These stories are so profound, I am not sure where their power comes from. They somehow transcend this world, as they should do I suppose. Even Christopher Tolkiens words at the beginning gave me a sense of something passing. Humans are capable of such profound things when we put our minds to it, I wonder why we spend so long in the gutter.
That last sentence got to me. It's sad huh, we are all capable of achieving more than we are but most never will for not being able to get out of their own way. All that wasted potential of what could have been but never was.. Or maybe it takes an exceptional individual to create something worth paying attention and most just arent that. Either way I'm glad we get to enjoy the fruits of people like Tolkien, it nourishes my soul and adds colour to an otherwise dull world
You need gutters. If there are no gutters to direct the flow of effluent, your transcended world would back up and smell like ork poo. Either that or, "You shall not pass!" could be your last thought before *kersplut* ...very bad. Need gutters. Gutters good.
I posit that if everyone could produce exceptionally great things, then there would be no great things. The reason why we so treasure Tolkien, Beethoven, Mozart, Copeland, Rice, or even rubies, emeralds, platinum, or gold, is because they are so rare. Nothing which is common is prized, or cherished. But it is rather taken for granted, or even ignored.
@@Bhenderson0001 Sometimes we do better to put or imaginations to work and turn off our analytical minds. JRRT was a devoted scholar, but he also maintained his imagination from a young age and it grew with him. So much so that his work is more real (can have a lasting impact on us) and has a life of its own now.
The tyranny of Morgoth was so inexorable, the nature of it was more akin to a force of nature, than the aggression of a hated foe. Mere mortals could never hope to “defeat” the climate of Antarctica, or the heat of the Sahara Desert.
This story has such a transcendent quality that it needs no literal conceptual modern translation; meaning that the subjects on a whole are interpretive to our time and relevant too.
Everything I heard the word "Gondolin", my brain alway gets mixed up and imagines those tiny guitars or the fancy skinny boats with a french guy rowing at the back.
We are now at the end of the First Age of Late Earth seeing the closure of the Age of Men, as Men's war against each other shakes the foundations of Men's societies, cities, countries and the whole world itself, and brings about a new age of light and magic for the beginning of the Second Age of Late Earth, allowing tall strong women to rule over the lands, and Elves begin to return in celebration, after a long absence....
I think we can give the professor a little leeway about mixing his dates up writing the original.. I mean, he had just survived a battle with over 1 million casualties. 420k were his countrymen. I'm sure he had a lot of conflicting thoughts about that part of his life. Combat will do that to you.
I am struggling with the name gnomes (Nomes? I don't have this book on my shelf...) I wonder if Tolkien would have named them something else if he knew that in the 21st century garden gnomes would take over the earth... but hey then again maybe not 🤷🏻♀️
“In conclusion I will add a note on two important modern words used in translation. The name Gnomes is sometimes used for the Noldor, and Gnomish for Noldorin. This has been done, because whatever Paracelsus may have thought (if indeed he invented the name), to some Gnome will still suggest Knowledge. Now the High-elven name of this folk, Noldor, signifies Those who Know; for of the Three Kindreds of the Elves from their beginning the Noldor were ever distinguished both by their knowledge of things that are and were in this world and by their desire to know more. Yet they were not in any way like to the gnomes of learned theory, or of literary and popular fancy. They belonged to a race high and beautiful, the Elder Children of the world, who now are gone. Tall they were, fair-skinned and grey-eyed, though their locks were dark, save in the golden house of Finrod; and their voices knew more melodies than any mortal speech that now is heard. Valiant they were, but their history was grievous; and though it was in far-off days woven a little with the fates of the Fathers, their fate is not that of Men. Their dominion passed long ago, and they dwell now beyond the circles of the world, and do not return.” Tolkien, “The Appendix of Languages”, in Hist of Midd Earth, XII, pp. 76-77
The older narrator is reading the editor Christopher’s notes and the younger is the actual text from JRR. It’s cool because the narrators are father and son just like Christopher and JRR.
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0:00 Preface
19:23 Prologue
49:06 The Original Tale
Thanks for the times.
Thank you
These stories are so profound, I am not sure where their power comes from. They somehow transcend this world, as they should do I suppose. Even Christopher Tolkiens words at the beginning gave me a sense of something passing. Humans are capable of such profound things when we put our minds to it, I wonder why we spend so long in the gutter.
That last sentence got to me.
It's sad huh, we are all capable of achieving more than we are but most never will for not being able to get out of their own way.
All that wasted potential of what could have been but never was..
Or maybe it takes an exceptional individual to create something worth paying attention and most just arent that.
Either way I'm glad we get to enjoy the fruits of people like Tolkien, it nourishes my soul and adds colour to an otherwise dull world
You need gutters. If there are no gutters to direct the flow of effluent, your transcended world would back up and smell like ork poo. Either that or, "You shall not pass!" could be your last thought before *kersplut* ...very bad. Need gutters. Gutters good.
