A couple of other lovely details. 1. Eärendil was minded to take the Gift of Men, but allowed his wife to make the choice for the two of them and she chose the Immortality of the Elves. 2. While Eärendil sailed the skies at night after the War of Wrath, Elwing did not join him but stayed in Aman, spending her time in nature and learning the tongues of the birds. She retained the ability to turn into a bird at will so when Eärendil returned each dawn, she would fly up from a great tower in the north of Aman that was her home to meet him on Vingilot, and Elves far away could see her doing so if the cast their eyes in that direction.
I think Earendil is pretty underrated compared to other great heroes of the First Age. He accomplished what I believe to be most vital thing for the ultimate defeat of Morgoth
@@onurgorkemgurkan7835 Sure he is. His sons Elrond and Elros played a massive part and his light from the star even came up multiple times. The world as we know it in the 3rd age would not exist without him
It is not surprising that Elros and Elrond were such important characters being Earendil was their father and Luthien their great grandmother through their mother Elwing. Earendil and Luthien moved the powers like none other and it is awesome that their families joined and continued to be a powerful light through the ages in both elves and mankind.
"Earendil was a mariner that tarried in Arvernien he built a boat of timber felled in Nimbrethil to journey in..." -- Song of Earendil by Bilbo Baggins
In case someone wants to know: Earendil (as a star in the sky) is basically Venus, the "Morning Star"/"Evening Star". So there are three "light ships" travelling the sky: Vingilot, steered by Earendil with his Silmaril, the ship of the sun (Anar, the last fruit of Laurelin, steered by Arien) and the ship of the moon (Isil, the last blossom of Telperion, steered by Tilion). Sun and moon are more powerful, since they were created by the Valar and are guided by Maiar, but Earendil's light is the light of the last remaining Silmaril, so only his star shines with the uncorrupted light of the two trees.
Eärendil is obviously a culmination of all the story threads of the Silmarillion, but actually he can be understood as its genesis. Tolkien was writing poems about him reaching "The Shores of Faëry" as early as 1914, long before envisioning the Ñoldor and Morgoth and the rest. In a way, then, the whole of the Silmarillion was worked out backwards to explain that image of Éarendel (early spelling) the Mariner. Why did he sail to the Shores of Faëry. Who was he? The rest is ... legend.
Earendil is the biggest Chad in all of LOTR, man convinced the valar to make war against morgoth and then showed up to turn the tide of the war with his flying boat and a bunch of eagles shooting the biggest baddest dragon out of the sky
This adds to the importance of Elrond. This Elf-Lord isn't just a living legend, but he's also the descendant of a living legend! Yet he is humble and wise.
Don't forget Elros whom will start a bloodline that will bring about the house of king elessar the last High king of Men in the 3rd age. Both brothers are such important figures but because elrond is immortal he takes part in more events.
Elrond is descended from basically every group of good people in Arda, Through Idril hes descended from the High Kings of the Noldor and also the Teleri and Vanyar. Through Tuor he's descended from the Lords of the house of Hador, and also the House of Haleth. Through Beren he has the blood of the lords of the house of Beor, and through Luthien he's related to a Maia and to the High King of the Sindar/Teleri
I think this is a very good video, keep up the good work. Also, I like that this name is getting recognition outside the Tolkien world. They literally just found one of the oldest stars we've ever found in the universe, dating back to 300 million years after the big bang. The team of astronomers that found it named it Earendel, and it's confirmed by the team of astronomers it was named Earendel after Earendil from tolkien's books
This is a fascinating character! I always saw Earendil as one of the coolest characters in The Silmarillion. Sadly one character that could have seen more use is Ancalagon. Flying Godzilla... that gets taken down in a few pages and doesn't really do anything.
exactly. a whole separate book could've and should've been written about the war of wrath. 40 years of the greatest acts of valor and sacrifice in the history of middle earth, reduced to a schoolboy's synopsis.
No no, I think his character contrasts perfectly well to the proud, martial, magical or vengeful elves of his time. He was one of those who kept faith in the valar and was rewarded for it
@@oldfrend It's the only aspect of The Silmarillion that I don't like. I really wish Tolkien had finished it along with the latest version of the Fall of Gondolin.
Throughout Tolkien's works there is great sorrow, despair, suffering and strife. But there is also always, a light in the darkness. And a steadfast resolve and determination by those characters destined to weather all, and bring forth that light. "Sink your roots into the rock and face the wind, tho' it may blow all your leaves away." One of my favorite quotes of all time. Well done video. It honors the memory of a truly inspired and inspirational writer.
Sailing to Valinor to get the Valar off their asses would have been epic enough. But then taking down Ancalagon turned the tide of the War of Wrath, ending the 1st Age on a great note and starting off the 2nd Age so well. All the way to "the light of Earendil" helping to save Frodo and both save the end of the 3rd Age and get the 4th Age started off well. That about covers it all!
