There's so much life in the myth of LOTR that it almost seems real.

@empyrean196

5 жыл бұрын

Moonbeam, you say “almost seems real”. You’re just very imaginative. Lol

@bgonzales817

5 жыл бұрын

Its pretty much christianity mixed with norse mythology

@wanderingstar2717

5 жыл бұрын

I understand what you mean. For me the richness of the myth is derived from Tolkien’s incredibly detailed world as depicted in the Silmarillion which finds expression in LOTR. It all fits together. Over decades Tolkien devised an original, convincing mythology. A staggering imaginative work.

@SonofSethoitae

5 жыл бұрын

@@bgonzales817 Also Finnish mythology. Lesser known, but also important

@matheussandbakk9959

5 жыл бұрын

@@SonofSethoitae In what way exactly, just curious as i don't know much about Finnish mythology. I just thought it was just a mix between norse and slavic mythology with some new things thrown in

This man made a universe as deep as all of Greek mythology in his lifetime. Really speaks to the capability of people with imagination.

This makes the war of the ring look like childs play

@davethepants

4 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what you think when you read, or rather try to read, the Silmarillion.

@martinsokute9882

3 жыл бұрын

And elves then we're also way stronger

@DevilWolf000

3 жыл бұрын

Yea well tell that to Talion... The dude fought the war alone against Sauron for 20 years while resisting the ring's power

@DevilWolf000

3 жыл бұрын

@I lost my faith in humanity and i want you to die Not important elf lord? OH Boi you know nothing about the lore. He is the ringmaker who made the 9 power rings for Sauron. If you dont know anything about Lotr please just don't talk... And as i said before the game fits right in. There is no canon or noncanon in Tolkien universe.

@LiamCameron77

3 жыл бұрын

@@DevilWolf000 I love the games, but there are numerous instances of contradiction that go against the main trilogy.

Isn't it kinda ironic that Nienna is the Valar of sadness, but Gandalf, her student, gave hope to the fellowship through Narya?

@Madhattersinjeans

6 жыл бұрын

Gandalf was just straight up amazing in Lotr though, he carried the crew in every way he could.

@venkats5368

6 жыл бұрын

Mad Hatters in jeans Indeed he did. Perhaps Gandalf's knowledge of the meaning of misery through Nienna was what enabled him to find hope in most things, helped along by Narya. Idk

@fireblaze43

6 жыл бұрын

Venkat S "She goes rather to the halls of Mandos, which are near to her own; and all those who wait in Mandos cry to her, for she brings strength to the spirit and turns sorrow to wisdom."

@8Syunas8

6 жыл бұрын

You must know sadness to be one of the kindest' :)

@PontficateArtok

6 жыл бұрын

Venkat S She is a Valar of not only sadness, but wisdom and pity. Thats why Gandalf ended up becoming the most compassionate and the wisest of Maiar. Even before he came to Middle Earth, he often visits despairing or sad Elves, and renewed the spirit. This is probably why he was sent in the first place by Manwe.

There's such rich background lore in Tolkien's work. Wish that Tolkien had created more novels. While I greatly enjoy the movies and video games that do try to expand on Tolkien's writings, I just feel sometimes only the artist that first created the work can do it justice.

@lukeskywalkerthe2nd773

6 жыл бұрын

Jacob Clark I have those feelings too man, I completely agree. If only Tolkien was Nuemnorian! :)

@zachstevens7382

6 жыл бұрын

Jacob Clark tolkien does have many other great works of literature I would recommend reading. their is much to this lore anyway and it was more of a hobby for him. he wrote the hobbit as a kids book. he always thought his lotr work was childish compared to his other well known work that some tend to ignore. check into it. :)

@denniscleary7580

6 жыл бұрын

I know exactly how you feel, Took a couple years for me and my wife to get our extensive collection of tolkien lore but very much worth it. Hurin and his brother Huor are some of my favorite. It is believed that Hurin was the greatest swordsman that ever lived. The battle of unnumbered tears is a testament to how much middle earth loved him and believed in his cause.

