Lord of the Rings: Complete History of the First Age

[@segundajuganda]

Utterly amazing how LoTR is just another minor story in comparison to the magnitude of Silmarilions tales.

[@mattyicicles1608]

absolutely mind blowing. this is all so cool

[@ulrichvonliechtenstein6138]

Not really minor

[@koreancowboy42]

Yeah not really minor story if it involved alot of things that were important to the next story following.

[@mmaboxingclips2407]

@@koreancowboy42 was definitely minor in comparison..

[@MrKbonez]

Hmmmm. "Just another minor story", say you. Some argue that Sauron came closer to dominating Middle Earth than Melkor ever did. Of course, he faced far weaker opposition than his predecessor, but to dismiss the War of the Ring as "just another minor story" highlights your ignorance of the Ainulindale

[@makri870]

Bard to Thranduil: "you will go to war over a handful of gems?" *Feanorians laughing in the distance*

[@franciscomm7675]

Golden

[@scr3aming3agle83]

😂

[@ratatataraxia]

Hahaha fu**ing faenorians

[@anitayunitasari4465]

Preety accurate

[@reeck771]

@@ratatataraxia to be fair though, the silmaril were... well i cant put it to words but you get me, right?

[@gideonjones8088]

Hey Sauron, remember that time a dog beat you?

[@umn_evanp]

TIM: He's got huge, sharp-- eh-- he can leap about-- look at the bones!

[@trigilaen]

😂

[@jakeholland1848]

Saurons power doesn’t really lie in raw physical strength. His power lies in manipulation and political power. Gothmog wasn’t the most powerful Mia and most powerful balrog in combat but sauron was more dangerous in other ways

[@danielhamilton351]

Sauron's power doesn't just come from manipulation. He was a powerful sorcerer, probably second only to Morgoth in the black arts. He had a powerful will as one the most powerful maiar and could easily dominate the minds of others. Lastly being a maiar, he could shapeshift and take on any form he pleased for physical combat and combined with his powerful will, makes him a deadly opponent for almost anyone.

[@christopherstein2024]

HE HAD TAKEN MORE THAN 100 SCOOBY SNACKS!

[@mmonge954]

Beren and Luthien story would make an awesome movie

[@legogandalf5453]

or Turin

[@cool06alt]

@@legogandalf5453 The entire first age truly would make excellent movie.

[@legogandalf5453]

@@cool06alt very true

[@victorvelie3980]

who would you trust to make it though haha

[@MissJazz004]

@@cool06alt Or perhaps another trilogy.

[@CrazyFanaticMan]

10 seconds into the video Me: *clears throat* *sits upright* *restarts video* "Okay, let's try this again"

[@MrDuck797]

CrazyFanaticMan but most of those 10 seconds is just the intro lol

[@FreedomFighter08]

lmao just happened to me

[@thesnipingseal8011]

Glorfindel the Golden-haired Prince ahh here you are again!

[@HiHi-lt1cb]

Every five minutes I had to go back 10 seconds to actually take in what was happening XD the events aren’t confusing but all the similar names throw me off lol like, how many _fins_ are there??

[@edmundthespiffing2920]

@@HiHi-lt1cb or "ath" and "or"

[@Erowens98]

Tolkien was truly a genius.

[@tonalambiguity3345]

A hard worker with creative flair but not a genius. He ripped off so much from Norse mythology and Wagner’s ring cycle.

[@theuntamed3214]

This guy too

[@dr.vikyll7466]

@@tonalambiguity3345 Sure bud.

[@zonefangirl5315]

@@dr.vikyll7466 actually, he is right...but he LotR I still a good universe :>

[@burizaemon9305]

@@tonalambiguity3345 yeah yeah...

[@carlborneke8641]

8:35 Let’s just take a moment to think how Fingolfin managed to wound a god several times and even give him a permanent limp. An elf, not a Valar or even a Maiar, but a single elf. That’s insane.

