Episode 03: The Mental Health of Orcs

This week we discuss Chapter 2 and 3 of the Silmarillion, “Of Aulë and Yavanna” and “Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor”

Chapter 2 Characters:

• Aulë
• Yavanna
• Manwë
• Iluvatar
• Dwarves
• Ents
• Eagles

Chapter 3 Characters and References:

• Oromë
• Varda
• Melkor
• Manwë
• Mandos
• Ulmo
• Melkor
• Sauron
• Balrogs and Orcs
• and a whole lotta Elves

Click here for a map of the journey the Elves take.

Click here for a map of the lands of Beleriand and Ossiriand and how they match up to the more common map of Middle Earth.

Groups of Elves:

After going on my long sum up of the different groupings of Elves, I found this page in my book which breaks them all down and is very helpful.

The most important ones to remember for now, are the Noldor and the Teleri.

Other Resources:

• Tolkien Gateway
• lotrproject.com   <— if you click around a lot you will get a lot of spoilers.  I guess that’s true of both links.

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• twitter @toreadtolkien
• email youwanttoreadtolkien@gmail.com

The Forest and the Trees Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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