The Line of Elendil (Most Important Members) - Families of Middle-earth

[@alanmike6883]

The line that not ONLY has links to all the great houses of men and elves but the Mair themselves

[@thomasalvarez6456]

He’s a descendent of Thingol and Melian, she was a Maiar.

[@kaidorade1317]

When are we getting an “what if Yoystan found the One Ring” video theory?

[@Dejan3979]

Wow!! We need this!

[@lordofthehouseofstormcrows8615]

"Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinomë maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta." (Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come. In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world.) Keep up the great work Mellon !

[@abhijitpawar1568]

Great Video! On this note I had a couple of what if theories that you should consider: 1. What if Elendil survived the War of the Last Alliance? 2. What if Arnor never fell and never got divided? 3. What if the line of kings in Gondor never ended? 4. What if the Kinstrife of Gondor never happened?

[@Tindog42656]

1. If Elendil had survived I imagine he could be fully capable of destroying the ring himself. It would have put greater strain on his mind and made him weaker but I think he could do it. If he had survived then Arnor and Gondor would have stayed united as sister kingdoms and they would both aid each other in their times of need. 2. If Arnor never went through a succession crisis and did not fight each other then they would have had the full capability to destroy the Witch King and Angmar casting him back to where he came from. This would eventually lead to Arnorians being present in the War of the Ring. 3. If Earnur had never gone into Minas Morgul then the kingdom of Gondor would have been more stable and ready for threats like the Balchoth meaning that Rohan is never formed and Calenhardon along with Angrenost (Isengard) would have stayed with Gondor instead of being given to Saruman letting the kingdom of Gondor only needing to focus on the East. 4. If the Kinstrife had never happened and nothing like it happened after Umbar would have stayed a part of Gondor and eventually be made into a Faithfull colony just like Pelargir or Dol Amroth. Osgilliath would still have all of its splendor and the Osgilliath Stone would still be above the Anduin used by the Kings of Gondor. With more Numenoreans and fewer losses even with the Great plague that could come in later years Gondor could and probably would maintain the watch on Mordor making it impossible for Sauron to return in either Mordor or Nurn allowing Minas Ithil to stay in Gondor's control. This is just what I thought would happen, based off of what I know.

[@istari0]

@@Tindog42656 Tolkien wrote (I think in one of his letters) that no one in Middle-Earth could have deliberately destroyed the One Ring.

[@Tindog42656]

@@istari0 True but if there could be anyone, especially among Men it would be Elendil. Because if Elendil survives and takes the ring the Gladden Fields is likely to happen again just with Elendil instead of Isildur.

[@Tindog42656]

@@istari0 Your right if both Isildur and Elendil had survived I imagine Elendil would take Sauron's ring and have Isildur rule Gondor as the king of Gondor with Anarion's heir and would go north to rule Arnor. If nothing like the Gladden Fields happens then Elendil would rule Arnor for a long time. A few centuries would go by as Elendil outlives Isildur and some of his heirs. Eventually Elendil would become more evil in his reign as more of the middle men are enslaved and the Elven lands would be seized. I could see something like Gondor at its height refusing to bend the knee to Elendil and many rebelling against him as the southern kings try to free themselves from the high-kingship of Elendil. It could go like the Last Alliance with Annuminas falling as Elendil falls with the ring into the lake with the Annuminas stone. The kingdoms would be reunited again as the ring is eventually forgotten.

[@mirygarrido4836]

Greatest part of my Sundays are your videos ❤😊

[@user-pg3pe4gx4p]

Tolkien could write like no other. In an age where vulgarity abounds; there is a healing power listening to the words of JRRT.

[@baystated]

I often forget that Eldarion via Arwen restore so much blood of Elros to the line of kings via his twin brother Elrond. It is as if he is alllllmost the grandson of the first king of Numenor.

[@stevendelaosacruz777]

You make a great point, as Elros and Elrond were twins...Eldarion would have an even stronger heritage than many Kings of previous generations, even those of Numenor.

[@shawn092182]

He's the heir to many realms.

[@dmdebruijn]

Another example of Yoystan’s unparalleled Lore knowledge.

[@Anfernee3355]

Just wanted to say your videos always get me excited to watch. I already read the books frequently and refer to Tolkien Gateway frequently, but I love to find gaps I missed. And your style and background music is fantastic!

[@Dr_Cole]

When you first announced that dates would be omitted, it sounded like a mistake. But this ended up being crucial in making this video feel like a story vs. a history lesson. Well done. And yes: I’d love to see more family lineage videos!

[@shanenolan5625]

Thanks. Elendil !

[@MarionBaggins]

Man this line was so Massive starting when Elros became Human and how it lead to the Numenorean that Lead to the Gondorians...Or *I am being a Historian of Arda here* with Melian and Thingol how their only Daughter Luthien would start the line of Half-Elven that Lead into all of this!!! Thank You for listening to my TedTalk on the History of Aragorn!!! *JK, I couldn't waste that* Well *Breaths Out* thanks Mellon for saying about One Part of Aragorn's Famous Family, Until How Powerful was Galadriel...Marion Baggins Out!!!

