Every time you make a video, i say “thats the best tolkien documentary ive seen” then you outdo yourself again with an even better video. This one was a masterpiece. The tragedy of Numenor and the edain is the most haunting piece of fictional writing ever, and you nailed it. Both the heavenly bliss of its beginning and the sheer terror of its demise, this documentary on Numenor is the best of all time.
"Hail to the loremaster, whose silver tongue and vivid verse breathed life into the timeless tales of Tolkien, weaving a tapestry of wonder that shall echo through the halls of Middle-earth and beyond!"
Another brilliant video!! Thank you so much! Of the *many* great things about your channel, perhaps one of the best is how you make this all feel as if it actually happened! As if Tolkien wrote history, and not fiction.
People seem to be trolling this site regarding rings of p. They seem to be campaigning to turn people against it so that they won't even watch it. Please don't listen to them. Watch it and make up your own mind.
@@historicalowl-n2m It was a gradual corruption, the Numenoreans became increasingly arrogance the more powerful they became. However as their power increased so did their fear of Death since by that time the Gift of Death was misunderstood. See elves may be immortal but their souls are bound to Arda and gradually are burdened by its sorrows, hence why they seem increasingly weary as the Ages pass. Humans are not bound and are able to fulfill their lives as they wish and death is not the end of their souls. They go to a destination even most of the Valar are unaware of, save for Manwe and Mandos. Many Numenoreans felt unsatisfied by their extended lifespan and some felt they had been cheated by the Valar. These Numenoreans grew jealous over the Elves their immortality and became increasingly hostile towards the Elves and Valar, because they had the favor of the later kings they became known as the King's Men. What further added to the King's Men their arrogance was that Numenor was one of the few powers capable of beating back the full might of Saurons forces. Because of the Ban of the Valar, forbidding the Numenorians from sailing to Valinor, they began expanding to the East. When Numenor was young the Numenoreans had encountered the Middle Men, as 'normal' humans are called, when they began exploring and colonized the coasts of Middle Earth. They did not come as conquerors but as friends bearing and spreading gifts and knowledge, making them much beloved by the Middle Men, who back then looked forward to the visits from the Lords of the West. Unfortunately the King's Men were not like their forbearers and extracted tributes from the Middle Men and even began enslaving them, further increasing their power and arrogance. The only true opposition the King's men where a group of Numenoreans who wanted to maintain friendship with the Elves and Valar and wanted a return of the time where the Numenoreans aided the Middle Men instead of enslaving them These Numenoreans became known as the Faithful but they were in the minority and would become increasingly persecuted.
I'm working on building a community website and i play your content as i work. i've been a passionate reader of tolkien since a teenager and i'm imressed by your story-telling..you're never rushed, you let the listener stick with you in an engaging and thouroughly engrossing manner even when their attention might be focused elsewhere momentarily..so thank you from the bottom of my heart for bringing an old man's childhood back to life..
Tolkien took complete inspiration from the Atlantis myth and applied it to the Tale of Numenor. It is not so different from how he applied the rebellion of Lucifer to Melkor in the Silmarilian.
Who are you and what's the brilliant rings of power got to do with any of this? Please be aware, many people love rings of power and although this video is ok, I'd much rather watch Rings of Power. To watch the kings men grow in power in series 2 was heart-breaking and very well portrayed. If you haven't watched rings of p yourself then how do you know which one is better?
@@fred20097 you know, it's funny to see people like you here. You obviously do not care for Tolkiens works, otherwise you wouldn't praise the atrocity that is Amazons "rings of power".
*Morgoth tortures millions, enslaves millions, defiles life itself, and almost conquers the world* Eru: Eh, whatever. *Men invade an island because they are terrified of dying* Eru: ALRIGHT, THAT'S IT. YOU PEOPLE HAVE CROSSED THE LINE!
