Tolkien's Silmarillion | The Ruin of Beleriand | Episode 24

Sauron makes his big entrance into Middle-earth in theis chapter, and does some serious damage to the elves and men. But Morgoth still seems to underestimate his foes.

Join Michael, Dan, and I as we read through the second part of chapter 18 of The Silmarillion! And stick around for our extended discussion on CS Lewis's thoughts on The Two Towers and The Return of the King...

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Window on the West - Episode 24
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CS Lewis' Review ► https://paulkuritz.com/2019/12/c-l-lewis-defends-the-lord-of-the-ring/

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Chapters
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00:00 Intro
02:34 Dan's Big Thought
06:02 Why are elves more hesitant to fight than men?
10:40 Morgoth's Treachery Finds More Hold in the Elves
12:00 Sauron's Great Entrance
19:55 Huor is only 13 when he meets Turgon!
23:55 Morgoth Feigns Pity
26:45 Gorlim the Unhappy
27:50 Tolkien Writes like a Historian
30:08 Beren came hardly into Doriath.
32:40 Edith Marie Tolkien's Gravestone
35:00 If You Like Tolkien - CS Lewis reviews The Lord of the Rings
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