Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
There were many strange shapeshifters in Middle-earth, some who assumed bearform, some who changed their physical bodies to match their souls, and others besides! For Halloween this year, let’s discuss them all! Thank you all for joining me, let me know your thoughts on the shapeshifters of Arda 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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The image “Bag End” was created by Wayne Glassbrook at designly.net
The first song used in this video:
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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
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EKukanova:
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steamey:
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SaMo-art:
deviantart.com/samo-art/gallery
Anke Eissmann:
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Kip Rasmussen:
kiprasmussen.com
alystraea:
deviantart.com/alystraea
peet:
deviantart.com/peet
Abe Papakhian
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LOTRO (screenshots):
LOTRO.com
soys:
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rami:
deviantart.com/rami-fon-verg/gallery
There were many strange shapeshifters in Middle-earth, some who assumed bearform, some who changed their physical bodies to match their souls, and others besides! For Halloween this year, let’s discuss them all! Thank you all for joining me, let me know your thoughts on the shapeshifters of Arda 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!
#Tolkienexplained
#lordoftheringslore
#silmarillionlore
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
Mythologie Candles:
Use promo code: "MENOFTHEWEST" for 10% off first purchase
mythologiecandles.com/menofthewest?ref=kBcuDOvUQ7bnVg
Check out our music channel:
youtube.com/channel/UC10aDUEJlkipPrbIX0Wu4pnwmw
Join us on Facebook at:
facebook.com/Yoystan
Join us on Twitter at:
twitter.com/Yoystan
Related Tolkien Gateway articles:
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Vampires
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Werewolves
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Draugluin
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Beornings
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Ainur
tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Finrod
Thank you for your (Valar and Elf tiers) patronage and support!
Valar
Todes Morgen
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:
Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Source: incompetech.com/music
Artist: incompetech.com
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
soys:
deviantart.com/soys/art/Huan-vs-Sauron-656914000
rami:
deviantart.com/rami-fon-verg/gallery
