Círdan the Shipwright, The Complete Travels | Tolkien Explained
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- One of the oldest elves ever to roam Middle-earth, Círdan the Shipwright is also one of the wisest. Despite his greatest desire to see Valinor, his fate would be to help others make the trip before he would finally sail in the Last Ship himself.
He would see both Morgoth and Sauron rise and fall, and rise again. His incredible foresight leads him to gift his Ring of Power, Narya, to Gandalf.
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You do fantastic videos! I’ve been waiting for a detailed one over The Fall of Gondolin ever since you created ones over The Children of Hurin & Beren and Luthien. We need you to finish Tolkien’s original trilogy!!
Thandruil went in the last boat too... " two elf kings"...
Thanks but I am not interested in the words of a Neo-Nazi.
@@AlexFoobar104 Not sure what you mean by that unless you mean that he's not afraid to stand up to the enemies of Western civilization.
o/ Where is the map of Beleriand you use at 1.00 from? It's beautiful!
Cirdan is the unsung hero of the elves and really of Middle Earth. The elf was just constantly in the background holding it all together while forever longing to be home.
Yes
Most underated mvp
For real. I imagine everyone coming to him for advice while he’s like sanding his boat and he’s just like, “look, man, I’m just trying to get home.”
Pretty amazing that he's been doing the same business for so long, even after Beleriand gets wiped out he just moves inland and sets up a new harbor at the Grey Havens, and keeps building his ships for the next 7,000+ years.
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Like the wise old uncle you seek counsel from
As useful as Elrond or Glorfindel, but he never got the love #TeleriLife
Valar upon seeing Cirdan arriving on their shores, "Who are you? How did you get here?"
"I'm Shipwright, and I'm a shipwright."
@Legal Inuman Sessions I think every elf that had ever heard of him would vouch for him, and that Ingwe, and even Ulmo and perhaps the other Valar would revere him.
Police squad reference right?
Underrated comment
Cirdan raised both Gil-galad and Earendil ,so I imagine him as a tired grandpa of the elves
A good example to us all of keeping on keeping on with doing it right himself in spite of other people being stupid/bad/silly. I see him as wise and patient rather than tired but definitely the wise old Uncle/Grandpa. Still giving good advice whether people took it or not :-)
Wise to the end
Cirdan is the Glorfindel of non-fighting.
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Couldn't have said it any better
Even in war you still need a Harbourmaster!
Imagine how old he had to be, for the description to say he looks old and have a long white beard as almost no elves are known to have grown beards or look old. Fascinating character.
When ten thousand years old you reach, look as good you will not, hmm?
He’s by far the oldest elf left in middle earth by the time of lotr
@@benc.5558 Good one
He's at least as old as Galadrial, if not older
@@HeartlessRandomguy Galadriel is way younger
So many characters. So many stories. But only one worthy of telling their tales.
That man? Nicholas Cage.
WHAT,@@mrsealpoop7781?!
@@mrsealpoop7781 LOL
All the other elf lords doing great deeds and dying in flashy manners, while Cirdan here is being the responsible elder making sure everyone has a chance to get home safe, that some top tier support right there
When you realise Cirdan is older than Galadriel😲.
Cirdan is one of the most underrated and interesting character in the legendarium.
He's in fact older than Galadriel's dad...
He is one of the first to awaken. That’s as old as it gets.
@@louisbrown4620 yet still young to tom bombadil. He was walking around before the first acorn. I wonder how old he is
@@matthewbuchheim35Well Tom Bombadil is just straight up ancient,he is on his own list
Right. This dude been in nearly EVERY story of EVERY age, like Galadriel. That’s what’s up.
Dude is even older than Galadriel
@@kris6038 He's probably one of the oldest non Ainur creatures in Middle Earth during LOTR, aside from Treebeard, maybe a few other Ents and whatever Tom Bombadil is.
@@anatoldenevers237 Thats a fair assessment. He was either born or awoke in Cuivíen after all, meaning he was one of the very first elves to enter the world and might even have conversed with Treebeard that told Merry and Pippin about the time when the Elves taught the trees to speak, recalling how they wanted to talk to everything.
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One of the most mind blowing characters of the lore. Thats for sure.
Círdan is my favorite, so glad he got his own video. Such a good example of selfless service and humility. I mean, he gave is ring of power to Gandalf because he knew he needed it more. What a stud.
Imagine giving the ring of fire to one who loves the waters 😐
That is so, but also he gave the ring of fire to a worthy person because he really did not need it. The ring of fire was made to amplify destructive powers and to aid in combat. Cirdan was a shib builder and an architect. He was a great creator and had no use for a destructive tool. Now, if they had given him the ring of water...well, he might have kept that one. :)
Cirdan is a great example of: "Good things come to those who wait"
Wow!!!
