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@valentinkambushev4968 Жыл бұрын

Erebor and the events from "The Hobbit" as a whole are very underrated. Many fans don't realize how crucial they were for the war of the ring and the free peoples' victory.

@benjaminallen3371 Жыл бұрын

That is one thing I appreciate about Peter Jackson's adaptation: he puts the story in the larger context of the history of Middle Earth.🙂

@daarom3472 Жыл бұрын

fans realize it, but casual watchers might not

@tuplat5107 Жыл бұрын

@@benjaminallen3371 This curse I lay upon thee and thy folk; to rest never until all the fair words thou have spoken of the Hobbit movies be unspoken

@IWS107 Жыл бұрын

Even though "The Hobbit" was the first book from middle earth...the first story he wrote during WW1 was "The Fall of Gondolin(2018)". When I read that book, I loved it...the story told one of the biggest battles in the first age...a story hinted in The Hobbit...when they find the troll horde. The battle of five armies was always a favorite to read...with Beorn kicking some series Goblin/Orc butt!

@ryanotoole7076 Жыл бұрын

Definitely if smaug teamed up with sauron it wud of been game over !!!

@patrickdurham8393 Жыл бұрын

Dragons in the earlier ages must have been truly terrifying since Tolkien pointed out Smaug wasn't a top of the line fire drake.

@valentinkambushev4968 Жыл бұрын

Have you seen Ancalagon the black?

@patrickdurham8393 Жыл бұрын

@@valentinkambushev4968 That's the one I was thinking of. Smaug was a worm comparatively speaking.

@myriadmediamusings Жыл бұрын

Smaug and Scaffa are worms when put next to Ancalagon and Galurung.

@Alexs.2599 Жыл бұрын

Very true. Smaug was a little dragonfly compared to Ancalagon the Black. He was colossal. I mean when he fell on Thangorodrim he destroyed those three smoking mountain peaks in one blow. He was truly terrifying.

@ghostdreamer7272 Жыл бұрын

I really wish we had more info. What happened to the other dragons of the Grey Mountains and Northern Wastes? Were there no other dragon attacks besides Smaug (and the unnamed dragons a few centuries prior in the Grey Mountaints) since the War of Wrath?

@Metal6078 Жыл бұрын

Despite the problems with the Hobbit films, I really liked how they portrayed Erebor, Dale and Laketown. Hearing the full story makes me wish that we could gete either a film adaptation or a animated telling about the war between them and Rhun. Great video.

@pattonramming1988 Жыл бұрын

If you're into gaming I can recommend a mod for Mount and Blade Warband known as the last days of the third age which let's you explore many regions from Rhovanion to Gondor as you lead a warband while also fighting up close either against Sauron or in service to the Dark Lord and White wizard who will make war upon each other once the Free peoples have been subjugated Also there's Battle for Middle Earth series And if that's not satisfying enough there's an upcoming mod for the sequel of Warband known as Bannerlord the upcoming mod is named Kingdoms of Arda

@Metal6078 Жыл бұрын

@@pattonramming1988 Sounds interesting, will give it a look.

@NimbusAngelo Жыл бұрын

You should watch the M4 Hobbit Book Edit if you want a great version of the hobbit trilogy! It's a single 4-hour film version of the trilogy that corrects 90% of the problems! I highly recommend it!

@Greeks332 Жыл бұрын

Some news you might like to hear is there is an animated series in the works it's directed by two guys who helped make the LOTR trilogy it's an animated show on the war of the rohirom before the war of the ring

@Metal6078 Жыл бұрын

@@Greeks332 That sounds great, thank you for sharing this news with me.

@typerpower97 Жыл бұрын

I love the deep connections Tolkien built across races. Dain defending the dead body of Brand ( 12:17 ) at the cost of his own life is just epic to me.

@Aggelis13 Жыл бұрын

Always brings me tears. Like celeborn and narni. Reminds us what we can achieve when we are united...

@xealit 7 ай бұрын

yep, and there are many moments like that in Tolkien. And the other way too, moments of betrayal or distrust. Hurin is probably the most epic of both..

@reneedailey1696 4 ай бұрын

Makes all the whining from a certain faction of the fandom that much more disappointing: Evidently they missed the lessons about people's of different races coming together for the good of all.

@adpirtle Жыл бұрын

Love Erebor! We need a film just about the Dwarves.

@owensweeney1113 Жыл бұрын

The Hobbit series?

