Tolkien's REAL Alpha Male--NOT a Rings of Power Schlub | Of Beren and Luthien Part 1 | # 26

The story of Beren and Luthien is the beating heart of Tolkien's entire Middle-earth. It's one of the first two stories he wrote (while serving in World War 1), and was directly inspired by moments he spent with his not-yet-wife, Edith.

In this episode, we look deeply into what it must have been like for Beren to meet Thingol and Melian, question how much Beren valued the Silmarils (if at all), and discuss the value of oaths and whether Finrod's oath was "good".

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Chapters
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00:00 Intro
02:30 All that is Gold Does not Glitter - AI Edition!
11:30 Dan's Big Thought - The WORST Meet the Parents moment
13:33 The First Story he Wrote
15:33 It starts with a connection Between Beren and Melian
19:07 Tolkien Using the word "Magic"
21:50 Like a treatment for a Screenplay
24:30 The Fell Spirits That Inhabit Things
26:50 Beren sees Luthien like Thingol sees Melian
32:30 Beren Meets the Parents
38:03 "Little Lords and Brief Kings"
40:33 Luthien is Worth More than the Fate of Arda
43:00 Beren's awkward laugh? Indignant chuckle?
46:35 Does Beren value the Silmarils?
50:15 Beren reaches Finrod in Nargothrond
54:00 Celegorm and Curufin corrupt Finrod's People
1:00:29 If You Like Tolkien - Erendis and Aldarion