[LOTR] The Complete History of Arda and Middle-earth

[@iamseamonkey6688]

i think it's incredible to see how detailed the history of this world is considering it's not until minute 44 out of 47 that the events of the lord of the rings trilogy actually begins

[@maliziosoeperverso1697]

It's not actually a trilogy, it's a single novel that was at first published in three volumes. It has also been reissued in six volumes, even seven.

[@dragon_ninja_2186]

And not to mention the events of The Hobbit.

[@hoon_sol]

If you think that's incredible, consider that a human lifespan, if you condense the age of the universe to 24 hours, is roughly equivalent to a single millisecond.

[@stevenstone307]

@@maliziosoeperverso1697 dont be that guy lol

[@maliziosoeperverso1697]

@@stevenstone307 Someone has to be

[@opper4325]

Can we give a praise both to this man who analyzed the entire timeline and to Gigachad Cirdan in Lindon who stood for thousands of years withouth his realm being touched by countless wars and hardships.

[@marcogubert]

Cirdan probably would have stayed forever in Middle Earth

[@andrasbalogh4291]

Let's also praise Terrachad Ereinion Gil-Galad who kept Lindon for the entirety of the longer Second Age and fought two successful wars against Sauron, one of which was the only time enemy forces entered Mordor and Barad-Dur was under siege.

[@marcogubert]

@@andrasbalogh4291 and don't forget the Woodland Realm which stayed there, just north of Dol Guldur, not so far from Gundabad Mt and exposed to attacks from Easterlings. All with Thranduil

[@angamaitesangahyando685]

​@@marcogubert © *The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Of Dwarves and Men"* Near the end of the First Age, the Vales [of Anduin] were occupied by Edain, the ancestors of the Northmen. Those were in confederation with the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm and the Longbeards and provided food in return for Dwarven weapons and precious items. This cooperation continued until the War of the Elves and Sauron, when the Dwarves closed themselves in their mountains and the Men were scattered. - Adûnâi

[@CPtheCoug]

I don't hate the Rings of Power, but oh boy this video reeeaallllyyy shows the significant changes they are making to characters and timelines.

[@kzbmm-minecraftb.e.add-ons7126]

How long have you been in middle-earth? Círdan: Yes.

[@codemancz798]

Fun fact, Círdan is the only elf described as looking old, and had a long white beard.

[@Gabriel_PL]

47:15 Lindon: My job here is done: Men, dwarves and hobbits: Job? You did literally nothing for several millenia straight. Lindon: Bye!

[@TbV-st8ef]

the Swiss of middle eaerth

[@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874]

Lindon was severely depopulated by numerous wars in the Second Age, and most of its male population died along with Gil-Galad in the Last Alliance. In the Third Age, its only contribution besides being a port of exit was defeating Angmar, and only with the help of Gondor and what was left of Arthedain.

[@Freedmoon44]

​@@strategicgamingwithaacorns2874 it doesnt help that by Mithlonds nature of being the port of exit to Valinor with Cirdan's ship, most of Lindon's population left first. Like Lindon litteraly only ever gets weaker as the ages progresses, decays faster than all other elven realms, slowed down only temporarly by Cirdan's ring until he gave it to Gandalf, and before that with Gil-Galad too

[@MilutinVasic]

Cirdan: How the fuck I did nothing? I gave my own ring to Mithrandir for protection and in addition, I secured the Elves's exodus into Valinor!

[@OllieBye]

Pleasure working with you on this - I'm glad it's finally finished :)

[@bsoul3177]

did you post it as well.?

[@OllieBye]

@@bsoul3177 No, we decided to only post it on Vologda's channel

[@bsoul3177]

@@OllieBye oh I see

[@ivordundic6095]

Just came across this video, amazing work and congrats to you! For someone who have read all of Tolkien books, some of them more than once, I've never come across such a detailed, in-depth, thorough video which presented the universe so well. A funny note to your comment, Tolkien wrote in a letter to (I think) his publisher after having finished writing The Lord Of The Rings saying basically the same as you; that he was happy it was over hehe. I can imagine it took a lot of work and research for you guys!

[@Owlusirie]

Notice the incredible attention to detail put in this video: for example, the inclusion of Nan Elmoth as part of Doriath, and the fact that in the small "Elves" box we see _Eldar_ written in Tengwar. Truly amazing, good job!

[@pegasustargaryen]

The "Men" box says Atani and the "Dwarves" box says Naugrim, the respective Elvish words for the races

[@dolphingoreeaccount7395]

And for men is "Atani"

[@otavainen222]

Shouldn't it read _Quendi_ or did the Elves call themselves "speakers" only in the very start?

[@wildfire9280]

⁠@otavainen222 Eldar refers to the Quendi who actually reached Valinor. It’s a funny story, they used to distinguish using Calaquendi and Moriquendi, but the latter was so offensive that it was once used to insult Thingol and so Umanyar came to replace it.

[@bluemym1nd]

It's really happening! We are lucky that mappers like you guys exist

[@Owlusirie]

We are indeed.

[@drikmedinaaa]

Exactly!

