Inside Angband | Of Beren and Lúthien : Silmarillion Explained - Part 7 of 9

Finally, our heroes have arrived at Angband. Finally it's time to reclaim a Silmaril!

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Much love, stay groovy, and navaer melyn nin!

[rickblaine]

I’ll keep repeating this, Lùthien is the most awesome badass in the history of Arda. Humiliating both Sauron and Morgoth in rapid succession is an unparalleled feat.
Oh, and she also gave the sons of Fëanor a lesson in humility, which for sure doesn’t hurt.

[CaveMan]

I wait all week for your vids. Wouldn't mind paying for an audiobook of The Silmarillion narrated by you

[SeraphimKnight]

I mean were I in Beren's place I'd have tried at the other silmarils too. Not for greed, but returning with all three of them would have dealt an immense blow to Morgoth and could have resolved the oath of Feanor for good. Not trying for it would've been like being the first to successfully climb the everest and stopping a dozen feet short of the tip cause you felt accomplished already.

[MellowMutts]

Luthien is 100% badass. The part where she is “radiant and terrible” gave me chills. Great video Rainbow Dave as always a great way to start my day

[KeytarArgonian]

You know, the more I learn about Morgoth the more amazed at just how many L’s he takes. For every 3/4 L’s he gets a big Dub.

[sweeperboy]

I know this story inside out, but I _still_ get a huge kick from hearing you tell it in your own inimitable style! :)

[isthatjackson]

Luthien is so badass oh my gosh! My quest continues to cast The Silmarilion characters in my head.

[richardjohansen]

These vids give me something to look forward to during my drive home from work when they show up. They also make the crazy complex legendarium of Tolkien much more accessible...give me a way to share these awesome epic stories with my friends and family.

[_spacegoat_]

You never disappoint, RD. This is my early Friday treat (in America). Can't wait for the next one!

[moggiosven]

Of the thousands of videos if watched over the years, yours are the ONLY ones I watch the ads during. That's how great I find your content. Thank for your passion and love.

[lordofthehouseofstormcrows]

Well met RD! You've had me anxious for this episode for a week. Your analysis is second to none. Keep up the great work Mellon! Ecthelion!!

[lopirobinson]

"Black chasms as of writhing serpents..." Christ Tolkien wrote beautifully. His work roles off the tongue like fine silk.

[MrARock]

Beren: I've done it.

Elu Thingol: Nonsense, you don't have a Silmaril!

Beren: Not at all, you required that I take it from Morgoth and bring it to your realm in my hand. Technically, if you check the northern borders of your land, you'll find a horrible beast driven to madness. Inside that beast is my hand. In that hand? The Silmaril.

[suburbiawitch]

I came across your channel a couple of months ago after reading LotR as a teenager and loving the films as a young adult. Your videos inspired me to reread LotR and read the Silmarillion for the first time. I’m not sure I would get through it if I didn’t have your channel as a companion piece.

I’ve come back to this by way of some English history and old Norse lit. I can see the fingerprints of both on his work (like this has some echoes of Tyr and the wolf Fenrir) and realizing that was his area of expertise kind of makes me love all three things (the medieval history, the Eddas and the Legendarium) all that much more because I can see how they all a part of the same lovely tree.

[mrpickles]

Of Beren and Luthien would make such an awesome movie…

[ludicrousfunone]

13:08. Always good to see the Blind Guardian album cover as part of the artwork included in uour videos lol. 24:50. The interesting thing about that greek prefix is that when Thomas More wrote the word Utopia he meant it as a joke. As the word can be read as You-topia meaning good place Nd Oo-topia meaning place that can't exist!!

[Harpyr]

Another wonderful Friday video. Your videos make my Friday. I’ve said this before but this tale is my favorite of Tolkien’s works.

[jeffagain]

I LOVE your narrative skills my friend, RD. I've put your channel on the radar of some of my family members and friends and they too adore your presentations.
Thank-you, so very much!
Even though I know this story pretty much by heart, I certainly look forward to your next installment!

[evelynrosewindsor]

Mae govannen. Excellent video, Dave of Many Colours.

Your background music is excellent, appropriately chosen and placed as the different songs evoke different emotions that your audience is supposed to feel when learning about different stories in your videos. Not many Tolkien content creators do this. Most of them would just stick to one song in a video, disregarding the feel of the stories. You’ve taken a cinematic approach in your background music which contributed to better immersion in the stories. I can’t stress enough how much I love this.

Speaking of Harry Potter, Carcharoth sounds remarkably similar to Karkaroff the Headmaster of Durmstrang, no? 😉

Novaer!

[emsey]

Well once again Rainbow Dave, excellent job. What an incredible story! The way you pull together all the threads of various editions of Tolkeins writings is EPIC! and Genius. LOVE IT.