Real Middle-earth Bling | Of The Ruin of Doriath | # 32

Morgoth's curse over Hurin and the Curse of Mandos over the Noldor come join forces and end up destroying the the oldest elven kingdom from the inside out.  When the Nauglamir and the Silmaril meet, all hell breaks loose: the dwarves make a move, Beren makes his return, and Fēanor's sons strike in the aftermath.

In this episode, Jonathan, Michael, and Dan discuss the power of curses (and why didn't Morgoth just curse more people), how the Silmaril is actually kind of like the One Ring (and even negatively affects Beren and Luthien), and how--of Hurin's entire family--Morwen was the only one not conquered.

We also make a special announcement... Livestreams are coming on Friday, April 28th!

Join us in our extended episode where we discuss whether Melian knew about the dwarves and should have warned Thingol, why aren't the Dwarves burned by the Silmaril, and whether Melian could have (or should have) taken the Silmaril to Valinor. 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 32
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Chapters
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00:00 Intro
02:45 All That is Gold
04:45 Great Artists Steal
09:08 Dan's Big Thought - More curses?
21:07 Hurin and Morwen
22:50 Hurin, Thorondor and Turgon
25:25 A Shadow around Hurin
27:45 "She was not conquered"
33:25 Mim's End
36:55 FINALLY Someone Listens to Melian!
39:15 The Silmaril Seems like The One Ring
42:48 The Dwarves "Dissembled their Mind"
47:32 Melian Loses Her Power
50:15 Beren Gets Involved Again
52:26 Metal Detecting in Middle-earth
55:05 Dior Re-takes Doriath
57:30 Luthien Burns out Bright
59:57 Some of Fëanor's Kids Finally Die
1:02:50 Livestreams Coming April 28!