Gondolin Betrayed - Middle-Earth History Lore DOCUMENTARY

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10 ай бұрын

Wizards and Warriors animated fantasy documentary lore video series on the world of Middle-Earth - Lord of the Rings continues with the second video on the First Age. We discuss the creation of the world of Tolkien, its powers and races and we see how and why the Elves became the enemies of the Dark Lord Melkor, who they called Morgoth, after their leader Fëanor cursed him for killing his father Finwë and stealing his prized possession - Silmarils ( • Beginning of the Age -... ), while this video will show the continuation of the events. In Middle-Earth, Morgoth attacks the Teleri Elves in Doriath and his allies starting the War of the Jewels with the First Battle of the Beleriand. Meanwhile, in the Valinor, the Noldor Elves of Feanor attack their Teleri relatives in the First Kinslaying. Afterwards, Feanor and his sons travel to the Middle-Earth to fight Morgoth and take the Silmarils, leading to the battles of Dagor-nuin-Giliath and Lammoth and the death of Feanor ( • Feanor Strikes Back - ... ). In the aftermath the Noldor kingdoms rise in the Middle-Earth taking on Morgoth once again, this time at the battle of Dagor Aglareb, where Feanor's sons Fingolfin and Maedhros fought against the Dark Lord, while the humans - the House of Edain ( • Dagor Aglareb - Noldor... ) rose elswhere. The fourth episode will describe the battle of Dagor Bragollach and the rise of the father of Dragons Glaurung ( • Dagor Bragollach - Ris... ). In the aftermath of the defeat the Elves and Men were on the back foot and the evil spread, but from those dark days, an Beren and Lúthien rose to challenge the darkness ( • Beren and Lúthien - Gr... ), and defeated Morgoth ( • How Morgoth Was Defeat... ). Their tragic love story inspired Maedhros to create his Union, which attacked the Dark Lord during the Nirnaeth Arnoediad - the battle of Unnumbered Tears ( • Nirnaeth Arnoediad - B... ). As a result of the battle, many Men and Elf were made hostages, among them Húrin. In the first episode about Children of Húrin, we will talk about Morgoth's curse and the Rise of Húrin's son Túrin ( • Children of Húrin: Ris... ), while the second episode covered the Fall of Nargothrond ( • Fall of Nargothrond - ... ). The third episode is going to set up the biggest tragedy in the world created by Tolkien, as Nienor has exited Dor-Lomin and her meeting with Turin is going to happen soon The third episode is going to set up the biggest tragedy in the world created by Tolkien, as Nienor has exited Dor-Lomin and her meeting with Turin is going to happen soon ( • Biggest Tragedy In the... ). In the fourth and final episode in the mini-series on the Children of Hurin, the tragedy is complete - Turin and Nienor are dead, and so is Glaurung ( • Children of Hurin - Tr... ). After their death, the Dark Lord finally released Hurin. His return would only worsen the situation for the free peoples ( • Fate of Hurin - Curse ... ) and they would continue fighting each other for the Silmarils and power, leading to the Second Kinslaying and the Fall of Doriath ( • Fall of Doriath and Se... ). In the aftermath, another great story, that of Tuor started, and with it a New Hope was born ( • New Hope - Rise of Tuo... ), however his coming to the last great free city - Gondolin, roused jealousy of some of the denizens and the city was betrayed to Morgoth as a result.
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@JohnnyElRed 10 ай бұрын

When you are so handsome, talk so well, and dress so fabulously, that an entire city of elves marvels at you.

@myriadmediamusings 10 ай бұрын

Gondolin surpasses Doriath and Nargathrond in almost every way…including its fall. While its destruction was certainly inevitable after what happened with Hurin, the betrayal of the realm by one horny elf just hastened it.

@Azorees-oj5zr 10 ай бұрын

Dammit another thing ruined by horny elves.

@Sam-bp2st 10 ай бұрын

Said elf had been tortured by Morgoth himself so a bit of a simplification, but I'd say the laxity with how they saw Maeglins return, months later like nothing was wrong was naive to the extreme on the part of the Turgon and his council and I find the lack of concern for his disappearance in the book gives the look of Maeglin literally being abandoned and left alone gives me the vibes of Maeglin having little attachment to Gondolin itself

@dbuyandelger 10 ай бұрын

Shame. They should've put him in the horny jail long ago.

