Although Elrond was a mighty warrior , his power was not based on prowess, but on wisdom and foresight . Basically on kindness

I have a few questions about magic in Tolkien's works. I know the Magic/Creation that the Valar do is a finite part of them (and maybe also the world itself). 1. Are they both the same power? 2. If not, do the Valar have both Creation AND Magic? 3. If they do, is their Magic the same as Elven Magic? 4. Is ALL Elven Magic Galadriel's "I don't know what you're talking about, we're just very good with nature" Magic? 4a. Is the Magic Galadriel used "to throw down Dol Guldur's walls" the same as her "good with nature" Magic? 4b. Is the Magic of the Elven rings the same as Galadriel's "good with nature" Magic? 5. Is Elrond's Healing Magic the same as the Magic he uses at the Bruinen? 6. Is Gandalf's Magic he uses at the Bruinen the same as Elrond's? 6a. Do Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White use the same Magic? (For completion's sake, I think I know this one: He had less restrictions as GtW) This was all triggered by a recollection I'm not sure of, that Elrond's Healing Magic was different from other kinds of Magic. Thank you to anyone who made it this far. 😁

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A shiney precious would make any elf powerful. I am bigger fan of Gil-Galad.

Maybe the Stranger is Raddagst and trains him on the importance of nature....

You would have to ask Tolkien.

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Man, Elrond was Powerful in All 3 Categories!!! Perfect timing, I Finished my Essay a few Days ago, and now I am enjoying the King's Birthday Long Weekend!!! Thanks Mellon for another Great Video, Until Prophecies and Forsight in Arda...Marion Baggins Out!!!

Why was the half high elven half numenorian ring bearer so powerful??

Cirdan held out alone besieged by Morgoth before the Noldor returned, just saying

Thank you!

You cannot deny how goated Elrond is as an elven character. Idc what anyone says, but the ROP tv series really did his character dirty and it's not just for his character design.

I was disappointed with Elrond so far in Rings of Power not because of the actor but how the writers are portraying him.

Because his father was the badass who took a ship to Ancalagon the Black and smote his ruin upon the realm of Arda Which makes that dumbass line in RoP even more stupid....Or you know...him being 'excluded' from the kings of the Elves in that show

If so powerful he was, why leave (middle earth)?

I like the idea that he sort of shared in all of the best aspects of a diverse and noble background. Maia queens, Elvish kings, great warriors and lords of men.

He is a descendant of Beren and Luthien who took back one of the Silmaril from Melkor himself. He is also a part of the lineage of Turin Torumbar, Hurin, Huor, Tuor, and so forth. He is a descendant of Fingolfin who was able to fight Melkor in single combat and give him wounds that would haunt him forever. He's also the son of Earendil who succeeded in reaching Valinor and called the Valar for aid against Melkor. :P He even is a descendant of the Maiar Melia. So of course, he is powerful. :P

"As kind as summer" This guy has never been to Near Harad.

Does anyone know why after Elros became king of Numenor, he and Elrond never saw each other again? 😊❤😊

Certainly having so many ancestors who were powerful in their own right played a major role in why Elrond was a power himself. But one thing that I think is overlooked is that he was wise enough to learn from the many terrible mistakes the Noldor had made when they returned to Middle-Earth.

One of Elrond greatest strengths was temperance. It made him even more effective, due to his wisdom, imo. And air can either be as gentle as a summer breeze or as powerful as a hurricane. I think that reflects Elrond justly even though he's mostly just a gentle nurturing soul. Elrond is my 2nd fav in lotr. I think... lol

Peter Jackson left out a lot of this in The Hobbit Trilogy. He made Galadriel seem like she was far and away the most powerful

Elrond half elven . Love the thing borommir says his father told him of elrrond . His wisdom is more powerful than armys ( something like that ) Elrond outranks galadriel. A prince regent of the noldor and his ring is chief of the three

Elrond was powerful for several reasons. He had one of the three Elven rings of power. Which gave him some abilities. Like his power of healing. He is part Elf, part man, and part Maia. He has strong physical and magical abilities.

