The gate troll at 25:35 is a popular tactic among Gondorian troops. I'm pleased to say it worked very well until they fired the catapult through and burnt my poor taunting men :D

Numenorians were good, but when they were called to help Middle Earth in struggle with Sauron, he saw the might of Numenor (which was enormous). Sauron knew, that he can't win with them in normal fight, so he surrendered and was taken by king to the Numenor. There he started to corrupt him and many of his men to the point, that they renouced the Valars and started worshiping Melkor (fallen Valar). Some of them escaped Numenor and later formed Arnor. King of Numenor ordered his giant armada of ships to sail to the Valinor which broke the rule - you do not sail to Valinor and set foot on it without Valar's acceptance. He did it, and Valars just let the LOTR equivalent of god - Eru, do what he has to. Eru shifed the world, turning it round (it was probably flat before). The tsunami that occured with it completly destroyed Numenor fleet and killed all of men with king. Also whole island of Numenor was sinked (like in tales of Atlantis one could say)... But on the bright side, some survived and formed Arnor and Gondor... and in third age, there are rumors that the tip of highest mountain on Numenor can be seen arising from the oceans.

Now that's a proper custom map even thought I say so myself

Couldn't make this one but should be at the next. Hope you all enjoy it and if you can vote for us on mod dB for mod of the year would mean a lot. No sign up required :)

Awww yiss. This was fun to play, thanks for having us PA :)

gg ^^, great video as always Apollo, glad you are enjoying the sneak peak content! xD.

That gondorian archer charging trough the breach at 30:27 XD

Life of a soldier for Philip the lone Gondorian man on the wrong side of the broken wall?

after start playing reforged i realised how talented you guys are as players! super underrated!

More third age

29:47. Imagine being the Gondorians and Numenorians who saw that Catapult shot coming straight for them. Hell, imagine any unit in this battle looking on as a fiery ball of justice hit them. That would be brutal

Me:i should go sleep Also me: oh look apollo posted a new video

*THIRD AGE*

Another great battle Apollo

This map should be number #1 on the "best map" award

I AM EARLYYY!! Third Age is back finally!!

Third age is the best keep up the good work

How did we get all these orcs in one place without them all killing eachother I hear you ask? Well let me tell you WHERE THERE'S A WHIP THERE'S A WAY!

Thanks apollo for ur great vids been sticking around for 3 years now and seeing ur channel grow its amazing

The End of Gondor, another epic battle of Third Age Reforged ! Keep up the good videos !

Apollo you are an angel

PA playing third age?!!! What sorcery is this?

That retreat to the second lair was the best thing I’ve ever seen on this channel.

"You are soldiers of Gondor, no matter what comes through that gate you will stand your ground!" Gandalf during the siege of Minas Tirith

I could see Black Numanoreans mixed in with the armies of Mordor.

Really do appreciate these vids Apollo! Love ya bro, keep em' coming!

THERE'S NO PLACE FOR WEAKNESS THERE'S NO PLACE FOR COWARDNESS ONLY THE STRONG ONLY THE TOUGH ONLY THE HEART OF STONE CAN CALL THEMSELVES AN SPARTAN WE WILL FIGHT TILL DEATH WE WILL NEVER SURRENDER THAT IS THE SPARTAN LAW!!

Tis a great Christmas gift to have you back on Third Age! Here's to a prosperous 2019 to you, Captain Apollo.

Apollo thanks for posting tatw!! I love your channel sooooo much and have been here since 72k subs!! I love it keep up the great work Minus ithil looks great good job to the creator I’ve got my snacks and drinks- like if you do! Edit- who are those 11 people who disliked? Thanks for the likes guys

Brief Summery of the Lore of Númenor (Translation mistakes might be included as I've never read the English Version): At the end of First Age, the Valar (kinda the gods of Arda, the world of Middle Earth), the Elves and some houses of Men fought and defeated Morgoth, the true Dark Lord. As thank for their aid, the Valar made an island for those Men that fought with them. It was, besides other names, known as Númenor(e); something like "The West-Land". The people that chose to live there, were gifted by an expanded lifetime. Also they profited from trade with the Elves. Elros, the brother of Elrond, was their first king. As they were living on an Island, they became a naval-nation. But it was forbidden to drive too far into the west, where the Valar and many of the Elves dwell. They sailed around all other parts of the world instead and created many harbors for the fleets; such as Lond Daer, Pelagrir and Umbar. When Sauron, Morgoth's greates Servant, made the One Ring and the first War of the Ring started, he almost defeated the Elves and Men in Middle Earth. But then the Númenorens sent a huge force to Middle Earth and demanded Sauron's surrender. Sauron was actually that impressed and scared by the power of Númenor, that he agreed. Also because he saw new opportunities. He was brought as capitive to Númenor, kinda as a token of prestige of the Númenoren King, who kept him ever close. Over time Sauron gained more and more influence over the King and wasn't capitve anymore. Instead of that he gave orders. Also he destroyed the relationship to the Elves and Valar and made the Númenorens pray to Morgoth instead. Few refused, known as Elven-Friends but were herassed by the Kings-Men, who were later known as Black Númenorens. Long story short: Sauron managed it to get the Númenorens to declar war on the Valar, who called Ilúvatar (kinda the Alpha-God) for aid, who the sunk the Númenoren Fleet and the entire Island. Only 7 ships of Elven-Friends escaped, led by Elendil and his sons. They founded the Kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor. ... that's all for now. For more questions, just do let me know :)

