Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: How Gandalf and Elrond Knew To Destroy the Ring in Mount Doom

David Rowe (who has appeared on my channel in a criminally underwatched video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOHLbX0u8EI) recently noted on Twitter that while he understood the logic, he still wondered how Gandalf and Elrond knew that the Ring had to be destroyed in Mount Doom.  I thought this made for an engaging question and in this video I address what I think are the reasons for their certainty. Other Links: Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Discord server invite link:  https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at [email protected] I’ll send a fresh invite link). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joshua6469/support