🚨Here’s a surprise, bonus upload for you all before Christmas! 💚 I hope you all have a great Christmas and a happy new year! Here is to 2024! 🎉
@SK4Madhi_Freal Жыл бұрын
You too, Merry Christmas and thanks for a brilliant year in Middle-Earth. Have a good one.💯🍻
@lancedunigan8 ай бұрын
Aliens
@brandonragland7777 ай бұрын
First baptist.
@fullofbullets589 ай бұрын
I fell asleep while listening to some other LOTR lore and woke up 3/4ths through this video and I had many dreams about it and it was beautiful. Thank you
@SnackPack9138 ай бұрын
I now find it hard to fall sleep without listening to some LOTR lore or some space exploration videos 😂 I should probably stop since if it gets really interesting I stay awake to hear more
@TheRobodiesel5 күн бұрын
Same here man. Such a pleasant surprise to wake up to as well
@B-Drew10 ай бұрын
Thank you for putting this together. My dad was a huge LOTR fan and I grew up watching the trilogy countless times and listening to my dad talk about all of the lore. Your content really takes me back
@h0plite99610 ай бұрын
"In Eressea, in Elvenhome..."
@fedimusmaximus24547 ай бұрын
Oh god, my dad made me get up once at an ungodly hour watch the trilogy back to back, to dads
@B-Drew7 ай бұрын
@@fedimusmaximus2454 to Tolkien for creating a world we can all escape to when reality goes to crap
@blakeshawke193410 ай бұрын
Amazing work, I literally listen to this almost every night to drift off. Your lore videos are fantastic, thank you for the great content.
@Atleast3characterz Жыл бұрын
Ahh a nice long video to fall asleep to. And i can always pick up where i "so call" remember and repeat the process.
@crazygemini8210 ай бұрын
Glad I'm not the only one who does this lol
@blakeshawke193410 ай бұрын
I do the same thing 😅
@Netgirl99 ай бұрын
Same...perfect voice and pacing...
@greenman61418 ай бұрын
I also do EXACTLY the same thing.
@maximusolivia99827 ай бұрын
Same
@FranklyItsMe9 ай бұрын
I’ve watched this video more times than I can count. This is my all-time favorite LOTR video ever. You guys are brilliant. Thank you so much!!! 🙏🏻✌🏻❤️
@jamesb6857 Жыл бұрын
The Broken Sword: I want you to know that I’ve been really sick for the last few days, and this video really helped me get through those restless hours and trying to sleep. I’m new to the channel, but I can already tell that I’ve got a lot of content of yours to get through now. Thank you for this content, my friend.
@Brandon-a-writer11 ай бұрын
We hope you are doing better, friend! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, we absolutely love being able to do these videos for you all and personally I hope you are doing better. Thank you for your kind words!
@guitaoist11 ай бұрын
I love living in the age of youtube, how many nerds in the 1960s wouldve dreamed of this
@michaelfritts62495 ай бұрын
Just random banners or graffiti proclaiming "Frodo Lives!!". 😉 Child of the 70's but loved the LOTR movies.. despite the little changes. The Hobbit series would have not had me grumbling if they had changed the name and simply given me the opportunity to think "wow.. this is familiar.. must be loosely based on another story.. kinda like "West Side Story".. but different.. The first "Dune" movie was unwatchable.. the new ones are much better.. understandable that there is too much backstory in the books to be portrayed on film. Anyway.. yes.. these synopses of very complicated characters are well done!! Be Well!! 😃
@shawnnerenberg66110 ай бұрын
The Gollum theory doesn't hold water (see what I did there?), he had no idea where the Shire was, all he had was the names Shire and Baggins. He never even Crossed the Misty Mountains. Frodo's parents died because they were goofing off on a boat and they couldn't swim. When Sam got caught spying, he had already been recruited by Merry, Pippin, and Fatty Bolger for that very purpose. They knew something was up and were keeping an eye on Frodo so he couldn't pull a fast one in them and run off on his own. However, until Sam got caught, they figured he was just going to go after Bilbo. They had no idea how serious things were.
