I love when you compile these into long videos! Your voice and cadence when reading is amazingly soothing. I watch while I cook, before bed, when cleaning. Thank you for all the entertainment!
Do you know why Gondor and Mordor are mortal enemies? Because Mordor stole all the doors from Gondor, so now all the doors in Gondor are gone, and Mordor has more doors.
Dang, man. That was epic as hell. You just get better and better every week. Love that you got to do all that sponsored WETA stuff, you definitely deserve the recognition. You're so well spoken and knowledgeable, at this point you could tell me that Tolkien wore his pants inside out every day and I'd take it as gospel lol🎉
Be interesting to see a video of the 7 gates of Gondolin since they all have different trait’s and made of different materials, Another great video NOTR
Wow! Excellent video, I believe us Tolkien fans are like hobbits, we like things we already know laid out in an orderly fashion. You definitely achieved that here.
The last great city and legacy of Numenor that has made an impact beyond Middle Earth. I wont be surprised if every great city in fantasy is inspired by Gondor in one way or another.
47:23 Tolkien's writing of Eomer's reaction at the ships in black sails coming up the Anduin and their subsequent unfurling still gives me chills even though I had forgotten a lot of the words.
I want to use this channel as a source to make a D&D campaign. This provides me with enough information to make one for my friends! Keep up the great work!!!! Also I got Return to Moria and it is tough!
I love the longer videos, they are wonderful and informative. I am wondering if you might consider adding textural references for those of us who would very much like to read them.
Hi Matt - I really enjoyed this video - you are such a fountain of knowledge its so much fun finding out the true stories behind Tolkiens lands. Thank you for your insight, could you possibly do one on Gondolin - I would love to know more about its rise and fall. Its not really mentioned much in TLOR. It’s only in the Rings of Power that we see a little of it. Thanks again take care keep up the good work
@@myriadmediamusingslol yeah, knowing only like a handful of powerful bloodlines will always rule over you, for better or worse. Has to be pretty demoralizing that they can't, like, vote them out haha
if you already feel sorry for this, just think about the life of your real life ancestors who suffered from hunger, poverty, plague, feudal oppression and constant brutal warfare with forced draft for literally thousands of years. They suffered exactly the same as the people in middle earth, but without elves or magic and no happy end
Would you please consider doing a “What If Sam Kept The One Ring?” video, Matt? I know it likely means a spectrum of ever darkening alternate endings, but I’d love to see where you take it by using the primary text as well as any and all Tolkien letters that reference Sam’s character, his loyalty to Frodo, and his interactions with the One Ring. What would happen if Sam never witnessed Gorbag and crew retrieving Frodo’s paralyzed body, and he truly believed Shelob killed Frodo? How would the last stage of his presumably tragic journey change his fate and the fates of Frodo, Gollum, the Fellowship, the Shire and all of Middle Earth? Would Sam make it through Mordor to the peak of Mount Doom? Where and how would he confront Gollum? Would he sacrifice himself to destroy the Ring if presented with the opportunity, or would he keep it? And perhaps most tragically, how would it change Sam’s heart and spirit? Apologies if you’ve already done something like this and I missed it. Just point me where to find it!
I think gollum would end up getting the ring and then shortly after the Nazgûl get it from him forcefully. Then Sauron has the power to win the war and kill everyone we love.
For those who stick with this recounting, there is an unexpected visual treat at 51:54 (on a green banner carried by one of the Rohirrim in the upper left of the picture). Well done.
Thank you for all the information in this video. As someone who read the LOTR decades ago, it's great to have such a source of information. The events in this video could give material for 5 to 10 seasons of a TV Series alone. I would love to see these stories come to life one day.❤😊
how did they manage to build such huge cities and fortresses in a few decades? any theories? and how did they manage to grow a population strong enough to challenge Mordor?
Idk about the building, but as for the population there were already men living in the area. Pelargir was a Numenorian outpost so there had been Numenorians already living in the area that the 5 ships joined. Also there were normal people living in the area, the Numenorians kinda just took charge when they established Gondor. I think of it like the aristocracy was Numenorians while the regular folk were just normal humans. I think that's why Arnor was weaker, because they had alot smaller population to start with.
