About this episode

This episode explores Chapter 21 of The Silmarillion, focusing on the tragic tale of Túrin Turambar and his ancestry.

In the latest episode of our epic, chapter-by-chapter Silmarillion journey, we’ll explore Chapter 21, “Of Túrin Turambar” The tale of Túrin is a long one, rivaling “Of Beren and Lúthien” and “Akallabêth” as the longest chapter in The Silmarillion. It is also quite tragic, as we shall see. After giving a bit of background on Túrin’s ancestry, it picks up where the last chapter left off, with Túrin’s father Húrin imprisoned in Angband. The chapter then focuses in on the highly tragic twists and turns of Túrin’s life. Join us as we discuss! LINKS: Read Tolkien's Tragedy - Concerning Númenor, the Rings of Power, and the Second Age Show Notes: https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0301 SilmGuide Page: https://www.tolkienroad.com/silmguide/sg24/ Watch This Episode: https://youtu.be/ekQQ69g6J8E Watch Ad-Free: https://www.patreon.com/posts/133983955 Listen Ad-Free: https://www.patreon.com/posts/70440300 Shop True Myths Press: https://truemythspress.com/ Join the Fellowship of the Road: https://patreon.com/tolkienroad Read Tolkien's Requiem - Concerning Beren and Lúthien : https://tolkiensrequiem.com/ Read Tolkien's Overture - Concerning the Music of the Ainur : https://tolkiensoverture.com/…

People in this episode

Host: The Tolkien Road

Topics covered

• Túrin Turambar
• The Silmarillion
• tragedy
• Tolkien's works
• chapter analysis

Keywords

• Túrin
• Húrin
• Silmarillion
• tragedy
• Tolkien
• chapter 21
• fantasy literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Silmarillion, Of Beren and Lúthien, Akallabêth

More episodes of The Tolkien Road

• Tolkien's Tragedy: The New Dark Lord (The Second Millennium) · July 20, 2026 · 48 min
• Silmarillion Readthrough 2026 » Episode 29 » Akallabêth - The Downfall of Númenor (EP314 REVISITED) · July 15, 2026 · 1h 14m
• Tolkien's Tragedy: Almost Paradise (The First Millennium) · July 13, 2026 · 25 min
• Silmarillion Readthrough 2026 » Episode 28 » Chapter 24 » Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath (EP312 REVISITED) · July 8, 2026 · 1h 2m
• Tolkien's Tragedy: The Purpose of Númenor · July 6, 2026 · 26 min
• Silmarillion Readthrough 2026 » Episode 27 » Chapter 23 » Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin (EP303 REVISITED) · July 1, 2026 · 41 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Tolkien Road podcast page.