The Elves learn about the news of the rise of the orcs so they decide to take action. Their leader goes by the name of Sirtimid. During his childhood, he was training with the sword and arrow for hours because he wanted to be a warrior like his grandfather, Ninthalor, who fought in the great battle at the first age. He is a very experienced elf that helped Thranduil of Mirkwood and Galadriel of Lórien to siege dol guldur, while some myths say that he also took part at the war of the last alliance. He is known for his smartness, his fight skills, his communication skills and most importantly, his inspiration to the other elves
Indeed the elves left. Perhaps the few that stayed behind did assemble to help Men to defend against this new threat... yet one can doubt they numbers would be enough. The dwarves ? They mostly kept to themselves and their treasures. If the mighty Sauron couldn't push them to act, would they take the threat seriously ? But Gondor might have an unexpected ally... if the news of the kingdom's distress came to the ears of the Hobbits of the Shire, a somewhat forgotten people, but brave in time of needs !
As word spreads across the lands of the new goblin threat and their subsequent defeat, the sleeping giant that is Gondor starts to awaken it's military might. However since the kingdom of Arnor normally lies far away from any danger it is still under grave threat as it will take a long time for Gondor to muster and march it's might to the misty mountains. The goblins retreat back into the mountains to lick their wounds. Not content to sit and wait they set their eyes on a weaker foe: the remaining dwarves of khazad dum (moria). The dwarves in the fourth age were declining, but their power was not yet spent. Can they fight off the goblin threat? Or wil the pride of the dwarven race fall into darkness once more.
The word of the attack reaches the Capital when the great gondorian military commander ( name you decide ) ( whose father fought in the battle of the rings ) decided to accept the duty of leading the great attack. The attack to honour his family to honour his fallen father. This time a large army of gondorians attacked swiftly into the territory of steadily increasing army of Ayagi. Won a few small battles at first but when he finally met the main army of Ayagi whose force had nearly doubled since the last attack were ready. The gondorian general and Ayagi looked at each other from afar knowing that only one could survive shouted Chaaaaaaaaarge !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Within a few seconds both armies clashed whose sound went far away giving a message to the gondorians and orcs that their brothers were fighting, fighting for what could eventually lead to the resurrection of orcs and the fall of gondorian empire or the final blow and defeat from Gondor to the orcs after which the orcs might be gone for good. Only apollo can tell who won
Can someone tell the back story for the gondorian commander I would do it but I don not have the power as I also have to work Would really appreciate it
@@gamingandmusic2652 This commander was actually a boy born in the nobility, but he was actually a son of one his fathers lovers. As the Silverhouse family wanted to keep their keep their reputation, they agreed to claim him as their real son and not to tell anyone about the lover. She was secretly murdered by the father, Raud Silverhouse. His parents told him the truth and said that if he did not make them proud, they would kick him out of the family. He did all he could to impress them but this amount of constant pressure from young age made him a little bit crazy. The boy actually once threatened his slave mentor with her life if she did not tell the boy's parents that he was doing excellent and behaved like a noble man already. When he became a man and had proven himself worthy of the Silverhouse family, and the words of the goblins reached the capital, the family urged him to take part in the war and joined the ranks as a rich officer in the Gondorian army. In the skirmishes that occured on their way to liberate the "bordertowns" as they are commonly referred to, the Gondorian general died in an ambush laid by a goblin raiding party. In the heated debate between the commanders that followed the death of the general, the young Silverhouse officer had proven himself worthy of the title general, after he time after time was seen as the first man to storm the enemy with his glittering greatsword hacking through goblins like a madman. Now is his time to prove that he can succeed in the Gondorian army, or will he fail the great realm of Gondor? Sorry if my writing is incorrect, English is not my mother tongue as I am from Norway
@@danielfeijoo3639 I would rather have Faramir to be the father. He hasn't done a lot in the LOTR movies. Atleast his son should be a important character here.
Thank you Apollo, I have been a long time subscriber and fan, you have helped me get through some rough patches, as well as encourage me to get creative. Getting called out in one of your videos after participating in these Lore Comment exercises for so long made me so excited that I cannot describe it. It means a lot to me.
(A bit of a long one) pt. 1. The Argerg was lost, and Captain Adan was dead, or at least, he should have been. After he had fled from the battle, after he had left his men to die, he didn't know how he could carry on, he should have died with his men, but he didn't. The Mustering of the Rohirrim As Adan rode, he could still hear the sound of the Troll's drums, thundering in triumph. A sense of dread filled him as he could only wonder if the drums were getting closer. Adan rode for a long time, trying desperately to escape the drums that didn't seem to ever stop, they were always there. He couldn't tell how long he had rode on when he heard thundering, but not of drums, of hooves. Adan looked up, and saw a large company of Rohirrim riders, a patrol force. Adan's reaction was to try and get help, but as he started to approach, his thought turned to the punishment for desertion, and he nearly turned away. It was only the memory of his men, dying on the field, and the Gondorian towns that were close which undoubtedly would be under threat of the same fate that his men received, that pushed him to the Rohirrim. He told the Rohirrim his tale, how his men died, and the danger that they were in. At first, they condemned him for fleeing, but then they understood the danger that the Goblins posed to the area. Adan convinced the Rohirrim to gather with other patrols that went around the land, and attempt a strike at the Goblin force. As the Rohirrim were gathering their forces, they intercepted a messenger from a nearby town, he told them that they were about to be attacked by a Goblin army, and Adan knew there was no time to loose. As the Rohirrim mustered together, they made their way towards the town, telling the messenger to continue on to alert Gondor and Rohan. Adan rode with the Rohirrim, and he never had felt so free. He had always been superior than his peers when it came to riding on horse back, but even with all of his training, he knew that he was in the presence of true Horse Masters, and he loved every second of it. Although he still stuck out among the Rohirrim, a silver rider in the midst of an ocean of green, he felt more at home than he had in all of his time in the Gondor Army. Adan rode to avenge his men, he rode to show his worth, and he rode to save others from the same fate that fell upon his men. pt. 2 is a reply to this comment
As Adan rode to battle, he felt a fire burning within him, one that he never had felt before, and it drove him to victory. As he rode with the Rohirrim, he charged and fought against the Goblins with a rage that made even the mighty trolls tremble. He rode into suicidal fights with the hope of breaking the Goblin horde, he fought hard, and victory was won. He looked around instinctively for his men, but he didn't see them. He looked down in shame, as he did, he saw a child, running to embrace her mother. He looked around again, and he saw crying as loved ones saw found each other, he saw crying as comrades greeting each other, and all of a sudden, he felt a weight lifted from him. He had not failed, his men had not failed, they had not died in vain, he could only feel joy. But a realization stemmed these feelings, the Goblins could come back, they would undoubtedly regather, and they would attack again. This was not over, and he would not stop until it was. He knew, without a doubt, that whatever cam next, he would be there to stand against it, and these men, these Rohirrim, would stand with him. No matter what comes next.
Man that was a great intro, I loved the lore!!! I would love to c you do another Third Age Total War campaign, but this time let it be "lore" driven by what different people write below in the comments. I feel like that would be absolutely amazing, as it would feel like an interactive movie!! Just an idea though!!
After Ayagi's defeat, the goblin army was scaterred and the Misty Mountains are defensless. Although many gondorians and rohirium died, Gondor was now on the offensive! A brave gondorian general, Kilbich who was just a young solider at the battle of Osgiliath and lost his family in a siege from a young age, grew up dreaming of becoming a brave and famed general just like Aragorn. Thanks to his rich uncle, he entered the military school and rose up through the ranks quickly as he was a skilled tactician and swordsman. After hearing of the brave defense of the joint gondorian and rohirium troops and after being granted permission from the king, Kilbich decided to put an end, once it for all, to the orc hordes and let the generations that come dream to a peaceful middle earth. After licking their wounds, both rohan and gondor, and a small contingent of elite elven troops that couldn't reach the prior battle, came to help gondor in their final joint attack against the forces of darkness. So they march in the cold mountains, with eagerness and reborn hope, but they don't hear the goblin drumms or the shouts of orcs. That day was foggy and just when they thought that there are no goblins left in front of them, a huge army appears, but not of goblins, but of orcs, harad and rhun troops which united to destroy gondor, under the command... of a nazgul. Yes, it looks like the massive army is led by a nazgul, Khamul the Easterling, the last nazgul who somehow survived after the destruction of the ring, and now wishes to bring Mordor back to its full might.For years he carefully planed his campaign against the west, recruiting scattered orcs and goblins and creating alliances with other pro Mordor factions . Now Kilbich understands that the goblin army was nothing more than a scouting army ment to weaken the enemy, that got to lucky and attacked together with some elite orc units sent by Khamul, and that the real opponent was in front of him. He braces his men just like Aragorn fifteen years ago, and prepares for the biggest clash after the fall of Mordor. Men and elves stand together again to fight the evil. Let the battle of the Misty Mountains begin!!! P. S also the easterlings are eager to take vengeance after the their defeat at the hands of gondor at the dorwinium plains. Hope you like it Apollo!!!