[@RandomVidsforthought]

Watch delirium maps's accurate mapping

[@nahelonvalar4209]

Cirdan the Shipwright, One of the first Elven Lords to rule in Beleriand during the years of the Trees before the first age... and finally the last elf to depart Middle Earth and sail into the West.

[@ZakhadWOW]

and unlike Galadriel and Elrond, he did it for thousands of years after handing over Narya to Olorin/Mithrandir/Gandalf/THarkun/Incanus. Yeah.. Dude was "Galf of the Many Names" if you will...LOL

[@Tindog42656]

@@ZakhadWOW one of the most fire quotes too he said something like "Take this ring and reignite the fire of hope for the free people."

[@thomasalvarez6456]

“My heart lies with the sea.” He waited all that time, from the first elves, until the elves left Middle Earth. Perhaps the most underrated and selfless elf of all time.

[@Freedmoon44]

​@@thomasalvarez6456"perhaps" while i cannot say about underrated, he was undoubtedly the most Selfless of them all. The last time he was selfish was when he missed the first few times elves could attempt to reach Valinor before the first age even truly begun at its worst. Like from that point on since his duty was to build the ships to Valinor and only go there once every elves wishing to leave left Middle Earth with the last ship, he put the dreams of every.single.remaining elf in front of his. Galadriel was a child and he has already been doing his duty for a long time, he saw Gandalf and gave him one of the most powerfull artefacts in the world without hesitation because he knew Gandalf would make better use of it, its stuff Elrond and Galadriel no matter how wise and kind they were would be torn... granted Cirdan was gifted foresight but still, when you are so old Ents would be the type of being closer in age to you than the rest of your kind as they all left for heaven a while back, you get that the patience of the guy was above that of everyone else in the world

[@xTheUnderscorex]

@@thomasalvarez6456He probably heard seagulls every single day for thousands of years

[@JurzGarz]

Small correction: not all elves left Middle Earth in the 4th Era. Most did, but some remained permanently. However, over time their powerful souls overwhelmed their bodies and they became more akin to wilderness spirits.

[@david941010]

Also, gimli found a new City near rohan

[@ticker0157]

Do you know where I could go to find out more about thees spirit elves?

[@JurzGarz]

@@ticker0157 As far as I know it's just a small piece of information from the Silmarillion or the Appendices. I don't think Tolkien ever developed the idea thoroughly.

[@Faerandur]

@@ticker0157 I think the idea is that elves and dwarves eventually became the stuff of fairy tales, remaining in men's memories as common gnomes, fairies, elfs and dwarfs of myth and legend, up to the present day. Middle-earth was conceived of as a distant mythical past of our own Earth, after all.

[@ticker0157]

@@Faerandur well shit if that's true we gotta go find the fucking silmarills so feanor can beak them and morgoths bitch ass can get slapped by turin turambar and this shit ass world can finally end

[@sawyersprott]

This is truly amazing. While watching, I was wondering what J.R.R. Tolkien would have thought of people taking the time to do all of this. I can only imagine that he would be joyed by such a thing.

[@bobbwc7011]

This video is of a higher effort to comprehend the Tolkien timeline than the disgusting abomination by Amazon: Rings of Power. Just by watching this video one can see how much they slaughtered the timeline, how nonsensical their story and plot is, and how much they disrespected Tolkien. The Rings of Power is a dumpsterfire of unseen magnitude.

[@dorklymorkly3290]

@@bobbwc7011 100% agreed.

[@invinsible1987]

​@@bobbwc7011 They didn't have the right for the Silmarillion they did the best they could

[@unolisez-5803]

But in this case it is better to do nothing at all. Come on, it was a cynical attempt by rich guys to get rich even at the expense of Tolkien's work.@@invinsible1987

[@A_Imp_kon_floing...bdoing]

Why they doing this without all rights?! IF Amazon body truly would love LotR, this TV show would stop by _now_ or he would get _all_ rights and starting new and better...

[@marinac444]

“They had risen to be the masters of Earth and kept it until it’s ending”-made me cry😢😬

[@akashsharma2121]

This video is reality or fake

[@咳噲些𪜀真命天子]

@@akashsharma2121 Real

[@akashsharma2121]

@@咳噲些𪜀真命天子 I mean this history is real Or fake

[@akashsharma2121]

@@咳噲些𪜀真命天子 in this video

[@咳噲些𪜀真命天子]

@@akashsharma2121 Real bro. The video is 99% accurate

[@Maxi25554]

Bloody hell this video is amazing. I've never seen a breakdown for the history of Arda this accessible/high-quality.

[@francislecuak2252]

Music time stamp: 0:00 Alexander Nakaranda - Adventure 4:33 Alexander Nakaranda - Nomadic Dawn 7:41 Evan King - Guardians 9:33 Alexander Nakaranda - Tavern Loop 11:49 PGN Music - Embers in the Wind 15:33 Alexander Nakaranda - Hymn to the Gods 21:40 Ragesound - Vortex 25:22 Alexander Nakaranda - Celebration 27:43 Alexander Nakaranda - Now we Ride 30:39 Free Dramatic Scores - Castle of Darkness 32:40 Alexander Nakaranda - Vopna 36:12 Evan King - Guardians 38:37 Alexander Nakaranda - The Lone Wolf 42:59 Alexander Nakaranda - Nakaranda’s Theme 43:19 Timur Haisyn - Brutal Fervour 45:40 Alexander Nakaranda - Adventure Thanks to Tim Taylor for finding the last I missed.