I was just thinking about how much I wanted you to upload a video on Earendil! He's probably my favourite character in the legendarium, and you are definitely my favourite Tolkien youtuber
It seems like Earendil might literally be the main star of Tolkien's works; the first hero he came up with, the inspiration for the Legendarium & its languages, the lynchpin of Iluvatar's Plan, the hero of heroes, present during every story from the 2nd Age on, father to the Line of Kings, whose marriage to Elwing makes that bloodline so special, with all of Arda's most noble in its blood. He brings the First Age all together and sets the stage for how and why The Return of the King works so well as a tale. Earendil, not Manwe, is the anti-Melkor. The Living Light and Savior of the Gods themselves, by literally embodying all Children of Iluvatar... of course! Sheesh... Tolkien... 🤯 Genius.
By the way, when Tolkien was just 20 years old, he stumbled across a sentence from an 8th century anglo-saxon poem: "Eala Earendel engla beorthast | ofer middangeard monnum sended." As far as I know, this was the initial inspiration for him to write a great national epic for England, which would eventually develop into the familiar secondary world of Arda.
I am so happy you mentioned this poem! I looked it up and absolutely love it as a liturgical prayer. So beautiful and wild. I will be praying this 9th century prayer often now!
I pity Elrond and Elros. Even though they were raised with love. Imagine never being able to see your mother and father again. Being able to only see your father looking into the sky. At least they could see him I suppose. But that must have been torturous for Elros. Elrond will see his parents again at the end of the world. Elros? His fate is that of men and into the beyond.
Plus the fact that they were basically kidnapped as children once their parents were gone. Then Elrond had to witness the pain of seeing his brother die and leave Middle-Earth forever as well, then watch his Elros' kingdom, lineage, and legacy crumble throughout the following centuries. Dude had it rough.
@@e.m.p.3394 AND then have his wife killed by Orcs and his daughter wed to a mortal and sundered from him forever.....man, bad all the way around but what a sacrifice
Earendil is incredible. The sea longing. The nobility and imagery of him sailing to find Valinor and flying across the sky as the brighest star with a silmarill on his brow against Ancalagon moves me to tears. I wish we knew more about his son Elros and the founding of Numenor.
Another amazing video Matt! Eärendil is an absolutely vital and somewhat underrated character in the First Age. It’s thanks to this famous linage that we get so many important characters later on in the legendarium. It’s thanks to him that Middle Earth finally gets some peace even for a short while. The fact that he was able to take down Ancalagon still amazes me.
Elwing as a seabird speeding low over the dark waves, with the holy light upon her breast, will always be one of my favorite images in the entire Legendarium
You take such care in the making of your videos, I promise you that it does not go unnoticed. Just wanted to say that. and now back to binging your channel :)
This shows how imaginative Tolkien could be, such an amazing story for a noble hero in the First Age. Another amazing video added to the lore of Middle Earth!
Earendil has such a strong line of family, not only his children but his ancestors too. Tolkiens world is so complicated which makes it feel so real. Tokien truely is/was the author of the world.
"Hail Earendil, brightest of angels. Over Middle-earth, sent unto men" Earendil also has the significance of being where it all started. When Tolkien was caught by this line in a Finnish poem and wondered who this Earendil might be..... Although it's ironic that in Tolkien's religion the Morning Star is associated with Lucifer.
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Wonderful - Thank you 1000 times for that short film about our beloved hero, hope and star.
Eärendil is a legendary hero!! Excellent work Mellon! Ecthelion!! P.S. If there is enough information, could you do a video about Beregond's Choice...between his lord and the right thing...talk about sweating bullets..when I was a kid I always thought that would be a tough choice...how far does loyalty go?? Just another thread that didn't snap when it should've...RIP JRR Tolkien. And thanks to you mellon.
I love this channel! The passion for the work is evidenced by the attention to detail. Earendil is the linch pin that unites the entirety of the Tolkienverse in the second and third ages.
I wish you would just be able to lead studios in creating Middle Earth movies and shows. You do such a great job at narrating and the story telling of everything Middle Earth!!
Making videos of an about people and places most of us would remain clueless about or less aware of.. for this I thank you. Continue your work here, as it is very much appreciated.
Ah, you always love to see another Nerd of the Rings video! Apologies if you've done this before, but I'd be curious to explore the technical level of Middle Earth throughout the ages - it looks like on a whole it's in a medieval stasis, but with the addition of Gandalf's fireworks and Saruman's gunpowder, I'm curious if those are strictly new or if other things have existed before but been lost?
Excellent and sussinct telling of this part of the lore. It's always been one of my favourites and to hear and watch it be told so well almost brings a tear to my eye.
Haven’t been on this channel in a while, its really nice to see it’s still going! I really love the voyage of Eärendil and the war of wrath chapter as written in the Silmarillion, he’s a great character and accomplishment way more than he gets credit for. Also one of the hardest characters for me to explain to anyone
Great video Matt, Eärendil is one of Middle Earth's greatest and under appreciated characters but never to be forgotten should one look to the heavens at night.
