413 – The Unforgettable Fire

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on Isildur's proclamation and the chapter The Disaster of the Gladden Fields from Unfinished Tales with guest Don Marshall.

Isildur proclaims his sovereign lordship over all the Dúnedain; Alan knows better than to proclaim lordship over his own podcast. Join The Man of the West as he welcomes back Don Marshall to the Common Room to begin our two-part look at the chapter The Disaster of the Gladden Fields from Unfinished Tales. Isildur plans a long road trip, the orcs have the high ground, and Elendur tells his dad to walk til you run and don’t look back. We discuss the state of hand-me-downs among families of Númenórean descent, agree that it is dawn — not Don — that is ever the hope of men, and discover we both liked Solo, thank you very much. Also: another book from Don! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Alan

Guest: Don Marshall

Topics covered

• Dúnedain
• Isildur
• Númenórean descent
• The Disaster of the Gladden Fields
• Solo
• family hand-me-downs
• hope of men

Keywords

• Isildur
• Dúnedain
• Unfinished Tales
• Gladden Fields
• Don Marshall
• Númenórean
• Solo
• family
• hope

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Unfinished Tales

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