Oh. And if I haven’t said so recently, you are the single best resource and voice for all things Tolkien, and you just keep getting better. The Tom Shippey of our generation. I mean that. Thank you.
My fondest memories from childhood are family vacations to rite aid. We would travel for a week just to spend a day basking in the joy that is rite aid. I would look at all the deodorant and shampoo. Then I’d spend hours in the seasonal section pretending I owned all that cool decor. I’m really just worried that my kids will never know that America could be so good.
Speaking of Gondor, you should really do a "What if Boromir took the ring?". I would really like to know what Boromir would have done if he had actually succeeded in taking the One Ring from Frodo. Whether he would knock out Frodo or kill him doesn't matter, he would most likely escape just in time to avoid the orc attack. But what would he do? Would he give the ring to Denethor, or would he be tempted by the ring to kill his father Arthas- style and usurp the throne. What would the Fellowship do? Would the orcs still capture Merry and Pippin, and possibly Frodo too this time, or would things be different? Would the rest of the Fellowship go after the hobbits, or would they pursue Boromir to Gondor. What would Gondor do with the Ring? These are some interesting questions. I'd like to know your thoughts.
Nerd of the Rings, I'd like to see the histories of the Beacons of the mountains. If anything actually exists about them. I think it would be cool to hear about and why they were built or what event set them in motion.
I have only 4 days until the deadline of the submission of the scientific article, for which I still have to work on it, but here am I, at 2:00AM watching the history of Gondor
Learning the history of Denethor's resentment towards Aragorn makes me realize how short-changed the final Steward was in the movie. I think that would be okay in regard to the theatrical cut, but I wish the extended editions of Two Towers and Return of the King had fleshed out that aspect of his past to give his character more dimension.
In the books, upon meeting Denethor Pippin thinks to himself that Denethor looked more like a great Wizard than Gandalf did. Gandalf tells Pippin that regardless the generations between, the blood of Numenor ran nearly pure in Denethor, and in Faramir also. The great cares Denethor was burdened with, losing his wife, and later his son Boromir, and especially using the palantir giving Sauron the opportunity to poison his mind with fear and dread all had made him the way he had become by the time of the War of the Ring.
@@captainflamson That really should have been included in the ROTK movie. Audiences would have already been very familiar with Saruman's ability to poison Men's minds, and that would have made Denethor's descent into madness and subsequent suicide even more tragic.
@@colinbaldwin313yes, cram more information into this already 3 hour long movie! That'll please the regular audiences and definitely won't wear them out! Please don't make TV/Movies. Ever. LOTR movies are the most successful group of movies for a reason. Stuffing it with borderline useless information only pleases the nerds👍🏻
Excellent summary. Tolkien was great at so many things, but estimating how many Stone Masons and Carpenters you could pack onto Nine Ships presumably wasn't one of them........
@@rosshugecaulk ah, to clarify someone saw this as the perfect time to tell me to repent and find Jesus. I wasn't having any of it, so I said hail Satan. Then they removed their comment and I just look crazy
I've always found Anarion to be vastly underrated. He held the line against the Mordor and gained enough time for the Last Alliance to be a success. We know little about him, but without him, there's no victory
This is an excellent video. Beautifully presented and full of information. I have a question? Why did Gondor not extend to control Mordor at least at the times when its power was high? And during the Fourth Age, do you think they may have?
At some point Gondor had watch towers and fortifications in and around Mordor. I think those were more to guard against evil re-inhabiting the land rather than to occupy or settle it.
Mordor had been under Sauron's control for thousands of years before Gondor was founded. I doubt anyone would even want to try and live there as bad as it must have been.
Nice. I did know about the general idea of the Ride of Eorl. But i didn't know the details or that it was an actual reinforcement to a battle. I always thought they migrated south as any "horse riding" culture usually does. Arriving at the last second is way cooler though.
Thank you, this was a great video! Curious if anyone has a recommendation for a LOTR themed atlas? I’d like to see all these places on a map in order to visualize it better. Thanks in advance!
Have you ever thought about reviewing some of the old Middle Earth Role Playing modules? They came with nice maps and artwork, and their content ranged from fitting nicely into Tolkien’s world to some pretty ridiculous stuff.
