In this channel I'll discuss pretty much anything and everything related to J.R.R. Tolkien. A lot of videos will focus on Lord of the Rings and the broader Middle Earth universe, but I'll also touch on Tolkien's life, his other writings, and anything else you can think of. Hope you enjoy!
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I'd love to see another Bluey Analysis from you. This was honestly fascinating.
trying to figure out this dudes accent
It’s probably not totally native anymore lol.
Honestly, I'd be more concerned about the ticks from the trees falling on me, than the insects in the grass, but where you live the mileage may vary.
I didn’t say the insects were IN the grass lol
I second the suggestion for an audio play ("radio show," most likely in serial episodes, perhaps of varying lengths). It would be far less expensive to do, would go through fewer political/ideological traps and would therefore require less reputational risk, the show time in serial episodes would reduce the pressure to reimagine stuff to fit both a screen and a time limit, etc. Tolkien populated Beleriand in a way that would allow all kinds of racial-ethnic voice types and regional/local accents.
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"You must become an ignorant man again And see the sun again with an ignorant eye And see it clearly in the idea of it." (Wallace Stevens)
Hmm...nice message, and not explicit, it let the story show it and kids figure it out. Though I was expecting Bluey to become obsessed with painting the perfect leaf as prelude to painting the perfect branch and tree, neglecting/resenting time with his family and while obsessing about some mysterious looming "journey", but they probably landed on the better story. 😋 ...Does make me wonder if tree and leaf was a loose inspiration.
Great content! It's refreshing to identify such connections. Admire things as they are and feel amazed by reality... There's always something deep in Tolkien words that resounds with human nature.
Australian TV is always top.
Bluey is such a delightfully odd show.
What a crossover. It became my two year Olds favorite show and the more she watched the more I liked it. Never expected to see you talking about Bluey but I like it
Bandit with the leaf has a nice visual call-back to Bingo and the leaf-insect in season 1.
Glad your not ashamed to watch a children's show! “Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.” ― C.S. Lewis
I watch Bluey with my 11 year old daughter. Have you watched the episode where they go on a D&D type quest and their mom uses the fantasy to reconnect with her lost sister by drawing horses. I partly read Tolkien as therapy. The episode teaches how to take a trip to the realm of Faerie and the amazing health benefits great fantasy can have. This episode truly captures the theme of Tolkien better than all the bid flashy studio films. I’m with you, I don’t consume much media outside of Tolkien but Bluey fits right with in. Thanks for sharing!
Are you talking about “Dragon”? Her sister wasn’t in that one that I recall.
@@TolkienLorePodcast Indeed, her horse was her lost mother, I thought. "You're not coming, are you".
@@lotsofspots yes mother, not sister. My daughter would be disappointed in my Bluey lore
bluey is peppa pig for our generation
Is Peppa pig at all deep? Never watched it, the art style repels and makes me think it's super pre-school.
That's my two year old daughters favourite cartoon! What a funny overlap of interests, I've never paid Bluey much attention beyond thinking it sounded more pleasant than most of the others.
One of my other fav KZread channels (Anton "Hello Wonderful Person") ALSO mentioned green suns today. Being a science channel, he said of course they cannot exist... something something light at that temperature will only look white. But, green "pea" galaxies do exist. Anyway, a fascinating little coincidence. Btw, Gday from Australia and LOL mate, my sister has a kelpie named Bandit, he's got a few roos loose in the back paddock. Catchya.
A few roos loose. You mean like Sméagol?
Amazing as always, thank you for your work!
Tolkien Geeks's furry arc begins.
Bluey is, indeed, amazing. That's a nice subtle Tolkien connection... Though, as a big Star Trek fan as well, i just have to point out how amazing it is that the episode "Camping" is a direct lift of the TNG episode "Darmok".
And the French dog is called?...
Jean-Luc.
Of course, the _Luiniel_ version of Harador would make Huan depressed.
Happy Father's Day, my friend! After watching your videos for about 4 years now, I can tell that you must be a great Dad.
Thanks!
So the story of the fall of the Lord of the Nazgul is the story of the Bucklanders bravery? So Tolkien did not set out to save The Shire, but to prove the bravery of the Bucklanders? Both Frodo's mother and Merry's father were Brandybucks after all! Or is this to show the links between the war effecting the lands of the Little Folk and the greatest city of the Big Folk. No-one was safe from Mordor's reach, and that the Nazgul left both because of a cock and horncall?
