11:50 The Durin's Folk (a clan of Dwarves) and the Noldor (a faction of the Elves) where great friends in the second age. The door of Khazad Dum that you referenced is elven build. Celembribor (the ring maker) and Galadriel especially consider themselves equal to them. As a matter of fact the name Mithrill was given to Moria's silver by Celembribor. Their friendship lasted well long in the third age, that's why Gimli (who is of Durin's folk) is so happy to meet Galadriel. The animosity of elves and dwarves that the movies play strongly, is only between Sindarin (which Legolas is part of) and the dwarves especially but not exclusively those of the blue mountains.
You also forgot the super super important bit about Gimli and Galadriel: The 3 strands of hair she gives him being representations of her denials to Feanor the creator of the Silmarils, her own kin
Yes and to add to that, her hair is supposed to have absorbed the light of the trees, so it is a huge gift to give. Also the fact that Noldor and the dwarves have a very important connection to Aule the smith.@@andrewmeyer3599
@@stefanfranke1724 Yes Feanor only asked for one strand of hair, but he had asked her *three* times. Her giving Gimli those three strands is monumental
The elves beef with the dwarfs has always been rooted in the fact that dwarfs were not created by iluvatar. Many elves looked down on them because of that and would look for any reason to form a grudge. Being looked at as lesser obviously didn't sit well with the dwarfs either. I always liked how the dwarfs have to really prove they belong in this world. The way i look at it certain elves that befriend the dwarfs are the elves that recognized they were true children of iluvatar just like them. The dwarfs and elves go further back then the second age as well. The dwarfs of the blue mountains worked with the elves a lot in the first age and when there home was destroyed most of them moved to Khazad Dum.
I’m with you. Moria is one of my favorite settings in all of fantasy and being able to explore and see all the history is a blast. Moria in LOTRO is my favorite area in that game as well.
A friend of mine bought this on PS5 and shared it with me. I was a bit skeptical but we've played a good chunk co-op and I've done a small amount of solo. The game is solid, the combat could use a bit of polish and the menus are kinda irritating but the overall exploration, mining and building are plenty fun enough and it seems like it gets much more complex later on with building and crafting. The experience is a lot more fun with friends but it's still perfectly fine solo.
i hope they allow damage adjustment because it seem like they balance around multiplayer. when you play alone it's become a grind to kill even a single goblin.
This game has certainly got to find its feet (it's in a big genre of other survivor games that have years on it) but what it does have it does well so far. I'm loving being a Dwarf of Durin's Folk trying to get our ancestral home back. "Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!"
This game needs servers, no peer-to-peer stuff, just servers that you can setup or rent or something. Like in Valheim. At the moment you can only play in your own world, or a friends world. No servers that you can all join.
Heh stone working is definitely among the most primary skills of the Dwarves hehehe, in The Hobbit we learn: "So now they began to labour hard in fortifying the main entrance, and in making a new path that led from it. Tools were to be found in plenty that the miners and quarriers and builders of old had used; and at such work the dwarves were still very skilled." So yeah, they are always very skilled stone workers hehehe. Regarding the 'elven quarter' it's kind of a strange creative choice. Elves certainly passed through Khazad-dum, Galdriel did so herself, and through the help of Dwarves contacts were made between Eregion and Lorinand(Lothlorien) and even the elven forces going in to help Eregion in war with Sauron passed through the halls and along with dwarven troops attacked Sauron's forces ravaging Eregion: "But in the meantime the power of Galadriel and Celeborn had grown, and Galadriel, assisted in this by her friendship with the Dwarves of Moria, had come into contact with the Nandorin realm of Lórinand on the other side of the Misty Mountains. 