@@motoguzzigriso Then I suppose the Beornings represent Russia. And the fell beasts represent ... Albania? Oh, and the dragons definitely represent Wales.
"I think he's a great wizard....in his own way" I think everyone has a soft spot for Radagast; someone who just worries about nature and keeping it safe is hard to hate (unless you're Saruman) While I do think he didn't exactly fulfill the task at stopping Sauron he didn't stand with him either so he's in a a sort of gray area. Pretty sure he was still tending to bird and beast long after the 3rd age. Which isn't so bad; first true conservationists of middle earth haha
I believe that perhaps the Brown Wizard was so ashamed of his mistake in aiding Saruman, albeit by accident, he recused himself from the acting directly in the events of War of the Ring, favoring a supportive roll from afar. In fact there could be a chance that it was he that caused the prompted the intervention of the Eagles at the Battle of the Black Gate. That is of course pure speculation. As for what became of Radagast after the Fall of Sauron, I think it's likely that he returned to his task as a guardian of the forests and protector of beasts and birds, and who knows, perhaps he wanders the wild places still. Watching over the creatures of nature when they need him most.
It would be great to create a series of scenes showing Saruman slowly coming to hate Radagast. Radagast would borrow things from Saruman and not return them. He would get drunk at Saruman's parties, crash on Saruman's couch, and leave without cleaning up his mess. He would schedule meetings with Saruman and then forget to show up. He got Saruman's sister pregnant and then never paid child support.
I think given that Radagast was counted as one of the four wizards that did not succeed in accomplishing the tasks as Gandalf did, it's safe to assume that he basically spent the rest of his life in Middle Earth continuing to protect the nature of the world.
There's little reason to believe that Radagast wasn't a member of the White Council even if he took little part in their gatherings at the end. The greatest mystery concerning Radagast might be what became of him during the War of the Ring and afterwards. Perhaps he slept for long ages only to re-appear under another name (Merlin?).
Radagast is my most relatable Tolkien character as a longtime wildcamper. Abandoning the madness of humans to spend time in nature which gives peace to the mind. That’s something we can all learn from him.
If the Valar view his inaction regarding the free people's as a failure, then I'm sure he would be forgiven anyway, as he is not evil at all. So I see him leaving his body and going to Valinor in spirit after a thousand years or so.
Since Radagast the Brown is just the physical incarnation the Ainu Aiwendil, I concur that his spirit could return to Valinor when he decided to do so and would likely be welcomed back by Yavanna. When Saruman the no-longer-White, a.k.a. Sharkey, was slain in the Scouring of the Shire, Curumo's spirit rose as a column of grey mist only to be dissipated by a cold wind from the West and was thus denied return. Olorin still retained Gandalf the White's physical form and so chose to return to Valinor on a ship via the Straight Road with Bilbo, Elrond, Frodo, Galadriel, et al.
@Aung Ramen I think it HoME Melkor's Ring expanded on that. The gist is that Melkor put his spirit into the physical matter of Arda (except Valinor, hence he is the mechanism for the fading of the elves), so opposing him on a higher level will lead to catastrophic destruction. The Valar feared that Arda would be rendered uninhabitable for the children of Iluvatar and did not act, which was a lack of faith in Iluvatar on their part, that he would allow it to end up like that.
I think Yavanna wanted him to go to Middle-Earth to do exactly what he did so while he may have failed in the eyes of the other Valar, he was a success in that way. Being a Maiar, I think he survived the War of the Ring but he'd basically gone native by that point and never returned to Valinor.
I love the way LOTRo uses him as a catalyst around on the fringes of the war and the story. I don't think I see him as a failure - I am pretty sure he survived the War of the Rings and stayed in Middle Earth (as I believe Yavanna intended) and became the original Green Man or Spirit of the Woods ^*^
I'm fairly certain Radagast's role in opposing Sauron is greater than most suppose, though more subtle. His might was less than that that of Gandalf or Saruman, and possibly less than either of the Blue Wizards, but he was still one of the Maiar. I cannot think of any other comparable individuals who dwelt so near to Dol Guldur or any other of Sauron's strongholds for as long as Radagast did without drawing the Enemy's attention. His love of and care for Nature allowed him to serve as a subtle bulwark against Sauron's shadows. Orcs and other fell creatures might pass through the areas under Radagast's influence, but they were only passing through and those areas did not easily fall under Sauron's lasting influence. I believe that was Yavanna's intention for him all along, to be a power that blunted Sauron's influence without opposing it directly, by bolstering Nature's inherent resilience to corruption. As such I don't believe he fell away from his mission, though I do think he was less than fully successful and too focused on Yavanna's intentions. As for what became of Radagast in the Fourth Age and later, I think he faded somewhat, over hundreds or thousands of years becoming something of a mythical being or spirit to those who still knew of him. He would still provide aid and guidance to those who needed it and were not inimical to Nature, though it would become less and less direct over time. He never returned to Valinor, instead serving as Yavanna's steward and hand in Middle-Earth until he either faded away completely or was recalled for the Dagor Dagorath.
Total Recall. Lol, I like your take on Radagast, interesting point of view. Mine is similar. Although, I believe that by fading away, he did indeed return to Valinor, one of the appointed in the last days, for Dagor Dagorath, which so many Tolkien nerds don't even know about. Not enough Silmarillion readers out there. And now Amazon is gonna muck it all up... ughhh... I hope not.