@Dandodod1 Жыл бұрын

@@owensweeney1113haha was thinking that myself.

@TheAngus1980 Жыл бұрын

😊 I would love to see some film about the great days of Moria, when it was still filled with dwarves and the exact moment they encounter the Balrog

@Matthewwithers33 11 ай бұрын

@@TheAngus1980 to be fair we get a hint of it in rings of power, although a lot of fans seem to hate on it recently so….

@Aggelis13 Жыл бұрын

King Dain ironfoot defending the body of king Brand and king Azaghal of Belegost stabbing Glaurung with his last breath are always bringing me tears with their bravery

@MeanBeanComedy 6 күн бұрын

That's the idea!

@colinleat8309 Жыл бұрын

Yes. Erebor is like in real History. A major battle that History almost ignores. Truly epic and horrific, but not really considered for it's profound importance. 🖖🤐🤘🇨🇦

@danelynch7171 Жыл бұрын

To be fair, there was a lot going on at the time. If we had competent writers to take over the rights for the movies, we could have some truly epic views of all the stunning things happening in middle earth. Instead we get dwarves in barrels and whatever the rings of power was supposed to be. 🙄

@shaggycan Жыл бұрын

I just realized that, like LotR, the Hobbit is another tale where the many of the victors do not enjoy the fruits of thier efforts. A running theme of Tolkien. You win the war for others, but not for yourself. You have made a sacrifice. The shadow of WWI again.

@kardy12 Жыл бұрын

Isn’t that the story of most wars, though? So many of the survivors are scarred, physically or mentally.

@shaggycan Жыл бұрын

@@kardy12 true, but WWI was the one the author personally experienced.

@rebekahv5185 Жыл бұрын

That fact should encourage us to make the most of their sacrifice & continue fighting for the freedom it won.

@johnsmith-fy8jo 2 ай бұрын

Another great use is luthen's monolouge in Andor. "I sacrificed everything for a sunrise i will never see"

@TheJohansensen Жыл бұрын

I just love Tolkiens dwarves! They have such cool tales and amazing characters. Love the episode as always, keep it up! 👌👌👌

@jonathanfrey6144 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love these nerd of the rings videos.

@chalkajayanidu5232 Жыл бұрын

I love Erabor and the dwaves. Because of Erabor The North Stands during War of the ring.And lets hope abot the new coming Lord Of The Rings movie will be about nothern wars.

@fingersTitan Жыл бұрын

It's a shame we don't get any real accounts of what happened to the North during Frodos travels South.

@peterbrantner269 Жыл бұрын

the dwarves rallying will be always be one of my favorite scenes ever

@briankramer4518 Жыл бұрын

I love that as an avid fan of Tolkein you can tell me info I already know but still love the videos because of such an enjoyable delivery of the info. An incredible talent, please never quit!

@BSandman Жыл бұрын

All of these places in the LOTR universe would’ve been amazing to see in person

@danelynch7171 Жыл бұрын

Imagine how awe inspiring erebor would be! Or minis tirith. Or dol guldur! It would be absolutely jaw dropping, in person!

@teleportedbreadfor3days Жыл бұрын

At least in the films, Erebor is my favorite Dwarven kingdom. It essentially embodies the glory and wonder of the Dwarves both as a people and renowned craftsman and masters of the forge.

@jackroath2248 Жыл бұрын

I could listen to you talk about Lord of the Rings for days on end, your voice is so perfect for this type of content and you’re so knowledgeable on the history as well. Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos!❤🙌🏻

@NerdoftheRings Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@timj3788 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the captions! Another great video.

@bradleyc328 Жыл бұрын

Man, I just want to say your content is so good. After a few months of not watching and being out of the LOTR mood (bouncing between creative universes). But your videos are so good, I’m right back in Middle Earth.

@NerdoftheRings Жыл бұрын

Welcome back, my friend!

@frankharr9466 Жыл бұрын

I 'd assumed that King Under the Mountain was in part to distinguish the Dwarven settlement from the manish. In the novel at least, Thorin was primed for Dragon's Sickness. He talks about his own wealth and inharitance. Thorin of the movies is someone I like a lot more.

@SH19922x 2 ай бұрын

Thorin from the movies is one of the greatest characters ever put to screen

@frankharr9466 2 ай бұрын

@@SH19922x I can't argue agaisnt that.

@bradhuff3214 Жыл бұрын

i want you to know bro your my favorite youtuber hands down, idk how you know this much, but either way i have mad respect for you, and anytime i wanna know anything about middle earth i go to your channel, keep up the good work brotha.

