Thank Tolkien for Narnia | Tolkien Reading Day

[@IntotheWardrobe]

The research for this episode was laborious and time consuming, but I am SO INCREDIBLY THANKFUL for the opportunity to learn more about this amazing friendship. I'd love to continue to explore the impact of other relationships in C.S. Lewis' life. If you'd like to support the work of this channel today and get exclusive access to pre-releases, research notes, and some swag, you can visit ​www.patreon.com/IntoTheWardrobe

[@kennywagner4025]

Hi Yostin, I too love both their writings.

[@MenoftheWest]

Well met, my new friend! It is nice to meet you and to work alongside you for this collab! The friendship of Tolkien and Lewis is truly a great one, and I think you are absolutely right in your assessment here, for I believe those friends inspired each other throughout their lives. Cheers, my friend, and here is to future collabs!

[@IntotheWardrobe]

Thank you! So honored to have been invited to participate. What a joyful community!

[@EstherHulst-Artist]

I was hoping you knew eachother, I just found 'into the wardrobe', and reminded me of 'men of the West'

[@johnycoho7830]

Men of the West! Good to see you here! I love you channel!

[@johnycoho7830]

@@IntotheWardrobe It’s nice to see the two of you working together.

[@abbyedgerton9804]

Ohmygoodness yes pleaseeeee

[@NerdoftheRings]

Excellent work, my friend! I never tire of hearing of these two titans of literature and their worlds!

[@truthhunterhawk3932]

I love your channel. Very facinating

[@atkguy7109]

"What about side by side with a friend" And that was how we got the Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia

[@HHLucifer666]

Meanwhile, Caspian: *You are a mouse...*

[@SecretsOfNarnia]

@@HHLucifer666”You people have no imagination”

[@danamaguire2293]

One of my favorite lines!

[@joshuamartinez5126]

Finally a channel that delves in to the lore of Narnia!

[@NerdoftheRings]

Amen to that!

[@justinbowers2749]

Agreed, it’s about time.

[@rockytopbritt]

Tolkien admits Lewis's encouragement helped him finish his saga, while Lewis finished his is spite of his friend's criticisms.

[@solisprime2669]

Some need encouragement while others need a challenge to overcome.

[@Fantasyfanatic-gz9nk]

Lewis also wouldn't have a foundation to begin his story on without Tolkien, so I'd say it evens out

[@ScotsThinker]

and that my brothers and sisters is how you make History. Seek the Truth, Aspire for Goodness and encourage others to come to a Joy worth sharing for all Eternity.

[@marionbaggins]

Tolkien and Lewis what an Epic Friendship!!! These 2 Men were my introduction to Fantasy...If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be here!!! I went to London near 3 Years Ago for the Tolkien Exhibit and It was Beautiful!!! While there I have been to the Eagle and the Child, and I find it Funny they added each other in their Works: Tolkien was the Professor in Narnia and Lewis was Treebeard...That is a Cute Friendship!!! Funny thing The People who filmed Narnia filmed some of it in NZ, and that is where Middle Earth was Filmed: More of that, please!!! Tolkien besides his Best Friend got Edith *his Wife* into Christianity too...That is So Sweet!!!

[@NerdoftheRings]

I would also add the fun connection that both films effects and props were done by WETA. :) Another of many great connections!

[@bararaven]

I was well into my adulthood before I realized Narnia was a Christian book. I started reading the Narnia books in my mid-grade school days and would reread them during the years that passed. I was working on my graduate studies when I found that these books of C.S. Lewis were Christian. I was as surprised as the person who told me was surprised I did not know. I am from a family that does not belong to any of the three main religions of the world, and as a good pagan, I saw them as stories of good life much as our teachings inform us how to live well in the world. Plus they were a rollicking good story for a child to read.

[@cmw12]

Same, even though the allegory is pretty heavy-handed.

[@TheMimiSard]

I think I got the other side of that experience - I first really heard the Narnia stories while attending church school as a child. My 2nd grade teacher read MN, LWW and LB to my class and pointed out the allegory for us. I think that was a good class reading to have in a Christian primary school.

[@vivianarojas40]

The best friendships are between people who are the best complements. Tolkien needed encouragement and support, Lewis needed friction and honest debate. It's amazing how much the world has benefited throughout history from true friendships like the one between Lewis and Tolkien.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia are timeless classic fantasy stories.