@tigertank06 9 ай бұрын

So when does help arrive from the undying lands?

@skillsmachine9164 7 ай бұрын

@Sam-bp2st he had already inherited his fathers dark traits like jealousy and controlling nature...and his secret hatred for some. Definitely not a normal well adjusted elf.

@PenguinofD00mxxx 10 ай бұрын

This might be one of the best retellings of the Silmarillion.

@RossHolt89 9 ай бұрын

Wow! Being an absolute Tolkien fanatic, it truly is a gift from the Gods that I have found this channel. My favourite realm has always been Gondolin and favourite Silmarillion character is Tuor. I now know a binge watch will happen on this channel. May the Gods bless you SKAL 🍻🍻🍻🍻

@skillsmachine9164 7 ай бұрын

My fave is Turin. Despite all the hardship he went through he just kept going. Until enough was enough for him...

@gabrielcolovini3804 9 ай бұрын

mate I wish you get the public you deserve to have, your videos are incredible. I've never seen something like this, thank you for making my life better

@SquattingxBear 10 ай бұрын

This my current favorite series on YT right; hope you guys keep making epic Middle Earth content like this! (Just became an Apprentice Patreon; I meant it!)

@denniscleary7580 10 ай бұрын

One of the best and devastating betrayals in literature, so much came of this and the repercussions are endless, thanks you wizards 🙏👍

@shehansenanayaka3046 10 ай бұрын

This series is awsome. Brilliant. I love middle earth docs. This one is awesome. We always appreciate your hard work and dedication towards these videos. Love from Sri Lanka ❤️🇱🇰🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@davidwhitfield6025 10 ай бұрын

You know the funny thing is about this history is that with most of the wars of the First Age covering 100s or years the period between Huor's capture and his release is less than 30 years. A lot of tragedy happens in that short amount of time. I've always wondered how effective a High King Turgon could be when he hid, along with his people, in Gondolin for most of the First Age. If you don't come out of your mountain fastness you can't effectively stop Morgroth's forces marching South. His "Force in being" was not an effective threat to Morgroth, just an annoyance that he still existed somewhere.

@Matt_Alaric Ай бұрын

Hurin* But yes, it seems a bit strange that Morgoth was so worried about a city that he could have effectively ignored and simply bypassed.

@goodputin4324 10 ай бұрын

Maeglin son of Eol, what a tragedy. 😢

@richardthomas9497 10 ай бұрын

Did we get a retelling of the Aredhel and Ëol's tale, leading to Maeglin?

@MyHandelsMessiah 10 ай бұрын

weird way of spelling "douchebag"

@Sam-bp2st 10 ай бұрын

@ExOratioLiberumLibertasOmnius Do you know the tale behind Maeglin and what lead him to betrayal? Douchebag I'd agree with his brooding character but calling him one because he betrayed his city under torture by the devil himself is a bit much

@sageofcaledor8188 9 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Thank you for making it! This is one of my favorite stories in the First Age of Middle Earth. A yes a tragedy. A tragedy the last great city will fall due to betrayal and cruelty of the evilest figure. A tragedy I only now had time to watch this wonderful video!

@arturomorales966 10 ай бұрын

You are doing an splendid job. Keep it up! The art and narrative detail accompanying Tolkien’s stories here is a labor of love, thank you

@desmondd1984 10 ай бұрын

I'm always so impressed by the art.

@whackamarkwinter5395 9 ай бұрын

I am really hoping we get a kings and Generals Second age series despite already having the war of the last alliance The Fall of Númenor which came out last year is a great chronological recounting of all of Tolkien’s second age stories

@jeremypaillotin9801 10 ай бұрын

I love the depiction of Tuor and Ecthelion here. It begs the question, out of the heroes of this age of Middle-earth, who is the strongest in terms of martial prowess? Out of the elves you also have Fingolfin who went toe to toe with the devil himself or the one-handed red-haired maelstrom of violence Maedhros. In terms of humans/half human, you have raven-haired giant dragon-slayer Turin. I personally think Fingolfin is the greatest warrior outside of Eonwe, the herald of the valar.

@Thechezbailey 10 ай бұрын

Great list. I'd also throw Glorfindel in there since he killed a Balrog.

