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The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) (Patreon)

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2024-12-04 15:45:10
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2024-12-04 15:45:59
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This was SO BEAUTIFUL and I can't wait to watch the rest of them!!!!

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Patrick Toscano

And here i was getting ready for my yearly LOTR viewing.

FantasyHawkeye

My parents went to every midnight release for the theater version. I watch these every year! If you haven't yet can I recommend Tolkien to you? It's about the process JRR went through in writing the Lord of the Rings.

celilmandir

Why you gotta torture me with these awesome uploads while I'm at work? 😭 I know what I'm doing tonight now!!

Robert da Spruce

Nice! Didn’t know you were starting the LOTR Looking forward to watching your reaction!

Dan M

OMG!! This came way earlier than I expected it to! An early Xmas gift from you to us! Thank you! 🙏 Okay, well…I’ll be up late tonight watching along with you, and it will be well worth it. “One ring to rule them all. One ring to find them. One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.” This work day can’t go by quick enough.

Dan M

I feel your pain! And it’s only 11:20am. 😱

Armchair Rizzard

Teegan you made my week. I adore this trilogy. I still get emotional every single time I watch them.

Baldemort

I don't even have to watch this yet to know that one of your fav aspects of this trilogy is going to be the Oscar Winning Howard Shore scores. He did 100% of all the music in all 3 films. Also teegan note one thing that is very easilyy missed but symbolic (not important just cool) with Boromir and Aragorn, after his death and he is put on the boat and sent over the water fall, the camera pans away quickly but notice that Aragorn put on Bormirs forearm bracers.

Dan M

Absolutely! Between the score, the visuals, the story, and the acting, this trilogy is just euphoria for the eyes and ears.

Baldemort

Also, here i thought you were going to wait until 2025. What changed your mind? Also dont read the books until after you watch the movies for spoilers 😆

Alex Gorell

Seriously unpopular opinion but I am Not a big fan of these movies. But I do get why they are soo popular and I am sure you will love them.

Baldemort

twice yearly for me

samcro92

Will inglorious basterds be on YouTube this week?

Patrick Toscano

That settles it I need to up my yearly numbers.

LiteWeight Gaming / Reacting

Hope you enjoy it! I was serious about really bolstering my Patreon for you guys. Trying to build up to a point where you guys get the reaction about a month early!

LiteWeight Gaming / Reacting

Well really, I want to spoil you guys here on Patreon. This video will likely not be up on YT until January. Trying to get a month ahead for you all!

Dan M

Honestly, that’s how I feel about a lot of Quentin Tarantino movies.

Dan M

And this is why Patreon is the place to be. Thank you!

Dan M

That’s awesome! Thank you!

Dan M

Fun fact. JRR Tolkien was a master linguist who could speak and write several different languages. He also invented many of the languages and alphabets of Middle Earth, including Sindarin and Quenya, spoken by the Elves, and Khuzdul, spoken by the Dwarves.

Clay F

Awesome. AFI Top 100 movie. Glad you reacted to the extended cut. Putting on your reaction now. I love the LOTR trilogy

Clay F

I am that way with some popular movies also. I do love the LOTR trilogy and Pulp Fiction.