[@wisedude4285]

Great video, man! How amazing it is that Tolkien's faith and slow work to win over C.S. Lewis is what has given us such great works as the Chronicles of Narnia but also the Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity and so much more. More amazing still is the amount of lives saved that could be attributed to the works of C.S. Lewis and, by extension, Tolkien.

[@IntotheWardrobe]

So true! Thanks for watching and for your note.

[@danamaguire2293]

I can’t wait to meet Lewis in Heaven and thank him for Narnia! I’ll never forget the awe and wonder of hearing the stories of Narnia in the 4th grade as our teacher read them to us each day! I’ve reread them so many times over the years and I enjoy them every time!

[@renegadepictures3213]

dude.... I keep thinking you can't possibly make an even greater video- but you do. Absolutely incredible. Your channel is already one of my favorites on all of youtube.

[@thomastushardutta8672]

You have brought me to tears. The way you described the story of Lewis's conversion to Christianity was simply beautiful. I just wonder how miraculous the moment was when such gems met and became friends in a world where it is so difficult to find friends.

[@perrythorp6855]

I'm just loving your channel even more! I love it how you keep reminding us of the Gospel truths that are threaded throughout Narnia. Keep on!

[@annejia5382]

would have loved to see a wholesome animated series in the early 2000s about tolkien and lewis' friendship and journey or at least their friendship until before they released their stories 💙

[@elflordsjourneys]

These 2 have always been my favorite authors since my teens.Lewis has some great theological books.

[@williamzona9773]

they should make a movie about their friendship over the years,middle earth is my world to go in first but I'm still getting into more into Narnia

[@sirclassicalhou3650]

That would be an interesting movie!

[@ohmightywez]

You can’t mention the friendship and influence of Lewis and Tolkien on each other without mentioning the third person in that creative and inspirational trio; G.K. Chesterton. And then there is the influence on all three men of an earlier fantasy writer, George MacDonald.

[@ohsfer11820]

True. Lewis even write a book George MacDonald. I've read a little of Fantastes, If I have time I'll finiah that book.

[@ohmightywez]

@@ohsfer11820 truly excellent when you get a chance.

[@katherineneville5304]

Tolkien also played a part in getting Lewis' first work of "popular" fiction published, Out of the Silent Planet. He recommended it to his Hobbit publishers, but although they passed on it, Tolkien's recommendation was surely helped.

[@IntotheWardrobe]

Yes! Great story! Thanks for sharing.

[@dougitoonsdesigns]

This literally brought tears to my eyes! What a wonderful, unapologetic essay about the growth and influence of faith, particularly in the creation of two great works that I love, with Narnia shaping much of my own approach to Christian living. Thank you

[@grantman5148]

Oh my goodness, I had know idea he made tales of Narnia too, not just lord of the rings😂, thank you so much, and don’t worry your intro is amazing

[@tomaria100]

Thank you! I enjoyed learning more about Lewis, Tolkien, and their worlds!

[@polianaraisa]

Great video, very informative! I was surprised to find out that Tolkien didn’t like The Chronicles of Narnia, since they are one of my favorite books ever! I agree that they are a little fast-paced, but I find it as Lewis’s purpose to write them in the form of a simple children’s book, although he is hiding there some very important messages ~ behind the book.

[@christophmahler]

A fine account of the living reality from which great works of art spring forth.

[@phillipklem8192]

Great video. The world of Narnia stretches far longer than just the magic lands, merging with our own through all the meanings, religious or not, that Lewis intended. Awesome to step out of the wardrobe a little bit to take a glance on the lives of these two giants of storytelling.

[@DamiantMod1]

I grew up with both works. And I can say no other stories has stuck with me as much as the ones that came from middle earth and that of Narnia.

[@veevee199x]

Literature's most dynamic duo. 💯 And I'm so happy both Men Of The West AND Nerd Of The Rings have seen your videos! Now if we can get History Of The Ages here too, that would be brilliant.

[@huanhoundofthevailinor2374]

I learned the other day that Tolkien spent time in Ireland so did Lewis they used to go to a place called the Burren in Co Clare there is a cave there called pollnagollum sound familiar

[@Namelesswhirl]

I have always enjoyed both authors. Thank you for bringing these stories.