Earendil deserves more recognition for his deeds. For centuries did the elves fight against the evil and almost all lost hope but Earendil, defied the laws set by the valar and did something no one dared to and finally freed the world from evil ( for sometime atleast)..... and that cost him too. He definitely deserves more. Truly one of the greatest beings from Tolkiens universe.
Thank you Nerd of the Rings! After watching several of your videos I became a huge fan. You explain these videos very well and keep everyone entranced with your way of storytelling. Keep posting more videos about the legends and lore of Middle-Earth.
If I could choose any one character to have more in depth writings on, it would be Eärendil without a second thought. I've always been fascinated with him, despite that there's relatively little written about him compared to some other characters. Many a time have I imagined in my head how he might have fought and felled Ancalagon, and what other adventures he may have had before that. He also bears my favorite name out of any character in Tolkien's works.
"Eala earendel, engla beorhtast, ofer middangeard monnum sended". By far the most fascinating and captivating line I have ever read. I first came upon it decades ago and it has stayed with me since.
YES YES YES! Thank you! I’ve been waiting for this video for soooo long! Absolutely amazing! Thank you for summarizing the life of one my favorite characters!
Isthen Celebrindal(Earendil's uncle and godfather + Idril's twin brother): *wipes tears away* My godson is a legend! Irl me: Yep. You got a star dedicated to you too, the Northern Star. Isthen: I'm happy about that too :) (Isthen is my Fall of Gondolin OC btw)
I’ve always held high esteem for most from this tale from all points of view , and it still always hurts me heart. There is so much sadness in every crack of this story. WHY DO HUMANS LOVE THIS
Such great videos. I do recommend you rewatch it with subtitles on for editing, as I had a huge mixup watching it and the first half of the video’s subtitles were plastered on the end of the video.
Eärendil is one of great heroes of Arda, though a little bit overlooked. One must admire his courage and his wife's courage, without her He would fail. Duel Eärendil vs Ancalagon The Black during War of Wrath must have been very interesting and very jäme.
I'm fascinated by Galadriel's phail. It is an enclosure of light, light which emanated from another container of light of the two trees. Galadriel's personal sub-Silmaril. Was she dabbling in Feanor's light-capturing elven crafts?
NoTR, I have to tell you... whoever does your closed captions is NOT a Tolkien fan! LOL I know the names are difficult for the uninitiated, but they cannot seem to spell that same name the same way twice. 'Mutilation' is the word that springs to mind. Thank God I've read every word of Tolkien's multiple times. I feel sorry for deaf or hearing-impaired people who are not familiar with Tolkien's work. They must be confused AF. I love your channel, though. Thank you for all of your hard work. Much Love.
@@NerdoftheRings Both, actually. I am not deaf, but I am a UX designer... I notice things like this. Continuity of spelling - especially the names of characters - is very important for understanding when the visual is all a person has to go on. Again, I love your channel. The artwork is awesome!
Mae Govannen! 👋 Great lore video! I would really appirciate a video about Eärendil's mother - Idril Celebrindal (maybe with the stuff from The Book of Lost Tales/The Fall of Godnolin). I think her character is quite underrrated even though she is basically the first main female charcter (and my personal favourite) from Tolkien's broad legendarium going back to first fall of Gondolin stories from 1916, but there is no lore video about her on YT yet.
Он один из ключевых персонажей в истории Арды, с прекрасной родословной, и с захватывающей судьбой. Чего только стоят его подвиги во время Войны Гнева. Эарандиль - клёвый и очень интересный персонаж. Translation into English: He is one of the key characters in the history of Arda, with an excellent pedigree, and with an exciting fate. What are his exploits during the War of Wrath worth. Earandil is a cool and very interesting character.
I always associate the Odyssey of Earendil with the song 'Come Sail Away' by Styx. Just the idea of sailing away, leaving everything behind and carrying onward fits his story so perfectly.
Elrond: I "succeeded" Gil-Galad and ruled over the rest of the Noldor! Elros: Hey there! I established Numenor, the most fantastic city of men! Eärendil: You two naughty boys! Don't you dare challenge the slyer of the greatest dragon!!!
Him just sailing away to the West and what is essentially Middle-earth's orbit whilst initially thinking his sons were lost really brings into mind the X-Men spacefaring character Corsair, whose sons became the notable mutants Cyclops and Havok. *A dragonslaying starship.* J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium, a well known if somewhat obscure fantasy and mythical epic saga, literally and figuratively has an spacefaring elven STARSHIP even before the golden age led by Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, George Lucas, Robert Heinlein, and more happened. What more does one need to ask? Also cheeky of Bilbo Baggins to want a song about the guy, whilst in Rivendell in the last years of the Third Age. Do remember that the place is the main haven of said guy's son Elrond, while Aragorn, a distant descendant of Eärendil by blood, had to be the one who fusses about the fact on 3018 TA. Addendum: Wonder if there is a tale about meteor swords somewhere? They're alien enough to be quite fitting a sci-fi theme, but not alien enough that it doesn't feel out of place in any magical fantasy story.
