There's some minor audio issues around the 11:00 mark. Apologies about that.
@ShahjahanMasood7 ай бұрын
No worries
@BelegaerTheGreat6 ай бұрын
I would rather not have you make such generalized videos. I prefer when you deep-dive into a single topic, like a single ruin, you are the best Tolkien KZbinr at that!
@tathemrelag31237 ай бұрын
Ah, cartography - my second favorite subject after linguistics!
@corvid...7 ай бұрын
You should check out his author, Tolkien, I think he would be right up your alley 😀 So happy I recently found this channel
@baystated7 ай бұрын
The theme of all these ruins summed but by Balin's fate "ran into some minor problems. And everyone died."
@backwashjoe78647 ай бұрын
The Plainly Difficult channel would have a field day with the history of Middle Earth!
@thomasalvarez64567 ай бұрын
One thing I always loved about reading LOTR many years ago was that our protagonists walk through lands that have thousands of years of history. Middle Earth was extensive and lived in world building. It always reminds me of my home, England. Walking in an ancient woodland or a ruined castle or costal tower, reminds you of how extensive our history is.
@MerkhVision7 ай бұрын
That was an aspect that was very important to Tolkien! The veiled glimpses of a distant past give off a special feeling.
@calebowen20067 ай бұрын
I love the idea of this series. Id say my only suggestion would have been to maybe include Himling as not all Tolkien fans are aware of that cool reloc from a bygone era. I am not sure it is 100% stated to be ruins but im fairly certain that a fortiefied and well lived in fortress would leave ruins even if the walls themselves did not survive
@andreasderycke427 ай бұрын
I indeed love maps. Just as Tolkien started his world because of languages, I started mine to give context to the maps I drew. I have drawn maps since I was 8, I am really looking forward to other videos in this series.
@MerkhVision7 ай бұрын
Hey, me too! A fellow map-maker turned worldbuilder!
@tiltskillet70857 ай бұрын
Great video. You made me realize there are odd parallels between the fates of Annuminas/Osgiliath and Fornost/Minas Tirith. I know you weren't actually trying to catch every broken down garden-shed in Middle-earth or you'd still be working on this video. Lots of ruins everywhere: it's one of the distinctive characteristics of the the Hobbit and LotR. But other ruins that come to mind offhand are those on and around Weathertop, the Barrow-Downs, the original site of Lake-town, and Amon Hen. Also the evil looking towers of what I'd assume was once Rhudaur mentioned in both The Hobbit and Fellowship. And getting into the more hypothetical, perhaps there were still substantial remnants of the fortress of Maedhros on Himling.
@muenchhausenmusic7 ай бұрын
Dale as well! Also, question: Why did you call Maedhros' fortress Himling? Another commenter also called it that. I know it as Himring. Might be the german translation? But that would be weird....
@tiltskillet70857 ай бұрын
@@muenchhausenmusic Dale was rebuilt though, presumably on exactly same site, whereas the Esgaroth ruins seemed to have remained even when that town was rebuilt at a slightly different location. RE: Himling/Himring. Himring is probably more correct. You'll see Himling a lot though, because that form appeared on the Unfinished Tales map and (I think) in later editions of the LotR map. But Chris Tolkien said that was the conceptually (not linguistically) earlier form of the later Himring. And so, perhaps, should have been revised.
@carltuckerson77187 ай бұрын
It's probably the maps that kept me hooked on Tolkien. As a geo in real life, maps a major part of my life still.
@gagaplex7 ай бұрын
"Lost Places" of Middle-earth is a pretty awesome concept for a video, well done.
@bleekskaduwee67627 ай бұрын
A new DarthGandolf video to watch while at work in the snow and cold winds but for 20 minutes i was warm in middle earth
@bristleconepine41207 ай бұрын
Speculation topic: what about the Men of the Vales of the Anduin? Might they have settled Framsburg / been left behind? Also, do you imagine there were any Elven ruins where Cuivienen used to be? You might have covered them, if so.