@lnwolf7563 10 ай бұрын

Its always fun to speculate on things like this, but Tolkien seemed to indicate that Hurin was the greatest warrior, at least among men, elves are a different matter. I would also vote for Fingolfin among the elves, no one else even dared to go one on one with Morgoth, even if it killed him the fact that he did it and for a time was actually doing well shows he was no one to be trifled with.

@caseyh1934 10 ай бұрын

For Men, you gotta throw in Hurin. Bro took out over 70 foes b4 he got overwhelmed in Nirneath Aroediad. Elves, besides the obvious throw in Rog, leader of the people of The Hammer of Wrath in Gondolin. Supposedly the first Elf to slay a Balrog.(book of Unfinished tales vol 2. Fall of Gondolin) Personally my vote would go to Maedhros- dude had to get his sword hand cut off by his cousin, Fingon, but he came back from it EVEN deadlier

@andreas956 10 ай бұрын

I'd throw in Rog, from the House of the Hammer of Wrath. Since he and his house slayed Several Balrogs in their fierce charge. Fingolfin must be the mightiest though. .

@ivellos 10 ай бұрын

You guys are forgetting that Ecthelion killed Gothmog, the mightiest of the Balrogs

@paulraines9635 10 ай бұрын

Stole his father's sword, chose his mother's house and obsessed over a woman that didn't love him in return. He should've remained in Eol's hall.

@dudeboydudeboy-zj8kd 10 ай бұрын

Ideas : Harry Potter, Camp Half Blood, Elric, and DnD

@tylerboyce4081 10 ай бұрын

I would love to see a series on the history of Faerun, leading up to and during Baldur's Gate 3.

@prot07ype87 10 ай бұрын

*Idea: Drakengard and Nier series.*

@robbabcock_ 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for a great video! ⚔🧙🧝🧝‍♀🏹

@thescarletpumpernel3305 9 ай бұрын

Tuor is a true hero in the tradition of indo-european myths such as the Iliad in that he is a man trapped by fate who triumphs in spite of it, being both the saviour of the Gondolindhrim but also their downfall through the hatred he inspired in Maeglin. Hollywood could take some pointers on what a hero should be depicted as.

@juckel147 8 ай бұрын

This video series is so captivating, please keep it up!!

@princepscivitatis4083 10 ай бұрын

Playing devil's advocate - I sort of can understand Maeglin's motivation. As a child all he wanted to do was meet his mother's kin and their mystical city. The very day he stepped foot inside it he lost both his mother & father, the latter sentenced to death by his new foster father Turgon. But he didn't let this impede him. He was devoted to his new home. He strengthened the city's defences, added an extra gate to the famous Seven Gates, accompanied and fought beside Turgon at the Battle of the Unnumbered Tears (even though he was offered the chance to stay behind and ruled as regent). His mistake was falling in love with someone that didn't reciprocate his feelings. The fact that the someone in question loved another that was deemed "beneath" his kin could've only worsened things. And we have to remember - Maeglin didn't voluntarily disclose Gondolin's location. He was captured and tortured by Morgoth, and only then did he disclose it. Morgoth then offered him the only thing he had ever wanted (Idril) in return for keeping his silence about what happened. And after everything that had happened - bro must've questioned how bad it could've been.

@lisboah 10 ай бұрын

And let's not forget that Maeglin was also bound to the Doom of Mandos... even though he was born centuries later. The poor guy was doomed even before he was actually conceived.

@richardthomas9497 10 ай бұрын

Though Idril was perturbed by Maeglin's infatuation. As it wasn't customary for Elves to marry first cousins.

@lisboah 10 ай бұрын

@@richardthomas9497 She already distrusted him because of his father's curse before the latter died. And the elves find romance between cousins repugnant, but romance with other species is ok? How does that make sense?

@Sam-bp2st 10 ай бұрын

@lisboah Thats the neat part! It doesn't! She distrusted him not because of her fathers curse but in the book to summarise he was a stalker and knew about Maeglins infatuation with her, though it should be noted that their relationship at the beginning was fine and dandy with a common link to Aredhel, her aunt and Maeglins mother

@Sam-bp2st 10 ай бұрын

Who I should mention just died and loss of a loved one bound them together in grieving for her

@mikemodugno5879 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for this series.