@Divine_Chareka Жыл бұрын

Amazing video as always 👏

@timothyzakrzewski2923 Жыл бұрын

I know and love the History, but I’m watching this video because you have such a high quality channel and great voice!

@franciscoR. Жыл бұрын

Again my mind is blowed away, you describing every detail is Top Notch 👍.

@ravenhill_the_cryptic_of_1968 Жыл бұрын

this video is much appreciated, much thanks.

@dennist.8210 Жыл бұрын

Great video Matt! As I've mentioned before on here, I'd be so excited for a film centered on the Battle of Dale during LOTR!

@ryanotoole7076 Жыл бұрын

Another great video bro keep em coming my guy!!!

@warriorsofcamelotlotro3347 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video...as always sharing on our FB & Discord!

@Beryllahawk Жыл бұрын

Wonderfully done!! I especially appreciate your making it completely clear just why Thorin acted as he did - it's something that seems to just slip by so frequently, and I've had many a memorable debate with friends as to the real cause of his madness. With some folks asserting that ANY dwarf could fall into such madness, a weakness of their race; not something that's ever been supported in Tolkein's writings but, well...not everyone gets as detailed as you do, or cares to dig into the lore the way the fans here do.

@mikeynth7919 Жыл бұрын

The dragon sickness was one thing, the effect of a dwarven ring was another. While Thorin never wore that ring, it had been in the line for a long time, and the ripples of Sauron's influence were there.

@Merrlin Жыл бұрын

Amazing story telling as ever

@soythelubu5389 Жыл бұрын

I was expecting an april's fool videos, but i was a fool aperently 😅. Great videos always ❤.

@valentinkambushev4968 Жыл бұрын

You can say you were a fool of a Took.

@colejosephalexanderkashay683 Жыл бұрын

"Fool of a Took!"

@kanealoha Жыл бұрын

Loved it. Another great video!

@siyabongatokota857 Жыл бұрын

Great Video! Please do a video on the life of Eomer

@primal1233 Жыл бұрын

Thanks again for another good video

@THEONEMANSPORTSRANT 5 ай бұрын

I find it fascinating how the interiors on display - others' imaginings/renditions as well from the movie(s) - resemble a lot of the "Castlevania" 4 various PSX platforms; my favorite side-scroller ever. Absolutely fabulous work on Y.T. via your renditions.

@Johnny-qj5yo 6 ай бұрын

These vids are awesome!!!Thank u for making them

@SenoritaJes Жыл бұрын

Awesome video 💚

@AK-ms5zk Жыл бұрын

Excellent video 👍🏼

@kentvesser9484 Жыл бұрын

I wonder what the fade of the dwarves was like in Erebor in the Fourth Age. Moria didn't have a human settlement right next to it, so the dwarves retreating over decades and being seen less and less often would not be noticed much, but It sounds like Dale and Erebor were more closely linked. You would think that at some point the humans in Dale would be aware that they hadn't seen a dwarf in Dale or even outside Erebor for months and would go to investigate. What would they find? Were the upper halls empty, and there was no trace where the dwarves had gone except maybe on some very still nights some men thought they heard the sound of picks and hammers on stone, but the following day there would be no sign of any dwarves. Did the king of the dwarves perhaps warn the human king of Dale that his people were about to begin a great underground migration that men could not join them on and that men should not try to enter the halls of Erebor anymore as traps were set to preserve the dwarves secrecy. Did the dwarven population shrink over time such that men just figured that the last dwarves in Erebor had died out over a few years, though in reality they had just slipped away to deeper places or gone back to the earth from which they came waiting for Eru. I always kind of wondered how the fourth age transpired and how knowledge of anything but men just faded. Were tomes of history lost in Gondor. Was the Red Book lost at some point? I can see where after the War of the Ring, once the survivors have all passed away and their grandchildren, oral history would be lost. Was written history purposefully destroyed or lost through some kind of "divine" accident like a library fire that wiped the main human archives at Minas Tirith.

@valentinkambushev4968 Жыл бұрын

I really like the part about the dwarves' picks and hammers being heard during the night. I can imagine a mother telling her children a bedtime story about the greatest of the now abandoned dwarvish kingdom nearby before finishing with "Nobody knows what became of the dwarves, but some people say that at night you may hear the sound of their picks and hammers, delving in the hard stone, and bringing back the memories of the great, proud, and hardy folk that once called the Lonely mountain their home."

