Канал: The Middle-Earth Philosopher

How Arwen/Elrond’s Relationship Mirrors Luthien /Thingol’s

How Arwen/Elrond’s Relationship Mirrors Luthien /Thingol’s

Where the Hell Did Valinor Go After the Fall of Numenor?! (Stick around till the end for laughs)

Where the Hell Did Valinor Go After the Fall of Numenor?! (Stick around till the end for laughs)

Did Gimli Meet Aule: Why Gimli is Earendil 2.0

Did Gimli Meet Aule: Why Gimli is Earendil 2.0

The Debate on War of the Rohirrim and Why I am Choosing to Give it A Chance

The Debate on War of the Rohirrim and Why I am Choosing to Give it A Chance

If I Were to Write an Adaption of the Silmarillion: A Thought Experiment

If I Were to Write an Adaption of the Silmarillion: A Thought Experiment

Soul of a Mad Artist: Why Melkor Became so Evil

Soul of a Mad Artist: Why Melkor Became so Evil

Akallabeth: Audio Short Remix

Akallabeth: Audio Short Remix

Would Book Aragorn Have Worked in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy?

Would Book Aragorn Have Worked in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy?

Did the Numenoreans Deserve Immortality: The Numenorean Perspective

Did the Numenoreans Deserve Immortality: The Numenorean Perspective

Has The Return of the Lord of the Rings to the Big Screen Sabotaged Amazon?

Has The Return of the Lord of the Rings to the Big Screen Sabotaged Amazon?

The Nuance of Darkness According to the Dark Elves

The Nuance of Darkness According to the Dark Elves

The Required Apocalypse: Why The Two Trees of Valinor Needed To Go

The Required Apocalypse: Why The Two Trees of Valinor Needed To Go

If Sauron Had Repented or Never Turned Evil

If Sauron Had Repented or Never Turned Evil

Do Tolkien’s Values Have a Place in 21'st Century Pop Culture?

Do Tolkien’s Values Have a Place in 21'st Century Pop Culture?

Osse: The Forgotten Lieutenant of Melkor and Potential Rival of Sauron

Osse: The Forgotten Lieutenant of Melkor and Potential Rival of Sauron

How Legitimate Swordsmanship Influenced the Lord of the Rings Trilogy

How Legitimate Swordsmanship Influenced the Lord of the Rings Trilogy

The Expendables: How the Immortals Withhold Information

The Expendables: How the Immortals Withhold Information

Gimili’s Three Strands of Hair and Galadriel Letting Go of the Past

Gimili’s Three Strands of Hair and Galadriel Letting Go of the Past

Why Gimli Son of Gloin Deserves More Respect in the LOTR Trilogy

Why Gimli Son of Gloin Deserves More Respect in the LOTR Trilogy

Why JRR Tolkien Hated Frank Herbert's Dune (A Speculation)

Why JRR Tolkien Hated Frank Herbert's Dune (A Speculation)

Rings of Power Was Bad, But There Were Some Elements They Got Right

Rings of Power Was Bad, But There Were Some Elements They Got Right

Should the Silmarils Have Forgiven the Last Sons of Feanor?

Should the Silmarils Have Forgiven the Last Sons of Feanor?

How the Adaptation Enhanced Galadriel's Temptation

How the Adaptation Enhanced Galadriel's Temptation

The Two Towers: The Rivalry Between Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones and How One Fell

The Two Towers: The Rivalry Between Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones and How One Fell

If the Sindar Had Defeated the Orcs During the First Battle of Beleriand: Pt 2

If the Sindar Had Defeated the Orcs During the First Battle of Beleriand: Pt 2

If the Sindar Had Defeated the Orcs During the First Battle of Beleriand

If the Sindar Had Defeated the Orcs During the First Battle of Beleriand

What Made the Marriage of Eol and Aredhel So Toxic?

What Made the Marriage of Eol and Aredhel So Toxic?

Aredhel; The Anti-Galadriel, Punk of the Noldor and What Could Have Been

Aredhel; The Anti-Galadriel, Punk of the Noldor and What Could Have Been

What if Feanor's Mother, Miriel, had Lived? More Than You Think

What if Feanor's Mother, Miriel, had Lived? More Than You Think

The Meaning Behind the Great Plague of the Third Age

The Meaning Behind the Great Plague of the Third Age

Elven Interventions During the Third Age: Conceptions and Misconceptions

Elven Interventions During the Third Age: Conceptions and Misconceptions

Justifiable Betrayal? Huan and Beregrond and How They Represent The Nuance of Loyalty

Justifiable Betrayal? Huan and Beregrond and How They Represent The Nuance of Loyalty

Would the Lord of the Rings Franchise Be Mainstream Without the Movies?