Here I am wrapping Christmas presents for my kids, and enjoying the lore and your voice. Thank you for your videos. I am 46 , a mom of 5 but I LOVE the ENTIRE world of middle earth and have for years ❤
In the fourth chapter of Morgoth's Ring ("Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth"), it is mentioned that men were once believed to be immortal, and were forced to die only by the corruption of the Enemy (Melkor). These two situations contrast with each other, considering that Sauron claims that Melkor is the god who will save men from death in Númenor. I think this contrast is one of the incongruous points in Tolkien's work in development. Finrod warns the people that death is actually a gift to men, that envy of the immortality of the Elves will breed hatred, and that this is something that will serve the will of the Enemy (Melkor). Sauron is aware of this and manipulates the Númenoreans in this direction. He attempts to solve a phenomenon that has been corrupted by Melkor (mortality) by attributing it to Melkor.
25:47......THE APPENDICES ACCOUNT IS SO MUCH BETTER: "Ar-Pharazon the Golden was the proudest and most powerful of all the Kings, and no less than the kingship of the world was his desire. He resolved to challenge Sauron the Great for the supremacy of Middle-Earth, and at length he himself set sail with a great navy, and he landed at Umbar. So great was the might and splendour of the Numenoreans that Sauron's own servants deserted him; and Sauron humbled himself, doing homage, and craving pardon." There in Umbar "Ar-Pharazon the Golden Last King of Numenor had landed and humbled the might of Sauron." And on the highest hill of the headland above the Haven, they had set a great white pillar as a monument. It was crowned with a globe of crystal that took the rays of the Sun and Moon and shone like a bright star that could be seen in clear weather even on the coasts of Gondor or far out upon the Western sea. So it stood until after the second arising of Sauron, when Umbar fell under the domination of his servants, and the memorial of his humiliation was thrown down."
Great video as usual, I love EVERYTHING Tolkien and I feel you do an incredible job retelling Tolkien’s stories and getting me excited about stories I’ve read and heard 1000 plus times ❤keep it up!! And I really LOVE the in depth details, I learned something new in this one! Didn’t think that was possible ❤
Thank you Realms Unravelled! Your presentation of this backstory material provides me a really wonderful, deeper understanding of Tolkien's universe. In short you are giving me more than I knew about Middle Earth. And that, after a half-century, is a treat! Cheers!
Rings of power really thought they could retell it better 😅 honestly I cannot imagine the Isildur of rings of power to sneak through guards for a fruit or any noble deed for that matter
No they didn't actually and and a big thing you need to know is that they didn't have all the rights so they had no choice. Let's just be happy we get to see some more of the professors work on screen 💯
@@julianneyvonne560 if only there was a way for one of the biggest and most wealthy mega-corporations to aquire the rights they needed to portray this story faithfully... Ah well, better enjoy the incoherent mess we got then!
Every time I read or hear the story, It's a wonderful and emotional experience. Thank you so much for this video and for teaching me a few things I didn't know previously.
Gods what enamoring requisite work of Tolkien and Thank You. Well done! This channel is truly the Arkenstone amongst many others. Numenor believed to be mightiest upon all, destroyed by selfish greed and miserable iniquity disgraceful inimical madness. Though the elves too have their insatiable avarice, as the dwarves are really know for. Being a Hobbit truly sounds to be at times, the purest blissful form of living imbued. Brilliant channel and may Eru Iluvatar bless thee, upon his mighest creative leniency. As a writer myself, one day to be an Author. There shall never be the mind of another as Professor J.R.R. Tolkien himself.
Been a subscriber sincere near the beginning. Gotta say I'm still loving it. Do you plan on doing longer videos like this one? Please and thank you if you do.
Hey man, i like a lot your videos. I am writing because you need to report the channel "Tales Of The Ring" for unauthorized use of your copyrighted videos. They have been reposting your original content, using your ideas, titles, thumbs and references.
I never understood why Ar-Pharazôn didn't demand that Sauron give him the One ring. He had dwelt long in Middle-Earth; he had to have knowledge of what had gone down in Eregion. So why didn't he demand it of Sauron?
