The Journey Of Gandalf | Animated Lord of the Rings Short Film

[@RuinsOfGondolin]

Let me know what I should do next!

[@freezusvikin6778]

Sorrows of the Dwarfs - Animated video showing the story of the dwarves in tolkiens Legendarium

[@serhiiporoshkin5656]

@@freezusvikin6778 I support this idea! More for the dwarves!

[@RuinsOfGondolin]

@@freezusvikin6778thats a really good idea

[@Galvorn11]

I want to see something about Eärendil but longer ngl.

[@RuinsOfGondolin]

@@Galvorn11 how long? I have made a video about Earendil btw

[@skorpthememer1601]

I like how even Saruman, Sauron and Durin's Bane are depicted with halos around their heads to symbolize how, being Maiar, they too were once holy.

[@RuinsOfGondolin]

I'm glad you noticed it

[@_semih_]

Technically (at least) Sauron is still considered as holy too. Even in his weakest, he is the most powerful and mighty being in Middle Earth! In the Morgoth's Ring book, Tolkien stated that Sauron was a "High/Great Maiar spirit" while the Balrogs were considered as lesser Maiar spirits than him. And also in one of his letters, Professor Tolkien said that Sauron was *FAR HIGHER ORDER* than both Saruman and Gandalf. "Sauron was "of the same kind [i.e., a Maia] as Gandalf and Saruman, *but of a far higher order."* (Letter 183)

[@Cloofinder]

I would have assumed Saruman's halo would be depicted black or even Silver coloration to show his fall into darkness.

[@Makkaru112]

@lesser meanwhile they protected Ungoliant til she ran away when she was abo it to eat Melkor whole. ❤

[@Makkaru112]

@@Cloofinder Saruman never served Sauron nor bent to him at all in the books. The Gandalf locked in the Tower bit is explained ONLY in the Unfinished Tales Book: In [manuscript-C) The Black Riders arrived at the Gate of Isengard while Gandalf was still a prisoner in the tower. In this account, Saruman, in fear & despair, & perceiving the full horror of service to Mordor, resolved suddenly to yield to Gandalf, & to beg for his pardon & help. Temporizing at the Gate, he admitted that he had Gandalf within, & said that he would go & try to discover what he knew; if that were unavailing, he would deliver Gandalf up to them. Then Saruman hastened to the summit of Orthanc - & found Gandalf gone. Away south against the setting moon he saw a great Eagle flying towards Edoras. See, the thing is he was always master of studying the enemy & even being able to think like they do to always know exactly the best ways to handle ever situation and so on, but the thing is he didn't just become the enemy, he at this time in a sense for once actually grew afraid of him, probably Sauron did what Sauron did with Finrod Felagund in the duel of visions, (Galadriel’s elder brother who by the way was the most important in the Legendarium & is the main reason the third age even exists) which basically widdled Saruman with various visions of the past and future until it wore him down, but Saruman(Curumo) was the mostly already becoming weary due to what was called The Long Defeat, magic bleeding out from the lands of middle earth and subsequently certain things become less and less possible and the elves begin to go west. Even the ones who never wished to leave middle earth and many of which were born here by the thousands. So him also being a student and helper of Aulë of the Valar he was going to fight fire with fire and make a bid for the ring just so Sauron could never regain full power and if Saruman found a way to release himself from his power restrictions even by any small margin or worked with Eru in some way it might have worked out in the end if things went differently enough to where such action from him would be needed. Ontop of that he was growing ever jealous of Gandalf for he received the Varya from Círdan and prior to that was chosen by the other Valar, Nienna’s chosen champion to go to middle earth. But Gandalf(Olórin back then) refused over and over and exclaimed his fear of Sauron(Mairon), varya I feel would have kindle the heart of Saruman to stay strong as he had been fighting the evils of the world for a very long time since he had been sent to Middle Earth. And for the is reason Saruman wished to hold the ring at hostage. Keep Sauron from taking back his full strength and basically use it to stave off The Long Defeat. Saruman is very complex. The Hobbit movies actually shows how he was even 60 years ago during Bilbo’s story. He was one of the main forces thwarting Sauron for over 2000 years. The Númenoreans: the high men of the west; gifted Saruman with Orthanc which was of their making. Now known as Isengard. [[Correction given to me recently to which I’ll need to double check for myself regardless: The Númenoreans didn't give Isengard to Saruman, after Helm Hammerhand died, Saruman returned from his journeys in the far east, and sort of "occupied it by friendly force", Fréaláf (the new King of Rohan) told Saruman to contact Beren (Gondor's Steward), which gladly gave Orthanc's key to the wizard (grave mistake). ]] - Saruman is actually trying to doublecross sauron and wanted Gandalf to simply help him subdue toe rings evil so they could use it to defeat Sauron together as a single duo-unit. He wants the ring for himself for what was still a noble reason. He thinks he can control it. The little orcs around saruman are from mordor - sauron's orcs sent to help saruman but also to spy on him. The big fighting orcs - the uruk hai - are loyal only to Saruman. Orcs are like that. But it’s why Saruman’s orders are a bit vague - to avoid sauron's orcs knowing what Saruman is doing. The movies dont make this bit of the story very clear. But notice that, while Saruman knows where the fellowship is he never lets Sauron Know.

