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Absolutely epic. I needed this so badly and had no idea. I want so badly to understand fully Aragorn every time I read it and I feel like maybe I do when I read the book but it ebbs from me in the intervening months. This captures him so perfectly I feel. I would like to hear more about Aragorn vs Dickhead in the palantír one day if you're of a mind.

For all the “problematic” bloodline/race issues in Middle-earth, it’s worth noting that individuals are still more than their ancestry. We’re explicitly told, in a story where time makes things worse, not better, that Aragorn is more like Elendil than any who came before him. So on top of everything else, Aragorn has something special about him individually.

This album is an absolute masterpiece. Both lyrically and musically, it captivates me from beginning to end. What a wonderful breakdown and analysis of all the tracks - thank you for making and sharing this video!

Bah! The album got pulled from Spotify (at least here in Sweden). 😞

Such a great video, thank you

It is also worth noting. Glorfindel is the only other being that The witch king feared. He did ride away from him when the prophecy was made. Glorfindel and Elrond also washed the 9 away on the Anduin. But yeah: other than those two. The Witch king is the most mighty being in Middle Earth. Bombadill notwithstanding. 😏 Edit: and Sauron. (Obviously)

Thank you so much for this video!!! On behalf of all the bards!!!😊

I knew had to come here after watching girlnextgondor video. Nightfall in middle earth played non stop in my teens and it still does. Amazing video

I am LOVING the content brother

He should've swallowed the ring instead of wearing it.

It’s as simple as this. Tolkien was catholic. To a fault. But his works mirror the same ficton as the bible. It’s more nuanced and interesting. However. Tolkiens work is. Good vs evil. It’s black and white. So let’s take Sauron as Lucifer? (You could argue morgoth) but that’s not the story that was told. Eru is god supposedly? That makes the Miar angels? But Aragorn is mortal flesh. Eru created him. As he did other beings. But he seems to have an affinity and a love for man. Aswell as the flaws of man. As “god” does in the bible. In that way. Aragorn is Christ. But then. We see it’s just ideas for Tolkien. Because the smallest people in Tolkiens world. They save the world. They defeat Shelob. They mortally wound The Witch king of Angmar.. Then Sméagol, Bilbo and Frodo bear and destroy the one ring together. They come from a place that the great heroes of Middle Earth didn’t know. Ever Sauron didn’t know what the shire was. That is Tolkiens lesson.

Loved this video. I had always enjoyed the idea that the Mouth of Sauron was the messenger sent to Dain. But the theory that he could be the last king of Gondor.. that actually broke my heart a little bit

Wow, great video about my favorite album and gateway into metal. I remember being 14 yo and having just heard Nightfall, and trying to make it fit into The Lord Of The Rings, and I just couldn't make it work... a few years later I discovered The Silmarillion and it all made sense. Now, like 25 years later, I thought I had this album covered, but you actually made me realize I had misunderstood a song or two, especially Song of Sorrows. But that's great, I love finding out that I'm wrong and learning something new :) I found this video through the video: ruclips.net/video/BoYjMfrOAc8/видео.html and it was a great watch. I just felt I wanna share because who doesn't love great videos which doesn't focus on rage and clickbait!

I am so glad I found this video again, I have to thank you and Blind Guardian for motivating me to read The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings books. I am so glad I did before I went to see Blind Guardian live because knowing the stories behind the songs makes the concert so much better, I was able to guess a few songs based on the story description the singer gave us.

It is well established that the one ring enhances the innate powers of its bearer. Aragorn's power is his divine, kingly authority (as witnessed by Legolas as a flicker of light playing on his brow like a crown). The ring itself is a tool of domination that grants Big Brother-like surveillance capabilities, imstant understanding of all languages and endlessly prolonged life. When one wears the ring and commands any creature of darkness including the Nazgul, none can reject the command of the lord. Saruman says as much to the face of the Nazgul. But beyond all that, Aragorn has an aura of surety, an armor of righteousness that Sauron perceives. He knows that he has no right to rule and that he's an imposter. A common bully with an uncommon power. Aragorn has every right to rule and people follow him out of love and trust. Sauron must always fear betrayal while Aragorn can always depend on his friends. And also, Sauron hasn't yet forgotten his humiliation at the hands of the Numenorean kings. No, he has many good reasons to fear Aragorn.

Great listen mate! Keep it up and you may become as good as the guy from the red book channel!

I love this album if only because it is the only Tolkien metal I can actually understand.

Great stream. Thanks for this

Thank you for this video of my favorite character in The Lord of the Rings.

Tolkien is so dry... its painful

I quite enjoy these long form videos, where you actually explore the 'rabbit holes'. The calm delivery makes this a great listen when winding down at the end of the day.

Great video, thanks! I hope you can make more frequent appearances.

If generational trauma can be applied anywhere, it could be applied toward lineages in mythological fairytales…not that this concept totally applies to this situation, but even in history (and most notably seen in the Bible) ancestry lists were almost treated like resumes. “Look at this great man I am descended from! Or this woman. Or these heroes. This is why you can trust me, because I am descended from them.” They would purposely leave out unimportant/infamous names to buoy their status. Love this video. Thank you Steve!

Well, this might be my new favorite channel. gonna do a deep dive into all your videos. thanks for what you're doing!