2:02 where did you get the Numenor map from? One of the better I’ve seen. I have maps of Beleriand and middle earth third age. Need to round out my collection :)
I've heard elsewhere that Morgoth can be blamed for casting the first shadow over Numenor, as said in the video. But why does it have to have anything to do with an external influence? Not even Numenoreans are perfect? Civilisations inevitably rise and fall. Aren't the children of middle earth blessed with free will? Also, i must say that overall Numenor had a pretty good run and did well for themselves - especially when it came to resisting the temptation to sail to valinor. It's a miracle they were able to resist for so long, I feel.
they were given longer lives and superior capabilities than normal men,they also lived in a blessed island and elves often came to bring gifts and counsel
I admit , I actually enjoyed watching rings of power, but I do have the same complaint as alot of ppl it seems, they went too far off the original script, and changed the story too much. Though I think they'd did a decent job of THEIR VERSION, I didn't like that they changed the story so much, there's soo many gaps in lore and information, I was expecting it to fill said gaps. But all it did was create different lore..their own version of lore..😢 instead of actually filling lore gaps.
Was going to watch the rest of this video, but I'm offended at the insults against rings of power, a series I love passionately. I'm also unsubscribing to this channel. Some people obviously can't tell the difference between fact and fiction, a docomentary and a fantasy drama. Their loss.
2 things. First, this is interesting, while The Rings of Power is garbage. Yet it's the '' same '' story. Weird. Second, Miriel is poorly portrayed here it seems. As I recall she was black. (And blind). Get it right please...
@ Which official one? The Silmarillion? The Histories of Middle Earth? I don’t recall reading this in any Tolkien writings. Just looking for a reference…
This narrator's graceful and immaculate storytelling has captivated me. I crave more content delivered in this style and voice.
Every time you make a video, i say “thats the best tolkien documentary ive seen” then you outdo yourself again with an even better video. This one was a masterpiece. The tragedy of Numenor and the edain is the most haunting piece of fictional writing ever, and you nailed it. Both the heavenly bliss of its beginning and the sheer terror of its demise, this documentary on Numenor is the best of all time.
"Hail to the loremaster, whose silver tongue and vivid verse breathed life into the timeless tales of Tolkien, weaving a tapestry of wonder that shall echo through the halls of Middle-earth and beyond!"
Thanks for supporting the channel and for your brilliant comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the video 😉
Facts bro!
That was thoroughly engrossing! And so sad... Excellent video, thank you. 😊
Another brilliant video!! Thank you so much! Of the *many* great things about your channel, perhaps one of the best is how you make this all feel as if it actually happened! As if Tolkien wrote history, and not fiction.
And Rings of Power thought they could tell it better than the Professor. Thanks for staying true to his work. Amazing content!
What caused the Númenóreans to become arrogant and seek immortality?
People seem to be trolling this site regarding rings of p. They seem to be campaigning to turn people against it so that they won't even watch it. Please don't listen to them. Watch it and make up your own mind.
@@historicalowl-n2m the Amazon adaptation sure won't tell you. Then again, no one involved touched any of Tolkiens writings.
@@historicalowl-n2m It was a gradual corruption, the Numenoreans became increasingly arrogance the more powerful they became.
However as their power increased so did their fear of Death since by that time the Gift of Death was misunderstood.
See elves may be immortal but their souls are bound to Arda and gradually are burdened by its sorrows, hence why they seem increasingly weary as the Ages pass.
Humans are not bound and are able to fulfill their lives as they wish and death is not the end of their souls.
They go to a destination even most of the Valar are unaware of, save for Manwe and Mandos.
Many Numenoreans felt unsatisfied by their extended lifespan and some felt they had been cheated by the Valar.
These Numenoreans grew jealous over the Elves their immortality and became increasingly hostile towards the Elves and Valar, because they had the favor of the later kings they became known as the King's Men.
What further added to the King's Men their arrogance was that Numenor was one of the few powers capable of beating back the full might of Saurons forces.
Because of the Ban of the Valar, forbidding the Numenorians from sailing to Valinor, they began expanding to the East.
