The Complete Travels of Beleg Strongbow | Tolkien Explained

Covering the life and travels of Beleg Cúthalion (Strongbow) - one of the greatest First Age warriors and known for his loyal friendship to Túrin Turambar.
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Beleg Cuthalion - Anke Eissmann
beleg - alystraea art
beleg - Sara Morello
Turin and Beleg - YidanYuan
Beleg Departs Menegroth - Alan Lee
Beleg - Marya Filatova
Beleg - Sergio Botero
Beleg concept - Sergio Botero
beleg - alystraea
beleg and his red shoes - alystraea
Beleg Cuthalion - Anke Eissmann
Archers, Beleg - Marya Filatova
The hunting party - Anke Eißmann
a feast in mirkwood - aegeri
Mereth Aderthad - Jenny Dolfen
The Siege of Angband - John Howe
Beleg - Sergio Botero
The Hunting party - Anke Eißmann
Huan's Leap - Ted Nasmith
The quest fulfilled - Anke Eißmann
Maedhros - YidanYuan
Nauglamir Thingol - Kimberly
beren and luthien - Turner Mohan
The Hill of Slain - Ted Nasmith
The Childhood of Túrin - Alan Lee
Turin young - Andrea Piparo
young turin - kuliszu
Túrin Turambar - Alan Lee
turin turambar - mellorianj
Young Turin and Beleg - Peet
Morgoth Punishes Hurin - Ted Nasmith
Two Captains - Jenny Dolfen
Of Bow and Helm, Turin and Beleg - Daniel Dougherty
Saeros' Fatal Leap - Ted Nasmith
Descendants of Thingol - Jenny Dolfen
Beleg Departs Menegroth - Alan Lee
Beleg Searching for Turin - Alan Lee
Beleg Approaches Amon Rûdh - John Howe
Beleg in captivity - Anke Eissmann
Turin Returns to Find Beleg Being Held Captive - Ted Nasmith
Turin and Beleg - Anke Eissmann
Turin - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Turin Turambar - Ivan Cavini
Beleg Cuthalion - Janka Latečková
Felix Englund - Amon Rudh
turin sketch - Turner Mohan
brothers under the sun, beleg & turin - marysmirages
the royal court of thingol - steamey
Beleg - Janka Latečková
Thingol - Marya Filatova
Beleg - Marya Filatova
Thingol - Kimberly
Beleg - Alan Lee
Turin And Anglachel - Jenny Dolfen
Beleg Receives Anglachel - Pete Amachree
Melian - Jenny Dolfen
Beleg - Kimberly
Melian - Kimberly
Lembas - John Howe
Lembas - Alan Lee
Lembas - Matěj Čadil
Queen of Mirkwood - Janka Latečková
Melian of the Maiar - Šárka Škorpíková
Turin - merlkir
mim tells turin about the bar en danwedh - steamey
dragon helm of dor-lomin - Bella Bergolts
Turin and his Band Led to Amon Rudh - Ted Nasmith
Turin and Mim - Peter Xavier Price
Mîm the dwarf - Anke Eißmann
Forweg's end - Anke Eißmann
Mim the Petty Dwarf - Anke Eissmann
Turin and Beleg - Anke Eissmann
Turin_captured - Catherine_Chmiel_
mim the petty dwarf - dracarysdrekkar
Last Moments of Beleg Cuthalion - Anke Eissmann
beleg - Jonathan Guzi
Beleg discovers Gwindor - Peter Xavier Price
Gwindor - Kimberly
in taur-nu-fuin - marysmirages
Beleg - Sergio Botero
Turin Turambar - Jenny Dolfen
He looked down on Beleg's face - Peter Xavier Price
Turin kills Beleg - Ted Nasmith
the death of beleg - marysmirages
Beleg's Death - Anke Eissmann
Túrin and Beleg - Steamey
Gwindor's Death - Peter Xavier Price
Turin - Līga Kļaviņa
Turin Turambar and Nienor Niniel - Steamey
Túrin and Gwindor at the Pools of Ivrin - Ted_Nasmith
Sorrow of Turin - Peet
Wilt thou take Turin Turambar - Peter Xavier Price
Laer cu Beleg - Šárka Škorpíková
#belegstrongbow #silmarillion #lordoftherings

[@NerdoftheRings]

NOTE: The map incorrectly shows Beleg and Gwindor near Dimbar when finding Túrin. This location SHOULD be Taur-nu-Fuin. Apologies for the mistake, everyone!