[@scotandiamapping4549]

Morgoth wasnt a god but your point still stands

[@SonofSethoitae]

​@@scotandiamapping4549The Valar are referred to as gods several times in-universe, so it's a distinction without a purpose

[@scotandiamapping4549]

@@SonofSethoitae yeah I just got the Silmarillion yesterday and realised that

[@johnkamadeva4747]

The Valar are not really gods they don’t even consider themselves that way, they’re supreme angelic beings of the highest hierarchy of authority, order & power given by the one true god of the Tolkien verse Eru Illuvatar, so you could say that the Valar are simply just guardians of Arda in a Godlike way, though most people in Middle-Earth consider the Valar as gods so there’s that too And also according to Tolkien, the Valar are equivalent to all Pantheon mythologies of our world

[@herbthompson8937]

​@@johnkamadeva4747Iluvatar is God with a capital G...the Valar are gods with a lower case g

[@CelticKing101]

Well that escalated quickly. Over and over again...lol.

[@DoubleAron77]

CelticKing101 after defeating morgoth “well that was hard good thing there will never be another dark lord” Sauron comes by “oh you hoy to be kidding me

[@nathanhughes4466]

Poor Turin was screwed no matter what he did. Everyone and everything he touched died with him. I normally wouldn't laugh at the misery of others, but his misery was so over-bearingly bad, that I couldn't help but chuckle.

[@sebastianposada4210]

I've just finished reading the book and im broken. Great story though, really sticks with you

[@alexanderren1097]

​@@sebastianposada4210 Turin eventually gets his payback. At the End of the World, it's predicted that Morgoth will return but all of the major heroes will also be reincarnated and Turin will finally kill Morgoth with his black bladed sword

[@TheSpearkan]

"A brief history" "Is 38 minutes long"

[@durrangodsgrief6503]

Spearka some can be hours long

[@theevermind]

It covers a few thousand years.

[@themoxcast]

...very brief

[@mpforeverunlimited]

Lotr was 9 hours and that was fewer pages

[@TheCagamerda]

I saw this video while doing the dishes 😂

[@kayrosis5523]

Those names... it's like trying to read one of the chinese or indian epics, where all the names are unfamiliar and they just sort of blur together

[@rayanhey2411]

Yes it's very confusing

[@FromAgonyToLight]

Extremely! Hell I couldn't even remember who the parents of Elwing and Earendil were and that was a major point I tried to notice! xD

[@gilgamesh8334]

As a German, I find them very easy to read...they also seem familiar for some reason

[@seanbray2874]

@@gilgamesh8334 n n.nz 'll . ........

[@HiHi-lt1cb]

All the names sound the same XD so many fins

[@ulyssesperry886]

Real men doesnt exis- BEREN

[@colleenross8752]

And later, Aragorn

[@todo9633]

Beren and Huan lol

[@concept5631]

Morgoth: *attempts to use Maedros as a bargaining chip to get what he wants from the Elves* Elves: *don't even respond* Morgoth: "Well shit."

[@laabitres]

The first age is full of epic battles and depressing stories.....Turin had it soooo bad.

[@jordenrisley6761]

The amazon series is about the first age .

[@wildfire9280]

@Laltluangliana Sailop It's set in the 2nd Age and before the Akallabeth.

[@sukitron5415]

@@wildfire9280 what I don't get is if it's going to be before the Akallabeth, how is Aragorn going to come into it?

[@admin.slayerenryu]

G.R.R. Martin: Tolkiem barely had any dark and depressing stories. House of Hurin: *Eru WHY?!*

[@HyperCobaltMax]

Even worse for Satan himself cursed him.

[@0eazy4]

It's astonishing how much history Tolkien was able to write

[@darthstarkiller6605]

Honestly I would love a new set of films set around the first age just all the epic battles they could pick from giant monstrous dragons larger than Smaug torching waves upon waves of elves to epic multi balrogs charges in a similar fashion to the oliphants from return of the king just pure epicness

[@skyfall7110]

@Aholf Ditler that and the cost of production would be ridiculous i think

[@gilgamesh8334]

Nick Gur lmao present day CGI is almost perfected

[@gilgamesh8334]

Miguel Pinto Amazon is doing TV series for more than 1 billion dollars, I don’t think cost matters at this point

[@albertotzul4074]

Maybe even the War of Wrath

[@erikelrojo99]

I hope Disney takes over the first age, they will think outside the box and include SJW themes like gay orcs, and a trans Feanor

[@Dr.Steinman]

I've watched all of your lord of the rings videos about 3 times and maybe I'll make it 4, thank you for making these videos

[@catamount802]

THANK YOU. Thank you so much for these videos. I'm a Tolkien lover myself, but everything before the arrival of Elendil's Faithful in Middle-earth has been so difficult for me to get a grasp on. You've managed to make it possible for me to finally understand and keep track of it all with your comprehensive, but easy-to-follow series. So thank you, Civ Ex; you've made me a better Tolkien fan. :)

[@alexzandermorgan9356]

Thank you for spending the tine to “animate” this lore so I can see it while you explain it. These lore history video help me to understand this wonderful yet confusing story.