@brucewayne0219Ай бұрын
This is such a fantastic character anthology. Very much enjoyed this.
@aaronfoster499310 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@TheBrokenSword10 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@TaurusWitch2911 ай бұрын
I love long lore videos, they're my favorite ❤
@gloriarangott880311 ай бұрын
Mi n e too❤😊
@IanHeins11 ай бұрын
Me to
@Purgatory21911 ай бұрын
Agreed
@archiitx179111 ай бұрын
I second the motion ❤
@desireewatson458710 ай бұрын
Wow! What a labour of love. Thank you!
@gearsofwar4061 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this, beautifully done.
@samanthagirly33502 ай бұрын
Yes!❤ please do a video on Aragorn and Arwen. Also, love these long format videos.
@nestaron406411 ай бұрын
Now this is the content I'm looking for! Great job!
@hansklingenberg491510 ай бұрын
Hello, Greatings from Northern Germany, I hope you can ignore my very bad English skills 😅 You made a very brilliant and fantastic work, go one for it. As you seid in the video I want to ask you, if you can make a full video of the story of the Dwarfts, their mythologic background around Aule and how their story goes on in the three ages and perhaps also their future in the firth age.
@countdread646711 ай бұрын
I sat here for almost 5 hours watching your videos. I am such a LOTR fanatic that I couldn't resist. I appreciate all the great video content and hard work you poured into these magnificent videos. Thanks Melon! Subbed(Should have found you along time ago). Thanks once again. Samwise is my favorite in all the LOTR. Why not sure but he reminds me of myself.
@robcharette191511 ай бұрын
This is really some amazing work you have done here. Love all the art work shown.
@tylermoulton729410 ай бұрын
Great video. Thanks for all the effort
@Dzki87 Жыл бұрын
Great content!! Thanks for this and for feeding my Tolkien obsession
@decoy86457 ай бұрын
Just stumbled upon this. Excellent job, very well done Sir. Thank you for your hard work in preparing this for us. I have just subscribed of course. A dozen orcs wouldn’t be able to stop me.
@newuser2007b Жыл бұрын
Outstanding video ! really super high level quality overall !
@yewhobagstea93322 ай бұрын
You guys are amazing! Never stop these please.
@robertallen706410 ай бұрын
This was excellent. Well done m8
@SiljCBcnr11 ай бұрын
Listening to the story from a certain character's perspective and when the story comes to it's end he just starts over, this time telling the story from another character's perspective. This is awesome!
@vikingskuld8 ай бұрын
Thanks for þhis great video.
@FranklyItsMe9 ай бұрын
I can barely survive reading it in the book, let alone watching the scene - even a hundred times later - and Your recount of Boromir’s death absolutely slays me. Every. Single. Time. 😭🥺😫🥺😭😢😫
@jonathanguitard9843 ай бұрын
Boromir redeemed the death of isildur. Isildur died with arrows in his back fleeing. Boromir f Died with arrows in his chest standing his ground
@Aurora-qn2dx Жыл бұрын
Fellowship for me is best part of the Trilogy..book and film. Well done for the video.
@Jimbum345 ай бұрын
Brilliant Work !
@greenbrain87259 күн бұрын
This is wonderful. Thank you so much.
@rduke32510 ай бұрын
I always found it amusing that the Valor didn't directly intervene because it was "middle earth's problem." But Sauran was literally from the undying lands and their refusal to bring him to justice after his master was thrown down. Literally allowed all of this to happen.
@timtauber55578 ай бұрын
They wanted to give the inhabitants of middle earth the chance to gain the honor of dying hideously in glorious battles.
