Ulmo, the Lord of Waters | Tolkien Explained

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Ulmo - John Howe
Ulmo Holds Back the Sea - Kip Rasmussen
Ulmo Appears Before Tuor – Alan Lee
The Rage of Ulmo - Ralph Damiani
ainur, children of iluvatar - nahar
Breath of Arda - Manwe - Christina Kraus
ulmo - Jenny Dolfen
Sea of Perelandra - Emily Austin
Turin Journeys to Dor-Lomin - Peet
the ainur, ulmo, osse, and, uinen - anotherstranger_me
valar, ulmo - kuliszu
ulmo - nahar
Tuor First View of the Sea - Anke Eissmann
Ulmo - Anna Kulisz
the sleep of yavanna - Matej Cadil
The Rage of Ulmo - Ralph Damiani
birth of valar - skullb*st*rd
melkor vs manwe - Felix Englund
Melkor chained - Roger Garland
Elves - steamey
awakening of the elves - kuliszu
The First Dawn of the Sun - Ted Nasmith
Ulmo - Ralph Damiani
Teleri Ships Drawn by Swans – Ted Nasmith
morgoth and sauron - anotherstranger_me
Manwe - Ralph Damiani
Melkor - nahar
Finrod Dreaming - Jenny Dolfen
Nargothrond - Matej Cadil
King Turgon - Marya Filatova
tuor and ulmo - David Greset
Ulmo Appears before Tuor – Ted Nasmith
shore of the sea - Felix Englund
The delta of the River Sirion - Alan_Lee
Ulmo - Janka Latečková
The Sea – Ted Nasmith
The mountains and the sea - Alan Lee
Fog on the River Isen - Alan Lee
ulmo and tuor - Ivan Cavini
Tuor strikes a note on his harp - Alan Lee
Tuor in Nevrast - Anke Eissmann
Tuor is Led by the Swans to Vinyamar – Ted Nasmith
turgon's armour - Matej Cadil
Tuor at Vinyamar – Ted Nasmith
The Lord of the Waters - Anke Eißmann
Tuor meeting Ulmo - Šárka Škorpíková
tale of tuor, part 3 the message of ulmo - Matej Cadil
sea colors - David greset
snowy river - Sara Morello
The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea – Ted Nasmith
Taniquetil - kuliszu
Taniquetil – Ted Nasmith
tuor - Jenny Dolfen
tuor eladar - aegeri
Tuor, Gelmir, and Arminas – Ted Nasmith
story of tuor, part 4 coming to gondolin - Matej Cadil
turgon - alystraea-art
tuor idril - Jenny Dolfen
Nargothrond - Alan_Lee
The Gate of the Noldor - Peter Xavier Price
Nargothrond - Jonathan Guzi
Turin Turambar - Ivan Cavini
Orodreth - Marya_Filatova
the fall of nargothrond - dracarysdrekkar
nargothrond - dracarysdrekkar
The Fall of Gondolin - Aronja Art
The Siege of Gondolin - John Howe
Escape From Gondolin - Peet
haven of the swans - alystraea
the third kinslaying - turnermohan
ulmo and elwing - aegeri
For Ulmo bore up Elwing out of the waves - Jenny Dolfen
earendil and elwing - steamey
Earendil Searches Tirion – Ted Nasmith
earendil - Jenny Dolfen
Earendil and the Battle of Eagles and Dragons – Ted Nasmith
The Rage of Ulmo - Ralph Damiani
osse and uinen - steamey
Lake and mountains - Felix Englund
Tuor - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Eru and the Gods Singing the First Song of Creation - Kip Rasmussen

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[menofnumenor]

That passage of Ulmo appearing to Tuor blew me away... Tolkien's ability to put weight behind his words is UNMATCHED. There's few things that can give me chills like an epic Tolkien passage.

[bedlaskybedla]

Ulmo is my most favorite Vala. He never abandoned children of Ilúvatar and his aid was essential for Melkor's downfall.

[untruelie]

The appearance of Ulmo before Tuor is one of the best and most epic text passages ever written by Tolkien (in my opinion). You get a sense of how powerful and utterly terrifying the Valar really are. You really don't want them to be your enemies.

As can be seen in the doom of Mandos, of which we also get a terrifying glimpse in that passage, when Ulmo tells Tuor that the upcoming storm was unleashed by Osse on Mandos' command to destroy one of the elven ships that had tried to reach Aman in search for help against Morgoth. We also can see some of the internal dynamics of the Valar here, since Ulmo apparently can't calm the storm, so he urges Tuor to climb up the cliffs again for his own safety. (I'm sure Ulmo could overpower Osse or command him to stop at any time, but it's obvious that he is acting without the knowledge of the other Valar here, so he has to remain undetected). He then later rescues Voronwe from the doomed ship; Voronwe recounts a large majestic wave, calm among the storm, that picks him up and carries him away.

