HELM'S DEEP - The Complete History! | Lord of the Rings Lore

Today, I look at the history of the legendary fortress of Helm's Deep!
When was it created?
Who built it?
What happened to it after the Battle of the Hornburg?
Let's find out!

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Chapters:
00:00 - Chapter 1: The Introduction
01:36 - Chapter 2: The Origins of Helm's Deep
03:50 - Chapter 3: Helm Hammerhand and the Long Winter
06:30 - Chapter 4: The Strategic Importance of Helm's Deep
09:12 - Chapter 5: The Battle of Helm's Deep
12:35 - Chapter 6: After the War of the Ring and The Legacy of Helm's Deep
15:52 - Chapter 7: Conclusion
16:35 - Appendices: Call to Action

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Artwork Credits:
All artwork credited in the video in order it first appeared,
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy – New Line Cinema
Middle earth – Klaradox
Gondor Guard - ska-fandr
Helms Deep - Paul Lasaine
The Glittering Caves – Ted Nasmith
The Oathtaking of Cirion and Eorl – Ted Nasmith
The Riders of Rohan – Ted Nasmith
The Hornburg - Alan Lee
Helm's Deep – Beoner
Helms Deep - Chris Rahn
Dark Lore of LOTR - Helm Hammerhand - Sheppi-ArtHouse
Dunlending Attack - Cristi-B
TLD Intro Dunlendings – Merlkir
King - Samson Goetze
Helm Hammerhand – TurnerMohan
Helm Hammerhand – The War of the Rohirrim
Brutal Attack - JB Casacop
Helm Hammerhand – Shadow of War
The House of Eorl - Helm Hammerhand – aegeri
The House of Eorl - Children of Helm Hammerhand – aegeri
Helm's death – Heavypred
Helms Deep – BrothersHildebrandt
Helm's Deep - Gabriel Dreher (Conquest Remastered)
Glittering Caves - Gabriel Dreher (Conquest Remastered)
The Ride of the Rohirrim – Ted Nasmith
Helm’s Deep – John Howe
A Fell Voice in the Air – AnatoFinnstark
Uruk Pikemen - Total War Rise of Mordor
The Eye of Sauron - Ralph Damiani
Theoden King - Ralph Damiani
RIP Saruman – MakingPicsSlowly
Helm's Deep – AbePapakhian
Ents and Huorns – gonzalokenny
Rohan Victory – BorjaPindado
Uruk-hai Gondor - Carin Backlund
Dunlendings -BFME Reforged - CK Goksoy
Helm's Deep - Alan Lee
Eomer and Rohan Riders - Ivan Cavini
Aragorn – fromKITnoc
Eomer – Emorenji
Eomer and Aragorn – AbePapakhian
Helms Deep - Angus McBride
The Battle of Helm's Deep – Aadavy
The Glittering Caves of Aglarond – Ted Nasmith
Helm's Deep – biancomanto

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[TheBrokenSword]

Who was early enough to notice the mistake upload first? 👀😂

[Dr_Cole]

I love that Christopher was not entirely sure where Helm’s Deep was located. It lends a realism to understanding ancient civilizations and relics.

[rangerofthenorth]

Maybe Minas Tirith or Arnor would be great videos like this one, 17:52 was a nice touch, but it was one more time that they made Theodens character less wise and more naive
Without a doubt this trilogy is greatest masterpiece in movie history and my favorite films of all time and altought Forth Eorlingas is one of the most badass scenes ever, Im sorry that they gave "Ride out with me" moment to Aragorn, when actually It was Theoden who basicly said I wont die like this, will you ride with me son of Arathorn....
Ralph Bakshi made that scene really cool....
And this has nothing to do with Bernard Hill, he nailed it

[izaforestspirit]

I'd love see a video on Lothlorien.

[anthonylewandowski]

I would like to see a deep dive into Weathertop (Amon Sul)

[BeppyTurnip]

Do I dare say that this is one of the Top 3 Tolkien Channels?
Yes.

[schtoobs]

Always appreciate these carefully thought out videos on Tolkien's mythology. I'm too bloody stupid to be able to remember and piece it all together myself so these videos are great for information I want to have but can't get for myself. So well put together and easy to follow for people like me, thanks so much. Top tier channel, top tier content.

[Gokkee]

I see a lot of people saying jackson did King Theoden dirty.
But i actually disagree in the movie context.
Theoden dont have an army to defend helms deep.
He goes into "hiding" instead of searching for Eomer and his army.
Its all strategically made blunders.
If not for the elves intervention (i dont mind this either because they set up helms deep as doomed without support and there are no other great ways to have an epic elves vs orcs fight in movie 2 and 3) that was written in and exterminated so it made no difference later on made the siege even more epic :)

[chrisstorrer]

I really like your style, thanks for your videos!

[marieroberts]

Another error. Gimli returned to Helm's Deep and founded a Dwarf colony in the caves, becoming the Lord of the Glittering Caves of Aglorond. As with the walls of Minas Tirith, I'm sure the repairs to the walls were accomplished with Dwarven help. Gimli's lordship and colonization of the caves were of necessity with both the permission of Gondor and Rohan, and lasted as did the repopulation of Kazad-dum well into the Fourth Age.

[Steven-opzv]

This isn't a location question, and pleaae pardon my ignorance, but have you done a video about the race of men who carved the stone Púkel-Men statues, whose remnant were the Wood-Woses, and whose ancestors or ancestors' close cousins in the First Age accompanied the people of Haleth into Beleriand?

[marieroberts]

Small mistake. Book v movie, but the truth is that Theoden never set out to man Helm's Deep. He had ridden out urgently to battle the orc army at the Fords of Isen, where his son had died only days before. By the time he arrived, it was too late, Erkenbrand and the army had been scattered, with Erkenbrand heading north, but the understanding was to try to get to Helm's Deep to regroup. So Gandalf peels off to get Erkenbrand and his army (" look for me on the morning of the fifth day"), and Theoden with his smaller emergency force (no women or children) ride to Helm's Deep and pick up dozens of stragglers. The orc army, also scattered, burning and looting as the fit takes them, are also regrouped and march in Helm's Deep, but they are further away, so Theoden makes it there first. They brought no extra provisions, but the caves are stocked high and can withstand a seige. And here are the people of the Westfold, not the folk of Edoras.

Otherwise, carry on.

[erichughes]

Id like to see a video on the white towers that frodo references in the fellowship film when he is telling Sam that the elves are leaving middle earth....are these the towers of Lindon?

[Steven-opzv]

Dunharrow, pleaae, with only a touch about the Paths of the Dead.

[davect]

One thing I dislike about the films is how the make Theoden look like a fool by going to Helm's Deep.

Edoras was not built for long sieges and Rohan would have fallen even sooner if they had stayed so Theoden made the smart call of heading to Helm's Deep.

It's a stunning battle sequence that still holds up

[Uhtred-the-bold]

Helm Hammerhand’s daughter is the famous one

[LovemyDrones]

Great video but you forgot to mention the help of the Elves during the initial seige or was that only a Peter Jackson thing?

[flteurn]

What would the Uruk hai have done with helms deep and the caves if they had won would they use it for them selves or leave it in ruins. On another note did any army’s of orcs trolls and goblins has attacked helms deep before the 10, 000 Uruk hai