"Where was Mordor when Angmar Fell! Where was Mordor when Glorfindel closed in around us? Where was-" - The Witch King upon returning to Mordor.
@Jakblade2 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣 broke me
@Muggle19832 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 ❤
@Eowyn3Pride2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂🍻
@markmacdonald79552 ай бұрын
Nicely done.
@Maegorthecrueltargaryen2 ай бұрын
Sauron: well we got the job done didn't we
@Acyclingfan2 ай бұрын
The Witch-King running mid evil laugh when Glorfindel shows up is honestly hilarious .
@mtgemperor2 ай бұрын
Skeletor laugh, if only lower-pitched.
@jdspencer602 ай бұрын
noped right out of there lol
@MrNicoJac2 ай бұрын
Oh, that dude killed a Balrog. That's like my boss's power level... I'll be going now!
@The_Tradie_Trainer2 ай бұрын
I’m just picturing the gif of the chimp (?) running out then doing a 180 and heading back lol
@papabearlives99952 ай бұрын
Witch King , is that Glorfindel oh crap I'm outta here
@josephmountford22922 ай бұрын
I’ve been reading Tolkien over and over for 30 years and there are still too many names to keep track of!
@TheCrazyCanuck4202 ай бұрын
Especially when the names change depending on what you are reading.
@DamanHillard2 ай бұрын
Yes! 😆
@dolandarkxgrandayy69532 ай бұрын
Yes the pages of LOTR where it's just lore can be such a chore to read because of all the names and places which don't play into the main narrative of the story
@TheSuperappelflap2 ай бұрын
@@dolandarkxgrandayy6953 Then you should read the other material which has all those stories, and then when you re-read LOTR youre like "oh yeah, i member!"
@PseudoNym1002 ай бұрын
Yeah lol. Pretty incredible how expansive he made this universe!
@colinbaldwin3132 ай бұрын
I had forgotten that Shire-Hobbits have not only fought to defend their own land, but sent a company to aid the forces of the West in a foreign war. They actually earned the protection of the Dunedain.
@agbarugo2 ай бұрын
It's even more meaningful when you remember that the hobbits are not a martial or adventurous people. Despite this, they stepped up when needed.
@darthcalanil53332 ай бұрын
IDK what you're talking about. They clearly were Rhun little people who had a magical prophecy about living under soft nice hills :P
@JamesPerkins2 ай бұрын
Threaten their homes and families, and Hobbits become united, angry, and fierce! They will also bear a grudge against misdeeds done to the innocent and elderly. All beware the wrathful halflings!
@colinbaldwin3132 ай бұрын
@@darthcalanil5333 IDK whom you're talking about.
@Arcessitor2 ай бұрын
@@colinbaldwin313 It's better that way. You don't want to know.
@valentinkambushev49682 ай бұрын
That awkward moment when Angmaer was technically more successful than Mordor.
@DamanHillard2 ай бұрын
And spookier....
@rkkeogh9882 ай бұрын
I belive they were because more sucessful because the Witch King used the internal strife of the kingdoms to there advantage. Arnor was probably much weaker internally then what Gondor ever was, which allowed angmar to attack arnor with little reistance.
@michaelandreipalon3592 ай бұрын
@@DamanHillardHelps that we haven't seen Angmar much yet compared to Mordor in both the books and the films. Such as it is, our imaginations merely think of Angmar as some sort of grim no-man's-land, and other worser things unseen.
@andyyeung09272 ай бұрын
Witch King be like: Boss I'm better in strategy here. Sauron be like: Shut up and follow my lead. Outcome: Ultimate failure for Mordor and himself lol
@XJ0461C2 ай бұрын
How? Sauron at his heights ruled far greater territory than the Witch-king.
@stelliocantos46392 ай бұрын
I don't know what it is about the human brain and fondness for miniatures, but I hope it never stops. Such wonderful minis.
@htilden422 ай бұрын
Given the proximity of the Blue Mountains to Arnor, I like to imagine there were a few dwarvish mercenaries/volunteers who fought alongside the Arnorians and their allies. Since you already had Hobbits, Men, and Elves fighting the Witch King, you could also have some dwarves, thus having all the peoples of Middle Earth united once again against a great evil. Of course, this is only a theory as it's never stated in the text, but it's fun to believe.