[@herpesinflammation]

Rewatching these videos gives me the motivation to write more stories for myself, so thank you for your effort.

[@CivilizationEx]

Correction: Orodreth is the son of Angrod and Nephew of Finrod.

[@jallakka7149]

Lol. It's cool..you did such a great job..we thank you.

[@ChristAliveForevermore]

On page 61 of the Silmarillion it names Orodreth as one of the sons of Finarfin, between Finrod and Angrod.

[@caesarion4975]

@@ChristAliveForevermore depends on the version Tolkien never really decided how he was related to Finrod

[@ChristAliveForevermore]

This video is so supremely useful. I'm currently reading through the Silmarillion and it is the densest read I've yet encountered. Definitely a lot of details that are easily forgotten!

[@JoTheVeteran]

Just imagine Silmarillion as an HBO series...

[@Teag_Brohman15]

that would be so awesome

[@burizaemon9305]

Nooo...Netflix please...

[@jordenrisley6761]

Mofu Mofu it’s is

[@jordenrisley6761]

Mofu Mofu it’s going to lead up to the rings creation

[@gm861]

HBO is much better than amazon tbh. But it would be much better if it will be produced by CartoonNetwork 😆😆

[@intraVRt]

I hope these videos get tons of views when the tv series is released. They're so comprehensive but digestible.

[@mitchyoung4173]

Exactly why I’m here lol

[@aesir1ases64]

I came back every couple of times just ro refresh my knowledge of the lore

[@darkestnight0014]

The First Age was Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit on steroids!!!!!😲😲

[@emiledlund9559]

Mr.JWinn 13 That’s kinda the point. In middle-earth everything epic decays as a function of time. I do believe that the Ainur (Valar and Maiar ( Like gandalf and Manwe) are a exception since they are sourced from the flame imperishable

[@paothanh1344]

@@emiledlund9559 nope, their power is not infinite. Tremendous, but not infinite. Morgoth, Varda and Yavanna are the most obvious examples.

[@davidricart1395]

@@paothanh1344 but they suffered no natural decay. Morgoth used a lot of his power to inject evil into Arda, but he lost a lot of Ainurian attributes (he felt pain and couldn't assume a fair form, for example). The elves decayed the longer they remained away from valinor, but I don't think the same principle applies to the valar/maiar.

[@THX-bz8bi]

I herd people say that the hobbit and the lord of the rings had less magic in there age yet after reading both I couldn't tell.

[@earthhound]

After you retrieve the Silmaril...you must then cut down the mightiest tree in the forest wiiiiith...A HERRING!

[@alienz8641]

EarthHound I get that reference XD

[@TeenageMutantZuckerTurtle]

Tolkien, even though his writings created or standardized many tropes of modern epic fantasy, didn’t completely come up with every single idea 100% in his own mind. He was a huge mythology, literature, and history buff, and many of the stories in his world were inspired by his love of classic works, history, and occasionally his own life and contemporary events (which is one reason why people should chill out when newer fantasy shows some inspiration from Tolkien, because as long as it’s respectful and stands as it’s own creative work instead of being a shameless ripoff, then it’s the same sort of reference that Tolkien himself did when writing his world). For example, the origin story of Tolkien’s world drew heavily from various mythologies and religions. The Fall of Gondolin was one of the first things he wrote, and was an outlet for his experiences in WW1. Don’t quote me on this, but I’m pretty sure I’ve read somewhere that the story of Turin (and more broadly of Hurin and his descendants), along with Beren and Luthien, was one of Tolkien’s attempts to bring some Shakespearean tragedy into his writings. There’s definitely some traces of darkly ironic tragedy to be found in Turin’s story. Being able to see the bits of inspiration and nods to older literature, fairy tales, and myths, across dozens of different short tales inspired by those classics, all set in his own made-up world and all forming a cohesive and deep history spanning thousands of years, really enhances the Silmarillion for me. That’s the reason that my appreciation for it grows with every reread, it’s so fun to think about. The Silmarillion was dozens of small stories written over many years, often out of order, each with its own writing process and inspiration, that as a whole created the mythological/worldbuilding basis that Tolkien referenced as a sort of ancient history/backstory when creating the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. Only after his death were all these writings arranged into a the Silmarillion (which is actually 3 or 4 “books” including the Silmarillion in one package). The Silmarillion might not have the better-polished, more plot-driven structure of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, but to me it’s infinitely more interesting to revisit and dissect. Almost every little tale in that massive fantasy-bible has some sort of real-world, mythological, or classical literature inspiration or reference. I read the book in middle school, and it’s been so rewarding to revisit it every now and then to see what new details I can pick out with every reread as I go through college literature and mythology courses. I love the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit, but Silmarillion is easily my favorite work of Tolkien’s just for how deep and interesting it is, both within the confines of its own canon and as a piece of literature to think about.