5 This was peopled by those Elves who forsook the Great Journey of the Eldar from Cuiviénen and settled in the woods of the Vale of Anduin [The Silmarillion p.94]; and it extended into the forests on both sides of the Great River including the region where afterwards was Dol Guldur. These Elves had no princes or rulers, and led their lives free of care while all Morgoth's power was concentrated in the North-west of Middle-earth; 6 "but many Sindar and Noldor came to dwell among them, and their 'Sindarizing under the impact of Beleriandic culture began." It is not made clear when this movement into Lórinand took place; it may be that they came from Eregion by way of Khazad-dűm and under the auspices of Galadriel." ... "Elrond had gathered such a few of the Elves of Eregion as had escaped, but he had no force to withstand the onset. He would indeed have been overwhelmed had not Sauron host been attacked in the rear; for Durin sent out a force of Dwarves from Khazad-dűm, and with them came Elves of Lórinand led by Amroth. Elrond was able to extricate himself, but he was forced away northwards, and it was at that time [in the year 1697, according to the Tale of Years] that he established a refuge and stronghold at Imladris (Rivendell). Sauron withdrew the pursuit of Elrond and turned upon the Dwarves and the Elves of Lórinand, whom he drove back; but the Gates of Moria were shut, and he could not enter. Ever afterwards Moria had Sauron's hate, and all Orcs were commanded to harry Dwarves whenever they might." The Unfinished Tales One must take note that travelling through one side of Moria to the other took about 4 days or so. Even an elven army who was no doubt swift in marching would take a while to cross. Obviously Elves and Dwarves lived for a while as neighbors, Noldor in Eregion and so on, one can imagine the elven craftsmen (and for other purposes) coming and going and maybe staying for a while among the Dwarves for a visit. This kind of also reminds of Eól the Dark Elf visiting Dwarves of Nogrod. "Now the traffic of the Dwarves down from the Blue Mountains followed two roads across East Beleriand, and the northern way, going towards the Fords of Aros, passed nigh to Nan Elmoth; and there Eöl would meet the Naugrim and hold converse with them. And as their friendship grew he would at times go and dwell as guest in the deep mansions of Nogrod or Belegost There he learned much of metalwork, and came to great skill therein." ... "It came to pass that at the midsummer the Dwarves, as was their custom, bade Eöl to a feast in Nogrod…" The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Ch 16, Of Maeglin Personally I doubt that there would be any sort of permanent presence, but periodic visits and stays. In First Age in elven realm of Doriath, in Menegroth there were actual quarters set apart for the visiting Dwarves so it could be something like that. "In those days the Dwarves still came on their journeys into Beleriand from their mansions m Ered Lindon, and passing over Gelion at Sam Athrad, the Ford of Stones, they travelled the ancient road to Doriath; for their skill in the working of metal and stone was very great, and there was much need of their craft in the halls of Menegroth. But they came now no longer in small parties as aforetime, but in great companies well armed for their protection in the perilous lands between Aros and Gelion; and they dwelt in Menegroth at such times in chambers and smithies set apart for them." But of course it's not like in real world cities where one could find 'ethnic enclaves' or districts where particular groups gather and live...it's not Chinatown style to use the 'american examples'. One can expect some periodic presence, also in times of peace especially in case of Erebor when the Dwarves had close relationship with Men of Dale, when the sons of Men were send as apprentices to practice under dwarven masters, this would probably require years of training though whether such a situation would require them to live in dwarven halls is anyone's guess: "Kings used to send for oursmiths, and reward even the least skilful most richly. Fathers would beg us totake their sons as apprentices, and pay us handsomely, especially in foodsupplies, which we never bothered to grow or find for ourselves." Rarely there are situations when the members of various races live together side by side, Men and Hobbits in Bree, the various elven peoples mingled together at various points, or when the Edain first settled in Beleriand there was some mingling with Men living side by side to Elves until the lands of their own were set aside ruled by their own lords (like Dor-lómin and Ladros etc.) or refugees of lands laid waste living together be it Men or Elves in havens at Mouth of Sirion. But this elven quarter, entire forested area almost...underground within the halls? Kind of strange :), the elves helping the Dwarves make some sort of small gardens or patches of plants to make things more homely but this?
