About this episode

The episode explores the themes of evil and corruption in The Silmarillion, focusing on Sauron and Celebrimbor.

Sauron’s fake repentance. Celebrimbor’s fatal pride. What makes a ring powerful? In our 100th episode, Thomas Salerno, Rob Leonardi, Pat Mason, and Jeff Haecker uncover the roots of evil in the final chapters of The Silmarillion and what Tolkien says about the nature of corruption. The post The Silmarillion: The Rings of Power appeared first on StarQuest Media .

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Salerno

Guests: Rob Leonardi, Pat Mason, Jeff Haecker

Topics covered

• The Silmarillion
• Rings of Power
• Tolkien
• nature of corruption
• evil
• pride

Keywords

• Sauron
• Celebrimbor
• The Silmarillion
• Rings of Power
• Tolkien
• corruption
• pride
• evil

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Silmarillion

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