The Complete History of Rohan

[@MikaelKKarlsson]

Love the long format, and the elusive early lore of humans in Middle Earth. What a backdrop for a movie or short TV series it would be.

[@thestraightroad305]

Prepped, chopped, sautéed and made two big pots of soup, cleaned up the kitchen, now enjoying lunch. Thanks so much for the pleasure this gave. Edited for spelling.

[@Northumbrian26]

This format has worked very well for some creators in other fandoms like Luetin09 in Warhammer 40K but I don’t know how well it would go with Tolkien. Still I’m always happy to see an upload from you chap!

[@15delove]

Starting almond harvest this week, perfect structure to listen to something this epic, thank you

[@JustMe-jt6hj]

it's my 17th time listening to this while cooking, lost in thoughts, cleaning and writing my own version of Tolkien's work. I enjoyed it man. Keep it up👍👍

[@sayagarapan1686]

I don't know if you give yourself enough credit but you're expert level awesome at every aspect of this, conception, topic choices, scripting, fact checking and scholarship, video editing, narration and delivery, and choosing interesting subjects. By far only matched by the likes of Alexis of Girl Next Gondor and maybe even a touch advanced as you do not mispronounce many, if any words styled after Tolkien's language guidelines per race. You're not even a girl and I love you. I love you man. No, I don't really love you but I really like you a lot.

[@WarriorofCathar]

Ha! Gaaayyyy!

[@Guriezous99]

I'm actually loving this format. We all love to hear your knowledge on Tolkien's lore, and being able to fully explain it and dive into it is surely something all of your followers like!

[@bleekskaduwee6762]

This is the best early birthday present , a new Darth Gandalf video and a 2hr one at that🤯

[@andrewmacias-brown1818]

Please do more like this. I work in a shop/auto shop and I routinely listen to books or stuff like this on long days.

[@Bearded_Elf]

This was great- love Rohan...and just have to say that it was great to hear about Aldor's rule- my grandfather was named Aldor and it was both amazing and humbling to see his name in the Professor's work

[@jamaigar]

This video was great. A poblem to me with short lore videos is that info gets fragmented, and although they tend to have juicy details you also get a lot of repeated information that's hard to avoid, and the fragmented nature makes hard to get a big picture of a topic. You end up feeling like you've seen the same video a thousand times. A long video like this that glosses over the details is great for getting the big picture, and although I already was vaguely aware of all this history thru other videos of yours, seeing it all out together made it very refreshing and helped me understand better. A long history video like also gives a sense of development and progression, which is very satisfying to follow imo. I'm glad you have decided to make something like this and i hope you make more :D my only criticism would be: long videos like this really really really need visual aid from maps. I'm sure you are tired of hearing people asking for maps but i feel in this case it deserves a mention. Short videos get to the point and If you don't provide the map I can open it myself and get quickly oriented. It's just a single look and done. With a long one like this, with so many places named and repeated, i would had to open a map a lot of times to get oriented and, as the video super long, the idea of rewatching to look for specific names to look for them in a map feels daunting. I didn't do it this time cause the video's length makes me wanna avoid interruptions as much as possible. I'd put a big map of middle earth in this video, and an arrow or some other visual aid pointing to the location of places mentioned. It doesn't need to zoom in at all imo or move at all. It could be the same map with different pointers. I'm not sure If it's feasible, you know best and I will watch regardless ^^ again great video man, thanks for all you do. You are my fav lotr channel and you rekindled my passion for this universe when I discovered your channel last year. Keep going pls

[@markstott6689]

Most Tolkien KZbinrs fail to include maps and I find it to be infuriating. I have KZbin on my tablet and maps open on my phone most of the time. It surely cannot be that hard to insert maps into videos?

[@Chipp_sDubbo]

Please, more long form content, this was great!

[@michelzwiers7742]

This was a joy to listen to while playing Tears of the Kingdom. Love the longer format, as well as your reading. Your voice lends itself very well to podcast-ish style content

[@ErenTheWarcriminal]

You are under arrest

[@Svinfylka]

Definitely do more of these. I disagree with one thing you said though, “listen while doing something else.” I tried, but then I missed stuff and had to go back. Too much great info to not focus totally on it! I was hoping to find a name for the Northmen or Rohirrim leaders around the Great Plague, in order to incorporate it into our MERP campaign, but alas no Northmen records! Will just have to make it up! 🤫

[@PeculiarNotions]

The long format was fine, and you did a good job. I look forward to your continued work whether it be shorter or longer form.

[@Parsley-pr9sv]

You should do one like this for every kingdom and middle earth or at least Numenore and Gondor

[@talesoftheeldar8688]

A 1h 30min video on the corsairs of umbar could work

[@onetwofiveNI]

Wow this was great!! Thanks so much, I love the long video, listened to it over several sessions. I hope you decide to make more!