I love that games we have dreamed of for ages are finally becomming a thing like hogwarts legacy this and many more. And this is just the beginning of amazing games. just think what games are gonna be in 20 years from now. When you think of it gaming really only started in like the 70s and started to take a hold in the 80s so in 40ish years we went from snake and cubes bouncing back and forth on a screen to having entire worlds and 2nd lives where thousands of hours of content exist.
OMG Becky I totally played through the tutorial but I'm gonna narrate the game like I've never seen any of this! OMG Jennifer that's totally a great idea! Right! Totally!
ive got so many absurd hours in this game already, would love to see videos from people on how they build, im struggling to get buildings past 3 floors high. ill be checking out all your videos incase anything nifty i dont think of is shown ^.^ thank you!~
no dwarf knows how to grow a beard. they are born with a beard and a dwarf that gets his beard cuts dies, it is simply a basic part of biology. but yeah, dwarfs are born knowing 3 things 1. how make mine tools 2. how to live as a hermit with the greatest friend in the world...the stones 3. a full 30,000 years worth of mining shanties, they're like sea shanties only better because they're about the glory of the mines
Id love to see more of Moria.
Maybe he could Return To Moria in the next video.
More...ia :P
:P
11:50 The Durin's Folk (a clan of Dwarves) and the Noldor (a faction of the Elves) where great friends in the second age. The door of Khazad Dum that you referenced is elven build. Celembribor (the ring maker) and Galadriel especially consider themselves equal to them. As a matter of fact the name Mithrill was given to Moria's silver by Celembribor. Their friendship lasted well long in the third age, that's why Gimli (who is of Durin's folk) is so happy to meet Galadriel. The animosity of elves and dwarves that the movies play strongly, is only between Sindarin (which Legolas is part of) and the dwarves especially but not exclusively those of the blue mountains.
You also forgot the super super important bit about Gimli and Galadriel: The 3 strands of hair she gives him being representations of her denials to Feanor the creator of the Silmarils, her own kin
Yes and to add to that, her hair is supposed to have absorbed the light of the trees, so it is a huge gift to give. Also the fact that Noldor and the dwarves have a very important connection to Aule the smith.@@andrewmeyer3599
@@andrewmeyer3599 And Faenor only asked for one Strand - as did Gimli. But Galadriel gave him three.
@@stefanfranke1724 Yes Feanor only asked for one strand of hair, but he had asked her *three* times. Her giving Gimli those three strands is monumental
The elves beef with the dwarfs has always been rooted in the fact that dwarfs were not created by iluvatar. Many elves looked down on them because of that and would look for any reason to form a grudge. Being looked at as lesser obviously didn't sit well with the dwarfs either. I always liked how the dwarfs have to really prove they belong in this world. The way i look at it certain elves that befriend the dwarfs are the elves that recognized they were true children of iluvatar just like them. The dwarfs and elves go further back then the second age as well. The dwarfs of the blue mountains worked with the elves a lot in the first age and when there home was destroyed most of them moved to Khazad Dum.
I hope this is becoming a series!!
OMG SAME! 😁
Same still waiting for the next video
This is multiplayer right? Hope he brings in his friends
My brain just sees dwarf and thinks quality content
ROCK AND STONE BROTHER!
I know it’s not Deep Rock, but close enough: Rock and Stone!
DID I HEAR A ROCK A STONE
ROOK AND STONE BROTHERS
ROOOCK ANND STOOOOONE
FOR KARL
ROCK AND STONE FOREVER!
It wasnt the game I know I needed... but I needed!
I would love to see more of The Mines of Moria
More please, DIGGY DIGGY HOLE
Yes, there must be more. I'm a huge fan of the LOTR trilogies. I've always had that dream of being able to mine in Moria.
I’m with you. Moria is one of my favorite settings in all of fantasy and being able to explore and see all the history is a blast. Moria in LOTRO is my favorite area in that game as well.