The time for slaughter had come, and Ogloth The Goblin Chieftain was burning with anticipation. Ever since he had heard the thunderous drums of the Trolls after the victory of Argerg, he could not resist leading his clan to the battlefield to see the carnage, and to join the army. They marched to the nearest city of men to slaughter them. As the battle began, the general promised Ogloth that his goblins would see a fight before the end of the day. Ogloth waited as he watched hordes of soldiers march into the city, and as soon as he could smell blood, he felt the urge to charge into the fight, with only the General's orders to keep him back. He was forced to wait. When his orders came, Ogloth was shocked, he was to march off to the flank instead of into the city. He was being denied the glory of battle and he was burning to take action. Suddenly, a horn blew, but not of Goblin nor Gondor, it was the horn of the Rohirrim. Then he saw them, a countless force of horsemen charging towards him and his Goblins, and so Ogloth did the natural thing, he charged. He believed that his Goblins desire for blood could carry them to victory, but the old legends of the Rohirrim didn't do them justice. As the Rohirrim charged into the Goblins, the slaughter began, but Ogloth's Goblins were the ones being slaughtered, and there was nothing he could do. Ogloth realized that he was never supposed to win, he was meant to be a sacrifice. He moved to attack in his rage, but instead he received a lance straight to his chest. Ogloth looked up to spit a curse on the horsemen who stabbed him, only to see a rider that wore the armor of a Gondorian captain, which only confused him. Ogloth passed out from a loss of blood as a meaningless sacrifice to delay the horsemen. Ogloth's goblins fled upon seeing him die, and his second in command, a goblin from Gundabad named Gildac, swore that he would return for blood over the fallen. As the short story of Ogloth The Cheiftain ended, the story of Gildac the Subjugator began.
@@masterblaster3508 I guess that we could say that after he passed out, the victors recognized him to be a Chieftain, and so they tried to heal him so they could take him as a prisoner. ┐( ˘_˘)┌
The Aftermath: Ayagi was cut down by a Rohirrim soldier, his army shattered and lieutenants dead with him. Yet in spite of the decisive victory, neither Gondor nor Rohan thought the enemy defeated. It was obvious now that only a complete annihilation of the orc menace would end the threat. Word was quickly sent to every commander in the region and even Kings Elessar and Eomer [sorry couldn't do the accent mark]. The armies of Rohan and Gondor, still full of veterans from the War of the Ring, mobilize once more. However, assembling the armies needed, especially for a campaign so far away, takes months of effort, and the goblins know that their kind faces extinction if they fail, so Ayagi's death only galvanizes them. This isn't about raids or glory anymore, but survival. The goblin clans meet to choose a new leader among them to fight the encroaching human armies with a tournament of strength and cunning. The victor and new commander of the Goblin Horde is Galkrog Horse-Ripper, a fearsome Warg rider who fought in Saruman's armies in the War of the Ring, before taking command of the nearby Goblin clan after the White Wizard's defeat. Eager to cross blades with the Rohirrim and their Gondor allies once more, but knowing direct battles will only end in disaster, he devises a scheme to sap the Humans' strength in brutal ambushes in the forests and ravines of the Misty Mountains. Meanwhile, Captain Adan is now the liason between the Rohirrim commander Enadrid and the nearest Gondorian garrison captain Fenramir. He tells the two commanders all he knows of the Goblin forces and their strategies. In a week's time they receive their orders: they are to scout the foothills of the mountains and keep the Goblins on the defensive while the main army prepares to deliver the deathblow. Will Galkrog be able to fend off the humans and keep them from getting a foothold in the mountains, or will Adan and his allies strike the first nail in the Goblin's coffin?
"Not hungry my lord?" the servant girl asked in her raspy Ruhnnic accent as she came to take away the Governor's dinner. Daven had not noticed her enter the room. "No," he half shouted in surprise startling the girl in return nearly causing her to drop the food tray. Her olive green eyes gave Daven a worried look before she scurried out of the room slamming the door of the apartment behind her. He really ought to have apologised, he thought to himself, the local Easterlings on the Isle of Nebur had not caused trouble for the Dalian trade outpost despite their two peoples being enemies in the War of the Ring. It was only right that they should treat them with courtesy he had told his garrison . But he had not really been himself lately. It was that damn letter. The letter had arrived yesterday. Nothing unusual in that. Many letters and tales arrived to Bowman's Cove bearing news before traveling North beyond the Sea of Rhun on the trade ships bound for Esgaroth. The news was never usually good mind you, but not usually bad either. Weird would be more apt. Tales of pyromancers, Wyverns and a horse named Glitterhoof being crowned God-Emperor of some Easterling tribe. And that was just last months repertoire of stories too fantastical to be true. When bad news did arrive, Gondor would deal with it for they were the great power in this Fourth Age of Arda. The Easterling continued to fight even after the defeat of the Dark Lord but King Elessar and King Eomer defeated the last Easterling Loke-Khan 5 years ago and now his grandson, the three year old Maleg, ruled in Mistrand with a Gondorian Lord as his regent. Nothing, it seemed to Daven, could stop Gondor. It was why this letter troubled him so much. He opened the small box on his desk and took out a small piece of parchment. A large Goblin army invading Eriador? A warning for both Dale and Erebor to watch their own borders for a defeated enemy? It sounded impossible; even after the fourteenth reading. But the letter bore the Regent's seal. It was true. A chill went down his spine. What if the goblins were not the only ones biding their time? He turned to the door of his apartment. "No," he murmured to himself, "it could not possibly come to that".
@@kyrinplays I want to suggest Apollo that the protagonists are the captain of Gondor and another human from Rohan and One elf and one dwarf and if possibly one representative from the Ents
I see Though i did thought of a another name for like this spin off series of events called Lord Of The Rings Howling In The Mountains Since the mountains are now disturbed and those who are in it are now ready to strike as there is howling deep in the mountains Idk just an idea of the sorts
These kind of maps, these kind of battles: this is what total war should have become. They've got kind of lost, but that's just my opinion, can't argue with the sales.
Word reaches The Lonely Mountain, King Thorin III Stonehelm is furious to hear that Goblins have dared to come out of their pits to attempt a new age of darkness. The Dwarves have not forgotten the battle of Azanulbizar, and the death of their late King Dain still fresh on their minds. They come out of their mines once more and march West to meet these foul creatures in battle. "Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!"
Who later played dead inside a heap of corpses he leapt in when he saw a group of goblins looting a near home come out with the spoils. After the battle was over he threw away his armor and disillusiond as he was after this slaughterfest, hid until the troops were pulled out and left for safer grounds. Trying his way up north where the hobbits lived(he was told stories by his grandmother as a child about the peacefull little guys) never made it there though.... wanna know why? Cuz he whenn he came far enough north ran into a group of hooded figuers in the woods Dúnedain
Odorf, the Captain of Gondor. The last surviving descendant of Faramir, stealthy, hiding is name to avoid being remembered as the grandson of the mad sovereign. But maybe, when the time will come, he will be faced with a decision: Hiding is identity and keep his pride, or remind the Gondorian to who they once swore their oaths... He was in patrol of the village when the army came. When he heard that the townsfolk didn't believe that a goblin army was coming, he sent a message to Minas Thirit. The goblin army was way bigger than what attacked the village, he had saw them whilst riding on the misty mountains! Their real force was aiming for more ambitious goals... Once you rise, the only way to go is up!
I can't believe I missed this video. Your narrative skills are great, I LOVED listening to that story at the beginning. I almost forgot it was about a third age battle.
The news of defeat had not yet reached the snow orcs nor did the goblins choose to tell tell the snow orcs (gundabad). So as all they had heard of was a great geat goblin army the snow orcs began amassing slowly at first. The orcs forgotten by the world had not forgotten nor were released from a savage bloodlust. Though they were not quick at all to trust a goblin much less troll to lead them. Some who were tired of living off of lost travelers and animals went on to join. Among them was the old bastard Nokrag. Infamous among his people for his cunning and often sadistic tendencies to his own and others. Though he was the smartest among those who joined the massive goblin army and as a result often took up leader positions, often at the detriment to his own and others(Maybe the next battle we can see a few units of gundabad amd then a fully fledged army in a couple of battles) ( Nokrag could be the leader if you choose to do this idea)
The Fortress of the Black canon: The fortress of the black Canon... AS one of the most mysterious and most mythical fort of middle Earth. AS the legends say the fortress has been established by the witch king himself and has been said defended by thousands of orcs. Even millions in the wildest storys. This fortress have never been dared be approached bya any other life than the gigantic garrison of mordor. And the Orc lord Orikhim will make it remain this way the rest of the 4th age. But maybie the armies of gondor can break this dark fortress of Doom. Maybie the myths and legends is not true about the Evil force of the fortress. Maybie the 15 years without theyr leader Sauron have rusted and broken theyr will to fight for the misty mountains and the orc and goblin kind. A siege with unbreakable forces of humans,elves and dwarfes willing to clear theyr home and world frome evil forces. May the forces of good have good luck on defeating the Fortress of the Black canon. Orikhim, lord of the Black canon: He was a dark servant of the witch king. He had the power to overun the kingdom of rohan with hes gigantic militia. But he had other plans. As the mystical fortress of the Black canon was established by the witch king he was set to defend this mythical place. No other creatures than the witchking and hes fellow orcs was allowed to look at the Walla of this mountain fortress. It is said to this day «if you Get seen by the fortresses Walla you are getting shot and destroyed by the Black canon.» But AS he knew the rusty morale to hes garrison of thousands. Maybie the other creatures could break this legendary fortress. As said Orikhim had the numbers. But the man kind had the will and strenght to fight...