I always felt Radagast to be more nature itself, as nature coming in to being in a human form. To me he felt like much more than a wizard or a person, like an avatar of nature itself. Not actively powerful but passively powerful, as the earth itself. No matter how much you dig into it or try to kick it, it will always be there because it is all there is. Never sought after or hunted down, always just left alone as deep down everyone knew he was indestructable.
It seems that smaller UA-camrs are the best UA-camrs because they need to put out good content rather than big UA-camrs who get 1 mill views for anything that they post
I like Radagast character’s arc. It is really representating nature. We often take it lightly but when nature really take control. No human can conquer it.
Part of me believes he's still on some mission by Yavanna, seeking out rare beasts that need to tamed. OR he could working on something similar to Yavanna's two trees.
I have long believed that Radagast was sent by Yavanna with a very specific set of "mission parameters," which he stuck to quite strictly: to protect nature and the living things of Middle-Earth from Sauron's influence. His job was to prevent Sauron from being able to use the creatures of the land as Morgoth had in the old days, and even to purge the influence that remained, if he could. In doing this, Radagast would have had his hands pretty full, perhaps even after Sauron was gone, and had little time to intervene in wars and politics. That, after all, was the other wizards' job. Far from being neglectful, he simply did not have the freedom to do what Gandalf did. As for his fate, I suspect that he would have faded away as his work was gradually done, and while he might have remained as what you call "a spirit of nature" (that would certainly explain some old legendary figures like the Green Man), he more likely just shed his body when he died as Saruman did, but unlike him was taken back into the West. He didn't need a boat.
I’d like to think Radagast, Tom Bombadil, Treebeard, Goldberry, and Quickbeam all live together in a some kind of hidden valley of powerful beings that will care for nature as long as middle earth exists
Tolkien's Radagast the Brown, a bumbling hero with his affinity for animals, knowledge of herbs, and shape changing abilities can be compared to a Shaman Excellent work Thank you for this video. Love to all Tolkien fans Love from India🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
For those wondering about the name Radagast, I did some research and I found Radegast, the god of hospitality, war, the night, fire, and the evening sky in Slavic Mythology.
The wonderful character Radagast had a somewhat melancholic disposition. I think the birds sing twilight songs about their friendship with him. A very good wizard!
I loved Radagast! His love for nature was his power and I love growing things like he does. I believe he passed away and became one with the forests that he attended.
He may have spent his days with Tom Bombadil and the River Daughter, caring for nature until, I'd like to believe, Yavanna called him home herself. But his spirit continues to dwell in the green corners of the world. Near my house is a large forest, and when I take long walks and tarry there, I could almost swear he still cares for all things wild and wonderful.
Thanks for another great character study! I can easily see Radagast being homies with Tom Bombadil. Perhaps he stayed in the Old Forest at Tom's while in Bree-land.
Sylvester McCoy's portrayal of Radagast felt appropriate for a number of reasons: 1, McCoy played a time lord in Doctor Who and time lords share some parallels with the Istari, especially the regeneration aspect 2, Being a Shakespearean actor like Ian McKellen (especially having worked with McKellen) is always a plus. 3, The Wizards looking like old men acts as a camouflage to Sauron's agents and McCoy's costume captures that both literally and figuratively.
I like to think that Radagast realized he could have done more to help with the Triumph of the West and spent time afterwards trying to make amends. Possibly he had a chance encounter with Treebeard or Tom Bombadil and learned more of hobbits. Remembering Gandalf's words that he should visit the shire he does and learns more about the region and the humble people that live there. He also hears the tale of an ent seen on the northern borders of the Shire shortly before the War of the Ring. Knowing that some harms of the past can still be undone, Radagast sets out to discover the fate of the Entwives, possibly with the help of some young Tooks and Brandybucks. Solving this mystery, Radagast knows that he can redeem himself in the eyes of those whose trust he failed allowing him to return west, over the sea, with honor.
Radagast the Brown, for this video I do not frown. My Yoystan bears a crown, that unlike a clown. In his charm I quickly drown, that which is so renown. You’re cute:)
One of the things that makes the Lord of the Rings and Tolkien's creation so engaging. It mirrors real earth in this way. In the things we are acquainted with we have great detail. For everything else, we have songs and stories but very little detailed knowledge. And thus Tolkien, presents Middle Earth to us. For much of it we have only songs and stories. For some that characters have personal interaction with, we have great detail. For the rest, we have the characters accounts to others. This matches our reality and, thus, it makes it easy for us to identify with some of the characters...especially the Hobbits.
He fought For the Forest and Its Creatures.Kept the Old Road opon thru the Deeps of Mirkwood.Were No One not Even Elves Dare Go.Fought Sauron Power to Power for 2000 Years without Help or Praise.And Held the Darkness and its Sipders at Bay.
My favourite wizard without him sauron would of won he convinced Gandalf to not go back to the fellowship and investigate dol guldur and banish him and he also helped a lot and helped the trees and wildlife great video yoysten sorry for the spelling I do not know how to spell it.
He may have failed Manwe’s mission but he did not fail Yavannahs mission. I think that when the time came for him to return to Valinor, Yavannah would’ve interceded on his behalf to allow him in.
