Rhudaur - The Traitor Kingdom

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In this video, we look at the history of Rhudaur, the smallest and weakest of Arnor's successor states, and the first one that would fall to darkness.
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@1CASSIODORUS

Awesome title ! Totally got my attention . I must say, Rhudaur was one of the first regions that really activated my mythical imagination - when I read the Hobbit and Bilbo reported the forlorn ruins on the hills near the Great East-West Rd. So cool . Tolkien's art has an "Asian" quality in that he teases you- gives you just enough to get you hooked , but then stops short . The"empty spaces" and the unknown is precisely what it makes his work compelling . George Martin seems to be completely oblivious to this kind of artistic genius .

@kazikmajster5650

Always my favorite kingdom! Arthedain and Cardolan are just vanilla medieval realms, Rhudaur has that strong rustic "ruin" vibe!

@marckrieger3277

Rhuadur at the time of the war of the rings seems so interesting to me, empty lands with hills, darks forrests and dark towers, dangerous trolls. Wouldn't it be a great setting for a openworld game where you play a ranger who discovers orcs and hillmenn are gathering again to strike against the free people?

@tiffanynajberg5177

Never take the word of trolls. Even modern day trolls lie for no reason, and we can expect their ancestors to have been equally as troublesome.

@moistmike4150

Rhudaur got its name because the people living there were so rude. Get it? The people were "rude". You know, "Rude"... "Rhudaur"... Uhm... Hey folks - Try the veal!

@chesterbless9441

The "village and a half" that the Trolls ate could've been a settlement of Rangers. It's unlikely that three Trolls could've defeated a significant amount of Rangers, but maybe most of the fighting-age men were away.

@Steve-qu3jk

It's definitely not canon, but in some of the old MERP RPG supplements they say that Rhudaur incorporated mines in the Misty Mountains on its eastern border. A plausible explanation for settlement on lands that are not very fertile.

@Carlb328

The people the trolls ate probably had moved east from Bree and weren't originally from there.

@saliston

Where did Rhudaur and Angmar get these massive arimies. The population was so tiny in those areas with no way to support a large army/population

@mrsamaritan6881

That's interesting. Do we know WHERE the Witch-King comes from? Could he have been one of the dispossessed Dunedain living in Rhudaur? Might explain why he would be interested in the power one of the Nine Rings would give him and why he was interested in founding a northen kingdom for himself.

@user-yy5xs6xj7r

There are several problems with the idea of Bilbo or the trolls lying:

@AvalonsFury64

Always love expanding my knowledge of Middle Earth. Thank you!

@goldenstilettos3166

Only just found this channel today, but f*cking loving it already!

@theleakyprophet

This is absolutely fascinating. I've listened to this video at least 6 times. The more we can get on these failed states of the Numenoreans the better. It's tasty af.

@shararm

I'm reading lotr for the first time and all this background lore gets me so hype

@graywolf7237

I just found you recently but I love seeing all the shots from lotro, gives me good memories

@PeculiarNotions

Solid overview of Rhudaur. You always do a good job when exploring these lesser known settings.

@goshlike76

I find both Cardolan and Rhudaur quite interesting as regions. What stands out for Rhudaur though is how is it even possible for the Dunedain to linger around the Angle, with Angmar at their doorstep. That led me to believe that they were sent there by Argeleb either to settle the land or to act as secret operations and watch for the enemy KIND LIKE what the Ithilien Rangers did. Which would explain why they survived the fall of Arnor and why Aranarth went there. Simply, they were never discovered by the Witch-king.