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Aulë is one of the mightiest of the Valar, creator of the dwarves, and former master of both Sauron and Saruman. Today, we cover what we know of this great Smith of the Valar.
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Aule Crafting the Dwarves - Peet
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laurelin and telperion - aegeri
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melkor vs manwe - Felix Englund
And Aule made the Dwarves - Anna Kulisz
Aule and the Seven Fathers - Ted Nasmith
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Aule the Destroyer - Ted Nasmith
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Wood Elf - WETA
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elven smith - Tolman Cotton
feanor and the silmarils - Bella Bergolts
Killing of the Trees - John Howe
and one more ring to Melkor - dracarysdrekkar
Melkor and Ungoliant - John Howe
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@luhfcs Год назад

I always picture in my mind that after acknowledging Saruman's treachery, the other Valar would look at Aulë like "Really? Another one??"

@NicholasHEADSHOT Год назад

To be fair to Aulë, many other maiar fell to darkness too. Those are the Balrogs and other evil spirits. It sucks (for Aulë) that the only 2 we know by name are his'. The 7 Balrogs of Morgoth could very well be all from Manwë lol

@carson11100 Год назад

I don’t blame Aule whatsoever. I’m sure he taught Sauron and Sauruman well and always advocated creating things for good purposes, not for selfish desires or to upstage anyone…. Unfortunately they were beings with minds and wills of their own and their pride over their accomplishments and skills made them arrogant and they felt that because of their great skills they could reshape and guide the world better than anyone else. Hence why Sauron chose to follow Morgoth to reshape the world without limit and why Sauruman wanted the ring to give him the power to defeat Sauron and take his place and remain superior in power over Gandalf, Radagast and the Blue Wizards.

@maximix5447 Год назад

@@NicholasHEADSHOT I think Morgoth twisted the balrogs during the einulindale, so they never served anybody else

@MarvinT0606 Год назад

Manwe be like: "Aule my friend, you have got to *stop* teaching other beings how to craft stuff"

@Ithirahad Год назад

@@NicholasHEADSHOT I don't think the Spirits of Fire are of Manwe, given his thing is usually wind and storms. Tulkas is a possibility, also Varda though that would be incredibly odd for other reasons.

@haydenpoop2280 Год назад

I love Tolkien’s world. The fact that all these amazing things came from Tolkien is insane

@michaels7325 Год назад

Agreed. Too bad it has been perverted by acolytes of melkor lately

@petervare Год назад

So clever

@Archgeek0 Год назад

@@michaels7325 Ah yes, Jeff - the Forgotten Nazgul.

@RustyShackleford9000 Год назад

I mean in a way he borrowed a ton of the framework of it from Norse mythology. Still a brilliant adaptation, but concepts like a pantheon of gods each having a specialty like a smith, one who is linked to nature etc is a common mythology trope.

@litmeister Год назад

More insane is the fact that most of the other fantasy books and shows are inspired by his work

@DragonoidBerserker1 Год назад

I like to think that the reason why the Dwarves weren't nearly as corrupted as Men in the Second Age was due to the fact that they were made to be stubborn, resistant, and strong willed by Aule, Sauron's former master. A subtle showing of Aule's superiority in craft.

@tylersoto7465 Год назад

That's why I love the dwarves and there great character industrial skills

@nickalex4235 Год назад

Ironically Sauron is Aule top Maiar He never put much effort on REALLY turning dwarves into Nazguls ig since dude literally was there when Aule made the dwarves and of all people should know how to corrupt them If Sauron put much more effort he prob legit could make some dwarves into Nazgul Like some random dwarves that wants revenge or desires to restore Moria into Khazad dum easy prey

@donpula6349 Год назад

@nickalex4235 Also, not to mention that Aüle is also the patron, teacher, and friend to the Ñoldor Elves (2nd Elven clan of the 1st children of Eru). He thought the Ñoldor Elves how to craft and thought Fëanor the secrets of crafting that made Fëanor the greatest crafter and warrior. That which called him the "Spirit of Fire". Centuries later in both the 1st - 2nd age. The Ñoldor Elves have a strong relationship with the Drawves of the Blue from Belleriand (1st age) and the Drawves of Khazadum a.k.a Moria (2nd -3rd age), the time Eregion was established. Celebrimbor - the grandson of Fëanor befriended them - They thought and worked together. Both the Ñoldor Elves and the Drawves of Moria loved crafting, and they built the westgate made of mithril. The engraving of the gate was within in Sindarin, and 2 branches symbolises the "Lights of the 2 Trees of Valinor." After that, they made a trade route between the 2 kingdoms. The gate and the trade route is a sign of friendship that will never be forgotten till "The Sacking of Eregion." Quite amazing how Aüle has influenced his proteges. Too bad Aüle should have stopped his proteges of leaving Aman after the death of Finwë - 1st High King of the Ñoldor and the Darkening of Valinor. Another problem is his servants Mairon (A.K.A Sauron) and Saruman easily fall to the darkside. No wonder he didn't stop them.

