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Previously in our series on the world of Tolkien, the world of the Lord of the Rings, we have talked about the First and Third ages of the Middle-Earth, covering the entire of the Third Age and the war of the ring (youtu.be/BmqKXTqXglM), the rise of Morgoth in the First Age (youtu.be/LFQ9RyGJ5uw) and his fall (youtu.be/ewrJVLdPx9k), as well as the economy and the societies of the Middle-Earth (youtu.be/B86jAx_gPPU). Our new season will talk about the Armies of the Middle-Earth, starting with the armies of the Elves of the First Age (youtu.be/McTf8J2t6mk), followed by the Dwarven armies of the First Age (youtu.be/l5nqIsi4r5Y) and the human armies, as we talk about the race of men - Edain, houses of Beor, Haleth, Hador and the Easterlings (youtu.be/yWlhmRSdQPE). Episode 5 moves into the 2nd age and the armies of the Elfs and Elven Kingdoms, including Eregion, Imladris, Lindon, Lothlorien and the Woodland Realm, as well as how they fared during the War of the last Alliance (youtu.be/Nyi-vI-cvmo), while the sixth discussed the armies of the Dwarves of the 2nd age (youtu.be/luB_ziLzzX8). Episode 7 will describe the armies of Numenor, how they defeated Sauron and influenced the future Numenorean states (youtu.be/ejR2ZPGU2ng), while the 8th will talk about the Armies of Rohan (youtu.be/QdTe6_Qo4eM) and the Isengard and Dunland of Saruman during the War of the Rohirrim and the War of the Ring (youtu.be/33yOXMGbGmg). We will then go back and talk about the armies of Sauron in the Second Age (youtu.be/zI83QJ1ujhw), and return to the Third Age to cover the armies of the Hobbits (youtu.be/GNN6u53AJqU) and the Dwarves (youtu.be/ib4vV7HdHJM) and learn how the Elves helped defeat Sauron (youtu.be/EoKokRkF4Tg), followed by the army of Dale (youtu.be/ywy7JRUBS0Y), Arnor and Rangers (youtu.be/D3OEFzpeGD4), following a video on the Easterlings, including Wainriders and Balchoth - Tolkien's nomadic armies (youtu.be/2-3cGEHOKiQ), followed by the Haradrim and Southron (youtu.be/8vtzQQrmufI), Dol Guldur (youtu.be/19bVgetqNao) and Angmar armies of the Third Age (youtu.be/cDAmWHXR6to), followed by the coverage of the army of Gondor in that period.
Our other series:
Middle-Earth - youtu.be/cVHygcEZbjY?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b1P4htSWJv3UUPP5E0HcquL
Witcher - youtu.be/VISScJAyl5s?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b2M0MwLZF8oq-BuoavZOkzz
Game of Thrones - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b3JN6nfgBaXCO-Fq2AI3m16
Warhammer Fantasy - youtube.com/watch?v=bn1Oj9QEf3U&list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b1A4SyXaKCeUN16SJ9WsccC
Warhammer 40k - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b1nnHZT8LkdjPZJ-hAX0DvS
Star Wars - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b3RzrRLfjpViIqP5rE959xT
Fallout - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b3Syq6NM-mbZg9kjTAGDx1N
Wheel of Time - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b10tegwrmO3uR6ZSW6VPSht
Elder Scrolls - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b0GMTIPuM1fMHowJEFbbC9D
Conan - youtube.com/watch?v=OqHZvT-djQU&list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b3SLiDyo8ToLBS8aNdKy_vH
Cosmere, Mistborn, Stormlight, Elantris, Warbreaker - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b2nIRFktjJeoeZHK2Z9azYF
Dragon Age - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b0rUhBwTzOyesiS2jXmRCOx
Alternative History - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b33A2vPRIbU0hsekD4rIqbQ
Final Fantasy XIV - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b10Tg9iH_zg9WDfgersNHDR
First Law - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b3kLapLXRZeC0Swf69rZL_a
Greek Mythology - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b1l8MbvolrghqxZhky8XKCB
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Writer: Craig Watson
Illustration and Animation: Arb Paninken
Map: Adam Ellis Charters
Narration: OfficiallyDevin (youtube.com/user/OfficiallyDevin)
Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com
00:00:00 - From Númenor to Gondor’s Rise
00:01:10 - Gondor’s Geography, Cities, and Fiefs
00:03:18 - Command Structure & Thematic-Style Recruitment
00:06:43 - The Warning Beacons: Mobilizing the Realm
00:07:24 - Soldiers & Special Forces: Guards, Rangers, Swan-knights
00:10:33 - The King’s Ships & the Corsairs of Umbar
00:12:29 - Strategy, Defense-in-Depth, and Minas Tirith
00:15:56 - Arms, Armor, and Tolkien’s Real-World Inspirations
#Lore #Documentary #LordOfTheRings
Consider supporting our work: patreon.com/wizardswarriors
