If you're not reading next week's installment dressed as Gandalf, I'm going to be a tad bit disappointed.

Gosh im so excited to sit down and listen to this. Love this project, thank you!

Night night honk shoo thank u xx

I've tried to read Tolkien's different books but for some reason every time I hit the wall, so I just keep on watching videoessays and read analyses. Your work especially makes it easy for me to engage with his stuff which I always adored but it's so hard for me to just read the thing 😔 I might not become tolkienhead but at least there are tolkienheads out there making me feel like one and it feels amazing

My new favourite audiobook

Great “tomahdos” is my new brainworn

Anytime my brother splashes something in the sink, or spills some coffee grains near me or a bit of dirt on a path or anything that splashes up or dusts over, without fail I will exclaim "OH THAT'S NICE, ASH ON MY TOMATOES!"

subscribed. You make me suspicious of you for some reason.

"If I take one more step, it'll be the farthest away from home I've ever BEAN." ok rain man, how could you possibly know that? Down to the step?

my strongest Fellowship brainworm is Bilbo saying "I want to see mountains again Gandalf, mountains!" replays in my head literally every time I think about possibly taking a trip that could constitute a small adventure. looking forward to the upcoming longer vids!

Literally watched this yesterday lol and that guy with the hammer got me real good too

Ohhh this is so wholesome and cute. I absolutely share some of these worms, and youve given me a handful new ones ill cherish on the next viewing! Excited to see what you have got cooking

I also have some words stuck in movie character mode! 'Unnatural', 'pocketses' 😹 lovely vid ❤

congrats on the new house! youve opened my eyes to some new worms that i will forever see and hear until the end of time, it gave me a good laugh. cant wait to see your magnum opus, if its even sort of similar to your other projects, i can say with confidence ill end up watching it a dozen times over

im absolutely taken by the inflections you put on and the personalities that come out so clearly as you read. do you think you would ever consider doing something like a weekly stream where you read through a chapter or two all the way through? i admit, i am trying to listen to audio books of all of tolkien's works but your affection for the writing and characters comes through so much more than any others, that all i can think of while i listen to others is how much i would rather have you being reading it :"] if its not a consideration, dont worry, i know how much effort it takes to read aloud for extended periods of time, but if its something you had ever considered before, you have at least one person very interested in it

im absolutely floored by your videos. ive crammed them al down in two days while knitting a sweater and i cant wait to see what else you decide to create. liked, subbed, notifs on. your thoughts and commentary are utterly brilliant. love from sweden, <3

Would love to hear your thoughts on the "New Shadow" that Tolkien abandoned!

IU for one enjoyed this video and I'm sorry you have to deal with nonsense both on social media and the comment section. Speaking as someone who enjoys Lord of the Rings even as a kid I always saw their relationship as more than friendship. I know that's weird to say but the dialogue and moments just make it feel romantic a lot of the time and very tender. To say there can't be a queer text to the work is limited in scope and less interesting if not included. I can see the relationship as both a friendship and loving one. It should not be treated with disgust. Tolkien was all about having fun with his text even back with his pen pals as any creator will tell you is the most fun they've had. Fiction should be fun first and foremost and looking at Lord of the Rings from a queer lens adds to it.

Did not expect that pina colada flashback to my grandma's freezer.

So you like Tolkien and classical, eh? Would I be right, then, to guess that you're also a Wagner fan?

My favorite video on KZbin is Tolkien himself reading The Ride of the Rohirrim over that part of the movie. It gives me chills every time.

Excellent! I loved hearing you read the text.

You have this crazy charisma and accessibility that just makes this video irresistible to finish. For your reference, I haven't read LOTR since I was maybe 12 and can't remember the plot too well, but I couldn't stop coming back to this video until I had reached the end. It's just so goddamn comfy.

I am from germany and I had to laugh at how you pronounced that guy „Woolfgang“ hihihi but it’s okay I enjoyed the video thank youuu

"Follow your nose... It always knows!" They stole Toucan Sam's catchphrase from old Froot Loops commercials.

Why do you close your eye in the thumbnails... unnerving :0

Tolkien Trash getting me through the night shift. Thanks for another great video.

The only other living human that comes close to your energy for Tolkien is Malcolm Guite. The coolest thing of all is that you have what I believe is a Vivaldi concerto on the music stand in the background. What an epic 34 minutes and two seconds of time. Outstanding!!

