Stars and Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction

This week, the stories of Eärendil and the War of Wrath in Chapter XXIV of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion. How does Tolkien stick the landing in the story of Beleriand and First Age? How do we understand the consequences of the Oath of Fëanor and the Doom of the Noldor? Are there hints of a happy ending? To see the video broadcast of this episode, click here [https://youtube.com/live/wsU0PM2ZcoA]; to see the slides, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KVWBMQgEfeY45AYSHi-pePZ5w0wFFSR_/view?usp=sharingclick here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_COAMwQPRtYDezMAThfxhpcCqcP_VU_/view?usp=sharing]! Next week, the story of the Second Age and the Fall of Númenor in Akallabêth, live on YouTube on Thursday, July 3rd at 9PM Central. Footnotes: * The Silmarillion [https://www.amazon.com/Silmarillion-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0345325818] * Stars And Swords on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEKRqwfnwYLVRirbVuxOC0A] * The Silmarillion Unit Production Schedule [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PCmE_pwgaJJrEnxrc1HaslMxk2s7BbogcuFtAuyPuYM/edit?usp=sharing] * Stars And Swords on Bookshop.org [https://bookshop.org/shop/starsandswords] * Populations of Middle Earth in the First Age - Part 1: The Elves [http://www.stephenwigmore.com/2012/03/population-of-middle-earth-in-first-age.html]  To join me for the live YouTube broadcast, to support the podcast, to join the conversation on Discord and to get access to monthly bonus episodes, please visit Patreon.com/NextWord [http://patreon.com/nextword] and pledge your support!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://patreon.com/nextword]

This week, the last city falls but a new hope is born in Chapter XXIII of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion. How is Tuor different from the other heroes of the age? Why is the story, as presented in this book, so brief? Does Maeglin get the fate he deserves? To see the video broadcast of this episode, click here [https://youtube.com/live/CporUu8kVHA?feature=share]; to see the slides, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KVWBMQgEfeY45AYSHi-pePZ5w0wFFSR_/view?usp=sharingclick here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BAnAKlHmhmvkhOU_7EewVEXNE2rBwzCH/view?usp=drive_link]! Next week, the end of the Quenta Silmarillion and the story of Eärendil in Chapter XXIV, live on YouTube on Thursday, June 26th at 9PM Central. Footnotes: * The Silmarillion [https://www.amazon.com/Silmarillion-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0345325818] * Stars And Swords on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEKRqwfnwYLVRirbVuxOC0A] * The Silmarillion Unit Production Schedule [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PCmE_pwgaJJrEnxrc1HaslMxk2s7BbogcuFtAuyPuYM/edit?usp=sharing] * Stars And Swords on Bookshop.org [https://bookshop.org/shop/starsandswords] * Atlas Of Middle-Earth, Karen Wynn Fonstad [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-atlas-of-middle-earth-karen-wynn-fonstad/11839499?ean=9780618126996&next=t] To join me for the live YouTube broadcast, to support the podcast, to join the conversation on Discord and to get access to monthly bonus episodes, please visit Patreon.com/NextWord [http://patreon.com/nextword] and pledge your support!  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://patreon.com/nextword]

This week, things come undone in Chapters XXII of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion. What do we make of the final fate of Húrin? How does the influence of Morgoth differ from that of the Silmarils? Could anything have saved Beleriand? To see the video broadcast of this episode, click here [https://youtube.com/live/Y1nksoEAoaY]; to see the slides, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KVWBMQgEfeY45AYSHi-pePZ5w0wFFSR_/view?usp=sharingclick here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V78BUs1ekv5z1REPzSvPWS5HQkqyrWsg/view?usp=sharing]! Next week, we discuss Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin in Chapter XXIII of the Quenta Silmarillion, live on YouTube on Thursday, June 19th at 9PM Central. Footnotes: * The Silmarillion [https://www.amazon.com/Silmarillion-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0345325818] * Stars And Swords on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEKRqwfnwYLVRirbVuxOC0A] * The Silmarillion Unit Production Schedule [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PCmE_pwgaJJrEnxrc1HaslMxk2s7BbogcuFtAuyPuYM/edit?usp=sharing] * Stars And Swords on Bookshop.org [https://bookshop.org/shop/starsandswords] * The Children of Húrin [https://www.tolkienestate.com/writing/the-children-of-hurin/] To join me for the live YouTube broadcast, to support the podcast, to join the conversation on Discord and to get access to monthly bonus episodes, please visit Patreon.com/NextWord [http://patreon.com/nextword] and pledge your support! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://patreon.com/nextword]

This week, we conclude the story of Túrin Turambar in Chapter XXI of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion. Who do we blame for the tragedy of the Children of Húrin? Does Nienor end her life on her own terms? Why is Túrin counted among the Elf-Friends? To see the video broadcast of this episode, click here [https://youtube.com/live/sVsLpzLIXrY?feature=share]; to see the slides, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KVWBMQgEfeY45AYSHi-pePZ5w0wFFSR_/view?usp=sharingclick here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FILo-CPwAqELFFuNwz794lGNCN_fATlZ/view?usp=sharing]! Next week, we approach the end of the First Age with Of The Ruin of Doriath, Chapter XXII of the Quenta Silmarillion, live on YouTube on Thursday, June 12th at 9PM Central. Footnotes: * The Silmarillion [https://www.amazon.com/Silmarillion-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0345325818] * Stars And Swords on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEKRqwfnwYLVRirbVuxOC0A] * The Silmarillion Unit Production Schedule [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PCmE_pwgaJJrEnxrc1HaslMxk2s7BbogcuFtAuyPuYM/edit?usp=sharing] * Stars And Swords on Bookshop.org [https://bookshop.org/shop/starsandswords] * The Children of Húrin [https://www.tolkienestate.com/writing/the-children-of-hurin/] ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://patreon.com/nextword]

This week, the middle act of the story of Túrin Turambar in Chapter XXI of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion. Why is this version of Glaurung so different? What is the mythic power of a sword re-forged? How many names can one man have? To see the video broadcast of this episode, click here [https://youtube.com/live/4P0yFJ226wE?feature=share]; to see the slides, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KVWBMQgEfeY45AYSHi-pePZ5w0wFFSR_/view?usp=sharingclick here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pVii-RQAmNdJ1p58vR7vVd9CydanzoYi/view?usp=sharing]! Next week, we conclude our discussion of Túrin with Chapter XXI of the Quenta Silmarillion, live on YouTube on Thursday, June 5th at 9PM Central. Footnotes: * The Silmarillion [https://www.amazon.com/Silmarillion-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0345325818] * Stars And Swords on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEKRqwfnwYLVRirbVuxOC0A] * The Silmarillion Unit Production Schedule [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PCmE_pwgaJJrEnxrc1HaslMxk2s7BbogcuFtAuyPuYM/edit?usp=sharing] * Stars And Swords on Bookshop.org [https://bookshop.org/shop/starsandswords] * The Children of Húrin [https://www.tolkienestate.com/writing/the-children-of-hurin/] ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ [https://patreon.com/nextword]