@ashleighg.3366

5 жыл бұрын

Are you talking about “The Children of Húrin”?

@sidewinder1209

5 жыл бұрын

Are the video games Canon to his lore?

The movies touched on like 5% of the lore of LOTR lol

@PaulLefebvre

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair, 95% of what is discussed in this video comes from The Silmarillion, a completely different book from the ones the movies were based on.

@danieltalamantes3763

4 жыл бұрын

Your username made my day

@sukantpanigrahi76

4 жыл бұрын

He literally said he wont go into the detail as their individual stories are long so I think you comment is redundant.

@coasternut3091

4 жыл бұрын

The LOTR books got to like 7%

@Skeptic_Tank

4 жыл бұрын

@@sukantpanigrahi76 who is he?

"As Illuvitar's Light shined in her face." *Cut to Illuvitar irritating Varda with blazing holy laser pen*

Your channel is like a fine wine. It only gets better with age

@yungog2o3

5 жыл бұрын

Rory Donaldson like lebron james

Your channel is a goldmine of knowledge, Yoisten. Keep doing what you're doing. We love it, with every video. I know I most certainly do.

@Trendle222

6 жыл бұрын

Yes! (E.R.) He does a suburb job!

@patriciareyesduenas9929

6 жыл бұрын

agreed! amazing

@qlwl8721

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

My favourite is Varda. I just love her association with the stars, and the poems about her are so beautiful. I also love Mandos, he is so strange and otherwordly, his speech during the couincils is so simple and every word feels like it's very important.

@user-rs7xf5tm9s

3 жыл бұрын

My faves along Ulmo ♡ I also LOVE how Melkor hated and also feared Varda, that's how strong she is!

@tylersoto7465

2 жыл бұрын

Ulmo and nienna are my favorite so are tulkas and Varda love the Stars and night sky , Ulmo is my favorite valor love the sea and feel of the sun on a sandy beach especially if in arda sounds great would loved to be a elven chief with a port city on a island off of mainland living in Coral reef stone and wooden homes with a love for the sea my people being more physically stronger and tanner than regular elves and the men have goatee style beards and woman have Sapphire, emerald and opal eye colors and have a big natural sand harbor to come and go , fishing the sea for fish and whales for meat and oil and bones to make tools , building material and decorations etc, eating succulent seafood and eating wild berries, herbs, nuts ,coconuts, and fruit all over the island, with statues of mermaids, fish etc and a awe-inspiring temple dedicated to ulmo our lord , protector and provider of the seas and islands blessing us with the beautiful ocean paradise, and the gift of giant dolphins the size of a blue whale with glimmering blue, purple or orange-yellow skins with different hue of colors and we ride them where we want go fishing, exploring or just travel the seas have the time of our lives lol

@Dark_Voice

Жыл бұрын

@@user-rs7xf5tm9s Feared? Nope. Hated? She rejected him. 1v1 Melkor would completely obterate her without Manwë having any say in the matter. I really think that if he wanted to he could kidnap her no problem against her will - he wouldnt keep her because he would probably get instakilled by Eru but if nobody else intervened, he wouldnt have any issue with Varda.

The Valar the names Tolkien give to characters, places, and events are timeless yet elegant.

The Simarillion is the Masterpiece of Tolkien. It’s so good, he didn’t have to finish it! Christopher pieced it together.

@gmansard641

2 жыл бұрын

So nice to hear this! I adore the Silmarillion, and have little patience for those who deride it as unreadable, or as merely the inferior product of his son. The Silmarillion was already "complete" around 1930, as found in Lost Tales. JRRT's great challenge late in life was trying to revise it to be compatible with Lord of the Rings, that's the part he never quite completed, and became his son's great task. If not for the Silmarillion I would not have been able to appreciate Unfinished Tales, Lost Tales, nor the other volumes of JRRT's lifetime labors that his son, blessed with such a long life, managed to publish. After reading the Silmarillion, wasn't it stunning to re-read Lord of the Rings and see all the things you didn't notice the first time?