But how
Cirdan was the ultimate badass. He even grew a beard, not many elves can match that.
_"It's the beards"_ - Aragon
When you are elf and have a beard, now that's I call a chad.
And like a king without being a king
It's just that he was the only elf that didn't shave. Duh!
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Gillette. The best a elf can get
Cirdan: 'no' 😂
"Take this ring, Master... for your labours will be heavy; but it will support you in the weariness that you have taken upon yourself. For this is the Ring of Fire, and with it you may rekindle hearts in a world that grows chill. But as for me, my heart is with the Sea, and I will dwell by the grey shores until the last ship sails. I will await you." -- Cirdan, Appendix B
Sounds like an npc guiding the players thru their quest
Círdan was lowkey my favourite elf when I was young because he was just chill all the time whilst carrying possbily one of the heaviest burdens any character endured. Cheers to this guy for living 70 milennia and not giving a damn about his own interests, instead helping others achieve theirs.
"Caught in an enchantment of their own making for 200 years" just sounds like Tolkien's way of saying they were getting it on for two centuries.
I bet that's how Luthian was made.
They froze in place. Literally inert.
I wonder if they sang let's Marvin gaye and get it on 😊😂👍
I read it was 20 years?
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Even for a elf that would be quick 😉😂
But seriously speaking.. I think indeed it was two centuries but I could be wrong.. Memory not as good as it once was
The true embodiment of the word "selfless", Cirdan was
I think most Tolkein fans have gotten used to the idea of Elves living for "a long-ass time". But realizing that by the time Cirdan left over the Sea he was 11,534 Years of the Sun old is just mind boggling. I also don't often think of Elves as growing old, but Cirdan clearly got close.
The oldest elf that remained in middle earth. Lol
@@samoht5674 Very much so.
yeah the fact he'd visibly aged quite a lot as well
@@catintheoven exactly!
@@etienneporras7252 Probably tiring for him doing the same job, building his ships for 10,000+ years and always wanting to get on one himself. Amazing character.
Ah, Círdan the shipwright, probably one of the most underrated characters, especially for those who've only seen the films. Great video as always. ❤
he's actually have a cameo in Pj's film, he appears very briefly in prologue and the ending in Grey Havens.
Legolas Greenleaf: I'm the bro-est Elf bro.
Shipwright the Cirdan: ...Hold my boat.
In The Adventures of Tom Bombadil Tom sees the last ship leave Middle-Earth and he sees 3 Elven kings. So that's Celeborn and Cirdan and the 3rd must have been Thranduil. It's interesting to think about those three leaving together.
Would've been a sad sight but cirdan a much deserved reward
Aaah and those 3 kings looking to the shores : "Guys guys it's Tom Bombadil!! Ooooh my Eru we forgot to say goodbye"
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Toms in his own world so he wouldn't mind 🤣
and about what they would have to talk about. i bet that would make for some fun short comics
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Cirdan to celeborn about Elronds father: 'when I helped his father build the ship and sent him westward, I didn't actually think it was gonna make to the valor. Dude cost me a bag of gold'
Celeborn and thranduil: 😨
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Cirdan the shipwright
Had a lot of foresight
Bearded elf with lot of might
Left middle Earth in the night
Here Take my Like Sir
@@vinz4066 haha thanks mate!
You have a lime from me too
And as the Last Ship sailed on beyond the bent waters of the world, the mists began to part in welcome, for it bore at its helm one who had dreamt of sailing this course--dreamt when it had not been the only Straight Road. Cirdan, ancient and grey, beheld the white shores of Tol Eressea, which he had twice before seen depart without him, and his eyes glittered with unshed tears.
"Eldest," murmured his companion, though he as well could barely speak for the sight, "is it bitter, I wonder, to at last have one's dream come so easily after so long a wanting?"
"Bitter? Bitter, no, except perhaps in such a fashion as bitterness leavens the sweet to ease its coming." And now the old elf's eyes glittered with mirth as well as tears, and a smile cracked his bearded face. "For I alone among the Eldalie have known the depths of hunger to know true satiety, the deepest thirst to know the quenching. O! I will see Elwe again! May he look upon me and see my beard, and think me a wizened invalid thou brought to serve you wine on this long voyage!" And his laughter rang out like a great bell of brass, its clapper long muffled and kept from sounding.