celilmandir

I'm so excited to watch you react to 3 of the best movies ever filmed! Everything about them is just so flawless. The visuals, the music, the writing.. I'm a grown man and i get teary-eyed several times during these movies, that's just how moving they are. The entirety of the 3 movies were filmed in New Zealand. It was one of the very few places that offered all the variety of landscapes (green fields, rolling hills, forests, mountains, etc..) that Peter Jackson wanted. All 3 movies were filmed concurrently, an actor could be filming a scene from the first movie one day, and two days later he'd be filming one of the very last scenes of the third movie. Hobbiton is indeed a place you can go visit in NZ. Film crews built the entire village well over a year prior to filming, and actually planted all the bushes and flowers we can see, they wanted them to grow naturally and really give it that feeling of being "lived in". A side note, did you recognize Bilbo as Ash, the android science officer from the Nostromo? ;) The movie makes it look like Gandalf was just gone a few days or weeks, but in the book, he was gone 17 years before coming back to Frodo once he confirmed that Bilbo had truly been in possession of the One Ring. (Which also explains why Bilbo aged so much by the time Bilbo sees him again in Rivendell, coupled with not having the Ring in his possession anymore). The height difference between Hobbits and the other characters was achieved using several ways, depending of the scene they were filming. Sometimes they'd use children as body doubles if the hobbit faces weren't visible. There was also a very tall guy playing the role of Gandalf when he himself was not facing the camera. Sometimes they used forced perspective, such as when Frodo and Gandalf are riding the horse cart in the opening scenes, or when Gandalf and Bilbo are sitting at the table in Bilbo's home. They all appear to be next to each other but they're actually 10-12 feet apart, to provide the illusion of size difference. And sometimes, they resorted to good old CGI, when nothing else could be used. The One Ring does alter its size according to who carries it, to further influence them into wearing it. The Ring feeds off its wielder's ambition, desires, greed, which is why Men are so easily tempted. Hobbits on the other hand have very little in terms of ambition, which is why Bilbo wasn't quite as affected by it despite having it for 60 years. It was still a tremendous display of willpower for him to abandon it. Also, Tolkien actually created an entire language for the elves, from scratch. When they speak in Elvish, they're not just talking gibberish, they could actually have legit discussions. You keep saying you didn't expect this movie to make you cry, but as a rule of thumb.. you need 1 box of tissue for the first movie, you'll need 2 for the second movie, and three for the third movie, especially you with your pure soul that is so easily touched by everything beautiful or sad ;) The significance of Galadriel's gift to Gimli, even though he himself might never be aware of it, is that a long time ago, one of the mightiest elves to ever exist, Feanor, creator of the Silmarils and the Palantirs among others, asked Galadriel on 3 separate occasion for a golden hair from her head. But, Galadriel could sense in him vanity, pride and self-importance, the driving forces behind his asking, and all 3 times she refused him. But in Gimli, she can sense that he truly admires her hair for its beauty and nothing else, and so she gave him the 3 that she refused to Feanor, which is why you see a slight smile on Legolas' lips, because unlike Gimli, he knows what kind of mighty gift he just was given. "How is it gonna end there..?" Now imagine, go back 23 years.. then imagine having to wait AN ENTIRE YEAR for the next movie to come out.. absolute torment.. About the bugs and the Nazgul, the bugs were actually repelled by his mere presence, so foul as it is. That's why they were all scurrying away from it. Some of your other questions, they'll be answered in the upcoming movies, so you'll find out in due time :)

Doug Watson

Sam is the best! Absolutely ride or die!

Robert da Spruce

You know you’re into a film when after 3 hours and 22 minutes, you’re upset the film ended 😄 You saw this when you were 8? Must have been a tough kid Teagan! I think I might have had nightmares after seeing the Orcs at that age I’m not 100%. But I think the insects were fleeing from the Nazgul because they could sense their evil nature. I’m excited for the coming weeks. LOTR and Band of Brothers? Let’s Go!!!

Dan M

“This movie wasn’t supposed to make me cry”. 😳 Oh boy

Dan M

You didn’t mention it so I’m not sure if you recognized Ian McKellan (Gandalf), who also played the original Magneto in the X-Men movies. You also admired the beauty of Arwen, played by Liv Tyler, daughter of Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler.

Dan M

The conflict between the Elves and Dwarves can be traced back to the creation of Tolkien’s Middle Earth universe, and has continued through the “Ages” in the universe’s timeline. And the driving forces that gave rise to the conflict are, sadly, ones that many fall victim to - jealousy and greed. An Elven king came into the possession of a necklace made by Dwarves and claimed it as his own. He asked some Dwarven friends to combine the necklace with other Elven jewels. When the Dwarves realized what the necklace was, they refused to give it back to the Elven king. An argument ensued between the king and the Dwarves, who then killed the king. When the Elves discovered that the king was killed, they in turn killed the Dwarves. And thus began the conflict between the two species that would last up to the point where this movie begins.

