War in Middle-earth - The Fourth Age

In the final episode of War in Middle-earth, we cover the aftermath of the War of the Ring, and some of the events that occur in the Fourth Age.
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[@elliotcrossan6290]

This has been a brilliant series, and I'm sad to see it coming to an end!

[@DarthGandalfYT]

I sound dead in this video because Australian summers are awful, and anyone who tells you otherwise is wrong and a terrible person.

[@elliotcrossan6290]

New Zealand summers are too hot for me. Australian summers must be torture 😬

[@shanenolan8252]

I couldn't manage it ( Australian summer) my brother lives there he is dying with the heat)

[@untitled568]

I thought you were British lol

[@DarthGandalfYT]

@@untitled568 I'm not that unlucky ;)

[@untitled568]

@@DarthGandalfYT I like Brits, their accent is amazing

[@markstott6689]

The Fourth Age is bittersweet in so many ways. The defeat of Sauron frees the world of darkness and its servants. Yet the loss of the elves and eventually the dwarves means the loss of its magical feelings. The world becomes for me at least, a far more dreary place. It becomes more and more like the world we know today. I often think about what period and what age i would choose to live in? What race i would choose given a choice? I suspect that i would choose to be of elven kind. The wish to see the wonders of the First Age elven kingdoms. Seeing Gondolin and Doriath before they fell. See Valinor, visit Numenor before it turns to evil. Visiting Khazad-Dum at its heights. The historian in me makes me want to see it all and document as much as possible so that all that was good and fair has its memories preserved. I can but dream. ❤❤❤

[@apple8464]

What I love about the saga of Middle Earth is that it was the first book series I read that had an epilogue. It closed out everyone’s stories, not just the main character’s, with an incredibly bittersweet outcome. Gone are the Elves, to their own lands. Woodland Elves diminish and become forgotten. Dwarves become legends. The whole world moves on from that of fantasy, to one more grounded in the reality we know. The cycle of our world will always demand as such, but it still leaves us reeling from the loss, yet happy that we were able to witness such fantastic stories. Tolkien is an amazing genius of a writer to present us with such a story.

[@LeHobbitFan]

A great ending to a great series! Hats off to you!

[@Barbossa778]

Congratulations on finishing this series! This is easily some of the best LOTR content on YT. Are you going to consider covering Amazon LOTR when they come out? I know that’s not really your thing but I loved your video when you walked through the Wizards and Warriors videos and I thought your commentary was very fair and insightful. I know it’s not your area right now but I think you would be good at episode breakdowns and it would certainly help your channel.

[@raulbaez8526]

We are proud of you making this series! Love your content!

[@isomeme]

Aaaaaw! What a lovely, perfect, heartfelt ending for a brilliant series. You have a rare talent for synthesis, pulling fragments from dozens of sources into compelling narratives. Your love of Arda and skill as a storyteller combine to bring me fresh excitement about material I've known for 50 years, and awestruck wonder at details I had never noticed. Thank you very much for all you do, and remember: Your many fans are out here always, hanging on your every word.

[@jonaszhaat9043]

Thats for the series, it was great. Waiting for the next ones

[@Human-zx4rb]

Great video

[@johnt.inscrutable1545]

FYI… I did watch every video in order in one sitting. I couldn’t bear to stop it the couple times I had to to feed the dogs or take out the trash. It was immensely enjoyable, as I’ve said before. Epic. Appropriate for the epic that is the works of JRR Tolkien. Namarië!

[@toddfeather5760]

That was a brilliant series and need a new one

[@Amdir372]

This has been such a great series. Been here since the start and I can't wait for what comes next.

[@carrotifson1331]

Thank you Darth

[@jackolantern147]

Its a shame to see this awesome series come to an end. But, I am looking forward to seeing what comes next. Maybe a what-if series, or a versus series?

[@benjeffrey7577]

I'm not crying... Well done, mate. Great series

[@shanenolan8252]

Great series

[@jessesturgeon5327]

I wonder what would happen to the people of Dunland in the Fourth Age. Would they be occupied by Rohan? Would they migrate north into Eregion once the Dwarves reestablished Khazad-dum? When Gondor and Rohan got around to colonizing Enedwaith I suppose there would have been a mingling of the three peoples.

[@DarthGandalfYT]

I guess they would probably avoid each other for a while. The Dunlendings were technically subjects of the King of Gondor in the past, but they were still very isolationist. I think potential colonisers would steer clear of the hills, and mostly settle along the North-South Road.

