162. Morgoth’s Curse and the Pride of Men : The Children of Húrin #1

We finally return to Tolkien’s First Age for a new deep-dive series on The Children of Húrin, starting with Christopher Tolkien’s introduction. We discuss why Tolkien considered Turin’s tale one of his “three great stories” alongside Beren and Luthien and the Fall of Gondolin, the central themes of pride, what Morgoth’s curse actually was, and more!

We also look at:

The three great houses of men—and why they matter in this story
The encroaching darkness of Morgoth and the echoes of Greek tragedy
Whether Turin’s fate is his own making, or shaped by the will of a Dark Lord
The role of pride—of Húrin, Morwen, Turin, and even Morgoth himself
View the The Map of Beleriand we talked about

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