[@jonathanbrewer7072]

Without Tolkien's influence on Lewis' Faith, the Narnian books would not have been written. Thank you, Stuart. Another awesome video ! ( I don't know if it's another of those silly urban myths, but I read somewhere Tolkien teased his fellow Don and good friend to work in a Victorian lamppost into his first children's story.)

[@gustyko8668]

Their friendship was truly inspiring, people (mostly from the geek community and mainstream media) often overlook it as “yeah yeah, they were friends and they wrote fantasy books and they believed in Jesus and stuff, big deal!!” but it’s important to point out how much they also influenced each other’s lives.

[@dancronin826]

All I have left is the Last battle, and I can say I have read the entire Lord of the rings and the Hobbit and the chronicles of Narnia. It's been an amazing and long journey

[@lfwinesroad3399]

Happy Tolkien Reading Day! Thank you for this excellent and informative video.

[@alvarez110]

Wow. I did not know that Lewis was at first an atheist. I do think that at many times the Chronicles of Narnia can be annoyingly on the nose, but there is something admirable about being brazen enough to have Santa and different myth creatures and a lion as Jesus right in the readers face.

[@Sehtlimbo]

If I had to guess that is why The chronicles of Narnia are bushed toward a younger demographic then Lotr. At least that’s how it was in school.

[@annchovey2089]

Lewis once replied that they all live together quite well in his mind - much to the chagrin of Tolkien who was a purest and didn’t believe in mixing the different mythologies snd folklore.

[@AndrewCarlisle11B]

Excellent video! The 2nd one I've watched so far and I'm excited to catch up.

[@logankrecic496]

Please compare magic systems with lotr or just cove the deep magic in general, God bless this new Narnia channel

[@IntotheWardrobe]

What a cool idea. That might require some help from @nerdoftherings. Maybe a collab??? ;-)

[@NerdoftheRings]

@@IntotheWardrobe Sounds like a plan to me!

[@logankrecic496]

@@NerdoftheRings alright alright alright!

[@jaimefookinlannister5355]

Just found this channel. I can tell it will grow big time very soon. Good content man

[@agentspaniel4428]

If even J.R.R. Tolkien says "bro calm down with the religious references" then you know you've done something wrong

[@artdanks4846]

I always love hearing of the great friendship of these 2 literary giants, and how Tolkien led Lewis back to Christ! Thank you for this great video!

[@jameswilson3370]

Well done. Love this channel!

[@jamiegregg9211]

respect a bloody good video enjoyed it love the channel and content

[@cymro6537]

I actually sat in the snug of 'the inklings' at 'The Eagle and child' at Oxford - the sense of history was palpable..........

[@IntotheWardrobe]

Wow! It's absolutely on the bucket list.

[@christianbjorck816]

Did the same last time I was in London! Happy I managed before the global thing.

[@Jabberstax]

Great little documentary 👍

[@TolkienTube]

Great video, my friend! I love the topic; neither of the men would've been who they are without the other!

[@monitor-mindtheover-void6712]

Two of the best beauties of fantasy culture.

[@laser8389]

This is beautiful, thank you.

[@esteban7482]

Dang this was such a beautiful video you just gained a new subscriber!

[@IntotheWardrobe]

What a great compliment, thank you. Glad you're here!

[@sethermoon6627]

And just like that, I feel in love with this channel. Praide God for these two great minds.

[@orthodoxanastasia2789]

That is so neat. I never knew that. I've been binge watching your channel all day.

[@rosebunnylove]

Binged these! 100% on board with more.

[@mjpetty7]

Thank you for sharing the amazing tale of friendship that was Tolkien/Lewis, pointing "Jack" to the "True Myth" of Jesus Christ. Lewis' work and writings, specifically The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, and The Great Divorce, have had a profound impact on me from the time I was in elementary school and well into adulthood. It's an amazing thing to hear how one person (Tolkien in this case, whose work on The Lord of the Rings has also impacted my family deeply) can have such an impact on the life of another, especially in bringing one to Christ. This gives me lots of hope, and excitement, as we continue this journey of life into the everlasting. Thanks so much for this channel, I'm so glad I discovered it!

[@shannon9677]

Their friendship brought two of the most famous pieces of literature in the history of books.

[@victors.3633]

I would love to hear your thoughts on the Space Trilogy!