[@williamhenning4700]

One of the coolest depictions of Tolkien’s works I’ve seen.

[@aldebarantauro3386]

I loved the detail of Gandalf returning to his Maia (Olorin) form when he returns to Valinor.

[@una_sancta]

Love the final depiction of Sauron's shadow - seems like a reference to Tolkien's own drawing of Sauron

[@NessieAndrew]

The magic of Tolkien stands out precisely because it is not flaunted - like the strength of Byzantine icons - what is godly is best left unsaid but felt. Bravo.

[@thanosandnobill3789]

1:56 The Saruman of many colors exactly like the book!!

[@MagmaRen]

What a freakin treat man! I just watched the Lord of the Rings trilogy for the first time last week (loved btw) and now I found this awesome channel that portrays the deeper lore of Middle Earth in such a entertaining and artistic way.

[@franzbesup9575]

Amazing work!! The tale of Beren and Luthien would look fantastic in this style. The musical battle between Finrod and Sauron would look great.

[@Kynokefalos]

3:12 All my stars to you because you did correctly the fight with the Witch King, and the Window of the Eye of Barad-dûr!!!

[@RuinsOfGondolin]

Actually Gandalf didnt fight with the witch king in the books at all

[@Kynokefalos]

​@@RuinsOfGondolin I mean, "fight", they had an encounter at the gates. But neither his staff is broken or his horse is a coward. Thats the point.

[@kaisermeiji2144]

But the witch King sat on a horse too in that scene

[@lachyt5247]

@@RuinsOfGondolin Gandalf fought with the witch king on Amon Sul, atleast this is heavily implied by the course of events described by Gandalf at the council of Elrond. You can probably interpret their confrontation at the gates a battle of wills of a sought as well, since (like in his confrontation with durins bane) he spoke a word of command to the witch king.

[@Dravoll]

This is absolutely magnificent! Honestly, this is some of the best Tolkien fan work I've ever seen.

[@ItIsBlank.]

Fun fact, Tolkien was a devout Christian (Traditional Catholic if I am not mistaken) This art style look very similar to the art style used in many forms of ancient Christian iconography and is most used by the Eastern Orthodox Church. So if you were to visit an Eastern Orthodox Church, you would typically see many paintings in this specific style. If I am not mistaken, the inspiration for Gandalf is also St Anthony the Great

[@derskalde4973]

I thought Tolkien himself stated, that Gandalf was based on- I think it was Odin? Or was just his appearance based on Odin?

[@billsadler3]

@@derskalde4973 Norse mythology Gandalf's name appears in the Poetic and Prose Eddas, and his character is based on the Norse god Odin in his "Wanderer" guise. Odin is often depicted as an old man with a long white beard, a wide-brimmed hat, and a staff. Tolkien himself described Gandalf as an "Odinic wanderer"

[@huntclanhunt9697]

​@@derskalde4973 I think he used many sources

[@Morgoth_ASMR_Stop]

1:57 Saruman of many colors Thats dedicated

[@jeanmagalhaes2484]

In these four minutes there is more of the spirit of Professor Tolkien's work than in the entire first season of Rings of Power.