Clay F

I enjoyed your reaction. As noted in another comment, the Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed entirely in New Zealand. Aragorn is a man and not half-elf -- there is discussion auxilliary to this. By the way, when I was a kid, I had a half-elf character in D&D.

Baldemort

Hey Teegan, to answer your question, since its not explained in the films. Here is the quick and simple answer to what "Valenor" is. Just think of it like "Heaven" Its the afterlife where all the elves go. So when you hear them saying that they are "leaving middle earth" or "leaving these shores" like it was said in this movie. It means they are going to Heaven essentially.

Tim C

I can share some details on Moria, as it doesn't spoil anything for the future films. The dwarves founded it many thousands of years ago, during the First Age (the events of LOTR take place in the Third Age). They called it Khazad-dûm in their language, and it became the greatest dwarvish kingdom in Middle Earth. During the Second Age, a strong friendship existed between the dwarves of Khazad-dûm and the elves who lived to the west of the mountains (in an area known as Eregion). That's why the Doors of Moria were marked in elvish. This was the passage from Eregion into Khazad-dûm. As the Second Age passed, the elves of Eregion were driven off or fled. Early in the Third Age, the dwarves of Khazad-dûm "dug too deep" and awoke the Balrog. It's terror and power drove them out of their ancient home, which they had lived in for thousands of years. After being abandoned, it was given the name Moria, which means "The Black Pit", and eventually orcs and goblins were drawn into it, and Moria became filled with evil creatures. And thus Moria stayed for more than 500 years. After Bilbo's "adventure" with the dwarves of Thorin's company (detailed in the Hobbit), a group of dwarves lead by Balin attempted to reclaim Moria. These are the people Gimli was expecting to find when he advocated for taking the passage through Moria. Gimili's father Gloin was one of Balin's cousins. The expedition to retake Moria had set out nearly 30 years prior to the Fellowship's passage through Moria, and clearly no news of the fate of Balin's expedition had reached Gimli. He expected to find friends and relatives he hadn't seen in decades, rebuilding is kin's long-lost ancient homeland. Instead he found their tombs.

Kaleb Barker

One of my favorite films, and my favorite reaction of yours by far. I loved watching this with you Teegan! Its crazy to say this, as I've read the book many times and watched these movies many more times over, and yet watching it this time was almost like watching it anew. It takes a lot for a film (or any medium of entertainment, really) to impact me, to hit home and bring my emotions to the surface. A film that can do that is truly a masterpiece, of which these definitely qualify. The first time I watched these films, I got all the way to the third film without tearing up. That's why I love your reaction videos so much. Your emotions are so raw and genuine, it lets me connect to the content in ways I can't normally. Anyway, loved this! The films only get better from here. Can't wait to enjoy the rest of them with you!

Dirk

Holy smokes, i watcht the movies so often but i never thought i could feel the emotions like it was my first time seeing them. All thanks to you and your awsome reaction. I'm so glad that i found your channel and i cant wait to see more. <3

RabidMango

Choir girl! That makes us practically paison!

RabidMango

Boromir is my favorite character. I've struggled with addiction. But I've also been a decent son and friend and partner at times. His character speaks to me that failing to temptation does not mean you're forever a bad person. There's always a chance to be something wonderful.

sammy

That's a great 3 set film ( at least it's not marvel / cat suits ridiculousness)

Cregg Riley

you sang Gollum's Song and Into the West? i'd love to hear that actually

Chris

Great one. You had so many (good) questions. Suggestion--don't sweat your questions while watching the movies, just wait and read the books. Given your reaction, gotta believe you'll love them. And id you still have the questions then, read The Silmarillion. But don't read the books until you finish the movies! They don't break them at the exact same spots...