@nickalex4235 Год назад

@@donpula6349 okay so Sauron should be busy but WHY didnt he ever craft anything for his Minions? If i was Sauron ill work Thousand of years just to get my Orcs the high quality weapon to overwhelm humans

@fai-pe7oq Год назад

Makes sense that the followers of Aule were most susceptible to temptation. Those who love to create are also likely to fall to ambition and desires to obtain greater knowledge. Sauron and Saruman are examples of this. Even the Noldor were susceptible to Morgoth, cause their pride and desire for knowledge surpassed all else and led to their downfall.

@HighwaytoHoserville Год назад

I agree. I create and all I desire is further knowledge.

@rahulmahajan8233 Год назад

@@HighwaytoHoserville What do you create ?

@HighwaytoHoserville Год назад

@@rahulmahajan8233 chainmaille. Costumes. Robots. Stories. Jewelry. cocktails. Meals. I could go on

@James-dn8dh Год назад

Now that you mention it this is kind of a theme that runs deep amongst the creators in Tolkien's works. The men of Númenor, Faenor, the dwarves delving too deep, celebrimbor to a lesser extent. Interesting.

@rahulmahajan8233 Год назад

@@HighwaytoHoserville That's cool

@JohnPeacekeeper Год назад

In hindsight, Aule's traits would also manifest in his three most famous creations: In all of them, there was creativity and stubbornness. In Sauron and Saruman, there was the presumption that their craft was the best. His own hubris. But in Gimli, there was Aule's humility. The recognition of his limits and admiration of all creation from the Music of the Ainur.

@current9300 Год назад

>Hey Fëanor, come hang out and I'll show you how to make pretty jewels Hey Mairon, wanna learn how forge stuff like rings Yeah I've fucked up a few times, but my man Curunir is going to Middle-Earth to set things right!

@Big_Wamu 3 месяца назад

"Can't make an omelette without breaking a couple eggs" - Aulë

@hoo7797 Год назад

I love that the Valar are inherently good, and yet they have character flaws that cause evil or mildly bad things to occur. Aulë is an undoubtedly loving Vala, very kind, humble, and quick to forgiveness. But so much so that he is quite naive when it comes to judging character. He completely overlooks the growing pride and greed of his servants and students, until it blows up in his face and they become vengeful monsters. I have to imagine he feels awful; all he wanted to do was teach the knowledge and craftsmanship that Eru gave him. At least he's got Yavanna to cheer him up; she seems like a good wife, and one of very few people, most of which are the other Valar, who are more in love with Aulë as a person than Aulë as a STEM instructor. With all that being said, Mahtan is an underappreciated Elf: he is Aulë's favorite Ñoldorin Elf; one of very few known *bearded* Elves; only known student of Aulë who doesn't betray him. Here's one great example of an Elf who didn't get carried away with his own ambitions and stayed true to his mentor, regardless of all the lies and propaganda goin on around him. Mahtan is the Perfect Ñoldo, the Ultimate Aulendil. Everyone should strive to be like Mahtan.

@davidlundquist1979 Год назад

Very few bearded elves, huh? I assume the others are Bearclaw and Treestump.

@Archgeek0 Год назад

@@davidlundquist1979 Forgetting Cirdan of the Grey Havens somehow?

@mon_moi Месяц назад

Mahtan's daughter, who would marry Fëanor, is also said to be a gifted sculptor. It seems that all of Aulë's students are wondrously creative

@BenMotionGraphics Год назад

"Melkor would sneak into the lands of Arda and destroy Aule's lamps" This sounds like a rift between two brothers where one got his own room first so the other broke his bedside lamp.

@ShanaReviews Год назад

Its nice to know that even though Eru's said that the dwarves and elves would be on rocky terms with each other. That there would be friendships between them. The greatest of which would be Legolas and Gimili as well as those who created the secret doorway to Moria

@willmercury Год назад

Narvi and Celebrimbor.