I agree there, he probably chose to stay behind in middle earth to help repair the damage that Sauron and his forces waged on the natural world. He may leave after he fulfills that mission for Yavanna who was always weary of how nature took a back seat to most of the concerns of the Valar. You see this in the chapter of the Silmarillion "Of Aule and Yavanna" she has a lot of sorrow and grief for the world because she has put so much into it from the start and even for Eru Iluvatar himself insisted that his children the Elves and men would have use for those things which would end in the destruction of trees and beasts. I think Yavanna wanted Radagast there to give her some peace of mind that there would always be someone in Middle Earth to prevent the complete disregard of all that she holds dear.
I think that Radagast served an incredibly important role. He lived near Murkwood and imagine what it would have looked like had he NOT been there to help with the forest as much as he was able. And it is suggested that his influence certainly did not begin and end in Murkwood. And if nature had no defenders then the evil that was corrupting the land would have inevitably destablized middle earth even more through the subversion of Nature. Nature is often subtle and such a pervasive element that it is not until it is gone that it starts to become clear how important it is in the bigger pattern of creation. In many ways nature is the most innocent of all creation and thus needs the most stewardship whereas humanity in all its derivations is bound to intentions and thus have the capacity to improve or destroy given the whim. Nature in many ways operates from an entirely different modicum and requires a steward that understands this intrinsically. Gandalf intrinsically understood humanity as was his gift and thus was able to have the greatest influence in that domain. Imagine if Gandalf would have switched roles with Radagast and vice versa. They would not have served their purposes to the best of their abilities and thus the corresponding events would have reflected this and likely poorly. No... Radagst did not fail for he represented the best of creation and cared for it accordingly in the same way that Gandalf was a steward of humanity and cared for it accordingly. They complimented each other and each in their own domain acted as was their nature and also aided each other when needed. This relationship between the two is how it should have been with all of them and was Sauramans biggest failure. The point of the LOTR is that we all cannot act alone but need and require each other to have the best effect. This pattern of complimentary regard is repeated throughout the books and movies with many of the characters who fought either directly or indirectly to oppose the evil that was trying to subvert all of them.
I think He did sail to the Undying Lands...and that he fulfilled his purpose mostly at the Battle of the Five Armies. I think he was sent northwest toward the shire to keep an eye on the Hobbits while Gandalf was gallivanting around. Theories only.
He likely remained in Middle Earth until his physical form failed as magic faded from the world, and when he became a spirit once again he returned to Valinor.
I like radagast imagining the wizard doing so much more in the books and movies it would be very intriguing as I would imagine he could have been in a possible scene or written text in the books in the two towers where he was apart of the fight to Isengard to a degree or could have been a helpful guide within the vast forests of middle earth for the characters in the lord of the rings
Has he done a video about Èomer cause I can’t find one and I mean I think it would be a great video the exiled captain who’s love for Rohan had him fighting and when his king needed him returned
Radagast stayed in the middle earth in merk wood when in the 4th age some young elvs found him sitting in his house they young elvs told to the other elvs they saw a legendary wizard when a lot of elvs came at radagasts home he told the story because the birds were every where and thats how we heard the story of Frodo and Sam
As a lifelong fan, I choose to discard the reference to Radagast as having not been faithful to his mission. My gut says that was more about glorifying Gandalf as the only faithful one, than it was about dissing Radagast anyway. Yavanna chose him, he was a lover of birds from the beginning and Manwe ratified her choice. He was brave enough to live "near the Southern border of Mirkwood and keep some watch on Dol Guldor. That took a lot of guts. The world needs more Radagasts these days anyway.
It is my firm belief that Radagast stayed in Middle Earth throughout the 4th Age at least. He probably opened a tea shop with Tom Bombadil- the free peoples would come from far and wide to partake of their magic mushroom cakes ;)
Dude when I saw Radegast in the hobbit movie, I was laughing so hard. I loved the part where he was using the rabbits to escape the orcs. That dogsled scene reminded me of Balto 😂
@@Steel-101 Im a ray of someone who likes the work of Tolkien and not Peter Jackson's shameless money grabbing Looney Toons abomination of a Hobbit "adaptation," and I use that term in the loosest possible sense.
I like to think that, when he died, Radagast energy completely poured into the ground and survived throught the long lived trees of Greenwood, for lot of generations of trees. To definitely stay in Arda....
I honestly like the betrayal of Radagast in the movies quite a bit! My favorite part was getting all telling him he was going to get run down by the Wargs of Goondiabad and he simply answers these are roscobel rabbits. I would like to see them try!!! The only time that guy even sweat was when Sebastian that little hedgehog was dying! Otherwise he was like bring it! He's getting chased all over those planes by those orcs and he's got a smile on his face for the most part!!! If it would have been anybody but Tolkien writing this he would have yelled pussies and kept going! I like him because he reminded me of gandalf. He never back down from a fight and he just tried to help which is the best thing anyone can ever do!!
I think that Radagast remains in Arda, to this very day, sad that he couldn't have done more to find the Ent-Wives, but preserving as many of the Ents and Huourns as he can even as they go permanently to sleep. He is that strange old hermit in a forest somewhere that you can never really find unless he wants to be found, and when you do he is mostly eccentric but generally benevolent: helping the sick and especially the animals, sad about the state of Man, sometimes looking wistfully to the West, but still going somewhere in the forgotten forests of Middle-Earth.