[@thebrowneyesofmandalore]

Why did the line of Kings in Gondor pass from male to male originally, when Numenor hadn’t done this? Numenor had several queens.

[@chrisortega7521]

Your opening is my favorite of all the channels I watch. I appreciate you, Jhoisten(sp?)

[@ebeneezerscrooge8394]

Great video

[@WhoIsCalli]

Enjoyed this one, thanks

[@orrointhewise87]

"There is one I could follow. There is one I could call king." I don't know why the linage of kings and the wise are so fascinating; by all accounts they're just human if long lived. Perhaps it's all that history, all that time put into a single purpose. To rule and guide so that the future can live on. Gives me strength to go on, knowing that all my ancestors survived so that I could continue on and hopefully pass on what I've learned and loved. ❤️

[@Daisy30y03]

Well said😊

[@istari0]

It's interesting to think what might have happened to the kingship of both Arnor and Gondor if Elendil had survived. We don't know what the plan was for succession in both kingdoms. Would the most senior in the line of succession always be King of Arnor and the second most senior be the king of Gondor? It's hard to see Gondor continuing to have two kings. Isildur and Anarion aside, that's a recipe for trouble.

[@talesoftheeldar8688]

Amlaith is so underrated.

[@upschutt4842]

As I thought you meant the descendants of Elendil (as I would have counted certain ancestors as well, but that might be due to being shaped by the Bible's lineage of certain people in both directions). Still a wonderful video :)

[@baschdiro8565]

The statue at 3:30 looks like it is from LotRO. Does anyone know where it is located exactly?

[@shadowofchaos8932]

What if Rhudhur never fell. I think if the kingdom in the North controlled Arnor in the North from the Witch-King, Arnor may have survived.

[@justagachaplayerpassingby5073]

Rhudaur actually fell even before the witchking arrives, the people their mainly common mountain people, and when they got bored of their dunedain royal wage war with Cardolan, they rose up and take over, its them who alliace with witchking

[@CiSdGReaT]

always loved your contents. so well explained. hope you explain the importance of the union of Aragorn and Arwen(having in the line of Galadried with blood of Vanyar) having their sons(decendants) have lineage all the great Houses of both Men and Elves

[@CallmeKenneth-tb1zb]

Given that this was one of the things Tolkien excelled in, I'd like to see more videos like this, please.

[@Typhoon-77]

What if Arnor reunited?

[@jordanmince7613]

I've always wondered why was narsil renamed?

[@c.antoniojohnson7114]

"It has been remade" Aragorn Elissar Telcontar.

[@WhoIsCalli]

Very good

[@baystated]

Do you think it matters which brother inherited Rhudaur? Did the "weak" brother, the least capable to resist the machinations of Angmar, rule Rhudaur? Or would the Witch King have had his way with Rhudaur even if the greatest-ruling brother had commanded it? Yes, the wars of the north lasted centuries but in Tolkein's lineages, apples do not fall far from their trees.

[@dfringsofpower]

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[@juicedgoose]

Double bass player in thumbnail?

[@วิษณุตันปิติ]

Make a what if Elendil survived video.

[@scottshapiro2795]

I'm noticing a lot of names from Tolkien show up in other fantasy novels. Castermere in A Song of Ice and Fire. Elhokar (not the same, but probably a nod to Tolkien) in A Stormlight Archive, and I'm sure there are others. I'm thinking this is intentional nods to Tolkien?

[@SevenStarsandSevenStones]

I would say some combination of that, and a finite amount of names that sound both fantasy-esque and good.

[@thomaspeterson8357]

Wow I never considered how closely related Aragon's son is to Elros, on his mother's side. Imagine your mother's uncle died like 6000 years ago

[@miaththered]

A family tree that is very long but not entirely very important.

[@TJDious]

It's important in itself but it was asleep for a very long time

[@XMathiasxX]

if a nut they busted led to aragorn, they were important

[@highlorddarkstar]

@@TJDious so Family Trees are a bit like Ents?

[@istari0]

Why would the line that produced most of the rulers of Gondor and Arnor, two of the most important and, particularly Gondor's case, powerful known kingdoms in Middle-Earth not be considered important?

[@miaththered]

@@istari0 Because I am not a monarchist. :)

[@danielleddannheiser1381]

Couldn't aragorns son choice to be a elf

[@cerberus6654]

Hey American, a Latin-language accent pointing right over a vowel is not a German umlaut. So it's 'Roh-mendacil' not 'Roo-mendacil'.

[@darthmorgoththesecond9990]

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[@shekinahsophiah]

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[@WagnerMerc]

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[@yazovgaming]

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