When Numenor was young the Numenoreans had encountered the Middle Men, as 'normal' humans are called, when they began exploring and colonized the coasts of Middle Earth.
They did not come as conquerors but as friends bearing and spreading gifts and knowledge, making them much beloved by the Middle Men, who back then looked forward to the visits from the Lords of the West.
Unfortunately the King's Men were not like their forbearers and extracted tributes from the Middle Men and even began enslaving them, further increasing their power and arrogance.
The only true opposition the King's men where a group of Numenoreans who wanted to maintain friendship with the Elves and Valar and wanted a return of the time where the Numenoreans aided the Middle Men instead of enslaving them
These Numenoreans became known as the Faithful but they were in the minority and would become increasingly persecuted.
That’s so sad 😒
I'm working on building a community website and i play your content as i work. i've been a passionate reader of tolkien since a teenager and i'm imressed by your story-telling..you're never rushed, you let the listener stick with you in an engaging and thouroughly engrossing manner even when their attention might be focused elsewhere momentarily..so thank you from the bottom of my heart for bringing an old man's childhood back to life..
My pleasure! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos and best of luck with the website! 🙂
I don't know why but the Fall of Numenor remind me a lot of Atlantis's fall and Pompei; what was once a wonderful civilitation reduced to a mere tale.
Yeah I can't imagine why very similar events remind you of each other, that's crazy bro
Tolkien took complete inspiration from the Atlantis myth and applied it to the Tale of Numenor. It is not so different from how he applied the rebellion of Lucifer to Melkor in the Silmarilian.
Atalantë
This is a story worthy of a series.
Thk God you back. Bless you laddie❤
Today birthday of sir Cristopher Tolkien. Westu hal.❤
I'd rather watch this than Ring of Powers thank you so much
Who are you and what's the brilliant rings of power got to do with any of this? Please be aware, many people love rings of power and although this video is ok, I'd much rather watch Rings of Power. To watch the kings men grow in power in series 2 was heart-breaking and very well portrayed. If you haven't watched rings of p yourself then how do you know which one is better?
@@fred20097Please tell me you're a bot and not a real person
Who or what the heck are you? If you're a real person it's lamentable.... If you're being sarcastic then you're great. @@fred20097
@@fred20097 you know, it's funny to see people like you here. You obviously do not care for Tolkiens works, otherwise you wouldn't praise the atrocity that is Amazons "rings of power".
@@SeventhBadger7 I suspect I'm more real than you.
Men calling Sauron Zigur is brand new to me. This is why I like channel and subscribe. Great content. Thanks.
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@@RealmsUnravelledeat butt
Good old Ziggy
*Morgoth tortures millions, enslaves millions, defiles life itself, and almost conquers the world*
Eru: Eh, whatever.
*Men invade an island because they are terrified of dying*
Eru: ALRIGHT, THAT'S IT. YOU PEOPLE HAVE CROSSED THE LINE!
Doesn’t seem right, does it?
@@danielschaeffer1294 Nope.
That's a masterpiece. Having strong feelings regarding the downfall of the island of the star is quite easy, but this documentary nails it perfectly
Here I am wrapping Christmas presents for my kids, and enjoying the lore and your voice. Thank you for your videos. I am 46 , a mom of 5 but I LOVE the ENTIRE world of middle earth and have for years ❤
In the fourth chapter of Morgoth's Ring ("Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth"), it is mentioned that men were once believed to be immortal, and were forced to die only by the corruption of the Enemy (Melkor). These two situations contrast with each other, considering that Sauron claims that Melkor is the god who will save men from death in Númenor. I think this contrast is one of the incongruous points in Tolkien's work in development.
Finrod warns the people that death is actually a gift to men, that envy of the immortality of the Elves will breed hatred, and that this is something that will serve the will of the Enemy (Melkor). Sauron is aware of this and manipulates the Númenoreans in this direction. He attempts to solve a phenomenon that has been corrupted by Melkor (mortality) by attributing it to Melkor.
