Middle Earth is Finnish - influences of Finnish mythology on J.R.R. Tolkien's world

[@Anttimation]

How Tolkien fell in love with Finland / @Irish in Finland: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqOxpJ-qnNSUrdk

[@vaughanrichards7438]

He also fell in love with with Welsh.

[@Anttimation]

@@vaughanrichards7438 can't blame him for that

[@caroldelosangeles3621]

I was living in Finland and now I just passing by as a visitor and I’m very aware about this and as a fan of professor Tolkien this helped me to “survive”the cold winter and have massive respect for this beautiful heart people who has been well kept their folklore and sharing with the world.Suomi people I love u and admire you so much!🇫🇮🧝🏻‍♀️🙏🏾❤️

[@priotesecosmin5923]

The most memorable moment of the (both book and movie) trilogy was Gandalf telling the Balrog "You shall not pass, Perkele!"

[@Anttimation]

😂😂👌

[@justanothergunnerd8128]

Now I am thinking of Gandalf speaking awesome and amazing Finnish - perkele paska!

[@zoolkhan]

@@justanothergunnerd8128 never mix a power word like perkele, with paska. perkunas (perkele) - the deity, whom you are addressing is nothing to be put in the same village with ordinary manure which would be paska. seriously, finns dont ever say "perkele paska" something can be paska - but thats just an adjective, while perkele is an angry cry to the gods. Or something like fuz-do-rah in skyrim. if you need a word combo, then it is usually "saatana perkele" glad i can help :)

[@aleks5405]

The most Finnish praise ever: "Tolkien did alright with his stories" For those who are not from the north, this is a massive praise to be taken with a humble heart.

[@Anttimation]

Indeed! :D

[@waynesmith3767]

Tolkien fell in love with the Finnish language ( and who wouldn’t? ) which led him to Kalevala and eventually creating The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.

[@Anttimation]

Which is really cool.

[@waynesmith3767]

My point is a matter of historical, biographical fact. You can look it up in books on Tolkien.And of course he read the sagas and Edna’s; they fell within his academic field.

[@waynesmith3767]

Text was mid-corrected from “Eddy’s” to Edna’s”! - sometimes autocorrect is a hoot.

[@waynesmith3767]

Miscorrected again! Autocorrect doesn’t like”Eddas”!

[@samspencer582]

@Marcus It is because of Kalevala that we have the story of the Ring.

[@АндрейМаксименко-н5д]

And this is how my dive into finnish mythology begins

[@Anttimation]

I hope it's an interesting dive and you won't get eaten by a vetehinen or Iku-Turso

[@Murgoh]

@@Anttimation By the way, Vetehinen and Iku-Turso were the names of two of the five submarines of the Finnish navy during WW2.

[@Anttimation]

@@Murgoh damn right!

[@justanothergunnerd8128]

I'm definitely reading the Kalevala now... I knew it influenced Tolkien but now it is time to dive in since I've never read it. Finns rock!

[@FinnoUgric]

Epic video. Very informative. Greetings goes out from Hungary Suomi Cousins. May the Gods bless all the Finno-Ugric Nations/Tribes.

[@Anttimation]

Thank you. Greetings back!

[@NordenTV]

The Elvish Quenya indeed brought Kvens to my mind as well. There are different forms of the name in old maps and other sources with similar pronunciation. Kvenland, known as Cwenland, Cwenaland, Qwenland, Kænland. (Kvens, Qwens, Quens, Cwens, Cwenas, Kvænir) Qwnio, Qwens - by Ulfilas (in Gothic: Wulfila), c. 352; Finnas, Cwenas - by Ohthere of Hålogaland, c. 888; Finnas, Cwenas, Qwen (Qwensae) - by King Alfred the Great of Wessex, c. 890.

[@caroldelosangeles3621]

🧝🏻‍♀️Finnish lenguaje is music for my ears”I said this everyday to every person who ask me what I think about !I was living in Finland and now I just passing by as a visitor and I’m very aware about this and as a fan of professor Tolkien this helped me to “survive”the cold winter and have massive respect for this beautiful heart people who has been well kept their folklore and sharing with the world.Suomi people I love u and admire you so much!🇫🇮🧝🏻‍♀️🙏🏾❤️

[@Anttimation]

Thanks for watching!

[@N_0968]

Great video! My English partner refused to listen to your reasoning but I think there’s a clear link between Kalevala and LOTR. He was trying to make a national epos for England to look like the ones he loved and even if he didn’t mean all the parallels there are still a lot of similarities.