@istari0 Жыл бұрын

The Dwarves believe that when they die, their spirits also go to the Halls of Mandos in a special section where they will await until summoned by Mahal (The Dwarven name for Aulë) where they would help him in the rebuilding of Arda following the 2nd Music of the Ainur. Personally, I think at some point the Dwarves realized their end was coming and shut themselves in, cutting all contact with the outside world. When I am indulging in flights of fancy, I like to imagine that someday we will discover one or more of the ancient Dwarven cities buried within our mountain ranges.

@PYRESATVARANASI Жыл бұрын

It was lost in time. You would be surprised at how much "written history" has been lost in our real world. We humans forget quickly.

@aarons2148 Жыл бұрын

@@istari0 great commentary! It would be cool to imagine Dwarven settlements unearthed and rediscovered. But in this reality, we are kept in the shadows concerning our own history! Search: Egyptian artifacts found in the Grand Canyon. Also look up the giant skeletal remains found in mounds and land around the country. What are they hiding from us and why???

@danelynch7171 Жыл бұрын

@@PYRESATVARANASI if we are lucky, we get almost 100 years. Most never get close to that. It's reasonable to think that after a thousand years, records are lost and tales are no longer told. Think of how many times the Mongols swept through an area and killed everyone who might be able to retell the stories of their past. How many times the romans burned all the records of the people they conquered. Imagine how much history was lost when the Europeans came to America and so many of the natives died off. There are great stories and long histories that have been lost entirely to our real life world. It's absolutely reasonable that, in this fantasy epic, whole races like the dwarves just vanished over time.

@janeczek16 Жыл бұрын

As always I d like to thank you a lot! 🙂🙂 Great work! 👍👍

@diehardice2905 Жыл бұрын

Great video could you do a history of thranduils halls next pls

@jrstractors Жыл бұрын

Yes I was waiting for this

@royw-g3120 Ай бұрын

Dain " The time of my thought is my own to spend" was his retort to Saurons messenger. Which is the best "go f*** yourself " bit of diplomacy in Tolkien lore.

@ianheins650 Жыл бұрын

Nice work dude

@matheusborges523 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful video!!! I'm delighted to finally find some deep content about Middle Earth history!!! Congrats!!! Greetings from Brazil!!!

@myriadmediamusings Жыл бұрын

TBH Erebor is the one that first comes to mind when I think of dwarven realms. Even if Moria may be the most infamous, that’s mainly because of the Balrog, as opposed to Erebor and its history with the events of the Hobbit and Return of the King.

@dinnerboi25 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video!!

@Pixis1 Жыл бұрын

Good video. Minor correction but Bard was not the ancestor of Girion. He was his descendant. Ancestors are earlier generations of a person's family.

@lawrencedee4304 Жыл бұрын

What a great story!

@nickyamamoto4181 Жыл бұрын

First? Look forward to you videos every week! excited to watch this on my lunch break

@rhanielyt9946 Жыл бұрын

Never knew that Dale and the dwarves of erebor were facing a huge threat during the war of the ring. But just imagine if they did not get attacked and helped at the battle for Gondor 🔥

@FatGouf 5 ай бұрын

Sauron also attacked Rivendell. Given that Elrond had Glorfindel by his side, its pretty much a suicide mission by Sauron, just to keep tue elves from sending reinforcement to Gondor.

@alacnarubi6441 Жыл бұрын

I just wish there was more about the arkenstone

@scottn9885 Жыл бұрын

love that picture of Dain Ironfoot from weta workshop!

@krzysztofzpucka7220 Жыл бұрын

Side note: the map of Middle-Earth looks like a map of western Europe during the ice age.

@midimusicforever Жыл бұрын

Good stuff!

@Sosisi001 5 ай бұрын

The helmet in the thumbnail looks awesome ngl!! That ram style helmet is fire

@EARL2356 Жыл бұрын

Superb video

@geancarloloiolacavalheiro2525 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the History.

@AIRZAC Жыл бұрын

This is great!

@janm5854 Жыл бұрын

*wipes off tears It's so beautiful

@Kisama- Жыл бұрын

1:17 I've been hearing this background music from your other videos since the 'rings of power' episode you made; and I love it. What is name of the music?

@niklasbruchmann2333 Жыл бұрын

can someone pls the name of the Score?

