What do you guys think of Durin the Deathless? Is he the most famous Dwarven King in Middle-Earth? And do you believe that he was reincarnated 6 times to lead his people once more? As always subtitles are available and feedback is welcome!
I think Durin the Deathless is very interesting, he is easily the most famous of the dwarven kings. I do believe he was reincarnated six times. One of the most interesting things I learned from this video is that of all the kings he was not given a wife, but it is more interesting that he instead received a legion of dwarven followers to help him create Khazad-Dûm.
@geekzone the dwarves WOULDNT have disturbed his rest but the orcs would have no such problem. Maybe they found his tomb and axe and balin found it afterwards. Just a thought. I doubt balin would tell such a lie. He was a very honorable and noble dwarf
"It's the dwarfs that go swimming with little hairy women!" Great video! I'd love to hear your theory of how Gimli's encounter with Aule in Valinor went since this would be the first time that he interacted with one of his creations since they were given life by Illuvatar
In his video on the Dwarf afterlife, he said that the Dwarves believe that after dying they go to the Halls of Mandos. Once there, they further go into a special hall meant for only the dwarves, where Aule takes care of them until Dagor Dagorath, the great battle at the end of the world. If this belief is true, then Aule has interacted with many of his creations since they were given life by Illuvatar. Or if not true, then I would also very much like to know the theory of how the encounter between Gimli and Aule in Valinor went.
You kind of get a little awestruck when you think that long before the rebellion of the Noldor, long before the elves left Valinor and came back to Beleriand, far, far away across the ocean. across the wide lands of Beleriand, the Blue Mountains, Middle Earth and the Misty Mountains, Durin the Deathless and his folk were flourishing in the south east of Middle earth in the greatest dwarf kingdom. Unnoticed and untouched by the Eldar and wars with Morgoth.
"The world was young, the mountains green No stain yet on the Moon was seen No words were laid on stream or stone When Durin woke and walked alone He named the nameless hills and dells He drank from yet untasted wells He stooped and looked in Mirrormere And saw a crown of stars appear As gems upon a silver thread Above the shadow of his head The world was fair, the mountains tall In Elder Days before the fall Of mighty Kings in Nargothrond And Gondolin, who now beyond The Western Seas have passed away The world was fair in Durin's Day A king he was on carven throne In many-pillared halls of stone With golden roof and silver floor And runes of power upon the door The light of sun and star and moon In shining lamps of crystal hewn Undimmed by cloud or shade of night There shone forever far and bright There hammer on the anvil smote There chisel clove, and graver wrote There forged was blade and bound was hilt The delver mined the mason built There beryl, pearl, and opal pale And metel wrought like fishes' mail Buckler and corslet, axe and sword And shining spears were laid in horde Unwearied then were Durin's folk Beneath the mountains music woke The harpers harped, the minstrels sang And at the gates the trumpets rang The world is grey, the mountains old The forge's fire is ashen-cold No harp is wrung, no hammer falls The darkness dwells in Durin's halls The shadow lies upon his tomb In Moria, in Khazad-dûm But still the sunken stars appear In dark and windless Mirrormere There lies his crown in water deep 'Till Durin wakes again from sleep" -JRR Tolkien
Carl, these illustrations are downright incredible! The individual/individuals that are responsible are TRULY gifted and then add to your beautiful narrative 👏👏👏 AMAZING 🥰
I didn't know during the deathless lived that long I knew he'd lived longer than any other dwarf but shit over 2000 years imagine the things he witnessed
I love your videos. My friends and family will sometimes compliment me on my knowledge of Tolkien's Universe, but I always tells them that I just watch you guys and History of the Ages videos lul
I’m really interested in turning my love for lord of the rings into a hobby. Any club/society recommendations would be most welcome. Great video again Carl!
Dwarf architecture has sort of an art deco motif going on. Orc tech is all about mass production, quantity over quality, whereas Dwarf tech is all about quality, innovation, and cleverness. To a Dwarf, the notion of quantity over quality (or planned obsolescence) would probably seem disdainful or downright offensive. Their manufacturing policy is everything should be built to last. In this age of our world, we've abandoned that principle. More's the pity.
The star constellation Durin sees in the mirrorlake is what the Eldar call the Valacirya, the sickel of the Valar. Though the Valar apparently never interacted directly with the dwarves after Aule put them to sleep, I like to think that they signalled their good will towards the adopted children of Ilúvatar.
A little of topic but I've havnt seen any one talk about the wild men that helped the Rohrim with a short cut to the Pelenor Fields. I've looked on other channels but havnt come across it so it would be cool to see a vid on the wild men of the forest i think the chief was Ghan buri Ghan.
The greatest city of the Dwarves, it goes by many names; Khazad-dûm, Dwarrowdelf and as it has come to be called now Moria as the Elves call it, the Black Pit.
@geekzone the dwarves WOULDNT have disturbed his rest but the orcs would have no such problem. Maybe they found his tomb and axe and balin found it afterwards. Just a thought. I doubt balin would tell such a lie. He was a very honorable and noble dwarf
I think it is certain that he was reincarnated, to answer your primary question. It is without doubt. As for the question of Durin's Axe... You could be right, and it was the axe of Durin VI alone. But, I think it is far more likely that the orcs plundered Durin I's tomb, or even likelier still that Durin I's axe was not buried with him but was in fact held in a place of reverence, much like the shards of Narsil, for the hand of their rightful wielder to pick up once again, and that this axe was passed down to each incarnation of the Father of Dwarves. This, to me, seems much more likely. I see it being handed down, it's head made of mithril and it's handle perhaps diamond in part (or adamant as it is called in Tolkien lore - and I had always imagined it as mithril with a sharp diamond edge and partial handle), but with each Durin adding his own mark to it during his life, his own personal stamp or contribution to the weapon. It's just something dwarves would do, ya know?
The dwarves have the best story. You never hear about dwarves butchering each other over boats. It’s the grand downfall of their kingdoms that’s survives in pop culture.
Where are you from? I've got a really hard time pin pointing your accent. Not that the accent bothers me though, more so it adds character to your voice.
Can someone explain to me how the orcs get into moria? The door was magically locked as we saw at LOTR but im not sure about the door they exit after Gandalf's fall. Was it open and if yes why the dwarfs leave it like this?
@@meduseldtales3383 That happened at the third age but the dwarves leave moria way sooner that that... but reading some more i found that the dwarves leave after the discovery of the balrog.
5:53 wait so are gimli gloin fili kili and the others not their real names? Also fun fact all of their names including gandalf were taken from the prose and poets Edda which is where all the Norse mythology stuff is from
@@GeekZoneMT I like the idea that two dwarf perents are having an argument about what to name their child and they eventually decide to just use both one as a dwarf name the other as a non dwarf name And they then start arguing about which should be which