[@francislecuak2252]

Bonus: Artwork 0:18 Stefan Meisl - Ormal 1:05 Ted Nasmith - At Lake Cuviénen 4:54 Elena Kukanova - The Light of Valinor 9:33 Peter Xavier Price - Celebrimbor’s Death 25:23 Ted Nasmith - The White Tree 46:05 Ted Nasmith - The Shire; A view of Hobbiton from the hills

[@МихаилМарочкин-е2и]

Thank you very much !!!😀😀😀

[@timtaylor9298]

30:39 Free Dramatic Scores- Castle of Darkness

[@francislecuak2252]

@@timtaylor9298 Thanks!, I will add it to the list.

[@ZenithalPoint]

Best comment of 10/17/22

[@Unknown-mj9si]

Bro honestly I am a major lord of the rings nerd and this was one of the best things I've seen. Showing how little of the lore is actually in the movies and stuff even the books like this is good

[@VologdaMapping]

Thanks man, I’m glad all the hard work paid off with comments like these, that’s what it’s all about!

[@Unknown-mj9si]

@@VologdaMapping no thank you sir funny thing is I found this by accident. I have been playing middle earth shadow of Mordor and shadow of war with a friend. And she was like wait so there was more than the lord of the rings and hobbit. Then I found your video she is in for such a surprise with this one

[@aldunlop4622]

Yeah, you could easily make 20 movies out of this.

[@wildfire9280]

@@aldunlop4622 We’ll need about 6.6 Peter Jackson’s for it.

[@wildfire9280]

@@aldunlop4622 We’ll need about 6.6 Peter Jacksons for them.

[@benjamina3351]

I just want to congratulate Lindon for existing for the second and third age, and most of the recorded part of the fourth, without ever falling...

[@thecpt6265]

considering they're the furthest from harm and closest to escape, it doesn't sound like an achievement. The real honors belong to Cirdan, over ten thousand years old and one of the very first elves to awaken, yet is one of the last to leave Middle Earth. He managed to survive countless horrors. Balrugs, dragons, orcs in all their kinds, Morgoth, Sauron, corruption of the rings, ungoliant offspring, etc.

[@G0kia]

Gotta love Cirdan vibing in Lindon for thousands of years

[@admiraloscar3320]

And he was vibing in Falas for 5000 years before that

[@clockworkthoughts7830]

Lindon is the Switzerland of Middle Earth. Just trying to stay out of the way and be neutral and peaceful for the most part.

[@Freedmoon44]

​@@clockworkthoughts7830"neutral" is a big word, they did help when the problem was litteraly in their neighborhood and the last alliance, id say "passive" because they only helped if things were truly going down

[@captainconway2236]

@@Freedmoon44 More like they helped because Gil-Galad was King and had Premonitions of Sauron rising once again so HE marched the Armies of Lindon, alongside Elrond of Rivendell, to Mordor with the Last Aliance. The most Cirdan did himself was helping out against Angmar during the Third Age while the Witch King was messing things up. I think he also helped fight off Dor Daedloth when they LITTERALLY invaded Falas and fucked with his ships, but other than that, all other conflicts involving Lindon were lead by Gil-Galad and Elrond. Moral of the story . . . don't fuck with Cirdan's ships . . .

[@morgant.dulaman8733]

It's strange to think that in a way, Morgoth and Sauron defined the elves while they were in Middle Earth. The Noldor largely returned specifically because of Morgoth's deeds while the second and third age saw them have to account their plans around Sauron, all while living and trying to build in settlements that where pale imitations of their elder cities, destroyed after centuries of war with the Dark Lords, and when Sauron and the Mordor were *finally* destroyed...the last major Noldor settlements faded away while the other elves more or less declined with time, there greatest deeds seemingly done as their entire history faded to myth.

[@aguy3082]

I think that it is because Elves and Orcs are antithetical to each other, and so thesis + antithesis = synthesis in the form of men, who go either way in terms of allegiance. Once the magical world of clear good and evil, of orcs and elves and ents and wizards and dwarves fades, a world of men is what's left. Magical light and dark are replaced by realistic gray as the world moves from myth into history.

[@theophilus7422]

I managed to The Silmarillion years ago; it was tough slugging, so to speak. Once you got through the first part of the book and understood Tolkien's style, it was fantastic! It made one appreciate the LoTR events much easier knowing the backstory of the world and it's changing geography. Good video, by the way.

[@desmondd1984]

It's too bad he never got a chance to give a more detailed account of the Second Age.

[@tjbfox769]

@@desmondd1984 I really hope the Amazon Show isn't a complete travesty. I really want it to be good! I'm excited for it to start. I wonder if we will ever get to see the First Age on screen?

