Why Were the High Elves So Powerful? Middle-earth Explained

The High Elves of the Elder Days were far more powerful than later Elves and those who only dwelt in Middle-earth, but why is that the case? This video explores the answer to that question! Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts on this conversation about the High Elves in the comments below! As always, a great thanks to the online artists whose visual works made this video possible! If you are one of the artists, please let me know and I will post your name and a link to your work in this description! #Silmarillion #LordoftheRings #Tolkien #Lore Consider donating to our Patreon for the Westernesse Podcast and Discord Server: https://www.patreon.com/menofthewest Check out our Merch: https://www.spreadshirt.com/user/Yoystan/men+t-shirts?q=U303298525D1K118614C4 Check out our music channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC10aDUEJlPrbIX0Wu4pnwmw Join us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/Yoystan/ Join us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/Yoystan Related articles: http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Calaquendi http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Noldor https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Tolkiens-High-Elves-much-stronger-than-Third-Age-Elves http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Unseen https://www.thetolkienforum.com/threads/who-were-the-high-elves.12812/#:~:text=Elwe%2FThingol%2C%20he%20was%20a,the%20Elves%20of%20middle%2Dearth. Clans of the Elves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfm4uXMobjs Timeline of Arda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yimFvmnmK1c&list=PLziriZRzCYwv50j0jRjZ37w5CrdXNre1o&index=1 Lady Galadriel - Epic Character History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwstSgJ8A3U Why Tolkien's Works Are so Meaningful - Building a World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dPVZa-X9cg Lord Glorfindel of the Golden Flower - Epic Character History (Updated): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shv8WJGh64Y Thank you for your (Valar and Elf tiers) patronage! Adrian De la Torre Peter Sheppard Chris Ortner Blair Scouten Samuel McBee Jonathan Putnam Mark Kralick Tobias Göldner Adam Rink Merten Ryan Ramsay John Hume Tom Bombadil Ridgy93 Chip Slade Jennifer Wood Diego Perez Berni McCoy Daniel Orlandi John Crowley Susan Henry Atlas Maz Gibs Ryan Warren Renato Filipe Imiel Elenen Chiara Siasat Tyler Lund Hydro Knight Joshua W Ádám Kis Memory Troll Dale Starbuck Dan Mazzei April Green Corwin Nemeth Bryar Keyes Matthew Rivas Holy OneErlend Hjertholm Metalguy87 Vlad Dracula Joshua Schofield-Raval Peter DeVault Dennis Van Hardison, PhD Chuck L. The new Men of the West logo was created by Raffe - Twitter: RaffetheRandom The final image “Bag End” was created by Wayne Glassbrook at designly.net The first song was developed and produced by my associate Galafee. The second and last songs used in this video are from: https://library.techsmith.com/ Many related and/or used art come from these artists and sources: Ted Nasmith: https://www.tednasmith.com/ Jenny Dolfen: https://goldseven.wordpress.com/ Alan Lee: https://www.iamag.co/the-art-of-alan-lee/ John Howe: https://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/ Hildebrant brothers: http://www.brothershildebrandt.com/Brothers.htm DonatoArts: https://www.deviantart.com/donatoarts Magali Villeneuve http://www.magali-villeneuve.com/ Wolfanita: https://www.deviantart.com/wolfanita Gerwell: https://gerwell.tumblr.com/ Mirach Ravaia: https://www.deviantart.com/mirachravaia/gallery Kaprriss: https://www.deviantart.com/kaprriss/gallery EKukanova: https://www.deviantart.com/ekukanova/gallery steamy: https://www.deviantart.com/steamey Laurelinartistry: https://www.instagram.com/laurelinartistry/ SaMo-art: https://www.deviantart.com/samo-art/gallery kimberly80: https://www.deviantart.com/kimberly80/gallery Anke Eissmann: http://anke.edoras-art.de/anke_illustration.html Hyejeon Jeon: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/w6ZnYV peet: https://www.deviantart.com/peet/art/Ingwe-Finwe-and-Elwe-537725674 MrSvein872: https://www.deviantart.com/mrsvein872/art/Telperion-and-Laurelin-368632470 BellaBergolts: https://www.deviantart.com/bellabergolts/art/Feanor-and-the-Silmarils-792052036 Guillem H. Pongilupp https://guillemhp.artstation.com/projects/rRayAG alystraea: https://www.deviantart.com/alystraea/art/Visit-to-Alqualonde-Part-1-721123850 https://www.deviantart.com/alystraea/art/Glorfindel-with-Elrond-and-Gandalf-858381194 Jaquio: https://www.deviantart.com/jaquio/art/the-Valer-Forces-13767449 Tindomiel-Heriroquen: https://www.deviantart.com/tindomiel-heriroquen/art/House-of-Finwe-157489230 Haru Herlambang: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/gWzJG Antonio Vinci: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/AqlZWy effix35: https://www.deviantart.com/effix35/art/Thorin-king-under-the-mountain-354853093 Sebastian Giacobino: https://twitter.com/sgiacobino AbePapakhian: https://www.deviantart.com/abepapakhian/art/Death-of-Fingolfin-130259590 firatsolhan: https://www.deviantart.com/firatsolhan/art/War-of-Wrath-750523239