The History of Erebor | Tolkien Explained

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The Lonely Mountain - Soni Alcorn-Hender
Erebor Interior - WETA
King under the Mountain, Smaug - Jerry Vanderstelt
Erebor - John Howe
Erebor - Matthew Stewart
The Dwarves Delve Too Deep - Ted Nasmith
Thorin and co - Turner Mohan
King Under the Mountain - John Howe
Bridging the chasm - Turner Mohan
Erebor - Aronja Art
The treasures of erebor - aegeri
Arkenstone - Andrea Piparo
Dale - Angus McBride
Thorin - Jenny Dolfen
Orocarni dwarves, blacklocks - dracarysdrekkar
Thorin bilbo portraits - Kinko White
Thorin - Kinko White
Dwarf - Matthew Stewart
Erebor - John Howe
Balrog - Jerry Vanderstelt
Thrain Discovers the Lonely Mountain - Ted Nasmith
Dwarf armored - Matthew Stewart
Mountains of Mithrim - Peet
Galadriel in Moria - Alan Lee
Smaug Concept - Olanda Fong-Surdenas
Dragon over mountains - Daniel Dougherty
Red Dragon - Matthew Stewart
Battling the Dragon - Anke Eissmann
Dragon fire - Anato Finnstark
Dwarf fighting fire - Matthew Stewart
Dragon Battle - Eric Fraser
Glaurung and Azaghal - John Howe
Searching Eye - Ted Nasmith
The last king of the grey moutains - dracarysdrekkar
thror with crown - WETA
Dwarven smith - Turner Mohan
Dale - Matthew Stewart
Dale - Matej Cadil
Smaug - Lída Holubová
Smaug - Aronja Art
Smaug the Golden - Matthew Stewart
Smaug the Destroyer - Ted Nasmith
red mountains dragon - Andrea Piparo
Smaug - CK Goksoy
Smaug - aegeri
Scouring the Mountain - Ted Nasmith
Smaug Atop Erebor - Ted Nasmith
Smaug's Fury - Alan Lee
smaug - Jenny Dolfen
Smaug - Eric Fraser
smaug flying over the lonely mountain - matej cadil
moria battle - WETA
Smaug - skullb*st*rd
Smaug over the long lake - Anke Eissmann
Lake town - Alan Lee
Erebor Overlook - The White Council
The Front Gate - Alan Lee
Erebor gate - Turner Mohan
Gandalf and Thorin - Ted Nasmith
Thorin Oakenshield - Anke Eissmann
Smaug the Magnificent - Alan Lee
dwarves in a hurry - John Howe
Erebor - WETA
Thorin and Roac - John Howe
The Secret Entrance - Paul Raymond Gregory
Nearing the Secret Door - Alan Lee
Durin's Day - Anke Eißmann
When the Thrush Knocks - Ted Nasmith
dwarves of Ered Luin - Sam Mckinnon
Smaug and Bilbo - Andrea Piparo
Smaug - John Howe
Smaug Destroys Lake Town - John Howe
Bard the Bowman - Anke Eissmann
Bard vs Smaug - Kip Rasmussen
Bard the Bowman - Matthew Stewart
The Black Arrow - Ted Nasmith
The Death of Smaug - Alan Lee
The fall of esgaroth - aegeri
Bones of smaug - steamey
King under the mountain - anotherstranger_me
Kings Jewel, Thorin - Kinko White
The Gathering of the Clouds - Alan Lee
Erebor - aegeri
The Battle of the Five Armies - Alan Lee
The Battle Under the Mountain - Matthew Stewart
Death of Thorin - John Howe
dain - WETA
Erebor - Aronja Art
Laketown - Ivan Cavini
dale archer - CK Goksoy
battle of five armies - WETA
The Messenger - Ralph Damiani
Battle of the dale - tulikoura
Battle of five armies, warriors of dain - tulikoura
Battle Of Dale Army - WETA
Battle of Dale - Weta
King Brand and King Dáin Ironfoot - Steamey
Dain and Brand - WETA
Misty mountains reached - tulikoura
War of the dwarves and orcs - tulikoura
At the Cracks of Doom - Ted Nasmith
Two kings - tulikoura
Battle of five armies - tulikoura
Gimli - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Faramir - Catherine Karina Chmiel
The crowning of elessar - Tolman Cotton
King Aragorn - Steve Airola
Moria Throne - Rafael Damiani

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[valentinkambushev]

Erebor and the events from "The Hobbit" as a whole are very underrated. Many fans don't realize how crucial they were for the war of the ring and the free peoples' victory.