Celeborn himself could naught but smile, for as he looked upon the Eldest of the Elves in Middle-Earth, he knew that none would mistake him for any but who he was. The flame of Cirdan's spirit, undimmed since Elder Days and which had burned brightly beside a Ring of Power, shone forth from him in his rejoicing, and in answer the bells of Tol Eressea sounded in welcome--for their brother long afield had at last returned to the Undying Lands.
Did you write this or pull it from somewhere? Good either way.
Yo this dude really needs to get props for his pronunciation of everything. It sounds so perfect and brings out the beauty in the language and is no easy thing to pronounce so eloquently.
Cirdan is maybe the most patient elf in all of tolkiens work and one of the most faithful also. Like who can wait 10,000 years or 70,000 years in a place and where he helps future heroes in battles against the dark lords and also help all the people in the story to sail to the western sea. What a true legend.
BRAVO! You synthesize the Silmarillion in a way that makes Tolkien's vast mythology accessible to those of us without the patience to put it all together the way you do. Thank you!
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In terms of him being "Shipwright the Shipwright," there's at least one other character referred to this way. Legolas Greenleaf means "Greenleaf Greenleaf." Maybe Elves occasionally took the translation of their names as an epithet or title when conversing with other races in the Common Speech. It would convey the meaning and the person's identity to those who don't speak Elvish.
yo, these are Elvish versions of "Moon Moon."
I love how much effort my man puts into the pronunciations of various Sindarin or Black Speech words. Really shows how much a scholar of Tolkien he is - and how into the subject matter he is.
One of Tolkien's best characters, no doubt ♥️
“What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!” - Frodo
“Pity? It was Pity that stayed his hand. Pity, and Mercy: not to strike without need. And he has been well rewarded, Frodo. Be sure that he took so little hurt from the evil, and escaped in the end, because he began his ownership of the Ring so. With Pity.” -Gandalf
At least someone cares for the old books 👍🏻
in the movies, he says something similer but a bit differently
One channel to rule them all
One channel to find the fans
One channel to enlighten us
And in anticipation (for the next video) bind them
In the land on Middle-Earth where the true lore lies
Cirdan enabled the Elven diaspora from Middle Earth, he helped to build the last Elven safe havens in the late First Age (of the Sun) when Morgoth's armies were running amok in Beleriand, he built the Gray Havens, he redirected the first Numenorian Army in the Second Age when Sauron threatened to take over all of Eriador and the north-west of Middle Earth and thus saved Gil-Galad's people from Sauron, he also gave Gandalf the Elven Ring of Fire which helped ensure Gandalf's mission became a success.
And above all else he suffered sea-longing for tens of thousands years, he watched hundreds of thousands of Elves leave Middle Earth while he stayed behind and he STILL made sure to provide the last ever boat to set sail to Valinor and ONLY then did he at last sail to the undying lands. He was there from the beginning of his race and was there when Elves left Middle Earth entirely. Legend!
Cirdan was an elf's elf! A whole saga could be made just of this great elf!
The very same generation with those Finwë, Elwë, Ingwë. This elven-granpa taking care of those elven-brat until the end of time. Respect!
True sigma chad of Legendarium. He just stood by the side, doing his deeds, and yet his impact is incalculable.
Wow
Had no idea he endured and had been denied so much over the years
Tears would have been the least of his acts of relief upon seeing the light
Whenever I see these histories of Elves or other very long lived beings I think "boy they had a lot of down time". Despite all the wars and travels you are probably looking at 90% or more of his life just hanging out, working on his ships, and generally doing elf stuff with the occasional big event occurring.
The day TomDaBombadil19 isn’t on the Patreon credits is the day this channel truly days. The mad lad has become iconic at the end of these vids 😂 I always wait to hear our favorite boi mentioned at the end despite me knowing absolutely nothing about the patron!
Cirdan is an under appreciates character! Made it through so many ages and wars, he does not get enough love, i hope that changes with the new LOTR prime show.
It's amazing how every last character in Lord of the Rings has his own detailed backstory
Cirdan what a magnificent character 👏
Definitely one of my top 3 favorites .
Círdan is an underrated elf of middle earth. Thank you for sharing this information about Círdan, you're the best.
YES! Finally more people will appreciate this legend! One of my favorites.
Círdan, I feel like is one of those completely underrated characters in the legendarium. Also its so interesting to know that Círdan had a notion to know who the Istari were when they arrived to ME, I can’t remember though if he was the one who told Elrond and Galadriel or if the other 2 elves figured it out themselves. I would love to see a video on Aldarion eventually 👀 ☺️ This was another amazing video my friend!
