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Podcast: Exploring Tolkien
Episode: Middle-earth's Worst Dad - Aldarion and Erendis - Part 4
Description: Aldarion gets married and is able to stay on land for a few years… up until his daughter turns 4, and then he just can’t stay away from the sea anymore.
We look at:
* Does Tolkien hate Aldarion?
* What drives Aldarion?
* Does Erendis hate everything?
* Home is where your wife is
Then, in our extended episode (become a member to get it at https://theonering.com/members):
* Should the kingship of Númenor had more constitutional rules?
* Would Middle-earth have been better off with Meneldur instead of Aldarion?
* Did t...