It was named Gondor after a cultural change led to a surge of seedy dive bars and more than half of the inhabitants were diagnosed with Gondorrhea. This was in the early days of Gondor as a college town.
In the German translation the Gondorians name for Amon Amarth is basically "Mount Destiny". I am not sure if Tolkien was involved in this change. He was involved in the change from Shelob to Kankra in German - because he was aware that the sound of the word does not connect with a spiderlike being in German - Kankra does work much better.
Do you mean "Schicksalsberg" for Mount Doom? I don't think that is a change. A "doom" is someone's fate or ultimate destiny, at least in the original sense of the word. That is a cool fact about Shelob, though!
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I have a history exam in 2 days and instead of learning actual history I'm here watching 1 hour of Gondor's history
One must respect your priorities .....
Definitely more important
This is the way
Sorry you failed your history exam, but, hey, at least you know the history of Gondor which is more important.
Most of supposed real history is a lie anyway
I love when you compile these into long videos! Your voice and cadence when reading is amazingly soothing. I watch while I cook, before bed, when cleaning. Thank you for all the entertainment!
Are you an OOBE master ? :D
Do you know why Gondor and Mordor are mortal enemies?
Because Mordor stole all the doors from Gondor, so now all the doors in Gondor are gone, and Mordor has more doors.
Lol
No matter how goth you get, you'll never be more goth than Morgoth
@@sulljoh1 UA-cam comments at its finest... haha... cheers
How does this only have 27 likes?🤣🤣🤣🤣 its a good one!!
How do you throw a deer with a ring?
You throw doe.
Dang, man. That was epic as hell. You just get better and better every week. Love that you got to do all that sponsored WETA stuff, you definitely deserve the recognition. You're so well spoken and knowledgeable, at this point you could tell me that Tolkien wore his pants inside out every day and I'd take it as gospel lol🎉
I should be reading these irrigation plans for work on monday but id rather spend 50 minutes learning information about Gondor
Thank you for a wonderful summary of an incredible part of Tolkien's legendarium. You really did a splendid presentation in all respects.
Be interesting to see a video of the 7 gates of Gondolin since they all have different trait’s and made of different materials, Another great video NOTR
Wow! Excellent video, I believe us Tolkien fans are like hobbits, we like things we already know laid out in an orderly fashion. You definitely achieved that here.
@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist. Please grow and change as a person 🙏
Maybe you should change. @@nickwooden5661
The last great city and legacy of Numenor that has made an impact beyond Middle Earth. I wont be surprised if every great city in fantasy is inspired by Gondor in one way or another.
City??
@@JorikParI think he means minas tirith
8:38 .. Who drew this?
Gondor isn’t a city hun.
Yikes
47:23 Tolkien's writing of Eomer's reaction at the ships in black sails coming up the Anduin and their subsequent unfurling still gives me chills even though I had forgotten a lot of the words.
I want to use this channel as a source to make a D&D campaign. This provides me with enough information to make one for my friends! Keep up the great work!!!! Also I got Return to Moria and it is tough!
After reading as lot of these comment i have say people really like these longer videos. Myself included. Thank you for all your hard work
You've filled in so many gaps in my head with this well researched and wonderfully presented video, great work, thank you! 😊
I love the longer videos, they are wonderful and informative. I am wondering if you might consider adding textural references for those of us who would very much like to read them.
Hi Matt - I really enjoyed this video - you are such a fountain of knowledge its so much fun finding out the true stories behind Tolkiens lands. Thank you for your insight, could you possibly do one on Gondolin - I would love to know more about its rise and fall. Its not really mentioned much in TLOR. It’s only in the Rings of Power that we see a little of it. Thanks again take care keep up the good work
Really enjoyed the history of Gondolin thank you keep up the great work 👍
Personal headcanon: Sauron threw the rock.
Now I have the funniest image in my head 😆
I imagine some drunk orc
We need this in the Rings of Power. Sauron just throwing a rock in rage and it happens to hit without him knowing about it
At the 21 minute mark, "rallies the other 8 Nazgul". Here I am imagining the Witch King's Braveheart like speech to get the other 8 on board.
