He's got a private lighter , because the hobbits pocketed all his other lighters

It was interesting to hear the Professor pronounce "Sauron" as Saw-Ron, rather than Sore-Ron. On the point of the misspelling of his middle name, Reuel, is it actually a misspelling or is it the Latin version in which the letter "V" represents a "U" in engraving into stone? He was quite fond of Latin.

no to say that "in an ideal world this would have been part of the history of middle earth" is a wrong statement, unfinished tales is as strong of canon as the published silmarillion, the history of middle earth isnt! also unfinished tales is basically a collection of short stories and extended background lore, and i love it! it has a feeling of a grimoire compiled by a wizard who found long forgotten texts

Hope you review the new deluxe version in October

23:17 plonker

The orange face hurts us

This is weird, i have also hardback book english but the cover is different, the highest tower of Gondolin is actually under the tittle and the highest peek of mountains is lower then Jrr tolkien tittle. Does anyone know is something frong with my edition?

I wonder why the Index volume wasn’t included in this set

Ty for making these!

So are these companions to The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings Illustrated Editions?

Too thick

Dreamy Your legs are mesmerising One sexy lady 💜💜💜

Added this to my amazon wishlist! Will buy it once my crypto goes up.

Helms Deep is a Castle fortress

In 1953 J.R.R Tolkien made these books about The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings

Brave Heroes of Middle Earth

If that's how you open up a limited edition, expensive book; I'm sure glad you're not into collecting vinyls.

Can someone explain to me why the 2023 single volume edition has more pages than the 2011 edition

The box set looks almost identical to the one that has the hobbit and lotr illustrated versions, but these aren;t illustrated editions. Such a shame, would have bought the set but I want the illustrated versions, guess I'll have to get each one separate...

All the Ring wanted to do was go back to the fires which it was formed.

I am so happy I got a 1st/1st edition on eBay in excellent condition for almost no money. 🤓

Whats the idea of the rock and roll music sounding of now and then whats it got to do with the Lord of the Rings?

Immersing oneself in this Lord of the Rings walkthrough, specifically focusing on Frodo's journey, offers an unparalleled experience of serenity and contemplation. The meticulously crafted narrative, combined with the narrator's soothing, dulcet tones, creates an atmosphere of profound tranquillity. This video is an exemplary choice for a Sunday afternoon, inviting viewers to indulge in reflective reverie and escape into the tranquil landscapes of Middle-earth. Truly, it is a masterful blend of cinematic artistry and narrational finesse, providing a sanctuary for the mind and spirit. 🌲 🌳 🧙🏽‍♂️

Do you cover your standard hardcover editions of the Tolkien books? They look so glossy. Actually, the other books too…

Regarding the text - You mentioned that the notes on the text was missing, but does this box set have the updated text in them?

...sorry for being so late to your channel...got side-tracked...anyway...thank you...much much appreciated. 😐

Released in 2017, I never even heard about it until just weeks ago! And I immediately ordered myself a copy. It is a VERY NICE set, and a fine addition to anyone's collection.

I feel like Tolkien proved hands down that all our religions and their corresponding manuscripts came solely from mankind's imagination

Thank you so very much!

Not sure if some of you noticed it too, but when I recently got myself a facsimile first edition of the Hobbit. And if you're familiar with the original 1937 dust-jacket typo, (for those who don't know, when the Hobbit first came out, there were only 1500 copies made, and all of them had a mistake, the mistake was on the back flap of the dust-jacket, it was a name; Dodgeson, and it is said that J.R.R. Tolkien himself corrected the typo on all the 1500 copies, Tolkien just crossed a tiny line on the letter e with his pen), so, the publisher's has probably decided to treat us a little bit with the facsimile edition, if you have it, then take a look at the text on the back flap of the dust-jacket, there's a sort of a reference to the original first edition, the name Dodgeson has the letter e crossed (it's more of a black dot covering the letter e). To me it's a really nice reference and pretty cool.

Can you please do a complete reading order? 🥹🥹🥹

This is me favourite to watch before I go to beddy-byes

Are these books a continuation of LOTR? I have heard today there are at least two more new movies will be released of LOTR

What are all the books on the shelf that match this collection!

A good doco though

Gosh they were dickheads

Best Tolkien book reviews on YT. Thanks for doing them!

You can search far and wide You can drink the whole town dry But you’ll never find a beer so brown (But you’ll never find a beer so brown) As the one we drink in our hometown You can drink your fancy ales You can drink them by the flagon But the only brew for the brave and true Comes from the Green Dragon

It is only appropriate for one Lord of the Rings fan to smoke a pipe while watching videos of Lord of the Rings like this.

This is amazing !

What’s the difference between this and the other one with the jacket? I just got the one with the beautiful jacket today.

Thanks for this video, I am interested in getting hold of good hardcopies of the Histories of Middle Earth. As others have said this may be the best opportunity I am going to get. Two questions/ideas for videos I would be interested in: 1. Do you cover your books in anything? They look shiny on the shelf, I would interested to see a demo of the process. 2. Non-Tolkien, but I would really like a tour of your history collection, I see a lot of the Yale English Monarchs series there. Thanks

I didn't think that the glittering caves of Aglarond were delved by mortals. They were natural formations.

14:00 I wish that Treebeard wouldn't have been depicted as a comedy figure.

Interestingly, the English trait that is not mentioned is the incredible prejudice towards any other people except English people.

I'm marveling at the thickness of the last edition 2023 single volumen, looks almost like LoTR... but is really that much information? I mean I read the Hobbit first time like a month ago, very short tale, and now this history of the Hobbit looks like even bigger than, LotR itself ... why is it this big?

Amazing!

I'm guessing printed and bound in China? Wait, no, I stand corrected ... I Italy, very nice... I'm sure the binding quality is top notch then..

This is just pure gate keeping, write something better rather than shit on someone else's works, there's literally loads of different interpretations of the bible ffs.. you sound like an entitled chump trying to sound intelligent off the back of some old hype.. get a grip.. I have a middle earth inspired cookbook .. shall we shit on that too?

Its cool he talks to the balrog like a Catholic Priest would to a Demon