Akallabêth pt. 2 (Silmarillion Study, Part 19)

Episode Notes:

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Chapter Notes: Guide to The Silmarillion: Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor

Quote of the Week

"“And at last Ar-Pharazon came even to Aman, the Blessed Realm, and the coasts of Valinor; and still all was silent, and doom hung by a thread. For Ar-Pharazon wavered at the end, and almost he turned back. His heart misgave him… But Pride was now his master, and at last he left his ship and strode upon the shore, claiming the land as his own, if none should do battle for it.”

Resources

I'll include links to these in the show notes but I found the episodes on Akallabêth by the Tolkien Road Podcast as well as the Prancing Pony Podcast very helpful, as always!

Tolkien Gateway

• http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Akallabêth

Tolkien Road Podcast

• https://www.tolkienroad.com/0076-akallabeth-pt1/

• https://www.tolkienroad.com/0077-akallabeth-pt2/

• https://www.tolkienroad.com/0178-lotr-tv-2nd-age-deep-dive-akallabeth-pt2/

Prancing Pony Podcast

• https://theprancingponypodcast.com/2017/06/18/045-just-cant-get-enough/

• https://theprancingponypodcast.com/2017/07/02/046-master-and-servant/

We'll be back next week for our final part, part 20, of our Silmarillion Read-Along Series in which we'll go through the final part of the Silmarillion: Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age.

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