@cristianojeda-ym1jm 15 күн бұрын

We need a movie about this last battle

@thebrowneyesofmandalore6524 Жыл бұрын

Always been a huge fan of the dwarves so to have a whole video on Erebor is awesome. Thank you! A thought I had while watching was what exactly are the properties and powers of the dragons? Besides for there being cold and Fire drakes, do any possess magic abilities like Glaurung or was Glaurung able to express such power due to the working of Morgoth through him? Like are there any other dragons since that could petrify people (Turin) or wipe memories (Turins sister)?

@mikeynth7919 Жыл бұрын

Good question. In The Hobbit, Smaug could influence others and had Bilbo, for a time, thinking that the dwarves would cheat him. That isn't quite like wiping Nienor's (sp?) memory, but it was a mental influence.

@thebrowneyesofmandalore6524 Жыл бұрын

@@mikeynth7919 That’s a good point. Could be that originally the power was stronger but due to time it weakened. Maybe that’s why Smaugs hold and influence over Bilbo wasn’t as strong and potent as that of Glaurung. I don’t know if that satisfies me though. I makes me wonder, had Smaug got together with Sauron, perhaps that power would have been increased or regained. Makes an even greater terrifying win scenario for Sauron.

@LucyFair_33 Жыл бұрын

Finally a Channel fits for a Huge FAN Like Me of Both Hobbits And Rings Trilogy Love From The Philippines....

@johanbarnard3435 Жыл бұрын

Erebor was very important in the larger scale of things. 1st if Smaug teamed up with Sauron it would have been devistating for the good peoples of middle earth. 2nd of Saurons northern armies defeated Erebor he would have gained a wealthy kingdom capable of great weapons and army production and a very important trading route as well, ot to mention a great fortress that's almost impossible to get into. Basically he would take control of the northern parts of middle earth

@vaggo9611 Жыл бұрын

The history of The Misty Mountains next -> ->

@theharper1 Жыл бұрын

Why did you leave out the thrush - it was key to finding the way into the mountain, as well as telling Bard where to strike Smaug. :(

@haydenmorgan-dunn3027 Жыл бұрын

I really wish they would make another film on the lore of Erebor and Dale during the war of the ring.

@Rebelninja-hl2ek Жыл бұрын

Bard was descended from Girion, lord of Dale. Not the ancestor.

@cammoblammo Жыл бұрын

I thought he said that!

@brandonsantiago2298 Жыл бұрын

Awesome awesome awesome video. How the heck do you know so much and do these type of videos

@mborges2133 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful story yo!!!

@hazbojangles2681 Жыл бұрын

The video quality is stunning now! Is that a new mic?

@brandinstefanyk1343 11 ай бұрын

When this was filmed it was required that all extras who would be in the front line of the charge to have read the books and fully knew the importance of this part in the story! Even though the films had to make changes to drive the narrative into a film adaption I love how much care and respect towards Tolkiens legacy was provided to all 3 films!

@treyowen9213 Жыл бұрын

Two questions: Will you ever do a video for Frodo? Would you ever a video dedicated to the life of Tolkien?

@Jayjay-qe6um Жыл бұрын

I hope there'll be films about the War in the North (especially the Battle of Dale).

@mgyoutube5109 Жыл бұрын

Interesting content and well done telling and explaining as all other videos,Do you think there can be any information about "stone giant" those which appear in The hobbit?

@MrAlexman13p Жыл бұрын

At around 12:00 i was expecting a reference to battle of Minas Tirith and the art from BFME 2 ;)

@TolkienAnswers Жыл бұрын

I used to think cold-drake meant a dragon that breathed ice, turns out it is a lot less cool, just means they can't breath fire.

@SnakeAndTurtleQigong Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@user-lj1qy6nw8s 3 ай бұрын

The Dwarves always end up losing their homes to Balrogs, dragons, and orcs

@00martoneniris86 Жыл бұрын

What if ideas suggestions What if Sauron killed Isildur What if Lord Azaghâl killed Glaurung What if Lord Girion killed smaug What if the sons of Fëanor killed Eärendil Elwing took the silmaril What if Finwe survived father of Fëanor What if Beren took All the 3 silmarils from morgoth What if melkor Gifted the silmarils Tho ungoliant What if Ar pharazôn invasion of valinor succeeded What if celebrimbor took the one Ring defeated Sauron in battle killed Sauron in Eregion What if Sauron never turned Evil

@1forge2rulethemall88 6 ай бұрын

I always liked how tolkien had the dwarves trade with men for their food, and the men traded with the elves as well. It made a bunch of sense because 1) the dwarves physically couldnt farm, hunt, or fish underground 2)the dwarves would rather make fortunes mining and crafting than farm and 3) The elves couldnt be bothered to do all their farming. It was super fitting and created a reason for the towns from near erebor. The fact that dwarves are in a way dependent on external colonies for their food is a cool worldbuilding technique to explain why they dont just mine their way out of the story.