@nathanwells91362 ай бұрын
I didn't think Dwarves were in the Blue Mountains until after Smaug took The Lonely Mountain.
@Halieustheendless562 ай бұрын
@@nathanwells9136 if you mean 'when Smaug took Erebor' then yes I thought that too, since they mostly abandoned their cities there after the War of Wrath and the destruction of Beleriand to go to new places such as Moria. Of course there might've been some, but I didn't think enough that it could help in battle.
@Tarathiel1232 ай бұрын
@@Halieustheendless56 It's highly likely, Tolkien always intended this to be a mythos so the smaller skirmishes and conflicts wouldn't always include detailed descriptions of combatants across the entire land. There seems to be accounts that some dwaves stayed in the Blue Mountains but that they didn't return in great numbers until after the destruction of Erebor, but its hard to believe there would be *nothing* in the Blue Mountains for refugees to return to. In terms of helping in battle, a single elf and a single dwarf went a long way in the Third Age in a few battles one could mention :P
@Halieustheendless562 ай бұрын
@@Tarathiel123 I see what you mean, but I wasn't particularly saying the dwarves had nothing to return to in the blue mountains. There were small accounts in the appendixes of old mines and such still in Ered Luin, but I honestly thought they were abandoned at that point. I do believe there may have been communities of dwarves rebuilding or just living in old parts of the blue mountains. They even returned to remnants of Belegost and Nogrod. Either way, yes it would be hard to imagine being nothing to return to there. And yes (reference to Gimli and Legolas etc.) even one of each went a long way in these battles.
@georgehouliaras72392 ай бұрын
The Witch King died not because of Glorfinder's prophecy but because his back was hurting for carrying Sauron all over Middle Earth by destroying Arnor and nearly destroying Gondor as well.
@dinoschachtenАй бұрын
True. And of course because he got stabbed in the face. By a girl. :D Kidding, Eowyn rocks.
@carson111002 ай бұрын
Why is it that second-in-commands make some of the most interesting and formidable characters that often even outshine the main antagonists at times?
@willu8422 ай бұрын
True. But it's also interesting to note that Sauron himself was 2nd in command to Morgoth
@XJ0461C2 ай бұрын
The head leads, but the hand acts.
@DrLicuid2 ай бұрын
@@XJ0461C The head feasts, but it is the hand that wipes a well shat ass.
@carson111002 ай бұрын
@@willu842 Case in point! Haha a badass second in command turned commander!
@andrewvincent72992 ай бұрын
Because the Witch King was more of an active villain than Sauron. Sauron orchestrates his plans and the sends his servants to execute on those plans. So we actively see the Witch King search for Frodo and then lead his host from Minas Morgol to attack Minas Tirith.
@TheShadowForgeStudio2 ай бұрын
Who here remembers The Battle For Middle Earth 2’s Expansion: Rise of the Witch King that details this period of history with a bit of embellishment?
@star_wars_miniatures2 ай бұрын
@@TheShadowForgeStudio yep! It’s brilliant 😍😍
@guilhermesstrueb8812 ай бұрын
Great game.
@andrzejslocinski18522 ай бұрын
I was actually playing this game earlier today
@rowangirdler74282 ай бұрын
Rogash never fall!
@usmanqazi2967Ай бұрын
Loved the part about Glorfindel being the narrator
@MobiusTrigger72 ай бұрын
Even tho i love the second age The war between angmar and arnor is my favorite time period Its the time period we have zero adaptations zero full length books. And its one of the most impactful kingdoms And i love how irs always kept in a mysterious kingdom forgotten to most
@TheShadowForgeStudio2 ай бұрын
The Battle for Middle Earth 2 had an XPac where you play as Angmar and throw down Arnor.
@GodfatherRa2 ай бұрын
@@TheShadowForgeStudioRise of the Witch King
@andyvan27Ай бұрын
This is the adaptation Amazon should have done. They would have had creative freedom fill in the blanks. Instead, we get Rings of Power.
