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Badger-folk - Middle Earth's Most Secretive Creatures #lotr #middleearth #tolkien
The Badger-Folk are a very mysterious and barely talked about race in Middle Earth. They are covered in Tolkien’s, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, in one of the many poems.
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Feel free to participate in the conversation down in the comments section. I genuinely appreciate hearing your thoughts and Middle Earth theories!
#Arda #MiddleEarth #Tolkien #LordoftheRings #Lore #Theory #TheHobbit #badgerfolk #lotr
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Earendil VS Ancalagon - The Silmarillion's Greatest Story #lotr #tolkien #middleearth
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Follow Middle Earth Express for more content covering Lord of the Rings lore, history and more! New posts 3 times a week, including CZcams Shorts and full length video essays. Feel free to participate in the conversation down in the comments section. I genuinely appreciate hearing your thoughts and Middle Earth theories! #Arda #MiddleEarth #Tolkien #LordoftheRings #Lore #Theory #TheHobbit
Every Dragon in Middle Earth Chronicled - LotR Lore Video
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Every Dragon in Middle Earth Chronicled - LotR Lore Video
Huan - The Greatest Dog in Middle Earth
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Huan - The Greatest Dog in Middle Earth
Does Frodo ever see Sam again after The Lord of the Rings?
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Does Frodo ever see Sam again after The Lord of the Rings?
What were the Silent Watchers of Mordor? - Lord of the Rings Lore
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What were the Silent Watchers of Mordor? - Lord of the Rings Lore

Komentáře

  • @boomroasted6938
    @boomroasted6938 Před 4 dny

    I wonder what color my twisted sorcery would taint a place….

  • @Pickle6443
    @Pickle6443 Před 4 dny

    Kool

  • @davidvernon3119
    @davidvernon3119 Před 5 dny

    Or maybe we haven’t a clue and aren’t meant to. I rather like that we don’t know.

  • @jcwoodman5285
    @jcwoodman5285 Před 8 dny

    Well he came back as Gandalf, had a bath & some clean robes & voila! 😊

  • @StarsAndDreamz
    @StarsAndDreamz Před 9 dny

    "Say it! You raped her! Killed her! Murdered her children!" *squish*

  • @boomroasted6938
    @boomroasted6938 Před 15 dny

    The seat of seeing…. Coolest name ever for a lookout. Want to learn more about that!

  • @martingraham801
    @martingraham801 Před 16 dny

    Dude was so tired of his teammates he demanded the 1v1

  • @Karin_Allen
    @Karin_Allen Před 24 dny

    I love the fact that Huan saved his final chance at speaking for a good-bye to Beren and Luthien. He could have used his third chance to speak earlier on, advice to Beren and Luthien or delivering a portentous warning to their enemies. But instead, he saved his final chance at speech for a few simple, intimate words to the people he loved most. We don't even know what he said, and that's as it should be.

  • @sidress1
    @sidress1 Před 25 dny

    Knowing that they were isildur and his brother was never really interesting to me. Making the realization that the pillars are abandoned border lines that stand as ruins and symbolify the wane of the age of men...holy crap, ive never made that connection

    • @MiddleEarthExpress
      @MiddleEarthExpress Před 24 dny

      Yeah, the statues faces and features having been eroded to a point of being nearly unrecognizable is also a cool way to show the decline of Gondor

  • @Vizzy_T
    @Vizzy_T Před 25 dny

    Ironic that Isildur thinks that he, of all people should be seen as somebody to be admired for vigilance when you can distantly equate to him being the reason that thousands upon thousands have died

    • @Burt1038
      @Burt1038 Před 25 dny

      The Argonath were built long after Isildur died; it says right in the clip they were commissioned by Romendacil ii

    • @MattcraftMSTR
      @MattcraftMSTR Před 24 dny

      It also wasn’t really Isildur’s fault. Nobody outside of someone like Tom Bombadil, could resist the call of the one ring forever.

  • @Vince6323
    @Vince6323 Před 25 dny

    I thoroughly enjoy learning about LOTR lore. Thank you! Keep up the content!

    • @MiddleEarthExpress
      @MiddleEarthExpress Před 25 dny

      I really appreciate that! Stay tuned for more… Middle Earth is a seemingly endless source of interesting stories and lore

  • @fatguywhobreathesfire6488

    Middle Earth’s goodest boy

  • @MarquezRobinson
    @MarquezRobinson Před 29 dny

    Badass character and my favorite one 👊🏿😎

  • @markkuijpers3818
    @markkuijpers3818 Před měsícem

    Officially, Faramir was the last Ruling Steward, for the short while between Denethor's death and Elessar's ascendance

    • @MiddleEarthExpress
      @MiddleEarthExpress Před 29 dny

      Good call! I should have specified in the video, I was trying to keep it focused on Denethor but I appreciate you clarifying here for people

    • @markkuijpers3818
      @markkuijpers3818 Před 29 dny

      @@MiddleEarthExpress No problem, I'm glad it came across positively like I meant it to 👍

  • @twrampage
    @twrampage Před měsícem

    Imagine the amount of foolhardy bravado that leads to thinking you can ride to Minas Morgul and beat the Witch-King in a duel.

