Rings of Power Got it ALL WRONG! | Akallabêth, Part 1 | #35

Jonathan, Michael, and Dan reach the 2nd age of Middle-earth, and with it are compelled to bring up The Rings of Power--and, particularly, how they couldn't even get right the perfectly clear reason Tolkien gave for the Númenorean downfall!

Join us in our extended episode where we discuss more about The Rings of Power's failure to understand why men long for immortality (and never even bring it up), the flatness and passionless character of Númenor's (other than the "moob" armor 😆),, and how Amazon's writers don't understand what faith is. To get the extended episode, become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and free for the 1st month)!

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Episode 35
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📗 Chapters
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00:00 Intro
03:35 Gotta Talk Rings of Power
06:25 Dan's Big Thought
09:58 Is our nature a state of entropy?
12:50 Númenorean's source of Greatness
17:35 The Trees Connect the Ages
20:40 Where is Númenor?
25:04 Why did the Númenoreans fall?
26:05 Why did they love the sea?
31:24 Were ALL the elves invited to Valinor?
36:15 What kind of power do they have?
39:25 Númenoreans and Noldor can't let go
43:03 They didn't choose Elros
44:58 Men don't understand immortality
50:40 Men are created to Trust
54:40 Men become "Witless and unmanned"
59:12 Men enshrine Death
1:05:55 If You Like Tolkien - Aldarion & Erendis
1:08:36 Amazon got it wrong from the start