@xenomorpheus7376Ай бұрын
Exquise me?! Second age rules. I'll play you chess for it. I mean, come on, Ar-Pharazon and the might of Numenor taking Sauron as a prisoner, Gil-galad, the last high king of Noldor, fighting Sauron, ....
@DmytroBogdan29 күн бұрын
@@xenomorpheus7376it rules if you read books but not when you watch lame Amazon series.
@thomasrichardson75432 ай бұрын
I would unquestionably binge watch a mini series about Angmar and the War in Eriador. Playing the Battle for Middle Earth Angmar expansion was great, but it just didn't feel like enough.
@BFMert2 ай бұрын
We were just playing the expansion mod to BFME2 - Rise of the witch king, "Age of the ring", talking about Angmar is such a cool timeline to the middle earth and this video came up. Lovely
@baran4012 ай бұрын
Me too with that mod, I finished the campaign like 3 days ago. Once again kingdom of Angmar reins supreme! (Is it right? 😅) I love the game and the Witch-king.
@sauron34882 ай бұрын
So shall the Kingdom of Angmar rise. The time of the Elves is over.
@imitradisv2 ай бұрын
I always loved videos and documents about Angmar! Such a fascinating and yet reasonably “unknown” faction in the history of Middle Earth.
@vicariousventuregaming26702 ай бұрын
Saw the video title and thought the timing was perfect with my hype for the Rise of Angmar, and then you mentioned the MESBG collaboration. Very cool! Great video dude.
@marcognudi6642 ай бұрын
Peter Jackson should be making this a movie instead of "Hunt for Gollum"
@bryanmatthews23702 ай бұрын
I'm sure he would if he could get the rights to
@istari02 ай бұрын
@@bryanmatthews2370 It's in the LOTR appendices so the rights to make such a movie are already in the hands of the Embracer Group; those are the same rights used to make the LOTR and Hobbit movies.
@bryanmatthews23702 ай бұрын
@@istari0 I stand corrected, I was unaware that was in the lotr appendices. I thought that was a different book, then maybe we can hope that's the unnamed third movie. If I recall correctly they announced they were doing three movies, I presume one is war of the rohirrim, another is hunt for gollum, and the third is up in the air. Although we've proved my memory isn't exactly reliable
@nickcher70712 ай бұрын
Sadly, nowadays it seems that unless there is character easy recognisable to "masses", to put his name at the cover in **BIG BOLD LETTERS** for marketing purposes - the studios would not bother with an adaptation. Playing safe is their everything
@chancegreen1662 ай бұрын
Agreed
@LadyGaladrielOfLothlorien2 ай бұрын
Witch King is my favourite villain, and I want to thank you for this video ❤ Tolkien was a genius, his way of thinking about the most little details is just outstanding ❤
@samsschool36392 ай бұрын
I'm so happy for your success, the quality of this channel has always been insane and the re-listen-ability of your videos also. the only way people are interested in getting deeper into the lore, besides reading the books, this is the no 1 choice!!
@phil.clarke2 ай бұрын
I am waiting impatiently for my Rise of Angmar pre-orders!
@EmblemParade2 ай бұрын
The stories of the Three Kingdoms of the North and Angmar are so exciting. I remain surprised that we haven't seen movies or TV shows about this era. The Witch King is no lesser a compelling evil foe than Sauron and Morgoth!
@ericcrilley88712 ай бұрын
Sauron, maybe...but not Morgoth lol
@oguzhanenescetin57022 ай бұрын
@@ericcrilley8871 Not Sauron either
@EmblemParade2 ай бұрын
Y'all need to look up the word "compelling".
@oguzhanenescetin57022 ай бұрын
@@EmblemParade I agree that Witch King is more compelling than Morgoth but not Sauron
@UnicornLyndseyS2 ай бұрын
Agreed. Just don’t let Amazon make them!
@itsatrap10172 ай бұрын
The Witch-king and Angmar being the backstory for all races and factions at the Battle of Pelennor Fields.
@BFMert2 ай бұрын
I love the map-use of style you have for story telling its so good! 👌👌
@andyyeung09272 ай бұрын
Listening to this story once again reminds me of an old LOTR RTS game, BFME II Rise of the Witch King. Westwood Studio adapted this story quite well.(Only the part of Black Numenorean live in Angmar is a big question mark to me)
@sansgaming6072 ай бұрын
Yo, you should do a video on the cosmology of Tolkien’s legendarium. Like, explaining the outer void, the created universe, the timeless halls, the door of night, etc. I think that would be a cool video idea.