@michaelfritts62495 ай бұрын
The Melkor non-interference policy was because Feanor's actions and oath with his boys kinda pissed them off.. "fine.. you do you.. don't come crying to us.." Earendil went through alot of nasty stuff and finally got a chance to say.. "wtf.. those jerks are dead.. do something.." so they did.. Despite the Sauron, orc and leftover Balrog and Dragon issues.. the Valar were kinda required to be "hands off" as "Men" were Iluvatars balliwick and the Elves who remained had the option to leave.. Not really the Valar's job anymore .. so they did what they could as a workaround and sent the Istari and Glorfindel then hoped things would work out... Be Well!! 😃
@Gary-vj6ub3 ай бұрын
Where is it. Wrote he saw in valamar.
@Gary-vj6ub3 ай бұрын
Messed that up. Take 2. There is nothing to say that sauran was in vallemar . Also it was never the undying lands it was the undying people that lived there. Frodo Bilbo and samwise did pass away. Also Gimi. R I P 😢
@michaelbray10927 күн бұрын
Tis Iluvatar’s Will as sung in the beginning…we are all just watchers and listeners to the grand Opera of Life.
@lordofthehouseofstormcrows8615 Жыл бұрын
Holy troll $hit! Merry Christmas indeed! Thanks Mellon. You's guys make my day. Stay happy, safe, and healthy. My favorite thing about the fellowship, Gimli and Legolas sailed into the west and Merry and Pippin were buried next to( Estel, Ellessar, Thorongill, Stryder,) Aragorn
@richardmaier28 Жыл бұрын
Thnx for this great Christmas gift 🎁😊
@mehlindiinthewebway3910 Жыл бұрын
Hi there! I usually listen to your videos but don't watch them - it is just that I'm always busy and have something to do, I barely have time to sit down and watch. However you are my favourite LOTR channel on youtube, and now I can see your face for the first time. It was a great surprise! I'd like to thank you for the awesome videos you uploaded this year and wish you a merry christmas and a new year full with fun! Cheers from Germany!
@rashidadams8327 Жыл бұрын
This is amazing. Thank you! ✨✨
@mothersuperior20148 ай бұрын
this is awesome
@gloriarangott880311 ай бұрын
I LOVEfull length audio stories😊❤😊
@peterolbrisch8970 Жыл бұрын
What is lesser known is that Merry and Pippen made a mint out of selling water from the entwash, ( the location of they kept secret ) they even made beer and wine with it and "heightening" became a craze among all the Shire folk. In just a few generations, as the hobbits grew taller, their feet became less hairy and their ears more men like. And just like that, hobbits passed out of existence and memory. 😮
@hargroves24010 ай бұрын
Head cannon for sure
@peterolbrisch897010 ай бұрын
@@hargroves240 Thanks for your reply and have a great day!
@RA10H5610 ай бұрын
I want that to be true.
@peterolbrisch897010 ай бұрын
@@RA10H56 Thanks for your reply, it made my day! Have a great day!
@sophiablount210 ай бұрын
Thank you
@patrickb13039 ай бұрын
Audio skips at 44:43 or so just fyi
@MistahBryan Жыл бұрын
23:20, It sounds like Gandalf left Bree AFTER the Hobbits(and Aragorn) , the Movie and my memory of the book confirms this, but WHEN did Gandalf pass the Hobbits and Aragorn?
@djeniiala Жыл бұрын
wonderful
@pippinisawesome52 Жыл бұрын
This was awesome to make Christmas cookies to!
@Daniel5094769 ай бұрын
Thank you Sir. 🤘SKOL!
@SK4Madhi_Freal Жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to me!! 3hr Story of Middle Earth, yes please. Funny its from the Broken Sword as I'm getting Narsil for my Christmas present this year. 👑💍👑
@natural974710 ай бұрын
This should be on Audible 🤙🏽
@pilgrim770911 ай бұрын
I love it ❤️
@MrQueerDuck5 ай бұрын
Fathers of the Dwarves video! Yes, please!