Another great exploration episode, I'm glad you took another shot at the moon. I was worried the first try made you question what you know too much. Also glad to see other comments explain what happened last time, because i didn't remember why it didn't work.
It strikes me that Gandalf, in some ways, hinders Aragorn as much as he helps him. Remember, Aragorn is an experienced general, an adirmal, an experienced leader of large number of me. If he's not sure of what to do, it seems to me that the question is do I go to Gondor lead their army or do I help Frodo though the mountains of Mordor? Denethor long ago had begun to figure out who he is, and doesn't seem too pleased about it. Maybe that's the real problem that Gandalf's loss presents is does he go to Minas Tirith and face the probable hostility of the current ruler or operate out of sight to guide the ring bearer. In the end Gandalf's return changes the equation, in that he faces off with Denethor a scene Aragorn never has to.
until it becomes PD in 2043 in the U.S.
Leave it on frodos corpse, drag it to mordor, funeral pyre and victory of the free peoples. Two birds
I have the almost exact same shirt 😄
Scarborough is probably my favorite faire I've visited (my home faire is Colorado), I hope you enjoyed!
I don't see Aragorn speaking slowly on Weathertop as a sign of self doubt. He's looking at an imaginary overhead map, running out different scenarios, where might the Nazgul be hiding, where will they go, where should we go. Its a chess game. You just really think out the different possibilities on the field before you make a move.
10:16 exactly like that
I enjoy your videos, thank you. It’s said, “You can never be a man until your father dies.” I trust Aragorn was mourning and reflecting in an appropriate way, not in an “unhealthy place.”
Watching Aragorn and Gandolf make decisions it’s like watching Christians make decisions, they don’t try to “change their stars” they try to find where they are being led. Also, if you’re a WOT fan, like Verin and Moiraine who watched the pattern make the decisions. When the company used logic to lead them, they were stopped in their tracks and turned back until they were on the path they should’ve been on. I think Aragorn learned his lesson and waited to be led.
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Gave this some think. Aragorn need have felt no general distrust in his own ability, just a kind of feeling his decision-making is kind of cursed on this venture. Perhaps it even was, and he got clear once the ring was away with the ring-bearer? He was of course Isildur's heir.
Are you going to Scarborough fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
Alternate timeline where the Fellowship just freezes in the Redhorn Pass, and a traveler comes across their bodies in the summer, along with the Ring, like some kind of Middle-earth Dyatlov Pass.
Aragorn should have listened to Boromir all along - though maybe not about the Ring! - until finally Boromir’s death gave him little choice. Rewind all the way to before Caradhras and a third way was spoken of and rejected: the Gap of Rohan. Aragorn rules it out because he didn’t know the allegiance of Rohan. Whereas Boromir said before in the Council that he knows them and says they are true. Aragorn then leads them up Caradhras. Boromir doesn’t question it but his advice of wood and fire keeps them alive until he uses his brute strength to lead them back down. Gandalf wants to go to Moria. Boromir says Gap of Rohan, repeats his sentiments. Aragorn warns Gandalf but still follows his lead to Moria. Its quite funny to look back and see how many times Boromir’s advice gets shot down lol And ultimately it’s the time taken to make him a funeral that gives Aragorn a moment to take stock and see he has to leave Frodo to it. ‘Go to Minas Tirith and save my people!’ And Aragorn eventually does!
In fairness, Rohan wasn’t the only concern-there was also Isengard.
The bigger concern was really Saruman, who was already known to be a traitor. And the reality at that time was that Saruman, if not controlling Rohan, had a major influence on what was going on in the kingdom through what he and Wormtongue had done to Théoden. So, Boromir really didn't know what was going on in Rohan.
@@TolkienLorePodcast @istari0 lol yes I am being a touch facetious. I’m exploring looking at things from different angles and seeing if there’s anything interesting. The idea comes from the legend of Thomas the Rhymer and other tales that have three paths: the easiest looking path leads to the Devil, the hardest path leads to heaven, and the third path leads to the land of Fairy. I assume the land of Fairy is somewhat neutral, though it may divert you from the path to heaven. So it’s fun to try and apply this and think of alternative ways the Fellowship might have handled things. And though we have a situation where Aragorn and Gandalf have different ideas, there was third path potentially, which we shall never know to be better or worse!
