This week, the history of Númenor and the Second Age in the penultimate part of The Silmarillion, Akallabêth. How do we understand the different influences which inspire this part of Tolkien's secondary creation? Why do the Men of Westernesse have such a hard time reconciling themselves to death? Are the words Atalantë and Avallónë really just coincidental?

To see the video broadcast of this episode, click here; to see the slides, click here!

Don't forget to check out my new Tolkien-related show, Shire Reckoning!

Next week, the end of The Silmarillion and the feature story of the Third Age, live on YouTube on Thursday, July 24th at 9PM Central.

Footnotes:

• The Silmarillion
• The Silmarillion Unit Production Schedule
• Stars And Swords on Bookshop.org
• Shire Reckoning
• There And Back Again 72: Well, I'm Back
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon)
• Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (LucasArts)