Barad-dûr | The Fortress of Sauron
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- Following the example of Tolkien's incredible writing style where we experience the story from the perspective of the characters, I would like to present you a new project - Secrets of the Palantír, the series about the mysteries, curiosities, and all things Middle-earthish!
The idea is to find out answers to all interesting questions from Tolkien's abundant world through Palantíri's visions. Today's video covers the creation and early history of the Dark Tower:
Barad-dûr or the Dark Fortress was the Dark Lord Sauron's central stronghold in Mordor, serving as his base in Middle-earth during the Second and late Third Age.
The construction of the tower began around the year 1000 of the Second Age and took six hundred years to complete. It was the greatest fortress built since the fall of Angband during the War of Wrath.
Barad-dûr was besieged for seven years by the Last Alliance of Elves and Men during the late Second Age and was leveled after the defeat of Sauron.
At the end of the long Siege of Barad-dûr, Gil-galad and Elendil fought Sauron and cast him down, but were both slain as well, and Elendil's sword Narsil was broken when he fell. Isildur used the broken sword to cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand. However, Isildur chose not to destroy the Ring at Mount Doom and was eventually betrayed by the Ring in the Disaster of the Gladden Fields where he was slain by Orcs.
But since the Tower was created using the power of the One Ring, its foundations could not be destroyed while the Ring still existed. As Isildur failed to destroy the Ring, the tower was eventually rebuilt when Sauron returned to Mordor thousands of years later in the Third Age...
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro - Palantír
00:16 - Frodo's vision
00:52 - Origin of Barad-dûr
02:42 - Last Alliance of Elves and Men
03:44 - Power of the One
04:12 - Credits
Credits
Narration by:
Alex Langenbach
/ @alexsonicsmusic
Phil Dragash
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Visuals:
Wojtek Piwowarczyk - Palantír
wojtekpiwowarczyk.com/
/ wojciech.piwowarczyk
Arcima Studio - Mordor Recap
/ oguzzzful
www.artstation.com/arcima_studio
Corey Bastiaans - Barad Dur model, Map, The One Rings
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BFME REFORGED - Barad-dûr - Eye of Sauron - Mount Doom
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Wolfman, Wolf & Kaisa - Unit trailer
/ @thewolfmanmachinima
/ kaisamachinimas
Tom Shaw - LOTR Battle
www.artstation.com/tomshaw1
Nedim Can Incebay - Battle of the Black Gate
/ nedimcanincebay
ELDEN RING: Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Pexels
www.pexels.com/
THE BATTLE FOR MIDDLE-EARTH: REFORGED
bfmereforged.org/
The Dawnless Days - Total War
/ @thedawnlessdays
www.nexusmods.com/totalwaratt...
Thumbnail art is made by merging two images by the amazing Wardenlight Studio
www.artstation.com/wardenlight
Music:
Tales of the Rings Soundtrack - The Land of Shadow
Tales of the Rings Soundtrack - Ring Theme
Composed by one and only David Donges
/ daviddongescomposer
/ davidddonges
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#lotr #tolkien #sauron #mordor #thelordoftherings #silmarillion #jrrtolkien #phildragash
Why is this not one of the top LOTR lore channels??? Fantastic work man.
Must be some Bezos devilry 😆
This captures the might of Gorthaur.
Love this depiction of Barad-dûr; it is definitely the proper abode for one such as Sauron! Looking forward to seeing Angband and Utumno!
I am not fully focused on making videos due to my job, but if the gods of the algorithm have mercy on me, my goal is to make one video per week 😄
Make more😂
Great video, pls make one on utumno and angband aswell pls
I've wrote the text for Angband although they're brefly covered in the "Battle of the Powers" and "War of the Valar" videos.
@@TalesoftheRings that surely will be the epitome of epic. Having the words to even properly describe Utumno may be tough task. One I wouldn't chose any other channel to take on over this one. Tip of the hat
Thank you for your trust!
Ok this this is the greatest tolkentube channel on UA-cam. Hands down. Can't wait to see what comes next!
Thank you friend
This is great! I would love to see a lot more videos, like this, about so many different places.
Dol Guldur almost finished 😊
Love this content and channel, so much better than rings of power ever could be. 600 years worth of construction, with the new rings of power trailer it was just a snap of fingers.❤ great lore storytelling
Underrated channel
Wow. I found this from reddit, can't believe I didn't know about your channel! Your video quality is excellent! Now I'm compelled to watch all your videos :)
Thank you for kind words
Amazing! Great job! 🔥🔥
Thanks 🙏
Well done!
Fantastic! The best one yet 🌞🎶
And also, it's a great honour for me to narrate "alongside". Phil Dragash🎶👍
@@AlexSonicsMusic The pleasure is all mine!
SO SICK!
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Underrated vid
They should have had you write for Rings Of Power. Great job
I think we wouldn't work well together 😆
have you actually seen any of the interviews these people give? They live in a completely different planet. All they talked about was how "problematic" the past was and how they here to "set in the balance" You could not pay me to spend a minute in a room with a person talking like that.
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I see you 👁️
@@TalesoftheRings I love it, Great work
So cool. Sauron is cool
WOOOOHOOOOO waiting
Glad to hear that 😁
So what are you planning to cover in the next video?
I would like the Realms of Beleriand and rescuing of Maedhros, but it's all up to narrator which text will he record first 😁 I think it will be a longer pause between this and next video
@@TalesoftheRings ok cool
@@TalesoftheRings Yk what, you should make a discord server for this channel, that would help the channel grow
@@farahahmed8201 I did, but mostly use Instagram to interact with people. Join aboard
@@TalesoftheRings How far is the next silmarillion chronology video now? Pls I'm soooo impatient
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Yessss ❤️❤️❤️❤️👏🏼
Can you do a video of every fortress owned by Sauron (Mordor) like Dol Guldur, Minus Morgul etc. Including hidden bases/camps?
I've done Dol Guldur, but yes, that's definitely in notes
In the Land of Mordor!
Where the Shadows Lie
Wow, the video is beutiful and very interesting. I am not speak english, but the hungarian subtitle is helped a lot. The animation is fantastic, and the narration. (Sorry, if I am hungarian, and I not speak english, just a little)
You speak perfect my friend! If you want subtitles on some other video just leave a comment 😁
@@TalesoftheRings Unfortunately, I often have to use Google Translate. Still. I can write at a very basic level. I managed to put together the previous comment more or less by myself, but not this one. :(
But why did you write it in Hungarian anyway?
@@Horvath_Botond I'm not an native English speaker either! I'm your neighbour bro! Hello from Serbia 😁
@@TalesoftheRings Oh, hello! 😉
Please make the battle of Fingolfin and Morgoth as detailed as possible
Of course! I have some ideas written in the notebook 🌋🌋🌋
@@TalesoftheRings Thanks
Ahhhhhhh 🙂
Mače moje!
How far is the next silmarillion vid now?
Hey, working on Dol Guldur. Best one yet 😁
War of wrath please esp the fall of ancalagon😂
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