Finrod, Fingolfin, Glorfindel an Now this Guy!!! There’s just too many Great characters ppl will never know. LOTR NEEDS TO MAKE AN MCU TIMELINE. That way Everyone would Have Their own Sagas. They Deserve that🤘🏾💯
You know i think it would be a good idea to cover the powers of certain creatures and beings in middle earth history like the powers of the nazgul or powers of the valar and maiar
What is the song called starting at 3:40 ? Im getting chills everytime I hear it on your videos. The way you tell these stories is just something else.. I would love to see you reading tolkiens works with all this illustration. Tbh it would compete with the movies for me even tho it would be just like an illustrated audiobook.
I just read the chapter on Earandil and the War of Wrath for the first time. It is such a captivating chapter and story. Its interesting that Earendil is still sailing the skies while frodo and Sam would make their harrowing journey across Middle Earth.
The whole "he sails the sky with his silmaril and that's the star we marvel at every night" concept mirrors so many real mythological figures around the world and it shows how we humans, and even elves it seems have an ingrained instinct to turn those of great deeds with great renoun into myths and preserve those names and deeds in representations in the natural world. Dude died in battle, he's not sailing in the sky. Cool way to show him homage tho.
Một bài hát rất hoài niệm , nhớ những ngày bồng bột của tuổi trẻ, chút kỷ niệm của tình yêu, lời chia tay vội vàng đúng như cái bồng bột ấy. Đức Phúc cover lại bài hát này tâm trạng quá !
I could be mistaken on this point: I believe Vingilote is the Quenya name of the ship and it has a diaresis above the "e." It's written "Vingilotë. As such, the "e" needs to be pronounced. It should be read: "Vin-Gilot-Teh," rather than "Vin-Gilot."
Imagine looking up at the sky and seeing your dad with a really bright flashlight just chilling up there
Hey son..
Hey dad 😁
A couple of other lovely details.
1. Eärendil was minded to take the Gift of Men, but allowed his wife to make the choice for the two of them and she chose the Immortality of the Elves.
2. While Eärendil sailed the skies at night after the War of Wrath, Elwing did not join him but stayed in Aman, spending her time in nature and learning the tongues of the birds. She retained the ability to turn into a bird at will so when Eärendil returned each dawn, she would fly up from a great tower in the north of Aman that was her home to meet him on Vingilot, and Elves far away could see her doing so if the cast their eyes in that direction.
And what happened at the Change of the World, when the ship was replaced in the sky by an inhospitable planet?
@@KororaPenguin the ship was never replaced, it still exists and sails the skies to this day.
I think Earendil is pretty underrated compared to other great heroes of the First Age. He accomplished what I believe to be most vital thing for the ultimate defeat of Morgoth
да, он один из ключевых персонажей в лоре Толкина
I think he's like... The most important hero of the first age.
Yes, but I would not say he is underrated. He is just not a direct element in the story of the Lord of the Rings.
@@onurgorkemgurkan7835 Sure he is. His sons Elrond and Elros played a massive part and his light from the star even came up multiple times. The world as we know it in the 3rd age would not exist without him
For sure very under represented
It is not surprising that Elros and Elrond were such important characters being Earendil was their father and Luthien their great grandmother through their mother Elwing. Earendil and Luthien moved the powers like none other and it is awesome that their families joined and continued to be a powerful light through the ages in both elves and mankind.
Descendant of great lineages
And their great grandfather Beren... and all of the great lineages that they are descended from.
@@lillyliion
Yes
"Earendil was a mariner that tarried in Arvernien he built a boat of timber felled in Nimbrethil to journey in..." -- Song of Earendil by Bilbo Baggins
And beautifully covered by Clamavi de Profundis! Suggest giving it a listen!👍
"...if I had the cheek to make verses about Earendil in the House of Elrond, it was my affair!" Always loved that line.
Elrond instructed Bilbo to mention a green stone on his breast. I’ve wondered if it might be the same one Galadriel gave Aragorn.
I recently listed to this song in the Phil Dragash reading of Fellowship of the Ring.
In case someone wants to know: Earendil (as a star in the sky) is basically Venus, the "Morning Star"/"Evening Star".
So there are three "light ships" travelling the sky: Vingilot, steered by Earendil with his Silmaril, the ship of the sun (Anar, the last fruit of Laurelin, steered by Arien) and the ship of the moon (Isil, the last blossom of Telperion, steered by Tilion). Sun and moon are more powerful, since they were created by the Valar and are guided by Maiar, but Earendil's light is the light of the last remaining Silmaril, so only his star shines with the uncorrupted light of the two trees.