@naders5

Жыл бұрын

It's just a pity Christopher won't let them come to screen.

(personal headcanon)Yavanna made the hobbits.....she is the valar(deity) of the all the growing things(trees pants etc)and hobbits are known for being gardeners of great skill and are earthy....it makes so much sense

Just got back from New Zealand, i visited Hobbiton. I was unbelievable!

@prismaticbeetle3194

6 жыл бұрын

:D

@jiminbias5082

6 жыл бұрын

AliTHEgrunt ok

@Skeptic_Tank

4 жыл бұрын

It*

@MonographicSingleheaded

3 жыл бұрын

I was unbelievable too! 😂 😁 but seriously, I plan to visit there. ;

Been waiting for this, thank you

Love your channel dude, it makes exploring the Tolkien universe so much nicer and more fun to learn

I'd love to see a movie about the Valar & the First Dark Lord.

@donaldcreech7782

5 жыл бұрын

:o that would be so amazing!!!

@KDthunder2009

5 жыл бұрын

I hope that a movie series comes out in the future. I'd love to see it brought to life & see millions more people learn about it.

@roryjohnson8959

5 жыл бұрын

Tyler Wilson there doing a TV show with a budget of 500 mill :) set in the second age I can't wait!! praying its good lol

@KDthunder2009

5 жыл бұрын

I heard! Excited to see it! 💍

@blackpyxy9583

4 жыл бұрын

Would they be able to capture their greatness tho?

I love how the Norse mythology is respected in Tolkien's world!

@jout738

Жыл бұрын

Maybe somebody in Norse in first place had the same imagination as Tolkien, so started the Norse mythology, that got so popular in their whole country then.

Your videos, and voice/singing, are sheer delight, they rekindle in me my love for Tolkien's work and now I'll have to re-read these beautiful works; thank you.

I have been waiting for you to do a video based on the Valar for so long! Thank you! 😀

Great way to to finish off the weekend!!! Keep up the great work!!!

Hey everyone, I hope you all enjoyed the video! Let me know what you thought about it, and also let me know what your favorite Vala is! For me, I think it is between Oromë the Hunter for his kindness to nature and the Elves, and Tulkas for just being beyond epic in his fight against Melkor. What about you all? I agree that favorites can change the more we read and learn, but as of now, who is your favorite? Updated thoughts: After more years of reading and reflecting, as of February of 2020 I would have to say my favorite Vala is currently Ulmo, as he participated more than the other Valar in aiding the Children of Ilúvatar against Morgoth!

@MT-kx7ff

6 жыл бұрын

I prefer the Fëanturi, as well as Aulë and Nienna.

@MountainFisher

6 жыл бұрын

I kind of favor Ulmo, Master Of Waters. I believe Goldberry is his daughter, the Riverman's daughter. Ulmo also played music and spread it through the waters. Osse was the dangerous one. I have read and re-read the works of Tolkien since the early 70s. You can imagine my joy when The Silmarillion came out.

@johanna-hypatiacybeleia2465

6 жыл бұрын

Yavanna for me, forest-mother, Ent-mistress, lady of the green wilds.

@legolasgreenleaf5367

6 жыл бұрын

Yavanna, Manwë and Varda.

@Jen-Yueh_Hu

6 жыл бұрын

If Iluvatar is the supreme God of all, wouldn't the Valar be more like angels and not gods?

Digging the new intro man, phenomenal video like always. You're one of the best KZreadrs for Tolkien content, if not THE best!

Wow, thank you for creating this representation. I have been a Tolkien fan for decades and appreciate this illustration of the Silmarillion. It gives me a way to present this great story to my grandchildren! I will be subscribing to this channel and can see I have to catch up on previous releases!

