Tolkien Untangled

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This week on the channel +33K views this week

Gondolin and Bombadil offer a Tolkien Untangled catch-up

Rainbow Dave's twenty-part Gondolin series shares the shelf with a question about Tom Bombadil's purpose.

Channel: Tolkien Untangled · Story of October 13, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

The Fate of Maeglin | Of the Tale of Gondolin - Part 5 of 20

Video published

October 16, 2026

Video views so far

15,060

Video views, pace per day

80

Views on its first day

6,831

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

0.8% of all views the category's channels gained this week

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
A New Way to Donate | DonateOpen	October 17, 2026	4:09	10,095	56	5,442	546	106
The Fate of Maeglin | Of the Tale of Gondolin - Part 5 of 20	October 16, 2026	45:07	15,060	80	6,831	745	143
The Vengeance of Eöl | Of the Tale of Gondolin - Part 4 of …	October 2, 2026	28:42	15,260	27	-	772	119
The Dark Elf & The White Lady | Of the Tale of Gondolin - P…	September 25, 2026	36:00	31,355	39	-	999	189
Glorfindel, Ecthelion, & the Noble Houses of Gondolin | Of …	July 31, 2026	42:57	20,636	51	-	1,168	171
The Hidden City | Of the Tale of Gondolin: Tolkien’s First …	July 17, 2026	31:14	20,956	31	-	1,402	168
Welcome to Gondolin! - An Introduction | Of the Tale of Gon…	July 10, 2026	23:41	20,847	39	-	1,642	229
Shelob, Ungoliant, & the Spiders of Middle-earth | The Moth…	June 5, 2026	42:01	34,716	10	-	1,531	245
The Why of Tom Bombadil? | What's his Purpose in The Lord o…	May 29, 2026	31:52	93,758	61	-	3,046	327
Legolas: A Beautiful Character | Tolkien Lore	May 15, 2026	39:53	24,621	16	-	1,555	208
The Mysteries of Harad - The History of the Haradrim | Tolk…	May 8, 2026	42:11	21,494	25	-	1,146	130
Not My Frodo! | Why Movie-Frodo Fails as a Protagonist - Lo…	May 1, 2026	44:57	21,370	46	-	1,377	618
The Nameless Things: Tolkien's Unexplainable Horrors	April 3, 2026	20:56	25,223	25	-	1,639	172
Where do Dragons Come From? (And What About the Great Eagle…	March 27, 2026	22:05	15,966	15	-	1,242	152
What Do Balrogs Actually Look Like? | Demons of Shadow and …	March 13, 2026	24:47	17,375	13	-	1,365	188

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

51.9 in the category: 17.5

comments per 1,000 views

8.1 in the category: 1.1

short vs long

0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 25,915

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
The Rings of Power | What are they for? - Lore Video	June 18, 2021	21:57	2,785,552
Top Ten Middle-earth Misconceptions	November 20, 2022	56:34	1,279,389
Top Ten Facts about the Wizards	May 13, 2022	58:19	1,120,409
Durin's Bane | The Balrog of Moria Explained	March 10, 2023	38:12	910,243
The One Ring: How Does it Work? | Middle-earth Lore Video	April 29, 2022	35:19	772,955