@pendragon2012 Год назад

Obsession with one's own great work is a double edged sword in Tolkien. Aule and others create for love, but it's also a gateway to darkness as we see in Morgoth, Sauron and Saruman.

@valentinkambushev4968 Год назад

Ironic since Tolkien himself was a little obsessed with his own creations.

@pendragon2012 Год назад

@@valentinkambushev4968 Maybe that was a little self reflection by Tolkien. Recognizing that this could turn to darkness if not properly handled.

@karlkarlos3545 Год назад

And Feanor. Clearly a theme in Tolkien's lore.

@pendragon2012 Год назад

@@karlkarlos3545 Yup, him too!

@valentinkambushev4968 Год назад

Without the Dwarves, the Elves and Men would have been doomed. Aulë may not have the best students, but his children definitely made up for their father's mistakes.

@MarvinT0606 Год назад

without the Dwarves and the weapons they made, to boot. Good luck trying to take a Silmaril from Morgoth or lopping-off Sauron's finger with a lesser blade.

@nickalex4235 Год назад

@@MarvinT0606 i have no idea how Sauron one of Aule top Maiar cant even make Armor good enough to deflect Dwarven Blades cmon Sauron sucks at actual Smithing all he did is make trinkets not proper Armor and weapon Hes a disgrace as a supposed Aule top maiar

@herrdoctor2895 9 месяцев назад

@@nickalex4235bro think he could rule Middle Earth with an Engraved Ring💀💀💀

@nickalex4235 9 месяцев назад

@@herrdoctor2895 he shouldve armed his Uruks with Explosive Crossbows like in Middle earth shadow of war

@herrdoctor2895 9 месяцев назад

@@nickalex4235 nah, he should've cheated and put every Uruk and Orcs with no weakness trait

@Beryllahawk Год назад

Honestly Aule is one of my favorites among the Valar, along with Yavanna. They love Arda so, so much, and they are gentle at heart. As a creative person myself I really identify with Aule, wanting to make the next Nifty Thing, and joyous to see the creations of others rather than jealous. Great video!

@LordOfTheLore123 Год назад

By AULES BEARD! Nerd is on an uploading streak!

@valentinkambushev4968 Год назад

Aulë's beard was probably the most amazing beard in the universe. Just like his wife's big, hairy feet.

@brll5733 Год назад

Creator deities like Aule and Hepheastus are my favourites. Gods that buckled down and did hard work to create something beautiful.

@runswithmooses87 Год назад

In a lot of way Aule and Morgoth are two half’s of the same coin both desired to create and be worshipped but Aule was willing to admit to his pride and mistake. Aule also had more of a fatherly love to his creation and does not seem to view at as less then him or other valar

@rafaelgustavo7786 Год назад

Since Aulë is Melkor's rival, I always imagined that some Maia spy passed on the information (of how Aulë created the dwarves) to Melkor. The creation of dwarves reminds me of Homunculus (artificial humans created from inanimate matter through alchemy) and the concept of the Golem from Jewish folklore (that its creator places a "piece of his soul" in the clay "doll"). Here comes the difference with Melkor: the Enemy "made" the Orcs in envy of Ilúvatar's power to create genuine life; Aulë made the dwarves out of love and eagerness to see Eru's children. The dwarves were rewarded by the breath of life, they ceased to be automatons and became the adopted children of God.

@Novusod Год назад

The Homunculus is not made from inanimate matter like rocks and clay. They are made from bird or salamander eggs fertilized with sperm from mammals including sometimes human sperm. Occasionally this would create a deformed fetus that would die very quickly. The creation of the Dwarves more closely resembles Golem lore and the warning God gave against making golems. A golem must never be allowed to speak for the moment it does then it shall be given a soul. Doing so was considered to be one of the most grave sins. Man playing "god" was strictly forbidden.