@BelegaerTheGreat6 ай бұрын
Dwarven ruins may have one more reason for not becoming reoccupied - the ores have ran dry.
@joshthomasmoorenew7 ай бұрын
Here a Middle Earth Mystary, "Where did Elfhelm go?" seriously he just pops out the story till he's foound by Gandalf
@pwmiles567 ай бұрын
My favourite piece of Middle-earth archaeology is the dike and wall south of the East Road, which evidently marked the border between Arthedain and Cardolan. The dike i.e. ditch is on the south side, showing that the structure was made to defend Arthedain -- presumably after Cardolan had become depopulated.
@Callisto_Arcas4 ай бұрын
I hope we get another Map Tour video soon. This is among my favorite on this channel, and I look forward to the next one in the series!
@vSaPinto2 ай бұрын
Me too 🙏
@romandacil39847 ай бұрын
Excellent video. You could also have added the Barrow Downs while not technically a ruin had been abandoned. Surprised you did not mention Amon Sul. It's too bad Tolkien never spent a little more time towards fleshing out the history of Arnor and it's successor states Arthedain, CArdolan & Rhudaur. Iron Crown's MERP series does a credible job in fleshing those regions out.
@phoule767 ай бұрын
Where Beleriand broke off is interesting to me, like the Grey Havens.
@crainun877 ай бұрын
Loved this, looking forward to next one
@patriarch72377 ай бұрын
Thanks DG, I really enjoyed this. Lots of things I hadn't heard before. I seems to remember that in their encounter with the Barrow-Wights, the hobbits are overcome with visions from the Wights of attacks by "men of Carn Dum", the undead spirits being former kings of Arnor.
@MerkhVision7 ай бұрын
Almost but not exactly. The wights are evil spirits from Angmar inhabiting the tombs of former kings of Arnor, but the visions the hobbits saw were of the last princes of Cardolan. Hope u can forgive my slight nitpick for accuracy lol
@patriarch72377 ай бұрын
@@MerkhVision Nitpicking is what we are here for! :)
@cleansingnight73327 ай бұрын
A very promising start to the new series. Please keep it up.
@sitara27835 ай бұрын
In case anyone is wondering about Boromir's horse: it survived and managed to get back to Rohan alright. Probably lived longer than he did tbh.
@lotsofspots7 ай бұрын
There are probably ruins at Amon Lanc, too. It was Oropher's capital for a long time.
@Nekroleinchen7 ай бұрын
i thought sauron used the former elven capital as his new fortress of dol guldur?
@paulwillis-farrell7 ай бұрын
Yeah dol guldor was built on the ruins of amon lanc and then oropher relocated to the mountains of mirkwood until the influence of sauron pushed them north so there is definitely ruins in the mountains of mirkwood, around the narrows and just north into what became eryn lasgalen
@SunnyLovetts7 ай бұрын
Epic content 🎉
@paulwillis-farrell7 ай бұрын
Yes perfect series I would use some lotro stuff just to add to content tho
@istari07 ай бұрын
Excellent video! The maps in LOTR were one of the many things that drew me in to the story, helping give it a real sense of history.
@titanscerw7 ай бұрын
Awesome presentatiin Gandalf, as I just got as gift a huge wall map from my beloved. Cartography is very much one of my favourite subjects. +][+
@BanjoSick6 ай бұрын
Love the MERP version of Fornost (Deadmen's Dike).
@jonystyles94737 ай бұрын
Love your series bro best in youtube for sure, keep it up cheers!
@corvid...7 ай бұрын
Happy to have found this channel... Now i know what will keep me up way too late tonight
@billyhomeyer74147 ай бұрын
Can’t wait for #2
@tacticalmanatee7 ай бұрын
I'd love to see you do a video about the feasibility of someone besides Sauron using the One Ring and turning it against its maker. Several characters seem to think it is possible to use it as a weapon against Sauron, and you've mentioned in past videos that Sauron may have feared it could be used against him somehow. I'd love to see this idea elaborated on, since I can't think of how anyone but Sauron could get any use from the Ring aside from the invisibility and life extension we see in Gollum, Bilbo, and Frodo.
