Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Lothlórien and Mirkwood are two of the most famous Elven realms in all of literature, yet they had previous rulers to the ones we know. Amdír and Oropher are these leaders, and today, we explore their histories and stories in Tolkien’s Middle-earth! Thank you all for watching, let me know your thoughts on these two kings in the comments below! 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!

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