Lukas

Is there any options to download these reactions?

Neville

The timeline of the trilogy is 20 years. The ring was with Frodo for around 17 years BEFORE Gandalf discovered that the ring was THE Ring and that is why Frodo had to search a little bit to find the envelope that Gandalf encouraged Frodo to put the ring inside. The main quest part (when they leave Rivendell to destroy the ring) was only a little over 1 year.

Steven Poe

I can hardly wait for your reaction to The Two Towers. Please tell me it is on the way.

Desiree Mclaughlin

I'm so glad you are watching the extended cut! Some moments that are from the extended cut (off the top of my head...it's been awhile since I've watched the theatrical version): 1. After the prologue where we learn about the history of the ring and Sauron, we go to the Shire. In the theatrical release it starts with Frodo reading against a tree and Gandalf coming into Hobbiton. The entire 'Concerning Hobbits' with Bilbos voiceover is extended edition. Also, Bilbo's interaction with Frodo at his birthday party wasn't in the theatrical version, aside from the moment Frodo is trying to get him out of the way of the dragon firework. Other than that tiny exchange, the first time we really see them interact in the theatrical version is when they meet again in Rivendell. 2. Sam and Frodo seeing the wood elves leaving Middle Earth. 3. The Council of Elrond scene is extended, which adds a deeper insight to Boromir as he talks about the dream he had about the ring being found. I feel like you get more of a sense of his frame of mind and his character in general in the extended edition. There is also a scene (or maybe two) later in the film between Boromir and Aragorn added that develop that dynamic. Also in Rivendell, Aragorn's backstory is explored more than it is in the theatrical edition. 4. The whole gift-giving sequence as they're leaving Lothlorien is extended edition. I think in the theatrical we see Galadriel give Frodo the Light of Elendil, but like I said, it's been awhile 😅. There are also other moments throughout their stay in Lothlorien that are extended-edition exclusive.

LiteWeight Gaming / Reacting

Those were all such important scenes!! I’m so glad I watched the extended version so that i could see them! It sounds like a lot of character development scenes were cut, so I’m so glad that I saw them! Thank you for sharing!!

Dragonfly Dan

Just a comment about the influence on Harry Potter; I don't know if Rowling ever talked about it but the ring is really the same concept as the Horcrux. I think there are older myths and legends about life force being stored in objects, especially rings for some reason, so Tokien may not actually be the first.

Dan M

There are a lot of parallels between the LOTR trilogy and the Harry Potter movies. I think the relationship between Harry and Dumbledore is similar to the relationship between Frodo and Gandalf. The main baddies, Voldemort and Sauron, are introduced as entities, and both are trying to regain their physical forms. And there are definite similarities between the Dementors and the Nazgûl.

Noldo

Harry Potter is actually nothing but a collection of thefts from other works, stuck together by a ducttape, without even trying to hide it. You can find good YT analyses on that topic.

Ziro the Hutt

While this is a superb trilogy, I place this film as the best of all three. Its masterful from start to finish. It sets up everything so well, tells you much about the world, is shot beautifully, and has all the emotion. Not many films I rate 10/10, but this is one of them. Elves are indeed immortal, but are given the choice whether to stay immortal or become mortal. I don't think its ever stated the procedure, but essentially it just comes down to choice. Aragorn is actually (very) distantly related to Arwen. Her father Elrond had a brother, who chose to be mortal, and started the line of the Kings of Numenor, which Aragorn is descended from. Due to having that Elvish blood in him, he does have an extended life (I believe he is in his 80's here if I recall) and lived to 221 I think. Arwen is over 3000 years old though, so we can't really call their relationship incestuous!! You mention Galadriel being telepathic. This reminds me to mention that you noticed Legolas walking on top of the snow, whereas the others walked normally into the snow, even Gandalf. Elves tend to study nature and help it along so are one with it, and I think he is able to do that, as he has been traversing the world for a long time and is one with the natural world. Note his keen eyesight and perceptiveness when danger is around. Well said about Tolkien. He was a fascinating man and an academic. He was obsessed with languages and developed all the languages deeply for these books and others on Middle Earth. Look up a documentary about him sometime, it will be worth it. For instance, his love of nature shines through, Sam is based on his batman (valet) in the First World War and called him the finest man he ever knew. Hence why Sam always addresses Frodo as Mr. Frodo. Saruman being corrupted, ripping the trees out and building an army of fire, iron and steel, is reminiscent to him of the battlefield in WWI and how it destroyed nature as well as the people who fought in it. Part of writing these books was a kind of way to heal himself from the traumas of the War.