25:47......THE APPENDICES ACCOUNT IS SO MUCH BETTER:
"Ar-Pharazon the Golden was the proudest and most powerful of all the Kings, and no less than the kingship of the world was his desire. He resolved to challenge Sauron the Great for the supremacy of Middle-Earth, and at length he himself set sail with a great navy, and he landed at Umbar.
So great was the might and splendour of the Numenoreans that Sauron's own servants deserted him; and Sauron humbled himself, doing homage, and craving pardon." There in Umbar "Ar-Pharazon the Golden Last King of Numenor had landed and humbled the might of Sauron." And on the highest hill of the headland above the Haven, they had set a great white pillar as a monument. It was crowned with a globe of crystal that took the rays of the Sun and Moon and shone like a bright star that could be seen in clear weather even on the coasts of Gondor or far out upon the Western sea.
So it stood until after the second arising of Sauron, when Umbar fell under the domination of his servants, and the memorial of his humiliation was thrown down."
Wondrous summation! BRAVO!!!
This is wondrous!! I love this channel.
Mesmerizing. You know what is/was Tolkien about. You get it.
This was superb.
Great video as usual, I love EVERYTHING Tolkien and I feel you do an incredible job retelling Tolkien’s stories and getting me excited about stories I’ve read and heard 1000 plus times ❤keep it up!! And I really LOVE the in depth details, I learned something new in this one! Didn’t think that was possible ❤
Your performance in these readings is truly inspiring and enthralling, thank you!!!
This is GREAT!!!! THANK YOU!!! More... make more!!!!
As usual, Realms Unravelled is a cut above.
Wow! Just amazing work! ❤
Excellent, you do an amazing job of transporting us and taking us into the world.
Beautifully told! Thank you♥️
That was brilliant. Thank you.
Realms so glad to have watched u do so well congrats on ur success
I remember when this channel had maybe five vieos. Nice to see it grow and prosper. Clearly a lot of care goes into it.
Epic, just unbelievable
Thank you Realms Unravelled! Your presentation of this backstory material provides me a really wonderful, deeper understanding of Tolkien's universe. In short you are giving me more than I knew about Middle Earth. And that, after a half-century, is a treat! Cheers!
Rings of power really thought they could retell it better 😅 honestly I cannot imagine the Isildur of rings of power to sneak through guards for a fruit or any noble deed for that matter
No they didn't actually and and a big thing you need to know is that they didn't have all the rights so they had no choice. Let's just be happy we get to see some more of the professors work on screen 💯
@@julianneyvonne560 if only there was a way for one of the biggest and most wealthy mega-corporations to aquire the rights they needed to portray this story faithfully...
Ah well, better enjoy the incoherent mess we got then!
Every time I read or hear the story, It's a wonderful and emotional experience. Thank you so much for this video and for teaching me a few things I didn't know previously.
The images used are beautifully made! Good storytelling as well
Wonderful video
I have got to know where this music comes from. It's really good.
Just found your channel and have watched a few videos now. I have no idea how u do not have at least a million subs. great content and voice
Gods what enamoring requisite work of Tolkien and Thank You. Well done! This channel is truly the Arkenstone amongst many others. Numenor believed to be mightiest upon all, destroyed by selfish greed and miserable iniquity disgraceful inimical madness. Though the elves too have their insatiable avarice, as the dwarves are really know for. Being a Hobbit truly sounds to be at times, the purest blissful form of living imbued. Brilliant channel and may Eru Iluvatar bless thee, upon his mighest creative leniency. As a writer myself, one day to be an Author. There shall never be the mind of another as Professor J.R.R. Tolkien himself.
Stop everything. There's a new video from Realms Unravelled.
Literally just left some code to compile as I watch this lol.
The picture of younger, fighting Pharazôn reminds me of Fëanor, but human and going the other way. Chilling
Great episode. I will watch it a few times. So much great information in it. 😍 😍 😍
Moral: don’t mess up a good thing.
Man these videos are so cool!!
Rings of Fanfic willl NEVER be like this
Been a subscriber sincere near the beginning. Gotta say I'm still loving it. Do you plan on doing longer videos like this one? Please and thank you if you do.