I first got introduced to you're channel by third age total war and i already loved those vids and i am so glad you are palying it again. keep it going apollo and play what you like and keep being yourself.
Also a young sindarian elf named gladhon who is a descendent of the old high Kong’s of the nolodor. He doesn’t do anything too special now but as time goes on he would prove himself to be a worthy leader. Or he could get slaughtered by orcs. This is just an idea I’ve had for awhile
Bendrod was a cousin of Belegrond, from the battle of Minas Tirith. From the war of Baranduin he had victored, but a Rohirrim he was. During said battle, he was dismounted his horse, and his friends from the 12th Mark were slain or routed. But as he was captured among orcs, like a fish in an ocean, he drew his blade and orc blood was spilt. When he was rescued by Gondorians, his friends honored him, and as he walked up to the seat of Theoden of Rohan he became the ruler of westfold. But fast he stept down to Erikur, and moved into the house of Belegrond. He was then after a series of events wound up in the cells of this town.
I know you said you might be done with Total War but this would be a great way to get your community involved in these battles! Basically just ask people to come up with their own lore for Fourth Age
Marvin, Gondorian General In his childhood, he always heard stories about the war of the ring and he always wanted to fight for is nation just like his grandfather. So he enlisted to the and quickly rose in the ranks of the gondorian army. He soon became a commander and fought against the Easterlings in the east but he was never in a large scale battle. After the war of the east, his army was sent to the border village next to the misty mountains to reinforce the patrol of the misty mountains doe he fell ill on the day of the patrol and he stayed at the village. That night he heard a very loud thunderstorm but it wast and ordinary thunderstorm it more sounded like drums then he heard a knock on his door it was the men that came back from the patrol. They said that there was a huge army of goblins coming there way. He sent out messengers the next day and waited for them to come with reinforcements. Some few Rohan soldiers come but no one else came so he ordered everyone that can use a sword to defend the town he planned to hold as much as they can he believed that the reinforcements will arrive. The battle was chaotic street fights were everywhere and he could hear his man screaming for help it looked like all hope was lost then he heard the horn of the Rohirrim cavalry they were saved. He played a very crucial role in the battle and after the battle, he promised his man revenge,and revenge they will have
Upon having the village scouts confirm the soilders stories of a large Orc host marching upon on them, Gwaur, Captain and Mayor of the village, ordered the release of the soilders and immediately set about preparing the village defences. Although being slow to trust, Gwaur was not slow to take action, sending out riders to sneak past the Orc army to the closest villages and even to a nearby Rohirhim fort. Having fought valiantly and being injured in the defence of Minis Tirith, Gwaur was no stranger to battle. However he had carried shame from not being able to take part in the battle of the black gate. This shame was amplified upon the news of the approaching Orc army as Gwaur knew he may have sealed his people's fate for acting too late to evacuate. After arming every able bodied person, Gwaur rode through the village in his armour and cloak with his hand picked escort, making a show of inspecting the walls and catapults whilst inspiring the lines of villagers and soilders. When the horns of the Orcs rang out from all around the town, Gwaur knew that the only change for his village's survival was to buy more time for any potential reinforcements. And just like the The Knights of Dol Amroth he had seen charge from the walls of Minis Tirith, Gwaur ordered the gates to be opened and charged into the orcs with his guard. Although Gwaur died that day, all who bore witness remembered and thanked him in their prayers for his bravery. Gwaur died without shame.
Village watch commander: dorlan wolf served in the ring war and fought at the battle for helms deep no longer a young man he allowed his pride to blind him to the goblin threat, he was picked to lead his village watch after retiring from gondor's army surviving his wounds while defending his home he prepares to March his men against the goblin force to avenge those who fell, a good strategist he makes a plan to trap a host of goblins in a narrow pass and destroy them from either side (Thought this would be a good idea for a battle i hope you use it)
The goblins victory in the ambush caused the goblins who have been hiding for the past 15 years to rally, it seemed that they sent all they had against a border village in gondor, the gondorians and rohirrim have sent their patrols to defend it and emerged victorious. But attacks like these have been happening all across the borders of Rohan and gondor with armies that are no smaller than the first. Those attacks seemed to be coordinated, and so they were. The goblins were trying to separate the alliance of men so that they could reach isengard, were the urukai have been hiding since their loss at the battle of helm's deep. They too have been waiting for an aprotunity to get their revenge on Rohan. Just like the goblins, they've been building armies set on one purpose, to kill every single man left. Now that the armies of men are separated, it would be easy for them to join forces with the goblins. But, the elves have been watching them, they realized what the goblins were after. So they sent a force to ambush the goblins as they March towards isengard, the remaining elves set out to warn the men who are spread too thin across their borders
King Bard ll and the Men of Dale hear the call for aid and sends an army of Dale warriors under the command of Grimbol ll, close friend and General to King Bard ll. He commanded forces during the Battle of Dale and was born and raised in Lake Town, or Esgaroth. He is quite tall and nimble and is good at boosting morale. He is a keen archer and swordsman, and his father Reltak taught him everything he knew. During the Battle of Dale, he and his brother Gerndil fought at the gates of Erebor and slaughtered many foes. But the hoards overtook them and Gerndil was slain by Ayagi, who at the time was just a soldier. Grimbol remembered the face of Ayagi and after the battle was over, he spent days looking to see if the Shrunken Troll had been killed in combat, but he never saw him. It was not until ten years afterward that he was told go aid Gondor and he saw that the General was in fact Ayagi. The two met each other on the battlefield and engaged in an epic fight. Apollo knows what happens next
(Idea for future videos) The misty mountain orcs knew eventually that man would eventually match their power, so they looked else where recruiting more orcs and trolls, but most importantly they looked for an ally, whether it was the remnants of mordor or sarumans forces it did not care. For now the orcs looked onwards to their home territory, the mountains, here they knew lye foul beasts and hords of orcs as well as a old enemy that too dwells in the mountains. (Dwarves)
Captain Levi of Rohan He belonged to a small village which was among the outskirts of Rohan. When he was a child, he was told about the wars that his country men had fought and died for. He was fascinated by them and later on became a blacksmith's apprentice who taught him how to weild a sword as he had been in the army. He soon climbed into the ranks and became a captain. He then led his troops to kill any orcs who tried to destroy and loot the people of Rohan. When Rohan learned about the orc invasion in Gondor he was also selected to lead the men of the main army of Rohan who marched their way to kill these orc scums. Long live Rohan.
How about u call it like they sing in the song of durin, "The misty mountains cold" So like the cold of the misty mountain is coming down on the land surrounding it with brute force
Drake the noble man of Ronan He is a warrior who was very popular through out the lands and he won many battles against the evil forces and he was in the Rohan army he would be next to the lords and show loyalty and showed respect to his brothers and arms and he was ordered to lead a rohan force and save the villages and town that are going to be under attack by the men of the misty mountains
Lykirad, a proud warrior of Harad. He is old now, a veteran of the War of the Ring. Sauron had twisted the hearts of their leaders, but his influence had not the time to seep down completely, but it did corrupt many of the Haradrim. Lykirad saw this and was deeply upset, but refused to abandon his country and his people. Now he has become a great leader in that land. Perhaps now is a chance for the men of the south and west to forgive the wounds they have inflicted on each other...
(This takes place during this battle) As the echoes of war begins to spread around the lands of middle earth, an old ally of men awakens within the deep. Unknown to all, the Dwarves of the misty mountains have been spying on the goblins since the ambush attack, a young captain and grandson of Dain of the iron hills, he watches as goblins stream down the mountains taking the world of men down. Captain of the iron hills, Kahzad Ekhiem, His father and his grandfather have warred against the pitiful goblin scum since the re-claiming of the lonely mountain, he hears the call of the kingdoms to the south calling for aid, the shadows of Dol-gul dor grow and move once again. Easterlings have been spotted along Dale's south boarders. He asks the council of dwarven kings to aid their human allies, his calls are left answerless, he cannot allow the brave men of Dale go in alone against the Easterlings alone. He gathers his men loyal to him, the Iron boars, and makes his way towards Dale and the Easterlings . LET THE DRUMS THUNDER AGAINST THE MOUNTIANS!!
Oliver wakes up with heavy wounds he looks around and notices that he is in a makeshift hospital. He had fought to the last of his abbilty's in the "dead end". He was already praised for being one of the best archers in the human realm. When he left the hospital he was even more determinted then ever to become a general. His father had fought in many important battle's the battle of Helms Deep, battle for Minas Trith.
have to give it to the King of Total War titles Medieval 2, i dont know of any other game this old, that has retained its beauty and ability to put you into the battle, hearing the cheers from the Rohan cav was awesome, and an hour long multi level battle mmmmm juice!!, hey CA if yur reading this, do a full on upgrade to Med2 engine to 64 bit, dont change anything else but the graphics to Troy level and you have Med 3 easy, id buy that, play the shyt outta it, frikkin hour long battle love it. I really like the story format yur doin Emperor Apollo keep this up, so juicy.