@dmdebruijn Жыл бұрын

I dont understand why people say the “Nerd” of the Rings is careless with the lore. I think he does a great job.

@valentinkambushev4968 Жыл бұрын

No wonder the dwarves fade away. After such catastrophic events, they probably couldn't reproduce properly anymore.

@1darkthought Жыл бұрын

1/3 of the population was female after the War of Dwarves and Orcs, and only had a child or two, so yeah, they were a fading people.

@jasonmarusic5695 Жыл бұрын

Make tour of middle earth in the third age

@glendaal67 7 ай бұрын

Although I enjoy all the mystery as well, I would have liked to know more about Tolkiens dwarves. Silmarillion is about elves, and it's such a great book. I would like to have something similar for dwarves, or perhaps one telling the story of wars of dwarves and goblins over the Misty Mountains.

@kirbymarchbarcena Жыл бұрын

Smaug, Sauron and Saruman...almost all names of the bosses starts with the letter "S" with the exception of Melkor.

@Melly_E Жыл бұрын

Can you please do a video of Eomer

@theolewell7535 Жыл бұрын

thank you :)

@Eowyn3Pride Жыл бұрын

Well done! Lots of great content for a "short stories" series of lotr lore!😁🍻🧝‍♂️🧝‍♀️🧙‍♂️

@ZeroOP365 Жыл бұрын

I just finished reading The Hobbit like an hour ago🙂

@seanajeman2202 6 ай бұрын

A series or movie about the dwarves of middle earth and their history would be great! Some type of prequel to the hobbit and or the wars and battles of the north during LOTR

@leiflaitinen 2 күн бұрын

Here's a film idea for WB, Tales of The War of the Ring: The Lonely Mountain. They go to the north and cover Dale and Erebor's rise to glory again after Hobbit and into their side of the war capping it off with the emissaries at Aragorn's crowning!

@leiflaitinen 2 күн бұрын

Doing so gives WB exactly what they love. Large-scale battles taking place during their most successful era of the films. You get a nice Osgiliath like battles in Dale, Pelennor fields/Helms deep like battles in front of Erebor's gate

@stephenspencer3883 Жыл бұрын

It has been a while since I read the Hobbit. Is the Lonely Mountain ever named Erebor in the novel? Thanks for the great content as usual!

@DominionSorcerer Жыл бұрын

"Erebor" is Sindarin for "Lonely Mountain", so yes on the technicality that each time either one is uttered it bears the meaning of the other.

@sdsconstruction Жыл бұрын

@@DominionSorcerer Thanks! I am admittedly rusty on my Tolkein details (which is why I enjoy these NOTR videos!)

@random22026 Жыл бұрын

2:55 Closed Caption 4:58 8:20 8:28 10:39

@schwartzmaximus 3 ай бұрын

Mistake: After stating that goblins and wargs were approaching at 10:15, Matt then goes on to call them “orcs” at 10:20

@NerdoftheRings 3 ай бұрын

Fun fact: goblins and orcs are the same thing in the books. The movies made more of a distinction, but in the books the terms are interchangeable. 😁

@schwartzmaximus 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@donutlovingwerewolf8837 Жыл бұрын

Erebor vs Khazad-Dum Which is the greatest of the Dwarven holds?

@kentvesser9484 Жыл бұрын

I don't think mithril was ever mentioned in Erebor. So Khazad Dum would always be superior as long as there were still mithril deposits. That said, did the dwarves eventually delve too deep again chasing mithril and encounter some of the nameless things that Gandalf mentions. Hopefully not, but that might explain the dwarves fading away if they woke up something even more sinister than the balrog.

@istari0 Жыл бұрын

Khazad-dûm was the greatest of all Dwarven realms. We don't know how Erebor compared to the various Dwarven realms but it did not match Khazad-dûm.

@leonardofaber5823 Жыл бұрын

Khazad-Dûm was the greatest of all Dwarven cities to ever exist.

@mudyao Жыл бұрын

Depends on which age you are talking about lol