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The heavens in general are beautiful asf
Eärendil is obviously a culmination of all the story threads of the Silmarillion, but actually he can be understood as its genesis. Tolkien was writing poems about him reaching "The Shores of Faëry" as early as 1914, long before envisioning the Ñoldor and Morgoth and the rest. In a way, then, the whole of the Silmarillion was worked out backwards to explain that image of Éarendel (early spelling) the Mariner. Why did he sail to the Shores of Faëry. Who was he? The rest is ... legend.
Earendil is the biggest Chad in all of LOTR, man convinced the valar to make war against morgoth and then showed up to turn the tide of the war with his flying boat and a bunch of eagles shooting the biggest baddest dragon out of the sky
This adds to the importance of Elrond. This Elf-Lord isn't just a living legend, but he's also the descendant of a living legend!
Yet he is humble and wise.
Don't forget Elros whom will start a bloodline that will bring about the house of king elessar the last High king of Men in the 3rd age. Both brothers are such important figures but because elrond is immortal he takes part in more events.
@@Shirohige4yonko What a family eh?
Elrond is descended from basically every group of good people in Arda, Through Idril hes descended from the High Kings of the Noldor and also the Teleri and Vanyar. Through Tuor he's descended from the Lords of the house of Hador, and also the House of Haleth. Through Beren he has the blood of the lords of the house of Beor, and through Luthien he's related to a Maia and to the High King of the Sindar/Teleri
He is literally the most important person from all children of Eru. His descendants also lead to most important people of their times.
I think this is a very good video, keep up the good work. Also, I like that this name is getting recognition outside the Tolkien world. They literally just found one of the oldest stars we've ever found in the universe, dating back to 300 million years after the big bang. The team of astronomers that found it named it Earendel, and it's confirmed by the team of astronomers it was named Earendel after Earendil from tolkien's books
Wow thank you so much for sharing that! That's so awesome!
That's so cool!
This is a fascinating character!
I always saw Earendil as one of the coolest characters in The Silmarillion.
Sadly one character that could have seen more use is Ancalagon. Flying Godzilla... that gets taken down in a few pages and doesn't really do anything.
exactly. a whole separate book could've and should've been written about the war of wrath. 40 years of the greatest acts of valor and sacrifice in the history of middle earth, reduced to a schoolboy's synopsis.
@@oldfrend really gets our imagination going this way tho^^ but yeah i agree i would have loved a mor detailed description of this one.
No no, I think his character contrasts perfectly well to the proud, martial, magical or vengeful elves of his time. He was one of those who kept faith in the valar and was rewarded for it
@@oldfrend It's the only aspect of The Silmarillion that I don't like. I really wish Tolkien had finished it along with the latest version of the Fall of Gondolin.
I'm surprised on how many greats of The Silmarillion have less pagetime than even lesser LotR folk like Beregond and Farmer Cotton.
Throughout Tolkien's works there is great sorrow, despair, suffering and strife. But there is also always, a light in the darkness. And a steadfast resolve and determination by those characters destined to weather all, and bring forth that light.
"Sink your roots into the rock and face the wind, tho' it may blow all your leaves away."
One of my favorite quotes of all time.
Well done video. It honors the memory of a truly inspired and inspirational writer.
Eärendil: I want to become a movie star!
Manwë: Wish Granted.
becomes a moving star
Sailing to Valinor to get the Valar off their asses would have been epic enough. But then taking down Ancalagon turned the tide of the War of Wrath, ending the 1st Age on a great note and starting off the 2nd Age so well. All the way to "the light of Earendil" helping to save Frodo and both save the end of the 3rd Age and get the 4th Age started off well. That about covers it all!
The MVP of Eru's children.
I was just thinking about how much I wanted you to upload a video on Earendil! He's probably my favourite character in the legendarium, and you are definitely my favourite Tolkien youtuber
Thanks so much! I'm glad I could come through for you today. :)
It seems like Earendil might literally be the main star of Tolkien's works; the first hero he came up with, the inspiration for the Legendarium & its languages, the lynchpin of Iluvatar's Plan, the hero of heroes, present during every story from the 2nd Age on, father to the Line of Kings, whose marriage to Elwing makes that bloodline so special, with all of Arda's most noble in its blood. He brings the First Age all together and sets the stage for how and why The Return of the King works so well as a tale. Earendil, not Manwe, is the anti-Melkor. The Living Light and Savior of the Gods themselves, by literally embodying all Children of Iluvatar... of course! Sheesh... Tolkien... 🤯 Genius.
By the way, when Tolkien was just 20 years old, he stumbled across a sentence from an 8th century anglo-saxon poem:
"Eala Earendel engla beorthast |
ofer middangeard monnum sended."
As far as I know, this was the initial inspiration for him to write a great national epic for England, which would eventually develop into the familiar secondary world of Arda.
I am so happy you mentioned this poem! I looked it up and absolutely love it as a liturgical prayer. So beautiful and wild. I will be praying this 9th century prayer often now!
I pity Elrond and Elros. Even though they were raised with love. Imagine never being able to see your mother and father again. Being able to only see your father looking into the sky. At least they could see him I suppose. But that must have been torturous for Elros. Elrond will see his parents again at the end of the world. Elros? His fate is that of men and into the beyond.