Previously in our series on the world of Tolkien, the world of the Lord of the Rings, we have talked about the First and Third ages of the Middle-Earth, covering the entire of the Third Age and the war of the ring (youtu.be/BmqKXTqXglM), the rise of Morgoth in the First Age (youtu.be/LFQ9RyGJ5uw) and his fall (youtu.be/ewrJVLdPx9k), as well as the economy and the societies of the Middle-Earth (youtu.be/B86jAx_gPPU). Our new season will talk about the Armies of the Middle-Earth, starting with the armies of the Elves of the First Age (youtu.be/McTf8J2t6mk), followed by the Dwarven armies of the First Age (youtu.be/l5nqIsi4r5Y) and the human armies, as we talk about the race of men - Edain, houses of Beor, Haleth, Hador and the Easterlings (youtu.be/yWlhmRSdQPE). Episode 5 moves into the 2nd age and the armies of the Elfs and Elven Kingdoms, including Eregion, Imladris, Lindon, Lothlorien and the Woodland Realm, as well as how they fared during the War of the last Alliance (youtu.be/Nyi-vI-cvmo), while the sixth discussed the armies of the Dwarves of the 2nd age (youtu.be/luB_ziLzzX8). Episode 7 will describe the armies of Numenor, how they defeated Sauron and influenced the future Numenorean states (youtu.be/ejR2ZPGU2ng), while the 8th will talk about the Armies of Rohan (youtu.be/QdTe6_Qo4eM) and the Isengard and Dunland of Saruman during the War of the Rohirrim and the War of the Ring (youtu.be/33yOXMGbGmg). We will then go back and talk about the armies of Sauron in the Second Age (youtu.be/zI83QJ1ujhw), and return to the Third Age to cover the armies of the Hobbits (youtu.be/GNN6u53AJqU) and the Dwarves (youtu.be/ib4vV7HdHJM) and learn how the Elves helped defeat Sauron (youtu.be/EoKokRkF4Tg), followed by the army of Dale (youtu.be/ywy7JRUBS0Y), Arnor and Rangers (youtu.be/D3OEFzpeGD4), following a video on the Easterlings, including Wainriders and Balchoth - Tolkien's nomadic armies (youtu.be/2-3cGEHOKiQ), followed by the Haradrim and Southron (youtu.be/8vtzQQrmufI), Dol Guldur (youtu.be/19bVgetqNao) and Angmar armies of the Third Age (youtu.be/cDAmWHXR6to), followed by the coverage of the army of Gondor in that period.
Our other series:
Middle-Earth - youtu.be/cVHygcEZbjY?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b1P4htSWJv3UUPP5E0HcquL
Witcher - youtu.be/VISScJAyl5s?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b2M0MwLZF8oq-BuoavZOkzz
Game of Thrones - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b3JN6nfgBaXCO-Fq2AI3m16
Warhammer Fantasy - youtube.com/watch?v=bn1Oj9QEf3U&list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b1A4SyXaKCeUN16SJ9WsccC
Warhammer 40k - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b1nnHZT8LkdjPZJ-hAX0DvS
Star Wars - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b3RzrRLfjpViIqP5rE959xT
Fallout - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b3Syq6NM-mbZg9kjTAGDx1N
Wheel of Time - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b10tegwrmO3uR6ZSW6VPSht
Elder Scrolls - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b0GMTIPuM1fMHowJEFbbC9D
Conan - youtube.com/watch?v=OqHZvT-djQU&list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b3SLiDyo8ToLBS8aNdKy_vH
Cosmere, Mistborn, Stormlight, Elantris, Warbreaker - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b2nIRFktjJeoeZHK2Z9azYF
Dragon Age - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b0rUhBwTzOyesiS2jXmRCOx
Alternative History - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b33A2vPRIbU0hsekD4rIqbQ
Final Fantasy XIV - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b10Tg9iH_zg9WDfgersNHDR
First Law - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b3kLapLXRZeC0Swf69rZL_a
Greek Mythology - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2Qq-rUSt7b1l8MbvolrghqxZhky8XKCB
✔ Patreon ► patreon.com/wizardswarriors
✔ PayPal ► paypal.me/kingsandgenerals
✔ Twitter ► twitter.com/WizardsWarrior2
Writer: Craig Watson
Illustration and Animation: Arb Paninken
Map: Adam Ellis Charters
Narration: OfficiallyDevin (youtube.com/user/OfficiallyDevin)
Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com
00:00:00 - From Númenor to Gondor’s Rise
00:01:10 - Gondor’s Geography, Cities, and Fiefs
00:03:18 - Command Structure & Thematic-Style Recruitment
00:06:43 - The Warning Beacons: Mobilizing the Realm
00:07:24 - Soldiers & Special Forces: Guards, Rangers, Swan-knights
00:10:33 - The King’s Ships & the Corsairs of Umbar
00:12:29 - Strategy, Defense-in-Depth, and Minas Tirith
00:15:56 - Arms, Armor, and Tolkien’s Real-World Inspirations
#Lore #Documentary #LordOfTheRings