@Noahantony077 ай бұрын
Yes Sir ! Full attention ⚔️
@peterolbrisch897011 ай бұрын
Completely left out is how Merry and Pippen made a mint of selling water from the Entwash, the location of which they kept secret. They sold it straight up as water and made beer and wine with it. Soon, "heightening" ( as it came to be known ) became all the rage in the Shire and among all hobbits. And as they grew taller and taller, their feet became less hairy and their ears more men like, and hobbits passed from all memory and existence.
@MistahBryan Жыл бұрын
7:10, I thought I read the 5 were told to NOT take up residence in any one area. That Saruman did was a "Red Flag" to Gandalf. I've only read the series once, so I could be in error.
@StarsAndDreamz8 ай бұрын
It's worth noting the Ainur Valar and Maiar in the story were just the ones who were interested in Arda. It was implied they were not the entire host.
@FrancisCooper-m7d8 ай бұрын
If you read all of the books of Tolkien. You will see that Legolas Greenleaf fought in the battle of the fall of Gondolin. This would make Legolas more than 3,500 years old. Read the fall of Gondolin and the early writings about the Elves.
@Joe-rk9uy2 ай бұрын
I think he just reused the name
@greenbrain87259 күн бұрын
19:10 that’s an excellent picture of Gandalf and Bilbo.
@MistahBryan Жыл бұрын
2:58:00, "It comes in Pints?" LMAO! Man is amazed when we discovered Black Holes Pipin is amazed when he discovers "it comes in pints" :)
@c.antoniojohnson711411 ай бұрын
Think about it,a Hobbit wouldn't know beer came in pints unless one left the Shire often. Man discovered black holes, but still can be idiots.
@MistahBryan11 ай бұрын
@@c.antoniojohnson7114 I understood, but it's still very funny 😂
@michaelfritts62495 ай бұрын
Pints are a more relevant subject of study.. for Hobbits.. 😉🍺
@MegaGandalf12 Жыл бұрын
That's one audiobook length 😂
@TheBrokenSword Жыл бұрын
I was thinking that when I was putting it together 😂
@victorianewton242611 ай бұрын
Lies! The length of this video is what Tolkien would call a "paragraph."
@eamonreidy953410 ай бұрын
Or one Tolkien chapter
@cherokeeconcrete19869 ай бұрын
Definitely for listening while working
@j-mc52017 ай бұрын
I love listening to TBS stories again and again and again. Ace!
@greenman61418 ай бұрын
Warned and pre-warned.. What's the difference? Not being snippish, it's an honest question. My first thought, which I still think, is that "pre warned" could be taken straight from Tolkien. His prose was non standard and interesting. As a philologist, he obviously selected his words precisely. Which is why I find his non standard grammar and vocabulary of such interest. I also wondered if "pre warned" might be idiomatic. English is such a peculiar language, full of weird and wonderful words and locutions.. Another really enjoyable video. I love the long ones. They must take so much work to create.
@zacchaeusmartin868511 ай бұрын
I got three hours of work left. Perfect
@kidelloco10 ай бұрын
You are a gentleman and a schooler ❤❤❤❤
@bertanderson254811 ай бұрын
23:35 What are you talking about? It was Gandalf who suggested going to Moria in the first place. It was Aragorn who was against it.
@PleaseNThankYou Жыл бұрын
OMGoodness! 3 hours...I'll be back tomorrow. With friends. Wes hal
@ebokrova395711 ай бұрын
Soooo, when is the father of the dwarves video going to be released? Cuz I need source materials :D
@kennethclark-buss3084 Жыл бұрын
Great job 👍
@jackthehumanofficial11 ай бұрын
fireee
@MistahBryan Жыл бұрын
23:42, Ow! Look at Legolas' legs! Maybe that's where he got the name from :)
@oskytel378011 ай бұрын
Funny note; I always thought Sam screamed "and that's for my own temper!" Instead of "my old gaffer!"