@memoxs26012 ай бұрын
Hi Matt, thanks for this great video. Always looking forward for my weekend history class.
@Muggle19832 ай бұрын
I can not say enough that you are the best Tolkien channel❤❤
@boogieondown58242 ай бұрын
Still amazing one man's mind came up with all of this.
@ednakasolo23572 ай бұрын
At this point i need all tolkien books
@laura-ann.07262 ай бұрын
I first read LOTR in the late '70's, then The Silmarillion a few years later, but had only a very fractured and unclear idea of the material in this video. I guess you have to read the Appendices to LOTR very carefully to glean the history presented here, and I've never summoned the fortitude to do more than skim the appendices. Of all the videos on the Legendarium available on KZbin, this has been one of the most valuable to me, because I didn't already know most of this content. Thanks!
@RaynmanPlays2 ай бұрын
Witch-King of Angmar: *Fights and encounters hobbits several times in and around the Shire* Sauron about a thousand years later: "WTF is a hobbit? And where's the Shire? Witch-King, have you heard of this crap?" Witch-King: *Shrug* "Maybe ask the dwarves?"
@Shirebaggins.2 ай бұрын
now a video of arnor
@GodfatherRa2 ай бұрын
*please*
@blueshit1992 ай бұрын
I'd like a video for each of the splinter kingdoms as well. Cardolan is too hard of a name to pass up on
@EJ_Crough2 ай бұрын
This is such a cool time period. I feel like some talented writers could do something really cool with the established canon here
@TheSuperappelflap2 ай бұрын
hmmm you might be onto something
@Ecm10312 ай бұрын
As long as they don't work for Amazon....
@kdogg20772 ай бұрын
@@Ecm1031 Theory - Jeff Bezos is The Witch King.
@Idciydhmb2 ай бұрын
@@Ecm1031he did say talented so that should count them out right there 😂
@keikun1452 ай бұрын
sadly we are in a period where there are no good writers atm 😢
@rickysullivan75842 ай бұрын
I had a crazy thought while watching this, did the wich king technically the become the third dark lord when he ruled Angmar.
@TheSuperappelflap2 ай бұрын
Sort of, but he knew Sauron wasnt going to be away forever. Morgoth was cast into the void for eternity until the end of the world. And there can be only one lord of the rings.
@Eowyn3Pride2 ай бұрын
Yes
@istari02 ай бұрын
No. Sauron was his master all along, right up to the moment Éowyn and Merry took him out.
@Xerrand2 ай бұрын
No, he was acting as an agent/satellite of Sauron at all times. But he's pretty powerful and cool
@giel5362 ай бұрын
Great video as always! As a sidenote; The disaster at Morannon happened at the hands of the Wainriders more specifically, not the Easterlings as a whole (for so far you can speak of a ''whole''). For the sake of clarity it might be better to just use the word Easterlings though haha.
@ewokpants48912 ай бұрын
This period would be very cool for a live action show - they could change it so the witch-king could still be human at the start so he devolves into a wraith as Angmar rises to power throughout the narrative.
@emceesmith66652 ай бұрын
love the shots of the miniatures in battle
@WizardZig2 ай бұрын
Great video man, always love your content I feel BFME 2 expansion ROTWK did a great job explaining a lot of this also. And was great to do the battles :P
@Jayjay-qe6um2 ай бұрын
I wish there's a movie about Arnor and Angmar.
@Eowyn3Pride2 ай бұрын
No, a video game I think...🤔 The Angmar Wars
@vasiliskoutsokostas2 ай бұрын
@@Eowyn3Prideand battle for middle earth 2 - the rise of the witch king. My personal favourite
@vasiliskoutsokostas2 ай бұрын
Depends who is making it.
@MalevolentBite2 ай бұрын
@Eowyn3Pride you already got Lord of the Rings, War of North.
@davidmckown35902 ай бұрын
How about a miniseries? Just don’t let Amazon touch it.