    • @MiddleEarthExpress
      @MiddleEarthExpress Před 29 dny

      That’s a wild story I want to research further so see what people think happened

    • @micklumsden3956
      @micklumsden3956 Před 6 dny

      I am also thinking that there must’ve been more to it than is reported in this short video

  • @maylabrown4584
    @maylabrown4584 Před měsícem

    Watchers of Mordor I always believed are the Sauron's failed attempts at trying to recreate the Palentir, instead of being able to perfectly view distances from far away it can only do the opposite and see all things within a certain area. The "Watching" Effect is actually the activation noise that triggers whenever an unknown /unaccepted individual is in the area, as due to being created by Sauron, they are directly connected to him.

    • @MiddleEarthExpress
      @MiddleEarthExpress Před 29 dny

      Ooo I like this theory as well.. kind of like the fantasy version of those scanners on your way out of stores to make sure you aren’t stealing haha

    • @maylabrown4584
      @maylabrown4584 Před 29 dny

      @@MiddleEarthExpress Exactly 😂

  • @boomroasted6938
    @boomroasted6938 Před měsícem

    lol let’s play a game, we’ll hurl rocks at each other for fun!

  • @ericstaples7220
    @ericstaples7220 Před měsícem

    Why didn't Sauron recruit the mountain giants?

    • @user-zq6zc4tg1c
      @user-zq6zc4tg1c Před měsícem

      they probably had no interest in his war

    • @Dan-fw2db
      @Dan-fw2db Před měsícem

      Pretty sure they'd just hurl rocks at him if he tried

    • @MiddleEarthExpress
      @MiddleEarthExpress Před 29 dny

      Possibly they just weren’t interested in communicating with him or participating and the risk of being squashed or killed outweighed the benefit to Sauron

  • @user-pk5zu4mz4q
    @user-pk5zu4mz4q Před měsícem

    Batred vbnmvcre.

  • @user-pk5zu4mz4q
    @user-pk5zu4mz4q Před měsícem

    Wos 1.

  • @user-pk5zu4mz4q
    @user-pk5zu4mz4q Před měsícem

    Ookkkk oohhhhhh ooooohhh ooooooh oooooh oohhhh.

  • @bestintheworld4850
    @bestintheworld4850 Před měsícem

    Remember kids, “The Sea is always Right!”

  • @boomroasted6938
    @boomroasted6938 Před měsícem

    Caves of the forgotten = vibes

  • @bushbladesnbows.2378
    @bushbladesnbows.2378 Před měsícem

    Idk they look like they were clearly vased in the Mongols

    • @MiddleEarthExpress
      @MiddleEarthExpress Před měsícem

      Very well could be, the discussions I’ve seen have been about the inland Vikings I mentioned but definitely the name Khand illicit comparisons to Genghis KHAN and the Mongols

  • @simonsheridan5906
    @simonsheridan5906 Před měsícem

    You don’t think they were based on the Kahns?

    • @MiddleEarthExpress
      @MiddleEarthExpress Před měsícem

      Could be! The discussions I’ve seen in the fandom relate them to the Varangians but i see the comparison there

  • @Abc-tv4fu
    @Abc-tv4fu Před měsícem

    Huan is the strongest because of latino work ethic

  • @boomroasted6938
    @boomroasted6938 Před měsícem

    No freaking way are they the blue wizards

  • @boomroasted6938
    @boomroasted6938 Před měsícem

    Tom Bombadil the true GOAT

  • @Applestripe
    @Applestripe Před měsícem

    Middle Earth got Narnia'd

  • @Spectorblade
    @Spectorblade Před měsícem

    Funny how yall think this actually scientifically explains reality

  • @hoffenwurdig1356
    @hoffenwurdig1356 Před měsícem

    I have a custom amigurumi of one of Huan’s female relatives.

  • @PaladinesAngel
    @PaladinesAngel Před měsícem

    What happens to the balrog’s undying spirit? Being it’s a Maia as well

    • @MiddleEarthExpress
      @MiddleEarthExpress Před měsícem

      you can only really speculate about this because Tolkien never gave a definitive answer even for non corrupted Maia but the Balrog would likely lose a significant amount of its power and ability to influence the physical world. A being as powerful as Sauron was still able to cling to the physical world after death and eventually able to construct a new "body" for himself but I'm not sure a Balrog would be able to do the same...

    • @etrangray-mane8610
      @etrangray-mane8610 Před měsícem

      This sounds like a good start for a redemption story.

  • @johnmorris1009
    @johnmorris1009 Před měsícem

    There's a lot of possibilites. He may have been a very powerful black numenorian warrior and / or sorceror, or may have even been of regal and royal blood; Perhaps a Numenorian prince, or even Tar-Ciryatan or Tar-Antanamir. These were two kings who ruled numenor in the centuries immediately before the Nazgul first appeared. We do know that Tar Ciryatan fought and defeated the forces of the dark lord, before he became king. Whether he ever encountered the Dark lord himself is anyone's guess. Not particularly likely, but not impossible.