[MiloMaksimovic]

Ulmo is an echo of Creation. You might say the water is, but Ulmo is creator of water on Arda. Manwë and him, the essence of life.

[Middle.Earth.Crisis]

Ulmo always struck a deep chord with me. In my young understanding 20 years ago. He NEVER fled and gave up on middle earth. He understood and valued the Eldar and Edain.

[deanzaZZR]

I got my Ulmo fix recently by rereading the chapter on Tuor in the Silmarillion and relistening to the episode on the Prancing Pony Podcast, but I'm here for more. You have to love the majesty, power and danger that Ulmo represents. Surprisingly, he's the most active Ainu trying to help the peoples of Middle Earth.

[teleportedbreadfordays]

One thing I like about Ulmo was how perfectly he was written. His interventions aided the Children invaluably but he wasn’t overly intervening, they still grew and struggled in life and in the face of a great evil who wielded an unworldly, dark power. There wasn’t *too much* divine help. Ulmo’s interventions were not only in the hopes of curbing the worst of consequences from the actions brought upon by Morgoth, they were also intended to bring hope, hope that the people of Middle Earth would be free from the fear and tyranny of the Dark Lord’s looming shadow so they may live their lives without worry. This would imply Ulmo also understood the strengths of Men and Elves and believed in their wisdom, so he sought to awaken their strengths and put faith in the wisdom Eru’s children had within them. At the very least, Ulmo did whatever he could. Certainly from being secluded to the waters of the world, he had his limits and used them however able.

[OfTheNorth]

Ulmo is by far the coolest valar, he kind of reminds me of Gandalf the way he is always trying to thwart the enemy's plans. Shame he disappears in the TA.

[mmiller]

Ulmo is my favorite Vala and the only one that I really respect. All the other Valar, including Manwe, are shortsighted and unwise in their government of Arda, hiding away in Valinor and neglecting Middle Earth. Ulmo demonstrates far greater wisdom and foresight than the rest of the Valar in my opinion. My favorite aspect of Ulmo is his role in opposing the decrees of fate and pronouncements of doom by the other Valar. One of my favorite lines in all of Tolkien’s writing is when he tells Tuor “But behold, in the armor of fate there is ever a rift, and in the walls of doom a breach, until the Full Making, which ye call the End. So it shall be while I endure. A secret voice that gainsayeth, and a light where darkness is decreed.” Poetry!

[TheSilkSatinSultan]

It's utterly amazing how Tolkien's story all correlate and interweave perfectly with a nice bow.

[FallenOne]

The fact that Ulmo was the only one to help the Children against Morgoth immediately makes him my favourite of the Lords of the Valar.

[AKadir]

One of the most bad-ass Valar indeed. As a swimmer and a fan of Tolkien since I was 8, he is naturally my favorite Vala but there are other solid reasons as well.
Ulmo really cared, nourished and understood both the Children of Iluvatar and Melkor the most, even more than Manwe who can't comprehend evil and let Melkor loose multiple times, hence causing second-hand destruction.

[jamaicanprincess]

I absolutely love Ulmo!!! He is the most valiant and caring of the Valar. Without him many battles would have been lost and more of middle earth’s inhabitants would have died. He always stood up to what he believed but gracious to authority. I love Ulmo so much.

[juliahenriques]

Ulmo, The Adult in the Room. If only people heeded his advice more often... Great content, as always. :)

[TheEquus]

Ulmo is my favorite Vala. His personality is a lot like mine and he never abandoned the Children of Illuvatar. He watched over them when the rest of the Valar turned their backs and he played a huge role in the downfall of Morgoth

[PJF]

It is often difficult to appreciate the impact of certain characters within Middle earth, as their contribution is spread over many chapters and through many years. When you produce these videos, you bring it all together and the magnitude of their deeds is brought to bear. I love the stories around Ulmo, as if Tolkien understood the importance of the waters of the world and gave this Valar so much attention with that in mind. I haven't missed any of your work, other than the Amazon stuff, lol but this is one of the best. Bravo sir, you set the bar very high.

[davidlundquist]

This was breathtaking and melancholy all at once, rather like the Silmarillion itself, I suppose. Another amazing video.

[jdeck]

It's incredible to know Ulmo was so dedicated, giving advice to many of the Children of Ilúvatar, and never forsaking the world of Arda.
One thing I wonder that has to do with waters: Could Ulmo have had a presence in the Kheled-Zâram, the Mirrormere?
And in other nearby waters, did he know of the Nameless Things of Moria, 'who swam in ages ago', and the Watcher in the Water?

[KazgarothUsher]

I have two favourite Valar. Ulmo and Irmo, the brother of Mandos. The way Tolkien evokes Ulmo's majesty through the power of the sea makes fascinating reading. You have caught the essence of that in your post so thank you :)

[pendragon]

Tolkien definitely believes water has a power for good--the Lake was mightier than Smaug and help comes from the Sea and all good people are drawn to it.