That is why it was somewhat scandalous for Bilbo to sing a song of Earendil at the Last Homely House….. very painful for Elrond for sure
Plus the fact that they were basically kidnapped as children once their parents were gone. Then Elrond had to witness the pain of seeing his brother die and leave Middle-Earth forever as well, then watch his Elros' kingdom, lineage, and legacy crumble throughout the following centuries. Dude had it rough.
@@ericmcdonald7313 Wait he did!? This i forgot about. Damn Bilbo why you gotta rub it in 😭
@@awakened_link1041 Watching his family. His brother's legacy be corrupted and ruined. Only living in Aragorn
@@e.m.p.3394 AND then have his wife killed by Orcs and his daughter wed to a mortal and sundered from him forever.....man, bad all the way around but what a sacrifice
Out of the 4 Great Tales of the First Age this is the one I wished Tolkien had written fully fleshed out and published in his life time.
The sheer cinematic potential of Eärendil fighting Ancalagon the Black in the sky is beyond amazing.
Earendil is incredible. The sea longing. The nobility and imagery of him sailing to find Valinor and flying across the sky as the brighest star with a silmarill on his brow against Ancalagon moves me to tears.
I wish we knew more about his son Elros and the founding of Numenor.
He slayed Ancalagon, the largest winged dragon that ever existed.
Another amazing video Matt! Eärendil is an absolutely vital and somewhat underrated character in the First Age. It’s thanks to this famous linage that we get so many important characters later on in the legendarium. It’s thanks to him that Middle Earth finally gets some peace even for a short while. The fact that he was able to take down Ancalagon still amazes me.
Elwing as a seabird speeding low over the dark waves, with the holy light upon her breast, will always be one of my favorite images in the entire Legendarium
Must suck being Elrond. I mean how can you top your old man if he is literally elf Jesus?!
Он и не хотел превосходить своего отца. И причём здесь Иисус?
Love the stories of the first age. Others before self is always a lesson we should learn and apply. Great work as always, Matt!
So many of your videos bring a tear to my eye; so many of Tolkien's stories are so beautiful!
You take such care in the making of your videos, I promise you that it does not go unnoticed. Just wanted to say that. and now back to binging your channel :)
Thank you so much. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. And thanks for watching! ❤️
Well said!
Earendil at the gates of the empty city of Tirion is one of the greatest Tolkien related artworks in my opinion.
This shows how imaginative Tolkien could be, such an amazing story for a noble hero in the First Age. Another amazing video added to the lore of Middle Earth!
Earendil has such a strong line of family, not only his children but his ancestors too. Tolkiens world is so complicated which makes it feel so real. Tokien truely is/was the author of the world.
Iv been binge watching your videos recently since I just joined a few days ago. Keep up the great work!
"Hail Earendil, brightest of angels. Over Middle-earth, sent unto men"
Earendil also has the significance of being where it all started. When Tolkien was caught by this line in a Finnish poem and wondered who this Earendil might be.....
Although it's ironic that in Tolkien's religion the Morning Star is associated with Lucifer.
Wonderful - Thank you 1000 times for that short film about our beloved hero, hope and star.
These epic character arcs spanning thousands of years are what really makes this legendarium to great to dive into, thanks for the video!
Eärendil is a legendary hero!! Excellent work Mellon! Ecthelion!!
P.S. If there is enough information, could you do a video about Beregond's Choice...between his lord and the right thing...talk about sweating bullets..when I was a kid I always thought that would be a tough choice...how far does loyalty go?? Just another thread that didn't snap when it should've...RIP JRR Tolkien. And thanks to you mellon.
I love this channel! The passion for the work is evidenced by the attention to detail. Earendil is the linch pin that unites the entirety of the Tolkienverse in the second and third ages.
Yes. Always makes my day a little better when there is a new video from Nerd of the rings.
I am nonstop binging on this channel!! Absolutely love the attention to detail and care and love that goes into each and every video! Brilliant work!!
I wish you would just be able to lead studios in creating Middle Earth movies and shows. You do such a great job at narrating and the story telling of everything Middle Earth!!
Eärendil is the greatest hero in the Silmarillion in my opinion. He's the light of hope. A glimpse of the culmination of Eru's work.
Earendil is by far my favourite character of middle earth. Great video!
One has to wonder what adventures Earendil had as a space jammer aboard his ship Vingilot while sailing between the stars
Great presetation.These characters all demonstrate the genius of Tolkien's talent as a master storyteller.
Making videos of an about people and places most of us would remain clueless about or less aware of.. for this I thank you. Continue your work here, as it is very much appreciated.
Ah, you always love to see another Nerd of the Rings video! Apologies if you've done this before, but I'd be curious to explore the technical level of Middle Earth throughout the ages - it looks like on a whole it's in a medieval stasis, but with the addition of Gandalf's fireworks and Saruman's gunpowder, I'm curious if those are strictly new or if other things have existed before but been lost?
