Athrabeth

Episode 5: The Fallibility of Makers


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The craftsmen, blacksmiths, and even celestial makers of Tolkien's middle-Earth frequently find themselves straying from the straight and narrow path laid out for them by Ilúvatar. In this episode we look at some examples of these makers to see what qualities they share that might account for their vulnerability, and how some are able to avoid it.

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Content Warning - In this episode there is a brief discuss of sexual assault from 58:54 to 1:03:16
Episode 5 Extras: Elven Names
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Works Referenced This Episode

J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (II) The Second Phase: Laws and Customs among the Eldar, Of Naming"
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Shibboleth of Fëanor", Note on Mother-names
The Silmarillion, just like all of it
Letter 131

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