This is quite brilliant🎉
Hey man, i like a lot your videos. I am writing because you need to report the channel "Tales Of The Ring" for unauthorized use of your copyrighted videos. They have been reposting your original content, using your ideas, titles, thumbs and references.
Thank you ❤
I never understood why Ar-Pharazôn didn't demand that Sauron give him the One ring. He had dwelt long in Middle-Earth; he had to have knowledge of what had gone down in Eregion. So why didn't he demand it of Sauron?
They make it sound like Sauron begged him for his life, no doubt he would have claimed the ring at that time.
Love it
2:02 where did you get the Numenor map from? One of the better I’ve seen. I have maps of Beleriand and middle earth third age. Need to round out my collection :)
Rings of power can suck it. This channel is so much better
The Browning of Numenor next on Rangs of Power.....
A thing isnot beautiful because it lasts
What is grief but love persevering?
Who is this brilliant narrator??
"Shhh, don't let the humans know what's up here, or they'll want it too."
- Manwe, basically
How, or is, Tar Palantir related to the Palantir seeing stones from the movies?
I've heard elsewhere that Morgoth can be blamed for casting the first shadow over Numenor, as said in the video. But why does it have to have anything to do with an external influence? Not even Numenoreans are perfect? Civilisations inevitably rise and fall. Aren't the children of middle earth blessed with free will? Also, i must say that overall Numenor had a pretty good run and did well for themselves - especially when it came to resisting the temptation to sail to valinor. It's a miracle they were able to resist for so long, I feel.
How did the kingdom of Númenor rise to its peak of power, and what factors contributed to its prosperity?
they were given longer lives and superior capabilities than normal men,they also lived in a blessed island and elves often came to bring gifts and counsel
The lotr History Channel!
The Return of The King… 😉
The vala was wrong for not allowing earendil to come back to the realm with him choosing to be an elf
I’m not fond of that design for Manwe. Seems he’s out of place and too dark, looks like a not that powerful wizard.
The rest is top tier as always!
You know what I think about that Sauron guy....What a jerk
Hard times bring great men. Great men bring great times. Great times bring weak men. Weak men bring hard times. Rinse and repeat.
[This comment has been redacted as to not spoil the story] well told RU!
orks live among us ...
I admit , I actually enjoyed watching rings of power, but I do have the same complaint as alot of ppl it seems, they went too far off the original script, and changed the story too much. Though I think they'd did a decent job of THEIR VERSION, I didn't like that they changed the story so much, there's soo many gaps in lore and information, I was expecting it to fill said gaps. But all it did was create different lore..their own version of lore..😢 instead of actually filling lore gaps.
I guess Amazon didn't ask you for advice lol
Flat earth,but for the Elves only! 😂
I can't wait for Amazon's cheap adaptation of these events, oh wait no, it's going to be shit
Amazon did a great job bringing Pharazon to life. Not
It's incredible how much lore Warhammer ripped off, in names alone it's evident, but imitation is the highest form of flattery or whatever
Eru was a hypocrite
Thats awfull... How you dare to change amazing story of Rings of Power!
Was going to watch the rest of this video, but I'm offended at the insults against rings of power, a series I love passionately. I'm also unsubscribing to this channel. Some people obviously can't tell the difference between fact and fiction, a docomentary and a fantasy drama. Their loss.
Thank you for leaving. Have a good day somewhere else.
2 things.
First, this is interesting, while The Rings of Power is garbage. Yet it's the '' same '' story. Weird.
Second, Miriel is poorly portrayed here it seems. As I recall she was black. (And blind). Get it right please...
Where in the lore is Miriel black and blind?
@@thestraightroad305 In the official one and at the top of the page, when those of us contradicting it are all dead.
@ Which official one? The Silmarillion? The Histories of Middle Earth? I don’t recall reading this in any Tolkien writings. Just looking for a reference…
@@thestraightroad305 Blocked.
You jest, but there are probably some people out there who actually believe this to be the case, because RoP butchered the story so hard.