This is an in-depth discussion of "Of the Flight of the Noldor", the 9th chapter of The Silmarillion. Learn how to get the most out of your reading from this long-form exploration of JRR Tolkien's First Age story of Fëanor's Oath!

Chapter 9 brings us to the terrible aftermath of Valinor’s Darkening. Will Melkor be held to account? Can Ungoliant be stopped? Is there any saving the Two Trees? And what of the Silmarils?

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "Yavanna spoke before the Valar, saying: ‘The Light of the Trees has passed away, and lives now only in the Silmarils of Fëanor. Foresighted was he! Even for those who are mightiest under Ilúvatar there is some work that they may accomplish once, and once only. The Light of the Trees I brought into being, and within Eä I can do so never again. Yet had I but a little of that light I could recall life to the Trees, ere their roots decay; and then our hurt should be healed, and the malice of Melkor be confounded.’"

In Chapter 9, we’ll learn: - Of Melkor’s Escape - Of the Dreadful Oath of Fëanor - Of the Kinslaying - And much more!

THE CONTENTS: - Timeline » YT1495 - 1497 » 4:05 - Can the Trees Be Saved? » 6:10 - Melkor Steals the Silmarils » 20:30 - Melkor (& Balrogs!) vs Ungoliant » 23:24 - Fëanor's Oath » 42:13- The Kinslaying » 57:00 - Prophecy of the North » 1:06:27 - Fëanor Betrays Fingolfin & Company » 1:11:20 - Haiku » 1:14:59

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