[@dmtrpp276]

>Tolkien found inspiration in history, mythology and his own experiences >therefore it’s okay for retards with money to massacre his work by making it into their own woke fanfiction Dumbass

[@willmosse3684]

Man, that is some long and complicated shiz. I read about all this stuff years ago, but forgot how complicated it all is and I couldn’t get my head around it all back then. Thanks for the vid.

[@mermaidprincess9411]

THIS CRACKED ME UP! THANK YOU! I am so invested forever and always in Middle Earth, but it absolutely IS long and complicated!! 😅

[@KamenSentaiMetalHero]

I rather see a TV series based on The Silmarillion rather than that Aragorn prequel. Its epic and tragic tone is a perfect answer to Game Of Thrones(let's face it, the real reason this series exists is because of the success and popularity of GOT).

[@Gnossiene369]

NO way. Imagine the money. Whoever made it would lose a ton of money, regardless. And it would mainly be for bookreaders. The new gen havent read them. Huge loss.

[@hellfest85]

Amen

[@FasterthanLight11]

The LOTR show is apparently gonna be about the lead up and actual war of The Last Alliance of Men and Elves at the end of the second age. Though the whole first age would be awesome

[@arandurion]

Wtf this was written decades before game of thrones

[@lexxxus8549]

Lord of the rings is a box office success being in the top 20 list of most box office revenue. I would rather see this a movie then a show only because making this into a show will be alot of money so making it a movie would be a smarter move because they make more money and can really focus more on the story.

[@tengkualiff]

Life as Turin 😢

[@rizkiadrianhakim]

the story of the House of Hurin is really depressing

[@roigergoololo3966]

...really sucked. Poor guy.

[@idiosyncraticlawyer3400]

At least Turin gets the honor of dealing the killing blow to Morgoth in the Dagor Dagorath.

[@urdadlesbianurmomgei6376]

The 1 dislike is Melkor

[@Palad1n20]

2nd was soon followed by Sauron

[@Swaglord247]

Palad1n20 you beat me to it. 😭

[@michellejacobcik2886]

And seven orcs

[@johnruiz4354]

The 7 other dislikes are the Balrogs and Werewolves

[@rachelmcdonagh9846]

@@Palad1n20 3rd was Melkor's 2nd account Morgoth

[@josephmort4039]

Thingol: I gave him an impossible task...

[@josephmort4039]

Elrond: Hold my beer

[@clintbeamquillope3123]

Eagles really are the MVPs doing buzzer beater save whenever a character needs escape.

[@Lord_V99]

How come someone come up with such wonderful story to write? So wonderful amazing writing.

[@raymartinez5788]

This was great! Fantastically told. I was hanging on every word. 💯👏

[@otiliu]

Wonderful work man! Keep it up and do not stop

[@dogukan7372]

Amazing work yet again man !

[@colinholman5221]

Can’t even imagine the amount of effort that went into this video, cheers

[@linguisticallyoversight8685]

Morgoth can't create life he can only corrupt it what were the dragons before he corrupted them

[@darthstarkiller6605]

linguistically oversight 86 probably just simple creatures of the land that twisted with dark magic through the years grew in size until he mastered said craft turning them into dragons

[@svetozarbubalo230]

linguistically oversight 86 There is a relatively high possibility they were eagles. 😇

[@Erowens98]

It's not stated anywhere. But if i had to guess, they'd be serpents.

[@clairespringer3161]

possibly corrupted eagles

[@ianwestc]

@@svetozarbubalo230 Wasn't the first dragon wingless, and wings came to dragons only later?

