The Worst Times To Be Alive In Middle-earth

Best time to be alive in Middle Earth: be in Bree the day after Gandalf blesses all the beer in the Prancing Pony!

I wouldn't have fancied living in Arnor when the Witch King took up residence in Angmar, personally. 😱💀☠️💀😱

It's a great life being oppressed by rouge Valar (Morgoth) and Maiar (Sauron) in Middle Earth while the rest of the Valar and Maiar are living in eternal blissful peace on the other side of the planet. Hey Manwe, aren't you King of the world or something? Come get your boy.

childhood me: "I want to go on exiting adventures like Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli!" .. todays me: "damn man, those Hobbitses not involved in the Ring-War truly livin the dreaaaaam.."

First Age: War of the Wrath/after the Nirnaeth. Second Age: The Fall of Numenor. Third Age: At the of the Great Plague and the winter caused by Sauron.

It's a great time to be alive right now because we've been getting a steady stream of DarthGandalf videos. Your rate of uploads has been amazing this year. Thank you!

The time betwen the Fall of Gondolin and the War of Wrath.Morgoth ruled Beleriand

Speaking of time, this was a great timing for me to watch while I enjoy a monster energy drink and some grilled chicken..

Can you do "The Best Times To Be Alive In Middle-earth"?

Its always a good day when I wake up and see an upload from Darth Gandalf.

My bet would be the awakening of the elves and men. Imagine opening your eyes for the first time. Seeing the stars… seeing the rising sun… and then suddenly you’re abducted inside a dark fortress and suffered all manners of torture until all you’re left with is an empty instinct to obey your master’s command Or If you’re a low ranking Maiar, minding your business being a steward of some forest, river, or mountain, and then suddenly you saw the introvert Ainur raining hellfire on everything.

You'd be lucky to make it to 8, let alone 80 in parts of the First Age when Morgoth sent forth his plague across the lands. Plus unless you lived under the protection of the Elves you were subject to constant raids by Orcs and Easterlings, as well as Westerners who themselves had lost everything. Pick any 80 year block you want from that period and it's going to be a pretty shitty time to live.

Very cool video once again Lord DarthGandolf

I wonder what was the world like outside of Beleriand in the first age considering Morgoth attention and his monsters were focused on Beleriand its likely the worst you would encounter in the far east was some rival human tribe

I'd say LOTR took place during a Dark Age. Although, for the people living there, it would have felt post-apocalyptic. It doesn't help that there were Barrow Zombies along the road between Buckland and Bree, lol. That definitely adds to the post-apocalyptic flavour.

Being alive during the time of the great plague would be worst time to be alive as although you can continue to fights against physical opponents and their oppression. Fighting against something that you cannot see, hear or touch and attacks you on a microscopic level is much worse and without hope.

cheers from Toronto thanks for videos :)

For the orcs, wraiths, etc. The Fourth Age was the worst for them to be alive!

Good LOTR knowledge & good arguments!

Imagine a TV series set just as the Great Plague starts and it's centered on human survivors trying to outrun the plague. They could be unknown carriers spreading it to new human communities as they flee from borders of Rhun to the far west in Arnor. The story could explore how different human settlements along their journey would react to what is happening and see how they explain or who they blame for the plague's cause. Would be interesting to also tie in how human-elf-dwarf relations changed during this time. Since they were immune to sickness did they provide aid or were they indifferent seeing it as not their problem? A good writing team could have so many interesting narratives available to make a great story that could respect the lore while showing a fresh perspective...