In a letter, Tolkien wrote that Radagast gave up his mission as a Wizard by becoming too obsessed with animals and plants. He added that he did not believe that Radagast's failure was as great as Saruman's.
As a protector of nature and wildlife, Radagast wasn't completely successful. So I guess you could say he sort of failed in the tasks set before him. However, there are still wild, beautiful places in the world. So you could say that he succeeded, too. I like to think that if he never returned across the sea, then he's still here, disguised as a rock or an old tree stump or something, looking over what is left of what used to be a world full of natural, unspoiled beauty.
He probably spent his days "tolking" with Tom Bombadil. In terms of vibe, he's like Jolly Tom's introverted counterpart. Kinda what Sam is to Pippin (in a certain sense).
Long ago when the world was young (don't ask) I joined the Tolkien society , & back then some would choose a obscure character as a moniker..I chose "Radagast" , with my surname being Brown I was "Radagast the Brown".....Still am !...then I read the "Unfinished Tales" & that was so interesting..Right - I know !'ve a target on my arse ready for a kicking from those more in the know . but back then I thought - he had an unfinished task..so , I began a tale , still on going ..I thought- it would end with Radagast leaving with Legolas & Gimli on the last boat. But began after the War...so , I was thinking what task might it be , I thought one of the sad tales to be unresolved at the time was the loss of the Entwives....SO I had him set out to find them . But part of the tale is Radagast gathering a fellowship to bring them to Fangorn , to Treebeard ..I was thinking - who was around who might fancy completing the tale...would Legolas & Gimli be interested , maybe a young Rider of Rohan interested in the myth of the Entwives...even might the once "Aragorn" be persuaded to slip his crown & don the rags to join this fellowship?. One further thing ..in the "History's of Middle earth"...the story of Aragorn's character , was originally a Hobbit...."Trotter - a wild Hobbit".....SO I had "Trotter" join Radagast on this journey....I can feel the red dot of a sight on that target !....
Hello! I've watched your videos for years, would you cover the pipes of the lord of the rings? Maybe the pipeweed as well? I'm a tobacco pipe user and always wanted an in depth video on this!
I love ur content. I also love all LOTR stuff. Can u please shout out those poor dudes of "history of the west" that r now "the broken sword"? They have had so much trouble from YT.
I've always believed Radagast was sent to make sure whatever happened in Middle Earth, Radagast would make sure nature was taken care of. Once everything had calmed down I believe Radagast preferred to spend the rest of his days with the nature, that was more important to him then the trip home or the other cultures in Middle Earth.
Given how the eagles save the day every time, maybe it was not foolish for one wizard to be in constant contact with them.
The Eagles represent America.
@@motoguzzigriso but the eagles don't invade countires start wars just to get some oil :thinking:
@@motoguzzigriso Then I suppose the Beornings represent Russia. And the fell beasts represent ... Albania? Oh, and the dragons definitely represent Wales.
@@christosvoskresye why do they have to represent something of the real world..
@@christosvoskresye lol!!!!
"I think he's a great wizard....in his own way"
I think everyone has a soft spot for Radagast; someone who just worries about nature and keeping it safe is hard to hate (unless you're Saruman)
While I do think he didn't exactly fulfill the task at stopping Sauron he didn't stand with him either so he's in a a sort of gray area.
Pretty sure he was still tending to bird and beast long after the 3rd age. Which isn't so bad; first true conservationists of middle earth haha
Yup
@@radagast7200 wow I'm so glad Radagast can confirm this, we finally know.
I believe that perhaps the Brown Wizard was so ashamed of his mistake in aiding Saruman, albeit by accident, he recused himself from the acting directly in the events of War of the Ring, favoring a supportive roll from afar. In fact there could be a chance that it was he that caused the prompted the intervention of the Eagles at the Battle of the Black Gate. That is of course pure speculation. As for what became of Radagast after the Fall of Sauron, I think it's likely that he returned to his task as a guardian of the forests and protector of beasts and birds, and who knows, perhaps he wanders the wild places still. Watching over the creatures of nature when they need him most.
@apdarkness905: Well said and with meaningful articulation.👍🏼
I wish we could have seen more of Radagast. The movie definitely made him seem like a wandering crackhead rather then a capable wizard lol
A terrible depiction in the movie
Thank you. I never cared for that interpretation.
Tolkien would be spinning in his grave if he saw what they did to him in that movie. Bird shit in his hair? Come on!
Who would leave a giant trail of birdshit on themself, I love many creatures but letting them shit on my head?!
It would be great to create a series of scenes showing Saruman slowly coming to hate Radagast. Radagast would borrow things from Saruman and not return them. He would get drunk at Saruman's parties, crash on Saruman's couch, and leave without cleaning up his mess. He would schedule meetings with Saruman and then forget to show up. He got Saruman's sister pregnant and then never paid child support.
I think given that Radagast was counted as one of the four wizards that did not succeed in accomplishing the tasks as Gandalf did, it's safe to assume that he basically spent the rest of his life in Middle Earth continuing to protect the nature of the world.
Maybe he is still around to this day...
I believe Radagast would continue to aid the birds and animals into the Fourth age. He could assist with the rebuilding of Arnor.