As the Gondorians cheer for their victory, the goblins march to the Mines of Moria (or another location, you decide Apollo) . The force that attacked the village was a distraction, whilst their main force runs to the Mines of Moria, to lay siege to the dwarves. And if they conquer Moria, they might be in the position to lay their eyes onto higher and more ambitious goals...
Here is a good idea as reinforcements for the orcs if things go south for them, have angmar represent as the elite force for the orcs, if not this doesn't work well rhun, harad, khand and umbar work as well
The goblins fled to the hills after a devastating defeat. Even the most elite of the goblins were routing from the field. The goblins have learnt their lesson tho. They are going to use guerilla tactics to lure the enemy into open battle and defeat them under the command of Ayagi. But not all goblins had as much trust in Ayagi. This defeat proved that if the goblins are to rule middle Earth, they will have to be more clever. So, because of mistrust in Ayagi's abilities, the goblin command was devided. Meanwhile, the men celebrated their great victory. They believed the goblin threat has passed and that peace shall once again return. Adan of Gondor celebrated as well, but did not believe the threat has passed. The memory of the massive defeat at Argerg was still fresh and haunted him. His goal was to persuade the Gondor and Rohan monarchs to give him an army to chase down the remainders of the goblin army so they would not return. The kings of Gondor and Rohan saw this as pointless, so they refused. In the end, they agreed to give Adan a cavalry detachment to hunt down the goblins. Adan was not satisfied. little did he know that the dwarfs were noticing a great increase in trolls in the mountains and that Gorin, now the general of the dwarfs would go to great lengths to complete his dream of destroying all the goblins in middle Earth. Adan might find new allies outside of the world of men, who are willing to help him.
The leader of the Rohirrim scout party (Éodin?), upon hearing the plight of the Gondor captain immediately sent his party to the village to hold out until he could arrive with a relief force. Sending out his own riders (along with himself) to nearby outposts and other scouting parties to spread the word of the rising goblin/orc power as well as calling for aid (This would explain the Rohan soldiers being inside the village before the attack)
For next part, It turns out that the army sent was only a fraction of the real force . Ayagi was testing his enemy, he never wanted to take the village. He was testing Gondor but Rohan arrived unexpectedly. Ayagi wants to see Gondor fall and is preparing to siege Minas Tirith , like in the War of the Ring, and if he can successfully do so... He will then move onto his really desire the fall of all of Middle Earth to him and see all who doubted him rue that day.
Let's imagine Captain Adan of Gondor wrote all this events into his diary and 50-60 years later, long after his death, his son Ewing finds his diary in the attic and this videos are the way he is imagining while he reads the diary.
Hey Apollo I LOVE LOVE LOVE your videos I have Rome 2 and I was wondering how I can send you videos and/or join your tournaments. (I also have Shogun 2) Thanks for reading I have watched your vids for THREE YEARS and you are the reason I got into total war. Keep making vids and... For Gondor!!!
The defeat at Agerg was a huge moral booster and in the dark land of mordor an army of Harad Rhun and Mordor rally in an Attak on Minas Morgul to bring back the age of orks Leading the fight is a veteran from the war of the ring who saw the might of gondor at Minas Tirith and is smart even when compared to humans btw greetings from Austria
36:40 Pixelated Apollo:All of the gondorian have died trying to defend this position. Me:*looks at the bottom right hand corner, see a gondorian soldier running away*
The last battle reminds me of the battle of Poltava when 24,000 Swedish troops fought of a Russian force more than double their size and took very high casualties although the Swedish king managed to escape
It’s unfortunate how med 2 can’t run that well anymore There were WAY bigger battles a few years ago with barely any lag Medieval 2 remaster would make my life complete It still never gets boring tho!
The second in command of the troll uprising should be an Uruk'Kai known as " OirShin last of the Uruk'Kai" He is the last Uruk'Kai after the third age and was found in what remains of Isengaurd.
Arnor in itself is still a mostly depopulated area so we can make it so that much of the forces of Gondor marching toward the defence of Eriador(for the misty mountain is right next to eriador) would take a long time due to the wildness and the still unmaintained roads, so in order to more quickly react to any danger to far away holdings gondor decides to gather together a force with a core of Gondorian elite cavalry(for they move more quickly) made from the Swan knigths of Dol Amroth and elite regiments of Minas tirith and Minis Ithil, together with a local auilary forces that they gather on the way from Rohan , Tharbard and even some mercenaries and local guardsmen from Bree, making mix force of allied and vassal nations(much closer to the Misty mountains) against a new threat from the Misty Mountains. We can also include Elfs from Imladris who are right next to the misty Mountains.
Jonathan wolfhart the town baker was one of the civilians on the front line with the helms hammers when he plunged his pitchfork into the heart of the orc general causing the enemy to break and saving the gondor flank.
While this battle was happening, a goblin assassin was sent to Rohan to “deal” with the leaders of the mark. Knowing that if the assassin was successful in his task, Rohan would fall into a civil conflict with many factions trying to take power for themselves. With Gondor being too strong for the orcs to face head on, if they were able to weaken Rohan they could take it over easily and establish a new strong hold in Isengard and being breeding a new generation of Uruk-hai.
The leader of the rohirrim forces present within the village was a man named Loefwine, a veteran of many battles of the war of the ring. He and his men were in the village under invitation, as the gondorian villagers had started a tradition of inviting men of rohan to a feast once a year to help foster friendship between their peoples. Unfortunately for the attacking goblins, their assault happened to coincide with this feast. Hearing of the approaching army, he informed the commander of the gondorian forces of the location of several scouting forces, and sent him with his fastest horse and personal signature to summon help, while he and his men aided in the defence. Fortunately, rohirrim always travel armed...
A second orc force from deep in the forests is gathering preparing to join their brothers and take back the lands they once held This force is mostly warg riders and well trained guerilla fighters so it’s smaller but very powerful
The Ork attack was but one aspect of a broader invasion plan of Gondor: the corsairs of Umbar are about to attack from the south in coordination with the Goblin attack from the north, hoping to catch Gondor unprepared with its focus diverted..
Wonderful battle with great intro, lore and commentary. Really well done on doing such a job on making lord of the rings and third age reforged feel so alive... In terms of gameplay, I found it very cinematic but also very painful to see that the Goblins tried to face the Rohirrim cavalry storm in the open field with mostly basic units, not even many anti cav. I think the defendants would not have stood a chance if the Goblins used the walls to defend against the cavalry. Were they not allowed to do this? Also why didnt the Goblins bring artillery? Not allowed?
Gondor: *calls for aid*
Rohan: "ah shit here we go again"
I'm loving this story mode of third age
Hard agree ^^ This is such good content
The Elves learn about the news of the rise of the orcs so they decide to take action. Their leader goes by the name of Sirtimid. During his childhood, he was training with the sword and arrow for hours because he wanted to be a warrior like his grandfather, Ninthalor, who fought in the great battle at the first age. He is a very experienced elf that helped Thranduil of Mirkwood and Galadriel of Lórien to siege dol guldur, while some myths say that he also took part at the war of the last alliance. He is known for his smartness, his fight skills, his communication skills and most importantly, his inspiration to the other elves
Apollo please do that
Sorry not to bust you bubble but most of the elves left and the ones that remained faded away
Indeed the elves left. Perhaps the few that stayed behind did assemble to help Men to defend against this new threat... yet one can doubt they numbers would be enough.
The dwarves ? They mostly kept to themselves and their treasures. If the mighty Sauron couldn't push them to act, would they take the threat seriously ?
But Gondor might have an unexpected ally... if the news of the kingdom's distress came to the ears of the Hobbits of the Shire, a somewhat forgotten people, but brave in time of needs !
@@LordCivers that or Dale but then again the goblins don't threaten Dale so i doubt they'd come to their aid
@@titusstevens5465 i know it but it's a custom scenario
Pixie my old friend, this will be a night to remember...
As word spreads across the lands of the new goblin threat and their subsequent defeat, the sleeping giant that is Gondor starts to awaken it's military might. However since the kingdom of Arnor normally lies far away from any danger it is still under grave threat as it will take a long time for Gondor to muster and march it's might to the misty mountains.
The goblins retreat back into the mountains to lick their wounds. Not content to sit and wait they set their eyes on a weaker foe: the remaining dwarves of khazad dum (moria). The dwarves in the fourth age were declining, but their power was not yet spent. Can they fight off the goblin threat? Or wil the pride of the dwarven race fall into darkness once more.
Nice story bro defo should be next episode
Hey I think my and your story could be merged
It will e somewhere in the comments if you look quickly
The talent of the knights of apollo never ceases to amaze me
I love your story' it could be connected with mine read my comment
When people don't realise this is from the BFME2 campaign. One of the best scenarios in my opinion.
snacks and drinks time!
Yes sir
I got the Cheetos I got the root beer yup I’m ready
Hahaha same because the vids are so long
Synn, we need more arthedain sexy spearman with armour upgrades and pikes, you know I am right, who can deny dunedain peacekeepers rawness : D
@@Langoh petition it to apollo its up to him what we do next ^^
The word of the attack reaches the Capital when the great gondorian military commander ( name you decide ) ( whose father fought in the battle of the rings ) decided to accept the duty of leading the great attack. The attack to honour his family to honour his fallen father.