@himerosTheGod2 ай бұрын
500 hobbit archers?! Now that I would pay good money to see.
@superplit12042 ай бұрын
Hey! Could you please do a history video about Ecthellion? Love the channel! :)
@star_wars_miniatures2 ай бұрын
Middle Earth SBG is so good! I highly recommend anyone to start playing it! Well over 40 different factions to play as! It’s Games workshops best table top game system and you don’t need huge armies to start playing either!
@matthewanderson97542 ай бұрын
Any deep dive into the dimwald would be very much appreciated!!❤
@luudest2 ай бұрын
Is it known if the other Nazgul were also around during this time?
@Eowyn3Pride2 ай бұрын
My theory is that during or after Angmar's defeat, he gathered them and pledged allegiance to Mordor...
@istari02 ай бұрын
@@Eowyn3Pride All the Nazgûl were completely enslaved to the will of Sauron as he used the One Ring to ensnare them back in the 2nd Age.
@baschdiro85652 ай бұрын
The history of Angmar, probably my most loved background story in all fiction.
@Halieustheendless562 ай бұрын
I remember reading about this lore in the appendixes at the end of book 3. For anyone who doesn't know where some of this lore is from, it's mostly from 'Appendix A' and followed by other tales and information. If I'm forgetting, it might in b or c, but it all should be in a.
@awallner12 ай бұрын
Sauron wasn't hiding during this time. He was on Facebook. I know, he unfriended me. We haven't talked since.
@star_wars_miniatures2 ай бұрын
@@awallner1 🤣🤣
@blueshit1992 ай бұрын
that's why he's been hiding
@SweetPeteUnleashed2 ай бұрын
He hasn't spoken to me since I hooked up with his girlfriend in high school
@cy0673972 ай бұрын
Yeses! Another MESBG honourable mention on THE BEST Tolkein channel, and my favourite faction in Angmar. Look forward to many more! 😊 Thank you for the great revisit of this period.
@ryan-pp6bg2 ай бұрын
I just saw this channel hit 1.3 million subscribers, congratulations!! 🎊 👏
@theteenspiritАй бұрын
Really cool to have a video based around a collaboration with the game I love
@catalinmos37212 ай бұрын
Great video!
@Chlo-ee2 ай бұрын
I am by no means a LOTR megafan but I really appreciate how this channel has LOTR related sponsorships.
@luudest2 ай бұрын
9:05 Lol, the Witchking fought against the Hobbits but could not find the Shire a 1000 years later 😂
@istari02 ай бұрын
He never went to the Shire and no one considered the Hobbits worth noticing.
@rosshugecaulk2 ай бұрын
And Gandalf couldn't remember Moria. 1,000 years is a damn long time🗿
@SirBoggins2 ай бұрын
Last time I was here, the Eagles have yet to pick up Frodo & Sam!! 😂💔
@101kuji2 ай бұрын
Loved this episode, great seeing MESBG mixed with lore. just ordered my Rise of Angmar book
@SnowTroIl2 ай бұрын
The fall of Arnor/Rise of Angmar TV-series would be amazing
@tlrlml2 ай бұрын
..... until Amazon gets the rights....
@DevilGiga2 ай бұрын
Given how they are absolutely butchering every single fantasy work with their politics, I'd rather theu leave it alone. Look at what amazon has done to the rings of power...
@frosty8482 ай бұрын
Maybe if HBO gets the rights
@mrgermanvono352 ай бұрын
@@frosty848that's not working out so well for HotD right now
@Jsay182 ай бұрын
@@frosty848 until you get a Dumb and dumber, or what's happening with HoTD.
@chudez2 ай бұрын
That age when even kitchen knives were enchanted against the Witch King... Just in case.
@DarkVegetamanАй бұрын
The real 4D chess.
@robertpatience51412 ай бұрын
As Seen in the Battle For Middle Earth 2: Rise of the Witch-King. This is what I would make a TV show of, if I could only use the Appendices.
@MatthewPhillips-j9e2 ай бұрын
Angmar: If I’m going down,I’m TAKING YOU WITH ME!!! Arnor: ME TOO!!