@missmadigan928511 ай бұрын
Cute! 😄💖
@a.N..... Жыл бұрын
Bro you got them spice eyes. Blue within blue. You crazy fremen.
@braedenbaker28804 ай бұрын
You should have a look at the Lord of The Rings and Narnia fanfiction crossover story, "The Chronicles of The Fellowship" by Michael Weyer, where the Pevensie children become members of The Fellowship, turning the number from 9 companions to 13.
@Nanachi798 ай бұрын
Great narrador, I couldnt stop listening...
@footrot179 ай бұрын
Jack black as Tom bombadill would be amazing
@michaelfritts62495 ай бұрын
Yes.. but Robin Williams would have worked as well.. 😉
@dolorescolon961511 ай бұрын
Father's ofthe Dwarfs video, please.
@folkeandersson811111 ай бұрын
Why does`nt glamdring glow blue when sting does?.
@TheCradM10 ай бұрын
Well done! The sad truth about Sam, and all of the bearers, is immortal lands are not kind to mortal beings. By the time Samwise the Brave arived, his friend was long gone. He would have only known Gandalf and the Lady Galadriel, and swiftly passed.
@elijahoconnell Жыл бұрын
atm, this is literally the lotr we have at home
@ianmason229610 ай бұрын
Dwarf history would be great
@MrQueerDuck5 ай бұрын
One of the best tidbits of Norse mythology -- where Tolkien got many of his character names.
@daemonthorn588811 ай бұрын
1:05:25 You say "some restless and doubt". It should be, "restlessness and doubt".
@tylermoulton729410 ай бұрын
What info was in that file Frodo got from the elf queen !?
@Pooter-it4yg9 ай бұрын
I don't think Denethor suspected Aragorn's true identity when he knew him as Thorongil. At this time he was probably just motivated by jealousy since his father favoured Thorongil (familial favouritism is a theme transmitted down to his treatment of his own sons). Later on he learns that the Fellowship contained one of high station who led the company after Gandalf fell and refers to Aragorn witheringly as "this Ranger from the North" but there isn't anything to suggest he knew a genuine heir had appeared even then. I don't think Aragorn's Numenorean heritage (and longevity) was known to Theoden, who therefore wouldn't have equated him with Thorongil, who he would have presumed would be an old man by the time of the War of Ring. There certainly isn't any acknowledgement the two knew each other after Gandalf freed Theoden from Saruman's influence.
@Pooter-it4yg9 ай бұрын
Gollum sought to find the Shire but was drawn unwittingly eastwards by the corruption he'd experienced under the ring's influence. He then confessed under torture at Barad Dur that he didn't know where the Shire was and Sauron would surely have been able to break his will. And surely if he had found the Shire, he wouldn't have abandoned his only lead after just two murders. So I think the fan theory about Gollum killing Frodo's parents is fanciful.
@RiverbrookDesign Жыл бұрын
Hi there! I noticed some confusion in your video regarding Aragorn's campaigns against the Easterlings and the specific age in which these events took place. These events actually occur at the beginning of the Fourth Age, under King Elessar's (Aragorn's) reign.After the War of the Ring, Aragorn, as King of the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor, focused on rebuilding and securing his kingdom. The campaigns against the Easterlings were part of this effort, as they had been allies of Sauron. This period is briefly mentioned in the appendices of "The Lord of the Rings" and in "The Peoples of Middle-earth," part of "The History of Middle-earth" series edited by Christopher Tolkien.While Tolkien doesn't provide extensive details about these campaigns, they signify a time of transition from the turmoil of the Third Age to the relative peace of the Fourth Age. It's a fascinating period that blends the aftermath of the War of the Ring with the challenges of establishing a lasting peace.This part of Middle-earth's history offers a rich ground for exploration...