[@hyper8545]

Noob 😡

[@sainiharika]

It’s fine. Love the narration 💜💜💜

[@David.Bowman.]

I can imagine this potentially being a big task and long video, but you haven’t done a Life and Travels of Frodo Baggins!

[@liamhiggins3787]

Beleg is my favorite character from Children of Hurin, finally he got his own video😂

[@skillsmachine9164]

Imagine him and legolas as a team. Deadly and loyal to their friends

[@Eowyn3Pride]

💯% A strong beloved character. I always imagined that Legolas was a nod to Beleg somehow...

[@jamesfry8983]

@@skillsmachine9164 I think Bard the bowman and Beleg could make an interesting team up.

[@myriadmediamusings]

After his utterly tragic and wasteful death, I hope Mandos at least allowed him expedited reincarnation in Valinor. I’d also like to imagine that during the Dagor Dagorath, the resurrected Turin would encounter Beleg again and sorrowfully apologize for what he did.

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

Evil wastes all things and leads to the waste of all others. But perhaps the Strongbow did get reincarnated… but perhaps instead, he was reincarnated elsewhere with another name: Legolas.

[@tylercremer1959]

Good post bud 🎉 cheers.

[@istari0]

@@teleportedbreadfor3days Elves are re-embodies as themselves. He would have come back as himself with all his previous memories.

[@teleportedbreadfor3days]

@@istari0 I know. Just an interesting thought to have

[@Nerobyrne]

I love how there's more backstory than actual story to Lord of the Rings 😅

[@ChiaraSiasat]

Beleg is definitely one of my favorite characters. His downfall is so incredibly tragic. And also why is it no one ever listens to Melian 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@sainiharika]

🥹🥹🥹🥹 literally what I was thinking.

[@hurinthalion5984]

She reminds of that one women from the Iliad. The one blessed to know to the future but cursed to never be believed

[@ericbortolato7627]

@@hurinthalion5984 That's Cassandra, Trojan priestess of Apollo.

[@hurinthalion5984]

@@ericbortolato7627 Thanks! Its been a bit since I last read the Iliad and I couldn't remember her name

[@rebeccaorman1823]

​@@hurinthalion5984the name you're looking for is Cassandra. Given the gift of prophecy but doomed never to be believed.

[@royceflores23]

Man, the entire Turin story is just one sad calamity after another. It’s easily one of Tolkien’s saddest works. Yet one of my favorite Tolkien scenes ever is when he passes Tuor in the mist, how different their fates are in that moment.

[@valentinkambushev4968]

I think what makes Turin's story differently from Tolkien's other works is that there is no silver lining in it. In almost all of Tolkien's writings, regardless of how tragic things are, there is always a light in the tunnel. Turin's story doesn't have one. You wouldn't even know it was written by Tolkien's, if it wasn't for the references to his other works.

[@adpirtle]

Túrin cutting down Beleg is one of the most tragic events in the First Age.

[@Duckas]

Everything in Túrins life was tragic. But yeah, Belegs death was rough.

[@Louskunokka]

Túrin is one of the most tragic events in the First Age. Fix'd

[@adamloverin231]

@@Louskunokkapretty much

[@joshfehr9035]

💯 absolutely tragic

[@KaosRunes]

Indeed it is

[@LordEriolTolkien]

Beleg Cuthalion and his bow Belthronding , and his tragic end, are etched in my mind.

[@maximusmeridius6610]

Its one of my favorte stories and its also so sad. When you read it its so shocking how he dies. He didnt deserve that ending.

[@aleanapineda882]

Now we need a video on Middle-earth’s greatest babysitter… *Mablung,* marchwarden to Elf King Thingol

[@elanor-zhang]

Middle-earth’s greatest babysitter is Maedhros. Imagine babysitting six little brothers when you almost become their father role.

[@yulikrisbudiyanti7732]

​@@elanor-zhangbut just like his father Feanor, Maedros have many evil side.