Yes or perhaps more importantly, the cleansing of Mirkwood.
He did, and he taught them how to make waffles. Annuminas has become famous for its waffle houses.
There's little reason to believe that Radagast wasn't a member of the White Council even if he took little part in their gatherings at the end. The greatest mystery concerning Radagast might be what became of him during the War of the Ring and afterwards. Perhaps he slept for long ages only to re-appear under another name (Merlin?).
Literally just making stuff up.
@@adamplentl5588 Yep (but just the Merlin part)! What's your point, Adam?
@@adamplentl5588 isn't that the whole cliche of fantasy lol it's all just made up.
Radagast is my most relatable Tolkien character as a longtime wildcamper. Abandoning the madness of humans to spend time in nature which gives peace to the mind. That’s something we can all learn from him.
Well said!
Yes, perfectly put!
Last time I came this early I just realized that Bill the pony is the best animal companion you can ever have in all of Tolkien's legendariam.
Fatty Lumpkin seemed like a pretty chill guy.
If the Valar view his inaction regarding the free people's as a failure, then I'm sure he would be forgiven anyway, as he is not evil at all. So I see him leaving his body and going to Valinor in spirit after a thousand years or so.
@McCool that’s an interesting theory. Maybe he’ll get to chat with all his old friends in valinor that’d be great!
Since Radagast the Brown is just the physical incarnation the Ainu Aiwendil, I concur that his spirit could return to Valinor when he decided to do so and would likely be welcomed back by Yavanna. When Saruman the no-longer-White, a.k.a. Sharkey, was slain in the Scouring of the Shire, Curumo's spirit rose as a column of grey mist only to be dissipated by a cold wind from the West and was thus denied return. Olorin still retained Gandalf the White's physical form and so chose to return to Valinor on a ship via the Straight Road with Bilbo, Elrond, Frodo, Galadriel, et al.
Especially given that the Valar themselves were not even trying.
@Aung Ramen I think it HoME Melkor's Ring expanded on that. The gist is that Melkor put his spirit into the physical matter of Arda (except Valinor, hence he is the mechanism for the fading of the elves), so opposing him on a higher level will lead to catastrophic destruction. The Valar feared that Arda would be rendered uninhabitable for the children of Iluvatar and did not act, which was a lack of faith in Iluvatar on their part, that he would allow it to end up like that.
A gentle soul indeed but aided Middle-Earth in his own way.
Somebody, had to think of the animals and plants.(a personality of J.R.R Tolkien)
I feel like radagast would be really fun to smoke a fat bowl of old Toby topped off with some mushrooms
I think Yavanna wanted him to go to Middle-Earth to do exactly what he did so while he may have failed in the eyes of the other Valar, he was a success in that way. Being a Maiar, I think he survived the War of the Ring but he'd basically gone native by that point and never returned to Valinor.
I love the way LOTRo uses him as a catalyst around on the fringes of the war and the story. I don't think I see him as a failure - I am pretty sure he survived the War of the Rings and stayed in Middle Earth (as I believe Yavanna intended) and became the original Green Man or Spirit of the Woods ^*^
I think that Treebeard makes a better template for the Green Man, given that he's literally a sentient plant.
I'm so excited! Radagast is my favourite, and I love the mystery surrounding his fate! Thanks for always uploading amazing videos! : )
Awesome video man, as always! Would you do a vid on Thingol sometime?
Thanks Mees! Totally, I really want to dive into Thingol's character!
Rad probably ended up like Bombadil, just chilling.
I'm fairly certain Radagast's role in opposing Sauron is greater than most suppose, though more subtle. His might was less than that that of Gandalf or Saruman, and possibly less than either of the Blue Wizards, but he was still one of the Maiar. I cannot think of any other comparable individuals who dwelt so near to Dol Guldur or any other of Sauron's strongholds for as long as Radagast did without drawing the Enemy's attention. His love of and care for Nature allowed him to serve as a subtle bulwark against Sauron's shadows. Orcs and other fell creatures might pass through the areas under Radagast's influence, but they were only passing through and those areas did not easily fall under Sauron's lasting influence.
I believe that was Yavanna's intention for him all along, to be a power that blunted Sauron's influence without opposing it directly, by bolstering Nature's inherent resilience to corruption. As such I don't believe he fell away from his mission, though I do think he was less than fully successful and too focused on Yavanna's intentions.
As for what became of Radagast in the Fourth Age and later, I think he faded somewhat, over hundreds or thousands of years becoming something of a mythical being or spirit to those who still knew of him. He would still provide aid and guidance to those who needed it and were not inimical to Nature, though it would become less and less direct over time. He never returned to Valinor, instead serving as Yavanna's steward and hand in Middle-Earth until he either faded away completely or was recalled for the Dagor Dagorath.
Total Recall. Lol, I like your take on Radagast, interesting point of view. Mine is similar. Although, I believe that by fading away, he did indeed return to Valinor, one of the appointed in the last days, for Dagor Dagorath, which so many Tolkien nerds don't even know about. Not enough Silmarillion readers out there. And now Amazon is gonna muck it all up... ughhh... I hope not.
My friend Yoystan am new in your channel i love your videos...Kissessss from Crete...
He invested all of his levels into Circle of Shepherd Druid.