Would the Lord of the Rings Franchise Be Mainstream Without the Movies?

The Glorification of Suffering...(WTF?!)

The Glorification of Suffering...(WTF?!)

Themes of Harad and the South of Middle earth

Themes of Harad and the South of Middle earth

Themes From the Far East of Middle Earth

Themes From the Far East of Middle Earth

Could Aragorn and Eowyn Worked as a Couple?

Could Aragorn and Eowyn Worked as a Couple?

How Critics Misunderstand Tolkien’s Portrayal of Women in Middle earth

How Critics Misunderstand Tolkien’s Portrayal of Women in Middle earth

How Middle earth Defines The Meaning of Love

How Middle earth Defines The Meaning of Love

My Problem with Middle earth's 11th Hour Trope

My Problem with Middle earth's 11th Hour Trope

Chantings of Death: Why Bad Guys Get the Best War Chants

Chantings of Death: Why Bad Guys Get the Best War Chants

Ainur and Their Allure For Middle earth

Ainur and Their Allure For Middle earth

Treachery: Middle earth's Unforgivable Sin

Treachery: Middle earth's Unforgivable Sin

Can't Immortals Just Get Along?: Why Underlying Tension Between Different Elvish Groups

Can't Immortals Just Get Along?: Why Underlying Tension Between Different Elvish Groups

The Uneven Bias of Kin-slayings: Why All Same-Species Violence Are Not Accountable

The Uneven Bias of Kin-slayings: Why All Same-Species Violence Are Not Accountable

The Curse of the Jewels: Maedhros and Frodo Baggins

The Curse of the Jewels: Maedhros and Frodo Baggins

Six Degrees of Aule: How the Vala Influenced Middle earth

Six Degrees of Aule: How the Vala Influenced Middle earth

The Dwarves' Relationship With Morgoth and Sauron

The Dwarves' Relationship With Morgoth and Sauron

How Thorin Oakenshield Embodied the Dwarven Experience of the Third Age

How Thorin Oakenshield Embodied the Dwarven Experience of the Third Age

Rejects of the Apocalypse: Two Massive Events That Did NOT Close Out Their Eras

Rejects of the Apocalypse: Two Massive Events That Did NOT Close Out Their Eras

Ragnarok on Repeat: What Qualifies as an Middle earth Apocalaypse

Ragnarok on Repeat: What Qualifies as an Middle earth Apocalaypse

Ancalagon the Black: Middle earth's Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction

Ancalagon the Black: Middle earth's Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction

Why the Dark Elves Succeeded in Their Purpose and the High Elves Did Not

Why the Dark Elves Succeeded in Their Purpose and the High Elves Did Not

Why Nerdanel Lost Feanor and Their Sons to Madness

Why Nerdanel Lost Feanor and Their Sons to Madness

Why the Falas Elves Were the Ride or Die of the Beleriand Wars of the First Age

Why the Falas Elves Were the Ride or Die of the Beleriand Wars of the First Age

Elven Culture Clash: Thingol vs the Sons of Feanor

Elven Culture Clash: Thingol vs the Sons of Feanor

Almaren: The Eden of Middle earth and What was the Point of it?

Almaren: The Eden of Middle earth and What was the Point of it?

Eru Illuvatar: Do the People of Middle earth Matter to Him?

Eru Illuvatar: Do the People of Middle earth Matter to Him?

The One Ring Will Break You: How and Why

The One Ring Will Break You: How and Why

Brothers in Arms: The Cinematic portrayal of Boromir and Aragorn

Brothers in Arms: The Cinematic portrayal of Boromir and Aragorn

Questioning the Perception of Good and Evil

Questioning the Perception of Good and Evil

Blood Feud: The House of Thingol vs the Sons of Feanor and Sauron

Blood Feud: The House of Thingol vs the Sons of Feanor and Sauron

The Death of the Myth of Doriath

The Death of the Myth of Doriath

Arthededain and the Barrow Downs: Why was it so Important to Them?

