Man, this is quite a tragic story, and it is indeed quite a perfect one in regards to Valentine's Day (btw I hope you will have an awesome one, Yoystan! I sure will with my Family!). Ya know, I actually never really heard of this tragic tale in the Legendarium up to this point, but with how vast Tolkien's incredible world is, there is always something new you can learn, and this story is probably now my second all time favorite in Middle-Earth (next to Beren and Lúthien of course). :)
It’s interesting to see that also elves have tragic love stories cause mostly we see it in human female and elven male like Andreth and Aegnor. He wants to spare her from the fate of getting older while he stays the same. The other way around it seems to have worked out better as in Tuor and Idril, Beren and Lúthien, Aragorn and Arwen ... maybe those stories compared and the concept behind it could be an interesting video!? loved this one though!
A thought: Elves are immortal, and wouldn't both end up after death in Valinor in the halls of healing, prior to returning to living among the elves and Maia there? So these two were lost to the elves of Middle Earth, but they may possibly be reunited beyond the sea. mho.
This true but legolas says the from the west no tale has come...She could of faded and stayed in middle earth or died then her spirit (fea i think its called) stayed in middle earth.. thus they wont meet until the re singing and dagor dagoroth
Romeo and Juliet ain’t got nothing on these two Sad and tragic but it speaks to the immortal power of love, even tho they never found in each other again in life I’d like to think they were reunited again for without hope love is lost :’(
The story of Mithrellas falling in love with the Prince of Dol Amroth has legs, as it is canon that Imrahil has some elven ancestry. "and Legolas bowed low, for here was one who had elven blood in his veins"
So, Nimrodel left Amroth for a waterfall and some trees. He ended up killing himself trying to make a swim that he should have known was impossible. Its like she told Amroth, ok lets go over the sea then she ditched him along the way hoping that he would just sail west without her and forget about it. Amroth maybe had a good heart but he wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer as far as women. The fact that she wouldn't learn his language or his ways was pretty telling. Maybe she was really an Avari and she could not cross the sea. Tolkien never really does anything with the Avari and some of the elves in Mirkwood and Lorien were Avari, maybe quite a few.
Thank you for making this video!! That was a very beautiful topic you did today Yoystan. Sad, but beautiful, Even though Valentine's day is about 4 days away. I got a huge question for you, what is your favorite love story from Tolkien's works?
I wonder if perhaps Nimrodel found out of Amroths fate through the waters, since they're all connected? Elves, I think, can die from grief, so... Maybe that's what happened? I still don't have a theory about where her body might have gone, but, except possibly she fell or jumped into the river, but they must not have found each other afterwards. They are still calling each other. Well, she's singing, and he's calling her name. Just a thought
Another great video, Yoystan (I apologize if I spelled your name wrong.) Whether you're having a good week or a bad one, you can always count on Men of the West to make it an amazing journey through Middle Earth. Keep up the great work!
you could have talked about mithrellas also...... servant of nimrodel..........she married king of dol amroth Also could you make a video about Aegnor and Andreth........ the first elf and man love love story in all of arda(finrod makes appearance) you could also talk about Athrabeth Finrod and Andreth (the great debate between finrod and andreth). It talks about the fundamental differences between man and ef and their fates after death........... they had a tragic ending but this story of aegnor and andreth was a driving force that finrod would move to help beren and luthien later in life.
This story is not as well known as Beren and Luthien and Aragorn and Arwen, But it is still tragic as them!!! Thanks for the video until a *QUICK* video on the Silmarils...Marion Baggins Out!!!
What an amazing way that Tolkien tells us about loss and the memory of loss. I vividly recall this part of the story in which The Fellowship loses Gandalf and have to carry on and the story of Nimrodel and the Silverlode. This was all a precedent to entering Lorien.
Obviously a Tolkien Metaphor, seems more likely that such would befall humans, rather than elves, not knowing how they were parted is quite mysterious.
She was obviously a gold digger and found someone richer and stayed back while Amroth left his people behind and perished like he deserved for his foolishness!
I'd like to think that Nimrodel eventually found her way to other haven and from there sailed to aman, in the story Nimrodel has a companion named Mithrellas when they journey south who were separated from Nimrodel as well during the journey, Mithrellas was found by Imrozar who married her, they live in belfalas, she borne him a son and a daughter, after she gave birth to her daughter " she slip away at night never to be seen again". Meanwhile Nimrodel woke from her sleep and continue her Journey to belfalas where she found the ship has long gone as well as amroth.. from we can speculate that Mithrellas meet Nimrodel again in belfalas and from there the two might have set off on their journey again with Mithrellas leaving her husband and children following Nimrodel wether they survive the journey or not Nimrodel and Amroth will eventually unite in valinor after their death..
