Apparently, the real reason the elven king is unnamed in the Hobbit is because Tolkien couldn't decide whether it should be Thranduil or another one (can't remember if it was Thingol or Gilgalad). In the end, this saved a lot of revision. In theory, it is possible for Legolas to have been there for in the Two Towers he fondly refers to Aragorn and Gimli as "children" when talking about Fangorn Forest. While I do not know Gimli's age at this point in the story, Aragorn is somewhere around 80, which would put him at around 2 years old at the time of Bilbo's adventures. I'd estimate that, at the very least, he's a few hundred years old, maybe even close to a thousand because the way he says it indicates that he hasn't felt young for a very very long time.
@Spartan-Of-Truth15 сағат бұрын
Wow, narration not filled with ‘googly’ emotion. But firm, fair and consistent speech. Kudos.
@FairlyFictional8 сағат бұрын
Thanks. Some people complain about the monotone. But each video is chopped into about 30 sections which are recorded separately and sometimes multiple takes to keep it sounding consistent. ☺️
@fred2009717 сағат бұрын
As for legolas choosing to heal and rebuild rather than be king, as king, he probably could've done even more. Look at the Royal family and all the great works they achieve - the Princes Trust for one. Presidents are more likely to create conflict and be corrupt - look at Putin
@fred2009719 сағат бұрын
I always thought he didn't become king because he heard the seagull and it caused a terrible yearning in him to go to the sea. Also, never read that his dad died
@seventhson2721 сағат бұрын
Gimli: I never thought I'd be dying with an Elf. Legolas: How about dying with a friend? Gimli: Aye.
@FairlyFictional21 сағат бұрын
😊
@timonsolus22 сағат бұрын
Legolas never became King of the Greenwood (Mirkwood) realm of his father Thranduil. But this might not only be because his father had not died. My question is - how long did the Elven realm of Greenwood survive into the Fourth Age? The time of the Elves in Middle Earth was ending, and I’m sure that Legolas was only the first of the Greenwood Elves to experience the sea-longing. As the centuries passed, many (and eventually all) of the Greenwood Elves would have moved to the Grey Havens, and from there sail to Valinor.
@coreybentsen7794Күн бұрын
Boy those elves who felt the light of the 2 trees were some tough SOBs
@FairlyFictionalКүн бұрын
I want some of what they had 😅
@stevegardner7274Күн бұрын
That’s easy. His dad is immortal.
@Svensk7119Күн бұрын
We don't actually know if he is Thranduil's only son.
@AniwayasSongКүн бұрын
I clicked for the Title/topic, but the artwork as the video played? omgs!!! I always loved the 'LoTR/The Hobbit' and was totally enthralled with the different Races and their interactions. I couldn't get enough of Professor Tolkiens' world, growing up, and to this day still find it absolutely fascinating! (How ONE Man did this, I will never understand, but I'm happy he did!)
@FairlyFictionalКүн бұрын
Thank you. And yes, he really did a great job didn't he 😁
@michaeldpa13335 сағат бұрын
Truly!
@michaelnorman4476Күн бұрын
I understand why he changed it, but I think it would’ve been really neat if he had kept them and just made sure to clarify even more.
@Titanscreaming2 күн бұрын
The one above all who created them, created Morgoth to do what he did. and Sauron... The ring was meant to pass to bilbo, so Melkor was meant to attack middle earth, was meant to lose, and sauron was meant to take over. Create the ring, lose the ring, the ring passes to gollum by intent, passes to Bilbo as he was meant to have it. And Thus frodo was meant to be the ring bearer and Gollum was meant to overpower frodo at the end and fall in the fires of mount doom, destroying the ring and sauron... So sauron was meant to die. And middle earth was meant to be inherited by humanity. Who eventually created black magic cults who became evil. ( Today's world is rulled by secret cults. Occultic symbols. etc... ) The original earth for middle earth was flat with an encirircling sea, in the shape of the ALL seeing eye, freeze water and you get ice, so the encircling sea is the icewall. Game of thrones, had an icewall... Middle earth is changed and seas consume most of westren middle earth... It became a planet. Emerald tablets of thoth has a chapter where god changes the earth so that the ocean could consume Atlantis... Tolkien acted as someone who possessed secret knowledge which he used to build his stories. After sauron, humanity inherits middle earth... and this becomes modern civilization... Think about it.
