68: The Fate of the Silmarils

Lord of the Rings Lorecast

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5 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

As the War of Wrath wraps up, we're left with the question: What happens to the Silmarils? What about Maedhros and Maglor, the last remaining sons of Feanor. Do they hold to the oath or do they submit to the Valar?

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Lord of the Rings lorecast, the show that explores the background of Tolkien's amazing world from the very beginning. Do you hear that?
0:32.7	The rushing of water from it feels like everywhere
0:39.7	after Morgoth
0:43.8	is captured
0:45.0	and carted away
0:46.6	we're told that the slaves
0:49.5	unnumbered slaves
0:52.6	from Angband come to the surface.
0:58.2	And what they witness is startling.
1:02.5	The land has been sundered.
1:06.4	The war of wrath was so powerful, impactful.
1:14.7	I don't even know if I have words to describe how something like this could actually change
1:21.4	the earth itself.
1:25.8	We're told that rivers charted new courses and that the sea roared in through many
1:32.7	chasms.
1:35.6	These, what used to be slaves, down in Angband, were confused.
1:42.7	The world did not look the same.
1:46.9	The continent itself was sinking under the water.
1:53.8	But it's not all the land.
1:56.9	It's large swaths of Balearion.
2:00.5	And if you look online today, you can find maps that show what Balearion and the rest of Middle
2:07.3	Earth looked like during the first age, and then how that changed over time.
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