@oguzhanenescetin5702 Год назад

I think Sauron might even had a part in the destruction of the Two Lamps. He maybe knew that Aule used specific technique to make them and there was only one way to destroy that lamps and he spyed this to Melkor. It is not that likely because Tolkien didnt even envision that in the early drafts tho

@rafaelgustavo7786 Год назад

@@oguzhanenescetin5702 "Now Melkor knew of all that was done; for even then he had secret friends and spies among the Maiar whom he had converted to his cause, and of these the chief, as after became known, was Sauron, a great craftsman of the household of Aule. - Morgoth's Ring"

@oguzhanenescetin5702 Год назад

@@rafaelgustavo7786 Yes this was the quote that made me thinking but it is not implied Sauron was the one who gave him the informations about the lamps

@rafaelgustavo7786 Год назад

@@oguzhanenescetin5702 Melkor attacked the lamps at the best - possible moment. And I believe that Mairon (as a spy) pretended to be faithful. In this way, he may have participated in the engineering of the 2 Lamps and sabotaged their structure to facilitate Melkor's work. Remembering, Melkor had to be quick after the destruction of the first lamp, as he would still go to the second. And remembering that Sauron participated in all of Melkor's evil projects: "In all the deeds of Melkor the Morgoth upon Arda, in his vast works and in the deceits of his cunning, Sauron had a part.

@TolkienAnswers Год назад

The creation of the dwarves is one of my favorites in the Silmarillion. I wonder if there are any parallels to the account of Abraham offering up Isaac.

@NicholasHEADSHOT Год назад

I noticed that too! It's not out of the realm of possibility that Tolkien was inspired by it, consciously or not, being avery religious man after all.

@TETASARAIVACS Год назад

When Melkor destroyed the Lamps, I think that the one to the North fell southwards, and its giant broken pillar formed the Misty Mountains and the White Mountains, and its head formed the Mountains surrounding Mordor. That’s why there were a volcano there. It was the fire that Aule had first put on the top of the Lamp!

@ClassicalQuack Год назад

Is this from one of the books?

@finndevenny4564 Год назад

@@ClassicalQuacklast time I read the Silmarillion was back in 2019 so im a bit rusty but as far as I remember it makes no mention of this so most likely just a fan theory

@joshjames582 Год назад

@@finndevenny4564 I also think that those two lamp towers were very far North and South on the map, and possibly in the part of Middle-Earth that disappeared under the ocean when Morgoth was defeated.

@EvilSandwich Год назад

We should also point out that Melkor mostly got a second chance because Aule was one of the Valar that vouched for him. Between Sauron and Saruman falling to darkness, Feanor being an egotistical psycho that was only "good" in the sense that he hated Melkor as much as everyone else and Aule being one of the Valar to be like "I think Melkor learned his lesson", Aule judge of character is so bad, that's it's almost an unintentional running gag in the setting. At this point, every time Aule vouches for someone, Tolkien needs to smash cut to an "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" title card.

@kurfurstecouqmebreux8116 Год назад

Watching a video about Aulë with an ale in my hand on a Saturday evening! Perfection!!

@joosthuibregtse8143 3 месяца назад

No ale here... But also watching on a Saturday evening over a year later!😁

@zachperry9960 Год назад

Thanks for all the hard work you do keeping my love for Lord of the rings intact ❤

@teleportedbreadfor3days Год назад

What’s lovable about Eru was that he had a plan for the world he sought to create, but it didn’t mean he had no room for the ideas of his children. Eru is still an individual capable of love and compassion as well as wrath, despite being of a higher existence. After all, what’s the point in blessing life with individual thought if when they can express, it is limited to more than acts of evil.

@corgi42069 Год назад

As someone whose favorite race is the dwarves, whose favorite pastime is to craft, and who is currently in the process of crafting his own hand-carved hammer of Feänor, this video is likely my favorite of your videos

@theframedaxolotl5763 Год назад

nice to catch a video early!

@waveman1836 Год назад

Nienna also had a hand in the creation of the Two Trees, and in their cleansing after the Darkening of Valinor.

@annaroselarsen4218 Год назад

The art in the video is gorgeous !

@nicholaswiley1692 Год назад

This is one of my favorite videos from this channel! Love everything you guys put out, thank you!

@aztecazul Год назад

Finally! I’ve been anticipating the specific videos on each Valar and hopefully some of the Maiar as well, such as Melian! Can’t wait until the next one about Manwe!

@djbradshaw93 Год назад

Bro, your videos are spectacular. Absolutely love the in depth analysis. I often have them on in the background just because i find your commentary so soothing. Many Thanks from London, England!

@djbradshaw93 Год назад

@nerdoftherings hey matt just to let you know someone has made an account pretending to be you, asking people to text them on telegram to claim a prize. Just thought I'd let you know!

@jonslayzz Год назад

These videos always blow my mind. Just how detailed all this is.