[@lilboogie9812]

I do really love the longer videos. You have so much information about the lore of Middle Earth I could watch a video like this about every culture and kingdom in Arda

[@saeedshahbazian9889]

I gotta say, I love this video. All your videos are amazing but this one is something else. Very intensive and complete. Do one for Gondor

[@CyBromancer7562]

I am totally good with longer videos. I love listening to this stuff like this while playing games or doing research online. I am the type of guy that's wants a super directors cut of the LOTR Trilly, so I think having vids that explain as much a possible while emptying the cutting room floor is both qualitative and quantitative. alternating between longer and shorter vids would be beneficial for multiple audiences.

[@PvtSchlock]

Longer production has its merit and value too. When one has time, one will choose that which will provide more, rather than lesser satisfaction. Generally speaking one will seek satisfaction sooner rather than later. Knowing there is a longer format bit of material in your catalog, just waiting... that's satisfying in and of itself. Thanks for the video!

[@cavetroll666]

Very cool thanks for the content I'm currently listening while at work 🙃

[@untitled568]

Looking forward to the full history of Gondor video, starting with the Beleriand Wars lol

[@DarthGandalfYT]

Haha, I think I would do the Edain, Numenor, and Gondor separately, otherwise it would be a 10 hour video.

[@untitled568]

@@DarthGandalfYT I would stil totally watch it lol

[@abelynkn]

no pal, i love the longer ones :) not everyone in this world has the attention span of a gnat! i do appreciate the work involved and i understand it will get less views. still thank you good sir!

[@Badclamz83GaMinG]

I’m a little late to the channel but I love the content and really enjoyed this longer one for sure! I work 3rd shift and listen to this kind of stuff while I work so the longer the better! I know this comment is months late but thank you

[@quagsiremcgee1647]

I've been looking for something like this for so long

[@nathanryan12]

I love this format; fascinating subject too!

[@grimkip460]

I love the long format and hope you can continue to make such videos. This has got to be my favorite video on your entire channel and I’ve watched them all.

[@mikeparsons1746]

Wow - this is outstanding work. Thank you.

[@GALFEZE]

Wow what An amazing video thank you so much for this. Would love to see more! Can’t imagine the work that went into it!

[@SarmisPug]

This is ideal for dipping into when you have time. :)

[@thestraightroad305]

I will have to watch this again with The Atlas of Middle Earth. What a treat!

[@paulusillyriusiudathaddaio2530]

Geat work, lookin forward to next long format

[@paolomesterom6899]

Whaat, this is very Nice. A very good and entertaining video!! Hopefully you do more!

[@n00n87]

Fantastic video for listening to and learning!

[@istari0]

Simply marvelous! Having a video covering as much of the history of the valiant Rohirrim and their equally valiant ancestors as is known answers so many questions and lays things out so nicely. I do have a few questions/issues. 1) I seem to remember reading somewhere that some of Edain who survived the War of Wrath fled across the Ered Luin and ended up joining the Northmen of that time. Any truth to this or just a figment of my (or someone else's imagination)? 2) If the Northmen learned to work with stone and metal from the Dwarves, wouldn't they have at least been reasonably equipped with weapons and armor and maybe some small strongholds when Sauron's forces invaded? Not enough to win for sure but at least enough to put up a good fight. 3) While the turn of the Númenoreans to being tyrannical conquerors is well known, my understanding is that it was more focused in the south and also generally in the coastal areas. The lands of Northmen were along ways away from that. Did the Númenoreans really go that far inland? 4) I image some of the Éothéod did not move south when Rohan was established. Any information at all on them or if any of the Northmen ever reclaimed any of their ancient lands in Rhovanion? I'd love to see more videos like this where we get the histories of peoples that aren't the main focus of the Legendarium. Thank you for doing this.

[@DarthGandalfYT]

Sorry for the late reply. 1). I know some Edain fled back over the mountains before the War of Wrath. I'm not sure if some did afterwards. It might be buried deep in something like the Peoples of Middle-earth. 2). I'd say their skills were fairly rudimentary. Enough to make important things like nails or horseshoes, but not enough to make good quality weapons and armour. At least not compared to Sauron's servants. 3). I don't think they went that far north. Some ended up in the lands that would become Rohan. I think more damaging to the Northmen was the Numenoreans driving off other Pre-Numenoreans who then ran into the Northmen. Tal-Elmar gives us an idea that their relations certainly weren't peaceful. 4). This is a good one, but unfortunately there isn't any information about that. The timing of the Eotheod leaving coincides with the Orcs becoming far more active in the Misty Mountains, so any who remained behind might've been killed or forced to flee shortly afterwards. Framsburg is probably a ruin by the time of the War of the Ring.

[@Guriezous99]

@@DarthGandalfYT Tbh even in the last Third Age the Anduin valley was mentioned as a relatively densely populated region, at least in comparison to your average depopulated Middle Earth devastated land, so imho it's fair to assume some Eotheod remained behind and eventually melted into other ethnic and tribal groups that inhabited the place, like the Woodmen or the Beornings. It's the same as Eriador, surely some small communities a la Bree survived, but they're so insignificant they were never worth mentioning.