[@ZakhadWOW]

THeo, I discovered it FAR easier to digest in a n Audible audiobook. Your brain was free to imagine things and reference the known maps, instead of half your brain power being spent on reading/comprehension.

[@TheDanielsSk]

@@ZakhadWOW same here, had problems reading because of ADHD, but with audiobooks is sooo easier, i feel guided through the story. Just finished all the audiobooks for Dune and will begin the Silmarillion

[@dominicyelin]

The beginning is hard going but when you get to stuff like hurin and Turin turambar it gets really, really good imo. I think the story of Turin turambar is as epic as anything in lotr. Seriously adult stuff compared to lotr and especially the hobbit. Hardcore. Its badass. Super tragic.

[@kitfisto5132]

wow to be honest i didnt even know there was so much history behind lotr and hobbit and this is so amazing

[@DuBaas007]

Oh yea, it's insane. There are a lot of books about the other stories set way before the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.

[@fabianustertius6460]

its an entire universe, just like irl

[@RandomVidsforthought]

@@fabianustertius6460 It's not its

[@RandomVidsforthought]

It's didn't and the hobbit not didnt and hobbit

[@kitfisto5132]

@@RandomVidsforthought you gon' cry bout it?🤨

[@dragon_ninja_2186]

Blows my mind that not only did Tolkien create such a vast history and language of Middle Earth, but also The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings take place only near the end of the Third Age!

[@Novusod]

In Tolkien's notes there were a few other things that were supposed to happen later in the 4th age. Around the year 220 (forth age) the corruption of men would begin in the story called "the New Shadow." Men would begin worshiping dark cults similar to the "unfaithful" in the time of Numenor. After many centuries of corruption Morgoth would return in another story called Dagor Dagorath (year unknown). This final battle would lead to the destruction of Arda in a Ragnarok / Book of Revelation apocalypse. No living creature would survive the war. After Dagor Dagorath Eru would conduct the 2nd music of the Ainur and remake Arda in it's flawless form as it would be if Arda was never corrupted by Melkor.

[@Musashination]

Nops

[@heremapping4484]

@@Musashination wdym, Tolkien did make plans on writing about this

[@textbookidiocy3896]

@@heremapping4484 It is worth noting that Tolkien abandoned most of this over the years, "the New Shadow" for example is one snippet, he didn't write much more on it as it was very quickly abandoned. The same with Dagor Dagorath, which while potentially still canon to an extent as an end state, it is a topic he later regretted stating anything about, as he preferred in his later years to keep it at best hinted at, concealed. Some wild ideas exist of earlier drafts of the story though. In fact, Tolkien even regretted saying the orcs were corrupted elves and was working on a re-working of the idea in the end; to make it Men corrupted instead. The only reason we have what we have is that the new idea was not finished in his writings, leaving his son Christopher with little choice when creating the Silmarillion to stay with what was clearly established. Sadly i do not have the sources in front of me, nor do i have the links available at this moment (this comes from his letters at least). But it does come via credible Tolkien scholars, that much i can promise. At least this is what i must suspect Juliano was pointing to.

[@heremapping4484]

@@textbookidiocy3896 Look, no one here ever said that the New Shadow or similar works were cannon. The words "supposed" were used, not "would". Really he was just saying that Tolkien made plans, yes plans change.

[@davidelopez94]

The Dagor Dagorath will happen at the end of time, not in the forth age

[@ExplotaOriginal]

Amazing video! It almost feels like reading Silmarillion again, cuz I had that odd feeling of sadness and nostalgia mixed with happiness at the end.

[@quintusfabiusmaximus8700]

no one: Feanor and his children: Kinslaying time!

[@JurzGarz]

Elves: Men are morally weak and prone to give in to darkness. Also Elves: Time to genocide my kinsmen for some magical gems!

[@wildfire9280]

@@JurzGarz Maedhros and Maggie at least had the decency to raise Elrond and Elros. They turned out much better.

[@depredador93]

Great job! I'm a big fan of LOTR and this is exactly what I was thinking about a few days ago - "Wouldn't it be great if someone made map explaining the events?" - thanks a lot, you can tell a lot effort was put into this.

[@Owlusirie]

Thank you very much for this video! I was waiting for one like this by you, and it came. Utúlie'n aurë! The day has come!

[@Isenie5]

Auta i lómë! The night has passed!

[@evildego]

I'm a huge Tolkien nerd and absolutely loved watching this. Definitely puts the time frames into perspective that are lost as you become engulfed in the story.

[@Ronja_the_fairy]

meanwhile, all of this time (from 1:30 to 47:18) cirdan is just building ships.

[@captainconway2236]

Moral of the story . . . don't mess with Cirdan and his ships . . .

[@ahrensburgianproductionsyesyes]

@@captainconway2236 "Can't talk! Building!"