Very nice job! I was missing your Third Age scenarios for a while. Thank you so much.

Thank you Pixiepoo, very cool

Mate, your sound effects are fucking top notch.

extra epic video>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Numenor was an Island nation endowed with long life. They colonised the land where Gondor and Umbar are in Middle Earth. They were a force to be reckoned with until they got corrupt and facist. When Sauron led armies to attack the Allies of Numenor, Numenor came to the elvish defence with an army so massive that it made Sauron ‘tremble’. He showed deference to Ar Pharazon, the king of Numenor and was taken back to Numenor as a prisoner. However, Sauron whispered lies into Pharazon’s ear and turned him into a worshipper of Morgoth, leading to most of Numenor becoming corrupt and evil, with only a small number of people staying true to the elvish ways. They often clashed, with the good Numenorians being executed by Pharazon and his temple guard. When Ar Pharazon became old, Sauron made him jealous of Valinor, and convinced Pharazon to mount an expedition to attack Valinor and take control. No man can set foot in Valinor which Sauron knew, but Pharazon did not. Ar Pharazon mounted an offensive, bringing hundreds of ships with him and emptying Numenor of all loyal to him and sailing to Valinor. They landed on Valinor and set up camp, preparing to attack. The overall God Eru, saw this and unleashed an earth quake, so devestator that it destroyed Pharazon’s army, destroyed all of Numenor, and turned the Earth Round. The men loyal to the elves fled to Middle Earth, but also evil men went to Harad and Rhun, also surviving. Thousand upon thousands of citizens died in the sinking of Numenor. Up to the moment, Sauron managed to take the guise of a handsome kind elf, but after the sinking of Numenor and his subsequent destruction, he fled to Mordor where he rebuilt his body to look like what he did at the Battle of Dagor Dagrolad. The good me created the kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor, while Sauron gathered the evil men and turned them into his black Numenorians, like the Temple Guard and the Mouth of Sauron. That is the lore of the Isle of Numenor. You can read more in depth in the Silmarillion in the chapter called Allkabeth or something along those lines

I cant believe people still make such good mods for such an old game

‘‘Tis the The season to slaughter you enemies

Life of a Soldier: Standing Warg Rider.

Defenders never win BUT the Temple Guard was undefeated. Hats off.

THIS IS MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT FROM APOLLO!!

Third age is the reason why I watch this channel

Apollon said: I love dirt armor but in the another video: i don t like that dirt armor

44:34, I think Apollo is thinking of Shadow of War because some Nazgul look like the executioners. Shadow of Mordor was mainly orcs and olag-hai and the hand of Sauron. Shadow of War delved into Nazgul and the One Ring more.

Apollo your like beautiful summer sunshine during a tornado.

Whoever made the map is a genius :kuroface:

Its back!

Video summary: My, what a beautiful map! The fortress is so cool! THE FLOOD GATES ARE TRULY OPEN!! Lone gondorian on the wrong side of the wall... "welp, gonna go home now" Trolls using enemies as drumsticks -_- The outer wall has fallen! Mordor is pouring everything in! Drummer trolls for the win! DEFENDERS NEVER WIIN!!!

Those Temple Guard look OP and awesome! Like the Shadow of War inspiration:)

WK is best also love you Apollo

A massive third age siege battle on a custom map with Apollo.....What more can you ask for?!

Love the content man I've been here since 2012 that's almost seven years congrats on getting this far

Wow they got Numenor as a faction? Must be pretty Op this are the guys when sauron said "Nope not gonna fight them, just let myself beeing captured and destroy them from within".

Pixelated Apollo- Just wanted to let ya know. Sub here. KZfaq recommended me. I love the amount of detail you cover. Explanations ect.... I can't wait for a game like this to come to console.

Good to see you back on the field Pixe.