"No homies get left behind" - Cirdan probably
I’ve been recovering from eye surgery and while I temporarily have no depth perception, I’ve been binge watching your channel. I’ve read the Hobbit and LOTR trilogy, but never made it through the Silmarillion. So it’s nice to get these little snippets you put together from that, the unfinished tales and Christopher Tolkien’s. It really expands the world and creates amazing depth. Thanks and cheers.
Thanks so much for watching! So glad you are enjoying the channel and I wish you a speedy recovery from your surgery!
So cirdan is an :
An accidental hero or Merlin
Truly one of the greatest elves, because he exemplified the true purpose and nature of the Eldar.
Given that Cirdan was bearded and old, it might be said the weight of Middle Earth ultimately ages everyone.
All Elves age. Tolkien even wrote an essay explaining how and why the elves age called “Ageing of Elves”.
This video is by far, one of my favorites from Nerd of the Rings. So detailed, sophisticated and well done.
Cirdan, the elf with a beard.
"An" elf with a beard is more precise, but ok, kkkl
Mahtan also has a beard.
This channel is like comfort food. Thanks for doing this :D
Nerd, this story brought tears to my eyes. You not only know your ME history, but you tell it as though you were there. That touches the heart. Namarie.
Hurray! I've been waiting patiently waiting for this one. one of my favorite characters in Tolkiens world!
I'm a huge Tolkien fun and I found out about this channel only 1 month ago. I've already watched all your videos related to great characters, but I was wondering why nothing was told about Cirdan in a dedicated video. And here It Is !!! Great job, you are a wonderful story teller.
Amazing video man, keep it up! Can't believe how underrated this guy is, even though he appears in the stories of almost every age. I used to have trouble understanding the Silmarillion, but now I no longer do. Not to mention that you're videos are sooo much fun to watch, even the videos that tell me stuff I know already. A must-watch channel for any Tolkien fan. Keep up the good work!
I love that you put in the amount of years before and after the release of The Nature of Middle Earth in your videos. It gives a great amount of context and helps me readjust to the new time of Middle Earth.
Man Cirdan was such an awesome character I didn’t know how great and good he was, thanks a lot for this video!
I can literally feel the amount of love with which this video was made. Hats off!
Would love to see a video on Halbarad and the Rangers of the North who come to Aragorn’s aid in Return of the King. We get so know so little about that group and their lives from the books and basically nothing from the movies.
I'm really enjoying the Complete Travels videos, especially the ones about characters I might previously have considered 'minor.' Excellent work. Thanks.
You really have a gift of bringing to life the depth of each of Tolkien's characters.
Love these videos!
You sir, are becoming one amazing storyteller. Keep up the good work!
another absolute banger! love my man shipwright the shipwright
I love this channel. Woke up and poured some coffee and got to hear about one of my favorite characters in Tolkien’s world! Cheers and happy holidays to all of us left behind.
Incredably high quality videos, big thanks
Probably the most important elf in the history of Arda. What a tale!
One of the best fantasy characters ever ❤️
As usual GREAT VIDEO ❤️
Fantastic video, really well told and explained of a truly wonderful, honourable, loyal, brave, wise and extraordinary selfless character.
Every time I see the maps in videos like this I'm curious about the "little" things depicted, like castles, towers or various others names of rivers, lakes, small mountains, small patches of woods, etc. I guess not literally everything has something to talk about, but it still intrigues me.
As someone, who hasn't read the books, I wonder how there didn't seem to be any animosity or a sense of betrayal between Celebor and Galadriel, since the latter more or less "abandoned" the former for the time being, when she boarded the ship without him... Do you think there was a mutual understanding, that they'd someday meet again in Valinor, when the time was right and it's just a "mortal-thing" to think otherwise? ;)
Also, brilliant, or shall I say "mithril-like" content, I love how you make one feel as if you were talking about real ancient history, looking forward to the next one
Tolkien wrote that for the Elves it was normal for the husband and wife to spend even long periods of time separatedly, as they pursued their own goals. Galadriel and Celeborn lived apart already earlier, in the Second Age. So when Galadriel chose to pass over the Sea before Celeborn did, from the Elvish point of view that would be normal and acceptable. That said, you can hear from Celeborn's words to Aragorn in RotK that he is saddened by Galadriel leaving already, as it would be a while until they would see again.
I've been looking forward to this for so long! Thank you!
Cirdan is so AWESOME!!!
Just finished The Silmarillion for the first time and noticed how much of a presence he was in the background (both in TS and in LR Appendices). I really appreciate your content. My favorite Tolkien channel.
Yes, one of my favourite characters! Absolutely love your video. I always wondered if Cirdan had children or a wife of his own, he seems like the perfect husband and father.
Finally got around to watching this one. What a great video about a great part of Tolkiens world. Thank you!
