by Caitlin | Apr 23, 2018 | Podcast, Silmarillion, Tolkien
This week we discuss Chapter 20:Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
Characters:
Three main camps:
Maedhros – son of Fëanor
- Naugrim – dwarves
- Newer arrived men to Beleriand – known as Easterlings
- Men of Bór
- Men of Ulfang – fuck you Uldor the accursed
Fingon – son of Fingolfin
- A bunch of people in Hithlum? The men of Hador?
- People of Haleth (Halmir died, pesky menfolk, son Haldir took over)
- Húrin and Huor – important men? Married important women? Once went to Gondolin?
- Gwindor – basically the only dude from Nargothrond who came, his brother Gelmir had been captured by Morgoth previously
- Turgon – also son of Fingolfin, Fingon’s brother
- Maeglin – the douche, mostly just happens to be here this chapter but I assume will be important again
Morgoth
Orcs, wolves, Balrogs (with Gothmog), and dragons (with Glaurung)
Tangential characters:
- Thingol and Melian – Thingol now has a Silmaril in his secret forest, still doesn’t listen to Melian
- Beren and Lúthien – live out the rest of their lives happily on an island. Good for them.
- Círdan – ship dude
The Site I stole my notes on the battle from.
A Map of how the battle went
Other Resources:
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Intro/outro music: The Forest and the Trees Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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by Caitlin | Apr 16, 2018 | Podcast, Silmarillion, Tolkien
This week we discuss Chapter 19: Of Beren and Luthien. It’s the happy chapter.
Characters
Barahir – descendant of Beor, did a good for Finrod
Beren – Barahir’s son, and a Disney Princess
Gorlim – one of Barahir’s band of outlaws
Thingol – king of the Sindar, in the blocked off forest of Doriath
Melian – maia, married to Thingol for some reason, no one ever listens to her
Lúthien – Thingol & Melian’s daughter, also a Disney Princess
Daeron – an entitled dudebro minstrel, has a crush on Lúthien
Finrod – king of the Noldor, was saved by Barahir so kinda owes his family
Celegorm and Curufin – sons of Feanor, a couple of assholes. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, etc. Currently living with Finrod.
Huan. A gift to Celegorm from Oromë, vala of hunting shit.
Orodreth – Finrod’s brother, gets put in charge when Finrod leaves
Morgoth – big bad dude, has the Silmarils in his crown?
Sauron – second big bad, Lord of the Fucking Werewolves!!!
Draugluin – lord and sire of the werewolves!!!
Carcharoth, THE RED MAW, ANFAUGLIR, THE JAWS OF THIRST – werewolf literally hand-fed
by Morgoth, aka Morgoth’s lap-dog. Except he’s guarding the gate.
Mandos – speaker of Doom, vala of the halls of the dead
Thorondor – Lord of Eagles
A map of Beren and Luthien’s journey
Other Resources:
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Intro/outro music: The Forest and the Trees Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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by Caitlin | Apr 13, 2018 | Podcast, Silmarillion, Tolkien
This week we discuss chapter 18 of the Silmarillion, “Of the Ruin of Beleriund and the Fall of Fingolfin.”
I’m not going to list the characters this week. There is too many. Instead here is a screenshot of our google doc with the characters.
Map of where the Noldor had set up before the battle.
Map of the Realms of Beleriand
Map of the Movements within the Battle
Other Resources:
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Intro/outro music: The Forest and the Trees Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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by Caitlin | Apr 2, 2018 | Podcast, Silmarillion, Tolkien
In this weeks episode we discuss Chapter 16, “Of Maeglin” and Chapter 17, “Of the Coming of Men into the West”
Caitlin is about to leave the country for a week and so does not have time for extensive show notes, but here is a family tree of the Edain:
This is the easiest to understand one I could find.
Here is a very simplified version to see how the houses eventually come together.
And here is the interview with Tolkien.
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