[@caitlyngerardi9418]

lovely vid! TY JRR Tolkien! And CS Lewis of course

[@Daniel_B_23]

Perfectly and poignantly said! Loved it!

[@AS-ri1mb]

Great video! I was literally thinking about this yesterday 😂

[@Iluvantir]

There are a number of authors I love - and almost all are in the works of Fantasy. High Fantasy, swords and sorcery. Where reality drops away and you can enjoy a grand old tale. But if it wasn't for both CS Lewis (his books were THE first I ever read as child) and JRR Tolkien (his books were the SECOND group I ever read), I'd not likely have become much of a reader at all. I've added many great authors to my collection in the decades since - but I'm always drawn back to the Land of Middle-Earth... and most of all... to Narnia and Aslan.

[@ThePhilosophersGames]

Really cool video, enjoyed it a lot. Also your editing, narration and audio quality is really good. What mic do you use? ^^ Nice collaborating with you :)

[@darthazgorath9570]

Tolkien would come out several times throughout the years stating things along the lines of "Yes, i don't like those books, but i am a man who knows what i like. However, this doesn't mean I do not, nor that I can not appreciate the contribution that my friends novels have had on the wider population" And though I probably botched that, in essence, Tolkien just didn't find any personal satisfaction in Narnia, but he appreciates what it was on a fundamental level.

[@MemoryTroll]

Great vid, my friend!

[@lucasmoura6276]

What a fantastic video! Congratulations!

[@Dan_afo_]

I really love your videos! Keep going, please! I'm from Brazil, and I'm a fan of Lewis' books!

[@IntotheWardrobe]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@bekah888]

What do you think of Lewis's space trilogy? Most people have never heard of it, but I enjoyed them despite it being a little "out there." Whether one likes them or not, we get to see Lewis's expressions surpass the realm of children's fiction into deeper and more complex idea's, descriptions and themes.

[@IntotheWardrobe]

I love the "Ransom Trilogy". Perelandra is my fav!

[@MrTValleyguy]

Both Lewis and Tolkien give a lot of credit to George McDonald.

[@IndigoFeather]

Great content! Thank you for your hard work

[@xenophacilus5895]

I still can't believe the lantern in Narnia was placed there as a dare by these 2

[@faresjabaly791]

once I heard of the connection between the creators of Middle earth and Narnia, I saw locations in the two worlds can be connect with each other, like the Lamp Post and Isengard, Smaug and the tale of the dragon that rule over the Lone Islands before an Narnain king Slayed it and become the Lone Island first emperor, and with this information, we can try find other things between their worlds, like in how both world created with the singing of a god, or even the garden on the top of the mountain in The Magician's Nephew and the two trees of Valinor.

[@145Gyeru]

JR.R Tolkien and C. S. Lewis Alright 🤔

[@robroise]

In Lewis’ Space Trilogy, the protagonist, Dr. Ransom was modeled after Tolkien. A myth in its own sense of how Lewis thought of him: as being God’s instrument to ransom Lewis himself! As Random’s role was such to Ransom others throughout the story

[@GarretGarlinger]

AMEN! SO done VIDEO MAN!!! I just joined your channel!!!

[@shadow_ninja9149]

A humble video and friendship.

[@isaiahoconnor8236]

Have you heard of the lecture series on Lewis and Tolkien by Ryan Reeves? Its well worth the time.

[@Pumpkinshire]

I love the idea that the lord of the rings was written in part for cs Lewis as a way of bringing him to Christ.

[@cramerfloro5936]

I only now found out that Tolkien reading Day is on the same date as Dante Day. Wtf

[@fragwagon]

Also the feast of the Annunciation.

[@ewingsharp8916]

Amen! Narnia is absolutely based entirely upon the Christian Worldview! I often wonder what it is like for Non-Christians to read about Aslan’s death and not have it hit them right in the heart. We are all as unworthy as Edmund to be saved from death, yet the King of the Universe chooses to lay down His life for us, awful sinners.

[@gustavramirez2891]

On-the nose? Maybe, but the intended audience for the Narnia books were children, so that makes sense. And, as an adult, I see new things in the Narnia books when I reread them. So, a lot of image, but some deceptive depth too :)

[@Procopius464]

Tolkien did like "Out of the Silent Planet" and "Perelandra." He did not like the last book in that series, or Narnia. Supposedly this was due to the influence of Charles Williams acting on CS Lewis. Tolkien didn't like anything that C Williams wrote, so when Lewis started getting closer to that guy he got more distant from Tolkien.