I always felt Radagast to be more nature itself, as nature coming in to being in a human form. To me he felt like much more than a wizard or a person, like an avatar of nature itself. Not actively powerful but passively powerful, as the earth itself. No matter how much you dig into it or try to kick it, it will always be there because it is all there is. Never sought after or hunted down, always just left alone as deep down everyone knew he was indestructable.
It seems that smaller UA-camrs are the best UA-camrs because they need to put out good content rather than big UA-camrs who get 1 mill views for anything that they post
That's so true! : )
Love the channel!
I like Radagast character’s arc. It is really representating nature. We often take it lightly but when nature really take control. No human can conquer it.
The wizard with doo doo in his hair
I'd like to think Radagast remained in Middle Earth and often helped man indirectly while still caring for the animals of the wild.
Part of me believes he's still on some mission by Yavanna, seeking out rare beasts that need to tamed. OR he could working on something similar to Yavanna's two trees.
You always have the best videos!!
What Peter Jackson did to Radagast in the movies was absolutely criminal. Made him look like a damn clown.
Maybe for an upcoming video, you could do a What if Thingol Went to Valinor? I think it would be so much fun! : )
My second favourite character in all of Arda
I have long believed that Radagast was sent by Yavanna with a very specific set of "mission parameters," which he stuck to quite strictly: to protect nature and the living things of Middle-Earth from Sauron's influence. His job was to prevent Sauron from being able to use the creatures of the land as Morgoth had in the old days, and even to purge the influence that remained, if he could. In doing this, Radagast would have had his hands pretty full, perhaps even after Sauron was gone, and had little time to intervene in wars and politics. That, after all, was the other wizards' job. Far from being neglectful, he simply did not have the freedom to do what Gandalf did.
As for his fate, I suspect that he would have faded away as his work was gradually done, and while he might have remained as what you call "a spirit of nature" (that would certainly explain some old legendary figures like the Green Man), he more likely just shed his body when he died as Saruman did, but unlike him was taken back into the West. He didn't need a boat.
Great video!
Aww one of my favorite! I have a headhog named after him!
I’d like to think Radagast, Tom Bombadil, Treebeard, Goldberry, and Quickbeam all live together in a some kind of hidden valley of powerful beings that will care for nature as long as middle earth exists
protected by Beorn
Tolkien's Radagast the Brown, a bumbling hero with his affinity for animals, knowledge of herbs, and shape changing abilities can be compared to a Shaman
Excellent work
Thank you for this video.
Love to all Tolkien fans
Love from India🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
For those wondering about the name Radagast, I did some research and I found Radegast, the god of hospitality, war, the night, fire, and the evening sky in Slavic Mythology.
The wonderful character Radagast had a somewhat melancholic disposition. I think the birds sing twilight songs about their friendship with him.
A very good wizard!
i would like to think he helped to restore Mirkwood and maybe helped the ents look for the entwifes
“ These are Ruskobell rabbits! I like to see them try.”
I loved Radagast! His love for nature was his power and I love growing things like he does. I believe he passed away and became one with the forests that he attended.
He may have spent his days with Tom Bombadil and the River Daughter, caring for nature until, I'd like to believe, Yavanna called him home herself. But his spirit continues to dwell in the green corners of the world. Near my house is a large forest, and when I take long walks and tarry there, I could almost swear he still cares for all things wild and wonderful.
I look at the mountains near where I live and in my mind he is wandering up there.
Just finished sifting my compost bin came back to Radagast ,coincidence ? I think not.
Thanks for another great character study! I can easily see Radagast being homies with Tom Bombadil. Perhaps he stayed in the Old Forest at Tom's while in Bree-land.
Radagast is one of my favorite characters.
Ah yes I observed him from the top of Dol Guldur he planted and grew mushrooms and smoked them, while speaking a foregin language
Sylvester McCoy's portrayal of Radagast felt appropriate for a number of reasons:
1, McCoy played a time lord in Doctor Who and time lords share some parallels with the Istari, especially the regeneration aspect
2, Being a Shakespearean actor like Ian McKellen (especially having worked with McKellen) is always a plus.
3, The Wizards looking like old men acts as a camouflage to Sauron's agents and McCoy's costume captures that both literally and figuratively.
I like to think that Radagast realized he could have done more to help with the Triumph of the West and spent time afterwards trying to make amends. Possibly he had a chance encounter with Treebeard or Tom Bombadil and learned more of hobbits. Remembering Gandalf's words that he should visit the shire he does and learns more about the region and the humble people that live there. He also hears the tale of an ent seen on the northern borders of the Shire shortly before the War of the Ring. Knowing that some harms of the past can still be undone, Radagast sets out to discover the fate of the Entwives, possibly with the help of some young Tooks and Brandybucks. Solving this mystery, Radagast knows that he can redeem himself in the eyes of those whose trust he failed allowing him to return west, over the sea, with honor.
Radagast the Brown, for this video I do not frown. My Yoystan bears a crown, that unlike a clown. In his charm I quickly drown, that which is so renown.
You’re cute:)
One of the things that makes the Lord of the Rings and Tolkien's creation so engaging. It mirrors real earth in this way. In the things we are acquainted with we have great detail. For everything else, we have songs and stories but very little detailed knowledge. And thus Tolkien, presents Middle Earth to us. For much of it we have only songs and stories. For some that characters have personal interaction with, we have great detail. For the rest, we have the characters accounts to others. This matches our reality and, thus, it makes it easy for us to identify with some of the characters...especially the Hobbits.