[@pedrokrim4400]

Loved ❤️ All The Way From Tunisia 🇹🇳

[@KiraYagami-kz4th]

Turin and Beleg reminds me of Aragorn and Legolas. Except the fact that Aragorn died before Legolas. This is one of the most saddest story Tolkein had written.😭

[@rusdianaika2662]

Same! I thought I was the only one who gets reminded of them😭

[@edwards5619]

Beleg was one of my favourite elves in all of Tolkien’s books

[@irighterotica]

Mine too. I always thought his name was cool. Plus, I'm just a simp for archers-they're always my favorite characters.

[@daarom3472]

sadly for a Dutchie his name is pretty terrible as the Dutch word "Beleg" can mean either "topping" (on bread) or "siege".

[@edwards5619]

@@Alexs.2599 Yeah I meant that sorry

[@edwards5619]

Who’s a better character Legolas or Beleg?

[@misaoshikhun2460]

It's just so tragic how Beleg died. Turin-Beleg bromance is so wholesome.

[@isaiaholsen5685]

beleg is one of my favorite characters

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

"He was great of growth and goodly-limbed, but lithe of girth, lightly on the ground his footsteps fell as he fared towards them, all garbed in grey and green and brown - a son of the wilderness who wist no sire." -- Turin Son of Hurin & Glorund the Dragon, vv. 196-200

[@samwrai]

Melian: this sword is no good, mAh elf. Beleg: nah. I'm good. 😂 Melian: okeeeey... suit yourself and here, take some travel bread. Why on middle Earth those guys don't follow those huge advices great powers give them is beyond me.

[@valentinkambushev4968]

I wonder why Thingol wanted this sword from Eöl in the first place. Sure, there must have been other, less cursed things he could have taken as a tribute.

[@ChiaraSiasat]

Sadly no one ever listened to Melian 😅😩 you think that because she is/was a Maiar she would have incredibly wide counsel

[@TheEquus92]

why does nobody ever listen Melian...

[@TheEquus92]

@@ChiaraSiasat you'd think being a celestial being in a mortal form, people would listen to her

[@valentinkambushev4968]

@@TheEquus92 what does she know? It's not like she partook in Eru's song or anything...

[@itsatrap1017]

Belloq: "You chose the wrong friends... This time it will cost you."

[@anakinlapierre-tate4127]

Beleg Cuthalion. My favourite character in all literature.

[@tonymorris10]

This one always gets me in the feels.

[@shehansenanayaka3046]

We always appreciate your hard work and dedication towards these videos. This series is awesome. Love LOTR and the middle earth docs. Brillaint video.

[@KingEdwardMMVIII]

Just want to say I LOVE this narrators voice. Big reason why im such a big fan of this channel. Other channels try and imitate but they cant copy this mans voice. Keep it up mate

[@thebrowneyesofmandalore]

This just makes me want a Children of Hurin movie all the more so. I can already see how the scene of Beleg’s death would go.

[@kanealoha]

That was a lovely telling. Thank you.

[@DRockchic]

I'm currently at work and this popped up. I'm so excited! Beleg is one of my favorite characters. I can't wait to get home, relax and enjoy. Thank you for making my days brighter. ❤️

[@Arulane]

Beleg was always my favorite. Thank you for nice retelling!❤

[@johnhendrickse9731]

Tulkas next please !!!

[@UltimateSpider1385]

I can imagine if Beleg was the one who trained a young Legolas.

[@istari0]

Legolas almost certainly wasn't born that soon.

[@moistmike4150]

Because the race of Men (Edain) had aided the Elves (Noldor and Sindar) in their long war against him, it is important to remember that Morgoth, out of pure, vindictive hatred, had afflicted Hurin and his family with a black curse of misfortune and evil luck. In doing so, he poured out a great portion of his power into this curse. Though Hurin's family suffered unbearably unto despair and death from Morgoth's malice, the world at large was blessed in that Morgoth, by that time, had weakened his own Fea to a point where he became vulnerable to later assault from Aman, even in his deep stronghold of Thangorodrim.

[@randomhead670]

Such an underrated character💜

[@randymarshislorde]

Holy cow I love your content

[@kaspar_1982]

few of this age know so much of the lore of middle earth. only one have i met thus, however they say he walks here and there.

[@carlosmedina3794]

Can you make a video on ecthelion of the fountain?