@MarleyFett8 ай бұрын
For Mirkwood!❤
@thomasb.anderson8113 Жыл бұрын
Q: would smeagol be allowed to travel to valinor if he had withstood the ring in the end? gandalf and gwaihir came with an eagle for him also, and not just for Sam and frodo.
@c.antoniojohnson71146 ай бұрын
Gollum would have turned into a skeleton if he would have never fell into the lava of Mount Doom when the ring was destroyed, he had the ring for 500 years.
@sprayarm Жыл бұрын
YEA!!!
@michaelwilson40109 ай бұрын
Samwise Gamgee son of Hamfast is hands down the best of all the hobbits.
@DenisFelić-o9m8 ай бұрын
Why does he calls Frodo Mr.Frodo?
@monikagrosch96323 ай бұрын
To me it always appeared that Denethor did not allow Faramir to go to Rivendell, because he did not want Faramir to possibly outshine Boromir
@michaelsmyth393510 ай бұрын
A-Hem. The Witch King could have been re-embodied by Sauron as happened when the River destroyed their forms and in sprit form the Nazgul returned to Morder.
@jayc5555 Жыл бұрын
Well I know what I'm doing tonight 👍🏻
@TheBrokenSword Жыл бұрын
💚💚💚
@erikiversen18289 ай бұрын
Read a place that Legolas said he felt young again bc of the three’s. And certain threes can live for centuries. And several places ive read that he may be 500-1000 yrs old
@elizabethanne8729 Жыл бұрын
I’m currently watching this video in a hotel room on the TV but commenting from my phone 😂
@chefitaly733911 ай бұрын
Boromir did NOT know of the one ring as “Isildur’s Bane”. He had no idea what had happened to the “great ring of him we do not name.” That news only came to the north and in the north it is called that by the wise.
@professorb374410 ай бұрын
Would be interesting to put the average life-span or wizards (if they were known?) so that we could see that…. If like to know how much he was putting at risk by standing against the balrog. IDK? Maybe not? I know his spirit is immortal right?
@claudiaimmerzeel54159 ай бұрын
I've read LOTR, the Hobbit and Silmarillion, but not the other writings. Was it ever explained by Tolkien why the Wizards were depicted as old men, when they are, in fact, immortal Maiar? Instead of eternally young, like the elves, the Wizards seem to be eternally old.
@raymcgeough65729 ай бұрын
1:00:44 a WHAT of wood?!?!?!
@MrQueerDuck5 ай бұрын
Small bundle of sticks. "The first recorded use of [that word] as a pejorative term for gay men was in the 1914 A Vocabulary of Criminal Slang." ~your friendly neighborhood gay word nerd
@nikolaosnazlidis58852 күн бұрын
Excuse me, you forgot to say that frodder remembered the old elwern words. To speak friend to open the doors of karzarn doim❤
@Wright980611 ай бұрын
Hit the like button if you want more. 75k views only 700 lks cmon guys show the love
@1stT-bone6 ай бұрын
father of the dwarves
@williammayhoperights10 ай бұрын
King Thingol would not have known Aragon, reread your Tolkien! the young heir grew up in Gondor with his Mother's people. Aragon used a different name and when he hung out in Rohan. about the time The young king was called home, Aragon would have left Rohan and began serving in Gondor, again a kings man under a different name.. when Aragon served in Gondor, again, even if the young heir was still in Gondor he would one have been one of the knights, an adult not know to the heir. i like the lore, just make sure you think it through. Aragon even said to the kings nephew, 'you would not have known me for you are young and I am old [i paraphrase here] HOPE
@theresachung70310 ай бұрын
Wow
@MistahBryan Жыл бұрын
Using Helm's Deep is kind of a stupid way to defend Rohan. The invaders could just set up a defensive barrier around Helm's Deep and take over Rohan while you're surrounded at Helm's Deep.
@c.antoniojohnson711411 ай бұрын
The invasion wasn't to take Rohan,it was to kill everyone in Rohan. That's what was at stake.