Week 116 - Silmarillion Saturday: Glittering and Bright

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of Eärendil's ship, Vingilot, in the context of the Silmarillion.

Clearly not The Man of the West, today’s title describes the sight of Eärendil’s ship, Vingilot, as it sails into the heavens — freeing the Elves from despair, while filling Morgoth with doubt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• Tolkien
• Silmarillion
• Eärendil
• Elves
• Morgoth
• fantasy

Keywords

• Eärendil
• Vingilot
• Morgoth
• Elves
• Silmarillion
• Tolkien

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Silmarillion, Vingilot

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