I'm in love with Tolkien's works

@Simondadrummer

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@joannamarley3377

3 жыл бұрын

Dude I'm obsessed with his works 🥺

@tylersoto7465

2 жыл бұрын

Me too love middle earth and everything else too lol

@knightgaming5248

Жыл бұрын

I strongly agree.

@LiamCameron77

Жыл бұрын

@@knightgaming5248 five years later and I’m still fascinated by it

I watch your videos every Monday morning, and they are an awesome way to start the week. Thanks for making them, and please keep up the lore!

I really appreciate the hard work and thoughtfulness that you put into these extremely interesting and informative close looks at the various aspects of Tolkiens work. They are really high quality productions which are entertaining as well as being fascinating.

This is so amazing, I've started re-reading the simerilian because of your vids and the context of tolkiens notes and such. Thanks again.

I love this channel!!!

@aDifferentKind_ofHuman

3 жыл бұрын

I love this chanel!!!

@docholliday1830

3 жыл бұрын

I also love this channel, but I could do without the cheesy moral lesson at the end of each video.

You basically described the Aeons and Archons. This is amazing and a wonderful reference, thank you for taking the time to make it.

Appreciate this channel. Love the whole revelry-less-expansion on the myth. Re-tellings just make the lore seem even deeper although everything is ever present and accessible.

Best channel ever...thank you for creating this videos. Much appreciated. Tolkien would be proud.

Your videos are always a nice way to end Sunday. Keep up the great work.

@AstronomiaSRB

4 жыл бұрын

It's Monday and 02:24 am, I had lovely end of Sunday

i find it unfair how their power manifest. For example Ulmo controls the deep Sea and has amazing power, Nayana on other hand cries all day.

@Dark_Voice

Жыл бұрын

@Nuggies Tbh, thats just Tolkien bs. Sadness, grief and pity are all trash. Sadness shortens your lifespan and overall is emotionally unhealthy for extended periods of time. Grief is only good for a very short time if you have no other way to deal with the emotions of loss BUT instantly finding something you like that replaces the thing/someone you lost is generally much better. Pity is the only option thats actually useful because it drives the powerful to help the weak - problem is that those who can help the most usually have no pity and those who have pity usually dont have enough resources to help so its kinda wasted.

@theregalproletariat

Жыл бұрын

@@Dark_Voice And there's where Nienna comes in. She teaches the others deep pity and compassion - keeping the other Valar from becoming too high or proud or selfish. In that way, she's the only thing keeping them (and us) from becoming like Melkor - whose pride led him to break the harmony and forsake the others for himself.

@jmeds94

6 күн бұрын

@@theregalproletariat Well said.

Thank you for this video! It was so well executed - it’s amazing seeing videos by someone who is just as passionate about Tolkien as I am ❤️

This artwork is so amazing..So are your videos! Thanks for this.

Sweet upload mate. Namarie from England

It’s amazing to think that a being as powerful as Melkor, who could raise mountains by mere thought, could be physically constrained by any other being.

@Bismarck.1871

4 жыл бұрын

hobanagerik The ‘being’ your talking about is Tulkas, the strongest Valar.

@johan.ohgren

3 жыл бұрын

A part of that is weakness of taking physical form. The Valar and Maiar are at their strongest when they are not in the physical world. So taking physical form and engaging in the world means to be constricted to the limitations of a mortal life-form. That's the reason both Melkor and Sauron could be defeated despite being immortal.

@Feanor916

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bismarck.1871 melkor was strongest of valars. Read the books.

@Bismarck.1871

3 жыл бұрын

Juiced energy most powerful yes, not strongest.