@hoyer 10 ай бұрын

i really hope you do star wars legends. soo much good stories there.

@euronymous86x 10 ай бұрын

you guys are a treasure to humanity :D

@deathstroke2697 10 ай бұрын

My favorite channel.

@Vandelberger 9 ай бұрын

The first Age was indeed a wild time.

@boneless_chicken1 10 ай бұрын

I've been waiting so long for this

@richardthomas9497 10 ай бұрын

And still more to come.

@boneless_chicken1 10 ай бұрын

@@richardthomas9497 the best is still yet to come!!

@WiseStrategist 9 ай бұрын

Please consider covering the battles in Legend of the Galactic Heroes and/or Robotech series.

@Tar-Elenion 8 ай бұрын

Note that Glingol and Bansil from the early version of the Fall of Gondolin were later changed to Glingal and Belthil and were no longer 'offshoots' of the Two Trees, they are constructs made by Turgon in imitation of them: "There shining fountains played, and in the courts of Turgon stood images of the Trees of old, which Turgon himself wrought with elven-craft; and the Tree which he made of gold was named Glingal, and the Tree whose flowers he made of silver was named Belthil." The Silmarillion

@Thechezbailey 10 ай бұрын

Id love to see you guys do The Scouring of the Shire. I think a videi in your style would be excellent.

@KaiHung-wv3ul 10 ай бұрын

They did.

@Thechezbailey 10 ай бұрын

@@KaiHung-wv3ul :o

@FaoladhTV 10 ай бұрын

I am enjoying this series, but I want to continue to plead for a series on the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

@lausdeo4944 10 ай бұрын

You are not the only one.

@00martoneniris86 10 ай бұрын

This was Worth the Wait Kings and generals i have an question coud you make an video or series of the great hyperspace war And videos about the reign of Otto 1 king of Greece And videos about the Reign of George 1 of Greece And the first and second balkon Wars

@sourabhmayekar3354 10 ай бұрын

Awesome

@keshavgupta6790 10 ай бұрын

pls make more videos on cosmere

@mgeldarion58 10 ай бұрын

3:00 "helm with a spike" Foreshadowing?😄

@corvus2512 8 ай бұрын

Florid deal is about to step up!!

@corvus2512 8 ай бұрын

Glorfindel

@ezra1735 10 ай бұрын

I have to admit this about both Eol and Maeglin death by falling off that specifics cliff into nothingness, because when I first read it, it kinda sounds like they both suffered from no clipping into obviously because of how they said it was an area that exists outside of reality. Sorry, could not help but say that, 😂.

@jonbaxter2254 10 ай бұрын

Tolkein must have been in a dark mood when he wrote these stories.

@georgedeng8646 10 ай бұрын

Being in the trenches of WW1 tends to do that.

@prot07ype87 10 ай бұрын

*Idea: Drakengard and Nier series.*

@gigakvachakhia4777 10 ай бұрын

finally a worthy content about worthy story.

@pyeitme508 10 ай бұрын

Wow

@jonbaxter2254 10 ай бұрын

Headed out for a Sunday roast, came back to this in my feed. Life is good.

@sickjuicysjamshack3580 9 ай бұрын

Tolkien's most steampunk episode

@richardthomas9497 10 ай бұрын

The Seven Gates of Gondolin from "Of Tuor and his Coming to the" were my favourite from "Unfinished Tales". I recommend reading the passage as it describes in intricate detail of the Gates and their guards. Even describing the elevation of the ravine Orfalch Echor as it rises to the Fourth Gate and levels out to the remaining Gates and City of Gondolin. Going towards the Gate of Wood, the Orfalch Echor was more like a cave as wandering through the darkness the guards kept vigil. The only natural light would shine through the portcullis of the Gate, passing through it the Orfalch Echor opens up to the sky. I hope Wizards and Warriors will cover anime/manga for more lore videos in future.

@maddogbasil 10 ай бұрын

*"Yo Kings and Generals"* 👋👋 *Can We Get a Video on the Shinobi world*

@richardthomas9497 10 ай бұрын

Which Shinobi world?

@maddogbasil 10 ай бұрын

@@richardthomas9497 the naruto world Would love to see K&G style Map Video done on the Naruto World

@prot07ype87 10 ай бұрын

*And about Drakengard and Nier series.*