Rise of Morgoth - Middle-Earth First Age Lore DOCUMENTARY

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Wizards and Warriors animated fantasy documentary lore video series on the world of Middle-Earth - Lord of the Rings continues with the longform video on the First Age, as we talk about the Rise of Morgoth. In this video we discussed the creation of the world of Tolkien, its powers and races and we see how and why the Elves became the enemies of the Dark Lord Melkor, who they called Morgoth, after their leader Fëanor cursed him for killing his father Finwë and stealing his prized possession - Silmarils. We see how the evil first rose in the world of Arda and will talk about Ungoliant and other evils, about the Valar and Maiar, about the Elves and their sub-groups - Vanyar, Ñoldor, Teleri, and Avari. In Middle-Earth, Morgoth attacks the Teleri Elves in Doriath under Thingol and his allies Cirdan and Denethor starting the War of the Jewels with the First Battle of the Beleriand. Meanwhile, in the Valinor, the Noldor Elves of Feanor attack their Teleri relatives in the First Kinslaying in order to take their ships. Afterwards, Feanor and his sons travel to the Middle-Earth in order to fight Morgoth and take the Silmarils, leading to the battles of Dagor-nuin-Giliath and Lammoth and the death of Feanor. We show the aftermath of the death of Feanor, as the Noldor kingdoms rise in the Middle-Earth taking on Morgoth once again, this time at the battle of Dagor Aglareb, where Feanor's sons Fingolfin and Maedhros, and others fought against the Dark Lord and we also talked about the rise of the humans - the House of Edain. We will describe the battle of Dagor Bragollach and the rise of the father of Dragons Glaurung. In the aftermath of the defeat at the hands of Morgoth, the Elves and Men were on the back foot and the evil spread in the Middle-Earth, but from those dark days, an unlikely pair rose to challenge the darkness - Beren and Lúthien and defeated Morgoth. Their tragic love story inspired Maedhros to create his Union, which attacked the Dark Lord during the Nirnaeth Arnoediad - the battle of Unnumbered Tears.

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Writer: Frank Ó'hÁinle
Illustration and Animation: Arb Paninken
Map: Adam Ellis Charters

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[jonrwert]

This is one of the best comprehensive "cliff notes" version of the Silmarillion I've ever seen. The focus on the map helps clarify a ton.

[iainballas]

After watching this video several times, I can come to only one conclusion:

Thorondor (Eagle King) had personal beef with the dark lord. He showed up *many times*, not in time to prevent Morgoth's victory, but just in time to stop him from reveling in it. A constant string of 'You won but you don't get the trophy' trolling incidents.

[Emanon...]

Feanors Silmarils: Three gems of immeasurable beauty
Fingolfins Balls: Two brass orbs of immeasurable size

[Pete_Veee]

This production is AMAZING!! WOW!

The lore of Tolkien is so rich and this “Movie” you all have made for us LOTR fans is simply sublime! 🤩

The illustrations and music accompany the dialogue so perfectly. The “story” you all recall for us, the viewer/reader, is told so perfectly.

Thank you to ALL who made this production possible! Bravo! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[johns]

When you consider how much power was contained just within the Silmarils imagine how horrific and powerful Ungoliant must have been after drinking all the light and sap from BOTH of the trees!

[denniscleary]

Morgoth is a character that must be done very very carefully if they are to portray him in a movie or a TV series, he is the real deal. The duel between him and Fingal-Finn is amongst my all-time favorites in all literature. 👍

[winterfoxcloud]

i genuinely appreciate the sheer amount of time and research went in to deliver such a complete/thorough breakdown of the events that transpired before the films.

best of luck w/ your continued battle against the primordial evil that is youtube's algorithm

[dankirslis]

Wizards and Warriors, you are among my favorite channels. I haven't missed a single video yet. I even told my best friend about this channel, as well as Kings and Generals.
When you have the time, I'd be interested in watching you guys cover Bram Stoker's Dracula, Christopher Poalini's Inheritance Cycle, Greek mythology and Norse mythology if you can. You have the time and I have the patience.

[wolfmauler]

Wow. The deep dive into this amazing work will take me right the way through Elevenses, Afternoon Tea, Dinner and Supper! 😉 After a good watch through over a meal (or several in this case lol) if I'm not in the mood for music, then these long form and serialized Tolkien videos are my "go-to" for audio accompaniment when busy at work or home. So thankful for this channel. 😌✋ Cheers lads! 🍻

[queenluna]

its great to see the old lore from the silmarillion in an easy to digest format. thanks guys!

[EbonFang_]

I like how this shows that the Elves weren't as united as some think they were

[nicholasczech]

Any Tolkien fan would understand that - IF - a portrayal of this age was to be attempted. It would have to be done very carefully and need much time to reveal just how powerful Morgoth was. The fellowship had an incredibly tough task against Sauron in the war of the rings. However, the war for the Silmarills was much more difficult and ruthless. Sauron was nothing compared to Morgoth. Just be careful and do not water these great battles, characters and storylines down. The elven wars alone would be a tall task.

[Nokard]

It is amazing the work you have done, thank you! I already read the Silmarillion, its very difficult to tell everything but you did an amazing work, I hope you continue this series!

[Nathan-vtjz]

It’s been a long time since I read the Simillarion. I was surprised at how useless the Valar were, for some reason I thought they were more involved.

Y’all did a great job making the video!

[JayOkay-wm]

This whole Fantastic World lives in one man's brain, RIP Tolkien, you freaking LEGEND!!

[sampearson]

ive been a huge fan of kings and generals for a long time cannot believe i only just realised this channel existed, fantastic work as ever i honestly feel so lucky creators like you guys exist .

[mattmccormick]

This simple, video, made with obvious care, ans love, and reverence for Tolkien and his lore, has done so very much more for the telling of a magnificent and ageless classic than any giant conglomerate ever could . From the bottom of my heart thank you. Thank. You for this. From a true Tolkien fan, simply, thank you 😊

[austinmorris]

It sounds like melkor came into existence and immediately chose violence

[cirthador]

I love your Middle-Earth series! Can't wait for the Fall of Gondolin, my favorite First Age battle. Maybe even my favorite battle in all of Tolkien's legendarium!

[Zuscenni]

Love the voiceover, enough inflection and emotion to keep engaged and interested over the near two hours. As well as keeping a steady volume and cadence so as it’s not difficult to fall asleep to either