The Lore behind Shadow of War - A Detailed Comparison of its Story and Tolkien’s Lore (Spoilers)

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Shadow of War is loosely tied to the books’ lore and has a lot of references, so I go through the whole game (very detailed) and explain the references and differences. This is not really a summary of SoW ‘s story, but ofc I cover the main events of the story, including the true ending and Shelob’s full memory. So this is an in-detail look from The Lord of the Rings and its Appendices, the Hobbit, the Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales on Middle-earth: Shadow of War. This includes heavy spoilers for the books, Shadow of War and also Shadow of Mordor. Update: my gaming content will be on my 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/TPhGames (at least some LotR related gaming videos will still be posted here on the main channel though) Notes: - This is not a review or a rant, just a video and comparison, that explains the differences from the perspective of the books. I know the game is not canon. - Pronunciation I try pronounce the names correctly, but ofc I mess up sometimes. That means a lot of rolled “r” sounds. - Heavy Spoiler and Spider Warning (Spider Warning is in the video with a timestamp; skip from 10:05 min to 14:07 min) Mistakes: - in the section Necromancy and the Necromancers (36:03 min) I probably word it a bit poorly. The trick for e.g. Morgoth would not be control, but "resurrection". Morgoth can ofc control Balrogs, but it would be quite a trick for him to simply "resurrect" a dead one again like the Necromancer-Orc does in the game. Probably a Balrog as a fallen Maia can come back in some form at some point, but that would probably take millennia - if at all possible. Lore and History of the Elves and Cirdan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgcnVsMAnMo #### Sources and Useful Links #### Books: Lord of The Rings (1954-1955) by J. R. R. Tolkien The Silmarillion (1977) by J. R. R. Tolkien The Hobbit (1937) by J. R. R. Tolkien Unfinished Tales (1980) by J. R. R. Tolkien Internet: http://lotrproject.com (Middle-earth and Beleriand Map) http://tolkiengateway.net Pictures from: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) Games: Middle-earth: Shadow of War Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Music: Middle-earth: Shadow of War - Main Menu Music Topics: Prologue: Death in LotR - 0:1:48 Creation of the New Ring - 0:6:43 Shelob - 10:05 Gollum and Shelob - 14:05 Castamir and Baranor - 15:16 Idril - 16:56 min Minas Ithil - 17:15 Barrows, backstory and movement Celebrimbor - 20:10 Palantíri - 25:40 Gollum movement - 27:28 Oloc-hai, Black Speech and Morgul blades - 28:13 The 9 Rings of the Nazûl - 28:41 Eltariel - 29:50 Light of Galadriel - 31:03 Carnán - 31:39 min Tar Goroth and Balrogs - 33:30 Baranor - 0:34:22 Necromancy and the Necromancers - 36:03 Nazgûl (Ringwraiths) names and background stories in detail - 38:57 Talion and his “new” Ring - 46:05 Dragons - 46:47 Ending, Shelob Memory and true Ending - 47:12 The Philosopher's Games / TPhGames / TPhLore ► Social Media: ➥ YouTube: https://youtube.com/ThePhilosophersGames ➥ Gaming Channel - https://www.youtube.com/TPhGames ➥ Twitch Channel - https://twitch.tv/thephilosophersgames ➥ Twitter (@PhilosophGames): https://twitter.com/philosophgames ➥ Discord Server - https://discord.gg/SPW68vh ➥ YouTube Twitch Archive - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj7ioS3_DTNfZZLm4LhSyrQ ► Of Games and Rings Podcast: ➥ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xQxgWbFa0atp1t6Hor2lt?si=4wcrIQkoSReVmwFx38x7WA ➥ Apple (iTunes) - https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/of-games-rings-podcast/id1558176308 (short link: https://apple.co/3tq0WQj ) ➥ Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL29nYXIvZmVlZC54bWw ➥ Podbean - https://ogar.podbean.com #LotR #Lore #explained