A friend of mine bought this on PS5 and shared it with me. I was a bit skeptical but we've played a good chunk co-op and I've done a small amount of solo. The game is solid, the combat could use a bit of polish and the menus are kinda irritating but the overall exploration, mining and building are plenty fun enough and it seems like it gets much more complex later on with building and crafting. The experience is a lot more fun with friends but it's still perfectly fine solo.
I can't wait to see more of this series... this was so much fun to watch.
"childhood dream to explore Moria" - Lord of the Rings Online is a thing you know; it's great to roam around so many lovely places
Definitely need more of this man
Yes I would love to see more of this ROCK AND STONE!!
ROCK AND STONE!
IF YA ROCK AND STONE, YOUR NEVER ALONE!
Yeah yeah rock and stone.
Give me a Rock and Stone!
ROCK AND STONE!
i hope they allow damage adjustment because it seem like they balance around multiplayer. when you play alone it's become a grind to kill even a single goblin.
This game has certainly got to find its feet (it's in a big genre of other survivor games that have years on it) but what it does have it does well so far. I'm loving being a Dwarf of Durin's Folk trying to get our ancestral home back.
"Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!"
i saw the thumbnail and thought deep rock galactic
ROCK AND STONE EVERYONE
Rock and stone!
To those about to rock and stone, we salute you!
ROCK AND ROLL AND STONE
ROCK AND STONE BROTHER!
We want a series Blitz❤
Looks awesome, would definitely love to see more of the mines!
they have a cave troll. seriously thought you should play more of this
3:18 meeting your school bully for the first time
I´m a little confused, i loaded the full gameplay list and this would be the second episode but i think they are not loaded in the correct order
This game needs servers, no peer-to-peer stuff, just servers that you can setup or rent or something. Like in Valheim. At the moment you can only play in your own world, or a friends world. No servers that you can all join.
MORE-ia please. This game seems awesome. I love lord of the rings stuffies
Please make this a series Blitz this game looks awesome.
Please do more of this, this game is extremely interesting and I would enjoy experiencing the mines of Moria with you
2:44 this is the most horrifying part of the video.....
Im loving this game seriously
This was a blast 🍻
This NEEDS to become a series
Looks like it is only available on the Epic game store right now - hopefully it will be on Steam in the near future.
This is such a curious little game
I would love to see more of this "rebuilt DWARVEN CITY".
I would love to see more of this i also need the game
Teacher: Class, how do you pronounce the word "Sword"?
Everybody: Sord!
Blitz: S-word
Yes, more of this😄
I love seeing anything LOTR, especially games
Actually looks really cool.
really enjoyed watching this. would love to see more
Only Blitz can cook fire
I'd love to see more of this game, in any format, serious long play would be nice! But I'll take whatever you make for this!
Blitz said sword...
6:01
Heh stone working is definitely among the most primary skills of the Dwarves hehehe, in The Hobbit we learn:
"So now they began to labour hard in fortifying the main entrance, and in making a new path that led from it. Tools were to be found in plenty that the miners and quarriers and builders of old had used; and at such work the dwarves were still very skilled."
So yeah, they are always very skilled stone workers hehehe.
Regarding the 'elven quarter' it's kind of a strange creative choice. Elves certainly passed through Khazad-dum, Galdriel did so herself, and through the help of Dwarves contacts were made between Eregion and Lorinand(Lothlorien) and even the elven forces going in to help Eregion in war with Sauron passed through the halls and along with dwarven troops attacked Sauron's forces ravaging Eregion:
"But in the meantime the power of Galadriel and Celeborn had grown, and Galadriel, assisted in this by her friendship with the Dwarves of Moria, had come into contact with the Nandorin realm of Lórinand on the other side of the Misty Mountains. 5 This was peopled by those Elves who forsook the Great Journey of the Eldar from Cuiviénen and settled in the woods of the Vale of Anduin [The Silmarillion p.94]; and it extended into the forests on both sides of the Great River including the region where afterwards was Dol Guldur. These Elves had no princes or rulers, and led their lives free of care while all Morgoth's power was concentrated in the North-west of Middle-earth; 6 "but many Sindar and Noldor came to dwell among them, and their 'Sindarizing under the impact of Beleriandic culture began." It is not made clear when this movement into Lórinand took place; it may be that they came from Eregion by way of Khazad-dűm and under the auspices of Galadriel."