Ziro the Hutt

Yeah Boromir is such a "human" character. Full of flaws, but he also represents the best of us and is a good honourable man; something not many of us can claim to be.

Ziro the Hutt

As is Star Wars, yet both are extremely successful and loved by many. Art has always plagiarised art. Mozart and Beethoven drew on the works of Haydn, Bach and Handel; they on the likes of Vivaldi before them. Painters did the same thing down the years too, so have authors and film-makers. We shouldn't be too dismissive of it, if its done well, like Harry Potter and Star Wars has.

Brian Scarbrough

Awesome review, Teegan. Tolkien wrote all the languages (including 3 Elvish languages) because language was his passion, as someone already mentioned. Then he realized that they were nothing without a story. And that’s how the lore came to be, according to my understanding. Which explains why the storytelling has such comprehensive depth, as you alluded to. The Silmarillion and other writings contain much context and backstory that aids in understanding the Lord of the Rings.

Jayson Phillips

Seeing an Angel cry....Great reaction. You should really watch the RINGS OF POWER...tells the backstory of Galadriel, Sauron, Gandalf and others. Great series

Samuek

To your first point, it's my belief that yes the evil that shrouds the Nazgul caused the bugs to come out of the tree and ground and scatter. To your second point, yes Elves are immortal, even when they die physically their spirits are taken and can be reborn in Valinor if they are deemed worthy, Arwen would be giving that up by not going back to Valinor and staying in middle Earth. Yes Aragron is half Elf and Human, his human blood is Numenoreon (blessed with long life by the Valor or Gods) so he has extremely rare blood. Gandalf was sent by the Valor to guild and help the people of Middle Earth, Saurman and three other wizards were also sent but they all failed the task, Gandalf also has the Elf ring of fire gifted to him by the previous owner when he first came to Middle Earth. To your third point, yes the Elves and Dwarfs got a long before, Elrond had a deep friendship with one of the lords of Moria, but a rift and war broke loose. That's why Legolas, Gimli and Haldir bicker at each other. As for Boromir, yes. He's a strong man who unfortunately was weak against the will of the ring. He's my favorite character other than Sam because he shows the weakness that comes from the power of evil and still comes out sacrificing his life for his companions. I'm glad you found meaning in his quote, and I hope that you're doing well. Looking forward to watching the next two reactions!

Samuek

Also the scene where Galadrial shows her ring to Frodo and all the gifts were added into the extended cut except for her gift to Frodo, that was in the theatrical. One thing I'd say is to read the book, because they changed Sam's gift in the movie despite him receiving the best gift of all in the book, but I won't explain because I think you should read it for yourself ❤️

Lindsay Gardner

I know I'm late to the game here but I found your video on YouTube and had to see the whole reaction. I love this series and do yearly rewatches and rereads of them (minimum). What I found so interesting about your reaction was how deeply you were impacted by Boromir's "Do not carry the weight of the dead" line. Not a lot of people focus on that one. What I love so much about this series in particular is that there is something in it for whatever you are going through and the Lord of the Rings has a strange knack for finding people right when they need it most. There is something almost mythic about it. When I saw your reaction to that line, it made me wonder who are the dead that you are carrying and what twists of fate brought LOTR to you now? I know that this series has meant so much to me when I have been in the darkest of places (my light of Earendil if you will) and I hope it was able to provide you with comfort as well.