[@jakubmiabi2705]

I love how most of the sound effects are actually from The Battle for Middle-earth games

[@66NZ66]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BIBLICY ACCURATE GANDALF ANIME STYLE 😭😭😭 i subscribed this deserve so so so much views .

[@RuinsOfGondolin]

Hahaha thx

[@dorkinabubble7772]

The way I gasped at the full picture of Illuvatar resurrecting Gandalf!!! My only nitpick is that Shadowfax wasn’t on the boat back to Valinor. They left that detail out of the movie.

[@Eowyn3Pride]

I loved that part too!❤️🧙‍♂️

[@WillFredward7167]

I love the blending of elements from both film and book. Seeing the glory of Iluvatar sending Gandalf back, and Sauron's spirit making the one final impotent grasp at the armies of the west. I also like how Gandalf's halo throughout is the reminder of his true nature and origin.

[@Canario_27]

The medieval christian aesthetic fits so well

[@jameswilliam7650]

I've watched this about 30 times. Beautiful

[@alaztor1490]

2:33 Gandalf: POWAH UNLIMITED POWAH

[@_semih_]

Lol got the reference 😂

[@rhys7391]

*I* am the fellowship

[@tagrerte4701]

Eru/the Valar: You got to save all of Middle Earth, kiddo. Olorin: With all of my powers and with reliable aid, right? Eru/the Valar: *smiles in old man* Gandalf: Oh. Still did it in the end. Great work. This style fits perfectly.

[@_semih_]

Actually, it was Eru who made him successful. In the story, Gandalf's plan failed many times, and Eru intervened every time, and even at the every end of the story, Tolkien stated that it was Eru Illuvatar who caused Gollum to fell into the volcano.

[@Cloofinder]

Manwe: Does he (sauron) frighten you? Olorin: ...yes. Manwe: That is why you MUST go.

[@sagesigman8269]

​@@CloofinderManwe Sulimo... Nienna... one learns a lot about why Olorin was so wise and so kind... so *righteous* ... by understanding thise among the Valar he served... Nienna's tears brought the Two Trees to life and her sobbing lamentations laid them to rest in the darkest moment of the world. She grieved... she loved... but most of all: she pitied. Manwe could see far and percieve much and his greatest failing was his greatest strength: his belief that people from Vala to the lowliest Hobbit would return to and fight for the Light... if only the right guide was placed before them

[@AuldrinMusic]

I've never seen the medieval art style animated before. That was awesome! The world needs more things like this.

[@samtarosa]

this is the best thing of the LOTR i have seen in years... thanks, I'm catholic now

[@ArtjomNaumow]

Каждое видео лучше предыдущего! Ещё на видео с Мелькором приметил детали русской иконописи, а и в правду: Вѷзантїйская!!! Спасибо огромное за ваш труд!

[@Ipsifendis]

this is excellent and so stylized it's like watching icons come to life. the halos are an excellent touch!

[@The0megaStorm]

This is brilliant! You really captured the majesty of Tolkien's work in both art style and direction! Even without words it speaks wonders and even captures the hero's journey in remarkable fashion.

[@Cloofinder]

Manwe's convincing Gandalf to go to Middle-Earth is somewhat similar to Kratos telling Atreus to journey alone. "Does it frighten you?" "Yes" "That is why you MUST go" Overcoming their fears.

[@Agonis100]

Incredible work!

[@harbingerdown9877]

The Shot of Eru ressurecting Gandalf is peak KINO and brings a tear to my eye❤

[@lorenzofedrizzi8825]

finnaly someone said it

[@m.l.5799]

You should have million subscribers with that work.

[@korliyon2283]

This is perfection 👌 I would definitely watch longer videos like this.

[@overlydorkishdude]

This is so flipping cool! The morgoth one and this are just peak art and the music from the films added in are so tear jerking but epic as well

[@ManFromThePits]

That ending was beautiful... kind like of how I (as a Christian) picture arrival in Heaven.