Not to poke fun at the names in Tolkien's works, but did the word "nimrod" exist during Tolkien's lifetime? The reason I ask this because it occurred to me that you can't spell Nimrodel without nimrod.
@@cynthiabevins2045 True, but I meant the word nimrod in terms of modern slang, like calling someone a nimrod, as opposed to the name Nimrod. I guess this would be yet another example of modern terms and sayings that come from the Bible like "I'm at my wit's end", "survived by the skin of your teeth," etc.
@@KTChamberlain The word nimrod got its modern slang definition as a dumb person from bugs bunny, who calls elmer fudd "poor little nimrod" in reference to him being a hunter. King nimrod was supposedly a great hunter, so he's being sarcastic. I don't know when Tolkien wrote this, but I don't think he was influenced by loony tunes lol. Even if it came out before he actually wrote it down it was probably in his head long before. Also, nimrod is not the biblical figure's true name. It means something akin to "the rebel", there's a lot of people who believe he's gilgamesh and kind of makes sense.
The power of love in fantasy is common, in CS Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia it is a recurring theme as well as the Harry Potter world created by JK Rowling. Love wins in the end, but the power as you said Yoystan, can lead a person to their doom as well, like in this tale, Powerful doesn't describe what true love means, I wouldn't die for lust, but I'd die to save my late son and would trade places if l could because of love. Love is wonderful, but it has its terrible side too.
I had mainly forgotten this one, as I’ve only read the series once, and this and Béren and Luthien merged together. Seeing as I knew barely anything about the Legendarium, I just assumed Béren=Amroth and Luthien=Tinuviel=Nimrodel and it all took place in the Troll Shaws.
A path diverged in a yellow wood, 2 Elves pondered where they stood, one said "Ey take the low road and ye take the low road, and I'll be in Scotland before YE!! .." The Elf maiden was never seen again while the Elf male never backtracked to find his love .. so ....
I never wanted children, but because I loved my soon to be married wife we had 3 children, one girl, the oldest and one boy, we thought that was it, but then oops! We had a second boy. We love our children and on Jan 16, 2011 our youngest son was killed in a house fire. My late wife couldn't bear her baby boy dying and she died from a broken heart less than a year later. Jonathan was 24 and my wife was 56. I would do it again, just to know such love. I also have a God who loves me even more.
I dont want kids because I'm scared this world will abuse them. But I do want a husband!!! To have someone to go through the battles of life with. Everyone has there own choices, As to if they want a family or not
"O Amroth you are one wazoo, One day I'm the girl next door, The next, foof I'm a river". The Bored of the Rings version. From memory so it is not entirely accurate.
I think she got pissed he never waited for her... FFS! She told him it would only take a minute in the bushes (the lembas did not agree with her), why did he had to go ahead?!
@@redblaze8700 Buried under all the snow probably. But it was Gandalf's fate to take a dive in Moria so that he could be "sent back" with increased power
Umm im not a lotr expert by any means, but if he drowned and she was killed or died somehow aren't they going to meet in the halls of mundos or something? Basically isn't every fallen elf's fait is to be sent to valanor? Please answer me somebody lol,I'd like to know.
Jeekos Jeekos Indeed. Amroth would have been reincarnated in the Halls of Mandos. But he presumably gained clearer sight in his second life, realised Nimrodel was not that into him, and so never returned to Middle Earth.
Nimrodel found herself a REAL man in Gondor who would show her the folly of her love for Amroth. The Man of Gondor with whom she met proved his point by taking her to the coast where she would yell Amroth's name. The "genius" Amroth would dive into the water like a pavlovian dog hearing his dinner bell only to realize he can't swim. the moron drowned and Nimrodel would rejoice in the terrible fate she almost endured at the hands of a fool. Being saved from the doom of Amroth the king who would abandon his people and lordship for a smelly boat, she moved back to gondor and opened a very successful inn named the Floundering King where they served a delicious beverage known as Amrothian ale. The drink was said to be brewed from the waters where Amroth had drowned and contained the ability to bring joy through stupidity and absent mindedness to the drinker for a time. However unlike the drinks namesake these effects are temporary! This story teaches us that some of the Eldar were not as wise and charismatic upon second glance. Nimrodel had indeed fallen in love with a fool and if not for separation and time for self reflection she to might have been doomed
While this is tragic, it's not tragic enough for me. I mean, Amroth left his people for Nimrodel, so he's kinda an irresponsible king on that regard. The Galadhrim are "lucky" that Celeborn and Galadriel decided to rule them. I find the story of Aegnor and Andreth more tragic than this. Also, if you won't mind, would you create a video about Aegnor and Andreth? Also try to create one about Maeglin and the Sons of Feanor (as least a vid about Maedhros or Maglor or both).