Why wasn't he at the Council of Elrond?
There's a pagan Slavic god called Radegast, god of hospitality.
He fought For the Forest and Its Creatures.Kept the Old Road opon thru the Deeps of Mirkwood.Were No One not Even Elves Dare Go.Fought Sauron Power to Power for 2000 Years without Help or Praise.And Held the Darkness and its Sipders at Bay.
My favourite wizard without him sauron would of won he convinced Gandalf to not go back to the fellowship and investigate dol guldur and banish him and he also helped a lot and helped the trees and wildlife great video yoysten sorry for the spelling I do not know how to spell it.
Always remember the shrooms. Live high Radagast.
He may have failed Manwe’s mission but he did not fail Yavannahs mission. I think that when the time came for him to return to Valinor, Yavannah would’ve interceded on his behalf to allow him in.
I agree there, he probably chose to stay behind in middle earth to help repair the damage that Sauron and his forces waged on the natural world. He may leave after he fulfills that mission for Yavanna who was always weary of how nature took a back seat to most of the concerns of the Valar. You see this in the chapter of the Silmarillion "Of Aule and Yavanna" she has a lot of sorrow and grief for the world because she has put so much into it from the start and even for Eru Iluvatar himself insisted that his children the Elves and men would have use for those things which would end in the destruction of trees and beasts. I think Yavanna wanted Radagast there to give her some peace of mind that there would always be someone in Middle Earth to prevent the complete disregard of all that she holds dear.
Great. I’m glad the movie fleshed him out.
The last time I was this late, I missed BOTH parties...
Epic outro as usual! :)
Sabaton just released a special Art of War album video. There are few things that will make me put Sabaton on pause. But MOTW is one of them.
I think that Radagast served an incredibly important role. He lived near Murkwood and imagine what it would have looked like had he NOT been there to help with the forest as much as he was able. And it is suggested that his influence certainly did not begin and end in Murkwood. And if nature had no defenders then the evil that was corrupting the land would have inevitably destablized middle earth even more through the subversion of Nature. Nature is often subtle and such a pervasive element that it is not until it is gone that it starts to become clear how important it is in the bigger pattern of creation. In many ways nature is the most innocent of all creation and thus needs the most stewardship whereas humanity in all its derivations is bound to intentions and thus have the capacity to improve or destroy given the whim. Nature in many ways operates from an entirely different modicum and requires a steward that understands this intrinsically. Gandalf intrinsically understood humanity as was his gift and thus was able to have the greatest influence in that domain. Imagine if Gandalf would have switched roles with Radagast and vice versa. They would not have served their purposes to the best of their abilities and thus the corresponding events would have reflected this and likely poorly. No... Radagst did not fail for he represented the best of creation and cared for it accordingly in the same way that Gandalf was a steward of humanity and cared for it accordingly. They complimented each other and each in their own domain acted as was their nature and also aided each other when needed. This relationship between the two is how it should have been with all of them and was Sauramans biggest failure. The point of the LOTR is that we all cannot act alone but need and require each other to have the best effect. This pattern of complimentary regard is repeated throughout the books and movies with many of the characters who fought either directly or indirectly to oppose the evil that was trying to subvert all of them.
I think He did sail to the Undying Lands...and that he fulfilled his purpose mostly at the Battle of the Five Armies. I think he was sent northwest toward the shire to keep an eye on the Hobbits while Gandalf was gallivanting around. Theories only.
He likely remained in Middle Earth until his physical form failed as magic faded from the world, and when he became a spirit once again he returned to Valinor.
I like radagast imagining the wizard doing so much more in the books and movies it would be very intriguing as I would imagine he could have been in a possible scene or written text in the books in the two towers where he was apart of the fight to Isengard to a degree or could have been a helpful guide within the vast forests of middle earth for the characters in the lord of the rings
Hey, what's up?
Great video mellon
Love this channel
radagast is OP
I can't help but picture the brown wizard defending his forest while high off his ass on shrooms.
Has he done a video about Èomer cause I can’t find one and I mean I think it would be a great video the exiled captain who’s love for Rohan had him fighting and when his king needed him returned
Radagast stayed in the middle earth in merk wood when in the 4th age some young elvs found him sitting in his house they young elvs told to the other elvs they saw a legendary wizard when a lot of elvs came at radagasts home he told the story because the birds were every where and thats how we heard the story of Frodo and Sam
I hope Radegast found peace with Fangorn, for another age to come...
I'm this close to setting up a GoFundMe to help pay for a new mic for ya! Love your stuff
Radagast is my favorite Tolkien character
As a lifelong fan, I choose to discard the reference to Radagast as having not been faithful to his mission. My gut says that was more about glorifying Gandalf as the only faithful one, than it was about dissing Radagast anyway. Yavanna chose him, he was a lover of birds from the beginning and Manwe ratified her choice. He was brave enough to live "near the Southern border of Mirkwood and keep some watch on Dol Guldor. That took a lot of guts. The world needs more Radagasts these days anyway.
