What Weapon from Tolkien's Legendarium do YOU think is most legendary? Perhaps one that's not on this list? Let me know in the comments! Don't forget to subscribe www.youtube.com/@The.Lore.Seeker?sub_confirmation=1 Also check out the other videos ru-vid.com/group/PLfWUoG6RPjBC51dSR5yYXZLouVphXBW_3
In the Dagor Dagorath, Tolkien's apocalypse, Morgoth escapes the void and returns to unmake the world. Turin Turambar is reborn by Mandos to fight for middle earth and Gurthang is re-crafted. Turin ultimately slays Morgoth with Gurthang ending evil forever in middle earth. That seems to me to make Gurthang unquestionably the most powerful blade in all the legendarium.
Although many other blades featured here carry more renown, either through who wielded them, or what battles/events they participated in, my highest Honour goes to Gurthang. Reason? As prophesied, Gurthang will deal the Final Blow to a returned Morgoth, in the hands of a resurrected Turin Turumbar, during Dagor Dagorath. Surely there is no greater deed than that? 😁 *Plus, it SEEMS to have a Mind of its own!!* 🤯 Also, Lore Seeker, when you have the time, I'd like more of these, covering the ones not featured, maybe split into Categories? (Bows/axes/staffs) 😉
Good suggestion, I did not take that into account. Lists are also nice to spark a discussion, because every single soul alive will make a different list. Yes, I'm planning to split them up into categories. But it might take a while to get them ready. Please bear with me :)
I was surprised Belthronding wasn't on the list, but overall great list. Really enjoyed that you named accomplishments of the weapon instead of just who carried the weapon.
@@The.Lore.Seeker mhmm, perhaps indeed lol. Good background coverage on each one though, makes me wanna re-read The Sil and CoH. Assuming that wasn't an AI voice over, I was properly entertained by how many different ways you managed to pronounce "Ringil", heh
Tuor was a mortal man who slew three Balrogs with Dramborleg. By far the greatest mannish warrior ever, he was granted the right to dwell in Valinor, sired Earendil the Blessed and was the grandsire of Elrond. You’ve got to include the weapon that slew three Balrogs.
@@coryshepherd3495 You're referencing a much earlier version of the Fall of Gondolin where every single person there seemed to slay 19 Balrogs themselves.... the Balrogs are barely better than Orcs in that version. Tolkien settled later on Balrogs being MUCH stronger and rarer than that, only 7 total. Each one that was slain was a famous tale, and Tuor didn't kill any and neither did his Axe. Tuor was not the greatest mannish warrior ever. His cousin Turin alone kicks his ass every time, let alone his Uncle, Hurin Thalion, who was the actual greatest warrior of the race of Men. All Tuor did was follow the breadcrumbs of a God, then wear fancy silk tunics and nail a Princess. He's a pretty boy.
I think there is a mistake , goblin cleaver was not with thorin at the battle of the five armies in the book, it was taken from him when the woodland elves captured the dwarves. The king of the elves gave it back to thorin after he died
@@jackyeaney9095 yea , Peter Jackson’s is not canon, I love his movies, but they are not canon, Tolkien’s words are cannon and in the book that does not occur, he does not get the sword back until he is dead
Orcrist would undoubtedly be shaped like Glamdring as a sister sword. Tolkien would have it no other way. He would also use actual blades from history as models, as he treated his world as actual history.
I would be confident to say that if Aragorn didn't get Anduril from Lord Elrond, the campaign of the War of the Ring wouldn't had been possible, even if he obtained a different blade. The legacy and influence of that blade against the forces of Sauron was so large that even Sauron knew the raw potential that blade had, especially with Aragorn wielding, hence why he saw him as large threat against his goals to dominate Middle Earth.
In the book, Elrond gives the Shards of Narsil to Aragorn when he's only 20 years old and then Narsil is reforged and Aragorn starts using Arundil when they leave Rivendale to destroy the One ring. Remember that Sauron is still without form and regardless of anything, there's nothing in Middle Earth that Arundil can't eliminate. Sauron is afraid but wouldn't be if he had form.
You're 100% correct. One of the things I love about LotR is all of the lore that Tolkien actually wrote before his death and there are very, very few canonical errors, and I wouldn't even be right calling them "errors", it's more about what characters eyes you're seeing the story through and how THEY saw things. Tolkien was amazing. Imagine what we'd have if he'd have really started writing LotR when he was young!!!!! To my knowledge he started writing them as short stories for his son, while his son was away fighting in WW1. I want a series that starts at the very beginning and for it to stay true to the books
@@paulholstein2159 That's one of my favorite things about the LOTR (the Silmarillion and the Hobbit too.) The refined consistency and extreme quality of worldbuilding and character building is so laid out to a near perfect degree that you can you really see how dedicated he was to this, and how little (if any) is needed to fill it out, when there's basically no requirement of that. LOTR is more than a story it's pure art.
