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Melkor and Ungoliant Crash the Party (pg 74-77) — Episode 21
FromBefore the Fellowship: Fans Read and React to the Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien Every Week
Melkor and Ungoliant Crash the Party (pg 74-77) — Episode 21
FromBefore the Fellowship: Fans Read and React to the Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien Every Week
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jan 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Manwë decrees the most glorious feast. Fëanor and Fingolfin are reconciled, and Fingolfin vows to follow Fëanor wherever he leads. Suddenly, Melkor and Ungoliant ambush the feast. Melkor delivers deadly blows to both trees with his spear, and Ungoliant feeds on the light, leaving the world in darkness.
Three friends read and react to the greatest story you've never heard — the Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien.
00:48 Dan (tries to) read pages 74-77 from the Silmarillion, 2nd Edition
12:09 Recap
13:16 Discussion
"And in that very hour Melkor and Ungoliant came hastening over the fields of Valinor, as the shadow of a black cloud upon the wind fleets over the sunlit earth; and they came before the green mound Ezellohar. Then the Unlight of Ungoliant rose up even to the roots of the Trees, and Melkor sprang upon the mound; and with his black spear he smote each Tree to its core, wounded them deep, and their sap poured forth as it were their blood, and was spilled upon the ground. But Ungoliant sucked it up, and going then from Tree to Tree she set her black beak to their wounds, till they were drained; and the poison of Death that was in her went into their tissues and withered them, root, branch, and leaf; and they died."
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Three friends read and react to the greatest story you've never heard — the Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien.
00:48 Dan (tries to) read pages 74-77 from the Silmarillion, 2nd Edition
12:09 Recap
13:16 Discussion
"And in that very hour Melkor and Ungoliant came hastening over the fields of Valinor, as the shadow of a black cloud upon the wind fleets over the sunlit earth; and they came before the green mound Ezellohar. Then the Unlight of Ungoliant rose up even to the roots of the Trees, and Melkor sprang upon the mound; and with his black spear he smote each Tree to its core, wounded them deep, and their sap poured forth as it were their blood, and was spilled upon the ground. But Ungoliant sucked it up, and going then from Tree to Tree she set her black beak to their wounds, till they were drained; and the poison of Death that was in her went into their tissues and withered them, root, branch, and leaf; and they died."
Send feedback to beforethefellowship@gmail.com
WATCH this Episode on YouTube
Follow us as we follow Tolkien:
The Rings of Power comes to Amazon, but nothing compares to the real story JRR Tolkien wrote. Is the Silmarillion his masterpiece? The Silmarillion is a book everyone should read, but it can be intimidating. Go on a journey with us.
Witness the creation of Tolkien's universe, meet the villain that's bigger and badder than Sauron, and hear a love story that will leave you in tears. We are not experts, we're just fans like you. And we're having a blast going through this masterpiece of fiction, 15 minutes at a time. Grad a cup of tea or your favorite scotch (or your steering wheel!) and join us every week!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beforethefellowship/message
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beforethefellowship/support
Released:
Jan 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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The Silmarillion is the Greatest Story You've Never Heard (so let's read it together!) by Before the Fellowship: Fans Read and React to the Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien Every Week