@holypaladin4657

3 жыл бұрын

@@Feanor916 Melkor’s power is in his ability to twist and corrupt, in his ability to deceive and trick. Just with this skillset he is able to defy all of the other Valar and Eru himself. But in a physical contest he is maimed by a mere elf and restrained by Tulkas. Tulkas in a mano e mano contest is the most powerful Vala. However he could not defy Eru and the other Valar in the same way that Melkor did, because he has a very limited skillset and is unable to bend others to his will like Melkor. This is what makes Melkor the most powerful.

Amazing work as always. Love this channel.

Love this channel man your knowledge is paramount to the future of Middle Earth Lore

This video is precisely what every internet video should be. Focused, direct yet detailed, beautiful. Singularly devoid of any filler or insipid social commentary. You Sir, are incredible, and uniquely gifted.

@fantimaryam5697

3 жыл бұрын

Colosall titan

@fantimaryam5697

3 жыл бұрын

Or maybe not

Hey man good video keep up the good work

That was one of the best so far. The art work accompanying it was truly amazing along with the dialogue. Keep up the good work.

Thank you for putting this great video on KZread.

I love LOTR and the Hobbit but my favorite book of all time is The Silmarillion. So that being said, I always get excited when you do videos of pre-Hobbit book stuff.

This is why I love Tolkien so much, and why _The Silmarillion_ is my favorite of his books, if not my favorite book ever.

Great video, the artwork you used in the video is simply gorgeous and wonderful to look at.

Tx you, this was pleasing and peaceful.

Tulkas is basically Stone Cold Steve Austin but with hair and a beard.

@unclegumbald989

6 жыл бұрын

"If you wanna see Tulkas open a can of whoopass on Melkor, gimme a 'hell yeah!' "

@SussyAsianMenacePlays

6 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

@jakealter5504

5 жыл бұрын

openalpha01 would that make Morgoth Mr. McMahon then?

@hyrulecitizen7988

5 жыл бұрын

openalpha01 listen WWE and Middle Earth are u fcking kidding me?! So I take it Kane is Melkor and the Undertaker is Sauron?! What the heck!

@hyrulecitizen7988

5 жыл бұрын

Or what the **** jeez!

Monday morn traffic jam? No worries I got this vid to see. Thanks Yostan !!!

@MenoftheWest

6 жыл бұрын

Anytime friend! Go get 'em at work tomorrow!

Another great one. I look forward to these every week

great episode! thank you.

The video was great as always

Excellent

Seeing you upload a video cheers me up everytime 😄

Just started on the Silmarillion. It’s a tough read so far due to the older (but not too old) language used. These videos definitely help me with further understanding of this world. Thanks for the great videos!

Great channel nice to see somebody explain Tolkien lore

@tulkasastaldo4612

6 жыл бұрын

you should check out geekzone too

@denniscleary7580

6 жыл бұрын

TULKAS ASTALDO I’ll have to do that thanks a lot dude

I'd really like to hear about the fall of the elves and the different 'races' of elves.

@simonpantermuller6997

4 жыл бұрын

I think the best way to learn about the different tribes of the elves is to read the Silmarillion. It's very well described there :)

@MatPost

4 жыл бұрын

Valaquendi and Qalaquendi

@Simondadrummer

4 жыл бұрын

The Teleri. The Noldor. The Sindar

@adityabhalekar3506

3 жыл бұрын

@AllDay28 well I did. Only thing is the names, there are sooo many names LOL. but once you get into it, its really interesting, especially the stories after coming of men

@jjohnson6382

3 жыл бұрын

Were is Godzilla?

ive been always waiting for your new vids..watching your videos intregue me more about the story of middle earth..keep up the good work

I just love your channels comment section. All I have seen is positivity and people expanding each other’s knowledge of lotr. Good stuff my dude

that one kid on music class who can't sing worth a flip: Melkor

@dragon8887

6 жыл бұрын

A Person i

@MT-xu7dh

6 жыл бұрын

That one edgelord kid who listens to goth rock.

@Landis963

6 жыл бұрын

A Person Melkor is more the person that thinks he's better than the teacher at everything.

