Turin’s Weakness Is His Lack of Tolkien’s Greatest Weapon: Friendship

A viewer commented on the channel and asked a rather interesting question about how we can reconcile Eru Iluvatar’s essential goodness with the fact that he sank the entire island of Numenor and killed untold numbers of its inhabitants. While I don’t intend to make a huge argument for theodicy (the defense of God as good in spite of things which might seem to contradict that), I do think I can point to some things which would at least help answer the question while staying true the Tolkien focus of the channel. My video on The Lost Road is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYQ2ft3r8iA Other Links: Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.comand I’ll send a fresh invite link).

16 Jan 202336min

Tolkien rather famously based Luthien off of his wife, but there’s a subtle way in which he also inserted himself and Christopher Tolkien into The Lord of the Rings as the collaborative authors, Bilbo and Frodo. Other Links: Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.comand I’ll send a fresh invite link).

12 Jan 20238min

Suggested by a Discord member (join my Discord using the link below!), I discuss whether Gurthang speaking to Turin is actually a case of a magic, talking sword, or merely the hallucinations of a man whose mind has been broken by the tragedies of his own life. For other interesting ambiguities in Turin’s story, check out my video on the curse of Morgoth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lROuU1RPDpU GirlNextGondor also has a great video on the same topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju6KqQvsM9k Other Links: Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.comand I’ll send a fresh invite link).

9 Jan 202342min

When first encountering the Ring Poem, which lists groups of 9, 7, 3, and 1 rings, we might be tempted to wonder why there isn’t a group of 5, and what race they might have been made for, but this is based on a simple misconception regarding the making of the Rings of Power. Other Links: Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.comand I’ll send a fresh invite link).

5 Jan 20237min

In this video I review two fan films that both primarily relate to the story of Turin Turambar, but which take very different approaches than you might expect. To watch Nienor Niniel, go here: https://youtu.be/mHsrCy9xKAE For The Legend of Gurthang, go here: https://www.jaredbeltfilms.com/the-legend-of-gurthang.html Other Links: Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.comand I’ll send a fresh invite link).

2 Jan 202325min

At first blush, it might not seem that there would be much in common between a drama set almost entirely within a jury room and an epic fantasy romance, but it turns out that Henry Fonda’s character from the 1957 movie has a lot in common with Frodo Baggins. For the sponsor of this video, Demi-Wiggin, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Demi-Wiggin-Sue-Starbuck/dp/B0BJ4PTWD6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=E4ZPPQ5RHZP7&keywords=demi-wiggin&qid=1670798180&sprefix=demi-wiggin%2Caps%2C270&sr=8-1 For my earlier video on the moral landscape of the books versus Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdXLmDtjVys For my video on the uniqueness of Frodo as a protagonist, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GwCQswaTr4 Other Links: Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Discord server invite link:  https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.comand I’ll send a fresh invite link).

19 Dec 202219min

I despise the scene in Peter Jackson’s “Return of the King” (extended edition) where the Witch King shatters Gandalf’s staff, but it can’t be denied that there is at least some textual basis for the idea. What does this tell us about the Witch King and his other encounters? Other Links: Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.comand I’ll send a fresh invite link).

15 Dec 20225min

Of all the scenes to be left out of Peter Jackson’s movie trilogy, the Ring’s temptation of Sam on the threshold of Mordor may be one of the most inexcusable, since it highlights both his character and teaches us some “plain hobbit sense” in the process. For the sponsor of this video, Demi-Wiggin, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Demi-Wiggin-Sue-Starbuck/dp/B0BJ4PTWD6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=E4ZPPQ5RHZP7&keywords=demi-wiggin&qid=1670798180&sprefix=demi-wiggin%2Caps%2C270&sr=8-1 Other Links: Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.comand I’ll send a fresh invite link).

12 Dec 202221min