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"Elrond had gathered such a few of the Elves of Eregion as had escaped, but he had no force to withstand the onset. He would indeed have been overwhelmed had not Sauron host been attacked in the rear; for Durin sent out a force of Dwarves from Khazad-dűm, and with them came Elves of Lórinand led by Amroth. Elrond was able to extricate himself, but he was forced away northwards, and it was at that time [in the year 1697, according to the Tale of Years] that he established a refuge and stronghold at Imladris (Rivendell). Sauron withdrew the pursuit of Elrond and turned upon the Dwarves and the Elves of Lórinand, whom he drove back; but the Gates of Moria were shut, and he could not enter. Ever afterwards Moria had Sauron's hate, and all Orcs were commanded to harry Dwarves whenever they might." The Unfinished Tales
One must take note that travelling through one side of Moria to the other took about 4 days or so. Even an elven army who was no doubt swift in marching would take a while to cross.
Obviously Elves and Dwarves lived for a while as neighbors, Noldor in Eregion and so on, one can imagine the elven craftsmen (and for other purposes) coming and going and maybe staying for a while among the Dwarves for a visit. This kind of also reminds of Eól the Dark Elf visiting Dwarves of Nogrod.
"Now the traffic of the Dwarves down from the Blue Mountains followed two roads across East Beleriand, and the northern way, going towards the Fords of Aros, passed nigh to Nan Elmoth; and there Eöl would meet the Naugrim and hold converse with them. And as their friendship grew he would at times go and dwell as guest in the deep mansions of Nogrod or Belegost There he learned much of metalwork, and came to great skill therein."
...
"It came to pass that at the midsummer the Dwarves, as was their custom, bade Eöl to a feast in Nogrod…"
The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Ch 16, Of Maeglin
Personally I doubt that there would be any sort of permanent presence, but periodic visits and stays. In First Age in elven realm of Doriath, in Menegroth there were actual quarters set apart for the visiting Dwarves so it could be something like that.
"In those days the Dwarves still came on their journeys into Beleriand from their mansions m Ered Lindon, and passing over Gelion at Sam Athrad, the Ford of Stones, they travelled the ancient road to Doriath; for their skill in the working of metal and stone was very great, and there was much need of their craft in the halls of Menegroth. But they came now no longer in small parties as aforetime, but in great companies well armed for their protection in the perilous lands between Aros and Gelion; and they dwelt in Menegroth at such times in chambers and smithies set apart for them."
But of course it's not like in real world cities where one could find 'ethnic enclaves' or districts where particular groups gather and live...it's not Chinatown style to use the 'american examples'. One can expect some periodic presence, also in times of peace especially in case of Erebor when the Dwarves had close relationship with Men of Dale, when the sons of Men were send as apprentices to practice under dwarven masters, this would probably require years of training though whether such a situation would require them to live in dwarven halls is anyone's guess:
"Kings used to send for oursmiths, and reward even the least skilful most richly. Fathers would beg us totake their sons as apprentices, and pay us handsomely, especially in foodsupplies, which we never bothered to grow or find for ourselves."
Rarely there are situations when the members of various races live together side by side, Men and Hobbits in Bree, the various elven peoples mingled together at various points, or when the Edain first settled in Beleriand there was some mingling with Men living side by side to Elves until the lands of their own were set aside ruled by their own lords (like Dor-lómin and Ladros etc.) or refugees of lands laid waste living together be it Men or Elves in havens at Mouth of Sirion.