@PerpetualGM

6 жыл бұрын

Actually, I always saw him as the guy who was second best at everything, surrounded by those who were better than him at almost everything he turned his hand towards. While there is certainly value in being the second best smith, gardener, hunter, etc, imagine the frustration that an ambitious, ego-driven person would feel. Melkor: "Look everyone! I made this new necklace, and it's the most beautiful thing ever!" [Ooohing and Aaaahing from the Valar, Maiar and Eldar] Aule: [takes the necklace] "Wow, that's really amazing. Here, let me see it!" [a few taps with a hammer and adjustments later] "What if we made it like this instead?" [Lourder oohing and aaahing from the Valar, Maiar and Eldar] Manwe: "Yeah, that's even better! Good work, Aule!" Melkor: [fumes] It doesn't excuse him by any means, but it makes him more understandable in some ways. Being second best at most things, he could have found new ways to merge the works of the Valar and Maiar to new heights, but instead he could only see the sleights.

@monkeywage

5 жыл бұрын

Melkor is the one playing the off note but actually makes the composition genius.

Thanks bro !

@MenoftheWest

6 жыл бұрын

Anytime man, enjoy!

This is really cool. I knew about the LOTR but not this much. I’ll definitely be watching more of your vids. Thanks!

I am now a subscriber. I'm not sure how I came upon your channel, but it is wonderful. As a great fan of Middle Earth and the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, watching your videos is a treasure.

Peter, Fran, and Phillipa need to make a Silmarillion trilogy. So much good content

I like this mythology because it is very unique when compared to historical mythologies. I have always seen this mythology as a double leveled mono-polytheist religion. It is always compared to God and the Angels, but I disagree. The Valar are very similar to the greek gods. Manwe - Zeus, Ulmo - Poseidon, Mandos - Hades, Yavanna - Aphodites, Aule - Ares, etc, plus Orome - Odin, Tulkas - Thor. They make the polytheistic level of the religion. They are the gods that shaped the world. But they didn't created it. Eru did. He is the God of Gods, the monotheistic level of this religion.

@ilh8312

5 жыл бұрын

It reminds me a lot of Hindu myth (I was brought up a Hindu). The gods of the myth range from elemental gods like Indra (God of Rain), Agni (fire), and Vayu (wind) to more abstract concepts like Yama (the god of both death and justice) and Kubera (wealth). But in most Hindu myth, these are considered subservient to the trinity of Bramha (creation), Vishnu (preservation), and Shiva (Destruction) and the trinity in turn is a manifestation of Sat ("That which is") which is considered to be the fundamental truth that is difficult to describe. Apart from this, each god has a female equivalent, and the primordial energy that forms the core of each god's power (shakti) is considered to be female.

@charityduplechan9346

5 жыл бұрын

Odin and Thor are Nordic gods not Greek

@JasonAstraea

5 жыл бұрын

Nope, they forgot Nyx, Chaos and other Gods.

@leonr8255

5 жыл бұрын

Umm... who exactly "forgot" other gods?

@WickedPrince3D

5 жыл бұрын

Azimut As someone else said Odin and Thor come from the Norse myths, I would suggest those two gods be replaced with: Orome = Male version of Artemis, Tulkas = Ares; and Aule be replaced with Vulcan/Hephaestus. Although I agree that Tulkas does have some of the traits of Thor = strength greater than any other god, limited intellect and temper. It's also likely that Tokien was familiar with other pagan pantheons native to the British Isles and borrowed a bit from them. Il H I am also going to note that I did a personal study of the world's "pagan" pantheons and they often had certain roles in common: for instance a sky god who was responsible for bringing rain and thunder, a sun god who was responsible for bringing the sun up each day, a male creator god who created non-living things, a female creator goddess who created living things, a moon goddess, a sea god or goddess, a underworld god or goddess who ruled over the dead and several others.

Your channel is the best and one of my favourite channels.