This time a large army of gondorians attacked swiftly into the territory of steadily increasing army of Ayagi. Won a few small battles at first but when he finally met the main army of Ayagi whose force had nearly doubled since the last attack were ready.
The gondorian general and Ayagi looked at each other from afar knowing that only one could survive shouted Chaaaaaaaaarge !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Within a few seconds both armies clashed whose sound went far away giving a message to the gondorians and orcs that their brothers were fighting, fighting for what could eventually lead to the resurrection of orcs and the fall of gondorian empire or the final blow and defeat from Gondor to the orcs after which the orcs might be gone for good.
Only apollo can tell who won
Can someone tell the back story for the gondorian commander
I would do it but I don not have the power as I also have to work
Would really appreciate it
@@gamingandmusic2652 This commander was actually a boy born in the nobility, but he was actually a son of one his fathers lovers. As the Silverhouse family wanted to keep their keep their reputation, they agreed to claim him as their real son and not to tell anyone about the lover. She was secretly murdered by the father, Raud Silverhouse. His parents told him the truth and said that if he did not make them proud, they would kick him out of the family. He did all he could to impress them but this amount of constant pressure from young age made him a little bit crazy. The boy actually once threatened his slave mentor with her life if she did not tell the boy's parents that he was doing excellent and behaved like a noble man already. When he became a man and had proven himself worthy of the Silverhouse family, and the words of the goblins reached the capital, the family urged him to take part in the war and joined the ranks as a rich officer in the Gondorian army. In the skirmishes that occured on their way to liberate the "bordertowns" as they are commonly referred to, the Gondorian general died in an ambush laid by a goblin raiding party. In the heated debate between the commanders that followed the death of the general, the young Silverhouse officer had proven himself worthy of the title general, after he time after time was seen as the first man to storm the enemy with his glittering greatsword hacking through goblins like a madman. Now is his time to prove that he can succeed in the Gondorian army, or will he fail the great realm of Gondor?
Sorry if my writing is incorrect, English is not my mother tongue as I am from Norway
His father shud be boromir
or aragorn
@@danielfeijoo3639 I would rather have Faramir to be the father. He hasn't done a lot in the LOTR movies. Atleast his son should be a important character here.
Thank you Apollo, I have been a long time subscriber and fan, you have helped me get through some rough patches, as well as encourage me to get creative.
Getting called out in one of your videos after participating in these Lore Comment exercises for so long made me so excited that I cannot describe it. It means a lot to me.
Ah now this is the shit I was waiting for. Story time and battles with tactician Apollo
(A bit of a long one)
pt. 1.
The Argerg was lost, and Captain Adan was dead, or at least, he should have been. After he had fled from the battle, after he had left his men to die, he didn't know how he could carry on, he should have died with his men, but he didn't.
The Mustering of the Rohirrim
As Adan rode, he could still hear the sound of the Troll's drums, thundering in triumph. A sense of dread filled him as he could only wonder if the drums were getting closer. Adan rode for a long time, trying desperately to escape the drums that didn't seem to ever stop, they were always there. He couldn't tell how long he had rode on when he heard thundering, but not of drums, of hooves. Adan looked up, and saw a large company of Rohirrim riders, a patrol force. Adan's reaction was to try and get help, but as he started to approach, his thought turned to the punishment for desertion, and he nearly turned away. It was only the memory of his men, dying on the field, and the Gondorian towns that were close which undoubtedly would be under threat of the same fate that his men received, that pushed him to the Rohirrim.
He told the Rohirrim his tale, how his men died, and the danger that they were in. At first, they condemned him for fleeing, but then they understood the danger that the Goblins posed to the area. Adan convinced the Rohirrim to gather with other patrols that went around the land, and attempt a strike at the Goblin force.
As the Rohirrim were gathering their forces, they intercepted a messenger from a nearby town, he told them that they were about to be attacked by a Goblin army, and Adan knew there was no time to loose. As the Rohirrim mustered together, they made their way towards the town, telling the messenger to continue on to alert Gondor and Rohan.
Adan rode with the Rohirrim, and he never had felt so free. He had always been superior than his peers when it came to riding on horse back, but even with all of his training, he knew that he was in the presence of true Horse Masters, and he loved every second of it. Although he still stuck out among the Rohirrim, a silver rider in the midst of an ocean of green, he felt more at home than he had in all of his time in the Gondor Army.
Adan rode to avenge his men, he rode to show his worth, and he rode to save others from the same fate that fell upon his men.
pt. 2 is a reply to this comment
As Adan rode to battle, he felt a fire burning within him, one that he never had felt before, and it drove him to victory.
As he rode with the Rohirrim, he charged and fought against the Goblins with a rage that made even the mighty trolls tremble. He rode into suicidal fights with the hope of breaking the Goblin horde, he fought hard, and victory was won. He looked around instinctively for his men, but he didn't see them. He looked down in shame, as he did, he saw a child, running to embrace her mother. He looked around again, and he saw crying as loved ones saw found each other, he saw crying as comrades greeting each other, and all of a sudden, he felt a weight lifted from him. He had not failed, his men had not failed, they had not died in vain, he could only feel joy.
But a realization stemmed these feelings, the Goblins could come back, they would undoubtedly regather, and they would attack again. This was not over, and he would not stop until it was. He knew, without a doubt, that whatever cam next, he would be there to stand against it, and these men, these Rohirrim, would stand with him. No matter what comes next.
Micah Quiton this is massive
@@jasonhayes3736 yes, more than I intended. I seem to have a tendency to ramble on.
Micah Quiton me too lol. In a vid I just watched I left a longer comment then yours including your pt 2
@@girlartist1105 I know what that's like. I had to trim this down because I didn't like how much I rambled on.
Man that was a great intro, I loved the lore!!! I would love to c you do another Third Age Total War campaign, but this time let it be "lore" driven by what different people write below in the comments. I feel like that would be absolutely amazing, as it would feel like an interactive movie!! Just an idea though!!
After Ayagi's defeat, the goblin army was scaterred and the Misty Mountains are defensless. Although many gondorians and rohirium died, Gondor was now on the offensive!
A brave gondorian general, Kilbich who was just a young solider at the battle of Osgiliath and lost his family in a siege from a young age, grew up dreaming of becoming a brave and famed general just like Aragorn. Thanks to his rich uncle, he entered the military school and rose up through the ranks quickly as he was a skilled tactician and swordsman. After hearing of the brave defense of the joint gondorian and rohirium troops and after being granted permission from the king, Kilbich decided to put an end, once it for all, to the orc hordes and let the generations that come dream to a peaceful middle earth. After licking their wounds, both rohan and gondor, and a small contingent of elite elven troops that couldn't reach the prior battle, came to help gondor in their final joint attack against the forces of darkness. So they march in the cold mountains, with eagerness and reborn hope, but they don't hear the goblin drumms or the shouts of orcs. That day was foggy and just when they thought that there are no goblins left in front of them, a huge army appears, but not of goblins, but of orcs, harad and rhun troops which united to destroy gondor, under the command... of a nazgul. Yes, it looks like the massive army is led by a nazgul, Khamul the Easterling, the last nazgul who somehow survived after the destruction of the ring, and now wishes to bring Mordor back to its full might.For years he carefully planed his campaign against the west, recruiting scattered orcs and goblins and creating alliances with other pro Mordor factions . Now Kilbich understands that the goblin army was nothing more than a scouting army ment to weaken the enemy, that got to lucky and attacked together with some elite orc units sent by Khamul, and that the real opponent was in front of him. He braces his men just like Aragorn fifteen years ago, and prepares for the biggest clash after the fall of Mordor.
Men and elves stand together again to fight the evil. Let the battle of the Misty Mountains begin!!!
P. S also the easterlings are eager to take vengeance after the their defeat at the hands of gondor at the dorwinium plains.
Hope you like it Apollo!!!
in this village all of the civilians that fought now claim that they themselves killed the orc general single handedly 😂
The time for slaughter had come, and Ogloth The Goblin Chieftain was burning with anticipation.
Ever since he had heard the thunderous drums of the Trolls after the victory of Argerg, he could not resist leading his clan to the battlefield to see the carnage, and to join the army. They marched to the nearest city of men to slaughter them.
As the battle began, the general promised Ogloth that his goblins would see a fight before the end of the day. Ogloth waited as he watched hordes of soldiers march into the city, and as soon as he could smell blood, he felt the urge to charge into the fight, with only the General's orders to keep him back. He was forced to wait.
When his orders came, Ogloth was shocked, he was to march off to the flank instead of into the city. He was being denied the glory of battle and he was burning to take action. Suddenly, a horn blew, but not of Goblin nor Gondor, it was the horn of the Rohirrim. Then he saw them, a countless force of horsemen charging towards him and his Goblins, and so Ogloth did the natural thing, he charged.
He believed that his Goblins desire for blood could carry them to victory, but the old legends of the Rohirrim didn't do them justice. As the Rohirrim charged into the Goblins, the slaughter began, but Ogloth's Goblins were the ones being slaughtered, and there was nothing he could do. Ogloth realized that he was never supposed to win, he was meant to be a sacrifice. He moved to attack in his rage, but instead he received a lance straight to his chest. Ogloth looked up to spit a curse on the horsemen who stabbed him, only to see a rider that wore the armor of a Gondorian captain, which only confused him. Ogloth passed out from a loss of blood as a meaningless sacrifice to delay the horsemen.
