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I still have the miniature edition from 1998

All the Ring wanted to do was go back to the fires which it was formed.

I am so happy I got a 1st/1st edition on eBay in excellent condition for almost no money. 🤓

Whats the idea of the rock and roll music sounding of now and then whats it got to do with the Lord of the Rings?

Immersing oneself in this Lord of the Rings walkthrough, specifically focusing on Frodo's journey, offers an unparalleled experience of serenity and contemplation. The meticulously crafted narrative, combined with the narrator's soothing, dulcet tones, creates an atmosphere of profound tranquillity. This video is an exemplary choice for a Sunday afternoon, inviting viewers to indulge in reflective reverie and escape into the tranquil landscapes of Middle-earth. Truly, it is a masterful blend of cinematic artistry and narrational finesse, providing a sanctuary for the mind and spirit. 🌲 🌳 🧙🏽‍♂️

Do you cover your standard hardcover editions of the Tolkien books? They look so glossy. Actually, the other books too…

Regarding the text - You mentioned that the notes on the text was missing, but does this box set have the updated text in them?

...sorry for being so late to your channel...got side-tracked...anyway...thank you...much much appreciated. 😐

Released in 2017, I never even heard about it until just weeks ago! And I immediately ordered myself a copy. It is a VERY NICE set, and a fine addition to anyone's collection.

IN IT!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like Tolkien proved hands down that all our religions and their corresponding manuscripts came solely from mankind's imagination

Thank you so very much!

Not sure if some of you noticed it too, but when I recently got myself a facsimile first edition of the Hobbit. And if you're familiar with the original 1937 dust-jacket typo, (for those who don't know, when the Hobbit first came out, there were only 1500 copies made, and all of them had a mistake, the mistake was on the back flap of the dust-jacket, it was a name; Dodgeson, and it is said that J.R.R. Tolkien himself corrected the typo on all the 1500 copies, Tolkien just crossed a tiny line on the letter e with his pen), so, the publisher's has probably decided to treat us a little bit with the facsimile edition, if you have it, then take a look at the text on the back flap of the dust-jacket, there's a sort of a reference to the original first edition, the name Dodgeson has the letter e crossed (it's more of a black dot covering the letter e). To me it's a really nice reference and pretty cool.

Can you please do a complete reading order? 🥹🥹🥹

This is me favourite to watch before I go to beddy-byes

Are these books a continuation of LOTR? I have heard today there are at least two more new movies will be released of LOTR

What are all the books on the shelf that match this collection!

A good doco though

Gosh they were dickheads

Best Tolkien book reviews on YT. Thanks for doing them!

You can search far and wide You can drink the whole town dry But you’ll never find a beer so brown (But you’ll never find a beer so brown) As the one we drink in our hometown You can drink your fancy ales You can drink them by the flagon But the only brew for the brave and true Comes from the Green Dragon

It is only appropriate for one Lord of the Rings fan to smoke a pipe while watching videos of Lord of the Rings like this.

This is amazing !

What’s the difference between this and the other one with the jacket? I just got the one with the beautiful jacket today.

Thanks for this video, I am interested in getting hold of good hardcopies of the Histories of Middle Earth. As others have said this may be the best opportunity I am going to get. Two questions/ideas for videos I would be interested in: 1. Do you cover your books in anything? They look shiny on the shelf, I would interested to see a demo of the process. 2. Non-Tolkien, but I would really like a tour of your history collection, I see a lot of the Yale English Monarchs series there. Thanks

I didn't think that the glittering caves of Aglarond were delved by mortals. They were natural formations.

14:00 I wish that Treebeard wouldn't have been depicted as a comedy figure.

Interestingly, the English trait that is not mentioned is the incredible prejudice towards any other people except English people.

I'm marveling at the thickness of the last edition 2023 single volumen, looks almost like LoTR... but is really that much information? I mean I read the Hobbit first time like a month ago, very short tale, and now this history of the Hobbit looks like even bigger than, LotR itself ... why is it this big?

Amazing!

I'm guessing printed and bound in China? Wait, no, I stand corrected ... I Italy, very nice... I'm sure the binding quality is top notch then..

This is just pure gate keeping, write something better rather than shit on someone else's works, there's literally loads of different interpretations of the bible ffs.. you sound like an entitled chump trying to sound intelligent off the back of some old hype.. get a grip.. I have a middle earth inspired cookbook .. shall we shit on that too?