I just subscribed to this channel...it's simply amazing to find somone as passionate as you. Keep up the good work, from now one, your follower, David

Great work you did here, it will be great when you make one for each Valar. My favorite Vala is Aulë; "...but the delight and pride of Aulë is in the deed of making, and in the thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new work."

@briana208

6 жыл бұрын

Ronivan Fontanez u like the dwarves? Or his piety in his creations?

@Ronirvan

6 жыл бұрын

I don't know if I like them, they are bit too greedy but also capable of great things. Aulë love, I think was creating things, and I believe much of this love reflected in the dwarves too, however they had a lot of imperfections too, as Illuvatar kept them the way Aulë had made, not knowing what a living thing would behave, I think.

@samueldavidbatistaruiz7510

6 жыл бұрын

Ronivan Fontanez ummm, I think the sickness of greed came to the dwarves after they received the 7 rings of power but I could be mistaken

@chrisgrant7450

6 жыл бұрын

Nonetheless they will have need of wood.

@monkeywage

5 жыл бұрын

The dwarves are they way they are because Aule made them in secret without his wife's approval so she did not bestow them any of her traits.

He feared Elmo the most as the motherland could not be tamed.

@Sirxchrish

4 жыл бұрын

Morgoth better watch out or elmo will smell his genitals.

@tylersoto7465

2 жыл бұрын

TICKLE ME ELMO 🤪🤪

Thanks so much. I suggested this video and it was great!

Really cool guy. Thanks for putting in the time and effort to read, absorb and relate this arcane Tolkien lore. I couldn't even get half way through "The Simmilarion".

"Well met friends" Subbed.

The Valar seems to me a non-degraded , non-perverted, and morally good version of the degenerate gods of the Greeks.

@andrewdaly21

5 жыл бұрын

The idea of them was probably infuenced by the archangels of the Bible. There are said to be seven of them that are before the Lord and in His presence. With Michael as the leader (Prince of princes). They are also believed to be the heads of their kind/order. Seraphim, Cherubim etc. Lucifer (Melkor) was once anong the greats and fell from his estate, leading a multitude of lesser spirits after him. Incidentally he is said to be a great musician (His pipes and tabrets were "built into him in the day of his creation). I would say Tolkien borrowed from a few different sources but the Biblical influence is undoubtedly there.

@sionc1372

4 жыл бұрын

Far from it... melkor is lucifer while the other valars are arc angels... the last war should also represent the book of revelation. The armagedon good vs evil. 🤷‍♂️

@googlebarbaralernerspectre2581

4 жыл бұрын

The Valar were based off the ancient gods and goddesses. Not judea.

@spyridon3089

4 жыл бұрын

Your knowledge of the greek gods and mythology seems deficient, to be polite

@sionc1372

4 жыл бұрын

@@googlebarbaralernerspectre2581 nope, Tolkien was a devout catholic. His books has elements of his religion.

Well... you learn something new everyday... great content mate!

I love the background music. Also great job on the video

Loved this video Yoystan!!! (Awesome channel intro btw) Anyway The Valar are honestly some of my most favorite Angels/Gods in all of Literature, and I love how Tolkien took inspiration from Christian beliefs and Greek Mythology in the creation of his beautiful Mythology and the Valar themselves. I love how once again, you go so deep into explaining them and I am so glad that you done this video about them. And I got to wonder: What's your favorite Vala? For me it would be Aule because I love how he created the Dwarves and just his crafting and smithing in General. Anyway loved this video and can't wait for the next one!!! :)

@MenoftheWest

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your support man! I left my favorites in the pinned comment above. Thanks again!