For some reason, this is more interesting than my own country's history.
Easily....
Tolkien's imagination and storytelling is unrivaled imo.
Gondor really couldn't catch a break. Even after Aragorn took over, they still had to war. I honestly feel sorry for the regular people.
Middle Earth is really one of those places where it probably sucks to live as a normal citizen.
After Aragorn subdues the haradrim and easterlings it seems like there was peace
@@myriadmediamusingslol yeah, knowing only like a handful of powerful bloodlines will always rule over you, for better or worse. Has to be pretty demoralizing that they can't, like, vote them out haha
@@myriadmediamusingsUnless you're a hobbit just chilling. 😂
if you already feel sorry for this, just think about the life of your real life ancestors who suffered from hunger, poverty, plague, feudal oppression and constant brutal warfare with forced draft for literally thousands of years. They suffered exactly the same as the people in middle earth, but without elves or magic and no happy end
I have just got into this channel and your videos are fantastic. The level of detail is tremendous!
Would you please consider doing a “What If Sam Kept The One Ring?” video, Matt? I know it likely means a spectrum of ever darkening alternate endings, but I’d love to see where you take it by using the primary text as well as any and all Tolkien letters that reference Sam’s character, his loyalty to Frodo, and his interactions with the One Ring.
What would happen if Sam never witnessed Gorbag and crew retrieving Frodo’s paralyzed body, and he truly believed Shelob killed Frodo? How would the last stage of his presumably tragic journey change his fate and the fates of Frodo, Gollum, the Fellowship, the Shire and all of Middle Earth? Would Sam make it through Mordor to the peak of Mount Doom? Where and how would he confront Gollum? Would he sacrifice himself to destroy the Ring if presented with the opportunity, or would he keep it? And perhaps most tragically, how would it change Sam’s heart and spirit?
Apologies if you’ve already done something like this and I missed it. Just point me where to find it!
No you sinner
I think gollum would end up getting the ring and then shortly after the Nazgûl get it from him forcefully. Then Sauron has the power to win the war and kill everyone we love.
Somehow, Sauron has returned….
The rains of Castamere.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Like a bad penny.
30:59 I remember reading this passage on Unfished Tales (?) and I literally gasped, my favorite of entire book. Great video!
I love these longer videos. The narrator can give us a great back story with the extra time.
I love this video!!
This is my "go to sleep" video it's perfect.
No disrespect, man, just that's so well done and relaxing. Keep up the great work!!
Babe wake up, new Nerd of the Rings video just posted
I swear to.god you wake me up one more time fora UA-cam video I'm leaving you its 230am and i have work at 5am
What an epic journey through time! This ancient history documentary is both educational and entertaining.
For those who stick with this recounting, there is an unexpected visual treat at 51:54 (on a green banner carried by one of the Rohirrim in the upper left of the picture). Well done.
Thank you for all the information in this video. As someone who read the LOTR decades ago, it's great to have such a source of information. The events in this video could give material for 5 to 10 seasons of a TV Series alone. I would love to see these stories come to life one day.❤😊
I've read all the works of Tolkien, but I learn so much from this guy that it feels like I absorbed nothing from all the books
What a gem of a video! Thanks NOTR :)
Love the content mate. And thankyou for no adds. Much love. :3
how did they manage to build such huge cities and fortresses in a few decades? any theories?
and how did they manage to grow a population strong enough to challenge Mordor?
Idk about the building, but as for the population there were already men living in the area. Pelargir was a Numenorian outpost so there had been Numenorians already living in the area that the 5 ships joined. Also there were normal people living in the area, the Numenorians kinda just took charge when they established Gondor. I think of it like the aristocracy was Numenorians while the regular folk were just normal humans. I think that's why Arnor was weaker, because they had alot smaller population to start with.
Huge video! Thanks NerdoftheRings! I hope you are enjoying NZ!
This is an amazing video! Thank you for sharing your love of Middle Earth with us!
Discoverd your channel recently.
Congratulations, it's very, very good!
Trying to catch up!
I meal prepped to this video and it was amazing to have this as company while cooking! Thank you 🤩 🤗
After watching 3 others on this topic good coverage but light on juicy details that make it interesting
Thanks!