[@ellesartelcontar2387]

I watched every episode and loved every single one keep up the amazing work and all your other videos Mellon

[@xaviermontesdeoca2440]

Amazing series dude, thank You for doing it

[@johnt.inscrutable1545]

This has been an epic series. It should be on Netflix or Amazon as preview or reminder of what comes after the second age. It’s well presented and well thought out. Thank you very much for this complete list of videos with a great summary of the major events in middle earth. Thank you, JTI

[@jonystyles9473]

great series bro, amazing content, you should be proud :)) much channels should watch you, keep up the work, hope you never grow tired bro cheers

[@gengisgio]

It is said often and I know I am not original at all but... best Tolkien channel on youtube!

[@Jacob_64]

I started from your first video to here and I am an addicted to all of it, from the sudden humor (thingol is still a |》!ck even if he has a reason) to how you describe it in your way (which is very detailed) even how you clearfiy if it is just an assumption or theory or even fanmade, and your fan fiction of the northern kingdom is amazing, I admire all your hard work and I hope you will be among the top in the Tolkien KZbin community.

[@slasher5095]

Loved the series can't wait to see what you do next

[@michaelc3441]

Been an amazing series from start to finish, can't wait to see what you do next

[@n543576]

I absolutely loved this entire series, your descriptions and little ending statements were a joy to hear. Well done dude you've left quite an impact to the lore.

[@generalvoor927]

Congratulations on finishing this series! It has been a blast and thank you for the effort you have put into these videos!

[@sageofcaledor8188]

Congradulations on finihing this series! It took me some time to get through it all, but it was worth it! Thank you for everything!

[@rashgyl25]

thank you darth gandalf!!!!!! i am a new subscriber and i have just watched the entire series like a movie...........it feels like i have read the entire books of Tolkien......you have been so thorough in these stories!!!!!! the maps and movements of troops were very detailed !!!!!

[@michalalibaba263]

Best LOTR channel on YT, love your videos. It was really a pleasure to go through all 3 ages with you. Keep doing great work! Polish audience here :D

[@chadicusmaximus8644]

Brillian series! Enjoyed every last entry

[@istari0]

Nicely done. I have greatly enjoyed all the videos in this series. Bravo! I'm looking forward to whatever else you create.

[@qujmilton]

Great video and a great series

[@TheMasonK]

I think Tolkien’s overall theme from his universe is to love and enjoy the natural world for one day much that you love and enjoy will fade away. It’s a bittersweet moment seeing this series end knowing the journey (time with COVID-19) we’ve all been on since you started it. I shall end this comment with these words “A thing isn’t beautiful because it lasts.”

[@SuperCory1973]

Great work! I listened to every episode and enjoyed it immensely.

[@costinlazar8549]

Thanks for all your time and knowledge.Worth all my time.

[@kreigport6094]

Loved this series...great explanations and each n every episode was so interesting....you have done a great job... Thankyou for your efforts.

[@sayagarapan1686]

Brilliant and the best look at these subjects we've had yet, so don't doubt the value of what you've done! Your presentations are on a par with GirlNext Gondor and Red Book. You three are elite and untouchable in this lore category, and each have unique ways to bring out new things, or old things in a new way if I may give my honest opinion. No cookie cutter, assembly line vids here. If more of us valued lore and tales and cheer above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. THANG YOU BERRY BUCH.

[@yanniskanakis8925]

Thank you for your time and effort, it has been an treat watch your series!

[@cavetroll666]

thank you sir ! this has been a highlight for me in these dark covid days

[@MikaelKKarlsson]

Cheers to your hard work. Time well spent!

[@DSweeney525]

Binged all of the episodes over the past couple of weeks. Absolutely masterful series!

[@tonyhinrichs1869]

Great video and series!! Thanks so much for all the fantastic lore!

[@michaelsavage7884]

This was an awesome series. Hopefully more stuff from the Silimarilian too. I'll keep 👀. Loved how you covered places and did videos on the people's of middle earth.

[@andrewm3210]

Congratulations on finishing the series! Absolutely top notch LOTR content and I am looking forward to seeing what you do next! Well done!

[@alejandroelizondo7078]

amazing series! sad to see it end :(

[@ivanurkovic3989]

Excellent work bro 👌 I hope to keep seeing more from you

[@murqouttt8188]

Thank you for this great series !

[@veikkaverneri2944]

Great work DarthGandalf. Hole series was very informative and funny to listen. What is next series you are going to do? Also hope you return someday to twitch to play games.

[@DarthGandalfYT]

Thanks, Veikka. I might do some KZbin live stuff soon if I can get it to work properly.

[@alanmike6883]

@@DarthGandalfYT Darth do you think you will ever do a detailed video of the siege and fall of gondolin? It's a saga in itself. It's houses, it's Lord's, two killed balrogs, dragons etc. Turgons stubbornness, tuor bringing ulmos warning. Idrils foresight in having the escape route built. No earendil, no meeting elwing, no Elros and Elrond etc. 👍

[@DarthGandalfYT]

@@alanmike6883 Maybe, but I'd have to buy the Fall of Gondolin first because the Silmarillion version is far shorter, and very different.