[@Argi1000]

It's a peaceful life

[@ernesto7697]

this was really great and so detailed but there are a few things you missed in the forth age. 1. The kingdom that Gimli founded in the glittering caves 2. The Dagor Dagorlach at the end of the world when Melkor returns from the void and is killed by Túrin there might be other stuff but overall this was the most detailed history i’ve seen

[@JurzGarz]

To be fair, the Dagor Dagorlach isn't considered 100% canon, because Tolkien himself was uncertain of the idea.

[@muratsarsenov2008]

@@JurzGarz as far as I'm aware Tolkien regretted even inventing this idea so Dagor Dagorlach isn't a thing in this story

[@Aitidina]

@@muratsarsenov2008 As far as I'm aware, it is called Dagor Dagorath, not Dagor Dagorlach.

[@ZakhadWOW]

**Dagor Dagorath **

[@KuonilerariLoufanwald]

The Dagor Dagorath doesn't occur during the Fourth Age. It's merely the final battle which will bring about a new world at some point. The Fourth Age is when Men begin to rule Arda with the eventual departure of the Elves and isolation of the Dwarves. With Sauron destroyed, Melkor/Morgoth imprisoned, and the Orcs and other dark beings dwindling/going extinct, there is no evil left except that which lies in the hearts of Men. Who knows how many more ages could pass before Dagor Dagorath.

[@BrutalMorV]

I was really expecting this to be a hit or miss kind of thing. Nope! It captured pretty much every world altering event throughout the Silmarillion and the published works. I'm extatic to see this so well mapped out. Anyone ever starts asking questions, I can come right back her and let them see for themselves. Well done!!

[@Supernova33427]

It felt like I was taken on a long journey through history. Loved it

[@johns1625]

It's nice to see the whole history laid out like that. It seems like the Elves have been around forever yet they only awoke like 55% into the entire story lol. The world in the first age seemed so magical and mysterious and beautiful yet I bet the Years of the Lamps was probably about 100x more crazy before Melkor could disperse his evil into Arda and become much much MUCH weaker as he was in the first age.

[@bloat1235]

@annatar lord of gifts About the armies of balrogs it seems Tolkien himself varied on their number, whether there were literal armies or much less and were more just the generals of Morgoth's armies.

[@shinsenshogun900]

@@bloat1235 A whole damn retinue of them would be sick dreadful to face

[@alejandromaldonado6159]

@@shinsenshogun900 Balrogs were Morgoth trump card against the elves. They are the only reason he won any of his battles before he created dragons.

[@shinsenshogun900]

@@alejandromaldonado6159 used them damn well to give the opposing elves in their upper hand in every battle before Bragollach a surprise to give them: a tragic setback to mortally wound Feanor, to pounce upon Maedhros bearing laurels to negotiate, and to corner the fleeing fighting survivors of Gondolin throughout it's Ruin.

[@bulez0]

I listened to this music non-stop for 40 hours and am still listening to it. It has been very helpful while reading and studying.

[@jasonkasper4187]

This video is quickly knocking out competitors to be one of my favorite videos in all of KZbin. Amazing work!

[@most6771]

Lindon is basically the Switzerland of middle earth

[@jarskil8862]

If not mistaken, Umbar did a major raid there.

[@greydisarray]

I did not expect to sit through this whole thing but all of a sudden it was over. Great work, extremely impressed with the detail and time put into this.

[@kartal6248]

I'm amazed at the amount of effort must have been given here! As a massive fan of this series this one is by far the best one i have seen to this day and it has all the little details that needs to be said. Fantastic job man thank you!

[@andreasm5770]

This is beautiful! It's evident that you put a ridiculous amount of time and effort into this - and the result is amazing. Thank you so much and congrats!

[@mitteleuropa8485]

Ages before the First Age: the Years of the Sun or age of the awakening of Man, the Years of the Stars, the years of the Two Trees, and the years of the Great Lamps Ringil and Ormal. Altogether the days before the first rise of the Sun and the Moon were believed to have lasted about 154.812 years.

[@Dragonenthusiast-g7i]

I love this video so much! The fact that The Hobbit and the LOTR happened at the very end and takes up almost no space on the timeline is amazing

[@TristanPJ]

By far the best LotR-related video i've ever seen

[@ZVINTAO]

This is the greatest video I have ever watched in KZbin. I have no words, congratulations

[@okruch_buki4120]

This is awesome! I've got only one issue - Dunlendings. They're shown on the map in Dunland we know from the LOTR. But they've escaped Calendarhorn and moved there only after being slaughtered by the rohirrim, who burned down their villages while moving into the Calendarhorn

[@alejandromaldonado6159]

Isengard Propaganda

[@Nai-qk4vp]

@@alejandromaldonado6159 Nope. Truth.

[@redoktober8164]

Beautiful representation of how Arda evolved overtime. Though there is something I found wrong, the background during the age of the lamps should be void of stars, completely pitch black as Varda didn’t fill the skies of Arda with stars at the time

[@admiraloscar3320]

No, Varda created some or most of the stars at the creation of arda but the greatest of the stars were created just before the awakening of the elves.

