About this episode

This episode explores Chapter 23 of the Silmarillion, focusing on Tuor's journey and Ulmo's attempts to save Turgon and his people.

In the latest episode of our epic, chapter-by-chapter Silmarillion journey, we’ll explore Chapter 23, “Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin”, in which we learn about Tuor's journey and Ulmo's efforts to save Turgon and his people from doom! 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/e0303 SilmGuide Page: https://www.tolkienroad.com/silmguide/sg26/ Watch This Episode: https://youtu.be/Ynw-JeVnhRk Watch Ad-Free: https://www.patreon.com/posts/135020472 Listen Ad-Free: https://www.patreon.com/posts/71256775 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/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support .

People in this episode

Host: The Tolkien Road

Topics covered

• Tuor's journey
• Fall of Gondolin
• Ulmo's efforts
• Turgon's people
• Silmarillion chapter analysis

Keywords

• Silmarillion
• Tuor
• Gondolin
• Ulmo
• Turgon
• Tolkien
• chapter analysis
• fantasy literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: True Myths Press, Fellowship of the Road

Books & works: Silmarillion, Concerning Númenor, the Rings of Power, Tolkien's Tragedy, Tolkien's Requiem, Tolkien's Overture

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