Aragorn | Exploring Sauron's Fear of a True King

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Aragorn is the great hope for Middle-earth in the Third Age, one of Sauron’s greatest enemies. But why would an immortal Maia fear a mortal Man? This video is an exploration of Aragorn’s lineage and unique place in the world. It is an attempt to show that Sauron was wise to fear the Return of the King, the symbol of hope for all Sauron’s enemies.

► Chapters:
0:00 – Introduction
2:12 – Power & Fear
7:13 – Bloodlines & Lineage
12:27 – The Ancestry of Aragorn
18:35 – The Flame of the West
22:45 – Fighting For Aragorn
24:32 – King of the North & South Kingdoms
26:28 – Lord of Men and the One Ring
29:14 – Aragorn & The Faint-Hearted
36:58 – Aragorn: Sauron’s Fear of a True King
38:01 – References: Artists
38:13 – References: Music
38:26 – Supporters
38:54 – Notes and Sources

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► On-Screen Notes:
1. TS – Valaquenta
2. TS – Ainulindale
3. Letter 131
4. Letter 246
5. LotR – Bk.5 – Ch.9 – The Last Debate
6. TS – Ch.3 – Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor
7. TS – Akallabeth
8 – LotR – Bk.1 – Ch.8 – Fog on the Barrow-Downs
9 – Tom Shippey – J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century
10 – TS – Ch.18 – Of the Ruin of Beleriand…
11 – UT – Part III – I – The Disaster of the Gladden Fields
12 – LotR – Appendix A
13 – LotR – Appendix A
14 – LotR – Bk.5 – Ch.8 – The Houses of Healing
15 – LotR – Bk.2 – Ch.2 – The Council of Elrond
16 – LotR – Bk.2 – Ch.3 – The Ring Goes South
17. LotR – Bk.3 – Ch.2 – The Riders of Rohan
18 – LotR – Bk.6 – Ch.5 – The Steward and the King
19 – LotR – Bk.4 – Ch.4 – Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
20 – TS – Akallabeth
21 – LotR – Bk.5 – Ch.8 – The Houses of Healing
22 – Letter 246
23 – TS – Akallabeth
24 – LotR – Bk.1 – Ch.2 – The Shadow of the Past
25 – Letter 131
26 – LotR – Bk.5 – Ch.9 – The Last Debate
27 – LotR – Bk.5 – Ch.9 – The Last Debate
28 – LotR – Bk.5 – Ch.10 – The Black Gate Opens
29 – LotR – Bk.5 – Ch.10 – The Black Gate Opens
30 – Deuteronomy – Ch.20 – Verse 8

► Artwork:
All artists, images, and links to sources are found by following the link below. If you would like to see your artwork appear in videos or discuss the use of your artwork on the channel, please get in touch.

List of artwork/artists used: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1O6rb0RMqVeacKkOHPt0wnkGawz6Mg6cYxR88GdR-lSc/edit?usp=sharing

► Thumbnail art :
Anthony Catillaz – Aragorn (artstation.com/artico_luminos)

► Audio:
Commercial license from https://www.FesliyanStudios.com for the following tracks:

The Pain That Never Left, Cold Isolation, Cathedral Ambience

Other tracks:

Music: Night Vigil by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1900047&Search=Search
Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Music: Leaving Home by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1900002&Search=Search
Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Music: Shores of Avalon by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100633
Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Music: Soaring by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1600040&Search=Search
Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Music: The Sands of Time by Euan Ford
Free download: https://filmmusic.io
Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Music: Descend by Euan Ford
Free download: https://filmmusic.io
Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Music: Lords of Shadow (Intro) by Óscar Araujo
Artist: instagram.com/oaraujo

► Disclaimer:
All videos are the result of my own research into the works of Tolkien unless otherwise stated. I do not claim rights to any audiobooks, music, or artwork used and permission and/or licenses have been obtained. All scripts and editing are my own work.

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25 thoughts on “Aragorn | Exploring Sauron's Fear of a True King”

  4. Nice to see you are making more videos again ! Though ,I was confused due to the change of the channel name .
    It’s a very good topic you have here . I see a lot of people asking those questions . Sadly they are too lazy to try understand the answers from the books,or look for good sources like your channel .

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  5. The Ring seems, naturally, to be magical. It seems like Tolkien's vision of magic is something along the lines of being able to will things to be a certain way. The Rings were designed to enhance this power in certain ways. The Three were designed by the Elves to enhance their will to keep things from decaying, which is actually a form of evil to which Elves are susceptible. All of them seem to have power to shape the minds of others. I sort of think the One enhances the ability to dominate the will of others, the power by which anyone can shape the world. Aragorn, being a descendant of both Maia and Elves, has this kind of will, to shape reality, and could use the Ring to dominate the wills of others. Sauron put his power to dominate into the ring, and now anyone with similar ability to dominate can level up by using it.

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  6. My own personal theory is that the Ring contains the Soul and Spirit of Morgoth himself. Bathed in the Fire of Mt. Doom his Essence was cleansed and was re-united with Illuvitar. In essence, showing Divine Forgiveness such as Tolkien strived for.

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  9. This is a masterpiece , you really are the best Tolkien channel for every analysis of the characters or the lore. Sadly in France we have no one like you to explain it so well. I'm glad your channel exist Steven.

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  11. One more thing that makes aragorn the natural enemy of Sauron its the fact that Aragorn its the rightful heir to the ring of Barahir. Saurons ring represents hate, the wish to control other, fury and power while the ring of Barahir represents Loyalty, friendship and the wish to oppose the dark lords. The ring of barahir its almost as old as sauron himself it was that ring which was owned by finrod who challenged him to a battle of magic, it was owned by Beren who together with Luthien challenged him and later would take a silmaril from Sauron's master's crown. It was owned by the Numenoreans who helped Gilgalad defeat him at the begining of the second age, Elendil had it when sauron was defeated in the war of the last alliance and finally the ring went to be owned (i believe) by Eldarion the first High king of the 4th age. The 2 rings help differentiate the 2 kings from one another and in my personal opinion The ring of barahir crowns the true king of men. GREAT video btw.

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  12. I get triggered when people get squeamish over the idea of bloodlines. It's sad when Tolkien discussions are tainted by modern tabuls rasa pseudoscience progressive ideologies. Blood and race are real.

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  14. I think about Earnur being egged on into a duel with the Witch-king a lot. It's interesting how Tolkien had the rule of kings in Gondor end due to what may be the last king's pride or fear of looking like a coward.

    How does that compare to Fingolfin challenging Morgoth to a one-on-one? Or to Morgoth accepting Fingolfin's challenge? Or to Aragorn revealing himself to Sauron through the Orthanc-stone, which hastened the Siege of Minas Tirith? Was there pride in Aragorn's provoking of Sauron, just justified pride where Earnur's was unjustified, or was the provoking purely strategic?

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  18. Thanks to Tolkien I appreciate my Catholic background a lot more, and I'm also a staunch monarchist now, maybe not a believer in current monarchies as we know them, but surely I await for a king that we all know.

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  25. Mortal men from a greater lineage are more likely to wield power and influence and decide the fate of middle earth. Yet. Samwise. A gardener and simple and loyal friend to Frodo and his famous uncle. He is the greatest hero of all. He carried on when even the “heroes” of ancestry and blood couldn’t go on. And that is Tolkiens lesson to us all. Anyone can be a hero. Through love and through morality. Anyone can be strong.

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