Melian the Maia - Epic Character History

Melian the Maia was an instrumental figure of the First Age of Tolkien’s Middle-earth, and she was a light amidst much darkness in Beleriand. Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts about Melian 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!

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