[@toronto6182]

unarguably the best fantasy universe of the all time

[@valentinblue1952]

Imagine you are a Man in the 4th age, maybe Trading with Mirkwood or Lindon, seeing what the Elves are doing and capable of, Not knowing about the deeper fates of each Race. Then, one year, you travel to trade with them as you Always did, and they are Just gone. You steer into the harbor of Lindon and there is Just noone there, No ships, No people, Just a completely empty town thats so beautiful that you barely can comprehend it. Imagine how it must be to Walk the streets there and It's so eerily silent

[@Freedmoon44]

Tbf Mirkwood would likely one of the first realm abandonned due to the sheer distance to travel to reach the Haven. But yea those trading with Lindon seeing less and less Elves until one day none welcomes you anymore would be quite the adventure

[@codemancz798]

It's possible men took ownership of some of the elven cities, at least for a while before they lost their elven-ness due to the passage of time.

[@Meow-ml5hv]

Beautiful visualization of a beautiful story... Thank to You I went through it once again with a big nostalgia - Thank you so much :)

[@backture2863]

Huge props on you guys for doing the research and giving us such a detailed map. I am really suprised how well done it is and how much work is in this video. I always wanted to know what really happened before the books but never found a way to get onto that, without being thrown with one fact after the other, while having no way to realise what is happening. With your vudeo its really easy to follow due to the illustration on the map. Thank you guys for doing such a work with so much love and effort!

[@ianmoriarty2199]

Amazing work. It is good to have a visual representation of these events, especially events from the First Age and before, where there are just so many names and locations to keep track of, it's easy to get lost when just reading the Silmarillion.

[@davidwilliambarker]

That, my friend, was magnificent. Splendid. Thank you for this incredible project. - 67 years old, not a noob, Tolkien fan since I was 12

[@lowe_sa2976]

Wow! Don't you feel outdated?

[@paullunsford8921]

This was a really impressive video! A tremendous amount of work and it absolutely paid off!

[@nushnum]

I never thought someone would do this! Impressive mapping and video, Vologda!

[@tricky2258]

Amazing as l could never quite grasp how the Sillmarillion starts and ends and how the world map of muddle earth is displayed throughout history. Thank you for this brilliant historical depiction of Tolkiens world!

[@jerramrocks9136]

Watching this every now and again reminds me what an amazing world this is. This video is amazing. Well done to all who worked on it.

[@FurgusFungus]

Lindon is the Porugal of Middle Earth. Literally doesn't change for all these years

[@coloneldickens9031]

If you put it that way, its pretty neat that "Lindon" is only two letters away from "Lisbon"

[@kevinzrenda8753]

Really impressed at your work in creating this video.... and gives a phenomenal sense of the breadth and depth of Tolkien's world... wow- thank you

[@willstephens632]

12:46 Dwarves: *discover mithril* Sindar and Noldor: *IMMEDIATELY MOVE NEXT TO KHAZAD-DUM*

[@Estel_98]

CİRDAN = He become king 1000 years old and he ruled 10.749 years . Falas= 3973 Years (* 350 Valian years in Trees Age = 3500 Sun Years * 473 Sun years in First Age ) Balar Isle & Sirion Havens = 114 Years Grey Havens= 6662 Years (*Second Age 3441 *Third Age 3021 *Fourth Age 200 )

[@sotoshaska]

Reminds of me of a maps of Middle earth book when I was a kid. I remember just looking at the maps and the battles that took place. Thanks for thr nostalgia.

[@oliverlister1029]

Well done truly Well Done for doing this! It’s an amazing work of art you’ve done, you should be very happy with what you’ve done

[@Scrungge]

I wonder what Tolkien would have thought about this. Amazing work.

[@richardthomas5362]

In Christian belief of the future there will be a new heaven and new earth at the end of the book of Revelation. My wife and I have speculated on what would happen IF God asked his people what kind of a new earth he should make, and what Tolkien's reaction would be to a sizeable number of people saying, "Middle Earth!"

[@dorklymorkly3290]

Tolkien would die from the atrocities committed against him, his past, and his works.

[@Scrungge]

@@dorklymorkly3290 Nah he would be in awe by the lotr music alone, notwithstanding the amazing acting. What makes u think he's a closed minded grumpy old man?

[@pomeranianproductions647]

@@Scrungge Tolkien was enraged by the BBC adaption of LOTR back in the 70s, and that one was mostly faithful. There are many ways in which the movies stray away from the books. For instance: -Biomes: the landscape around Minas Tirith is supposed to be fertile farmland, not tundra. -Denethor as a character. -The depiction of Sauron, though admittedly I still like it the way it's done in the movies. -The way Isildur is portrayed in the movies. -The Scouring of the Shire is missing in the movies. -Tom Bombadil is missing in the movies including the whole bit about getting lost in the magical forest. -The Council of Elrond is severely cut short in the movies. -Aragorns arc with the undead soldiers. In the book they help liberate Pelargir from the Corsairs, rather than alleviate Minas Tirith. -The depiction of the beacons, though again I personally prefer the movie way. and a lot of other things. I believe while Tolkien would have loved the soundtrack and some of the actors he'd generally have loathed PJ's trilogy. But this doesn't mean the movies are bad by any means since they can still very well stand on their own as a work, regardless of authorial intent.