[@rossm2340]

Been waiting for this video for a while now. Thank you 🙏

[@rotempeer-raviv4859]

Along with Huan, my favorite First Age character.

[@EricBarriga]

Awesome!

[@marciofelipejustino2563]

Amigo irmão de turin turambar ❤❤❤

[@haileyharrell121]

Prince imrihill next please

[@Dannywise527]

Hello Nerd of the rings. I am die hard fan of your channel. Pleas when will you be covering the life and travel of Radagast the brown. You didn't do it in your previous Documentaries.

[@monoga26]

My favorite!

[@tar-davidtelcntar8411]

Beleg is one of my favorite Characters in The Silmarillion and The Children of Hurin Books, reminds me of Legolas and Aragorn communication relation

[@pedroe.deanca683]

I loved this

[@McScootyKins]

My DND bard's middle name is Belegir, in honor of my second-favorite elf.

[@mouha9981]

My favorite character all time❤❤

[@LeoBollman]

Day 2 of asking for top 100 most powerful LOTR characters

[@Dreadnaught1991]

So close to 1 mill subs, Let's gooooooooooooo

[@chrysm6842]

Thanks.

[@andrewvincent4291]

I love your videos, could you do one on the languages of Middle Earth, I find them fascinating

[@matthewchard4360]

Another great video. Thank you as always. Have you ever done a video about the slave-worked fields in Mordor that provided Sauron's army with much of its food? From a Tolkien letter to a fan who had asked about what the orcs ate: "You're not the first to have asked this question; in fact Sam pondered the very same thing on the way to Mount Doom (RotK Book VI Chapter 2: The Land of Shadow): 'I don't like the look of things at all,' said Sam. 'Pretty hopeless, I call it - saving that where there's such a lot of folk there must be wells or water, not to mention food. And these are Men not Orcs, or my eyes are all wrong.' To which the author notes: Neither he nor Frodo knew anything of the great slave-worked fields away south in this wide realm, beyond the fumes of the Mountain by the dark sad waters of Lake Nurnen; nor of the great roads that ran away east and south to tributary lands, from which the soldiers of the Tower brought long waggon-trains of goods and booty and fresh slaves. Would be a very interesting watch!

[@merrickmcbride644]

My favorite character

[@davidgrange8182]

The hill where Turin said Beleg could find him was call Amon Rudh, but Thingol's sword was called AmmonRhun?

[@NerdoftheRings]

Thingol’s sword is Aranrúth.

[@phoule76]

They named a cider after him.

[@gehrigstory6674]

I have a few questions regarding Melkor/Morgoth, and his quest to find The Flame Imperishable/Secret Fire, as I'm reading The Silmarillion right now. The book says that when the world was first created, Eru Illuvatar placed The Secret Fire in the center of the world. Did Melkor/Morgoth know that? If he did, did Melkor/Morgoth ever try to reach the center of the world (Like "Drilling to The Core of The Earth" sort-of-thing), so he could have Eru's infinite, life-creating power for himself? I mean, as the most powerful of all The Ainur, he was powerful enough to lift up whole mountain ranges, and just generally terraform Arda into whatever he wanted, though the other Ainur always tried to undo his machinations, as he would to them. Why wouldn't he just make a gigantic hole in the ground that went to the core of Arda, and acquire The Secret Fire in its depths? Obviously, he never managed to gain the power to truly create life by acquiring The Flame Imperishable, but could he have done so, if he knew that it was down there?

[@keisyisbeefy]

Are you ever going to do one on a Ecthelion?

[@annaroselarsen4218]

Yessss

[@patrick1096]

what is your outro song?! I've always wanted to know

[@zachnizz]

Correct me if I am wrong but isn't it stated, in The Children of Hurin, that Mim the dwarf went to the orcs to betray Turin and Beleg?

[@Hahaechtwel]

Which music do you use?

[@olw284]

end song name?

[@marcognudi664]

Title cover for Beleg looks a lil hobbitish, otherwise great video as always!

[@jurgenvermeulen5355]

5:53 Hayden?

[@FullMetalEdits]

Still can't believe you sold out to Amazon for Rings of Trash

[@johnmooers5594]

What is the obsession with making all elves blonde? Blonde hair is extremely rare in elves.

