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Argonath - Kip Rasmussen
The Ships of the Faithful - Ted Nasmith
minas tirith - aegeri
crowning of elessar - Tolman Cotton
minas tirith - R damiani
minas tirith - R damiani
minas ithil - Matej Cadil
The White Tree - Ted Nasmith
Minas Tirith - Kinko White
Osgiliath - Matej Cadil
Osgiliath - Peet
Minas Tirith - John Howe
Orthanc - LOTRO
Construction of Orthanc - R Damiani
stone of erech - Matej Cadil
King of the Dead - Janka Latečková
Helm's Deep - R Damiani
Glittering Caves - Ted Nasmith
Saruman's Palantir - John Howe
Boromir, Lothiriel, Imrahil - Catherine Chmiel
imrahil - Andrea Piparo
Watchful peace - John Howe
Sauron - Shadow of War
street of minas tirith - Matej Cadil
Mount Doom - Olanda Fong-Surdenas
Sauron in Numenor - Soni Bohemian Weasel
Sauron - Jerry Vanderstelt
the lord of the rings - Felix Englund
sauron army - weta
Isildur's Last Counselor - Anke Eissmann
last alliance - skullb*st*rd
Battle of Dagorlad - John Howe
Foundations of Barad-dur - John Howe sauron, war of the last alliance - Matt Demino Battle of the Last Alliance - Dzmitry Yakhouski
Sauron faces Elendil and Gil-galad on the Slopes of Orodruin - Kip Rasmussen
isildur and sauron - tulikoura
Isildur cuts the Ring - Denis Gordeev
spirit of sauron - skullb*st*rd
isildur - Sara Morello
Cirion and Eorl - Ted Nasmith
The White Tree - Alan Lee
Ohtar Takes Leave of Isildur - Anke Eissmann
Death of Isildur - Anke Eissmann
Easterlings - Angus McBride
Annuminas - Lída Holubová
Osgiliath - Abe Papakhian
Minas Tirith - Alan Lee
King of Gondor - Steve Airola
earnil i of gondor - Matej Cadil
ciryandil of gondor - Matej Cadil
hyarmendacil i of gondor - Matej Cadil
White Ships - Ted Nasmith
beruthiel - Turner Mohan
ten cats of queen beruthiel - steamey
denethor - Tolman Cotton
Ar-Pharazaon's ships - John Howe Eagles and the Army - Alan Lee
Seaside tower - Felix Englund
Dol Amroth - Ted Nasmith
Umbar - Turner Mohan
Mage of Harad - Matthew Stewart
mountains and the sea - Alan Lee
Amroth and Nimrodel - Alan Lee
Boromir - Catherine Chmiel
Departure from Gondor - Anke Eissmann
atanatar i of gondor - Matej Cadil
Window on the West - Alan Lee
romendacil ii of gondor - Matej Cadil
romendacil i of gondor - Matej Cadil
umbar userpers - tom romain
The Argonath - John Howe
Amon Hen - R Damiani
Northman - Tolman Cotton
frea - aegeri
valacar of gondor - Matej Cadil
Boromir - Catherine Chmiel
eldacar of gondor - Matej Cadil
Boromir - Elrodimus Flash
castamir the usurper of gondor - Matej Cadil
easterling 1st age - dracarysdrekkar
Boromir defending Osgiliath - Catherine Chmiel
defending osgiliath - Anke Eissmann
Osgiliath stone - Angus McBride
Battle in the distance - Felix Englund isildur - Soni Alcorn-Hender
Corsairs - Angus McBride
Corsairs - John Howe
corsair - CK Goksoy
aldamir of gondor - Matej Cadil
Far Harad - Angus McBride
traveler to Dol Guldur - Felix Englund
Stranger in city - Felix Englund
Minas Tirith - Aronja Art
East Wall of Rohan - Matěj Čadil
i should have said - anotherstranger_me
white tree of gondor - aegeri easterling lord - dracarysdrekkar
easterling - Turner Mohan
Riders of Rohan - Peter Xavier Price
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I have a history exam in 2 days and instead of learning actual history I'm here watching 1 hour of Gondor's history
One must respect your priorities .....
Definitely more important
This is the way
Sorry you failed your history exam, but, hey, at least you know the history of Gondor which is more important.
Most of supposed real history is a lie anyway
Do you know why Gondor and Mordor are mortal enemies? Because Mordor stole all the doors from Gondor, so now all the doors in Gondor are gone, and Mordor has more doors.
Lol
No matter how goth you get, you'll never be more goth than Morgoth
@@sulljoh1 KZhead comments at its finest... haha... cheers
How does this only have 27 likes?🤣🤣🤣🤣 its a good one!!
