Episode 43 - How to Siege Eregion with Sarah Westvik

Welcome to the forty-third episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We’re back with another special episode, as I am joined by Sarah Westvik for an unprecedented deep-dive into of the Siege of Eregion, comparing Tolkien’s own limited account of the battle with what we know about how The Rings of Power is approaching the siege. Our discussion gets into the nitty gritty analysis of the books’ account of the different faction’s objectives and outcomes, before we use every frame from the show’s trailers and promo to try and piece together how the siege will play out on screen.   Timestamps: Introduction & Reading: 00:10 Welcoming Sarah to the show: 04:45  Overview of our discussion: 26:26 Book Siege's Timeline: 30:44 Strategic Objectives: 39:21 Operational Objectives: 54:37 Tactical Objectives: 01:06:20 Outcome of the Siege: 01:20:42 Show Siege's Prelude & Sauron's Motivations: 01:27:58 Strategic Objectives: 01:41:48 Preparatory Phase: 01:51:50 The Siege Begins: 01:58:17 Removing a River: 02:10:59 Assaulting the Walls: 02:17:16 Elrond's Forces Arrive: 02:22:35 Battle Below the Walls: 02:31:48 The Final Act: 02:41:52 Setting up S3: 02:55:07 Outro: 03:09:13   Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @DailyRoP Follow Sarah on Twitter: @srwestvik And subscribe to the podcast on your favourite app: https://linktr.ee/dailyrop Intro & Outro Music : She Moved Through the Fair by Sláinte | https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/  Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/