The Council of Elrond: Why the One Ring Had to Be Destroyed

Описание: Few moments in Tolkien’s legendarium carry such weight as the Council of Elrond — a gathering where the fate of Middle-earth was debated in quiet words rather than battle cries. From Rivendell’s hall came many proposals: to send the Ring to Bombadil, to cast it into the sea, to guard it or wield it in defiance. Each seemed plausible, yet each carried peril.

In this seventh episode of The Red Book Podcast, I explore the reasoning and folly behind each suggestion, and how the Council’s ultimate decision — the hardest and most hopeless of all — became the only path that could truly oppose Sauron. Through this discussion, we see Tolkien’s enduring theme: that wisdom often lies in humility and courage in restraint.

📖 Chapters:
00:00 – The Red Book Podcast Introduction
00:58 – The Council of Elrond & The One Ring
02:31 – Tom Bombadil – The Unsafe Guardian
08:19 – Guarding the One Ring
10:31 – Dropping the One Ring in the Great Sea
15:24 – Interlude
15:53 – Dropping the One Ring in the Great Sea (Continued)
17:30 – Bringing the One Ring to Valinor
23:08 – Using the One Ring against Sauron
26:40 – Using the Three Rings against Sauron
28:39 – Destroying the One Ring
30:19 – The Right Choice...
31:15 – The Red Book Podcast Outro

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“The Death of a Dark Star”
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“Tranquil”
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All videos are the result of my own research into the works of Tolkien unless otherwise stated. Permission and/or licences have been obtained for the use of copyrighted material. All scripts and editing are my own work and property, and no AI tools have been used to create this video.