How do you throw a deer? You throw doe.
I love when you compile these into long videos! Your voice and cadence when reading is amazingly soothing. I watch while I cook, before bed, when cleaning. Thank you for all the entertainment!
Are you an OOBE master ? :D
The last great city and legacy of Numenor that has made an impact beyond Middle Earth. I wont be surprised if every great city in fantasy is inspired by Gondor in one way or another.
City??
@@JorikParI think he means minas tirith
8:38 .. Who drew this?
Gondor isn’t a city hun.
Yikes
Wow! Excellent video, I believe us Tolkien fans are like hobbits, we like things we already know laid out in an orderly fashion. You definitely achieved that here.
@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist. Please grow and change as a person 🙏
Be interesting to see a video of the 7 gates of Gondolin since they all have different trait’s and made of different materials, Another great video NOTR
I should be reading these irrigation plans for work on monday but id rather spend 50 minutes learning information about Gondor
Babe wake up, new Nerd of the Rings video just posted
Somehow, Sauron has returned….
Dang, man. That was epic as hell. You just get better and better every week. Love that you got to do all that sponsored WETA stuff, you definitely deserve the recognition. You're so well spoken and knowledgeable, at this point you could tell me that Tolkien wore his pants inside out every day and I'd take it as gospel lol🎉
At the 21 minute mark, "rallies the other 8 Nazgul". Here I am imagining the Witch King's Braveheart like speech to get the other 8 on board.
Gondor really couldn't catch a break. Even after Aragorn took over, they still had to war. I honestly feel sorry for the regular people.
Middle Earth is really one of those places where it probably sucks to live as a normal citizen.
After Aragorn subdues the haradrim and easterlings it seems like there was peace
@@myriadmediamusingslol yeah, knowing only like a handful of powerful bloodlines will always rule over you, for better or worse. Has to be pretty demoralizing that they can't, like, vote them out haha
@@myriadmediamusingsUnless you're a hobbit just chilling. 😂
if you already feel sorry for this, just think about the life of your real life ancestors who suffered from hunger, poverty, plague, feudal oppression and constant brutal warfare with forced draft for literally thousands of years. They suffered exactly the same as the people in middle earth, but without elves or magic and no happy end
Thank you for a wonderful summary of an incredible part of Tolkien's legendarium. You really did a splendid presentation in all respects.
47:23 Tolkien's writing of Eomer's reaction at the ships in black sails coming up the Anduin and their subsequent unfurling still gives me chills even though I had forgotten a lot of the words.
I want to use this channel as a source to make a D&D campaign. This provides me with enough information to make one for my friends! Keep up the great work!!!! Also I got Return to Moria and it is tough!
Personal headcanon: Sauron threw the rock.
Now I have the funniest image in my head 😆
how did they manage to build such huge cities and fortresses in a few decades? any theories? and how did they manage to grow a population strong enough to challenge Mordor?
Tolkien would be so proud of you for all of the hard work you put into these videos. He would be amazed!
You've filled in so many gaps in my head with this well researched and wonderfully presented video, great work, thank you! 😊
I love the longer videos, they are wonderful and informative. I am wondering if you might consider adding textural references for those of us who would very much like to read them.
After reading as lot of these comment i have say people really like these longer videos. Myself included. Thank you for all your hard work
Would you please consider doing a “What If Sam Kept The One Ring?” video, Matt? I know it likely means a spectrum of ever darkening alternate endings, but I’d love to see where you take it by using the primary text as well as any and all Tolkien letters that reference Sam’s character, his loyalty to Frodo, and his interactions with the One Ring. What would happen if Sam never witnessed Gorbag and crew retrieving Frodo’s paralyzed body, and he truly believed Shelob killed Frodo? How would the last stage of his presumably tragic journey change his fate and the fates of Frodo, Gollum, the Fellowship, the Shire and all of Middle Earth? Would Sam make it through Mordor to the peak of Mount Doom? Where and how would he confront Gollum? Would he sacrifice himself to destroy the Ring if presented with the opportunity, or would he keep it? And perhaps most tragically, how would it change Sam’s heart and spirit? Apologies if you’ve already done something like this and I missed it. Just point me where to find it!
No you sinner
I think gollum would end up getting the ring and then shortly after the Nazgûl get it from him forcefully. Then Sauron has the power to win the war and kill everyone we love.
I have just got into this channel and your videos are fantastic. The level of detail is tremendous!
I love these longer videos. The narrator can give us a great back story with the extra time.
