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IrelandThis week on the channel +315K views this week
Sauron's revealing ring gives The Broken Sword an adaptation problem
The new lore video traces Annatar's deception before questioning how The Rings of Power rearranges its crucial revelation.
In short
On YouTube, The Broken Sword has 285,000 subscribers and 51,115,443 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 1,000 subscribers and 306,454 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "What Was Saruman REALLY Breeding at Isengard?", with 359,413 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 4,103 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 5 of 10 in category "Books and reading". On Instagram, @thebroken_sword has 17,617 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
285,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
▲ 1,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 1,000 in the last 30 days
total views
51,115,443
▲ 306,454 in the last 7 days
▲ 1,614,319 in the last 30 days
▲ 1,614,319 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
28,088
on a typical day: 52,929
Videos on the channel
613
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
3 days ago
November 8, 2026
Views per subscriber
179
a new long video usually gets 106,263 views
Next milestone
500,000 subscribers
215,000 subscribers to go
Instagram: The numbers
@thebroken_sword · The account on Instagram
Followers
17,617
▲ 2 a day, on average over the last 2 days
Posts
1,281
Likes per post
31
usually, by 15 recent posts
0.18% of followers
0.18% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Books and reading | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,226 of 2,442 | 4 of 4 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Books and reading
Latest posts
Tap a post to see it here
| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did Saruman actually create the Uruk-hai? | Carousel | October 25, 2026 | - | 29 | 1 |
| Who was the better leader: Theoden or Denethor? | Carousel | October 18, 2026 | - | 21 | 2 |
| Sauron nearly conquered western Middle-earth thousands of years before The Lord… | Carousel | October 11, 2026 | - | 36 | 0 |
| Could Gandalf actually have defeated the Witch-king? | Carousel | October 4, 2026 | - | 37 | 2 |
| Could Anakin Skywalker resist the One Ring? | Carousel | September 27, 2026 | - | 51 | 10 |
| Gandalf is one of the most powerful beings in Middle-earth. | Carousel | September 20, 2026 | - | 31 | 0 |
| Orcs vs Orks. | Carousel | September 13, 2026 | - | 23 | 0 |
| Can Balrogs actually speak in Tolkien’s books? | Carousel | September 6, 2026 | - | 18 | 4 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 14 carousels and 1 photo.
As of November 9, 2026
Follower, post, like, comment and view counts in this part are Instagram's. The changes and the "usually" figures are Trari's own calculations.
YouTube: What happened lately
October 16, 2026 passed 1M views Everyone Gets Gandalf’s Magic Wrong. The video passed 1,000,000 views.
This week on the channel +531K views this week
Gandalf's unfinished confrontation gives The Broken Sword a Tolkien question
The channel's only new upload explores the Witch-king encounter that Rohan's arrival interrupts in the book.
The video drawing the most views now
What Was Saruman REALLY Breeding at Isengard?
- Video published
- October 25, 2026
- Video views so far
- 359,413
- Video views, pace per day
- 11,734
- Views on its first day
- 51,313
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Books and reading | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 4,103 of 5,393 | 5 of 10 |
| By views gained this week | 3,825 of 5,274 | 4 of 10 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 3,599 of 5,043 | 4 of 10 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 9.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.4% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Books and reading
Views gained this week in the category Books and reading
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 284,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 285,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 49,532,710 views → November 11, 2026: 51,115,443 views · average: 54,577 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 What Happened When Sauron First Wore the One Ring? | November 8, 2026 | 11:53 | 82,114 | 10,064 | 59,486 | 1,119 | 186 |
 Can The Rings of Power Ever Succeed? | November 3, 2026 | 1:04:25 | 17,093 | 223 | 8,583 | 192 | 78 |
 How Did Tom Bombadil Help Kill the Witch-king? | November 1, 2026 | 11:27 | 79,241 | 981 | 34,919 | 821 | 67 |
 What Was Saruman REALLY Breeding at Isengard? | October 25, 2026 | 12:57 | 359,413 | 11,734 | 51,313 | 2,682 | 157 |
 Theoden vs Denethor: Who Was the Better Leader? | October 18, 2026 | 9:50 | 28,405 | 33 | 15,078 | 555 | 80 |
 What Really Happened in the War of the Elves and Sauron? | October 11, 2026 | 9:03 | 33,288 | 158 | - | 734 | 36 |
 Could Gandalf Have Defeated the Witch-king of Angmar? | October 4, 2026 | 10:35 | 245,243 | 1,197 | - | 2,152 | 606 |
 Could Anakin Skywalker Resist the One Ring? | September 27, 2026 | 12:38 | 20,369 | 9 | - | 495 | 163 |
 Everyone Gets Gandalf’s Magic Wrong. | September 20, 2026 | 12:57 | 1,391,229 | 7,508 | - | 10,805 | 904 |
 Why Warhammer 40,000 Orks Are the Opposite of Tolkien Orcs | September 13, 2026 | 13:03 | 270,568 | 55 | - | 4,348 | 633 |
 Can Balrogs Actually Talk? | September 6, 2026 | 9:38 | 31,343 | 19 | - | 633 | 136 |
 Why Is Sauron a Giant Eye in the Movies? | August 30, 2026 | 8:42 | 149,092 | 107 | - | 1,763 | 235 |
 The Complete Story of Saruman | Tolkien Explained Compilati… | August 23, 2026 | 2:08:23 | 113,951 | 354 | - | 659 | 54 |
 What If Smaug Took The One Ring? | August 16, 2026 | 9:31 | 118,785 | 172 | - | 2,372 | 274 |
 Did Morgoth Actually Die? | August 9, 2026 | 9:22 | 98,575 | 314 | - | 2,494 | 201 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 10.5 in the category: 18.4
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.3 in the category: 1.2
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 23,902 views
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 202,580
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 The Full Story of GANDALF! | Middle Earth Lore | August 23, 2021 | 35:58 | 3,703,907 |
 The Full Story of MELKOR! (MORGOTH!) | Middle Earth Lore | January 10, 2022 | 40:24 | 1,633,225 |
| Everyone Gets Gandalf’s Magic Wrong. | September 20, 2026 | 12:57 | 1,376,306 |
 The Full Story of THE NAZGUL! (RINGWRAITHS!) | Middle Earth… | January 17, 2022 | 31:42 | 1,129,424 |
 The Complete Saga: Every Member of The Fellowship of The Ri… | December 22, 2023 | 3:06:34 | 1,099,128 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Peter Jackson Could Not Stop Adding to The Lord of the Ring… | December 21, 2022 | 0:44 | 1,236,276 |
 Is There A Better Speech In The Lord of the Rings?! | Tolki… | November 23, 2022 | 0:49 | 905,999 |
 🏹 Why Was Legolas Chosen For The Fellowship of the Ring? �… | May 31, 2023 | 0:59 | 107,235 |
 Sir Ian McKellen Almost QUIT The Hobbit! 😲 | Gandalf Vs Th… | February 15, 2024 | 1:00 | 107,032 |
 What Happened in MORIA/KHAZAD-DUM after The Lord of the Rin… | December 6, 2022 | 0:45 | 79,065 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- MilestoneEveryone Gets Gandalf’s Magic Wrong. The video passed 1,000,000 views.
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube, Meta Instagram
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
This week on the channel +315K views this week
Sauron's revealing ring gives The Broken Sword an adaptation problem
The new lore video traces Annatar's deception before questioning how The Rings of Power rearranges its crucial revelation.
This week on the channel +531K views this week
Gandalf's unfinished confrontation gives The Broken Sword a Tolkien question
The channel's only new upload explores the Witch-king encounter that Rohan's arrival interrupts in the book.