Thank you for the super!
What an amazing way to start off the new year!!!!!❤😊
Incredible work, as always.
This is literally the best channel to nap to
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Oh yeah, now this is true Nerdism. Well done!
This was a fantastic video really enjoyed it. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to making the best videos!
Great video! I believe it's Minas Anor and not Minas Arnor as mentioned at 1:30.
Oh. And if I haven’t said so recently, you are the single best resource and voice for all things Tolkien, and you just keep getting better. The Tom Shippey of our generation. I mean that. Thank you.
This was very nice to watch and listen to.
I always look forward to these videos ❤
I’ve nearly watched every video this guy has made
I quite like the Byzantine style art in some of the pictures.
My fondest memories from childhood are family vacations to rite aid. We would travel for a week just to spend a day basking in the joy that is rite aid. I would look at all the deodorant and shampoo. Then I’d spend hours in the seasonal section pretending I owned all that cool decor. I’m really just worried that my kids will never know that America could be so good.
The parallels between Gondor and Byzantium. Both great civilizations.
Thanks for the awesome content👏🏼
Wow, thanks. I never knew so much happended for Men in the second age. Imagine how many TV series only this period makes!
Speaking of Gondor, you should really do a "What if Boromir took the ring?". I would really like to know what Boromir would have done if he had actually succeeded in taking the One Ring from Frodo. Whether he would knock out Frodo or kill him doesn't matter, he would most likely escape just in time to avoid the orc attack. But what would he do? Would he give the ring to Denethor, or would he be tempted by the ring to kill his father Arthas- style and usurp the throne. What would the Fellowship do? Would the orcs still capture Merry and Pippin, and possibly Frodo too this time, or would things be different? Would the rest of the Fellowship go after the hobbits, or would they pursue Boromir to Gondor. What would Gondor do with the Ring? These are some interesting questions. I'd like to know your thoughts.
What an amazing video. Thank you.
who did the drawing at 46:13? I've been looking for the drawing for years
Tolkien would be so proud of you for all of the hard work you put into these videos. He would be amazed!
Great Video and History lesson. I'm subscribing 🙂👍
That was bad ass. I enjoyed everything about it
Nerd of the Rings, I'd like to see the histories of the Beacons of the mountains. If anything actually exists about them. I think it would be cool to hear about and why they were built or what event set them in motion.
Great video !!
I have only 4 days until the deadline of the submission of the scientific article, for which I still have to work on it, but here am I, at 2:00AM watching the history of Gondor
Bro got me in my feelings about R2KT 😩
Seriously, great addition by the team. At the end of the day they’re plastic figures. Love the move!
12:27 Castamir needs a new barbermir
some of these drawings are so poorly done lol fantastic video though
Just took a sick day bc up all night watching Nerd of the Rings….i made the right decision
44:30 do they flee North east, or do they head South East into Lebinnin?
Oh man I can’t watch this right now. I’m gonna come back to it.
Ooh, a long-form video! Nice.
Learning the history of Denethor's resentment towards Aragorn makes me realize how short-changed the final Steward was in the movie. I think that would be okay in regard to the theatrical cut, but I wish the extended editions of Two Towers and Return of the King had fleshed out that aspect of his past to give his character more dimension.
In the books, upon meeting Denethor Pippin thinks to himself that Denethor looked more like a great Wizard than Gandalf did. Gandalf tells Pippin that regardless the generations between, the blood of Numenor ran nearly pure in Denethor, and in Faramir also. The great cares Denethor was burdened with, losing his wife, and later his son Boromir, and especially using the palantir giving Sauron the opportunity to poison his mind with fear and dread all had made him the way he had become by the time of the War of the Ring.
@@captainflamson That really should have been included in the ROTK movie. Audiences would have already been very familiar with Saruman's ability to poison Men's minds, and that would have made Denethor's descent into madness and subsequent suicide even more tragic.
@@colinbaldwin313yes, cram more information into this already 3 hour long movie! That'll please the regular audiences and definitely won't wear them out!