[@Th3Nigma]

I really feel for Turin, constant trickery played on him for his misery.

[@dadman9799]

So sad, and twisted dark ending

[@Dylan-cu4ty]

I'm utterly shocked, because after hearing this it seems like Sauron was just a small problem...

[@Chessxx1]

In the 1st age he kinda was

[@thepotatobutler5573]

Im going to have to listen to this like another 10 times before i can understand this

[@SeriousMoonlight666]

Great to add visuals accompanying events; well researched and highlights main sequences . Thanks for not ad libbing - the result is every second of this is full of real info! I wonder, though - how this would've sounded with a British accented voice over.........skilled in dramatic narration.

[@Numba003]

Man the first age was a wild time. Very thorough video guys! I’m enjoying the content. Jesus Christ be with you friends!😊

[@laundrewashington3734]

Amen to that

[@RHICfct]

I rather have Eru Iluvitar, but its kinda the same my friend!

[@MrPolychinel]

Thank you so much

[@pamudithasenarathna]

WOW we can make ton of films out of this 🤯

[@kentcampbell122]

I like the idea that somebody fell for “peace talks” with Morgoth!

[@galanoftaa6439]

This was by far the most epic time in the whole history of Arda. I hope they do a trilogy about the first age. Or at least a mini series.

[@LoneWolfSonata]

That was the most eventful 38 minutes of my life. I just finished the book and I’m amazed at how crazy it was.

[@moe1829]

Man eagles truly fix everything xD

[@tevincollins2869]

Cheat codes

[@Facelessman276]

This is the greatest video on KZbin

[@squashmallow2006]

I just saw the title and immediately thought, "IN THE FIRST AGE, IN THE FIRST BATTLE...."

[@axxacraft969]

Imagine it being a movie, it will be very epic

[@RHICfct]

The First Age would be better in a series of about 100 seasons! xD

[@axxacraft969]

@@RHICfct Yea ur right

[@WhoIsCalli]

Isn’t it crazy how so much happened in about 500 years. Great overview.. many thanks

[@ki1r0y17]

Morgoth had a knack for making his enemies fight each other, cheers!

[@brotheryosef3066]

We need a beren and luthien love story in a series. Very touching.

[@j0nhurry459]

You should make a series about the Witcher.

[@AfroHayot]

J0n Hurry Wish granted

[@mattyicicles1608]

the witcher has absolutely nothing on this shit lol

[@christopherstein2024]

The Silmaril is like the OG Ring bringing nothing but terror to middle earth.

[@jean-francoislabelle6489]

You explained so many things to me. Thanks!

[@michellejacobcik2886]

Thank you for all your hard work.

[@oisinmcl]

The maps help a lot. Thanks

[@josereyesvelez3293]

Why nobody do a Netflix serie about this???!!!! This is way awesome than the LOTR and Hobbit together!!!

[@Erowens98]

Because this spans over thousands of years with a handful of elven generations and dozens of human generations. I'd love to see this immortalized in film/TV. But it's quite difficult to write a cohesive story out of it. Perhaps a string of mini series surrounding the significant events would work.

[@PanKosiu]

You probably wouldn't like to see what Netflix would have done to the Silmarillion, and Arda Mythology in general.

[@Elistarielle]

Amazon is doing a TV series about the second age.

[@konstantinospetrakos2536]

I love your videos so much this is the least i can do!

[@CivilizationEx]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@dadman9799]

Turin’s story is both sad and dark. One of the darkest I’ve heard from Tolkien.

[@munkyman33]

This is amazing work

[@TheBlitztar]

The name of the werewolve was "Carcharoth", not Carcaroth. Loving your videos keep it up

[@WhoIsCalli]

Your vids are awesome. Thanks so much

[@saschamarr495]

Still the best lore vids around!

[@FirstDayson]

Metal before fantasy had any metal. Tolkien is amazing

[@D2attemp]

Anyone feel like Turgon should have done more for Hurin’s family, or at least something

[@JoTheVeteran]

24:05 "During the battle, Glaurung sprinkled Turin..." :D

[@llkjjjss]

9:22 the ring of barahir is the ring Aragorn gave Arwen.

[@masonmccoppin7743]

...I really want a massive film universe of this...it just gets better and better

[@jezzaus2124]

My two faves, Feanor & Fingolfin.

