Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Throughout the Lord of the Rings, it seems at many times that Sauron’s victory was close at hand but… was it? What strategies could he have changed to win the War of the Ring? Today, we will answer these questions! Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts and additions to all of this 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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Why Was Sauron so Powerful? (Even Among Maiar) - Middle-earth Explained:
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Sauron, the Lord of the Rings - Epic Character History:
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What if Sauron Reclaimed the One Ring? Theory:
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The image “Bag End” was created by Wayne Glassbrook at designly.net
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Dark Times by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3611-dark-times
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Many related and/or used art come from these artists and sources:
Ralph Damiani:
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artstation.com/ralphdamiani
Ted Nasmith:
tednasmith.com
Jenny Dolfen:
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Alan Lee:
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John Howe:
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Magali Villeneuve
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steamey:
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SaMo-art:
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Anke Eissmann:
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Kip Rasmussen:
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alystraea:
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peet:
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LasoloLF:
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jyongyi:
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Throughout the Lord of the Rings, it seems at many times that Sauron’s victory was close at hand but… was it? What strategies could he have changed to win the War of the Ring? Today, we will answer these questions! Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts and additions to all of this 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!
#LordoftheRings
#Sauron
#Lore
Castle Kon Replicas:
castlekon.com
Mythologie Candles:
mythologiecandles.com/?ref=kBcuDOvUQ7bnVg
Consider donating to our Patreon for the Westernesse Podcast and Discord Server:
patreon.com/menofthewest
Check out our music channel:
youtube.com/channel/UC10aDUEJlPrbIX0Wu4pnwmw
Join us on Facebook at:
facebook.com/Yoystan
Join us on Twitter at:
twitter.com/Yoystan
Why Was Sauron so Powerful? (Even Among Maiar) - Middle-earth Explained:
youtube.com/watch?v=noRWR0fdZHY
Sauron, the Lord of the Rings - Epic Character History:
youtube.com/watch?v=0CI68v_JKBc
What if Sauron Reclaimed the One Ring? Theory:
youtube.com/watch?v=zN8jfvAzmns
Thank you for your (Valar and Elf tiers) patronage and support!
Brian Hunley
Zoomi
Andrew Carlisle
Moon Viper
Theodore
Robert Bogue
Kings Wild Project
Bryan Garwood
Anthony Harmon
Arthur
Blair Scouten
Merlin
Elizabeth Calvert
John Hume
Maz Gibs
merten
Peter Sheppard
Rhys Jenkins
Sam mcbee
April Green
Brent Paredes
Chiara Siaset
Corwin Nemeth
Dale Starbuck
Helko
Jpcjr
Matthew Jacoby
Matthew Rivas
Memory Troll
Peter DeVault
Psynexus
Susan Henry
Tobias Göldner
Van Hardison, PhD
metalguy87
Saoirse Rose
NicthevikTv
Marc
Paul Leone
theo
Jake Pedsneuro
Inge Marie Schmidlin
theo
Mason Mathias
Estellise
Ashley Dilley
Tyler Lund
Bryan Sowder
scooterdtx
(These are active patrons, if you don’t see your name, there may be an issue with your donation)
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:
tylerlund.mystrikingly.com
The image “Bag End” was created by Wayne Glassbrook at designly.net
The first song used in this video:
Dark Times by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3611-dark-times
License: filmmusic.io/standard-license
The last song used in this video is from:
library.techsmith.com
Many related and/or used art come from these artists and sources:
Ralph Damiani:
deviantart.com/ralphdamiani
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
LasoloLF:
deviantart.com/laslolf/art/Dark-Lord-Sauron-274209145
jyongyi:
deviantart.com/jyongyi/art/The-beginning-of-an-end-606568196