[@alanmike6883]

@@DarthGandalfYT I've always found the fall of gondolin just like arnor fascinating. It took almost the entire of army of morgoth to take it. Few in number yet the in legacy of gondolin survived in its survivors.. Don't forget the legend of echilien and glorfindel 😊 Do you think one day, just one day a video on the relative strengths and weaknesses of each human, elven, dwarven kingdom throughout the different ages. For example I keep hearing that doraith was the strongest elven kingdom of the first age yet without the girdle of melion it was sacked not was but twice.

[@Benyovszky88]

This has been a great series. Thank you for it. Your recording has also impoved noticeably throughout, I never notived the difference before. :) Go on then... share the secrets.

[@DarthGandalfYT]

Thanks for your kind words, I appreciate it. The secret behind the recording is a $200 microphone.

[@warriorpoet458]

Great Job Darth!

[@geraintjones8505]

Outstanding series!

[@holgerjahndel3623]

In the fourth age Moria and the misty mountains still stay in the hand of the Orcs and the Trolls...but at the end of the fourth age the dwarves conquer back Moria and destroy the Orcs finally with it.

[@jessewilliams9195]

This was great, thank you

[@MichaelWilliams-bw6he]

Great job man!

[@TOTCD]

Bravo 👏🏿 You were simply marvelous!

[@TOTCD]

I feel like the 2nd age was my fav one. The 3d age already felt like the dominion of men to me.

[@colonialjim9154]

Well done, sir!

[@Goratrix66]

Great work, enjoyed and was intresting :) thanks

[@leightonderosenroll8347]

Great Series!

[@hazbojangles2681]

So we can Understand that Strider was a pretty good guy

[@valythecat7541]

Keep up the good work !!!!!

[@brethilnen]

Great epilogue

[@holgerjahndel3623]

The problem in the fourth age was, that the human people of the dark still were superior in number - although being seperated now and often making war with each other and are not any more united under Saurons will and rulership and led and coordinated by him. Also see James DeMeos "Saharasia-Thesis" of the US-Anthropologist James DeMeo and see alternative archaeologists like Graham Hancock and Bauval and Gilbert and David Hatcher Childress and Charroux and R. Cedric Leonard (Leonhard) and Freksa and the German anthropologist Andreas Delor. Also see the international Nexus-Magazine and Bernhard Beier from Germany and Helge Wirth and Dominique Görlitz and Charles Berlitz and Arysios Santos and the international Epoch Times Newspaper and Michael Snyders Websites and the international Amazon Research Website about alternative archaeology .

[@alanmike6883]

Cool series. Sad it's come to a end. I'd like to know your opinion on the relative strengths and weakness on each elven, human, dwarven realms in each age. Like disadvantage to gondolin was its isolation but it was also its strength. Or like was nargothand stronger then dorath and gondolin for example??

[@ericwaxman6437]

I have always been puzzled by the Elven Rings losing their power on the fall of Sauron. While he instructed Celebrimbor in ring making he did not participate in the making of the Three Elven Rings of Power nor infuse any of his power into them. Thus, with the destruction of the One Ring, which was designed to dominate all the Rings of Power, the Elven Rings should have been free and able to function based on whatever of his own power Celebrimbor infused within those rings. Thoughts?

[@nikhtzatzi]

thoughts : sauron foresaw the bearers as possible enemies and did some spell so that they are binded with him from the start.

[@talesoftheeldar8688]

Darth Gandalf, can you rank all battles and campaigns ?

[@eliashamalainen7888]

Thank you.

[@madadaxxx]

Just one question how come the wood elves didn’t sail?

[@kazikmajster5650]

Nice video, but it basically only summarizes what the LotR Appendices said.

[@MK-bg9bj]

Imho, there should be one more episode: The Dagor Dagorath.

[@acrustykrab]

The Fading is very sad

[@billychops1280]

What would happen if another Balrog appeared in the fourth age lol would the forces of men be able to kill it? Assuming of course that any evil creatures still alive rally to its side

[@karmapolice247]

Ok this is a great series and all, but what about their TAX policies!?

[@legiohysterius4624]

A age has ended...

[@australopithecusafarensis5386]

How depressing an ending

[@strongsuccessfulweeb1400]

322 views is a crime

[@jmoney2568]

Where the dragons during the war of the last alliance??

[@ointment9]

Don't understand why the Dwarfs do not prosper ????

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[@paulemge9156]

Great series