@awesomehpt8938 Год назад

Nice guy Aule. Unfortunately he’s not very good at making sure his Maiar don’t turn evil.

@emilyelizabethbuchanan998 9 месяцев назад

Not his fault really. He's a smith. His apprentices are therefore those that love to create. Melkor/forces of evil sought them out DELIBERATELY because they knew that lust to create could easily be turned to a lust for power.

@AndrewCarlisle11B Год назад

Excited to see more videos of the Valar. You did incredible on the Morgoth series and I'm excited to see what all you have planned.

@ADofTexas Год назад

Matt, I just want you to know that your videos are as important to me as the Jackson films, Rings of Power, LOTRO game and all of Tolkien's books. I copy your videos and they are a part of my Tolkien collection. Your work is outstanding. Thank you.

@samuelalejandrogonzaleszev1605 Год назад

Thank you for this magnificent video. He will be making more videos of all the Valar and Maiar, right because they are incredible beings.

@waltershan7308 Год назад

Good work as always brother.

@VoiceoftheRings Год назад

Such a Good video!!! He is my Favorite of the Valar! This video Made him even more so to me!

@JoJo-nt5hr Год назад

I am huge fan of Tolkien and I love your channel! Thank you guys so much! could you maybe do a video talking about the differences in lore/genealogy of the house of Finwe between the Silmarillion and the stuff published later like Peoples of Middle Earth. It's kind of an annoying topic because of all the changes, like Gil-Galad's ancestry, but it would be helpful. ty! 🙂❤

@BJETNT Год назад

Such a beautiful story!! Nothing truly rivals it!!

@Jayjay-qe6um Год назад

I earlier versions of the legendarium, Aule and Yavanna were the parents of Orome and Nessa, and the great smith Velindo was one of his servants. In the early Gnomish Lexicon, the Gnomish version of Aule is Oli. He is also given the title Talka Marda ("Smith of the World") during the text.

@Skyadr Год назад

It's a great day when there's a new Nerd of the Rings video.

@Geekus Год назад

I hope this channel does an entire series on each of the Valar and known Maiar!

@rafaehsan4658 Год назад

I keep imagine that everytime the Valars did a meeting. One of them will shout " Hey smithbeard, do you want to have another student" and Aule just got embarressed lol

@emilyelizabethbuchanan998 9 месяцев назад

@ErickMartinez-uh9wi Год назад

Bro I love your videos, this world of JR Tolkien is the best

@varyar77 Год назад

Great overview - it's too bad so many of Aulë's proteges went bad. I'd have liked to read about one that didn't end up an evil tyrant or mad jewelsmith.

@9Dunk Год назад

Well, there's Celebrimbor, who created the rings.. oh wait.

@nickalex4235 Год назад

@@9Dunk get ready for ANOTHER Sequel where FOR SOME REASON ANOTHER Aule Maiar go down to Middle earth and become evil and made some ring of power again but in Modern day and he remade some Uruk again on Modern day for some reason with Guns and tanks lmao

@emilyelizabethbuchanan998 9 месяцев назад

@oguzhanenescetin5702 Год назад

We really need a TEDx show with Aule and how he always achieved to be such a bad master lol

@jasonbourneistreadstone Год назад

Hahahaha!

@illinoisklines9964 Год назад

love your videos

@strider3743 Год назад

Thanks Matt for this treasure of Tolkien lore! Amazing Tolkien created so much!

@ltils9081 Год назад

I'd love a video going into more detail about the origins of the dwarves - what happened when they awoke etc. They're the race I know the least about!

@matthewsligting1988 Год назад

So did Aulë have any pupils who DIDN’T turn evil?

@OfTheNorth946 Год назад

Hi Nerd, love your channel and all your videos, not a big fan of Amazon's sires tho, (only complaint if any.) Could you make a video on "The History of Dale"? I think it's a really cool Kingdom of Men and you could give it justice.

@allthegoodnamesareinuse Год назад

"Why hast thou done this." (what I say to my cat when he gets on the counter)

@josephmaller592 Год назад

This card game reminds me of Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic The Gathering, Elder Scrolls Legends, The Mythology Guy’s card game, coming out soon and other trading card games.

@bobo577 Год назад

What's interesting is I am reminded of the binding of Isaac where Abraham was prepared to sacrifice his son upon YHWH's command. Because of his proof of loyalty, YHWH stays Abraham's hand and blesses him for his obedience. Aule was willing to destroy the Dwarves out of repentance to Iluvatar and as such, Iluvatar spared them. They aren't the same thing but nevertheless an interesting parallel, the loyalty of servant to master.