Excellent and sussinct telling of this part of the lore. It's always been one of my favourites and to hear and watch it be told so well almost brings a tear to my eye.
One of my absolute favorite stories spanning the Silmarillion
Haven’t been on this channel in a while, its really nice to see it’s still going! I really love the voyage of Eärendil and the war of wrath chapter as written in the Silmarillion, he’s a great character and accomplishment way more than he gets credit for. Also one of the hardest characters for me to explain to anyone
You can bet we are still here going strong! :)
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the vid! Eärendil is a pretty awesome character for sure!
@@NerdoftheRings it is really great to see this channel still going after a rough couple months, it’s great to come back to :)
Great video Matt, Eärendil is one of Middle Earth's greatest and under appreciated characters but never to be forgotten should one look to the heavens at night.
Earendil deserves more recognition for his deeds. For centuries did the elves fight against the evil and almost all lost hope but Earendil, defied the laws set by the valar and did something no one dared to and finally freed the world from evil ( for sometime atleast)..... and that cost him too. He definitely deserves more. Truly one of the greatest beings from Tolkiens universe.
Thank you Nerd of the Rings! After watching several of your videos I became a huge fan. You explain these videos very well and keep everyone entranced with your way of storytelling. Keep posting more videos about the legends and lore of Middle-Earth.
If I could choose any one character to have more in depth writings on, it would be Eärendil without a second thought. I've always been fascinated with him, despite that there's relatively little written about him compared to some other characters. Many a time have I imagined in my head how he might have fought and felled Ancalagon, and what other adventures he may have had before that. He also bears my favorite name out of any character in Tolkien's works.
Amazing Video!!! Loved it Nerd of the Rings!
"Eala earendel, engla beorhtast, ofer middangeard monnum sended".
By far the most fascinating and captivating line I have ever read. I first came upon it decades ago and it has stayed with me since.
YES YES YES! Thank you! I’ve been waiting for this video for soooo long! Absolutely amazing! Thank you for summarizing the life of one my favorite characters!
Isthen Celebrindal(Earendil's uncle and godfather + Idril's twin brother): *wipes tears away* My godson is a legend!
Irl me: Yep. You got a star dedicated to you too, the Northern Star.
Isthen: I'm happy about that too :)
(Isthen is my Fall of Gondolin OC btw)
Elrond: My Dad turned into a star
Zuko: Thats rough buddy
No, Zuko would have said: "My Nation for your blessed pains."
I’ve always held high esteem for most from this tale from all points of view , and it still always hurts me heart. There is so much sadness in every crack of this story. WHY DO HUMANS LOVE THIS
Such great videos. I do recommend you rewatch it with subtitles on for editing, as I had a huge mixup watching it and the first half of the video’s subtitles were plastered on the end of the video.
Been waiting for another upload!
I recently read the silmarillon. Brilliant book Also this series is awesome. We always appreciate your hard work and dedication towards these videos.
Eärendil is one of great heroes of Arda, though a little bit overlooked. One must admire his courage and his wife's courage, without her He would fail.
Duel Eärendil vs Ancalagon The Black during War of Wrath must have been very interesting and very jäme.
Encalagon broke two mountaintops when he fell.
That part gets me every time 😌
Yes!! I've been waiting for this video, he's definitely one of my favorite characters!
Earendil wanted to be counted amongst men but for the sake of his wife chose immortality as an elf.
I was thinking; love nerd of the ring, but Earendil have no video :'(
So there we are, thanks, your work is great
One of my favorite of the tales of the Elder Days, its tie to the War of Wrath is something else.
Dude watching your videos while playing Lord of the Rings Online is nerdvana for me… love your videos!!
I'm fascinated by Galadriel's phail. It is an enclosure of light, light which emanated from another container of light of the two trees. Galadriel's personal sub-Silmaril. Was she dabbling in Feanor's light-capturing elven crafts?
Thank you for this wonderful story you shared with us!
NoTR, I have to tell you... whoever does your closed captions is NOT a Tolkien fan! LOL I know the names are difficult for the uninitiated, but they cannot seem to spell that same name the same way twice. 'Mutilation' is the word that springs to mind. Thank God I've read every word of Tolkien's multiple times. I feel sorry for deaf or hearing-impaired people who are not familiar with Tolkien's work. They must be confused AF. I love your channel, though. Thank you for all of your hard work. Much Love.
Thanks for the feedback! Are you talking about the list of Patreon names? I definitely wanna check this out.
Also, do you have the user-created subtitles on? Or the auto-generated?
@@NerdoftheRings Both, actually. I am not deaf, but I am a UX designer... I notice things like this. Continuity of spelling - especially the names of characters - is very important for understanding when the visual is all a person has to go on. Again, I love your channel. The artwork is awesome!
Ok. I’ll look into it. Thanks for the heads-up!