@Legio_Purpura_10_287 ай бұрын
I am Historian and i love old Ruins, fortresses, cities. Even if they are not from our world.
@hrperformance6 ай бұрын
Super video!
@PeculiarNotions7 ай бұрын
Great video. I'm looking forward to the rest of this series.
@novitrix96717 ай бұрын
Great video, honestly no critic . . . And then you made that outro remark WHY ahhhhhhhhHhhhhhHh!
@ryancarter10807 ай бұрын
You missed Thranduils old capital and I'm not talking about Amon Lanc/Dol Guldur but the one he had in the mountains of Mirkwood. Its probably an abandoned ruin by now or perhaps an orc base
@minecraftstarfleets18407 ай бұрын
Yes, I love your map videos!
@RaimoKangasniemi6 ай бұрын
Have to ask how Aragorn actually populated Annuminas and Fornost? Settlers from Gondor?
@Anton_Io667 ай бұрын
More! More!
@makkeiura83547 ай бұрын
"And remember: Big Macs are better than Quarter Pounders." Three out of four Hobbits disagree. ;)
@Seraphus877 ай бұрын
Maybe the Shire McDonalds makes their Big Macs actually big to fit the appetite of a Hobbit. Assuming that a pound in the Shire is roughly in the ballpark of a pound in modern imperial measurements.
@arhexirthesnake7 ай бұрын
This was great!
@murqouttt81887 ай бұрын
itd be cool if you did a map video on beleriand
@raptor4916Ай бұрын
How did elves in ethellond deal with the Sea-Longing?
@lucimicle56577 ай бұрын
Will you explore attempts of fans to expand the map and lore in the east and south? I play CK3 LOTR mod and playing in the south is really fun, but I don't know any of the lore. It would be fun to explore how well it matches with the original vision and all that.
@Human-zx4rb7 ай бұрын
He has made a vid touching this kind of. It is called smth like "what is beyond the map"
@lucimicle56577 ай бұрын
@@Human-zx4rb yeah, but from what I understand, some fan comunities have made somewhat extensive lore for some of these places, that's what I was interested in, exploring some of it and seing how much fidelity it has to the spirit of Tolkiens world.
@lucimicle56577 ай бұрын
@@Human-zx4rb yeah, but from what I understand, some fan comunities have made somewhat extensive lore for some of these places, that's what I was interested in, exploring some of it and seing how much fidelity it has to the spirit of Tolkiens world.
@DarthHoosier30387 ай бұрын
@@lucimicle5657It’s mostly quality fanfiction, as all we really know is that it’s near to Far Harad, and the Numenoreans may have had some colonies there, so there are likely some old black numenorean holdouts, but beyond that little is known.
@TheLyricalCleric7 ай бұрын
Cheers! I don’t eat Macdonalds, I only eat McDowells. Big Mc all the way for me! 😉 I love ruins, and it’s interesting to think about the inheritor civilizations that build atop those ruins. The Shire is part of an ancient kingdom, perhaps even a vestige of that elder nobility as the last unspoiled place from the ruins of the victory of the Witch King of Angmar.
@Adam221787 ай бұрын
What about places lole Dale? Once in ruins but rebuilt.
@magako_v.37 ай бұрын
Pretty cool
@Crafty_Spirit7 ай бұрын
The Tolkien detective is back++
@williamwolfe23597 ай бұрын
There is so much on the maps. Just point, and you want to know who lives there or who did
@cavetroll6667 ай бұрын
Annumuinas i always wondered if Aragorn rebuuilt it to its former glory it looks amazing in Lord Of The Rings Online.