"I bring word from Elrond of Rivendell." Quietly a powerhouse that everyone remembers but don't think of right away. Personally I think his ultimate power comes from his wisdom and a universal safe haven. Everyone sought his council and opinion which helped to shape the future. And his home was a place of rest and peace, something all good folk crave more than anything 😊

I like how Elrond's family is so involved in the entire history of Arda. It's a shame how much they degraded him in RoP

Why was he so powerful? It was all that home-made Lembas bread man. With plenty of Elven protein powder that can be yours for only 20 gold pieces!

What if Elrond took the ring and was corrupted by it? Who could defeat his power?

Let’s go an Elrond vid while I’m stuck on the highway

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Well to be fair 9:43, sauron wouldn't even be able to control the balrog, they are only servants of Melkor (Morgoth), and only serve him and the leaders of the Balrogs (Gothmog) who died, The Balrogs of Morgoth would know that Sauron was his LT, and not attack him, but they wouldn't obey his will, and commands.

Don’t forget that Shadowfax the horse got to go to Valinor

Since Gandalf was told he was the only one of the Istari to be on the path to accomplishing their goal, and the Blue Wizards were not credited with some great evil they wrought after falling from grace, I'd always assumed that they simply failed and died in their fight against Sauron's influence before making much of an impact.

Ok with all the trolls in the comments I see nobody believes this.

01:04 "Unrelated to Hobbits and Dwarfs" ? Objection! The Druedain are most certainly related to Hobbits. As they are both (hobbits and humans) related altogether far more closely than too Elves, Ents, Eagles, or the Khazâd from Aulë. Neither are they Maiar. Unfortunately, they all (druedain, Hobbits, humans) are closer to Orcs than the rest (arguably).

You *could* make a movie out of this, but it sure as hell wouldn't be a "behold fans, Lord of the Rings is back!" sort of blockbuster that they are probably going to try to make. Hopefully they're working on a low key, more comtemplative film than we've seen in a while

I bet they try and link tom with the entwives and thats why he's out east.

As glad as I am for the shift in pop culture's opinion of the word "witch" into the far more sympathetic, it does take a lot of the terrible awesomeness out of the title "The Witch King"

Elrond: I can’t throw it in for you, but I can throw you

Fingolfin is easily my favorite Tolkien Elf.. Fëanor is right behind him but hey, Fëanor never took on Morgoth one on one and it proves Fingolfin's martial prowess as one of the greatest amongst all the children of Illuvatar. He fought a friggin Vala, ffs.

I don't like how it's implies the Eye of Sauron is kind of like a spotlight than can hone in on someone when they wore the ring in the movie.

You talk too much blah blah blah without any excitement, you make a great story so boring 😂 👎👎

Mhmm

Not just a conundrum in Tolkien's world, but surely in our own for Christian's like him.

relax hardly anyone will watch rings of anuspower .... anyway .... so amazon .... needs tom bombadil .. and more chars ... to try and pull some viewers ... back to this clusterf..k of a wokefire.... but to the ones of u that will watch this ..... enjoy but know .. u are 1 of the extremly very few ... in the world ... as the major pop of the world will NOT !

Just something of a narrative point. What if Tolkien had made this plague more devastating? Reaching far to the East and South! Would Sauron have still needed Men?

It’s not Gandalf, he’s a blue wizard…I hope.

“Similar to Melian she was wife to a wise sindarin lord” but also like melian she far eclipsed her husband in wisdom and power. Everyone knows who wore the pants in those two relationships. Also thingol, while a lord of the sindar, was counted among the calaquendi as he had beheld the light of the trees in his youth.

Galadriel explicitly didn't tell anyone in their company about what she found out about Halbrand in the season one finale. To make Annatar's plotline work, they should have Galadriel and Elrond away from Eregion for most or of season two. If they see Annatar, they will likely recognize Halbrand in him. Celebrimbor will probably work with Annatar, impressed by his artifact-making skills. He'll keep an eye on Annatar due to his past doubts about Halbrand. Eventually, Celebrimbor realizes his trust was misplaced, tries to destroy the rings, but it's too late. Celebrimbor isn't a fool; he's just being manipulated by a master deceiver.

Whst does having the rings of power let sauron do? I mean it doesnt let him mind control all himans for hacing all 9 ribgs of men.. whats the point?