@@NerdoftheRings ‘Hooked on Phonics’ doesn’t work very well when applied to the Elvish dialects, it seems… 😉
Great video, is that some new music? Is was great.
I believe I did use a couple new tracks in here!
Mae Govannen! 👋 Great lore video! I would really appirciate a video about Eärendil's mother - Idril Celebrindal (maybe with the stuff from The Book of Lost Tales/The Fall of Godnolin). I think her character is quite underrrated even though she is basically the first main female charcter (and my personal favourite) from Tolkien's broad legendarium going back to first fall of Gondolin stories from 1916, but there is no lore video about her on YT yet.
Он один из ключевых персонажей в истории Арды, с прекрасной родословной, и с захватывающей судьбой. Чего только стоят его подвиги во время Войны Гнева. Эарандиль - клёвый и очень интересный персонаж.
Translation into English: He is one of the key characters in the history of Arda, with an excellent pedigree, and with an exciting fate. What are his exploits during the War of Wrath worth. Earandil is a cool and very interesting character.
This is abselut the best channel on youtube.. Love it
Ooh been waiting on this one for a while. Hoping for Turgon soon
beautiful tale.. and beautifully told. thank you!
I always associate the Odyssey of Earendil with the song 'Come Sail Away' by Styx. Just the idea of sailing away, leaving everything behind and carrying onward fits his story so perfectly.
Elrond: I "succeeded" Gil-Galad and ruled over the rest of the Noldor!
Elros: Hey there! I established Numenor, the most fantastic city of men!
Eärendil: You two naughty boys! Don't you dare challenge the slyer of the greatest dragon!!!
Him just sailing away to the West and what is essentially Middle-earth's orbit whilst initially thinking his sons were lost really brings into mind the X-Men spacefaring character Corsair, whose sons became the notable mutants Cyclops and Havok.
*A dragonslaying starship.* J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium, a well known if somewhat obscure fantasy and mythical epic saga, literally and figuratively has an spacefaring elven STARSHIP even before the golden age led by Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, George Lucas, Robert Heinlein, and more happened. What more does one need to ask?
Also cheeky of Bilbo Baggins to want a song about the guy, whilst in Rivendell in the last years of the Third Age. Do remember that the place is the main haven of said guy's son Elrond, while Aragorn, a distant descendant of Eärendil by blood, had to be the one who fusses about the fact on 3018 TA.
Addendum: Wonder if there is a tale about meteor swords somewhere? They're alien enough to be quite fitting a sci-fi theme, but not alien enough that it doesn't feel out of place in any magical fantasy story.
Finrod, Fingolfin, Glorfindel an Now this Guy!!! There’s just too many Great characters ppl will never know. LOTR NEEDS TO MAKE AN MCU TIMELINE. That way Everyone would Have Their own Sagas. They Deserve that🤘🏾💯
The savior of middle earth who begged before the gods for forgiveness and help.
A scion of noble houses and lineages..
You know i think it would be a good idea to cover the powers of certain creatures and beings in middle earth history like the powers of the nazgul or powers of the valar and maiar
wicked awesome vid Matt loved it
Interesting fact: the furthest observed star in the universe was named Eärendil
The story of Ëarendil moves me to tears
What is the song called starting at 3:40 ? Im getting chills everytime I hear it on your videos. The way you tell these stories is just something else.. I would love to see you reading tolkiens works with all this illustration. Tbh it would compete with the movies for me even tho it would be just like an illustrated audiobook.
You know the dude is a badass when he shows up in a spaceship and has a dogfight with a dragon.
I just read the chapter on Earandil and the War of Wrath for the first time. It is such a captivating chapter and story. Its interesting that Earendil is still sailing the skies while frodo and Sam would make their harrowing journey across Middle Earth.
I believe this is the best video you've made, Matt!
The whole "he sails the sky with his silmaril and that's the star we marvel at every night" concept mirrors so many real mythological figures around the world and it shows how we humans, and even elves it seems have an ingrained instinct to turn those of great deeds with great renoun into myths and preserve those names and deeds in representations in the natural world. Dude died in battle, he's not sailing in the sky. Cool way to show him homage tho.
You’re such an amazing narrator, I get goosebumps from listening to you. I’d pay for having you read me stories while tucking me to bed lol
Một bài hát rất hoài niệm , nhớ những ngày bồng bột của tuổi trẻ, chút kỷ niệm của tình yêu, lời chia tay vội vàng đúng như cái bồng bột ấy. Đức Phúc cover lại bài hát này tâm trạng quá !
I could be mistaken on this point:
I believe Vingilote is the Quenya name of the ship and it has a diaresis above the "e." It's written "Vingilotë. As such, the "e" needs to be pronounced.
It should be read: "Vin-Gilot-Teh," rather than "Vin-Gilot."
This video is another pearl from this channel! And amazing soundtrack choices: what are the pieces' titles?
Another awesome video and a very interesting character. 👏👏👏
Eärendil is one of the chaddest character in all of Tolkien's works!
easily one of my favs characters