@CapitanCorner2 ай бұрын
Nerd of the Rings and Middle-Earth SBG is the perfect combo! 😍
@SmiloRen2 ай бұрын
Fantastic video Matt. I would like to thank you, on this platform what can be quite toxic you shine through. A true fan with passion for the material, fair liking some things and disliking others but been fair. Your channel has always been one of the best and i wish you every success and thank you for all the hard work you put into these videos for us nerds.
@willu8422 ай бұрын
I always love any video about the witch king
@johnchukwuemekaagbaeze64732 ай бұрын
Everyone is a gangster until Glorfindel shows up😅
@lepconn2 ай бұрын
nice, Matt, been looking forward to this one - cheers!
@videogames83532 ай бұрын
That table top game looks awesome!
@kyleganse49782 ай бұрын
Would love to see this adapted in anime or live action. Could be cool.
@NookoftheNorth2 ай бұрын
Just such fantastic artwork as always. For me, it's half the joy.❤
@guyr36182 ай бұрын
I can't believe they chose to make a movie out of The Hunt for Gollum when they have the rights to THIS epic story. Just turn Arvedui and Earnur into the main characters and you're golden.
@Enerdhil2 ай бұрын
You are right about them having the rights to Third Age stories that are in the Appendices of LotR. The obvious question would be: what would you do to get girls and women into the theaters or on Prime Video to watch it.
@guyr36182 ай бұрын
@Enerdhil Girls and women love Lord of the Rings, I don't see any problem there. Is this an attempt to whine about Tolkien adaptations adding women to the story? Don't be ridiculous. You can add female characters to the Angmar war too and it won't harm anything as long as the writing is good.
@Enerdhil2 ай бұрын
@@guyr3618 The Prime Video DEI policy determines what we see on screen and hear. How are they supposed to appease the feminist? Guyladriel.😞 They needed a strong, independent girl-boss, but no female did anything significant in the entire Second Age, so they created Guyladriel, the unhinged, revenge-seeking Amazonian Girl-boss. Did you notice that half of the people on horses in the cavalry charging to the Southlands were women?😞 So utterly stupid, but it is their policy.
@Enerdhil2 ай бұрын
@@guyr3618 The DEI policy demands that girls and women be on the screen 50% of the time. In Season 1, Galadriel was the star because of that policy demand.
@guyr36182 ай бұрын
@Enerdhil this is just ridiculous culture war BS. Galadriel getting a more prominent role in the 2nd age is an entirely reasonable change - Galadriel was a late addition to the legendarium, it makes sense that Tolkien himself would have expanded her role in the earlier ages too, if he had lived to finish the Silmarillion. And Galadriel being Amazonian is literally from Tolkien's own writing. I have plenty of problems with TROP, but the mere presence of strong female protagonists is not the issue.
@SpaceKnight1052 ай бұрын
I have stone and iron to use for Angmar!!!
@Eowyn3Pride2 ай бұрын
Well done! Has a video been done on who exactly the other kings, who became ringwraiths, could be? 🤔 Even supposing their identities would make a great theory vid. 😁🧝♂️🧝♀️🧙♂️🍻🥔👻
@andersonic2 ай бұрын
For what it's worth I love seeing the the miniatures. Yet another artist interpretation bringing the lore to life. And I used to love collecting and painting them back in the 80's. Grenadier had the Middle Earth license and their figurines were one of many gateways to Tolkien.
@themoz22172 ай бұрын
Does anyone know what the other eight nazgul we’re doing during the lifespan of Angmar? Why werent they present at the witch kings side? Ps. Actually 1 other Nazgul was at the witch kings side during the lifespan of Angmar. Anyone that played BFME will remember that Morgomir was the witch kings right hand during that time. However that still doesnt account for the other seven Nazgul.
@TheMisplaymaker2 ай бұрын
A couple of works in this period have speculated that other Nazgul also fought for Angmar. BFME2 obviously has Morgomir but the Strategy Battle Game has The Dwimmerlaik and The Tainted, two of the Nine serve as the Witch-King's lieutenants instead.
@istari02 ай бұрын
That's nothing that Tolkien wrote. The only Nazgûl he specifically identified were the Witch King and Khamûl the Easterling.