No one gonna talk about the one gigachad fully prepared to fight the whole army off by himself at 30:25

Omg Another Third Age Video!! just in perfect time for my Bagel and Tea nice

Boy! u r on fire :D thx for bringing back my old love tatw

They should replace that beautiful day with an view more darkest . With black clouds on the sky ,purple, and dark blue+ sometimes to rain. It will make it more epic, I guess!

Finally some good old third age ... missed this game play been waiting so long for more third age , medieval total war2 .

10:30-10:16 the ADHD hit harder then a cave troll lol

what happened is that Sauron manipulated the Numenorians so that they would start worshipping Morgoth and rebel against the Valar, the numenorians who remained loyal to them escaped to Middle Earth and founded the Kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor.

Thank you so much for third age pixey

Nice to see a another third age battle.

FINALLY YOU PLEASED ME APOLLO

We need a live of a solider about that lone gondorian

Thanks god,Apollo back to total war.

It's crazy how the level of players has increased a ton in comparison to these older battles. Like in this battle, the defenders played horribly and I'm talking about players like Synn. Of course Synn is a great veteran nowadays such a big difference in gameplay. I guess we just didn't know the difference.

Life of a Soldier of the Lone gondor Soldier when the wall was brought down

After apollo destroyed that part of the second wall, did anyone else see that ONE archer just go out on a jog?

Dang the defenders are out numbered big time

What I think the defenders should have done is man the walls until you bring your siege equipment there, then immediately fall back to the second layer so you leave your ladders outside, then make their stand there. I think they would have had a good chance at winning that way.

I love when the likes of man, elf, and dwarf are swallowed by the hordes of orcs. It's like a flash flood, just a sea of orc washing everything away. Food for the horde!

I just don't get bored of this game's videos especially PA

Awesome Battle

WHERE THE NORTHERN DUNEDIN VIDEOS AT THO

Imagine being an orc scaling one wall killing gondorians loosing some friendlys getting hit by arrows loosing friendlys scaling another wall killing gondorians loosing some more friendlys then finally getting to the final last wall “Ohhh for f#*k sake”

It's sad that this battle is not closer, like the human alliance gets destroyed ! Hope to see more Third Age !!

Apollo back on the menu boys !!!!!!

This video is going to be epic

I never played third age or medieval II, but i dont get why the defenders bothered with the outer walls. Why they didnt just faked that they would defend and when the orcs wasted ammo bringing down the wall and siege towers, they just retreat? And i see defenders wasting troops like that in a lot of other videos. Maybe its necessary and i dont know the game enough to realize.

Keep these costume scenarios coming man!!!

W.K freakin rocked this custom map. looks fantastic! Great custom scenario as always!!

Total war should make a lord of the rings game with all of the maps and factions from third age total war

Happy new year Pixelated Apollo

Numenor should have a unit of alchemists that act either as flame throwers or Naffatuns.

Whoa! I remember the old battle of Minas Ithil. This is super cool!

Merry Christmas Apollo

Wow with how badly the defenders defended the first wall they may as well not have defended it at all....what's even the point of defending the gate if you allow the enemy take the walls and cut of your retreat path?

it will funny a full army of drummertrolls just playing music in a all for all

Anyway as i was saying i really liked this.part in shadow of war the artillery strikes and dighting in the streets were just awesome

12.17, pixie says that "there is pretty intense fighting in the streets here

You may have heard of one like me That prances, dances and sings with glee Wherever the strife, the Singer is there He slaughters and slays with such merry flair I sing this song with all my breath Take heed, for this interlude ends with your death

Some numenor lore Apollo, numenor was the greatest kingdom of man in it's time, on a separate i'land numanor had the greatest fleet ever seen, they were not evil exactly, when they captured souron they grew prideful and souron convinced them to wage war on the undying lands, the Valar didn't like that at all and sunk the entire fleet and sunk numanor to the bottom of the see, two people's survived, the dark numanorieans who were in Rune and separated themselves from the other numanorieans, the second survivers are what is now Gondor and what was arnor.

Ha listen to the voice crack at 25:26

Gondors armor are clean, they are decorated

This Christmas im going to get my brother to help me download this game. I wanna get in the fight. I think its awsome the creators of this game basically gave it to the players in the end. True class rite there.

You are my fave KZfaq you inspired me to get mount and blade and I just wana say thank you so much I love knights

Just to many attackers what a hair under 16k to 4500 defenders. Even cutting the attackers down you need more defenders to hold the expanse of the outer wall, they will get around you every time and hit you in the back. I agree they should have retreated sooner and left some units outside the second gate to keep it open from the onset of the battle just waiting for the red alert call to retreat.

It shall be done my lord

When i saw the graphics...i immediately looked at the release date of the video and I was shocked