@sargepent9815 Год назад

Both Mairon (Sauron) and Quoran (Saurmon) were both Maia of Aule. It's sadly ironic that they would both suffer the same corruption

@catalinmos3721 Год назад

Well done

@vincentruhe Год назад

Love the music you use in your videos, do you some links? I like the first song.

@pablosebasthian Год назад

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@arichbourg69 Год назад

It's strange to me that Aule obviously created the dwarves because he wanted to teach them and be with them, etc., but Aule just stayed in Valinor for millennia and didn't bring any dwarves to Valinor. Quite a bit of separation there.

@shehansenanayaka3046 10 месяцев назад

I love the tolkien universe. Brilliant imagination. It's one of the best alongside the wizarding world. We always appreciate your hard work and dedication towards these videos.

@JoHeLightning Год назад

lol the narrator's voice has become so soothing to me after watching sooooo many lore videos on LotR. xD

@theforestverse Год назад

you should do a theory on what would sauruman do if sauron was defeated

@milosstevanovic4117 Год назад

You work is great, but I have a question? Are You going to make videos about Eru Iluvatar? Thank You

@rothbardfreedom Год назад

Did the Elves in Valinor (e.g. Feanor) know about the dwarves before their awakening? Did the 7 Fathers remember what happened with Aüle and Eru?

@mattgoodell7015 Год назад

I always thought it odd that Aüle speaks to Illuvatar of sons mimicking fathers, since at the time there were NO FATHERS yet to be making that analogy about

@leonardofaber5823 Год назад

Since all Ainur came from Ilúvatar's mind, they are His children in a way; and he also saw the Children of Ilúvatar within the vision Eru put in front of themselves. So, one of the Ainur using that analogy is not so odd

@matthewmiller9485 Год назад

Dude just could NOT catch a break with his apprentices man!!!

@Mick-hp4yg 9 месяцев назад

I love the story of how the dwarves came to be.

@mokrypeter Год назад

Thanks!

@NerdoftheRings Год назад

Thanks, for the Super Thanks, Peter! Much appreciated!

@alexalexander723 Год назад

Great video as always...thanks Matt. Any news about the final review for the first season?

@jonathanredacted3245 Год назад

Yonks ago before the creator blasted it off the face of youtube, the silmarilion for noobs describes the difference between melkor and aule's desires as such Melkor: this is my money, I made it and its mine Aule: this is my cake, I made it, would you like some :D Aule derives enjoyment from the act of creation while melkor wishes to make possessions he can call solely his own, something the valar cannot do.

@mohad2760 Год назад

Can you make an episode about the languages of tolkien's world?!

@Fanaro Год назад

I think it's very strange that Aulë isn't that big a thing in Middle Earth, at least in terms of religion, since he basically created the dwarves.

@istari0 Год назад

He is a big thing to the dwarves but we don't read much about their practices. Tolkien included very little about organized religions in his writings.

@tomfurlong3491 Год назад

I can understand aule sending his people to try and fix all of what melkor had hindered or destroyed while making the earth

@MarvinT0606 Год назад

For all their faults, Aule and his children have consistently provided solutions to fix them. Narsil, Angrist, and the Helm of Hurin were made by a dwarven smith and proved invaluable at helping Men and Elves fight Melkor and Sauron.

@istari0 Год назад

Without Aulë, the Children of Ilúvatar would have had no place to actually live. Something to reflect on.

@pellezackrisson5320 Год назад

When is your season 1 review of the RoP coming?

@quintonforgrave584 Год назад

What kind of music do you use? Or where do you get it?😁

@davidmiddleton7958 8 месяцев назад

When reading so e of the compendiums of the LOTR, Aule has always come across as unsettled. I have found it somewhat ironic that 2 Maia that served Aule went rogue. First Sauron & then Saruman!

@aigodlord Год назад

Aulë would actually be a pretty cool guy (Vala) to be an apprentice to. Just beware that path of least resistance...

@mythologicalaccords Год назад

Aulë of Mar the Ola: Hephaestus of Pontos the Ponos in Greek Mythology & Gravity of Universe the Creation in Science. Interesting that his 2 Maiar servants had "fallen." Thaumas (Mairon) & Nereus (Curumo).