Love the content mate. And thankyou for no adds. Much love. :3
Hi Matt - I really enjoyed this video - you are such a fountain of knowledge its so much fun finding out the true stories behind Tolkiens lands. Thank you for your insight, could you possibly do one on Gondolin - I would love to know more about its rise and fall. Its not really mentioned much in TLOR. It’s only in the Rings of Power that we see a little of it. Thanks again take care keep up the good work
Really enjoyed the history of Gondolin thank you keep up the great work 👍
Thank you for all the information in this video. As someone who read the LOTR decades ago, it's great to have such a source of information. The events in this video could give material for 5 to 10 seasons of a TV Series alone. I would love to see these stories come to life one day.❤😊
I've read all the works of Tolkien, but I learn so much from this guy that it feels like I absorbed nothing from all the books
Huge video! Thanks NerdoftheRings! I hope you are enjoying NZ!
This was a fantastic video really enjoyed it. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to making the best videos!
What a gem of a video! Thanks NOTR :)
I meal prepped to this video and it was amazing to have this as company while cooking! Thank you 🤩 🤗
Thanks for the awesome content👏🏼
What an amazing way to start off the new year!!!!!❤😊
I always look forward to these videos ❤
30:59 I remember reading this passage on Unfished Tales (?) and I literally gasped, my favorite of entire book. Great video!
I quite like the Byzantine style art in some of the pictures.
This was very nice to watch and listen to.
Great video !!
Nicely done.
What an amazing video. Thank you.
I'd love to see an Aragorn and eomer movie, with the same actors, set after the return of the king. That'd be so cool
I'll say rings of power is an amazing show before I "repent to Jesus". AVE SATANAS
This is an amazing video! Thank you for sharing your love of Middle Earth with us!
12:27 Castamir needs a new barbermir
some of these drawings are so poorly done lol fantastic video though
Speaking of Gondor, you should really do a "What if Boromir took the ring?". I would really like to know what Boromir would have done if he had actually succeeded in taking the One Ring from Frodo. Whether he would knock out Frodo or kill him doesn't matter, he would most likely escape just in time to avoid the orc attack. But what would he do? Would he give the ring to Denethor, or would he be tempted by the ring to kill his father Arthas- style and usurp the throne. What would the Fellowship do? Would the orcs still capture Merry and Pippin, and possibly Frodo too this time, or would things be different? Would the rest of the Fellowship go after the hobbits, or would they pursue Boromir to Gondor. What would Gondor do with the Ring? These are some interesting questions. I'd like to know your thoughts.
Ooh, a long-form video! Nice.
I have my final math exam tomorrow and instead of sleeping i‘m lerning about the history of gondor
Oh yeah, now this is true Nerdism. Well done!
Dope af !!!! Thank you
Incredible work, as always.
Great Video and History lesson. I'm subscribing 🙂👍
Excellent summary. Tolkien was great at so many things, but estimating how many Stone Masons and Carpenters you could pack onto Nine Ships presumably wasn't one of them........
That was bad ass. I enjoyed everything about it
Oh my! Wow. Kudos!
By far, my favorite! Felt like I watched a movie.
Great video! I had no idea this much was written about Gondor's history. What is the source material for most of this? I'm guessing Unfinished Tails?
Awesome video
This is literally the best channel to nap to
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Wow, thanks. I never knew so much happended for Men in the second age. Imagine how many TV series only this period makes!
Oh man I can’t watch this right now. I’m gonna come back to it.
I’ve nearly watched every video this guy has made
Great video! I believe it's Minas Anor and not Minas Arnor as mentioned at 1:30.
Imagine this as a Game of Thrones style 10 series show, faithful to the source material 😊 better than ahem ROP
The parallels between Gondor and Byzantium. Both great civilizations.
Love it when the parts are grouped together. Thanks Matt
Nerd of the Rings, I'd like to see the histories of the Beacons of the mountains. If anything actually exists about them. I think it would be cool to hear about and why they were built or what event set them in motion.
Something of a mental exercise, what would the Realm on Gondor be like if the Last Alliance had seen the destruction of Sauron and The One Ring? The early part of the Third Age would see Gondor subservient to Arnor. Many Elves would leave to go into the West. This would see the dwindling of Elves in Middle Earth. Gondor's main enemy would be the Black Numenoreans. I suspect a secret alliance with Orcs would have been made to put pressure on both Gondor and Arnor. With Arnor having a smaller population, this would be a serious situation for the joint realm.
Learning the history of Denethor's resentment towards Aragorn makes me realize how short-changed the final Steward was in the movie. I think that would be okay in regard to the theatrical cut, but I wish the extended editions of Two Towers and Return of the King had fleshed out that aspect of his past to give his character more dimension.
