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I mean, the fact that Boromir is even able to give the ring back to Frodo at all shows his inner strength. People like Isildur and Sméagol were ensnared immediately. Boromir already proved in that moment that he was stronger willed than many. I love that Boromir is mostly a strong, heroic and well-intentioned guy. It makes the Ring even more insidious. The Ring can turn any hero into villain.
Tolkien Universe701,503 views • 15 days ago
I like how the Mouth of Sauron inadvertently gives away waaaaaaay too much information that allows Aragorn to discern that the plan hasn't failed 1) He never mentions Sam at all. Just that they caught a halfling with a mithril vest on. The Mouth exclusively only talks about the one hobbit they caught. 2) No mention of the Ring. If the enemy had the Ring, they would've revealed that immediately. So for not saying anything about Sam and the Ring, Aragorn is able to figure out that Sam at the very least is still alive, and most likely has the Ring. So the plan can still succeed as long as they hold the line. This is also why Gandalf stops Merry and Pippin from talking.
Tolkien Universe1,001,655 views • 22 days ago
The scene is actually pretty funny in the book - the soldiers look in amazement to Gandalf and praise him for his great wizard powers. He's like all humble saying "I only gave good council and made use of Shadowfax's great speed. You all did way more than me" and so on. And they all think he's fucking with them looking at the huge forest that appeared over night. Then he's like "Oh you mean the trees? - I didn't do that and I have no idea how they got here" :D
Tolkien Universe301,039 views • 18 days ago
I love how his own personal room in the tower looks tattered and disorganized. It makes me think that Saruman really did try researching and looking into ANY and EVERY solution and method to defeat Sauron, through logic and knowledge, but found nothing. He was too rational to consider hope, bravery, unpredictability, and cunning as advantages, and instead focused on numbers, power, and might. Like a mad scientist trying to solve an equation, he gave up, and refused to let anyone else solve it, either
Tolkien Universe163,598 views • 19 days ago
Bilbo survived the Ring because he spared Gollum's life Sixty years he carried it, and it barely marked him. Not because he was strong. Because of one choice he made the day he found it: he had Gollum at his mercy, and he let him live. Gandalf says that pity is the whole reason the Ring took so little of him Gollum got the Ring the opposite way. He murdered for it. And it devoured him for five hundred years. That's the rule underneath Tolkien's world. The Ring doesn't corrupt you based on how strong you are. It corrupts you based on how you came to hold it
Tolkien Universe400,723 views • 1 month ago
At 81, John Rhys-Davies still gets as excited as a child every time he’s handed Gimli’s axes.
Tolkien Universe1,205,362 views • 4 months ago
Tolkien explains why the Fellowship didn't fly the Eagles to Mordor.
Tolkien Universe899,142 views • 6 months ago
Cities of Middle-earth Restored After the War of the Ring.
Tolkien Universe76,026 views • 1 month ago
One of the most brutal scenes in The Return of the King Extended Edition is Aragorn confronting Sauron through the palantír. On the surface, it almost plays like a fantasy trash-talk session between two enemies from opposite sides of the world. Aragorn reveals himself as Isildur's heir. He shows Sauron the reforged Sword of Elendil. No more hiding - he wants the Dark Lord to know that the bloodline that once brought him down has returned. It's an incredibly bold move. Sauron doesn't answer with rage. He answers with cruelty. Instead of just threatening Aragorn, he shows him a vision of Arwen dying. In one instant, the whole confrontation stops being about kingship, armies, swords, or prophecy. Sauron finds the one wound that actually matters and presses straight into it. That's what makes the scene land so hard. Aragorn shows up with legacy. Sauron answers with loss. The palantír isn't just a magic object here - it's psychological warfare. Aragorn is trying to pull Sauron's full attention onto himself and away from Frodo and Sam. Sauron is trying to break Aragorn's resolve by convincing him the future he's fighting for is already gone. That's exactly why the scene works so well in the Extended Edition. It gives Aragorn a victory and a wound in the same breath. He has the strength to face Sauron head-on, but not without being shaken. He can challenge the Dark Lord directly, but he's still human enough to be gutted by the thought of losing Arwen. That contrast is what makes him heroic. Not because he feels no fear. But because Sauron shows him the exact thing that could break him, and he still marches to war anyway.
Tolkien Universe107,826 views • 1 month ago