@markstott66897 ай бұрын
You would think that it would be rebuilt. There's no enemies for hundreds if not thousands of miles. I can imagine Arwen wanting to live there. It has an elvish feel about it. It has great architecture with lakeside views. Norbury is more of a fortress. 😊❤😊
@cavetroll6667 ай бұрын
totally good place to raise the kids :)@@markstott6689
@pavelslama55437 ай бұрын
TBH if Aragorn repaired Anuminas, I really doubt that there would be enough people for settling of Fornost.
@ciaranirvine7 ай бұрын
Not in Eriador itself for sure, but I assumed Aragorn set up some sort of resettlement incentive program and not just from Gondor but also open to friendly peoples - the likes of the Rohirrim, Beornings, Dale etc. There'd be no way to recreate any sort of viable Arnor without large amounts of settlers from outside Eriador.
@istari07 ай бұрын
He was king for over 100 years. Plenty of time for the population to grow in now peaceful areas.
@Funkopotomis7 ай бұрын
In what way are big macs better though?
@sayagarapan16867 ай бұрын
Your tale is all of woe and ruin, destruction and decay, blight, loss, and disaster! 😂
@neilscotter51917 ай бұрын
I've always found it funny that another name Tolkien called Fornost was Norbury which is also a suburb in South London. I wonder if he ever thought about calling a place Croydon? 😂
@MossW2687 ай бұрын
Forodwaith and Haradwaith translate to Norfolk and Suffolk
@w.randyhoffman12047 ай бұрын
Why no mention of Weathertop (Amon Sul)?
@MerkhVision7 ай бұрын
Probably because everyone knows about it already
@w.randyhoffman12047 ай бұрын
@@MerkhVision Well, everyone knows about Fornost and Annuminas too, but they're in this video.
@frggdeckkkydexhhgg7 ай бұрын
Do you think you’ll ever run out of topics for lotr videos?
@00martoneniris867 ай бұрын
What if the elves send the 19 Rings of power away and destroyed them after the war of the last alliance If isildur stil keeps the one ring
@istari07 ай бұрын
The only Rings of Power the Elves still possessed by early in the War of the Elves and Sauron were the 3 Elven Rings. All that happened over 1500 years before the War of the Last Alliance.
@talesoftheeldar86887 ай бұрын
Amon-sul?
@00martoneniris867 ай бұрын
What if the one ring was destroyed in the end of the second age by elrond cirdan and isildur What if Sauron killed isildur
@istari07 ай бұрын
They could not have destroyed the One Ring; no one could intentionally cast it into Orodruin.
@MerkhVision7 ай бұрын
Simple: Then there would be no story to tell! If that happened then there would be no Hobbit or Lord of the Rings stories, so it would be very boring. Those are bad questions lol
@ryanratchford25307 ай бұрын
The diminishing populations of the elves & duniedain is the weakest part of Tolkien’s worldbuilding. Doesn’t ruin anything, and gives a strong identity to those lingering peoples and adds to the theme of magic entropy fading from the world. But Arnor really shouldn’t have been so depopulated. Oh well
@istari07 ай бұрын
Elves do not have a lot of children and they were migrating from Middle-Earth to Valinor anyway so their populations were bound to dwindle. Between its own civil wars that split the kingdom and the Angmar Wars, Arnor was the location of lots of warring for a very long time.
@chopshop947 ай бұрын
Whoa whoa whoa wait a minute excellent video but what was that last part? Big Macs are BETTER than quarter pounders? Sir I think you’ve either never had a quarter pounder or you’ve had a terrible one. Educate yourself. (All in jest seriously love your content❤)
@marthvader147 ай бұрын
Are your videos monetized?
@Hero_Of_Old7 ай бұрын
Why?
@skatemetrix7 ай бұрын
You have just ruined Middle Earth for me.
@Lucy-yc4bc7 ай бұрын
Algorithm
@thekingofinfinity7 ай бұрын
Dislike for using RoP footage
@sayagarapan16867 ай бұрын
That’s racist calling the Angmarim “Terrible People”.
@MerkhVision7 ай бұрын
No it’s not lol, they were genuinely terrible people! Next you’ll be telling us the Witch King was just a nice guy, just misunderstood lmao