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Eärnur rode into Minas Morgul, and Yoystan asks what happened next

The Tolkien lore channel's one new video takes up the last King of Gondor, who accepted the Witch-king's challenge and was never seen again.

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What Did the Witch-king Do to the Final King of Gondor? (Eärnur) - Lore Breakdown & TheoriesWhat Did the Witch-king Do to the Final King of Gondor? (Eärnur) - Lore Breakdown & Theories

Yoystan, the voice behind Men of the West, spent his week on one of the darker loose ends in Tolkien's appendices. King Eärnur, the last King of Gondor, accepted the Witch-king's challenge to single combat, rode with a small escort to the gates of Minas Morgul, and vanished. The new video, "What Did the Witch-king Do to the Final King of Gondor? (Eärnur) - Lore Breakdown & Theories," asks what came after.

The gap is real. Tolkien never says Eärnur died, only that he was not seen again, and his disappearance ended Gondor's line of kings. For almost a thousand years the Stewards ruled in their place, until Aragorn came to claim the throne. That empty space is just what a lore channel lives on, and the comments filled it quickly. Several viewers think a Morgul blade turned the king into a lesser wraith. Others suspect he was handed to Sauron himself. One points out that Eärnur and the Witch-king fell the same way, through pride and a prophecy each of them ignored.

It was the only upload of the week, and it is now the busiest thing on the shelf, ahead of the earlier essay asking why The Lord of the Rings is not more popular. The channel moved at about its usual pace and its subscriber count held steady. Among the book channels nearest it in size, Audible had a week several times bigger than normal, and Nerd of the Rings stayed the giant of the Tolkien corner.

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What viewers say

  • The irony that they mirror one another in that pride and ignoring the same prophecy led to both their downfalls
    @LifeInTheFourthAgeSee it on YouTube
  • He would have pierced him with a Morgul blade.
    @MartinCHorowitzSee it on YouTube
  • Lore like this is always awesome. On one hand, I'll wrack my brain about it, thinking about how things would go... or this, or that. On the other hand, it's awesome getting to hear other peoples thoughts on it and at the end of the day, not ever knowing.
    @maeshughessr369See it on YouTube
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  • Yeah. When I delved into YouTube videos that explained deeper LOTR lore, and the subject of this king, I did initially think ‘It sounds like he rode off thinking he could beat a supernaturally powerful bloke, and he ended up losing’. The Appendices might not STATE that he died, but the implication is grim and enough.
    @NoahBramhall-v1sSee it on YouTube
  • I suspect in the end Eärnur was turned over to Sauron. Sauron would certainly want to get his hands on the king of Gondor.
    @istari0See it on YouTube
  • Do one on what if the line of Kings in Gondor didn't end?
    @abhijitpawar1568See it on YouTube
  • Lotro had a great Earnur tie-in at the end of the first epic book
    @Subo23See it on YouTube
  • Absolutely love your videos!! ❤🎉
    @wargamerwilly8756See it on YouTube

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The facts
Subscribers
386,000
Channel views, last 7 days
62,137
Videos published this week
1
Video published
October 4, 2026
Video views so far
27,371
Views on its first day
15,783

The numbers

Here is how Men of the West's week looks in figures.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
Audible
3,957,376
Nerd of the Rings
1,021,939
The Broken Sword
564,602
frankie’s shelf
272,360
Rachel Catherine
123,580
Preston Jacobs
93,556
Simon & Schuster Books
72,694
Men of the West
62,137
Tolkien Untangled
52,938
subscribers
386,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
68,405,583
views per day
7,835
typical day: 8,141
first-day views of each video posted this week
What Did the Witch-king Do to the Final…
15,783
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Nerd of the Rings
1,310,000
Men of the West
386,000
Rachel Catherine
308,000
The Broken Sword
284,000
frankie’s shelf
255,000
Audible
193,000
Preston Jacobs
186,000
Tolkien Untangled
159,000
Simon & Schuster Books
112,000
As of October 9, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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Who became King of Gondor after the long rule of the Stewards that followed Eärnur's disappearance?