This video is a fantastic reminder about the importance of one's *role* in the legendarium. Remember that the Valar are described as the *powers* of Arda - I understand them as the as the function of Arda. Sauron's fear was not that he would be usurped as the lord of the ring, but that his role in Arda would be usurped. And Aragorn represented a top candidate to replace his role. (Steven's previous video on Gandalf's speech is a perfect example of one's role)

Yay!! Don’t leave ever!

Mortal men from a greater lineage are more likely to wield power and influence and decide the fate of middle earth. Yet. Samwise. A gardener and simple and loyal friend to Frodo and his famous uncle. He is the greatest hero of all. He carried on when even the “heroes” of ancestry and blood couldn’t go on. And that is Tolkiens lesson to us all. Anyone can be a hero. Through love and through morality. Anyone can be strong.

Nice work dude thanks

This channel is criminally underrated. Your videos are some of the best in quality and content. Thank you for what you put forth into the online space.

10:06 I mostly agree but I do feel a bit uncomfortable with it, none the less because a lot of the ideas used to justify the worst crimes of the last 500 years, were either inspired by or extrapolated from a lot of these mythological tropes. It isnt Tolkien fault that this is the case, but you can see why bad faith actors (in this case meaning, literally nazis from the actual nazi party in the 1940s and many of their modern counterparts) enjoy these aspects of the legendarium and are ever greedy to pervert his works for their own gain. It is because these same bad faith actors, base their justifications for what they want to do, on the narratives used to justify European imperialism, and those narratives were in turn often based on this sort of mythology as well as the more violent and chauvinistic interpretations of Christian scripture, which just happens to be where Tolkien also drew inspiration from. Therefor, whilst Tolkien himself thought that imperialism was a detriment to both the oppressor and the oppressed, and despised fascists with an admirable passion, his work just so happens to play into the world views of people who love those things. It is regrettable.

As far as I'm concerned, Mr Gibb's word is canon.

Great job my friend. Excellent addition to the channel!

Why so much salt for the Tolkien Society. I think theyre qlright, I think youre akright. I dont get it.

Great vid. I’ve always loved the idea that he was linked with Numenor - something about a human fallen so far and wishing to destroy the kingdoms in exile always shone strong to me

This video is going to be my number one reference, for my friends that have only seen the adaptations. (Since they won't read 🙄)

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It may originally have been a lie, however, they were kin of the kings of Gondor via Eldacar's mother. So when Elessar reforged the Oath of Eorl with Eomer he legally gave the land to a distant kinsman! Also Eowyn married Faramir, Steward of Gondor and Head of the House of Hurin. Also, her grandfather married a descendant of a Prince of Dol Amroth, and her brother married a daughter of the Prince of Dol Amroth, who was also Faramir's uncle, who were kin of the House of Elendil, making Eomer's heirs descendants of the Dunedain and kin to Elessar! What was originally a lie became a different truth! Rohan was ruled by a kinsman of the king of Gondor!

This deeper analysis is truly amazing. I hope you do more.

Came after watching girlnextgondor video, glad I found you

Thanks to Tolkien I appreciate my Catholic background a lot more, and I'm also a staunch monarchist now, maybe not a believer in current monarchies as we know them, but surely I await for a king that we all know.

Your videos are works of art. Thank you!

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

top notch as always

I think about Earnur being egged on into a duel with the Witch-king a lot. It's interesting how Tolkien had the rule of kings in Gondor end due to what may be the last king's pride or fear of looking like a coward. How does that compare to Fingolfin challenging Morgoth to a one-on-one? Or to Morgoth accepting Fingolfin's challenge? Or to Aragorn revealing himself to Sauron through the Orthanc-stone, which hastened the Siege of Minas Tirith? Was there pride in Aragorn's provoking of Sauron, just justified pride where Earnur's was unjustified, or was the provoking purely strategic?

Great video as always. I'm looking forward to the next exclusive members stream!

I love War of Wrath cause I love to hear Morgoth and Sauron directly speak to each other

I get triggered when people get squeamish over the idea of bloodlines. It's sad when Tolkien discussions are tainted by modern tabuls rasa pseudoscience progressive ideologies. Blood and race are real.

One more thing that makes aragorn the natural enemy of Sauron its the fact that Aragorn its the rightful heir to the ring of Barahir. Saurons ring represents hate, the wish to control other, fury and power while the ring of Barahir represents Loyalty, friendship and the wish to oppose the dark lords. The ring of barahir its almost as old as sauron himself it was that ring which was owned by finrod who challenged him to a battle of magic, it was owned by Beren who together with Luthien challenged him and later would take a silmaril from Sauron's master's crown. It was owned by the Numenoreans who helped Gilgalad defeat him at the begining of the second age, Elendil had it when sauron was defeated in the war of the last alliance and finally the ring went to be owned (i believe) by Eldarion the first High king of the 4th age. The 2 rings help differentiate the 2 kings from one another and in my personal opinion The ring of barahir crowns the true king of men. GREAT video btw.

Oh yeah, it's Tolkienin' time!

This is a masterpiece , you really are the best Tolkien channel for every analysis of the characters or the lore. Sadly in France we have no one like you to explain it so well. I'm glad your channel exist Steven.