@jcalder67462 күн бұрын
I don’t think they were Sindar.
@FairlyFictional2 күн бұрын
Legolas was Sindar through his father’s side.
@user-gk2wg1du7d2 күн бұрын
Whats the point of being a prince when the king is immortal and will outlive mountains.
@MadLFCКүн бұрын
Insurance policy.
@AniwayasSongКүн бұрын
1) Elves can be killed. 2) Kingdoms can/do expand, so having Royal offspring handy to rule over them is a wise idea. :-)
@AniwayasSongКүн бұрын
@@MadLFC Damn. You nailed it using two words, while I had to type it out! Well done!
@MrBottlecapBillКүн бұрын
@@MadLFC A policy that high a high probability of never paying out. Legolas could just as likely be killed before his father. In fact being a prince who is constantly leading troops in war and guarding borders etc for eternity.......it's more likely he would be killed first, or at the very least being at war WITH his father would die at the same time. Not many elven realms historically survived the deaths of their kings.
@michaelnorman44763 күн бұрын
Thank you for explaining this. I’ve always wondered about that.
@donaldbadowski60483 күн бұрын
I don't think so. Legoland is never referred to as Prince. And we don't know if he had any brothers ahead of him in line to the throne.
@FairlyFictional3 күн бұрын
A valid hypothesis 😅.
@GeraldM_inNC2 күн бұрын
I don't recall any references in Tolkien to Leg-O-Lam being the ELDEST son of Thrandruil or his heir. Correct me if I'm wrong. For all we know there were ten brothers in line for the throne ahead of him.
@FairlyFictional2 күн бұрын
It wasn’t mentioned. But then we never heard about any siblings either 🤔..
@timonsolus22 сағат бұрын
@@GeraldM_inNC: He may have had an elder brother, but equally, his elder brother may have been killed by Orcs, or even by Smaug.
@GeraldM_inNC14 сағат бұрын
@timonsolus But he is never called prince or heir.
@trevorelliston13 күн бұрын
I don’t think Ithilien was barren. It was depopulated but still very wooded.
@FairlyFictional3 күн бұрын
I don’t recall saying it was barren 🤔? Which part are you referring to?
@richwilson79813 күн бұрын
I think chatgpt created this entire video.
@richwilson79813 күн бұрын
Someone typed in key words. The voice, the generated images...
@FairlyFictional3 күн бұрын
Someone has no clue. But here’s a cookie 🍪
@timonsolus22 сағат бұрын
@@FairlyFictional: That’s just an AI generated cookie! I want a real one! (goes to the store)
@robertstrawser14263 күн бұрын
Morgoth. He was the source of evil in Middle Earth. By the time Sauron fell he, himself, was more powerful than Morgoth but that’s only because Morgoth had diminished his own power so much by infusing the greater part of his spirit into the corruption of the entire world. Sauron had the One Ring but, for Morgoth, the entire world was his “Ring”. Which is why, eventually, he will return for the final battle at the end of days. To truly defeat Morgoth forever, you must destroy the world.
@TheTimelessVault3 күн бұрын
Great video, keep up the good work 👍
@FairlyFictional3 күн бұрын
Thank you 🙏🏼
@quintonellis43783 күн бұрын
Why you make my eyes water?
@lampertmorton80684 күн бұрын
another great video😁
@lampertmorton80684 күн бұрын
thank you for sharing love lord of the rings look for to the next one😍
@AYoungTo4 күн бұрын
This is a talent. Finding a way to not answer the question for 8 minutes
@FairlyFictional4 күн бұрын
Where would you prefer to live after the War of the Ring? Ithilien, Minas Tirith or the Glittering Caves?