[@vincenttekelenburg3740]

realy liked the vid, but would be even better with a map of middle earth on screen to give a clearer picture on what happens where and when.

[@thestraightroad305]

Agreed! Especially when there a change of or focus on a location.

[@jonathannelson8512]

Man this needs more views. For the algorithm!

[@brethilnen]

I was just starting to wash the dishes, good timing

[@marinaro69]

Very good video. More long form please 😊

[@ivanabasic862]

Thank you for this long video, I really enjoy it. And appreciate the theme and your hard work. Sending hugs.

[@Smailien]

Excellent work! Really well-written, and read fantastically.

[@simonbrosseau1783]

Please do more or this long format video!

[@WhoIsCalli]

Do more long form, this was really fun

[@lilwang2]

Daeth gandalf i love you, you are a KING *shows you mock wang*

[@da92141]

Well done! I love long videos!

[@juliangarcoa6090]

daayuumm, you spoiling us. thanks man

[@shanenolan5625]

I've always suspected a significant number of northmen would have remained behind. , if the land was capable of sustaining that population. Those who were well settled, I imagine the king , his army, their families, and those seeking lands . Imo

[@skatemetrix]

Awesome!

[@LeHobbitFan]

"Complete History of Rohan to study / work / chill to"

[@celtofcanaanesurix2245]

I would love to hear one like this about Arnor or Gondor

[@markstott6689]

"DH" and "dh" are pronounced as th. The original letter was Ð or ð known as eth . Calenardhon is pronounced Calenarthon. It is stated as such in the LOTR appendices. Having now watched all two plus hours, dh aside, I really enjoyed watching and listening to this. I do like a good longform video when it's done well. 😊❤😊

[@adventussaxonum448]

Of course, it was Eomer, not Theoden, who shouted "Death" after discovering Eowyn lying apparently dead (as he thought).

[@DRKrust492]

I listen to long videos as I play CoH. Easy.

[@shanenolan5625]

Cheers

[@anthonyhanks-yv9on]

The history of the shire.

[@joshbrooks120]

Thanks

[@bristleconepine4120]

Is the relative peace of Rhovanion during the First Age definitively stated? Certainly it wasn't as brutal as what happened in Beleriand, which was so devastated that it sank into the ocean, but are we sure that it was peaceful? Personally, I have to imagine that the Easterlings that the Noldor and Edain fought and who worshipped Morgoth weren't exactly cordial to the good-aligned peoples that they had to pass through on their way to Beleriand, and I'd expect that there were orcs, trolls, etc. elsewhere in Middle Earth, too. Similarly, are you sure that the Northmen in the latter half of the Second Age (after the War of the Elves and Sauron) were in such dire straights? Númenor as a whole was becoming more and more imperialist and evil, but the Faithful did exist, and mainly settled in the north, so any imperialist Númenorean conquistadors from Umbar would have had to get past the Faithful in Pelargir before enslaving Rhovanion.

[@DarthGandalfYT]

Most of the information we have about those eras comes from of Dwarves and Men from the Peoples of Middle-earth. It is stated that most of Middle-earth was comparatively far more peaceful because Morgoth was so focused on Beleriand. The Northmen in the Second Age would've had far more problems with Sauron's servants than the Numenoreans. It's stated that after his defeat during the War of the Elves and Sauron, Sauron focused entirely on the interior, and the years between that war and his defeat during the Last Alliance were known as the "Dark Years".

[@restitvtororbis5330]

If making a 2 hour unabridged (not cutting out slow parts) LOTR history video /podcast is somehow easier than making 20 min condensed lore video, this is a no h4win34

[@robertthompson2601]

This comment may be 7 months from release date. But I don't mind longer videos. I am a professional driver so the longer. I don't have to look at my phone to find a new video to watch the better for me.

[@matthewnash9181]

Great!

[@MS-Melas]

This will be your Magnum Opus😮

[@MrElite16]

Who here went to go and watch the Ride of the Rohirrim after listening to the same part in this video? I SURE DID

[@laloarias6160]

O this is gona be interesting

[@bluelightzwit7447]

Wow indeed

[@randomelite4562]

What were Tolkien’s opinions on the Dunlendings and whether or not they could’ve been made allies with the other peoples of the west?

[@DarthGandalfYT]

While the Lord of the Rings mostly portrays them as villains, a lot of Tolkien's other writings paint them in a much more sympathetic light, without absolving them of their own crimes. I don't doubt he believed that the Dunlendings could've been allies of the Free Peoples had things gone differently or had ancient grudges ever been properly set aside.

[@IamsavedbyGodsgrace]

Did not expect that 1:20:00 advertisement lol. Great video though, very helpful and entertaining!!! For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 6:23

[@brethilnen]

Yooo, new vid

[@sayagarapan1686]

Need one on the line of Elros. Stop slapping me... stop.. stop it...

[@shanenolan5625]

As it happens I'm listening as I do something else . ( reading something)

[@HeatherAllen]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Havocblackrain]

🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