In the books, upon meeting Denethor Pippin thinks to himself that Denethor looked more like a great Wizard than Gandalf did. Gandalf tells Pippin that regardless the generations between, the blood of Numenor ran nearly pure in Denethor, and in Faramir also. The great cares Denethor was burdened with, losing his wife, and later his son Boromir, and especially using the palantir giving Sauron the opportunity to poison his mind with fear and dread all had made him the way he had become by the time of the War of the Ring.
@@captainflamson That really should have been included in the ROTK movie. Audiences would have already been very familiar with Saruman's ability to poison Men's minds, and that would have made Denethor's descent into madness and subsequent suicide even more tragic.
Thank you, this was a great video! Curious if anyone has a recommendation for a LOTR themed atlas? I’d like to see all these places on a map in order to visualize it better. Thanks in advance!
I have only 4 days until the deadline of the submission of the scientific article, for which I still have to work on it, but here am I, at 2:00AM watching the history of Gondor
Oh. And if I haven’t said so recently, you are the single best resource and voice for all things Tolkien, and you just keep getting better. The Tom Shippey of our generation. I mean that. Thank you.
Have you ever thought about reviewing some of the old Middle Earth Role Playing modules? They came with nice maps and artwork, and their content ranged from fitting nicely into Tolkien’s world to some pretty ridiculous stuff.
I've always found Anarion to be vastly underrated. He held the line against the Mordor and gained enough time for the Last Alliance to be a success. We know little about him, but without him, there's no victory
It would be interesting to see the video about the fact that the First Age actually began with the Awakening of the Elves.
Bro got me in my feelings about R2KT 😩 Seriously, great addition by the team. At the end of the day they’re plastic figures. Love the move!
Thank you for lighting the beacons
This is an excellent video. Beautifully presented and full of information. I have a question? Why did Gondor not extend to control Mordor at least at the times when its power was high? And during the Fourth Age, do you think they may have?
At some point Gondor had watch towers and fortifications in and around Mordor. I think those were more to guard against evil re-inhabiting the land rather than to occupy or settle it.
Mordor had been under Sauron's control for thousands of years before Gondor was founded. I doubt anyone would even want to try and live there as bad as it must have been.
I always have the thought during the 7-year siege that both sides were awfully nice to take a break to let the other side sleep, go bathroom etc
Amazing 🎉
God bless you and your work sir 💜💜💜😇😇😇💜💜💜
The most transmissable disease in LOTR was easily Gondorrhea
Thanks, Matt. After that Rings of Pooper season two rumor list, I really needed this. ❤️
Tolkien's imagination and storytelling is unrivaled imo.
GRRM really took a bit of names and ideas from Tolkien's works and that's a great homage considering how great ASOIF is
In the German translation the Gondorians name for Amon Amarth is basically "Mount Destiny". I am not sure if Tolkien was involved in this change. He was involved in the change from Shelob to Kankra in German - because he was aware that the sound of the word does not connect with a spiderlike being in German - Kankra does work much better.
Do you mean "Schicksalsberg" for Mount Doom? I don't think that is a change. A "doom" is someone's fate or ultimate destiny, at least in the original sense of the word. That is a cool fact about Shelob, though!
44:30 do they flee North east, or do they head South East into Lebinnin?
can you make a video about the invasion of the shire by the white wolves
They could make a 10 season show just about Gondor, if they did it right.
They don’t even have to do it right. They just have to keep politics and “the message” out.
Fastidiously researched and beautifully sourced imagery. 👏
Next video idea: “What if Frodo had left the ring in Rivendell with the Elves?”
Bravo! Bravo! Excellent indepth video. A quick question though, Aragorn ruled in Gondor, but historically the rule was in the north. Did he reestablish this?
If memory serves, the capitol remained in Minas Tirith. The rule being in the north was only true for a couple of centuries until the kingdoms split after Isildur's death, which was 3000 years before Aragorn's reign began.
@@istari0 thank you.
who did the drawing at 46:13? I've been looking for the drawing for years
I loved it
Where is the explanation of how Mina’s tirith was built? Or when the walls were raised and the ramas echor
Love this long videos, they really keep me going in the morning and later I tend to rewatch them with my wife. ❤
5:15 Clearly that rock was thrown by Sauron it had so much plot behind it.
Is it possible to show a timeline at the bottom of your next videos that could help visualize the passage of time and what age it is?
I'm interested to know where in particular the story of Cirion sending the riders to the Eotheod with the red arrow is sourced from?
When minis tirith was attacked , did sauron send an army from the black gate too , or did the haradrim on the elephants come from minas Morgul?
1:34 to 1:58 2:06 to 2:16 4:00 6:12 to 6:34 7:14 to 7:26 31:51
1:47 I thought that was an illustration of Tirion, the capital of Gondolin?
Gondolin is a city state in the first age, Tirion is the capital of all the elves of Valinor.