Join us for an in-depth discussion as we explore "Of Maeglin", the 16th chapter of The Silmarillion. Get the most out of your Silmarillion reading as we unpack this story of Elvish tragedy!

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In Chapter 16, we learn of a tragic tale of Aredhel, the White Lady of the Noldor, Eöl, the dark Elf of Nan Elmoth, Maeglin, their son, and Idril, the daughter of Turgon.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK » "[I]t seemed to [Idril] a thing strange and crooked in [Maeglin], as indeed the Eldar ever since have deemed it: an evil fruit of the Kinslaying, whereby the shadow of the curse of Mandos fell upon the last hope of the Noldor."

CONTENTS:
- Concerning Aredhel » 4:00
- Eöl and Nan Elmoth » 12:00
- Concerning Maeglin » 25:56
- Back to Gondolin / Curufin and Eöl » 28:30
- The Tragedy of Aredhel and Eöl » 35:00
- Haiku » 45:50

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- Episode 47 » Silmarillion 2015 » Ch 16 » Of Maeglin » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVMoJBBzOuk

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