Amanda Williams

Aragorn is not half elven. Both his parents are Dunedin. He is a descendant of the race of long-lived men, the Numenoreons. Their first king was Elros, Elrond's twin brother. Elrond and his brother are half elven. They were given the chose of either immortality as an elf, or the live of a mortal man (albeit almost 1000 years, at least in the beginning). Elrond chose to be elf-kind, Elros mortal.

thatlotrguy

I really appreciate that you decided to watch the Extended Editions - I´m probably the biggest LOTR geek anyone is ever likely to come across, hence the username lol... and I´m a firm believer in the fact that I dont think you´ve truly watched these movies if you haven´t seen the Extended cut. There are SOOO many key details and scenes that add so incredibly much to the characters and the story, that you would otherwise miss out on! Which by extension also makes for a better reaction - especially if you´re as good at picking stuff up and noticing things as you are, so thank you for that, and keep up the amazing work!

Stefan Au

Pls oh pls ignore that advice... the show is garbage, takes way too many liberties and gets key character traits/details/motivation wrong compared to both the movies and tolkien's writings and same goes for story/plot line

Stefan Au

I wanna say that anyone who is a patron here, discovered you on YouTube and most likely saw the video in which you told a few personal things about yourself and your tattoos etc... so we know why that one quote hit very close to home. Pls know, that we appreciate the attempt - but like I said... we understand why and even if we or some of us don't, there is no need to explain or to go into details on personal (private) issues that you may not want to talk about publicly.

Jayson Phillips

That's just YOUR opinion, you do know there are other people out there right? that don't always agree the same way you do?

MertzRocks

No Jayson. In THIS CASE ONLY, that makes NO difference. No reader of the books can like TRoP, only non-readers can. The Rings of Power should NEVER have been made as it was made. NOTHING IN IT IS CORRECT AND CAN ONLY CAUSE CONFUSION. All copies should be destroyed but for one to illustrate how NOT to ruin something beloved by dint of this example. It is drek drek drek drek drek drek drek. TRoP wa$ $imply an excu$e to make a $how and ca$h in on a franchi$e phenomenon. ☹️😳😖🤢🤮🥺 FACT >NOT< OPINION.

MertzRocks

The saddest thing is, they COULD HAVE made it right, just like it's possible to make The Silmarillion right. But network/studio suits won't like how it has to be done 'right', and so they'll step in and do what they do best: meddle and ruin, which will end up making it all WRONG.

Steven Walden

One of my all-time favorite reaction videos period. This one made me an immediate fan of yours, and I'm so glad I joined your Patreon. Keep posting, and I'll keep watching.