[@gabz6272]

It’s 1 am, i work tomorrow and i will probably be exhausted because of this video. Absolutely no regrets, i loved every second of it.

[@eddardstark6554]

Stunning to watch! Thank you for this magnificent work! If only the show runners of the upcoming LotR series put this much research, work, respect, and dedication in their project. I guess only time will tell. Fingers crossed, but my hopes are low.

[@desmondd1984]

Yeah, time will tell indeed...just from this video, it's easy to see that the Second Age is the one most open to dramatic license. But I'm skeptical, given what I've seen so far.

[@eddardstark6554]

Haha, I was clearly wrong! The show has so many things on the timeline completely wrong and out of place. What an atrocity.

[@davidbaptist96]

I ususally don't comment if I don't have anything to add, but I'm commenting anyway to help with the engagement algorithm and whatnot. Incredible video, it flew by and I didn't even realise it was 47 minutes long.

[@marcogubert]

Wonderful effort by you. Only two small corrections: the realm of Morgoth didn't have a name of its own, Dor Daedeloth refers only to the land north of Beleriand in which Angband is located, and the Noldor after Nirnaeth Arnoediad did not flee in Ossiriand, but on Amon Ereb, a hill and fortress on the opposite side of the Gelion river, where Amrod and Amras had their base.

[@zenetic9742]

Small correction: Dagor Dagorath refers to the last battle at the end of Times (Dagor Dagorath meaning „Battle of Battles“) Where Morgoth ultimately gets defeated by Turin and Evil ultimately ends. It’s kind of like Ragnarok. Morgoths realm however truly had no name.

[@marcogubert]

@@zenetic9742 my bad, I confused Dagor Dagorath with Dor Daedeloth

[@zenetic9742]

@UCumE4N0oyXA8I3fTErE04Fw no no, i am talking about the one and only Turin, son of Hurin and everything. He is supposed to stay in the Halls of Mandos until the Dagor Dagorath, where he slays Morgoth. I am confused about this myself, since i thought humans would leave Arda after their Death, but apparently they also reside at the halls of Mandos, until they eventually leave the world. Turin at least stays until the Dagor Dagorath. He is also not the only „historical“ Human to fight in the Dagor Dagorath, Ar-Pharazon and his Host are fighting on Morgoths side. Since the Dagor Dagorath is the Tolkien equivalent of Ragnarok this all makes sense to me.

[@marcogubert]

@@zenetic9742 yes, it was only an error by me

[@zenetic9742]

@@marcogubert i know, there was a now deleted comment asking how Turin could eventually slay Morgoth given that he committed suicide. I simply answered and don’t like to delete my comments which is why i let it stay

[@USMCArchAngel03]

I'm about halfway through The Silmarillion. This is most helpful! Thank you and great job!

[@edit9246]

Always wished someone would do this. Beautiful edition and accurate lore, this is so useful.

[@fabianniestegge4105]

Ive seen this done before by a different channel but i cant find the video again.

[@Aldanil]

This is the best history of middle earth timelapse i have ever seen. Keep up the good work.

[@YouSuprised]

The Fourth Age is not meaning all elves departed, mostly the Noldor and Sindar. Lothlorien, Rivendell and Lindon are abandoned. Mirkwoord (Woodland realm) and a part of East-Lorien remain intact for most during the Fourth Age. It was not specified whether the Nandor/Silvan/Avari elves had stayed longer or faded in obscurity.

[@ivanivan4899]

Guys, your work is absolutely brilliant

[@alextaho3260]

Brilliant!!! Absolutely Fantastic ! Well done- thank you !

[@lighty5738]

Incredible! I can't imagine how much effort you put in this great visualization.

[@dylangtech]

I remember watching Pax Christas's video about LOTR almost IMMEDIATELY before you released this. The fact that the events of LOTR took place in the Third Age, where civilization as a whole as on the decline, prosperous empires had collapsed, and every race was falling into the clutches of an evil force, it really shows Tolkien's unwillingness to let a world so radically different and fantastical compared to our own be without its constant parallels to the human condition, and the NEED for salvation.

[@JohnDoe-z2r]

Pax Christas? Can't find it. Do you have a link?

[@dylangtech]

@@JohnDoe-z2r He goes by @PaxTube on KZbin

[@lorenensemapping2215]

This is REALLY good, congrats to you guys for making this project. The level of detailing and research put into this is impressive. GG

[@elvastan]

Fantastic video! You did forget Gimli founding the settlement of the Glittering caves, but this is fantastic (And that was quite minor anyways)

[@marianavalmorbida7733]

Best video I found about Arda so far. I'm reading the Silmarillion for the second time and this video helped me a lot, thank you.

[@egemenpolat7366]

Congratulations, this work is complete awesome. Thanks for creating this kind of artwork. It's very fulfilling.

[@VologdaMapping]

Thanks man, what a beautiful comment!

[@kjaamor2057]

Next time I feel lazy for not doing something the day I think of it, I'm going to remember second-age Sauron.

[@codemancz798]

Better yet; just remember Círdan throughout all three ages.

