Before the Shadow: The Downfall of Númenor [Part One]

Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs2Ia76_oHKz7IZuWcRF2NA Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/girlnextgondor Intro - 0:00 The Story You Know - 0:20 The Early Kings - 2:56 Aldarion - 5:00 Ancalime - 9:23 Signs of the Shadow - 13:20 Beginning of the End - 16:59 Good Guy Ciryatan? - 19:34 Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use purposes such as criticism, commentary, parody, news, reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. All works used in this video (images, audio, etc.) belong to their respective authors and are used with permission or in accordance with the copyright holder's stated usage policy. 🖌️Art Credits🖌️ A full list of artworks, including links, is found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13WzU_T_diKjrkcmP8YQnsf4xS3_TWeR_ASNrKIJ3qGU/edit?usp=sharing Thumbnail Art: "Secret Haven of Númenor" by Giovanni Calore: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/wlmnw Artists: 1 - Giovanni Calore: https://www.artstation.com/giovanni_calore 2 - David Greset: https://gresetdave.wixsite.com/gresetdavid-illustra 3 - Alan Lee: https://twitter.com/alanlee11225760?lang=en 4 - Jonathan Guzi: http://jonathanguzi.com/ 5 - Pete Amachree: https://www.artstation.com/summerpudding 6 - Ralph Damiani: https://www.artstation.com/ralphdamiani 7 - Ted Nasmith: https://www.tednasmith.com 8 - Peter Xavier Price: https://www.deviantart.com/peet 9 - Aleksander Karcz: https://www.artstation.com/aleksander-karcz 10 - Joseph Feely: https://www.artstation.com/joefly 11 - Doga Simsir: https://www.instagram.com/dogasimsir_artwork/ 12 - MGCoco: https://mgcoco.tumblr.com 🎵Music Credits🎶 Where required, a license has been purchased for use. Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Track Used: "Cold Winds," "Crucial Calculations," "In This Moment" by Gavin Luke "Residuum" by Silver Maple "End Game Throwdown" by Max Anson Fesliyan Studios: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/ Tracks Used: "Cathedral Ambience," "Heaven" Thank you to those who have supported me on Patreon! *Avari Tier* Allie Becquerel brokenBiscuit Carl and Amy Rice Coire Jones Daniel Bass David Douglas Kline Elu Thiccgol frankie99 Glenn Wilson Goatly Goat Greg Langmead Heather Waddell Jackson Helm Jacob Dugan James O'Duden Jamie Ross Jarrod Carver Jeff Snyder Karen Donohue Karen Nehilla Kim Josefsen Kip Ingram kyle99 Laura Carns Minerva Gale Nick Lotter Phill Rob McPhee Ryan Soha Saghazadeh Stefan Schiller Stephen De Gabrielle Steven Underwood Sydney Layne Terry Stewart TheMightyPen15 Therealsithtranslator Tuur Verheyde vren55 William Boehm *Sindar Tier* Alistair Jackson Andrew Biederman Barbara Simpson Bill Cavanaugh C Raver Christian Ambrose Daniel Stride David Newman Douglas Harley ElspethGoldeye Fëader Jordan Miller Joseph Doyle Mary Frances Angelini Mathias Wilhelm Nick Stephenson the antisocial elf Tim Travis McOuat Tuor91 UselessNerd *Noldor Tier* Abutiu Anders Anna Feruglio Dal Dan Bradley Poole Dr. Mithrandir Jesse McDevitt-Irwin Kat Locedamius Paul Leone Rich Tomchuk SeaGreenMango Tony Melton *House of Finwe* Amar ANKreutzberg Dorwin Gray Emperor Kane James A McCormick Jeremy Buckingham Nick Ryhajlo Perhael the Gardener Rico Mariani steve b UWUIluvatar 🔥*House of Feanor*🔥 7eyed Brendan Mooney Catherine Berry Dr. Newton Nguyen ERoseB JayPeaBee John H. Austin, Jr. Zach Burns #tolkien #secondage #numenor #lordoftherings