@TheMisplaymaker2 ай бұрын
@istari0 Yeah, I'm aware, but it's interesting to see how various different works have shown the other unnamed Wraiths. Personally I really like some of the MESBG ones like the Dark Marshal, really cool aesthetic with the armour over the robes.
@litog888Күн бұрын
@@istari0There goes my question: who were the nazguls and where did they reign before becoming one. Tolkien identified the 5 istaris sent to middle earth at least.
@patrickb13032 ай бұрын
You always have great info. But some of your in story voices crack me up. 😂
@DerekLippold2 ай бұрын
I love that this ties in to the new miniatures expansion
@Cre80s2 ай бұрын
That great illustration at the beginning made me wonder, how much actual awareness did Isildur have about the ring before encountering Sauron in battle? Was it happenstance alone that he'd cut it free and only then realize it's importance? Or was it something he (and presumably many/most others) knew of it specifically and perhaps try to target it?
@rosshugecaulk2 ай бұрын
I hope 'The Hunt for Gollum' shows more Aragorn backstory then actually hunting for Gollum. A movie about the Rohirrim(though, its already not looking good), The Hunt for Gollum and a movie about this would be a great appendix for the other trilogies
@johnd57402 ай бұрын
For some reason I'm a fan of these map formats. You should collab with "The Operations Room" for an April's Fool thing :)
@darthcalanil53332 ай бұрын
the "rise of Angemar" expansion sounds very similar to another Angemar expansion: the OG. BfME Rise of the Witch King :D
@IanHeins2 ай бұрын
Nice work dude thanks
@nerdwatch10172 ай бұрын
Man I’d love to get a show or series of movies cover some of the biggest events during this time
@biglawngnome2 ай бұрын
Man, you are the coolest nerd ever 🎉
@franktoutant25402 ай бұрын
we need a trilogy from this
@yashenumulla40682 ай бұрын
I have been waiting for this video for sooo loooooong!!! Thanks!
@gregscharen10902 ай бұрын
Witch-King vs Glorfindel would’ve been super rad!
@davidjameshancey6812 ай бұрын
Do an episode on the Dunlendings please
@silveryoyo22932 ай бұрын
I love MESBG! It’s such a thematic and fun game, I recommend it any Tolkien fan!
@D2attemp2 ай бұрын
7:22 can you make a video where you discuss what if Arvedui picks the less hopeful choice
@bman37942 ай бұрын
Next do a video about Narsil
@WStallard2 ай бұрын
I love the figurine scenes, excellent 👍🏻
@robertkulb66402 ай бұрын
This era should be a show or movie.
@The_Tradie_Trainer2 ай бұрын
Love the 40K/GW insert lol
@klokejd40722 ай бұрын
Something I always wondered about this period and these events was how much did the men and elves know about the Witch King and his association with Sauron? I thought this early in the 3rd age most everyone assumed Sauron was defeated not knowing the true fate of the One Ring. So would they have know the "Witch King" was a Nazgul and associated with Sauron or did they view him as an unknown, independent malevolent force? I ask because one would assume if they know he is the Lord of the Nazgul and is still active, that so too was Sauron in some capacity. Unless they thought they could exist separately, not knowing of the co-dependency on the One Ring?
@mav35982 ай бұрын
i always wondered why Sauron didnt set all 9 against various parts of middle earth, if Angmar could cause this much trouble in the north imagine what they would have done spread out
@zachschreck2 ай бұрын
Still pretty impressive that the north was reduced to haunted ruins, barely contained by the rangers until The Fourth Age
@loganbruh33402 ай бұрын
16:39 who made this art? I love looking at it every time you use it. Please let me support this artist
@sanjingelic2 ай бұрын
now this would be fantastic TV show
@fosilovstojko2 ай бұрын
Nerd of the Rings, do a Silmarillion read already and post it for us, just practise your deep evil voice some more thats all, love your vids brother.
@MichaelLeeFW2 ай бұрын
This whole portion of Middle earth would be a great anime
@emilgreilert57342 ай бұрын
Considering Tolkien was inspired by scandinavian/nordic languages i think its kinda funny that ”Fornost” translates literally to “ancient cheese” in Swedish…