But this elven quarter, entire forested area almost...underground within the halls? Kind of strange :), the elves helping the Dwarves make some sort of small gardens or patches of plants to make things more homely but this?
For the 1 person who might enjoy and try this idea. I've been playing while i listen to the hobbit on audible audiobook. It's a great experience.
yes Please more Moria!
MORE PLEASE
I was looking forward to this game for months since i originally heard about it, and i cant stop playing it lmao
Yes please play more of this game
I'm like two minutes in and already loving it, real sad its not on steam tho
Need more of this one dude!
woah didnt know about this! Thank you for showing me this. Huge lotr fan here as well. re read the books once a year haha.
It’s all fun and games until he runs into the balrog. Unless this is after Gandalf killed it. Then he just has a ton of goblins to kill.
1:03 MUSHROOMS!
you should play this with intern because I think it's multiplayer. Rock and stone everyone!
Looks great, I'm getting this game.
You are such a great content creator keep up the good work
I'm an also a Tolkien fan as well. This sounds totally awesome, but it sucks that I can't play because my tech skills go back to 2008.😭💔
I loved it! Please make some more videos of this game!
Please do more this is cool it is what all us lord of the rings fans dream to do
More of this game immediately :)
7:06, you're supposed to follow the white stag, not kill him! 😅
Hope to see this as a series！
Imagine if at some point, the game just goes 'Current objective: KILL A BALROG'
I think i heard that if you make to much noise you get attackt more often
They call it a mine 😮
I love that games we have dreamed of for ages are finally becomming a thing like hogwarts legacy this and many more. And this is just the beginning of amazing games. just think what games are gonna be in 20 years from now. When you think of it gaming really only started in like the 70s and started to take a hold in the 80s so in 40ish years we went from snake and cubes bouncing back and forth on a screen to having entire worlds and 2nd lives where thousands of hours of content exist.
And they call it a mine.... A MINE!
Imagine if you can find the nameless things in the deeper layers
More of this please 🙏
I'm a big lord of the rings nerd aswell. I like to play dnd and make it all lord of the rings themed.
This looks really interesting
Wishlisting it just in case
Great looking game it would begreat to see more of it
Ironically I'm watching battle of five armies right now.
Fantastic job always love your videos
keep up the great work
Wow a decent looking Lord of the Rings game. Does it have microtransactions to ruin it?
It's epic exclusive. Just as bad I'd say
I like this. Thank you
More of Moria!
More of your adventure in the depths of Moria😁
This is awesome ROCK AND STONE BROTHER
the game is fun but was widely misrepresented
Blizt casually, calling himself a nerd, while all of us clicked on this video😂😂
OMG Becky I totally played through the tutorial but I'm gonna narrate the game like I've never seen any of this! OMG Jennifer that's totally a great idea! Right! Totally!
Ur doing great keep it up
I like lord of the rings too
A shame the devs abandoned it :(
Do it, do a series! Baruk Khazad, Khazad ai-menû!
This game is super sweet!
And they call it a mine 😂
Please do more of this!
Wow im impressed, Needs multiplayer.
just as a heads up the game increases its challenge with more players...so friends don't equal easy time in this game
I really liked this it was fun to see
This had better be a series.
You should definitely play this with Baron!
Hey I loved the video, I never like and subscribe anymore but for you man I did, love the video hope to see more return to Moria content!!!
I hopes to see more of this or a series
You should call the sword cooltana
ive got so many absurd hours in this game already, would love to see videos from people on how they build, im struggling to get buildings past 3 floors high. ill be checking out all your videos incase anything nifty i dont think of is shown ^.^ thank you!~
no dwarf knows how to grow a beard. they are born with a beard and a dwarf that gets his beard cuts dies, it is simply a basic part of biology.
but yeah, dwarfs are born knowing 3 things
1. how make mine tools
2. how to live as a hermit with the greatest friend in the world...the stones
3. a full 30,000 years worth of mining shanties, they're like sea shanties only better because they're about the glory of the mines
This is truly a rock and stone moment