Durin's Bane | The Balrog of Moria Explained

You can support me at   / tolkienuntangled   Or at https://ko-fi.com/tolkienuntangled #Lordoftherings #Lore #Tolkien #middleearth 0:00 - Origins of Khazad-dum 8:34 - First Age Balrogs 13:15 - Why Khazad-dum? 18:41 - The Balrog's Awakening 22:57 - Sauron and the Balrog 27:23 - Gandalf and the Balrog 32:49 - The Balrog's Final Battle All content falls under fair use: any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, parody, or use a copyrighted work for educational purposes. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner. Thumbnail Art by Manuel Castañón - https://www.artstation.com/castaguer & Gonzalo Kenny - https://gonzalokenny.artstation.com/p... Art Credits: Jcbarquet - https://www.deviantart.com/jcbarquet/... Thomas Rouillard - http://formenost.deviantart.com/ Bella Bergolts - https://www.deviantart.com/bellabergo... Clevergull - https://www.deviantart.com/clevergull... Narog-art - https://www.deviantart.com/narog-art/... Lída Holubová - http://aegeri.deviantart.com/ Steve Firchow - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/O0yN6 Frédéric Benett - https://frederic_bennett.artstation.com/ Ted Nasmith - http://www.tednasmith.com/ Manuel Castañón - https://www.artstation.com/castaguer Magali Villeneuve - http://www.magali-villeneuve.com JM Kilpatrick - https://www.deviantart.com/jmkilpatri... Gerwell https://www.deviantart.com/gerwell/ga... Thylacinee - https://www.deviantart.com/thylacinee... Anna Kulisz - http://alasseaearello.deviantart.com/ Jovan Delic - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/RY... Kenneth Sofia - https://kensofia42.artstation.com/pro... Sandrine Gestin -   / sandrinegestin   Tmza - https://www.deviantart.com/tmza/art/W... Daniel Pilla - http://danpilla.deviantart.com/ Monpuasajr - https://www.deviantart.com/monpuasajr... Diego Gisbert Llorens - https://www.artstation.com/diegogisbert Enanoakd - https://www.deviantart.com/enanoakd/a... Donato Giancola - http://donatoart.com/ Pierre Vanderweerd - https://www.pierrevanderweerd.com/ Many thanks to the music makers: ♩♫ Sad Piano Music ♪♬ - Solstice by Ross Bugden INSTAGRAM! :   / rossbugden   (rossbugden) TWITTER! :   / rossbugden   (@rossbugden) "Scott Buckley - Titan [Epic]" is under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY) Music promoted by BreakingCopyright:    • Epic Emotional Music (No Copyright) 🔥   Nomadic Sunset - Music provided by No Copyright Music:    / royaltyfree.  . Music used: Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada @ SerpentSound Studios   / serpentsoundst.  . Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Aftermath - Horror - Kevin MacLeod Author: Kevin MacLeod Website - http://incompetech.com/ Royalty Free Link - http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Genre Link - http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Song - "Aftermath" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Celtic Theme - Tom Kent - Freelance Musician @tomkentuk | www.tomkentmusic.co.uk | www.facebook.com/tomkentmusic An original soundtrack piece titled, 'Celtic Theme'. ♩♫ Emotional and Inspiring Music ♪♬ - Interstellar (Copyright and Royalty Free) – by Ross Bugden - INSTAGRAM! :   / rossbugden   (rossbugden) TWITTER! :   / rossbugden   (@rossbugden) ♩♫ Sad and Emotional Music ♪♬ - I'm Coming Back (Copyright and Royalty Free) INSTAGRAM! :   / rossbugden   (rossbugden) TWITTER! :   / rossbugden   (@rossbugden) This track is licensed under a ‘Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License’. You can find the link to that license here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Download: http://www.mediafire.com/listen/i3cx6... ------------------------------------------- Much love, stay groovy, and navaer melyn nin!