Ogloth's goblins fled upon seeing him die, and his second in command, a goblin from Gundabad named Gildac, swore that he would return for blood over the fallen. As the short story of Ogloth The Cheiftain ended, the story of Gildac the Subjugator began.
Ah but you forget that my goblin general is alive!! Captured he is
@@masterblaster3508 I guess that we could say that after he passed out, the victors recognized him to be a Chieftain, and so they tried to heal him so they could take him as a prisoner. ┐( ˘_˘)┌
@masterblaster3508 Ah, my mistake! Got caught up in the moment, lol. I wish this story line continued, but I suppose that it was the natural ending
The Aftermath: Ayagi was cut down by a Rohirrim soldier, his army shattered and lieutenants dead with him. Yet in spite of the decisive victory, neither Gondor nor Rohan thought the enemy defeated. It was obvious now that only a complete annihilation of the orc menace would end the threat. Word was quickly sent to every commander in the region and even Kings Elessar and Eomer [sorry couldn't do the accent mark]. The armies of Rohan and Gondor, still full of veterans from the War of the Ring, mobilize once more.
However, assembling the armies needed, especially for a campaign so far away, takes months of effort, and the goblins know that their kind faces extinction if they fail, so Ayagi's death only galvanizes them. This isn't about raids or glory anymore, but survival. The goblin clans meet to choose a new leader among them to fight the encroaching human armies with a tournament of strength and cunning. The victor and new commander of the Goblin Horde is Galkrog Horse-Ripper, a fearsome Warg rider who fought in Saruman's armies in the War of the Ring, before taking command of the nearby Goblin clan after the White Wizard's defeat. Eager to cross blades with the Rohirrim and their Gondor allies once more, but knowing direct battles will only end in disaster, he devises a scheme to sap the Humans' strength in brutal ambushes in the forests and ravines of the Misty Mountains.
Meanwhile, Captain Adan is now the liason between the Rohirrim commander Enadrid and the nearest Gondorian garrison captain Fenramir. He tells the two commanders all he knows of the Goblin forces and their strategies. In a week's time they receive their orders: they are to scout the foothills of the mountains and keep the Goblins on the defensive while the main army prepares to deliver the deathblow.
Will Galkrog be able to fend off the humans and keep them from getting a foothold in the mountains, or will Adan and his allies strike the first nail in the Goblin's coffin?
Hey, I know one of those guys.
I wonder where I heard that guy from.
"Not hungry my lord?" the servant girl asked in her raspy Ruhnnic accent as she came to take away the Governor's dinner. Daven had not noticed her enter the room. "No," he half shouted in surprise startling the girl in return nearly causing her to drop the food tray. Her olive green eyes gave Daven a worried look before she scurried out of the room slamming the door of the apartment behind her. He really ought to have apologised, he thought to himself, the local Easterlings on the Isle of Nebur had not caused trouble for the Dalian trade outpost despite their two peoples being enemies in the War of the Ring. It was only right that they should treat them with courtesy he had told his garrison . But he had not really been himself lately. It was that damn letter.
The letter had arrived yesterday. Nothing unusual in that. Many letters and tales arrived to Bowman's Cove bearing news before traveling North beyond the Sea of Rhun on the trade ships bound for Esgaroth. The news was never usually good mind you, but not usually bad either. Weird would be more apt. Tales of pyromancers, Wyverns and a horse named Glitterhoof being crowned God-Emperor of some Easterling tribe. And that was just last months repertoire of stories too fantastical to be true. When bad news did arrive, Gondor would deal with it for they were the great power in this Fourth Age of Arda. The Easterling continued to fight even after the defeat of the Dark Lord but King Elessar and King Eomer defeated the last Easterling Loke-Khan 5 years ago and now his grandson, the three year old Maleg, ruled in Mistrand with a Gondorian Lord as his regent. Nothing, it seemed to Daven, could stop Gondor. It was why this letter troubled him so much. He opened the small box on his desk and took out a small piece of parchment. A large Goblin army invading Eriador? A warning for both Dale and Erebor to watch their own borders for a defeated enemy? It sounded impossible; even after the fourteenth reading. But the letter bore the Regent's seal. It was true. A chill went down his spine. What if the goblins were not the only ones biding their time? He turned to the door of his apartment. "No," he murmured to himself, "it could not possibly come to that".
Title: Lord Of The Rings Return Of Darkness
Sounds like an epic sequel to the war of the rings
Whomst shall be the protagonist i wonder
@@kyrinplays I want to suggest Apollo that the protagonists are the captain of Gondor and another human from Rohan and One elf and one dwarf and if possibly one representative from the Ents
@@ТоварищКоммисар hmmm that could work
But idk how would an ent travel all way down to the frontlines
@@kyrinplays as you know ents doesn't only stay in a specific forest as long as there are trees sprawling in middle earth there are ents everywhere
I see
Though i did thought of a another name for like this spin off series of events called
Lord Of The Rings Howling In The Mountains
Since the mountains are now disturbed and those who are in it are now ready to strike as there is howling deep in the mountains
Idk just an idea of the sorts
Apollo you have brightened my day! thank you! i love the storytelling!
These kind of maps, these kind of battles: this is what total war should have become. They've got kind of lost, but that's just my opinion, can't argue with the sales.
"Apollo the destroyer of names" has a nice ring to it.
Word reaches The Lonely Mountain, King Thorin III Stonehelm is furious to hear that Goblins have dared to come out of their pits to attempt a new age of darkness. The Dwarves have not forgotten the battle of Azanulbizar, and the death of their late King Dain still fresh on their minds. They come out of their mines once more and march West to meet these foul creatures in battle.
"Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!"
Now this would be cool
37:40 you see the one Gondor archer tip toeing his way outa the last stand
Who later played dead inside a heap of corpses he leapt in when he saw a group of goblins looting a near home come out with the spoils. After the battle was over he threw away his armor and disillusiond as he was after this slaughterfest, hid until the troops were pulled out and left for safer grounds. Trying his way up north where the hobbits lived(he was told stories by his grandmother as a child about the peacefull little guys) never made it there though.... wanna know why? Cuz he whenn he came far enough north ran into a group of hooded figuers in the woods
Dúnedain
Odorf, the Captain of Gondor.
The last surviving descendant of Faramir, stealthy, hiding is name to avoid being remembered as the grandson of the mad sovereign. But maybe, when the time will come, he will be faced with a decision:
Hiding is identity and keep his pride, or remind the Gondorian to who they once swore their oaths...
He was in patrol of the village when the army came. When he heard that the townsfolk didn't believe that a goblin army was coming, he sent a message to Minas Thirit. The goblin army was way bigger than what attacked the village, he had saw them whilst riding on the misty mountains! Their real force was aiming for more ambitious goals...
Once you rise, the only way to go is up!
Nice, the only thing is that Faramir's son is called Elboron
@@kenobi6257 I know. He is part of his bloodline, not his son. Thank you though.
@@francescocasaleggio3724 You said grandson, that's Elboron xD. Np though
@@kenobi6257 Apollo can include it anyway. He can be the secret son of Faramir that no one knew about.
Adrián Llana you said that elboron was his son then his grandson make up your mind
I can't believe I missed this video. Your narrative skills are great, I LOVED listening to that story at the beginning. I almost forgot it was about a third age battle.
The news of defeat had not yet reached the snow orcs nor did the goblins choose to tell tell the snow orcs (gundabad). So as all they had heard of was a great geat goblin army the snow orcs began amassing slowly at first. The orcs forgotten by the world had not forgotten nor were released from a savage bloodlust. Though they were not quick at all to trust a goblin much less troll to lead them. Some who were tired of living off of lost travelers and animals went on to join. Among them was the old bastard Nokrag. Infamous among his people for his cunning and often sadistic tendencies to his own and others. Though he was the smartest among those who joined the massive goblin army and as a result often took up leader positions, often at the detriment to his own and others(Maybe the next battle we can see a few units of gundabad amd then a fully fledged army in a couple of battles) ( Nokrag could be the leader if you choose to do this idea)
Excellent video great story before the battle!
The Fortress of the Black canon:
The fortress of the black Canon... AS one of the most mysterious and most mythical fort of middle Earth. AS the legends say the fortress has been established by the witch king himself and has been said defended by thousands of orcs. Even millions in the wildest storys. This fortress have never been dared be approached bya any other life than the gigantic garrison of mordor. And the Orc lord Orikhim will make it remain this way the rest of the 4th age.
But maybie the armies of gondor can break this dark fortress of Doom. Maybie the myths and legends is not true about the Evil force of the fortress. Maybie the 15 years without theyr leader Sauron have rusted and broken theyr will to fight for the misty mountains and the orc and goblin kind. A siege with unbreakable forces of humans,elves and dwarfes willing to clear theyr home and world frome evil forces.
May the forces of good have good luck on defeating the Fortress of the Black canon.
Orikhim, lord of the Black canon:
He was a dark servant of the witch king. He had the power to overun the kingdom of rohan with hes gigantic militia. But he had other plans. As the mystical fortress of the Black canon was established by the witch king he was set to defend this mythical place. No other creatures than the witchking and hes fellow orcs was allowed to look at the Walla of this mountain fortress. It is said to this day «if you Get seen by the fortresses Walla you are getting shot and destroyed by the Black canon.» But AS he knew the rusty morale to hes garrison of thousands. Maybie the other creatures could break this legendary fortress. As said Orikhim had the numbers. But the man kind had the will and strenght to fight...