[@harperellie]

Would the one ring have been able to corrupt Gandalf the White?

[@louismiranda-catalan]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@benjaminallen3371]

I don't know about anyone else, but I envision Beleg as being black.

[@rayneweber5904]

Oh wow you're really reaching for content.

[@gauntman9636]

"Thus ended Beleg Strongbow, truest of friends, greatest in skill of all who harboured in the woods of Beleriand in the Elder Days, at the hand of him whom he most loved; and that grief was graven on the face of Túrin and never faded."

[@TimedTech]

I just listened to the Silmarillion for the first time, Beleg’s story is one of the best and most heart wrenching in the book

[@Anduril729]

The "son of the wilderness who wist no sire" from the Lay of Leithian could mean Beleg was a fatherless elf, one of the first generation to awake upon the shores of Cuivienen! It's also likely he was the one who trained Galadriel in her warrior ways in Doriath, and fought alongside young Thranduil & Celeborn. Such a legendary, underrated character

[@danielkirk5660]

Túrin: "Hail Gurthang! No lord or loyalty dost thou know, save the hand that wieldeth thee. From no blood wilt thou shrink. Wilt thou therefore take Túrin Turambar, wilt thou slay me swiftly?" Gurthang: "Yea, I will drink thy blood gladly, that so I may forget the blood of Beleg my master, and the blood of Brandir slain unjustly. I will slay thee swiftly."

[@mojojojoslyfoxharris]

Read this book (Children of Hurin) a 2nd time a few months ago and yeah it's not any easier seeing what befalls Beleg in this story because he was trying so hard to do the right thing at every part of the story he was involved with and yet his fate ends so tragically. Nonetheless, glad you did a video on him to show how good of a character he was and that he would certainly be someone I'd love to see an adaptation of in a live-action remake of this book. Peter Jackson, please do us one more favor and try to capitalize on the critique of Rings of Power and do these lost tale books to show Amazon how to truly honor Tolkein's work!

[@Iamtherealvicky]

I swear i cried when he died and mostly i dont really cry about deaths in books so that means something

[@MrManafon]

Next video - Lembas recipe

[@annecarter5181]

Really enjoyed this! Eventhough I knew the outcome, I was on edge watching the events unfold!

[@TheCradM]

UGH I’ve been waiting my man! Beleg and Turin have always been my two favorites

[@IanHeins]

Thank you for playlists I was ready to spike my phone) lol

[@siyavashamirhajloo6158]

I hope that in the future, a series of Children of Hurin will be made.

[@lukedibartolo8424]

I've always wanted a video about Beleg Strongbow.

[@simonhagstenn]

Can you do a "what if" video on what if beleriand didn't sink into the sea? What would happen to the world?

[@BertoBerg]

Yes! Looking forward to this one.

[@sainiharika]

Dailir breaking should have been a sign to Beleg Strongbow.

[@roadscholarwarrior]

Absolutely epic. I love this tragic story

[@davidwilliams5283]

Never heard of him.

[@00martoneniris86]

I wanted an video of BELEG strongbow

[@00martoneniris86]

Thank you coud you make this video what if the elves won the battel of unnumbered Tears Or What if the family descendents of Hour was also cursed by morgoth What if Beren took 3 silmarils from melkor

[@IanHeins]

Nice work dude

[@neilgoldsmith482]

Turin Turinbar's mentor and best friend the curse of Hurin by Morgoth. Ironically he kills Beleg. That was harsh.

[@Dr_Cole]

I both love and lament this story. Belag and Turin’s friendship enamored me second to only Gimli and Legolas.

[@Goldstender69]

I love your videos. They are like Tolkien's books. They remind me again and again of what I love and adore so much about Tolkien and his works. Thank you

[@MrManafon]

Quite interestong point about a meteor. I’ve not heard of a meteor fall except the meteor man which kinda isnt kanon anyway. Would be onteresting video to hear more theory about where meteors come from and what malice they contain

[@Horus2468]

At least a human only deals with loss for one generation. The reversal would have been worse for an elf...

[@HomerSimpson-gr1uj]

When the end comes I hope Turin brings his friend with him to fight morgoth.

[@jasperallaert7874]

Ooh I've been waiting for this one for a while!