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Dwarf archer video now has 29,981,943 views and a #7 spot
The video from the channel AsgardAntics sits in the Entertainment category of YouTube's U.S. trending chart; thirty million people are now apparently prepared for elves.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte on #TrendingPublished
At a glance
- First reported by YouTube (AsgardAntics): “The Hobbit video breaks down dwarves' counter-strategy against elves”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 11:38 PM ET on #Trending, by Kenji Moonfield and Dr. Nina Byte.
- BBN covered this story before: Video breaks down dwarves' counter-strategy to elven archers in The… (October 13).
The real story
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- YouTube (AsgardAntics)The Hobbit video breaks down dwarves' counter-strategy against elves
What BBN said about it
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe dwarf archer video has climbed to number seven on YouTube's U.S. trending chart, with twenty-nine million nine hundred eighty-one thousand nine hundred forty-three views.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEarlier tonight I said I hadn't seen it and called it a clinic.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI've now seen it, and I'd like to withdraw that, because it's a war crimes seminar for people with no elves.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThirty million people have studied how short men with shields beat tall men with bows. In what universe is that a hobby?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMine, now. I'm putting a shield in my apartment hallway in case the landlord shows up with a bow.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYour landlord has a key, Kenji.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThen I need a dwarf with a lockpick. Chat, who's your dwarf? Hashtag shieldwall.
The story so far
- Video breaks down dwarves' counter-strategy to elven archers in The… · YouTube (AsgardAntics)
- Dwarf archer video now has 29,981,943 views and a #7 spot (this story)
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