MertzRocks

--- Apologies for this comment's length! --- Also SPOILER ALERT! for anyone who has never watched or read TLotR... I'd probably rate both Fellowship and Towers at 10/10 and Return 8.5-9/10. A few clarifications that probably don't matter much for Teegan, but they may interest her: Not all elves are given a choice to 'lay down' their immortality. Eärendil and his wife Elwing were the first Peredhil - half-elves - as they were both descended from unions between an elf and a man. Elwing was the daughter of Dior, the son of Beren (man) and Lúthien (special! Her father was Elu Thingol, an elf, while her mother was Melian the Maia - the Valar and the Maiar are the 'Powers' (sort of but not really deities) of the world. Gandalf and Saruman and Sauron and the Balrogs are all Maia). Eärendil was the son of Tuor (man) and Idril (elf - daughter of Turgon the King of Gondolin, where both Sting and Gandalf's sword Glamdring were forged). Eärendil and Elwing chose to be Elvenkind, and the choice was extended to their twin sons Elros and Elrond at the end of the First Age. Elros became of Mankind and was the first king of Númenor - a special island gifted by the Valar to Mankind at the start of the Second Age. Elrond chose Elfkind and settled at Imladris, which is Rivendell. Though not in the movies, he had twin sons born in the Third Age exactly 111 years before Arwen (there is that number again, which Bilbo enunciated perfectly during his speech, even though it sounds like he didn't - listen again closely, you'll hear I'm right). Arwen is therefore less than 3000 years old but she's close to it. The choice to be mortal or immortal finished with these three characters. Arwen's choice we know, and so her son is of Mankind and that's that. Elladan's and Elrohir's choice is left intentionally ambiguous by Tolkien and arguments go either way. Aragorn, who is 87 in the movie (88 when he is crowned) and lives to 210 years old, is indeed very-very-very distantly related to Arwen; through the line of Kings of Númenor and then the Kings of Arnor and Gondor after that. Isildur, his brother Anárion and their father Elendil were all born in Númenor before it sank into the sea (a LONG story featuring Sauron!). Aragorn's mother was human, not Elfkind. The remnant of the Dúnedain (men of the West, Númenoreans) often sheltered at Rivendell and some dwelt there at times. Aragorn was raised there until he was 20 years old. When Isildur was ambushed by orcs and was killed, he was going north to rule Arnor, the north Kingdom established by their father Elendil, while his brother ruled Gondor in the south. Bree, Weathertop/Amon Sûl, and all of the Shire are all in the Kingdom of Arnor. Arnor was utterly destroyed as a kingdom in the Third age by the power and forces of the Witch King of Angmar (the Nazgûl who stabbed Frodo on Weathertop). The last King of Gondor was at the battle that brought the North-kingdom to its end, but his horse bolted in terror at sight of the wraith and Eärnur the last King of Gondor years later went to Minas Morgul and never returned. Minas Morgul is the green-glowing "dead city" (as Gollum puts it) where the Nazgul dwelt (can't really say "lived" can I? lol. Tolkien evidently said ALL beings of Arda (Middle Earth and The Undying Lands/Valinor) are telepathic, but Elves are more attuned to this ability, and the Three Rings of the Elves amplified it so Elrond, Galadriel and Gandalf could all communicate by thought over great distances. Even without a ring, Saruman (and therefore Gandalf too), being of the Maiar, could still do this due to stronger willpower (according to JRRT). Legolas walking on snow. Simple: He's an Elf! It's also why/how he can swing up onto a horse as he did in TTT and the shield-stairboarding stunt thing and all those moves on the Oliphaunt too. They're just really light on their feet. Their being more attuned with nature, having eagle-eyes and sensing danger, all are Elvish attributes as you (Ziro) stated. Arwen could have done those things too (mostly...) if she'd come along... Elves and Dwarves - friends or foes? Through most of Middle-Earth history you can answer, "Neither..." but during the Second Age, the Elves of Eregion (men called it Hollin) and the Dwarves of Khazád Dûm (later called Moria) were indeed friends for a time. Khazád Dûm was also called (in common tongue) Dwarrowdelf, which Gandalf mentions in the movie. The friendship was based on both people's love of crafting, for the Elves of Eregion under Celebrimbor and Elvenking Gil-Galad were master craftsmen of the High Elves (or Noldor). Then in disguise, Sauron came among them and taught them how to make the Rings of Power, and thus were betrayed when he made the One Ring. Celebrimbor the head crafts-elf perceived this betrayal from afar (according to JRRT) and the Three Rings of the Elves were hidden away. The Three were the last ones made, in secret by the Elves, and Sauron never even saw them. Sauron invaded Eregion and destroyed