@oslaskid3 күн бұрын
Ithilien. Not sure why, but it always appealed to me in the book.
@GoldDragon1Күн бұрын
The Shire, actually. Thier simple livelyhoods are rather comforting.
@timonsolus22 сағат бұрын
Minas Tirith
@fred2009718 сағат бұрын
All three lol
@tva726318 сағат бұрын
I would have to agree, the Shire or maybe the Gray Havens
@verilyveronica84304 күн бұрын
He invented the Lego and we will always remember.
@jaime83182 күн бұрын
The inspiration to create Lego came to him while he was rebuilding Ithilien.
@AniwayasSongКүн бұрын
heh heh heh While simultaneously cursing him when we step on one of the damned things, barefooted! ;-)
@Driller46645 күн бұрын
Love these illustrations of Gimli
@SwayNoir5 күн бұрын
I recently discovered your channel and your style of presenting/narrating these videos is really soothing and enjoyable, I really hope you stick with it. I look forward to more content from you soon hopefully! When you think of visually seeing Smaug in The Hobbit films, it is difficult to comprehend just how much bigger Ancalagon would be. More difficult still, to picture it being defeated even though it was. Also, when I think of Morgoth and his trouble with Ungoliant.. It makes me wonder what if Ancalagon were to turn on Morgoth? without an army, could he have defeated it?
@FairlyFictional5 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment. I try to keep the narration smooth and not overly conversational sounding. It’s good to get good feedback so I plan to continue. I think Ancalagon may have squashed Morgoth in a 1 on 1 fight. But who knows what tricks he may have had up his sleeve 🤔. Maybe he installed a kill switch just in case when he bred him 😝.
@SwayNoir5 күн бұрын
I don't remember much from reading the books, I was very young haha. But I have rewatched the movies a million times and that bringing the dead/ghosts there could have a negative effect on the men/horses is something that never crossed my mind. I feel like my mind is blown haha. Thankyou for this video, was definitely a great insight and I completely agree with what you say.
@FairlyFictional5 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment. I am glad I could be of service 😊
@lukasbambuch48116 күн бұрын
i dont wanna hate but you might wanna try talking less monotone
@psychgaming.43977 күн бұрын
Your voice is perfect for stories. There are so many KZfaqrs who have great stories, but their voices ruin it. Yours fits perfect for lord of the rings. Now I got 2 people to listen to when it comes to this franchise u a nerd of the rings. However, your story is a bit wrong morgoth was never beaten they had to seal him away. Only tom stands a chance against morgoth sauron is nothing to morgoth a bug.
@FairlyFictional7 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment 😊. I’m glad you like the video. I try to do a calm narrating sort of voice. Yeh, Morgoth was never killed of destroyed, but I I counted his capture and chaining in the void as a defeat.
@psychgaming.43977 күн бұрын
@FairlyFictional yeah it's good. Keep it up. And fair enough, I just love morgoth so much whenever I hear people say he was defeated. I always say hell, nah, he got sealed. that's not the same, haha. But you're right he technically was defeated. I truly believe if Tolkien was alive, he would have bought morgoth back for the grand finally. I just love in the books that all their stories eventually come to an end.
@FairlyFictional7 күн бұрын
I do have another video about Morgoth. Though you might not like how that ended for him 😅. It’s also narrated by Krug, my pet orc who I sometimes get to narrate evil stories 🙄.
@ThenameisNiels7 күн бұрын
"I also want three things, if the midget gets three things!!" xD
@ThenameisNiels7 күн бұрын
"I also want three things, if the midget gets three things!!" xD
@GianArlo-n8b7 күн бұрын
*Diametrically opposed to each other?* Morgoth = Devil / Satan (Dragon) = YHWH Sauron = AntiChrist (1st Beast) = Jesus Christ Saruman = False Prophet (2nd Beast) = Holy Spirit
@donkykong18238 күн бұрын
That's hot.
@EastTexasRanching8 күн бұрын
That was cool. Answered questions that I didn't even realize I had.