[@matejailic5479]

I'm glad that Serb was helping in making this video. Nice video!

[@mihajlo7835]

sta mislis za ovo sto radi amazon meni je to katastrofa

[@JohnDoe-z2r]

remov keObRaCb

[@orionivx]

Nice work! A bit of note, since the petty kingdoms are missing, the "Bard refounds Dale" is weird, since there is no mention of the Kingdom of Dale earlier.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

the problem is we don't know when the orginal dale was founded/ (nor do we know when the other petty kindgoms were founded like Dorwinion)

[@aurelian2668]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 isnt dorwinion just a province founded by dunedan, middlemen and avari elves? Or at least speculated?

[@NiskaMagnusson]

the level of quality is so good i can almost imagine an interactive map where you can zoom to different parts of the world whilst things are transpiring, that sort of thing would be incredible.

[@JohnDoe-z2r]

there's lotrproject, but it isn't so complex

[@abhijaman4792]

Fifth Age: sometime in the 1910's - author J.R.R Tolkien stumbled upon the Red Book of Westmarch.

[@InMyHumbleSphere]

I was just searching for vids to go while I cook. Then I got hooked with details and need to read through the changing events though I know most of these already. Well Done! Namarie

[@g0lgrim1]

I think i figured i am realy a fan of Tolkiens work as i got tears in my eyes by just watching map-work on different moments... XD

[@kazmiz01]

Fabulous work, thank you for your effort in bringing it to us!

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

A single youtuber put more passion, dedication and love into a single video than the whole Amazon Company did for their own series. That should tell you everything you need to know about who loves Tolkien's work and who is just here for the money.

[@mihajlo7835]

amen brother/sister this really was amazing maybe there could have been a little more detail as i said in my original comment but it's still one of the best videos i have ever seen and amazon is using it for a political ad how sad...what could have been

[@bullrun2772]

i am really sorry but your wrong

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

@@bullrun2772 Explain

[@hithedragon7842]

The series isn't even out yet.

[@bullrun2772]

@@hithedragon7842 yep

[@sokolovremwwii2205]

Masterpiece of a video. Thanks you !

[@user_____M]

When the trees were destroyed, Melkor's corruption also affected them as they were dying, so when the Sun and Moon were made from the last fruit and the last flower, the light they have is already corrupted - this is also the nature of Man, both good and evil.

[@vikttor_6495]

Perfect video. One of the best videos about Tolkien world I have ever seen, just aweson work, you have done great job it really gives you some knowlage of history even if you didn't read Silmarillion.

[@andrefarfan4372]

Great video.

[@egilosterlund]

I am quite excited

[@Owlusirie]

Me too.

[@lukassahlander1106]

Me too

[@sawyersprott]

Me too

[@ThomasHall1000]

This is magnificent, the Professor would be proud

[@scoringbox2176]

My gosh this is so incredible

[@tobiasmmueller]

That was epic! So detailed. Many thanks.

[@carolusmartellus2520]

I admire the hard work in this video, but there is a couple of critical mistakes (that Karen Wynn Fonstad also made in her "Atlas of Middle-Earth") : Mordor and the Sea of Rhûn already existed in the Years of the Trees and the First Age, they were NOT submerged under the Inland Sea of Helcar. Mordor's early existence is something that is described in the posthumous "History of Middle-Earth" (HoME) volume XII, "The Peoples of Middle-Earth", by Christopher Tolkien published in 1992. Also, "Unfinished Tales" (UT) (1980) tells of how the Druedain travelled towards western Middle-Earth in the First Age by skirting the lands south of Mordor before arriving in Ithilien and then crossing the river Anduin. Similarly, the Sea of Rhûn already existed in the Years of the Trees as a singular body of water, as the "Nature of Middle-Earth" posthumous book published in 2021 describes that the journey of the Eldar towards the West saw them encounter, then traverse the Sea of Rhûn on ships. These are essential and defining elements of Middle-Earth's early geography, since the existence of Mordor and of the Sea of Rhûn pushes the Sea of Helcar further East, and essentially makes the landmass of the continent of Middle-Earth much wider than what is suggested in most maps (while also lengthening by quite a bit the westward journey of the Eldar and of the Atani).

[@egorusticussum1758]

this must be the best video i have watched for a long

[@aswfabt]

Good god… 47 minutes… amazing.

[@alexmmin]

12:49 The dwarves discover mithril. Elves: Do you need some elves?

[@atomicchief6408]

pov: you're arnor and you can't stop losing

[@shinsenshogun900]

Euphoric

[@bloat1235]

F

[@124akshat]

Bravo bravo! You deserve some celebration for this…! Well done!

[@sapphmapper9388]

Amazing video man! I want to know, what's the names of the songs played at 7:39-9:32, 36:12-38:35, and 43:18-45:38? Thanks!

[@swedenking1448]

First and second timeline - Evan King - Guardians Third timeline - Timur Haisyn - Brutal Fervour

[@sapphmapper9388]

@@swedenking1448 Awesome, thanks

[@swedenking1448]

@@sapphmapper9388 Not at all