[@espelhodasconstelacoes]

We'll be there one day, brother :)

[@ManFromThePits]

@@espelhodasconstelacoes I look forward to seeing you there!

[@sahinduezguen]

*_“It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.”_* Still my favourite LOTR character of all!

[@BeatchBall]

More love, care and respect was put into this than the entirety of Rings of Power. Well done.

[@bardsavant2832]

Rings of Power is the result of thousands of skilled artists pouring countless hours into every detail. The artwork in this is AI-generated

[@BeatchBall]

@@bardsavant2832 And yet this was somehow more faithful to the professor's work than all those "skilled" artists combined.

[@talithakoum3922]

​@@bardsavant2832 Well, the one person typing commands into the AI prompt clearly has a deep love, and knowledge, of both Tolkien's mythos and Byzantine art (very cool combination). I'm not sure that anyone involved in the production of ROP knows of the existence of the Byzantine Empire...they barely seem aware of the existence of Tolkien, whose works they are pretending to adapt.

[@caio757]

agree

[@paulliston8561]

Amazing work capturing the story!

[@eowynsisterdaughter]

Really liked how you showed the trolls turning to stone. This is a fascinating mashup of the movies and book canon like Gandalf fighting on Weathertop, standing against the Witch King, and Sauron's spirit being dispersed with wind from the West.

[@lonewolf_521]

Awesome. The artwork was exceptional (expected that). What I did not expect was the incredible multi-layered soundtrack. Very well done! Enjoyed it immensely. Thank you!

[@xristosimprezas5006]

OMG!!!THIS is pure art!!!this is magnificent!from the audio quality and to how he uses that quality all sounds AMAZING

[@Cenarius_01]

So compelling! Well made, thank you.

[@the_epipan]

"¡I am Saruman of the many colours!" Wow... this is art, art in motion. I would say the style is somewhere between the medieval handwritten books or tapestries and perhaps art deco.

[@FaithofIlúvatar-d7l]

I’m so thankful for these videos this channel has been doing. They have been so awesome to watch as a pallet cleanser knowing everything Rings of power is doing to Tolkiens lore with season 2. They’ve also served as a great way of getting into his other works and understanding more what all the characters and places in the Silmarillion and other books are referencing. Really good stuff, the faith approves.

[@LionOfGondor]

Better than what Rings of Power is trying to tell for Gandalf/Stranger

[@PuipinM]

The amount of love that was clearly put into this is crazy. Truly a wonderful piece of art

[@Aldinonexilus]

I appreciate this artist including the spear within Aragorn's arsenal. It's not mentioned at all in the films surprisingly. 3:01

[@BaherEmad-uk6ts]

Maan this video is Magnificent!! sound effects and dialogue selections in the background is Amazing!! Keep it up

[@arcanefeline]

What a beautiful art style. Glorious.

[@caio757]

is have no word to express how incredible this is

[@DBendo888]

This is amazing. Love how you blended the book lore with the PJ movies. Best of both worlds.

[@serhiiporoshkin5656]

Gorgeous project!

[@Labroidas]

This is probably the most beautiful video I have ever seen in my tens of thousands of hours on youtube.

[@Will-nn3pb]

This shits amazing! I love that you used the sound effects and music from the movies ❤

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Again, this is a piece of art! Amazing!

[@fredko7086]

I would have like to see him fighting the Balrog in the deepest pool of the world before the highest peak, riding the plains of Rohan and and gathering Frodo's tokens from The mouth of Sauron in front of the Morannon too, and maybe a bit more but... Just to make your video longer! Amazing work. Well done.

[@Xeno-009]

bruh this needs to be pushed more, that was amazing

[@Projectmayhem82]

That was gorgeous thank you

[@indykpol]

Mind-blown!

[@LucasGarcez-q3u]

This is so beautiful!

[@bartycrouchjr.8831]

Wow this is how Sauron was destroyed in the book 3:15 This video made me so happy that i know there will be movies like this short clip made by fans in the future. Even AI will come to the point when we can just type "make us a LOTR movie".

[@PumpkinJack31]

This is absolutely stunning!!! What imagination! Brilliant execution. I could watch this a million times… for the record, I am well on my way. Please do more!! Perhaps Spring in the Shire or the Autumn/Final days of Lothlorian and Rivendale.