[Metal]

Despite the problems with the Hobbit films, I really liked how they portrayed Erebor, Dale and Laketown. Hearing the full story makes me wish that we could gete either a film adaptation or a animated telling about the war between them and Rhun. Great video.

[patrickdurham]

Dragons in the earlier ages must have been truly terrifying since Tolkien pointed out Smaug wasn't a top of the line fire drake.

[Aggelis]

King Dain ironfoot defending the body of king Brand and king Azaghal of Belegost stabbing Glaurung with his last breath are always bringing me tears with their bravery

[typerpower]

I love the deep connections Tolkien built across races. Dain defending the dead body of Brand ( 12:17 ) at the cost of his own life is just epic to me.

[briankramer]

I love that as an avid fan of Tolkein you can tell me info I already know but still love the videos because of such an enjoyable delivery of the info. An incredible talent, please never quit!

[peterbrantner]

the dwarves rallying will be always be one of my favorite scenes ever

[TheJohansensen]

I just love Tolkiens dwarves! They have such cool tales and amazing characters. Love the episode as always, keep it up! 👌👌👌

[jonathanfrey]

I absolutely love these nerd of the rings videos.

[colinleat]

Yes. Erebor is like in real History. A major battle that History almost ignores. Truly epic and horrific, but not really considered for it's profound importance. 🖖🤐🤘🇨🇦

[bradhuff]

i want you to know bro your my favorite youtuber hands down, idk how you know this much, but either way i have mad respect for you, and anytime i wanna know anything about middle earth i go to your channel, keep up the good work brotha.

[teleportedbreadfordays]

At least in the films, Erebor is my favorite Dwarven kingdom. It essentially embodies the glory and wonder of the Dwarves both as a people and renowned craftsman and masters of the forge.

[maxstreim]

I have watched so many of your videos the past two days. I usually don’t subscribe to people or like I usually move along but you deserve all the support in the world for these incredible videos. Thank you for the entertainment!

[jackroath]

I could listen to you talk about Lord of the Rings for days on end, your voice is so perfect for this type of content and you’re so knowledgeable on the history as well. Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos!❤🙌🏻

[shaggycan]

I just realized that, like LotR, the Hobbit is another tale where the many of the victors do not enjoy the fruits of thier efforts. A running theme of Tolkien. You win the war for others, but not for yourself. You have made a sacrifice. The shadow of WWI again.

[BSandman]

All of these places in the LOTR universe would’ve been amazing to see in person

[chalkajayanidu]

I love Erabor and the dwaves. Because of Erabor The North Stands during War of the ring.And lets hope abot the new coming Lord Of The Rings movie will be about nothern wars.

[Beryllahawk]

Wonderfully done!! I especially appreciate your making it completely clear just why Thorin acted as he did - it's something that seems to just slip by so frequently, and I've had many a memorable debate with friends as to the real cause of his madness. With some folks asserting that ANY dwarf could fall into such madness, a weakness of their race; not something that's ever been supported in Tolkein's writings but, well...not everyone gets as detailed as you do, or cares to dig into the lore the way the fans here do.

[frankharr]

I 'd assumed that King Under the Mountain was in part to distinguish the Dwarven settlement from the manish.

In the novel at least, Thorin was primed for Dragon's Sickness. He talks about his own wealth and inharitance. Thorin of the movies is someone I like a lot more.

[timothyzakrzewski]

I know and love the History, but I’m watching this video because you have such a high quality channel and great voice!