Please don't make TV/Movies. Ever. LOTR movies are the most successful group of movies for a reason. Stuffing it with borderline useless information only pleases the nerds👍🏻
Imagine this as a Game of Thrones style 10 series show, faithful to the source material 😊 better than ahem ROP
Excellent summary. Tolkien was great at so many things, but estimating how many Stone Masons and Carpenters you could pack onto Nine Ships presumably wasn't one of them........
I'd love to see an Aragorn and eomer movie, with the same actors, set after the return of the king. That'd be so cool
I'll say rings of power is an amazing show before I "repent to Jesus". AVE SATANAS
@@bryanmatthews2370what an odd comment to leave
@@bryanmatthews2370I get your comment, you're a fellow follower of the Infernal path
@@rosshugecaulk ah, to clarify someone saw this as the perfect time to tell me to repent and find Jesus. I wasn't having any of it, so I said hail Satan. Then they removed their comment and I just look crazy
@@bryanmatthews2370 huh. What an odd set of comments to leave
Awesome video
I've always found Anarion to be vastly underrated. He held the line against the Mordor and gained enough time for the Last Alliance to be a success. We know little about him, but without him, there's no victory
Love it when the parts are grouped together. Thanks Matt
Ahh, a nice long one to fall asleep to.
1:47 I thought that was an illustration of Tirion, the capital of Gondolin?
Gondolin is a city state in the first age, Tirion is the capital of all the elves of Valinor.
Nicely done.
This is an excellent video. Beautifully presented and full of information.
I have a question?
Why did Gondor not extend to control Mordor at least at the times when its power was high? And during the Fourth Age, do you think they may have?
At some point Gondor had watch towers and fortifications in and around Mordor. I think those were more to guard against evil re-inhabiting the land rather than to occupy or settle it.
Mordor had been under Sauron's control for thousands of years before Gondor was founded. I doubt anyone would even want to try and live there as bad as it must have been.
Dope af !!!! Thank you
It would be interesting to see the video about the fact that the First Age actually began with the Awakening of the Elves.
Thanks, Matt. After that Rings of Pooper season two rumor list, I really needed this. ❤️
Oh my! Wow. Kudos!
Nice. I did know about the general idea of the Ride of Eorl. But i didn't know the details or that it was an actual reinforcement to a battle. I always thought they migrated south as any "horse riding" culture usually does.
Arriving at the last second is way cooler though.
These are great. Damn, I might even buy one of those belts…! 🤔👌
Thank you, this was a great video! Curious if anyone has a recommendation for a LOTR themed atlas? I’d like to see all these places on a map in order to visualize it better. Thanks in advance!
GRRM really took a bit of names and ideas from Tolkien's works and that's a great homage considering how great ASOIF is
I always have the thought during the 7-year siege that both sides were awfully nice to take a break to let the other side sleep, go bathroom etc
1:34 to 1:58
2:06 to 2:16
4:00
6:12 to 6:34
7:14 to 7:26
31:51
By far, my favorite! Felt like I watched a movie.
5:15 Clearly that rock was thrown by Sauron it had so much plot behind it.
Great video! I had no idea this much was written about Gondor's history. What is the source material for most of this? I'm guessing Unfinished Tails?
Have you ever thought about reviewing some of the old Middle Earth Role Playing modules? They came with nice maps and artwork, and their content ranged from fitting nicely into Tolkien’s world to some pretty ridiculous stuff.
It was named Gondor after a cultural change led to a surge of seedy dive bars and more than half of the inhabitants were diagnosed with Gondorrhea. This was in the early days of Gondor as a college town.
Thank you for lighting the beacons
In the German translation the Gondorians name for Amon Amarth is basically "Mount Destiny". I am not sure if Tolkien was involved in this change. He was involved in the change from Shelob to Kankra in German - because he was aware that the sound of the word does not connect with a spiderlike being in German - Kankra does work much better.
Do you mean "Schicksalsberg" for Mount Doom? I don't think that is a change. A "doom" is someone's fate or ultimate destiny, at least in the original sense of the word.
That is a cool fact about Shelob, though!
How do they build Minas Tirith , Osgiliath etc so fast? I’d always thought Gondor took generations to build.
God bless you and your work sir 💜💜💜😇😇😇💜💜💜
Fastidiously researched and beautifully sourced imagery. 👏