Its cool he talks to the balrog like a Catholic Priest would to a Demon

"wielder of the flame of anor" could be referencing his ring. nobody else would understand wtf he was talking about except the balrog whose ruin was about to be smoted all over a mountainside

I have Day's Bestiary, I noticed the things you're saying and some more. The map I think is just a guide of the approximate location of that world's features, I don't think most readers would be confused with the lamps, the trees and Numenor were all in the same eras. On the other hand, i think David Day's works are treating the lore as general fairy tale, not over thinking if Bombadil is maia or not, negating the giants, etc. which are mistakes, Tolkien had lots of specifications of his world. Having said that, I recommend the Bestiary for that reason exactly, so people see another point of view and I also recommend the Complete Guide to ME, to see how the lore was intended to be. BUT that book has flaws too. While David Day try to make the lore fit into the world (doing it right or wrong) the Guide has many small dictionary entries, like "it was mentioned there and it says there it was like that" and the magic stops there too, like the giants (stone giants), the guide say where they live and where they were mentioned but nothing about their story, nothing about their role in Middle Earth, customs, when they first appeared, nothing, just "they are there". If you read Day's book, you enter a fantasy world just turning pages, seeing the art made for the book, same style and artistic interpretation, descriptions were full of life and technique, if a creature appears there, you will know lots of their lore and origins, you can imagine them moving in the world, Plus, every number of pages you could see Arda’s history. The art in the encyclopedia was added in later editions (the 1970s editions didn't have any), so you can see they added the art to make it more appealing to readers (and it works too, I have the 1978 edition but if I can I will buy the updated edition with Mr. Nasmith paintings) they didn’t plan a book with images or planned any style in the guide, they just put the information At the end of the day we are talking about fantasy, We want to dive in it. I think having both books would make readers invest huge amounts of time and had the greatest experience. One end note I want to add is that the Bestiary doesn’t definition or mention the word “Goblin” … huge mistake! Ups, I wrote too much, sorry. In synthesis, both books have their ups and downs, in one you enter the magical world full of lore and in the other you learn the truth about it.

4:42 ouuuuchhhh!!!

While the content of these is fascinating, the soundtrack is horrible

This was the best edition in my opinion. I sprang the bucks out of my piggy bank for it and it is perfect. I love it. If the publisher came out with a 12" x 18" edition I would buy it. I like to read extra large books while seated at a table.

Love the Hobbit and LOTR boxed set illustrated by Alan Lee, and I've been wondering if I should put the books in mylar covers? Or is that not necessary for boxed sets? Same question for my three volume History of Middle Earth?

hey the series stopped ...........just watched them all back to back and then it just stops........WTH man :( :( :(

why do your covers look glossy? Do you use something to protect them?

I switched to Brooks Cambium and happy with it

Disagree. The Scouring of the Shire is absolutely essential to the story. The first stroke of the War of the Ring happens at Bag End when Frodo accepts the Quest, though not knowing the full extent of it, and the last stroke of the War also happens at Bag End. A brilliant set of bookends to frame the saga within. Then, and only then, can Frodo find healing in the West as he departs with the three Elven Rings. The story would not be complete without The Scouring and The Grey Havens. The last line in the story, spoken by Sam, "Well, I'm back." is, by far, not only the best ending line, but summarizes the entire Quest from Sam and Frodo's perspective. They cared nothing for praise and glory and being heroes. They just wanted to be simple people living simple lives. Something we also really should aspire to.

Did he ever comment on those things? Like why would you just make up stuff?

I have the Harper-Collins three volume box set of the History of Middle Earth. While this is incredibly tempting to purchase (it would look fantastic next to my illustrated copies of the Silmarillion, Hobbit, and Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales etc…), the lack of quality concerns me.

Watched this series awhile ago and like to check in once and awhile to see if you’ve made anymore. Just reread Fellowship, had me thinking of these videos and of LOTRO. Hope to see more of Frodo’s Journey, these videos were great and so well done!

This helped clarify I had some concerns with David Day’s book of “The Battles of Tolkien”. There were a number of times where David would talk about the link between Tolkien’s writings and various myths and legends. At times it wasn’t clear if this was Tolkien’s intent/inspiration or something that David Day was proposing. It was still readable and had lots of interesting ideas as well as illustrations (of various levels of quality). The battle maps were highly abstract and quite disappointing though and the descriptions of the battles lacked detail (these were the main reasons I got the book, so this was disappointing). I am not saying don’t buy it, as there were some interesting insights there, but caveat emptor.

Great Video. Thank You.

Can someone explain please what did Father John Tolkien say at 3:04 - 3:10?

Dude with the glasses and mustache at 23:00 is A) a complete asshole and B) surely a Monty Python character, no one could be that ridiculous.