I posit that if everyone could produce exceptionally great things, then there would be no great things.
The reason why we so treasure Tolkien, Beethoven, Mozart, Copeland, Rice, or even rubies, emeralds, platinum, or gold, is because they are so rare.
Nothing which is common is prized, or cherished. But it is rather taken for granted, or even ignored.
@@Bhenderson0001 Sometimes we do better to put or imaginations to work and turn off our analytical minds. JRRT was a devoted scholar, but he also maintained his imagination from a young age and it grew with him. So much so that his work is more real (can have a lasting impact on us) and has a life of its own now.
MelkO
Is a real drag.
Every. Time. He says it.
The language is delightful...
This first age battle is one of my favorites.
The tyranny of Morgoth was so inexorable, the nature of it was more akin to a force of nature, than the aggression of a hated foe. Mere mortals could never hope to “defeat” the climate of Antarctica, or the heat of the Sahara Desert.
Except the Sahara and Antarctica were both green and pleasant 600 years ago.
@@Gruesome-Twosum600? Seems a bit wrong.
@@VeteranVandalHe's probably a science uneducated creationist conspiracy lunatic....
@@Gruesome-Twosumhighly doubtful
The pinnacle of literature.
This story has such a transcendent quality that it needs no literal conceptual modern translation; meaning that the subjects on a whole are interpretive to our time and relevant too.
Great story and back information.
From 25 minutes onwards sit back and soak in this world.
Everything I heard the word "Gondolin", my brain alway gets mixed up and imagines those tiny guitars or the fancy skinny boats with a french guy rowing at the back.
I think it's Italian guy, but yes :-)
Gondolin, mandolin, gondola. Yeah😅
We are now at the end of the First Age of Late Earth seeing the closure of the Age of Men, as Men's war against each other shakes the foundations of Men's societies, cities, countries and the whole world itself, and brings about a new age of light and magic for the beginning of the Second Age of Late Earth, allowing tall strong women to rule over the lands, and Elves begin to return in celebration, after a long absence....
I think we can give the professor a little leeway about mixing his dates up writing the original.. I mean, he had just survived a battle with over 1 million casualties. 420k were his countrymen. I'm sure he had a lot of conflicting thoughts about that part of his life. Combat will do that to you.
This is a fantastic narration. Thank you so much for uploading this.
@@PlacesofMiddleEarthhow do you figure??
Love this. Keep uploading.
All they did was upload an AI reading copyrighted material. Big deal.
Appreciate you for uploading
We got three hobbit movies instead of one fall of Gondolin. This is so screenplay ready for someone to make a passion project out of it.
Gratitude
A Great Tale of Elder Days
Thank You 🖖🏼
Quoting the scriptures to give you strength
Real-life father-son reading this, father as son, son as father
Written by father; edited and published by son, as well.
It’s great to see evidence that fathers and sons can indeed do great things together.
@@johnt.inscrutable1545 yes, that’s what I meant by (read by) father as son, son as father
Alas for the passing of the great Timothy West today
Only ever read Hobbit, Trilogy, Silmarilian, and some Linguistic papers...need to check this out!❤
Awesome.
3:08:24
0/ night is passing hail the dawn!
I am struggling with the name gnomes (Nomes? I don't have this book on my shelf...) I wonder if Tolkien would have named them something else if he knew that in the 21st century garden gnomes would take over the earth... but hey then again maybe not 🤷🏻♀️
“In conclusion I will add a note on two important modern words used in translation. The name Gnomes is sometimes used for the Noldor, and Gnomish for Noldorin. This has been done, because whatever Paracelsus may have thought (if indeed he invented the name), to some Gnome will still suggest Knowledge. Now the High-elven name of this folk, Noldor, signifies Those who Know; for of the Three Kindreds of the Elves from their beginning the Noldor were ever distinguished both by their knowledge of things that are and were in this world and by their desire to know more. Yet they were not in any way like to the gnomes of learned theory, or of literary and popular fancy. They belonged to a race high and beautiful, the Elder Children of the world, who now are gone. Tall they were, fair-skinned and grey-eyed, though their locks were dark, save in the golden house of Finrod; and their voices knew more melodies than any mortal speech that now is heard. Valiant they were, but their history was grievous; and though it was in far-off days woven a little with the fates of the Fathers, their fate is not that of Men. Their dominion passed long ago, and they dwell now beyond the circles of the world, and do not return.”
Tolkien, “The Appendix of Languages”, in Hist of Midd Earth, XII, pp. 76-77
Cool.
Optimum.
Why does he say melko and not melkor ?
This sounds like there are two voices juxtaposed. Why?
Because two people are narrating.
The older narrator is reading the editor Christopher’s notes and the younger is the actual text from JRR. It’s cool because the narrators are father and son just like Christopher and JRR.
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