@mojojojoslyfoxharris Год назад

Definitely my go-to if I have to explain the Valar to less die-hard LOTR fans is that I equate them to the ancient Greek Gods and it's not hard to see why: Aule is basically the Greek God version of Hephaestus (Master Blacksmith) Ulmo is clearly the Greek God version of Poseidon (Lord of Waters) Mandos is the the Greek God version of Hades (Judge of the dead) I'm sure there are other equivalents, but those are the easy ones for sure!

@anurag6992 Год назад

Make videos on manwe,ulmo and tulkas

@HylianSoldier64 7 месяцев назад

I've always wanted to learn more about the sound I make when I puke

@kendehl 11 месяцев назад

I think it just so happens his students go on to become corrupted since it was their ambition to create of their own that perhaps drew them to his teachings in the first place.

@vetarlittorf1807 Год назад

I'm a bit confused. What exactly is the relationship between Eru Ilúvatar, the Valar and the Maiar?

@donutlovingwerewolf8837 Год назад

It's like God, Archangels, and lesser normal Angels

@haydenpoop2280 Год назад

Eru Illúvatar created the Ainur. The more powerful of the Ainur are known as the Valar, and the weaker ones became the Maiar. The Maiar were meant to serve the purposes of the Valar. The Valar were meant to serve Eru Illúvatar’s purpose. Hope this cleared things up!

@NerdoftheRings Год назад

Eru is like God. The Valar & Maiar are like gods (little g). Valar are mightier and higher than Maiar. Many Maiar serve/are associated with one or more of the Valar.

@fai-pe7oq Год назад

Eru created the Ainur, who are the Valar and Maiar. Together thru song, they created the world. The Valar were the greatest of the Ainur and represented the primary aspects of life and creation. The Maiar made up the rest of the Ainur. They served specific Valar based on what part they played in the creation of the world. Ex. Those Maiar whose sang about living and growing things came under Yavanna, the Valar tasked with the care of all living things, animals and plants, of the world.

@mikedicewrites Год назад

I wonder if it's because Aule was the most like Melkor out of the rest of the Valar that it somehow contributed to two of his servants falling to evil (Sauron and Saruman).

@geraldjagrowski4340 Год назад

The Sun and the Moon were not the last of Aule's creations. He fashioned Numenor at the end of the First Age.

@J0HNJ0RDAN Год назад

"If you don't enjoy reality.. create one." -- Things Tolkien Could Have Said

@rook972 Год назад

Maybe you have answered this but where do the dwarves go when they die?

@atharshaikh3840 Год назад

Morgoth hates lights

@Pengalen Год назад

Aulë is my favorite Vala.

@leryrosales1732 4 месяца назад

In our language, which is Filipino, Mahal means Love or Beloved.

@georgwagner937 Год назад

So when Aule [sic!] wants to destroy the dwarfs, and they beg for mercy and so, it's really Aule [sic!] making them do that, because they don't have true life at that moment. Sick move to convince Illuvitar.

@marcusreading3783 Год назад

From the wording of the quote, it sounds like Illuvitar had actually already breathed life into the Dwarves in the moment between Aule offering his creations to his father and taking up the hammer to smash them.

@istari0 Год назад

Eru Ilúvatar would not have been deceived by such an attempt.

@ingke23 Год назад

Mahal in Tagalog is Love

@meesert Год назад

Now that I think about it, there is not much religious stuff going in in Middle Earth itself right? I mean specially for men and dwarfs, I cant really remember them worshippinig the Valar or other gods for that matter. Do they even know that the Valar exist? Elves should know I presume but also for them there's not a lot of worshipping going on right? Kinda weird if you think about it, since the Valar have so much (in)direct influence for instance through the wizards.

@stevenlearmonth2747 Год назад

Is it not Yavanna and Nienna that bring forth the fruits? Maybe I'm misremembering.

@leonardofaber5823 Год назад

Yavanna is the Fruti Giver

@stevenlearmonth2747 Год назад

@@leonardofaber5823 Yes I know, i was referring to something in the video, where he said Yavanna and Arda bring forth the fruits of the two trees to make the sun and the moon. I thought it was Yavanna and Nienna that did that.

@leonardofaber5823 Год назад

@@stevenlearmonth2747 oh, that. Sorry. You're right, Yavanna and Nienna worked together in the failed attempt to bring the Trees back, resulting in the Golden Fruit and the Silver Flower. Varda came into the matter after Aulë finished the Vessels, so she could grant power to Isil and Anar to cross the skies