Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The Elendil Stone and the White Towers are neat parts of Middle-earth lore near the well-known Shire! Let’s explore their lore! Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts on these 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!
#LordoftheRingsExplained
#Tolkien
#Palantir
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Sources:
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Elendil%27s_Stone
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Tower_of_Avall%C3%B3n%C3%AB
glyphweb.com/arda/s/seeingstoneofemynberaid.php
glyphweb.com/arda/e/elendilstone.php
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Gildor
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Andrew Carlisle
Joby Weasel
Ed Patterson
Comicnut64
Zoomi
Peter Sheppard
Elves
scooterdtx
Denis Warner
Ashley Dilley
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. 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:
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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:
Frozen Star by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3782-frozen-star
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:
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
Tolman Cotton:
deviantart.com/tolmancotton/art/Emyn-Beraid-139315157
greset david:
artstation.com/artwork/OoL3xk
ArdaCraft:
ardacraft.me/location/elostirion
Olga Ok and Fred Bennett:
artstation.com/artwork/qA6Zln
MECCG:
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Middle-earth_Collectible_Card_Game
The Elendil Stone and the White Towers are neat parts of Middle-earth lore near the well-known Shire! Let’s explore their lore! Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts on these 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!
#LordoftheRingsExplained
#Tolkien
#Palantir
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
Soundscapes of Middle-earth (Use Code WEST25 for 25% off!):
jordanrannells.com
Check out our music channel:
youtube.com/@MusicMOTW?si=ZMNQ7tXRf0e2yFpB
Join us on Facebook at:
facebook.com/Yoystan
Join us on Twitter at:
twitter.com/Yoystan
Sources:
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Elendil%27s_Stone
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Tower_of_Avall%C3%B3n%C3%AB
glyphweb.com/arda/s/seeingstoneofemynberaid.php
glyphweb.com/arda/e/elendilstone.php
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Gildor
Thank you for your patronage and support (Valar and Elf tiers)!
Valar
Andrew Carlisle
Joby Weasel
Ed Patterson
Comicnut64
Zoomi
Peter Sheppard
Elves
scooterdtx
Denis Warner
Ashley Dilley
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. 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:
Frozen Star by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3782-frozen-star
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:
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
Tolman Cotton:
deviantart.com/tolmancotton/art/Emyn-Beraid-139315157
greset david:
artstation.com/artwork/OoL3xk
ArdaCraft:
ardacraft.me/location/elostirion
Olga Ok and Fred Bennett:
artstation.com/artwork/qA6Zln
MECCG:
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Middle-earth_Collectible_Card_Game