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Cool vidier, fun fact the name TOLKIEN is contained within the name THORKELIN who was the first translator of Beowulf. Cheers from Mercia the original Shire

You're wrong. Your political horseshit invalidates your opinion.

Rings of power is fine… for people with insomnia

Ah Tolkien's prose. Since first reading these lines in 65 I have returned often.

I guarantee if I ever read the books to my children, I am going off script and quiting the movie.

Lol, 'Everyone loves Peter Jackson Films''. Er.....no they don't. Tolkien would have loathed that fat Kiwi git for wrecking what is a beautiful story.

I fell in love with the movies, now after PAINSTAKINGLY reading through the Silmarillion, am wholly invested in reading everything Tolkien wrote of Middle Earth.

Maybe the dad added to it because how could you not quote the movie while reading the story. It is all iconic. Everything about it.

tfw no tolkien obssessed gf

Nah, its peak cringe, absolute garbage Lotr is celtic-finish-germanic culture, not some globalist slop to be resold and repackaged to modern audiences

Its like the live action Ghost In The Shell with ScarJo: it can stand alright on it's own in it's genre, but can't hold even a finger to the original material.

Nice

That person who was like "So what if she's quoting the movie? It's still the same story." Has never heard of Tom Bombadil

Like many others, I was randomly suggested this video, and you have a new fan. This was a lot of fun!

Why do yall think Frodo left instead of going back to live next to Sam and Rosie...

Such a neat video you made. I love your reaction at 23:35. I knew this video was gonna be great. edit: And the "not this time" montage at the end was perfect.

The film made a good decision, because to fully grasp the words written by Tolkien you really need to understand the world at its core - and films cannot go that deep in the time given to them. Theoden's transformation when he charges, how the entire scene is described - that's not a knight. That's some might of the Valar intervention right there. The reason why he can do all those things is because he is awesome, but also there is lineage there, there is blood, there is the connection to old days, gods, light which is good and Secret Flame. He, in a moment, transformed into godlike fury, righteous might of the free people, charging without fear, his knights singing as they felt the joy of battle, as Rohirrim do. In a sense, that scene (as many others) started with the Song of the Valar themselves. To fully understand it, you need not GO to the beginning, you need to trace back through all that has happened until the beginning! Eowen described as a warrior seeking death, and her defiance, she could not be killed - the contrast between her otherwordly look, but very "grounded" gray eyes which are endless as strong as the sea... And in the end, Eomer, who's entire world just shattered the moment he looked at his "dead" sister. Up to that point, songs of joy of battle, even the tears after the king and the terrible situation in which they found themselves... it all vanishes. His soul dies at that moment, he IS dead. And if you know about the nature of Tolkien's world, the difference between men and elves, you understand how significant that is. His sorrow was so great that he basically died at that moment. Death was the only thing on his mind. Death and the Ruin of Erda itself. He is no longer vengeance, he is not retribution... he IS death! He charges the enemy alone, and the entire scene, his presence, power and grief are so great the entire host of Rohirrim stops singing the songs of war, ingrained in their being, but all shout as one, "DEATH!" and charge with him. He did describe a battle in which humans take part. But the way he describes it, as it is the great stand against the Evil, you can see that these are not just any men, left on their own. There is a bigger power at play here, woven through them. Thousands of years, endless generations of people fighting against evil, against odds. Theoden, Eowen and Emoer, at certain points in the story, are move avatars of the gods themselves (in Tolkien's work, magic works in mysterious ways), and it by no means lessens their feats - quite the contrary. Their strength is not the one granted, but the one earned. And it is the strength that flows from the start of time, the dawn of Erda and the waking of men, the primordial struggle of light VS dark. To fully grasp Theoden, you must know about Ecthelion, of Glorfindel, of Hurin... He rode, and the power of the free world rode behind him at that moment. So no, you cannot do it justice in a film. I think the film did the best it possibly could to bring us a contained story like it did. But the parts we talk about here (and many others, or most actually, in the books) do not stand on their own. They stand on thousands of years of history, the very fabric of the world Tolkien created. Which is why it is Epic, in the true sense of the word. And why no writer since then manage to reach his level. Tolkien did not write the fantasy tale to sell - he created a mythology. Nothing less. Also, for you, great content. Two times in a video, I was battling tears. Because I felt it all over again. The whole weight of the charge of Theoden, Eowen's stand, and Eomers plunge to Death and Ruin.

Normally the algorithm is horrible, today after suggesting you channel, not so much lol. Great video, looking forward to see where you go!