Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Happy Tolkien Reading Day! Of course the One Ring was destroyed in the end, but not by the entirety of the Fellowship. Here’s why they needed to fail in order to succeed! Thank you all for watching, I hope you enjoyed it! Let me know your thoughts 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!
Tolkien Reading Day Playlist 2025: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBCsLcBwXZ_rEdWkF9nqOs02a8sbEX-Ut
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The new Men of the West logo was created by Beau:
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The new Men of the West intro was created by Tyler Lund:
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The image “Bag End” was created by Wayne Glassbrook at designly.net
The first song was developed and produced by my associate Galafee.
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
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EKukanova:
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steamey:
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SaMo-art:
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Anke Eissmann:
anke.edoras-art.de/anke_illustration.html
Kip Rasmussen:
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alystraea:
deviantart.com/alystraea
peet:
deviantart.com/peet
Abe Papakhian
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LOTRO (screenshots):
LOTRO.com
Happy Tolkien Reading Day! Of course the One Ring was destroyed in the end, but not by the entirety of the Fellowship. Here’s why they needed to fail in order to succeed! Thank you all for watching, I hope you enjoyed it! Let me know your thoughts 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!
Tolkien Reading Day Playlist 2025: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBCsLcBwXZ_rEdWkF9nqOs02a8sbEX-Ut
#LordoftheRingslore
#FellowshipoftheRing
#Tolkienlore
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/UC10aDUEJlkipPrbIX0Wu4pnwmw
Join us on Facebook at:
facebook.com/Yoystan
Join us on Twitter at:
twitter.com/Yoystan
What Was Gandalf's Original Plan in the Lord of the Rings? Middle-earth Explained:
youtube.com/watch?v=udggmOfSYgI&ab_channel=MenoftheWest
What if the Fellowship Never Split? Theory:
youtube.com/watch?v=Z6dO_BUVvKQ&ab_channel=MenoftheWest
Thank you for your (Valar and Elf tiers) patronage and support!
Joby Weasel
Todesmorgen
Ed Patterson
Justin S.
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
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
Van Hardison
Angus Macrae
(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:
artstation.com/tylerlund6
The image “Bag End” was created by Wayne Glassbrook at designly.net
The first song was developed and produced by my associate Galafee.
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