it. The Dwarves retreated under the mountains (saving Elrond in the process btw) and shut their doors. Celeborn of Lothlorien (Galadriel's hubby) saw this as a betrayal by the Dwarves (who had long ago in the First Age, wrongfully slain Elu Thingol King of Doriath, his kinsman) and so all elves - especially Wood Elves (like Legolas) kept this grudge going through the Third Age. Those are the 'dark days' referred to by Haldir in TFotR. While in the movie it seems only days pass, in the book the Fellowship is in Lothlorien for a month, and Legolas and Gimli become friends during this time. I mentioned Eärendil above. The phial that Galadriel gives Frodo contains light from that 'star'. This is a great oversimplification for the movie. The original source of the light is one of the Silmarils - the Great Jewels made by the Elf Fëanor in the First Age, capturing the light of the Two Trees that lit Valinor for much of the First Age (a whole long story told in Tolkien's book The Silmarillion which is about the First Age). The Jewel is carried in a magical boat across the sky by Eärendil and the light of it was later captured in Galadriel's Mirror; and that water was put in a flint-crystal phial, faceted like many prisms: The "light when all other lights go out". When Frodo speaks in Elvish the specific phrase, "Aiya Eärendil Elenion Ancalima!" ("Hail Eärendil, brightest of stars!"), he is (basically) calling forth the light, though Tolkien actually has the process being much more deep and complicated... (I straight up Googled this) Wow I've got my own novella going here, and I'm not done... 🧙‍♀️ Oh my, you said, "...seventeen years?" and in the book, that IS how long Gandalf took to finish his research - and his searches for Gollum too. The movie shortens this time to IDK how long but at least a year or two, since Bilbo's 111th birthday party (and Frodo's 33rd - they have the same birthday, Sept 22) and later Frodo leaving The Shire, both happen in the early fall. The whole "Into the West" thing is a bit complicated, and has a lot to do with the aforementioned book The Silmarillion. In the First Age when the first Elves 'awoke' (came into being). Middle Earth was DARK. There were only stars, for the first Dark Lord and Sauron's old Master, Melkor/Morgoth destroyed the lamps the Valar had originally made to light the world. Next the Valar made the Two Trees to light the 'Undying Lands' which the Valar and Maiar took as a homeland, across the sea from Middle Earth, which was left with only starlight. The Valar associated with light, Varda, rekindled some of the stars brighter and that's when the Elves awoke. But Morgoth was hiding in Middle and knew of them before the rest of the Valar. He took many and through torture and black magical arts created the first Orcs. Saruman mentions this in TTT. When one of the Valar finally discovers that Elves have awakened (they were told by Eru ('God') that Elves and Men would basically inherit the world - Elves came first) he spent time among them and went back to tell the others. The Valar could not let the Elves just be assailed by Morgoth with impunity so they invited the Elves to come live in the West with them in peace. Thus the Elves became divided. Some stayed behind by choice, some lingered or tarried as they went west, including one of the kings, Elu Thingol. The three main groups - Vanyar, Noldor and Teleri - got on a peninsula which the Sea Vala made an island and took them over the sea, and the Elves made Valinor in the Undying Lands. The Teleri stayed by the outer shores as they loved the sea and the stars (well all Elves love stars) while the others lived among the Valar and Maiar in the light of the Two Trees. Galadriel was born in Valinor and so was... Fëanor created the Silmarils, three Great Jewels that captured the combined light of the Two Trees (named Telperion and Laurelin. He guarded them so jealously that when Morgoth - with help from the spiderlike evil spirit Ungoliant - poisons and kills the Two Trees, he would not let even one Silmaril be destroyed to restore the Trees. Morgoth Killed Fëanor's father who was King of the Noldor, stole all three Jewels and fled to Middle Earth. These events led to the rebellion and exile of the Noldor, and Galadriel followed Fëanor her uncle into exile. At the end of the First Age the Elves were invited back but not all went. Galadriel had fallen in love with Celeborn and later they founded Lothlorien. The invitation west was at some point re-extended to all Elves yet remaining in Middle Earth. But until the fourth age, generally only the remaining Noldor sought the West. Wood Elves (Legolas' people) stayed for a long time into the Fourth Age (and Frodo was wrong when he said "Wood Elves!" in the movie - they were High Elves (Noldor)). Teegan I wish I could remember every question you had. I shouted out more than a few answers as I watched, but you didn't hear me. 😜 Did I clarify stuff, or just confuse the heck outta you? Maybe both?