@lukeskywalkerthe2nd773

6 жыл бұрын

Men of the West Your welcome anytime my friend (and nice picks for your favorites)! :)

@vladolenin1345

6 жыл бұрын

"4. Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding, 5. Who set its measurements? Since you know. Or who stretched the line on it? 6. "On what were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone, 7. When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God (Angels) shouted for joy?" -Job 38:4-7 (chronologically the oldest book in the Bible)

@lukeskywalkerthe2nd773

6 жыл бұрын

Vlad Olenin I quite like that excerpt from the Bible. :)

@conorhenderson8537

5 жыл бұрын

Angels are lesser Beings and Gods are supreme Beings. All different. Valar are semi divine above angels but beneath god entities.

The Queens of the Valar seem to have great waifu potential .

@user-rs7xf5tm9s

3 жыл бұрын

Varda's best waifu

@oolooo

3 жыл бұрын

Yavanna and Nienna might be better . I just wish Tulkas and Orōme were female .

@user-rs7xf5tm9s

3 жыл бұрын

@@oolooo Wasn't Nienna single?

@oolooo

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-rs7xf5tm9s Have to check

@Themajesticwill

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-rs7xf5tm9s yes she have no spouse

The artwork in this video is amazing!

Awesome video! 💯🙌

The goddess of sadness was Gandalfs' Mentor? That explains a lot about why he is so understanding and compassionate actually.

Greek mythology seems like a kids tale for goodnight compared to Tolkien's universe

@yannreis3991

4 жыл бұрын

Greek mythology exists thousands of years. I'm pretty sure that Tolkien himself will disagree with you.

@stefanfilipov7254

4 жыл бұрын

@@yannreis3991 I digress,but i am allways wondering ,why the hell are those cities,who fought wars against each other and war totally independent one from the other are called ancient greece as a whole???It makes no sense to me

@yannreis3991

4 жыл бұрын

@@stefanfilipov7254 You need more lessons and research my friend

@21geom

4 жыл бұрын

@@stefanfilipov7254 Go study The Iliad or The Odyssey or any of the Histories from Herodotus and you will find out. You've come in a conclusion of a question you asked, without even do some research...

@emanuelhmingropui3149

4 жыл бұрын

This is very much inspired from Greek mythology

listening to the Silmarillion audiobook rn and this video made things so much clearer, thank you!

Thank you for the video, sir!

I wrestled Melkor with my bare hands , wrapped him in chains and laughed while I did it all to be considered a LESSAR VALAR !?!?! (otherwise great video )

@monsieurimprobable3714

6 жыл бұрын

Because you are simple minded enable to rule or even give a good advice. You only purpose is to use your strength to help the other Valar in their work (or wars).

@jordanthomas7798

5 жыл бұрын

TULKAS ASTALDO Because you are a terrible character

@robertdicke7249

4 жыл бұрын

@@jordanthomas7798 Be nice to the monster man or he might decide to rip off our arms.

@jordanthomas7798

4 жыл бұрын

Robert Dicke lol

@thorondor1593

4 жыл бұрын

I mean, I single-handedly preoccupied Morgoth's biggest minion, don't I get credit too?

Would be cool to see a source list for all the artwork you used.

I’m a new subscriber. I really enjoy going back and listening to your earlier videos!

Wonderful video, thank you so much! Namarie

the simarillion was always my favorite collection of stories

I really want to see Melkor/Morgoth in a movie.

I am glad you're getting notoriety! Keep up the great work sir!

Thank you for this!

Great video. Love the visuals. I have one suggestion. You might consider adding the names in written form when discussing each character. Because Tolkien created very exotic sounding words, it would help to keep things clear. Just a suggestion.

Will you do an epic character history for the Orcs and Goblins or have you already done that? anyway, keep up the good work! Namarie from Canada!!!

Love mythos vids like this, nicely done. Subscribed

Love it, keep up the great videos!

New intro cool also first

@MenoftheWest

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you like it!

Now I know about these guys

@jiminbias5082

6 жыл бұрын

Etrocksawesome r gamer same

Wow...this video is just amazing. I've had few troubles remembering the names of the Valar and it was not always easy opening the book whenever lol. But not anymore...thank you for sharing.

Love these keep up the good work