    • @MiddleEarthExpress
      @MiddleEarthExpress Před měsícem

      It always amazes me how deep the lore goes, thanks for sharing your thought!

  • @PipsKay432
    @PipsKay432 Před měsícem

    I believe Sam and Frodo did reunite and lived out their days until their passing

  • @boomroasted6938
    @boomroasted6938 Před měsícem

    Dragons and werewolves and vampires! Oh my!

  • @boomroasted6938
    @boomroasted6938 Před měsícem

    Great job with the story telling vibe on this one. Makes it so engaging!

  • @AsmongoldvsArtosisclips
    @AsmongoldvsArtosisclips Před měsícem

    This is inspired by the book The Night Land that inspired both Tolkien and Lovecraft in all his writings.

  • @williamlushenko3196
    @williamlushenko3196 Před měsícem

    Based on a true story. In the excluded books of the Bible written by Einstein.

  • @grandturtle2786
    @grandturtle2786 Před měsícem

    Love the artwork. Can i ask the artist?

    • @MiddleEarthExpress
      @MiddleEarthExpress Před měsícem

      Most of the artwork is by different artists, a lot of it is specifically made to match moments in Tolkien’s stories but some are more generic that I have found to match the visual I was looking for. Is there a particular piece you would like the artists name from?

    • @grandturtle2786
      @grandturtle2786 Před měsícem

      @@MiddleEarthExpress The gates of Angband were epic. I'll choose that one. It seemed like most of the ones in this short are pretty similar style so I didn't know if a majority of them were done, maybe by Rembrandt.

    • @MiddleEarthExpress
      @MiddleEarthExpress Před měsícem

      So the best I can find on that particular piece was that it was uploaded to The One Wiki to Rule Them All by user DishonoredGod. But I reverse image searched it and it’s also for sale on Wallpapers by a user named laxman… this isn’t particularly helpful sorry. But for example, the first image in the video is called “The War of Wrath” by Firat Solhan

    • @grandturtle2786
      @grandturtle2786 Před měsícem

      @@MiddleEarthExpress I appreciate the attempt. Love the artwork your finding for your videos tho!!

  • @chrispeterson1989
    @chrispeterson1989 Před měsícem

    How often are we corrupted by thoughts and visions of power and never escape to become as great a person as we could. There are so many layers from this book, humanity the Bible and Christendom. Such an interesting web of story telling

  • @ddd2l591
    @ddd2l591 Před měsícem

    Just wanted to add Draugluin was made by Morgoth trough breeding wolves & imbue them with a spirit For the rest nice video

  • @boomroasted6938
    @boomroasted6938 Před měsícem

    I’d be curious to know how long a period of time it was between Earendil setting out to find Valinor and his return to face the dragon.

    • @MiddleEarthExpress
      @MiddleEarthExpress Před měsícem

      Okay so from what I can gather he reached Valinor in 536-542 about, and Morgoth was defeated in 587, sooooo it took a couple of years to convince the Valar and plan out the attack strategy

  • @AP-mf4fz
    @AP-mf4fz Před měsícem

    I would theorize that they value gold for two reasons 1. That it’s the bane of all evil, dragons are unfortunately generally not the best guys around and 2. To smite the other beings of middle earth, they are all about power and demonstration of, they know it has to drive people crazy that they have all that gold and no one can touch it or do anything about it

  • @supernus8684
    @supernus8684 Před měsícem

    AI generated voice...

    • @MiddleEarthExpress
      @MiddleEarthExpress Před měsícem

      Yep! Didn’t want to use my voice, I think this nice British fellow works better for Tolkien lore but I am the one who researched, wrote and edited the video

    • @MotherFucker1984
      @MotherFucker1984 Před měsícem

      And...

    • @supernus8684
      @supernus8684 Před měsícem

      @@MiddleEarthExpress Well if you want me to watch your videos you have to use your real voice. AI voices suck...

    • @supernus8684
      @supernus8684 Před měsícem

      @@MotherFucker1984 And it sucks. Why would i watch something when i cant even hear a real person talking? I can either A. watch this video or B. watch another video where a real person makes a real effort to communicate. Do you think that choice is a hard one?

    • @mrbibble5072
      @mrbibble5072 Před měsícem

      Seems ok to me. To each their own.

  • @bretallica13
    @bretallica13 Před měsícem

    Just subbed! Love the short form videos

  • @ScooterDoge
    @ScooterDoge Před měsícem

    He is a character Amazon will destroy.

  • @ImmersiveReactions
    @ImmersiveReactions Před měsícem

    yes

  • @PressA2Die
    @PressA2Die Před měsícem

    Was he a good boy thou?

  • @juliae8553
    @juliae8553 Před měsícem

    So tolkien was a flat earther🧐

  • @anadmirer8789
    @anadmirer8789 Před měsícem

    My theory is that the Silent Watchers are bewitched statues containing the tormented souls of two of Sauron’s former enemies from long, long ago. So long in fact, that their true names are no longer remembered.