[@_SimpleJack_]

It's no secret Tolkien studied Finnish mythology so naturally he would incorporate what he had learned. Your partner sounds very closed minded 😂

[@N_0968]

@@_SimpleJack_ His point was that Tolkien wanted to give an origin story for England not copy Finland. I don’t think he bothered to listen to the point because the video never denied it being what Tolkien intended to write.

[@Anttimation]

That's was Kalevala is pretty much - a fictional story wound together by Lönnrot from old runes. If human civilization survives another 100 years, Lord of the Rings may well be considered a national epic of England.

[@N_0968]

@@Anttimation The same way Kalevipoeg is put together from old stories combined and made into a cohesive epic poem by Kreutzwald.

[@Anttimation]

@@N_0968 I really have to read that.

[@michael.adamyk]

Thanks so much for letting me react to your video! It was a blast diving into Tolkien's world through the Finnish connection and your cool animations. And who knows, maybe this is the nudge I needed to finally read The Silmarillion again, too! 😄 Cheers!

[@Anttimation]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate you asking as well :) Yeah I say we go and read it now!

[@gmansard641]

One thing I have never seen mentioned is that the Kalevala in Finnish, and some translations (Crawford for example), has a meter of eight syllables per line. Many of Tolkien's songs follow the same pattern. Have a look at the magical struggle between Sauron and Finrod in the Tale of Beren and Luthien.

[@Anttimation]

I have not paid attention to that. Thanks for enlightening!

[@end0skeleton404]

I grew up watching the LoTR, I have a nice bookset on my bookshelf too, guess what sets before it, The Kalevala. They definitely have a strong link, but you can tell he gets a lot of other inspiration from Norse Mythology too. Great video though, much better than those who think it's linked to WWI. He wrote LoTR as an escape, not to be reminded. I think it's good for new stories to come about from the gods of Nordic Mythology though instead of these comic superheros.

[@Anttimation]

Growing up watching LotR was the best thing! I wish I'd been born just a couple of years earlier so I could have seen them in the cinemas.

[@N_0968]

@@Anttimation I only missed seeing the final one in the cinema because I was ill. I hadn’t read the book when I saw the first one and read it in English and Finnish before the second one came out. It was such a different experience to see the second film and how the creatures I imagined came to life (like Treebrard!).

[@JazSemGrega]

You can almost feel the enthusiasm about Finnish mythology in your voice 😅😅

[@Anttimation]

Almost!

[@sfinski]

As an addition; in both stories they fought battles by singing! In Kalevala the most famous one being obviously the one between Väinämöinen and Joukahainen, where Joukahainen gets sung into a swamp. In Silmarillion the counterparthner could be the one battle between Sauron and Finrod Felagund.

[@Anttimation]

@@sfinski good addition. Thanks!

[@turpasauna]

I've realized only recently how massive Finnish culture is on singing, poems and playing instruments. If you were to give out certain data to back this up, but not tell which country it is from, almost nobody would get it right. 😅 Finns treat all these things like a natural way of life, "stuff that happens weekly/monthly/yearly". Like: "Oh look, another music competition! Gee why are all these world class performers taking part?" (Because it's one of the most respected and oldest competitions concerning the subject.) Stuff like this.

[@topherdekleine1906]

Deep diving into Tolkien and his inspiration is why I am suddenly interested in Finnish Mythology.

[@Anttimation]

@@topherdekleine1906 nice! He was a master of taking inspiration from old folklore/mythology and creating a whole mythical world based on it

[@WMfin]

I have always wanted an epic Kalevala movie but if all we get is quality of Rings of Power and Hobbit movies, nah, no thanks! Great video!

[@Anttimation]

There was a project in pre-production involving Markus Selin (hyi saatana) but never got done, probably better that way. Now would be a better time than ever, there is stronger skill in the Finnish film industry unlike ever before, now someone just needs to secure funding, which is a bit of a problem. Would be so good to see instead of a millionth instalment of some Luokkaputoussimohedberg trash.

[@iamnotpolite]

I grew up watching films and readings books about Tolkien’s legendarium. 3 years ago I also started learning Finnish because I loved how it sounds 🧡 Thank you so much for your video! Now it’s my favourite KZbin channel 🌿

[@Anttimation]

Amazing comment, thank you! :)

[@dangmefinnish]

Now I can't unsee elves basically going around shouting PRRRRKLE on the battle field.

