Battles of the Fords of Isen - Middle-Earth Lore DOCUMENTARY

Previous episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGcXdAzt1Wc and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKW87BEy1lM

Kings and Generals, and Wizards and Warriors, y'all are outdoing yourselves with the content! Beautiful cinematics and graphics! Keep up the great work

Grimbold was an incredible tactician and tolkien seems to surprise me more and more with his knowledge of everything from fantasy fiction to military tactics of the real world

Grimbold is truly underrated.

What I like about series like this is you can clearly see the differences with their TV or movie adaptations and the characters that were neglected in the adaptations.

Actually in the books, Theoden was going to help the forces at Isen, but Gandalf advised in before they got there to go to Helm’s Deep. The civilians of Edoras went to Dunharrow.

Absolutely love seeing LOTR shown in tactics formations. Also love that it shows the orcs and urukhai with more intelligence than is often shown.

Damn, Grimbold battles his way through an enemy army to try to get to Theodred, only to see him get chopped down and find himself in the same horrifying situation!

Fellowship will forever be bound by love and hope, never to be to broken

One thing in the books gandalf and Théoden decided that holding Helm's deep is the best course of action for several reasons, Rohan is in weakened state and it would take time to rally it riders. Helm's deep is the best option that they had at the time The movie change gandalf opinion for some reason, likely to make him seem wise due to Saruman dark arts (read gunpowder)

This is so good that you're making me rethink the lore! Those who say the Balrogs did not have real wings point to the fact that the Balrog WALKED to Durin's tower up the endless stair, rather than flying. But it never hit me until your video that the Balrog had just fallen into ICY water. Perhaps his wings of fire, if they were real, were temporarily snuffed, not allowing the wings to work. (It's also possible that the Balrogs are like swifts or other birds that CAN fly, but can't take off from the ground, who need a large cliff or tree to jump from. That would make the Balrog's ascent up the stairs actually make MORE sense--perhaps he was going to jump and fly off before Gandalf kicked his ass.)

Rohan suffered a lot from the war of the ring. Its king, Théoden, was killed in battle as well. However, the rohirrim resisted against the dark lord, which shows their loyalty towards their kingdom.

I'm thoroughly enjoying the series on the War of the Ring. The differences between the books and the movies is really telling. I had no idea that Eomer was at Helm's Deep and it was Erkenbrand that rode to lift the siege.

Looks like meats back on the menu boys!

I absolutely love this channel. Thank y'all for everything y'all do !!

In the movie :- Gandalf appears out of nowhere . In the Tolkien books :- A 10 day long fight with the resurrection of Gandalf .

Gandalf scared the party off so he could kill a legendary creature and not share the experience with anyone. Then he had the gall to show up in new gear with new abilities.

That shot of Gandalf and the Balrog falling, a tiny light in that immense dark cave, never fails to give me chills.

1. 12:19 not technically right “If the invasion of Westfold had begun five days earlier, there can be little doubt that the reinforcements from Edoras would never have come near Helm's Deep, but would have been surrounded and overwhelmed in the open plain; if indeed Edoras had not itself been attacked and captured before the arrival of Gandalf. It has been said that the valour of Grimbold and Elfhelm contributed to Saruman's delay, which proved disastrous for him. The above account perhaps underestimates its importance.” - Unfinished Tales, "The Battles of the Fords of Isen" 2. 10:27 “Erkenbrand, previously retired from service” Source? 3. 17:46 In the book, Théoden wants to fight “While Théoden was speaking, Gandalf rode a short way ahead, and he sat there alone, gazing north to Isengard and west to the setting sun. Now he came back. 'Ride, Théoden!' he said. 'Ride to Helm's Deep! Go not to the Fords of Isen, and do not tarry in the plain! I must leave you for a while. Shadowfax must bear me now on a swift errand.' Turning to Aragorn and Éomer and the men of the king's household, he cried: 'Keep well the Lord of the Mark, till I return. Await me at Helm's Gate! Farewell!'” - The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, "Helm’s Deep"

Excellent video! I admit I had a hard time understanding the Battles of the Fords of Isen and your video helped. A battle I would like to see is the Battle of the Isle of the Dead, where Phoenix King Aenarion the Defender and his friend Caledor the Dragontamer led the entire Asur (High Elf) host in their victory over the deamons.