Love the story unfolding!
I first got introduced to you're channel by third age total war and i already loved those vids and i am so glad you are palying it again. keep it going apollo and play what you like and keep being yourself.
I LOVE this series. It's so funny to get a story made up by the viewers, and PA's story-telling makes it all so familiar and cozy :)
Thank you for these Total War videos, I really appreciate them.
Fantastic! Another great showing. I really appreciate what you do! Really excited for the continuation of this series.
Also a young sindarian elf named gladhon who is a descendent of the old high Kong’s of the nolodor. He doesn’t do anything too special now but as time goes on he would prove himself to be a worthy leader. Or he could get slaughtered by orcs. This is just an idea I’ve had for awhile
I fucking live the intro Apollo, andove that you came back to third age like the old days
Bendrod was a cousin of Belegrond, from the battle of Minas Tirith.
From the war of Baranduin he had victored, but a Rohirrim he was.
During said battle, he was dismounted his horse, and his friends from the 12th Mark were slain or routed. But as he was captured among orcs, like a fish in an ocean, he drew his blade and orc blood was spilt. When he was rescued by Gondorians, his friends honored him, and as he walked up to the seat of Theoden of Rohan he became the ruler of westfold. But fast he stept down to Erikur, and moved into the house of Belegrond. He was then after a series of events wound up in the cells of this town.
'Appolo slaughterer of names'
Now that's something I need in cannon.
I know you said you might be done with Total War but this would be a great way to get your community involved in these battles! Basically just ask people to come up with their own lore for Fourth Age
Marvin, Gondorian General
In his childhood, he always heard stories about the war of the ring and he always wanted to fight for is nation just like his grandfather. So he enlisted to the and quickly rose in the ranks of the gondorian army.
He soon became a commander and fought against the Easterlings in the east but he was never in a large scale battle. After the war of the east, his army was sent to the border village next to the misty mountains to reinforce the patrol of the misty mountains doe he fell ill on the day of the patrol and he stayed at the village. That night he heard a very loud thunderstorm but it wast and ordinary thunderstorm it more sounded like drums then he heard a knock on his door it was the men that came back from the patrol. They said that there was a huge army of goblins coming there way. He sent out messengers the next day and waited for them to come with reinforcements. Some few Rohan soldiers come but no one else came so he ordered everyone that can use a sword to defend the town he planned to hold as much as they can he believed that the reinforcements will arrive. The battle was chaotic street fights were everywhere and he could hear his man screaming for help it looked like all hope was lost then he heard the horn of the Rohirrim cavalry they were saved. He played a very crucial role in the battle and after the battle, he promised his man revenge,and revenge they will have
Upon having the village scouts confirm the soilders stories of a large Orc host marching upon on them, Gwaur, Captain and Mayor of the village, ordered the release of the soilders and immediately set about preparing the village defences. Although being slow to trust, Gwaur was not slow to take action, sending out riders to sneak past the Orc army to the closest villages and even to a nearby Rohirhim fort.
Having fought valiantly and being injured in the defence of Minis Tirith, Gwaur was no stranger to battle. However he had carried shame from not being able to take part in the battle of the black gate. This shame was amplified upon the news of the approaching Orc army as Gwaur knew he may have sealed his people's fate for acting too late to evacuate.
After arming every able bodied person, Gwaur rode through the village in his armour and cloak with his hand picked escort, making a show of inspecting the walls and catapults whilst inspiring the lines of villagers and soilders. When the horns of the Orcs rang out from all around the town, Gwaur knew that the only change for his village's survival was to buy more time for any potential reinforcements. And just like the The Knights of Dol Amroth he had seen charge from the walls of Minis Tirith, Gwaur ordered the gates to be opened and charged into the orcs with his guard.
Although Gwaur died that day, all who bore witness remembered and thanked him in their prayers for his bravery.
Gwaur died without shame.
Village watch commander: dorlan wolf served in the ring war and fought at the battle for helms deep no longer a young man he allowed his pride to blind him to the goblin threat, he was picked to lead his village watch after retiring from gondor's army surviving his wounds while defending his home he prepares to March his men against the goblin force to avenge those who fell, a good strategist he makes a plan to trap a host of goblins in a narrow pass and destroy them from either side
(Thought this would be a good idea for a battle i hope you use it)
The goblins victory in the ambush caused the goblins who have been hiding for the past 15 years to rally, it seemed that they sent all they had against a border village in gondor, the gondorians and rohirrim have sent their patrols to defend it and emerged victorious. But attacks like these have been happening all across the borders of Rohan and gondor with armies that are no smaller than the first. Those attacks seemed to be coordinated, and so they were. The goblins were trying to separate the alliance of men so that they could reach isengard, were the urukai have been hiding since their loss at the battle of helm's deep. They too have been waiting for an aprotunity to get their revenge on Rohan. Just like the goblins, they've been building armies set on one purpose, to kill every single man left. Now that the armies of men are separated, it would be easy for them to join forces with the goblins. But, the elves have been watching them, they realized what the goblins were after. So they sent a force to ambush the goblins as they March towards isengard, the remaining elves set out to warn the men who are spread too thin across their borders
Oh boy I just love these scenarios you're offering us. Thank you so much you wonderful bastard
King Bard ll and the Men of Dale hear the call for aid and sends an army of Dale warriors under the command of Grimbol ll, close friend and General to King Bard ll. He commanded forces during the Battle of Dale and was born and raised in Lake Town, or Esgaroth. He is quite tall and nimble and is good at boosting morale. He is a keen archer and swordsman, and his father Reltak taught him everything he knew.
During the Battle of Dale, he and his brother Gerndil fought at the gates of Erebor and slaughtered many foes. But the hoards overtook them and Gerndil was slain by Ayagi, who at the time was just a soldier. Grimbol remembered the face of Ayagi and after the battle was over, he spent days looking to see if the Shrunken Troll had been killed in combat, but he never saw him. It was not until ten years afterward that he was told go aid Gondor and he saw that the General was in fact Ayagi. The two met each other on the battlefield and engaged in an epic fight.
Apollo knows what happens next
(Idea for future videos)
The misty mountain orcs knew eventually that man would eventually match their power, so they looked else where recruiting more orcs and trolls, but most importantly they looked for an ally, whether it was the remnants of mordor or sarumans forces it did not care. For now the orcs looked onwards to their home territory, the mountains, here they knew lye foul beasts and hords of orcs as well as a old enemy that too dwells in the mountains. (Dwarves)
Captain Levi of Rohan
He belonged to a small village which was among the outskirts of Rohan. When he was a child, he was told about the wars that his country men had fought and died for. He was fascinated by them and later on became a blacksmith's apprentice who taught him how to weild a sword as he had been in the army. He soon climbed into the ranks and became a captain. He then led his troops to kill any orcs who tried to destroy and loot the people of Rohan. When Rohan learned about the orc invasion in Gondor he was also selected to lead the men of the main army of Rohan who marched their way to kill these orc scums.
Long live Rohan.
man you really know how to immerse someone in a story. great narrating man keep it up
How about u call it like they sing in the song of durin, "The misty mountains cold"
So like the cold of the misty mountain is coming down on the land surrounding it with brute force
Drake the noble man of Ronan
He is a warrior who was very popular through out the lands and he won many battles against the evil forces and he was in the Rohan army he would be next to the lords and show loyalty and showed respect to his brothers and arms and he was ordered to lead a rohan force and save the villages and town that are going to be under attack by the men of the misty mountains
You have a very fun and interactive community apollo. We appreciate your content. I have been watching for years.
Lykirad, a proud warrior of Harad. He is old now, a veteran of the War of the Ring. Sauron had twisted the hearts of their leaders, but his influence had not the time to seep down completely, but it did corrupt many of the Haradrim. Lykirad saw this and was deeply upset, but refused to abandon his country and his people. Now he has become a great leader in that land. Perhaps now is a chance for the men of the south and west to forgive the wounds they have inflicted on each other...
(This takes place during this battle)
As the echoes of war begins to spread around the lands of middle earth, an old ally of men awakens within the deep. Unknown to all, the Dwarves of the misty mountains have been spying on the goblins since the ambush attack, a young captain and grandson of Dain of the iron hills, he watches as goblins stream down the mountains taking the world of men down.
Captain of the iron hills, Kahzad Ekhiem, His father and his grandfather have warred against the pitiful goblin scum since the re-claiming of the lonely mountain, he hears the call of the kingdoms to the south calling for aid, the shadows of Dol-gul dor grow and move once again. Easterlings have been spotted along Dale's south boarders. He asks the council of dwarven kings to aid their human allies, his calls are left answerless, he cannot allow the brave men of Dale go in alone against the Easterlings alone. He gathers his men loyal to him, the Iron boars, and makes his way towards Dale and the Easterlings . LET THE DRUMS THUNDER AGAINST THE MOUNTIANS!!
Part 3 should be like they went to the orcs Village and then start fighting. For Revenge🤷🏽♂️
One of the only reasons I still go on TH-cam is to watch your channel! Awesome video!
