This week, battle and bloodshed as we conclude the Nirnaeth Arnoediad and begin the story of Túrin Turambar in Chapters XX and XXI of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. Why does foresight get so sharp at the moment of death? Is Morwen very good at naming children, or very bad? What are the literary and mythic inspirations behind Tolkien’s most depressing story?
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Next week, we conclude our discussion of Túrin with Chapter XXI of the Quenta Silmarillion, live on YouTube on Thursday, May 29th at 9PM Central.
Footnotes:
- The Silmarillion
- Stars And Swords on YouTube
- The Silmarillion Unit Production Schedule
- Stars And Swords on Bookshop.org
- The Children of Húrin
- The Story of Kullervo
- Color-Coded Item Quality in World of Warcraft
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