It is my firm belief that Radagast stayed in Middle Earth throughout the 4th Age at least. He probably opened a tea shop with Tom Bombadil- the free peoples would come from far and wide to partake of their magic mushroom cakes ;)
Dude when I saw Radegast in the hobbit movie, I was laughing so hard. I loved the part where he was using the rabbits to escape the orcs. That dogsled scene reminded me of Balto 😂
You always have to give Rosgobhel rabbits a chance.
That shit was fucking stupid.
@@adamplentl5588 Well aren’t you a ray of sunshine 🙄
@@Steel-101 Im a ray of someone who likes the work of Tolkien and not Peter Jackson's shameless money grabbing Looney Toons abomination of a Hobbit "adaptation," and I use that term in the loosest possible sense.
@@adamplentl5588 You must have TONS of friends with this attitude. 😒
I like to think Radagast helped Middle-Earth is subtle, unspoken ways.
Is Radagast what we would call a hippie?
I think Gandalf's eyebrows are worth a vid of their own, and Ian McKellen's lack of them.
Perhaps Yavannah sent him to find the Ent-wives, or somthing of the sort. It is a bit conspicuous that she sent him specifically.
I like to think that, when he died, Radagast energy completely poured into the ground and survived throught the long lived trees of Greenwood, for lot of generations of trees.
To definitely stay in Arda....
I think the old man at fangorn forest was radagast also I think he stayed in Middle earth to help nature
That's an interesting idea.
He is chilling with Tom hitting on the pipe weed....
I honestly like the betrayal of Radagast in the movies quite a bit! My favorite part was getting all telling him he was going to get run down by the Wargs of Goondiabad and he simply answers these are roscobel rabbits. I would like to see them try!!! The only time that guy even sweat was when Sebastian that little hedgehog was dying! Otherwise he was like bring it! He's getting chased all over those planes by those orcs and he's got a smile on his face for the most part!!! If it would have been anybody but Tolkien writing this he would have yelled pussies and kept going! I like him because he reminded me of gandalf. He never back down from a fight and he just tried to help which is the best thing anyone can ever do!!
I think that Radagast remains in Arda, to this very day, sad that he couldn't have done more to find the Ent-Wives, but preserving as many of the Ents and Huourns as he can even as they go permanently to sleep. He is that strange old hermit in a forest somewhere that you can never really find unless he wants to be found, and when you do he is mostly eccentric but generally benevolent: helping the sick and especially the animals, sad about the state of Man, sometimes looking wistfully to the West, but still going somewhere in the forgotten forests of Middle-Earth.
I did not at all care for his depiction in the Hobbit films
1:34 - I want this on a T-shirt
In a letter, Tolkien wrote that Radagast gave up his mission as a Wizard by becoming too obsessed with animals and plants. He added that he did not believe that Radagast's failure was as great as Saruman's.
As a protector of nature and wildlife, Radagast wasn't completely successful. So I guess you could say he sort of failed in the tasks set before him. However, there are still wild, beautiful places in the world. So you could say that he succeeded, too. I like to think that if he never returned across the sea, then he's still here, disguised as a rock or an old tree stump or something, looking over what is left of what used to be a world full of natural, unspoiled beauty.
My favorite wizard.
Special request: please do a video about Tevildo the Prince of Cats.
I think he faded like the elves that remained.
He probably spent his days "tolking" with Tom Bombadil. In terms of vibe, he's like Jolly Tom's introverted counterpart. Kinda what Sam is to Pippin (in a certain sense).
Long ago when the world was young (don't ask) I joined the Tolkien society , & back then some would choose a obscure character as a moniker..I chose "Radagast" , with my surname being Brown I was "Radagast the Brown".....Still am !...then I read the "Unfinished Tales" & that was so interesting..Right - I know !'ve a target on my arse ready for a kicking from those more in the know . but back then I thought - he had an unfinished task..so , I began a tale , still on going ..I thought- it would end with Radagast leaving with Legolas & Gimli on the last boat. But began after the War...so , I was thinking what task might it be , I thought one of the sad tales to be unresolved at the time was the loss of the Entwives....SO I had him set out to find them . But part of the tale is Radagast gathering a fellowship to bring them to Fangorn , to Treebeard ..I was thinking - who was around who might fancy completing the tale...would Legolas & Gimli be interested , maybe a young Rider of Rohan interested in the myth of the Entwives...even might the once "Aragorn" be persuaded to slip his crown & don the rags to join this fellowship?. One further thing ..in the "History's of Middle earth"...the story of Aragorn's character , was originally a Hobbit...."Trotter - a wild Hobbit".....SO I had "Trotter" join Radagast on this journey....I can feel the red dot of a sight on that target !....
Hello! I've watched your videos for years, would you cover the pipes of the lord of the rings? Maybe the pipeweed as well? I'm a tobacco pipe user and always wanted an in depth video on this!
I love ur content. I also love all LOTR stuff. Can u please shout out those poor dudes of "history of the west" that r now "the broken sword"? They have had so much trouble from YT.
Good vid.
I've always believed Radagast was sent to make sure whatever happened in Middle Earth, Radagast would make sure nature was taken care of. Once everything had calmed down I believe Radagast preferred to spend the rest of his days with the nature, that was more important to him then the trip home or the other cultures in Middle Earth.
You are my hero
I appreciate you Pesci!