[@Anttimation]

Hahaha sounds more fitting for the orcs but I see what you mean!

[@Murgoh]

@@Anttimation Or maybe dwarves.

[@susanner.8587]

@@Anttimation Must check now, would the elwes have some influence from hakkapelittas in their attack formation..?

[@Anttimation]

@@susanner.8587 Don't think they make much cavalry forces tbh. Elves, that is.

[@Peter-ri9ie]

Brilliant. Simply brilliant. This was a really great video. I’ve read LOTR and other books by Tolkien many, many times and the Kalevala a couple of times and have read how he found inspiration from old Finnish mythology. Thanks! 🙏🏻

[@Anttimation]

Thanks so much for the kind words! Made my day 😎

[@ukraine-gonna-beat-ruzzia]

Love all the puns and word plays!

[@Anttimation]

Haha I'll make sure to include some in the next one then...

[@ullaantolos5733]

such a discovery! thanks for your video offerings.

[@Anttimation]

Glad you hear you've found your way here!

[@SpockTheExtreme]

Great video and animation (sinä olet velho)! I have a growing love and respect for Finnish things, and I end up doing deep dives in things I love. I think that part of what Tolkien did was to make a believable, cohesive take on the ancient stories surrounding greater Europe, finding commonalities in them. Finnish lore definitely plays a part in the world he built. The inspiration is there. I don’t really want to watch RoP, though I own multiple copies of LoTR, including books and movies. I have also read and seen The Hobbit. I’m a fan of what Tolkien created. RoP takes quite the modern, creative license on things. Too much seems out of character and spirit for me (mostly Galadriel). They worked hard and I’m sure it will appeal to some fans.

[@Anttimation]

Thank you Joshua! RoP was set to fail from the moment they decided to make a Second Age show without the rights to Silmarillion. So instead of giving the fans the story they already love, they made their own. Might work if you'd not read the books.

[@ilokivi]

@@Anttimation From what I've seen of RoP, it's täysi susi. Having read the Kalevala which deals with Kullervo's life and Sibelius' fabulous orchestration of it alongside the Silmarillion, the influence on the story of Turin Turambar is extremely strong. To paraphrase a well-used sananlasku: you can tell the new tales, when you've told all the old ones.

[@umitertin4932]

The overall spirit of the mythology I saw in this film had many similarities to Turkic Shamanist/Tengriist mythology, which by the way, also has a Middle Earth where the humans, animals, and so on, live. Add the similarities between Finno-Ugric languages and Turkic, one can see the evidence of some common ancestry in Siberia.

[@Anttimation]

Interesting! I am not familiar with Turkic myths at all... at least not yet.

[@OldForestBushcraft]

Great video, thanx for making this, keep up the good work!

[@Anttimation]

Thank you! A new episode is in the making...

[@OldForestBushcraft]

Looking forward to that👍@@Anttimation

[@OldForestBushcraft]

Have to say Im soooo happy that there are great history content, like your channel nowadays in youtube. If I wouldnt have become a musician, maybe a historian really. Well I did have to do the decision, as I was accepted to study history in uni, but turned that down because music studies. But it has remained passion of mine. Going to start to do more History content on my channel (or maybe start a new channel for that). Lets see. At the moment drinking morning coffee and watching fourth video by you. Cheers from the Village of Fiskars, have great day! @@Anttimation

[@angelsmagick]

Another great video, I just loved it, thank you for making them. Sending all my best to you, Maggie

[@Anttimation]

Thanks so much Maggie!

[@jakkeledin4645]

Oldiest part of Kalevala are from stone age. Kalevala has inflict much that later come Eddas and Beowulf. Beowulf has odd connect to Kalevala. Not suprize that Tolkien like it.

[@Anttimation]

Also versions of the creation myths (the diver myth) are also found in N. America, likely formed before the migration of the ancestors of the Native Americans. Really old stuff!

[@mythologyandbeyond]

Great info. Nicely done!

[@Anttimation]

Thank you! 🙌🙌

[@ukraine-gonna-beat-ruzzia]

I think the concept of word-based magic in Kalevela prophesied the development of computer science and computational modelling for engineering. In ancient times, people just looked at the deep complexity of nature, and realized there is some deep order inside that could potentially be understood and controlled. In our time, our modern blacksmiths use the language of computers to investigate the nature of reality and create new tech products.