Arthededain and the Barrow Downs: Why was it so Important to Them?

How Dunedain Rangers Saw Themselves

How Dunedain Rangers Saw Themselves

The Dunlending Perspective: The Struggle Against Usurpers

The Dunlending Perspective: The Struggle Against Usurpers

The Philosophy of Hell: Utumno and Angband

The Philosophy of Hell: Utumno and Angband

The Gatekeepers: The Philosophy of the Stewards of Gondor

The Gatekeepers: The Philosophy of the Stewards of Gondor

Why Ulmo was more Supportive of the Peoples of Middleearth

Why Ulmo was more Supportive of the Peoples of Middleearth

Aragorn Was Right

Aragorn Was Right

Paradise or Bust: The Validity of Paradise in Middleearth

Paradise or Bust: The Validity of Paradise in Middleearth

The Philosophy of the Gondorian Civil War: King Eldacar

The Philosophy of the Gondorian Civil War: King Eldacar

Channel Update and Thank you

Channel Update and Thank you

The Philosophy of the Civil War of Gondor: Castamir

The Philosophy of the Civil War of Gondor: Castamir

The Philosophy of the Civil War of Gondor: King Valacar

The Philosophy of the Civil War of Gondor: King Valacar

Screw Gondor: Why So Many Races Hated Gondor

Screw Gondor: Why So Many Races Hated Gondor

How You Play the Game: How Morgoth and Sauron Viewed War

How You Play the Game: How Morgoth and Sauron Viewed War

Eowyn and Eomer: How this Underrated Scene Defines the Siblings

Eowyn and Eomer: How this Underrated Scene Defines the Siblings

Rebirth: The Noldor of the Second Age

Rebirth: The Noldor of the Second Age

Feanor was Right

Feanor was Right

Middle-earth Carpe Diem: The Worldview of Early Numenor

Middle-earth Carpe Diem: The Worldview of Early Numenor

Do Elves Pass on Mental Illness: The Case of High King Finwe and His Line

Do Elves Pass on Mental Illness: The Case of High King Finwe and His Line

How to Mentally Break an Elf in Middle-earth

How to Mentally Break an Elf in Middle-earth

Broken by Fate or Choice: The Motivations of Nienor

Broken by Fate or Choice: The Motivations of Nienor

Broken by Fate or Choice: The Motivations of Turin Turambar

Broken by Fate or Choice: The Motivations of Turin Turambar

The Resilience of Morwen Steelsheen

The Resilience of Morwen Steelsheen

The Power of Warrior Motivations: Hurin Thalion

The Power of Warrior Motivations: Hurin Thalion

Exploring the Reasons of the Battle of Unnumbered Tears

Exploring the Reasons of the Battle of Unnumbered Tears

Exploring the Ancient Beliefs of The Balrogs

Exploring the Ancient Beliefs of The Balrogs

A One Time Examination of The Rings of Power and Fandom

A One Time Examination of The Rings of Power and Fandom

The Philosophy of a Doomsman: Mandos

The Philosophy of a Doomsman: Mandos

Examining The Impact of Dwarves' Beliefs

Examining The Impact of Dwarves' Beliefs

A Short Thank you and Addressing the Mic Issue

A Short Thank you and Addressing the Mic Issue

The Validity of Wisdom in Middle earth

The Validity of Wisdom in Middle earth

Finarfin: The Misunderstood and Last of the Noldor High Kings

Finarfin: The Misunderstood and Last of the Noldor High Kings

The Spectrum of Female Protagonists in Middle-earth

The Spectrum of Female Protagonists in Middle-earth

Fingolfin: The Noble High-King With Alot of Baggage

Fingolfin: The Noble High-King With Alot of Baggage

Why so Much Animosity in the Peoples of Middle earth?

Why so Much Animosity in the Peoples of Middle earth?

Was Feanor Actually Evil?

Was Feanor Actually Evil?

What did the Humans and Elves actually think of each other?

What did the Humans and Elves actually think of each other?

Gondor Supremacy Was a Problem

Gondor Supremacy Was a Problem

Why Boromir's Death Scene is My Favorite Scene

Why Boromir's Death Scene is My Favorite Scene

Numenor Was a Mistake and Here's Why

Numenor Was a Mistake and Here's Why