Call the story “Dark Clouds of Synn”
Oliver wakes up with heavy wounds he looks around and notices that he is in a makeshift hospital. He had fought to the last of his abbilty's in the "dead end". He was already praised for being one of the best archers in the human realm. When he left the hospital he was even more determinted then ever to become a general. His father had fought in many important battle's the battle of Helms Deep, battle for Minas Trith.
have to give it to the King of Total War titles Medieval 2, i dont know of any other game this old, that has retained its beauty and ability to put you into the battle, hearing the cheers from the Rohan cav was awesome, and an hour long multi level battle mmmmm juice!!, hey CA if yur reading this, do a full on upgrade to Med2 engine to 64 bit, dont change anything else but the graphics to Troy level and you have Med 3 easy, id buy that, play the shyt outta it, frikkin hour long battle love it. I really like the story format yur doin Emperor Apollo keep this up, so juicy.
As the Gondorians cheer for their victory, the goblins march to the Mines of Moria (or another location, you decide Apollo) . The force that attacked the village was a distraction, whilst their main force runs to the Mines of Moria, to lay siege to the dwarves. And if they conquer Moria, they might be in the position to lay their eyes onto higher and more ambitious goals...
It popped up and am now settling in to watch
Love these storyline battles!
Ayagi's best friend and only friend is...
Golem (the my precious guy). He showed him the way through the goblin tunnel. He also was the goblin's scout
39:22 that's me in every maths test
The story line battles is a great idea! Keep them coming!
The first minutes of the video I was waiting for him to call a roll for initiative
As this battle continues the witch realm of Angmar mustering it's forces to attack imladris
Here is a good idea as reinforcements for the orcs if things go south for them, have angmar represent as the elite force for the orcs, if not this doesn't work well rhun, harad, khand and umbar work as well
The storytelling is phenomenal, absolutely loved it
The goblins fled to the hills after a devastating defeat. Even the most elite of the goblins were routing from the field. The goblins have learnt their lesson tho. They are going to use guerilla tactics to lure the enemy into open battle and defeat them under the command of Ayagi. But not all goblins had as much trust in Ayagi. This defeat proved that if the goblins are to rule middle Earth, they will have to be more clever. So, because of mistrust in Ayagi's abilities, the goblin command was devided. Meanwhile, the men celebrated their great victory. They believed the goblin threat has passed and that peace shall once again return. Adan of Gondor celebrated as well, but did not believe the threat has passed. The memory of the massive defeat at Argerg was still fresh and haunted him. His goal was to persuade the Gondor and Rohan monarchs to give him an army to chase down the remainders of the goblin army so they would not return. The kings of Gondor and Rohan saw this as pointless, so they refused. In the end, they agreed to give Adan a cavalry detachment to hunt down the goblins. Adan was not satisfied. little did he know that the dwarfs were noticing a great increase in trolls in the mountains and that Gorin, now the general of the dwarfs would go to great lengths to complete his dream of destroying all the goblins in middle Earth. Adan might find new allies outside of the world of men, who are willing to help him.
I love this series. After that victory the villagers are thinking “that wasn’t so hard”
Spoiler
The leader of the Rohirrim scout party (Éodin?), upon hearing the plight of the Gondor captain immediately sent his party to the village to hold out until he could arrive with a relief force. Sending out his own riders (along with himself) to nearby outposts and other scouting parties to spread the word of the rising goblin/orc power as well as calling for aid
(This would explain the Rohan soldiers being inside the village before the attack)
I love the continuous story style! It's great Apollo!
For next part,
It turns out that the army sent was only a fraction of the real force . Ayagi was testing his enemy, he never wanted to take the village. He was testing Gondor but Rohan arrived unexpectedly.
Ayagi wants to see Gondor fall and is preparing to siege Minas Tirith , like in the War of the Ring, and if he can successfully do so...
He will then move onto his really desire the fall of all of Middle Earth to him and see all who doubted him rue that day.
Let's imagine Captain Adan of Gondor wrote all this events into his diary and 50-60 years later, long after his death, his son Ewing finds his diary in the attic and this videos are the way he is imagining while he reads the diary.
Hey Apollo I LOVE LOVE LOVE your videos I have Rome 2 and I was wondering how I can send you videos and/or join your tournaments. (I also have Shogun 2) Thanks for reading I have watched your vids for THREE YEARS and you are the reason I got into total war.
Keep making vids and... For Gondor!!!
Long time you make an INTERESTING scenario 😀
The defeat at Agerg was a huge moral booster and in the dark land of mordor an army of Harad Rhun and Mordor rally in an Attak on Minas Morgul to bring back the age of orks
Leading the fight is a veteran from the war of the ring who saw the might of gondor at Minas Tirith and is smart even when compared to humans btw greetings from Austria
This is a brilliant idea for a series, i love it.
Keep it up my dude.
A trebuchet and a catapult in the village, hahaha very nice. That's impossible, lol
This intro made me shiver! Keep up, you're gonna be the storyteller in the new Middle Earth series
36:40
Pixelated Apollo:All of the gondorian have died trying to defend this position.
Me:*looks at the bottom right hand corner, see a gondorian soldier running away*
The last battle reminds me of the battle of Poltava when 24,000 Swedish troops fought of a Russian force more than double their size and took very high casualties although the Swedish king managed to escape
It’s unfortunate how med 2 can’t run that well anymore
There were WAY bigger battles a few years ago with barely any lag
Medieval 2 remaster would make my life complete
It still never gets boring tho!
The second in command of the troll uprising should be an Uruk'Kai known as " OirShin last of the Uruk'Kai" He is the last Uruk'Kai after the third age and was found in what remains of Isengaurd.
Hey Apollo, thanks for making 2020 a little bit more bearable
Tavern owner: "Hello Stranger you've been here far too long... Rohan or Gondor?"
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Glug: Waiting...
I want to see more Elven armies! Glad you’re still posting after all this time
Arnor in itself is still a mostly depopulated area so we can make it so that much of the forces of Gondor marching toward the defence of Eriador(for the misty mountain is right next to eriador) would take a long time due to the wildness and the still unmaintained roads, so in order to more quickly react to any danger to far away holdings gondor decides to gather together a force with a core of Gondorian elite cavalry(for they move more quickly) made from the Swan knigths of Dol Amroth and elite regiments of Minas tirith and Minis Ithil, together with a local auilary forces that they gather on the way from Rohan , Tharbard and even some mercenaries and local guardsmen from Bree, making mix force of allied and vassal nations(much closer to the Misty mountains) against a new threat from the Misty Mountains. We can also include Elfs from Imladris who are right next to the misty Mountains.
Dang he is getting awesome at these intros
Maybe that battle was a distraction for the Rohan Patrol unit. So that they can launch a surprise attack on a Rohan camp or Village!!!
Jonathan wolfhart the town baker was one of the civilians on the front line with the helms hammers when he plunged his pitchfork into the heart of the orc general causing the enemy to break and saving the gondor flank.
While this battle was happening, a goblin assassin was sent to Rohan to “deal” with the leaders of the mark. Knowing that if the assassin was successful in his task, Rohan would fall into a civil conflict with many factions trying to take power for themselves. With Gondor being too strong for the orcs to face head on, if they were able to weaken Rohan they could take it over easily and establish a new strong hold in Isengard and being breeding a new generation of Uruk-hai.
The leader of the rohirrim forces present within the village was a man named Loefwine, a veteran of many battles of the war of the ring. He and his men were in the village under invitation, as the gondorian villagers had started a tradition of inviting men of rohan to a feast once a year to help foster friendship between their peoples. Unfortunately for the attacking goblins, their assault happened to coincide with this feast. Hearing of the approaching army, he informed the commander of the gondorian forces of the location of several scouting forces, and sent him with his fastest horse and personal signature to summon help, while he and his men aided in the defence.
Fortunately, rohirrim always travel armed...
Imagine surviving a massive ambush and watching all your friends die, just to be laughed at at locked up by your own people
A second orc force from deep in the forests is gathering preparing to join their brothers and take back the lands they once held
This force is mostly warg riders and well trained guerilla fighters so it’s smaller but very powerful
Call it "The misty mountains cold" since they come from there and are spreading the cold around the mountain
Im lovin this series! This total war battles with a backstory is much more interesting
Waoo! It's incredible to see how Rohan knights save the village in the last stand moments of the gondorian defenders, like in the movies. =D
The Ork attack was but one aspect of a broader invasion plan of Gondor: the corsairs of Umbar are about to attack from the south in coordination with the Goblin attack from the north, hoping to catch Gondor unprepared with its focus diverted..
Wonderful battle with great intro, lore and commentary. Really well done on doing such a job on making lord of the rings and third age reforged feel so alive... In terms of gameplay, I found it very cinematic but also very painful to see that the Goblins tried to face the Rohirrim cavalry storm in the open field with mostly basic units, not even many anti cav. I think the defendants would not have stood a chance if the Goblins used the walls to defend against the cavalry. Were they not allowed to do this? Also why didnt the Goblins bring artillery? Not allowed?
I really like these story style videos! My suggestion would be to have distinct series with different stories. Maybe # tag each video.
I think Gondor should send a army to wipe out what is left of the goblins once and for all just what I think