[@Anttimation]

That's an interesting way to look at it and something I've certainly never thought about. Thanks for sharing

[@ukraine-gonna-beat-ruzzia]

@@Anttimation I think Kalevala is a lot about thinking about what things are physically made of and the deeper meaning (such as cultural meaning) behind why they are made that way. Also, I think Kalevala shows awareness of how poetry and language shape our minds to perceive the world in different ways, which is a power of language that can be used for good or evil (e.g., sharing the truth vs. making propaganda/false narratives). Basically, it is a kind of ancient folk psychological and philosophical wisdom.

[@o5-1-formerlycalvinlucien60]

Also, the God of the sea, Ahto (or Ahti, he's called Ahto in Kalevala for some reason), living in a palace beneath the seas called Ahtola brings to mind the Vala of the sea, Ulmo, living in a palace beneath the seas called Ulmonan.

[@Anttimation]

Yes, although I think that's common for godly sea rulers and could have been inspired by any of them

[@akiyrjana6558]

Ilúvatar may contain traces of Ilmatar, but it is also a linguistic incarnation of the Allfather, Odinn.

[@nox4000]

Great stuff, thanks Antti!

[@Anttimation]

Thanks for watching!

[@peterszeug308]

Greetings to Finnish paganism from German paganism! If Russian Orthodoxy tries to get their grubby hands on Finland again, Finland deserves more international backing than last time!

[@Anttimation]

Well, let's hope they're smarter than to try that again...

[@MrJakobMovies]

I had no idea about this at all, im swedish and a hobby historian and lotr nerd, how did i miss this?

[@Anttimation]

Glad you discovered it eventually!

[@Damn3dYank33]

As a full blooded Finnish American, at the age of 64 I’m delving into my history and heritage. Now I can understand why I just never spiritually understood Biblical fiction and the blood spilled in its name…

[@Anttimation]

Glad to hear! And also hoping you'll find these videos useful

[@rstkrqwerty]

Thank you

[@Anttimation]

Thank you for watching.

[@SupahBon]

Ilmarisen vasara on Otava. Sen voi kuvitella näyttäneen eniten vasaralle muinaiselle ihmiselle. Esim. Hakaristi symboli on tullut kun yhdistetään yhteen kuvaan Otavan sijainti eri päivätasauksissa. Otava sijaitsee pohjantähden vierellä ja pyörii vuoden mukaan sen ympäri. Tässä havaitaan myös ns. Ilmarisen taonta. Iso sampo pyörii jauhaen pois vanhaa, samalla luoden uutta.

[@Anttimation]

Mistäs tämä tieto?

[@flowlee3656]

Music by Karneh. :)

[@Anttimation]

Fits like a sword tip between the ribs!

[@ShadesApeDJansu]

Not to be complete grape in mouth about you're video, i had to check the Tom Bombadil part since i've forgotten about him, i readed LOTR after the movies and really did not remember anything about Tom Bombadil so thank you for the reminder. It was nice to read the LOTR parts again where Tom Bombadil appears, he is the most mysterious character in Middle-Earth and maybe unfinished character since J.R.R has gone to heaven, maybe i will hear who Tom Bombadil is after i die :) Bombadil uses singin to free the hobbits from "Old Man Willow" by singing into it's tree trunk, this magical tree lures his pray then makes em sleep but his powers are nowhere near of Tom Bombadil

[@Anttimation]

The identity of Bombadil has been speculated a lot but I think there's an interview where he admits that he's a riddle, hehe

[@ShadesApeDJansu]

@@Anttimation Ok the words that come out of J.R.R Tolkien are golden in my book, so he is a mystery :) Thank you for telling me !

[@IlmariMaattanen]

You did not mention that Silmarillion is "S ILMARI LLION". 😅

[@Anttimation]

😂😂

[@FannomacritaireSuomi]

Well, at least Finland has become the opposite of Middle Earth in the modern times. Very few castles, fortresses, oak forests or surviving traditions and no royalty, mountains, legendary people or great waterfalls. This is mostly a cold country filled with concrete boxes: not even close to what Tolkien had in mind. The language is nice, if you detach it from the context.

[@Anttimation]

Well if we add the woods/nature spoiled in favour of industry, don't we then pretty much have Mordor?

[@Packless1]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="275">4:35</a> ...prosperity...and lots of trouble...! 🙁

[@pexrinne5144]

The eagles were actually Manwë´s servants (as he is god of winds, airs and birds and king of the world) so he might have something to do with the eagles saving heroic people.

