Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The fall of Eregion and death of Celebrimbor were monumental and horrific events in the history of the Second Age of Middle-earth. Thank you all for watching, let me know your thoughts on this battle(s) 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 War of the Elves and Sauron - Wars of the Legendarium:
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