[@megaponful]

This is beautiful

[@PsyAmb]

This is excellent 👌

[@ЕкатеринаВолкова-ю4о]

Very beautiful style of pictures and animation!

[@darthaeontheeternal1727]

As a lover of all things lore wise, and A HARDCORE STAR WARS FAN, One who LOVES Tolkiens works, YOU MY FRIEND HAVE EARNED A SUBSCRIPTION OF A DARK LORD OF THE SITH, THIS WAS INCREDIBLE, KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK, CHEERS!~ :D

[@theindieseeker]

A real gem of quality and visual style. I don't have a real advice for what to do next. Maybe the entire LotR? The Silmarillion? Choose the best for you. Congratulations for this fantastic work.

[@RuinsOfGondolin]

Haha thanks

[@Gwaihir-The-Windlord]

This was amazing! Thanks for brightening my day with your beautiful art

[@zirk5392]

This is simply beautiful. Thank you for such fine art 😊.

[@spaceTimeSnacks]

My magic and wonder in this beautiful 4:00 video than in 2 years of "The Rings of Power". Well done.

[@lynnekerassis3281]

This is a summary of Gandalf's story, better than the Amazon series!

[@jixchel7562]

I can’t get over how amazing this is!

[@the_mackshack]

Well this is one of the coolest LotR fan creations I’ve ever seen

[@Aeritra]

this is the best thing I've ever watched on youtube

[@notmatthew7645]

This is absolutely gorgeous and amazing

[@rafaumtgavioli]

I loved your depiction of the Balrog! A humanoid shadow and flame!! Not the monster with rams horn from Weta/Jackson. A human shaped Balrog is sooo much creepier, it feels like a sentient evil!!! Not a charging angry T-rex The only thing missing is Cirdan giving Narya to Gandalf when he arrives in middle earth !

[@BigFuzzyLHG]

Now I need a the entire book animated like this

[@JDH_MUSIC]

Incredible! Amazing work

[@НиколайБелов-ц8н]

Amazing work as always

[@BigZdoBrasil]

Simply amazing, This is the kind of work that Tolkien deserves

[@MatthewCaunsfield]

Stunning imagery, really great vid

[@javierortega4409]

This is such an amazing work, you deserve to be more popular

[@KazgarothUsher]

Absolutely loved this! Really enjoyed the depiction, art style and audio. Fantastic! :)

[@Eowyn3Pride]

Wow! This artwork is gorgeous 😍! ❤❤❤

[@misslilith5498]

This beautiful it brought a tear to my eye, the fact you don't have millions of views is shocking.

[@bardsavant2832]

Likely the AI artwork

[@TravelNiBongz]

did he just transform himself to his original form? at the end? 3:39

[@AndreasSelzer]

This is beautiful.

[@robertomontini5479]

The second best friend of Frodo

[@dylanbarnes9195]

THIS IS AMAZING!!!!

[@timflowing]

This is truly amazing.

[@doggcrapper1]

Patiently waiting for your next masterpiece

[@HomerSimpson-gr1uj]

And to think Olorin said he was afraid he was not brave enough to stand against Sauron and the darkness, but it turned out he was so brave that Eru himself raised him from the dead because he saw that Olorin was worthy.

[@filimana]

Amazing work! Tolkien must have good art to represent his work, and this truly does it %100

[@SomeeRandomGuy]

Tolkien would liken the use of AI to Orcs and their machines my guy.

[@esther4245]

This will soon have a million views! Amazing!

[@DebBan]

The lightning effects on Balrog was from Battle from middle earth, EA games. Saruman's magic on Gandalf too. Love that game to the core. ❤❤❤

[@romanograsnick]

Great work here, thanks for that. Love the style so much, would be great if you could do this with other stories as well!

[@einarbakke8204]

This was amazing!

[@petergould406]

so simple yet sooo good!

[@Oberon90]

Great video!✨

[@EmjiAmsdaughter]

Oh wow, this is beautiful!

[@dujohngilatar]

Wow amazing work, would love to see the tutorials for this