Also Sauron was killed before the ring was removed, his physical body was defeated by the two kings and the son of the human king took the sword and cut the finger off to take the ring
Considering Tolkien considered Gurthang might be the weapon that would slay Morgoth in the Dagor Dagorath, I wonder if he had more in mind wrt the origin of Gurthang with the inexplicable meteorite it was forged from.
Another GREAT video brother!! I love the mixture of art work and again you really have a fantastic way of telling Tolkien’s stories! Thank you keep up the great work!!!❤🎉
Was going to watch the video, but 1:14 long unskippable ad followed by 45 second unskippable ad, i am not sitting through that. Yell at youtube about their ads or deal with lower viewership, i know i wont be the only one
I never had that long unskippable ad on my phone(the longest i get are 12 seconds, and not very often), and on pc i use Brave browser so i don't get any ads at all.
@@abelingaw5070 you're referencing an earlier version of the Fall of Gondolin where every person there slayed like 27 Balrogs single handedly. In that version Balrogs are much weaker. Tolkien later landed on Balrogs being much stronger and rarer than that, Fallen Maiar with there being only 7 total, and each ones slaying was a massive deal, like Ecthelion's slaying of Gothmog.
Good video but there's one mistake was made talking about the barrow blades. These daggers were not forged in the late third age but in the middle second age during the battle with the Witch King.
The Barrow Blades were forged during the Third Age, and Angmar fell in the second half of the Third Age. Maybe not "late" Third Age, but not middle of the Second Age, because Angmar wasn't even founded until TA 1300.
What people used to make fun of the french for having a pomp language wich sounded like they were making love with there mouths while speaking there language? Dont the french think the brits sounds brutish and that there language is just a muttering of intellectually inept peoples trying to speak there own volgar version of stolen french language.well yes we are brutish Americans who murter your stolen languages.but we are so busy leading the entire planet as the world only super power and keeping weak allies from being conquered by more powerful enemies.so maybe think of that next time you need americans help to keep your fledgling little country for your next generations.thanks from America!
I'd like to be as complete as possible, which the chance of making lore mistakes. Would you prefer to have them shorter? And what about the info you'd like to see?
Nonsense. I dig it. We are talking about Tolkien material. The guy who used every adjective he could to describe a tree. Remember why we love this stuff.
Does anyone agree that the hobbits are like children innocent and brave and women are strong and powerful. I think the whole Tolkien’s point is that the world is saved by women and children. If your telling your children a story wouldn’t you want the hero’s to be understood by children?
I was gonna subscribe until you said Morgoth fought The Valar with Grond in The War of Wrath. 1. The Valar never fought in The War of Wrath or else it would have been over in 2 seconds... Never in the books did it ever say any Valar were physically involved in that War. 2. Tolkien writes, Eonwe, The Herald of Manwe led The Army of Valinor. If The Valar were there he wouldn't have led the Army. 3. Morgoth wasn't even 1% of his original power since he expelled most of his spirit into Arda to forever mar it. You should know this. Poser. Bye.
@@DominusHydra40k "Make shit up" ? Where is the textual proof that the Valar were definitely not in the War of Wrath? It says "The Host of the Valar" marched on Morgoth. That could be interpreted a lot of ways. There is a broad understanding that Eonwe being sent as the herald of Manwe means that Manwe wasn't there, but look anywhere on the internet and you'll realize there are varying theories. -- Beyond that, The Silmarillion was never finished and approved by Tolkien before he died. Christopher went with his interpretations and choices for canon. Anyway, this isn't an airport, you don't have to announce your departure. Bye Felicia.
The issue about the War of Wrath is that it's not explicitly said either way if any of the Valar were there. It says the "Host of Valar" went to war, and that Eönwë's trumpet sounded, but it doesn't name any specific Valar that were there. My understanding was that the Valar were there - it doesn't say they weren't.. and other arguments online say they must not have been because Eönwë was there as the herald of Manwë. But... just because Manwë sent his messenger at the front doesn't mean he wasn't there, and doesn't mean other Valar weren't there. So there is no definite answer, we can only make assuptions, like I did and like you did. My thinking is how did Beleriand sink if it was just a battle between Morgoth's strongest beasts, and the Men and Elves? There must have been supernatural powers. The idea that Morgoth was at 1% of his power? He was greatly weakened, just like Sauron was by the War of the Ring, but he wasn't incapacitated.
