps and various generic / custom boards to play miniature battles and quests on. I loved seeing the fellowship miniatures. They are so well done. Amazing work they did on them. Gives me the inspiration to continue working on my miniature gaming projects.
Answer to the question, lorien. I just love the idea of living in trees like that :)
I feel you should narrate the lord of the rings, I feel your voice is perfect for it!
Thank you very much!
All those races are unique, with great architecture. But for me, the Dwarves' constructions and designs are most fascinating and impressive. Enough to inspire me to write my own dwarf-centered fantasy novel series!
I came across your videos this afternoon and I'm really enjoying them and the fact you add some style to pronouncing Elvish and Dwarvish names. The American LOTR vloggers mangle everything or just pronounce the place names like they might actually be somewhere in Wisconsin. One thing - I'm presuming you're English? I can't put my finger on your accent but the giveaway is you pronounce Durin as "Jewrin" instead of "Doo-rin". Like the "Juke of Edingburgh" (although you Brits never called Duran Duran "Jewran Jewran" thank God!) It's the only flaw in your otherwise excellent work!
There are several stories from the first age where singular men and elves kill balrogs in battle. So how did one balrog manage to slaughter an entire kingdom, especially one as powerful as Moria was? I figure they were caught unprepared but you would think they would collectively be able to defeat it still. Was Durin's Bane an especially powerful one?
If i recall correctly it is suspected to be a special for that reason. Not gothmog cause he dies during gondolins siege but one close in strength i believe.
Elves, love there mix with the forest, and nature.
Definitely Rivendell architecture for me!
The LOTRO version of Moria is amazing. definitely a game you guys need to check out!
I love all the architecture of middle earth, but that of the Shire is what I enjoy the most. Something about the coziness and comfort of hobbit homes just feels right to me.
Dwarven architucture for sure. Even though they are small in size they made the most megalithic constructions.
I read somewhere that the dwarf rings gave them extra ability with mining and etc ...that is why they are so awesome because they did not turn evil but creative.
I thought the rings capitalized on and accentuated the dwarves' inherent greed. The greed kept the dwarves focused only on increasing their riches so they wouldn’t come out and interfere with Sauron's schemes.
@@CrankyPantss I get that . Dwarves like Hobbits could not fall right away to the evil of the ring. What it did as well was increase their obsession with gold and mining while knowing all that wealth they dug up would attract great evil, but they did it anyway. Dwarves are already awesome in many ways and could not be controlled by Salron.
Twas the curse of the Fey Mood which killed off the dwarves. But until that day came...they had fun.
To me Moria/Kazadûm is the most mysterious, foreboding, & magnificent place in Middle Earth!
I like it man keep it up, and I would have to go with the men of Rohan I just dig there look.
I'm irritated that TH-cam chooses to remove channels that I actually like such as this and subscribe to during random subscriber purges - yet they never touch the cringy channels that I haven't even looked at for almost a decade. Good looks, TH-cam.
Awesome video, mate, I'm glad to have found my way back. :)
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I am more partial to the architecture of the Dwarves. One thing that I have wondered about is how did Gollum manage to get into Moria in order to follow the Ring Bearer? Was there another entrance somewhere nearby, or did he sneak in while the fellowship was battling the Watcher?
Haha is that pic of dain based on Brian blessed?
16:44 It was very fortunate that Thorin was killed in the battle of 5 Armies. Because if he was still alive and King Under the Mountain at this time ( Instead of of the far more steady handed and honourable Dain Ironfoot) Thorin's massive weakness for greed and his over inflated sense of gaining what was ' rightfully his'. He would have clearly fallen head over heels for Sauron's offer of the Dwarven Rings of power.
I am afraid you are right.😢
Yeah. If the need to fight for Erebor and the free people of the north weren't there, caused by the battle of the five armies, Thorin would have had probably never a moment of enlightenment and would live and rule with the illusion, that the most important thing were gold.
@@ernesto.carloz Yes. And also he had a moment of redemption, in a literary sense too. Now Balin, on the other hand. Had his recolonization of Moria been a success, he would have been a good Dwarven Lord. His only weakness was not telling Thorin to STFU
@@colinmcdonald2499 Wait a minute. When exactly Balin should have told Thorin to seriously reconsider his point of view?
@@ernesto.carloz Maybe when Thorin was holding Bilbo over the edge yelling to everyone of the 3 Armies present, that he was going to throw him to his death?? That was just before Gandalf revealed himself and stopped that coward, Thorin. Balin could have knocked Thorin the fuck out with the blunt end of something at that point and should have. But it is good that he didn't. If Thorin was incapacitated for the battle of 5 Armies , he would have lived to sell out the Bagginsess to Sauron.
Could the story line of the video game: return to moria, be fitting for what happend after lord of the rings
Idk if you are familiar with this game but i think the title says enough, you return as a dwarf to moria
LOTRO Mines of Moria was one of my favorites.
I like all the structures in the Movies from the Fellowship->King Returns (Each is unique in its own way.) 😁
Love the Dwarves. My favorite race of Middle Earth, and Moria my favorite kingdom. How cool would it be to live in that mountain at the height of it's time.
could you imagine Lord of the rings online but way bigger and with today's tech? don't even care if it's online or not to be honest, just being able to actually explore moria or rivendell or climbing saruman's tower looking out over the misty mountains.