Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Tolkien’s works are an incredible legacy of a brilliant author and his life’s work. However, did he make any mistakes or have any inconsistencies in his world? Let’s take a look at some of the moments where that might have been the case! As always, a great thanks to the online artists whose visual works made this video possible! If you are one of the artists, please let me know and I will post your name and a link to your work in this description!
#LordoftheRingslore
#Middleearth
#Tolkien
Tolkien Gateway article on inconsistencies:
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Possible_inconsistencies_in_the_legendarium
Masters of Mythology (second channel):
youtube.com/@MastersofMythology
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Comicnut64
Zoomi
Peter Sheppard
Malleus Flavus
Elves
EFPara
Malleus Flavus
scooterdtx
Inge Marie Schmidlin
Van Hardison
Dale Starbuck
Chiara Siasat
Jpcjr
Susan Henry
Matthew Jacoby
(These are active patrons and members according to YouTube and Patreon. However, I can make mistakes and miss you! Please email me at menofthewestst@gmail.com if there are any issues!)
The new Men of the West thumbnail logo overlay was created by Raffe:
@RaffetheRandom on Twitter
The new Men of the West logo was created by Beau:
instagram.com/beauy.art/?hl=en
The new Men of the West intro was created by Tyler Lund:
artstation.com/tylerlund6
The image “Bag End” was created by Wayne Glassbrook at designly.net
The first song used in this video:
"Ever Mindful" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The last song used in this video is from:
library.techsmith.com
Many related and/or used art come from these artists and sources:
Michael Whelan
Ralph Damiani:
ralphdamianiart.com
artstation.com/ralphdamiani
Ted Nasmith:
tednasmith.com
Jenny Dolfen:
goldseven.wordpress.com
Alan Lee:
iamag.co/the-art-of-alan-lee
John Howe:
john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery
Hildebrant Brothers:
brothershildebrandt.com/Brothers.htm
Magali Villeneuve
magali-villeneuve.com
EKukanova:
deviantart.com/ekukanova/gallery
steamey:
deviantart.com/steamey
SaMo-art:
deviantart.com/samo-art/gallery
Anke Eissmann:
anke.edoras-art.de/anke_illustration.html
Kip Rasmussen:
kiprasmussen.com
alystraea:
deviantart.com/alystraea
peet:
deviantart.com/peet
Abe Papakhian
deviantart.com/abepapakhian
LOTRO (screenshots):
LOTRO.com
ArdaCraft:
ardacraft.me
Tolkien’s works are an incredible legacy of a brilliant author and his life’s work. However, did he make any mistakes or have any inconsistencies in his world? Let’s take a look at some of the moments where that might have been the case! As always, a great thanks to the online artists whose visual works made this video possible! If you are one of the artists, please let me know and I will post your name and a link to your work in this description!
#LordoftheRingslore
#Middleearth
#Tolkien
Tolkien Gateway article on inconsistencies:
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Possible_inconsistencies_in_the_legendarium
Masters of Mythology (second channel):
youtube.com/@MastersofMythology
Consider donating to our Patreon for the Westernesse Podcast and Discord Server:
patreon.com/menofthewest
MOTW Store:
youtube.com/@MenoftheWest/store
Castle Kon Replicas (use code “West” at checkout):
castlekon.com
Check out our music channel:
youtube.com/@MusicMOTW?si=ZMNQ7tXRf0e2yFpB
Join us on Facebook at:
facebook.com/Yoystan
Join us on X at:
twitter.com/Yoystan
Thank you for your patronage and support (Valar and Elf tiers)!
Valar
Joby Weasel
Ed Patterson
Comicnut64
Zoomi
Peter Sheppard
Malleus Flavus
Elves
EFPara
Malleus Flavus
scooterdtx
Inge Marie Schmidlin
Van Hardison
Dale Starbuck
Chiara Siasat
Jpcjr
Susan Henry
Matthew Jacoby
(These are active patrons and members according to YouTube and Patreon. However, I can make mistakes and miss you! Please email me at menofthewestst@gmail.com if there are any issues!)
The new Men of the West thumbnail logo overlay was created by Raffe:
@RaffetheRandom on Twitter
The new Men of the West logo was created by Beau:
instagram.com/beauy.art/?hl=en
The new Men of the West intro was created by Tyler Lund:
artstation.com/tylerlund6
The image “Bag End” was created by Wayne Glassbrook at designly.net
The first song used in this video:
"Ever Mindful" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The last song used in this video is from:
library.techsmith.com
Many related and/or used art come from these artists and sources:
Michael Whelan
Ralph Damiani:
ralphdamianiart.com
artstation.com/ralphdamiani
Ted Nasmith:
tednasmith.com
Jenny Dolfen:
goldseven.wordpress.com
Alan Lee:
iamag.co/the-art-of-alan-lee
John Howe:
john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery
Hildebrant Brothers:
brothershildebrandt.com/Brothers.htm
Magali Villeneuve
magali-villeneuve.com
EKukanova:
deviantart.com/ekukanova/gallery
steamey:
deviantart.com/steamey
SaMo-art:
deviantart.com/samo-art/gallery
Anke Eissmann:
anke.edoras-art.de/anke_illustration.html
Kip Rasmussen:
kiprasmussen.com
alystraea:
deviantart.com/alystraea
peet:
deviantart.com/peet
Abe Papakhian
deviantart.com/abepapakhian
LOTRO (screenshots):
LOTRO.com
ArdaCraft:
ardacraft.me