[@Dtsun16]

Thanks for this video! Really helped to visual the story. The map also helped a lot

[@debbieboring3422]

Thanks, I started to listen to the Silmarillion for the library only to realise that one of the CD's was missing. UGH! I do appreciate you doing this overview of the firsts age. Thank you again.

[@SpartanWolf120]

The first age was basically a battle over a few cool looking rocks lol

[@N-M-S-i2w]

You should if you’re not already be a professor and teach history. Great job condensing and explaining an extremely complex story.

[@nkundisebina7893]

I'd love to see the war of wrath on the big screen soon!

[@sneaks9150]

*Lessons learned from the First Age* >Don't blindly follow a random vision >Don't lend anything to the dwarves >Any and all acts of vengeance helps the Dark Lord >Torture never works to get information >All cases of grief lead to suicide

[@shinsenshogun900]

The Epic Beleriand Saga, that was the Silmarillion... I want a TW:Medieval 2 mod out of this Age and before it (Before the Ages)

[@jjtay97able]

I would never get off my computer 😂its already bad enough I have 3rd age total war

[@Elvie_Takodachi]

@@jjtay97able does 3rd age total war still gets updated? I loved playing it a few years ago but I stopped because it was to buggy imo

[@makri870]

@@Elvie_Takodachi Third Age does not. But a submod called Divine and Conquer still gets regular updates + Adds alot of content with new factions and alot of new units

[@lindenstromberg6859]

Pah! Medieval 2! Let's try Crusader Kings 2 =) Note, I actually love Medieval 2, but I'm more of a grand strategy guy than an RTS guy, and Crusader Kings 2 has 20 times the depth as a grand strategy

[@Ravael123X]

There's a mod coming about the Second Age (the Last Alliance). Close enough

[@scoringbox2176]

All this stuff makes me want to forget the Lotr movies and watch them for the first time again.

[@numberslettersstuff]

This is all great and Im loving it. The names though. These. Names.

[@warallied]

I read the silmarilion and it mostly didnt make sense to me. I understood the main bits, but now, i really do get it.

[@topichu970]

every time i stop paying attention for a second or two i end up having no idea whats happening lmao

[@AfricaTiktok784]

Same here😂

[@lindenstromberg6859]

Haha, typical video summary of the first age: First 455 years and 17 chapters ~2-3 minutes Last 135 years and 7 chapters ~30 minutes+

[@whatintarnationisthis7863]

Its because in the books there's just such a larger amount of detail. In fact, here are some chapters dedicated to names and families, and some that are dedicated to describing landmarks.

[@SubinVJ008]

I really hope we get movies of this one day

[@suumcuique4530]

Damn the story of Beren and Luthien would be worth a movie.

[@1estel1ch.42]

turin's life is just a never ending sequence of fuck-ups that would make world war 1 blush.

[@funkyguyhere]

am I the only one still reeling from that incest plot twist? that shit came out of left field and slapped me across the face

[@alfredborden5675]

I instantly subscribed 🤯🤯🤯

[@anarrivingwingedhussar9692]

Jesus, poor Turin, dude couldn't catch a damn break

[@brendonwallock7551]

Anyone else catch Aragon singing about “the lady of Lúthien” in the extended edition of The Fellowship of the Rings?

[@Kurudoftw]

Thank you. This was much better than reading the wiki :)

[@ramezhachicho1777]

You know the good guys fight amongst themselves so much it's a wonder anyone even notices when the dark lord invades.

[@theuntamed3214]

1 Minute into the Video SHIT JUST WENT FROM 0 TO 100REALLY QUICKLY

[@daanatin]

please make this into a good movie like lord of the rings my god this would be epic

[@defiantboss9418]

That would be likes a lot of movies but then they would all be epic as fuck to see

[@RHICfct]

A series of about 100 seasons would do it more right! xD

[@mikeever7306]

I feel stupid form losing my unfinished tales

[@Shaden0040]

"DH" in tolkien's works is pronounced as TH. so Maedhros is pronounced Maethros or May-Thros

[@anemone3694]

IIRC, "DH" is pronounced like the "th" in English "these", while "TH" is pronounced like the "th" in English "think"

[@ktaadnbm7475]

@@anemone3694 yeah same as ð vs þ

[@zzdoodzz]

Kinda a buzz kill that after all the back and forth drama with Morgoth, the description of his final defeat was pretty lacking.