[@Anttimation]

@@pexrinne5144 ah! Good point. I didn't know/remember that. Should read the Silmarillion again soon.

[@beersmurff]

Well, he took heavy inspiration from many cultures and sagas and myths. Greek, Nordic, Slavic, Anglo-Saxon, Germanic, Irish, etc. So not surprising he also got inspiration from Finnish myths and language. Only thing Tolkien didnt like, was French which he openly stated. Such an open mind yet so narrow in some regards 🙂

[@Anttimation]

Specific taste, but I guess not uncommon for the English to not like some things French. If I remember correctly, he also criticized his friend CS Lewis' mixing of Greek and Nordic myths in Narnia.

[@Crafty_Spirit]

​@@Anttimation So Lewis came up with God of War Ragnarök?

[@squaeman_2644]

He got Theodoric of the Visigoths in there. And he had influences from the song of Roland which is basically French. And Gondor has a lot in common with Byzantium.

[@vasstagoarchipelagus5954]

I agree Scandic, Slavic and Irish...rest i disagree...50% are Finno-Ugric

[@bengthyytiainen7030]

Salve Karjala ! 😇

[@o5-1-formerlycalvinlucien60]

It's 100% not a coincidence that Utumno, the original fortress of Morgoth in the first war agains the Valar, is very similar to Untamo from Kalevala. (Also, if you take Kullervo to be Túrin, then naturally, his father's captor, Untamo, would be Morgoth)

[@Anttimation]

Hmm! Didn't think of that

[@relacionomia]

Sampo + Nibelung = The One Ring Well... It's hard to create, so one better just use parts of what already is there

[@Anttimation]

@@relacionomia I think it also resonates well with a reader from a similar cultural background, having some common ground

[@bookmouse2719]

What a cute little troll! Or whatever. Most impressive animation.

[@Anttimation]

It is a troll indeed! Thank you!

[@bookmouse2719]

@@Anttimation I subbed :)

[@Anttimation]

@@bookmouse2719 welcome! A new video should be out soon 😎

[@samspencer582]

I like that is a troll or a goblin is explaining Kalevala here.

[@Anttimation]

Due to limited budget I couldn't hire an actor. Trolls have reduced rates.

[@klhaldane]

Terve! Kiitos! Perkele! That's the extent of my Finnish, I doubt Tolkien would be impressed. XD

[@Anttimation]

That's a solid foundation! 😁

[@leedrummond6960]

Could I just give a practical comment that it's very hard to follow what you are saying with the constant music in the background. I have an auditory processing disorder though there will be other auditory difficulties that will also struggle with it. Please consider that in future when producing your videos as I would like to learn about Finnish mythology but please consider accessibility.

[@Anttimation]

Ok thank you! That's not something I've thought about 🤔 The music is 20 dB lower than the narration which is typical, but it might be that the style/sound of the music makes it harder to understand

[@zoeblopaistinpannu5278]

supposedly, the very idea that wizards use staffs to cast spells comes from finnish mythology but i don't see that

[@Anttimation]

Hmm, I haven't heard of that nor can I think of a Finnish example off the back of my head

[@woodchuck9]

🐸

[@Anttimation]

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[@lllPlatinumlll]

I pray that you regain your sight little goblin guy.

[@Anttimation]

That could be arranged...

[@gavinrolls1054]

Germanic + Uralic = based

[@JannyBesmircher]

LOTR is implicitly Nordic so its very reasonable for people to get annoyed with Hollywoods constant "Brown washing" I dont like when movies white wash characters either..

[@Anttimation]

Well the idea of adapting a historical or classic fiction to reflect today's society takes a lot away from the work it's supposed to adapt to begin with.

[@fallenknight3016]

and i discorved finnish mythology through metal

[@Anttimation]

Not uncommon! Proud of our bands :)

[@fallenknight3016]

@@Anttimation ensiferum for example

[@DestinyCrafter]

For those (well most) who don't know: Kalevala was, unfortunately, mostly stolen by Lönnrot from Karelians. :/ It's not really Finnish. But I expect Tolkien was unaware of this.

[@Anttimation]

Half of Kalevala's material can be found in Estonia. Did they "steal" it as well? In Lönnrot's time Karelia was not seen as a separate nation with people much different to the Finns as far as I know. The rune singing was a common tradition of Finnic peoples, and many of the runes of Kalevala originate e.g. in Western Finland.