[@therecalcitrantseditionist3613]

I always find it interesting and funny how ive always enjoyed this story, despite a downright contempt for faith and god(s) while fully knowing what it is about

[@heartrocketblast]

I'm LOVING your channel!! Have you read Planet Narnia? It's so profound and persuasive, and worth doing a series on... I'd love to see it!!

[@IntotheWardrobe]

Yes, it's fantastic. One of these days we will do a 7 part series on it, for sure. The upcoming episode features my own "Planet Narnia moment"--a new discovery about the timeline I don't think has been made before. Stay tuned!

[@heartrocketblast]

@@IntotheWardrobe I'm psyched! Your channel is awesome. I've been binging and sharing it!

[@orionjedy9614]

How about wideos about the Other inklings

[@TheMimiSard]

On the other side of how much Christian ideals are sewn into the fabric of literature, the same can be said for Tolkien, though in his case it is a lot more subtle. I think that is directly related to the allegory he disliked, but his over-aall Catholic Christian morals are baked into the foundations of Middle-Earth. As a child Narnia was a comfortingly Christian story to have fun with. As an adult LotR is a deep and thoughtful story that has deep and familiar morals inside it. I think a person can have both and it make for a strong fantasy backbone of one's life and reading background.

[@samweavers2661]

Well done another brilliant and very informative video, Thanks and keep up the good work. Long live Narnia forever in my heart!! ❤️ And I wish there was a religion called Narnian lol

[@samweavers2661]

May I also ask where do you find your background music as I to listen to it while reading Narnia?

[@IntotheWardrobe]

I get my tracks from a subscription service called artlist.io. I'll start adding music in the show description. Thanks for the idea!

[@samweavers2661]

No problem and thanks, that would be great to know and will have a look at the site 🙂

[@samweavers2661]

Forgot to say if you like the bbc Narnia adaptations its on Amazon if you search for Narnia 😎🎧🎶

[@armandocasanova7174]

Precious.

[@shadow_ninja9149]

There's actually a few fantasy's world that were inspired by lord of the rings and Narnia. The two that come to mind are the elder scrolls game series and Warhammer fantasy.

[@paulmorrison2790]

Execllent video

[@Azulakayes]

True, and both inspired Harry Potter.

[@onevideotorulethemall]

As a Tolkien lover I love this video

[@IntotheWardrobe]

As a Lewis lover I love that you love this video!

[@betterlatethannever4529]

How much cooler could Narnia have been if Lewis had actually followed Tolkien's way of writing? It's hard to imagine the depths of lore and detail we could have gotten. I don't hate what we got, it was one of the few books a child I actually enjoyed reading, but admittedly, the series is a bit straight to the point when it can to storytelling

[@sinza7172]

This is so good countent keep going !!!!

[@josephquinnswolin3500]

True giga chad friendships

[@rikuvakevainen6157]

Tolkien and his map of the Middle earth from the west coast and Lewis and his Narnia map from the east coast. Just coinsidence?

[@ohsfer11820]

I love them❤ I'm more captivated in the story of Narnia than The Lord of the Rings.. Maybe because it has something in it that captured my childhood and my faith. I cry many times in Narnia and never in Lord of the Rings 😅 But a masterpiece for sure. LOTR is bigger than Chroniclea of Narnia. Both men are genius

[@LadyOndyne]

What happens when a genius meet a whiz? You have the greatest High Fantasy Sagas and the inspiration of every fantasy writter. (There are many high fantasy authors, but let's get real; we can see the references they make on the spot)

[@brwhite5368]

Amen to that.

[@jonathanbrewer7072]

Maybe one of the reasons Tolkien despised the Narnia books was because of Lewis' borrowings from The Lord of the Rings. I've listed numerous striking correlation.

[@coffeetime2936]

great stuff

[@bobsterclause342]

hmm sounds like my take. Only my version on religion is that the things they are trying to say can only relly be comunicated by telling stroies, as the things that are trying to be said are quite difficult or not possible to say directly or say without almost certainly not being understood how in the wya the speaker intends

[@jarthkebil]

Awesome video and awesone channel! I can't wait to see more! Say hello to a nee subscriber!