I disagree--your shirt has seams and needlework. ;) Also, I think the ability to recognize and try to correct your mistakes is the mark of a great leader. Humility, as one commenter pointed out already. As for procrastinating on his decision of Mordor vs Minas Tirith--it was sort of a trolley dilemma, wasn't it?
This was a great topic! You should make a sequel to this video where you go more in depth on the resolution of Aragorn's period of self-doubt, particularly when the resurrected Gandalf confirms that 'he should not regret his decision at Amon Hen'. This is why I don't understand when people act like he had no character development in the book, and then criticize the movie character for being too weak. The movie character is not shown to question his decisions as much, but he does doubt his worthiness of being king (which imo is an example of humility along the lines of what another comment was saying). So both versions struggle with self-doubt in different circumstances. I'm not sure which version of this character-conflict is more compelling though?
I far prefer book-Aragorn. Movie Aragorn would have been plausible when he was much younger and first found out his true history but by the time of the War of the Ring, he knew what he had to do.
This channel feels like having a friend who is as into LOTR as I am. Excellent video, mellon.
This dude and podcasts about Tolkien keep me fascinated
12:14 That's a memory from Trotter though 😉
I hope the outfit gets more and more detailed as the year goes on, like being taught by Finrod, with a harp intro and everything.
lol no, I do have pants and a belt and boots to go with but the camera angle is a bit high for that lol.
@@TolkienLorePodcast lol well if you ever feel like bringing a different aesthetic to the channel, I haven’t seen anyone mix cosplay with genuine analysis!
The answers to your questions about Aragorn's age are in LotR, Appendix B "The Tale of Years". 2931...Aragorn son of Arathorn II born on March 1st. 2951...Elrond reveals to 'Estel' his true his true name and ancestry, and delivers to him the shards of Narsil. Arwen, newly returned from Lorien, meets Aragorn in the woods of Imladris. Aragorn goes out into the Wild [Aragaorn is 20 years old]. 2956...Aragorn meets Gandalf and their friendship begins [25th year since Aragorn's birth]. 3018 - September 29...Frodo reaches Bree at night [Aragorn is 87]. 3019 - March 1...Aragorn meets Gandalf the White. They set out for Edoras ]Aragorn's 88th birthday]. - May 1...The crowning of King Elessar. - June 25...King Elessar finds the sapling of the White Tree. - Mid-year's Day...Wedding of Elessar and Arwen. As we've previously discussed, the dates and years within the film canon are more debatable. Aragorn is likely either 25 or 26 years old (rather than a boy of 10) when the Battle of Five Armies takes place. Aragorn tells Arwen that he is 87 during the march to Helm's Deep, but we don't know the precise date when this takes place (or whether the passing of Aragorn's birthday slipped his mind). Because of this, we do not know whether film-Aragorn was 86 or 87 years old when Frodo met him in Bree.
The return for the darknight of aragon.
I think it's simpler. Aragorn is the man of destiny, he knows it, but he doesn't know how the destiny will play out. He becomes more interesting when his guide and mentor, Gandalf, is taken out of the picture. In this way the ground is cleared for a fascinating interplay of character and circumstance.
Ok, I guess if you loose the leader of your enterprise and now you have to be one, and the current project is kind of a matter of life and death - you gonna doubt your capability no matter how competent you are
It's also very Christian theme: Aragorn, being doubtful and in dark hour, gave up also the control a bit, what in turn allowed the Providence to act: and finally, all his decisions turned exactly right: Frodo and Sam departed so ring could not tempt anyone powerful anymore, and Aragorn met Gandalf just in time to help Theoden just in time to fight Isengard just in time to then help Minas Tirith.
Aragorn is the man every man should strive to be
I'm sure losing Gandalf felt like losing a father or at least close uncle
Hmm good question. Aragorn lost both his parents at young age and Elrond became his foster father. He first met Gandalf at age 25. Yes I can see him as uncle, friend, maybe even father
I BELIEVE GANDALF'S DEATH HIT THEM ALL ESPECIALLY BOROMIR....
Why boromir?