Gotta say, I am always moved by your selection of music. It really helps make the videos.
Cirdan guided others to a treasure he could not posess himself.
I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me. It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: someone has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them.
A video that i've been waiting for a long time!👍
Ty for these videos sweetie... love the in depth details 😊
As always love the detail and in-depth info you bring
Thanks so much! So glad you are loving the vids!
awesome vid Matt really enjoyed this one
The story of Cirdan is the story of Middle Earth. What an epic being who impacted the lives of so many.
Just read the Appendix A section on the North Kingdom and the sunken ship. Wanted more info on Cirdan and felt like I manifested this lol. Awesome video as always!
I am always so hyped when you upload, good job!
oh, i bet Cirdan's arrival party in Valinor was Awesome!
It is SO exciting when I see a new video on this awesome channel!!! Thank you, sir!
Thanks so much! :)
Off topic from Cirdans amazing character, but one of my favorite illustrations from all of your videos is when you describe Morgoths forces at 7:15 as sad as it was for the elf’s, I can’t help but think how badass Morgoths forces were compared to Sauron’s orcs of the third age.
Thank you for making a clip for Cirdan from the time I waited for a clip for him Thank you very much.Keep going:) :) :)
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THIS WAS SO BEAUTIFUL
So the meme 'i guide others to a treasure i cannot possess' literally sums up Cirdan's entire life for his hope to sail back to Valinor LOL
Absolutely loved this amazing video!
Cirdan epitomizes the virtues of faithfulness and selflessness. He kind of reminds me of someone who gets stuck holding open a door as people keep streaming by. Though I’m sure that he was happy and fulfilled in aiding others to go to their reward, I suspect that each sailing must have been tinged with weariness as it was not yet his turn.
I’m rewatching this video🔥 I love the great city’s of Middle Earth. The Gray Havens sound so nice. I’d like to go there.
I can just imagine the look on Cirdan’s face once he finally gets to see “white shores, and beyond them a far green country into a swift sunrise.” I can imagine it would be a complicated mix of happiness and relief.
He's Noldor right? Hadn't he seen them before or stayed behind?
@@samoht5674 no Cirdan was a Sindar Elf. He’s often grouped with the Noldor because he supported them when many Sindar would not
@@TheMasonK Ah, now I remember. Thanks for clarifying.
@@samoht5674 we’re all here to learn! No problem in asking a question!
@@TheMasonK I always feel so bad for Cirdan, watching everyone else leave as he stays there building his ships for 10,000 years. Can't imagine how it must have felt for him when his own ship finally departed.
I’ve been waiting for this one for ages, very good overview.
Well done my friend! Cirdan and Glorfindel are my favourite Elves in all of Tolkien's works. Keep up the good work, I love listening to you and the other amazing Tolkien content creators as I walk my dog Samwise Gamgee every night. 😊
It should also be mentioned to the strength and wisdom that Cirdan had because he gave one of the greatest rings of power to Gandalf. A ring bearer doesn’t abandon possession of a ring of power if it’s been used. So Cirdan giving up his ring of power is showing how powerful he really is.
Well the Elven Rings were not given to weaklings, they were given to Elves strong and wise enough to safekeep them from Sauron, ofc he was powerfull, but i take the giving up the ring scene less as a "he was so strong he didnt need the ring" (none of the bearers truly needed the ring for themselves, at best it would be for their realm at worst to hide them from Sauron) but as yet another proof that amongst all elves he was by far the most selfless of them all. Galadriel and Elrond would hesistate before giving up their rings and be tempted to keep it for themselves, Especially Galadriel who eventhough she resisted, was affected greatly by the One Ring promise of power.
However, Cirdan saw Gandalf for the first time, and he didnt hesitate a moment before giving HIM and not any other Istari, one of the 3 most powerfull artefacts usable by good beings without corruption strings attached on Middle Earth. Because as far as he saw it, he didnt need power to reach his dream, there was no need to seek out power in any form, he already had everything he needed to have to reach it, his own ships could reliably cross to Valinor already by his own mastery of shipwright, and his dream was only one trip away, only his own mind stopped him from doing so. What could power offer him that would help him get to Valinor? nothing. And this is why if an Elf were to take the One Ring, i think Cirdan would be the only one with even a minuscule chance of not succombing eventhough he would become absurdly powerfull, because much like how Frodo didnt seek power for anything really since he was an Hobbit and they are simple folks with no great ambitions, Cirdan in the end was an elf with a single goal in mind for his entire life, a goal he didnt need power for since by his own ability he was already able to acheive his own greatest ambition, yet didnt for the sake of everyone who wouldnt be able to acheive theirs without him