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Hey there, Fellowship!
My new book,
Tolkien’s Tragedy, is available now in paperback!
Visit
TolkiensTragedy.com to learn more!
This episode is a walkthrough of the book using the table of contents as a kind of map into the deeper themes.
Númenor has always struck me as one of Tolkien’s most powerful creations—not just as a story within the legendarium, but as a meditation on power, mortality, and the quiet, creeping distortion of what is good. What begins as a gift gradually becomes something grasped at, controlled, and ultimately lost. In that sense, the fall of Númenor is not just an ancient tale, but a pattern that feels uncomfortably familiar.
My aim in writing this book is to bring that pattern into clearer view. Tolkien wasn’t simply inventing a lost civilization; he was exploring something enduring about the human condition.
Don’t forget to visit
TolkiensTragedy.com to get your copy of the book.
Alright, let’s dive in!
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