With the stage set for enormous battles between Melkor and the Valar, Jonathan, Michael, and Dan dive into “Of the Beginning of Days” to surface questions like:

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In the second chapter of The Silmarillion, Valaquenta, Michael, Dan, and Jonathan test their knowledge with “All that is Gold, Does Not Glitter”, decide that Varda should’ve dated Melkor, and explain that Tolkien was a true flat-earther!

Listen as we discuss these questions and look to find answers directly in Tolkien’s text!

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Join Michael, Dan, and Jonathan as they begin the long journey through The Silmarillion with the first chapter, Ainulindalē.

We tackle questions like… Why is music so important? Is there a direct relationship between the Biblical creation story and Tolkien’s? How much do the Valar actually KNOW? Why are Manwé and Melkor “brothers”? Why is water important? Are the Valar really transgender? Listen as we discuss these questions and look to find answers directly in Tolkien’s text!

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Michael, Dan, and Jonathan offer their thoughts on what we know and what we’ve seen about Amazon’s Rings of Power series, and also talk about what Silmarillion story they would like to see put on film. And Dan just wants bearded dwarf women…

Make sure you read the first part of The Silmarillion, Ainulindalë, as we’ll start our read through next week!

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