[@vaenii5056]

Haistappa kuule. Where you think Savonians came from? Finnish Karelians? Those Finns who descent from Karelian evacuees? I mean if you are Finno-Swede living in Ostrobothnia then I can understand the argument that the book has nothing to do with you but other than that haistappa vaan.

[@VictorLdVS]

Karjalaiset ovat suomalaisia… eli Lönröt ei varastanut keneltäkään mitään, koska itseltään ei voi varastaa

[@ShadesApeDJansu]

Christian Finnish Frostiis J.R.R Tolkien was very angry about his favorite story in Silmarillion the Túrin Turambar's story is just plagiarization of Kalevala's Kullero story, even if the author himself was angry the finnish still keep the mention of Kullervo on the back of J.R.R Tolkien's books and that is disrespecting. Gandalf is a angel J.R.R himself explained that the deities of Middle-Earth are better understood by christians as they know of the hierarchy of angels. Lets remember that J.R.R Tolkien wanted to make a story that promotes christian values (the author of Narnia books also went with this route after the two had a converstation about the issue) no longer would Britain have to endure they're national epoch being pro-christian fiction The King Arthur's story. So as you can see the Middle-Earth is more inspired by christianity than pagan beliefs, not to say J.R.R Tolkien was not interested in them but you can go so much overboard with this that you actually got J.R.R Tolkien angry. I am finnish and i've in the same boat with J.R.R just if the story has similar features, that does not make the story plagarization and he had every right to be offended. Let's finnish people be glad what we have contributed to Middle-Earth but let's also remember who wrote the books and we finnish did not write Tolkiens work but we as anyone else get to enjoy them. Iluvitar is just Ilmatar... to much jumping to conclusions ! Tolkein wanted to spread christian values thorough his work, he would not name his prime deity as just wind. You read too much into paganism, this is the attitude that ruins the feeling of J.R.R Tolkiens work, just purely like the historians like vultures you rip pieces of the original meaning away. Sampo gives only profit, Middle Earth relics give power Louhi is just a human as Morgoth is Arch-Angel type being, you cannot compare. You too would make J.R.R mad with you're plagarization accusations on the Túrin Turambar & Kullervo story. That story is like i said J.R.R favorite and my favorite of Silmarillion, maybe you should read more J.R.R than you're pagan endorsing pages

[@Anttimation]

Turin's story is Kullervo's story but set in Middle Earth ;)

[@ShadesApeDJansu]

@@Anttimation Sorry no if J.R.R is a pissed about that accusation and i am also a christian like him i believe him and i am pissed. I know everyone says that since the stories have 1 similar situations, but my God give J.R.R Tolkien who said that's his favorite Silmarillion story (mine too, probably everyones) some credit as he wrote the story of Túrin Turambar and it's not a plagarization of Kullervo since that would go against the original concept of J.R.R Tolkien to spread christian values without making christian fiction thorough fantasy it would be the polar opposite where J.R.R Tolkien is thorough plagarization spreading pagan mythology thorough fantasy but as you've seen J.R.R Tolkien really hid the christian values in the story, as for the similarities of Túrin Turambar & Kullervo all for all to see. I do not believe Túrin Turambar is the Kullervo in middle-earth, Túrin Turambar story starts with his father Húrin and you could say that Túrin story is still a piece of a larger story known as the The Children of Húrin

[@ShadesApeDJansu]

@@Anttimation Not to be complete grape in mouth about you're video, i had to check the Tom Bombadil part since i've forgotten about him, i readed LOTR after the movies and really did not remember anything about Tom Bombadil so thank you for the reminder. It was nice to read the LOTR parts again where Tom Bombadil appears, he is the most mysterious character in Middle-Earth and maybe unfinished character since J.R.R has gone to heaven, maybe i will hear who Tom Bombadil is after i die :)

[@chasx7062]

So Middle Earth is Wacist coz it is Finnish??? hahaha

[@Anttimation]

Wacist? 😅

[@beersmurff]

@@Anttimation Dont pay the weeb too much attention, he's just jealous cuz he cant make videos 🙂 But wacist is slang for "Descriptor for things that retarded, attention horny " Stay strong, trolls dont fear daylight but being ignored 🙂

[@milandjordjevic7225]

Your tone makes it hard to followed, it seems you did that on purpose, it's not cool , it's boring, doesn't keep your attention

[@Anttimation]

I'm only a writer, illustrator, animator, refrigerator - but no voice actor.

[@Jemppu]

Consider it your introduction to the Finnish pattern of talking, too ;)