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Concerning "Of Beleriand and Its Realms," Chapter 14 of The Silmarillion...
On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapter 14, "Of Beleriand and Its Realms." In Chapter 14, we get a detailed run down of the geographical layout of Beleriand. It’s not the most exciting chapter, but hey, that never stopped us from going on and on about something.
Topics of discussion include:
Tolkien’s Gift for Descriptive Landscapes
But why put this chapter here? Things were just getting exciting!
The Map = The Key...kind of.
Beleriand’s Boundaries
Key Realms
Key Cities —> Read About Nargothrond
And more!
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Concerning "Of the Return of the Noldor," Chapter 13 of The Silmarillion...
On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapter 13. In this chapter, the Noldor arrive in the north of Beleriand after their mass exodus from Valinor, only to be greeted by the armies of Morgoth. A lot happens in this chapter, and that means there’s a ton to talk about. Topics of discussion include:
The 2nd Battle of Beleriand
Fëanor’s Death
Maedhros’ Torment
Thingol vs. the Noldor
Ulmo’s Influence
The Founding of Nargothrond
Galadriel & Celeborn
The 3rd Battle of Beleriand (The Glorious Battle)
Glaurung the First Dragon
Siege of Angband
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Concerning "Of Men", Chapter 12 of The Silmarillion...
On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapter 12, "Of Men". In this short chapter, we learn a bit about the early history of Men in Tolkien’s secondary world and how they relate to the Elves and the Valar. Topics of discussion include:
The Years of the Sun
The Names of Men
The Works of Ulmo
Of Elves and Men
The Fate of Men
The Great Men
And as always, we discuss our favorite passages and the haiku we composed for this chapter.
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We're back! We apologize for our absence; it's time to move on down the road...
On this episode of The Tolkien Road, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapter 11, Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor. We cover topics ranging from the "Happy Fault" philosophy of Manwë to the creation of the Sun and Moon to the curious inaction of the Valar.
Poems 4:00
The Death of Fëanor & “Evil Shall Be Good to Have Been" 13:00
The Fruits of the Two Trees 24:00
The Laziness of the Valinorians 29:00
The Consequences of the Sun and Moon 36:00
Morgoth Assails the Moon 41:50
Fortifying & Hiding Valinor 43:15
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Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we begin a discussion of Tolkien’s Letters by considering a 1963 letter he wrote to his son Michael. In this letter, Tolkien seeks to help Michael work through a period where he felt depressed. In doing so, Tolkien opens up about his own faith, and how he keeps his head afloat in the world. By the way, if you haven’t already, please leave The Tolkien Road a rating and feedback on iTunes. We’d love to know what you think of the podcast. Enjoy the show!
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Concerning "Of the Sindar", Chapter 10 of The Silmarillion, wherein we find out what's been happening back in Beleriand...
Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we resume our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapter 10, "Of the Sindar", wherein we learn what’s been going on with Thingol, Melian, and the rest of the folks that missed the boat to the Blessed Realm. By the way, if you haven’t already, please leave The Tolkien Road a rating and feedback on iTunes. We’d love to know what you think of the podcast. Enjoy the show!
Topics of discussion include:
Tolkien Haiku 5:15
Silmarillion Review 17:45
Beleriand Map 20:15
How Long is 3 Ages? 21:30
Thingol, Melian, and the Sindar 24:00
Concerning Dwarves 26:50
Orcs, Wolves, etc. 33:20
Concerning the Nandor 40:15
Oromë still rides 47:00
Ungoliant spreads terror 48:00
Morgoth Returns & The First Battle 49:30
The Girdle of Melian 55:00
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Concerning "Flight to the Ford," Book 1 Chapter 12 of The Lord of the Rings, wherein Strider and the hobbits deal with the aftermath of the Black Riders' attack...
Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Lord of the Rings with Book 1, Chapter 12 of Fellowship, Flight to the Ford, wherein Strider and the hobbits make a last desperate dash for Rivendell. By the way, if you haven’t already, please leave The Tolkien Road a rating and feedback on iTunes. We’d love to know what you think of the podcast. Enjoy the show!
Topics of discussion include:
Tolkien Haiku (4:00)
What Sam saw… (16:30)
The mighty name of Elbereth (22:00)
Athelas (24:40)
Frodo’s regret (28:00)
Frodo growing ill (34:00)
Bilbo’s Trolls (36:45)
Sam’s Poem (readaloud) (44:55)
Glorfindel (51:00)
Description of Black Riders (59:30)
The Mighty Waters (1:07:00)
Favorite Passages (1:12:00)
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Concerning "A Knife in the Dark," Book 1, Chapter 11 of The Lord of the Rings, wherein the hobbits Strider set out on the long road to Rivendell...
Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Lord of the Rings with Book 1, Chapter 11 of Fellowship, A Knife in the Dark, wherein the hobbits depart Bree with Strider, rmake their way to Weathertop, and get attacked by the Black Riders. We also discuss Strider’s telling of the tale of Tinúviel as well as the legendary Gil-galad. By the way, if you haven’t already, please leave The Tolkien Road a rating and feedback on iTunes. We’d love to know what you think of the podcast. Enjoy the show!"
Topics of discussion include:
Tolkien Haiku for Book 1, Chapter 11 of LOTR (6:20)
Departing Bree (20:00)
The Journey to Weathertop (23:30)
Gilgalad (37:10)
How the Black Riders sense things (42:30)
The Tale of Tinúviel (46:00)
The Attack of the Black Riders (55:30)
Favorite passages (1:05:30)
And much more!
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Concerning "Strider", Book 1, Chapter 10 of The Lord of the Rings, wherein we learn more about the mysterious Ranger...
Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Lord of the Rings with Book 1, Chapter 10 of Fellowship, "Strider", wherein we learn more about the mysterious Ranger, receive Gandalf’s letter, and find out about Merry’s run in with the Black Riders. We also discuss the wonderful “All that glitters is not gold” poem. By the way, if you haven’t already, please leave The Tolkien Road a rating and feedback on iTunes. We’d love to know what you think of the podcast. Enjoy the show!
Topics of discussion include:
Tolkien Haiku for Book 1, Chapter 10 (~3:00)
"Behind the Haiku" by Greta (~9:45)
Guest Haiku (~13:45)
Greta's favorite passage (~16:45)
John's favorite passage (~30:20)
Gandalf's Letter (~32:30)
Gandalf's whereabouts (~36:15)
Merry's return (~39:15)
The good will of Butterbur and Nob (~44:30)
And much more!
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Concerning "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony", Book 1, Chapter 9 of The Lord of the Rings, in which the hobbits visit Bree...
Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Lord of the Rings with Book 1, Chapter 9 of Fellowship, At the Sign of the Prancing Pony, wherein we experience the town of Bree, meet the mysterious Ranger Strider, see the Ring play a trick, and are entertained by Frodo’s rendition of the Man in the Moon. By the way, if you haven’t already, please leave The Tolkien Road a rating and feedback on iTunes. We’d love to know what you think of the podcast. Enjoy the show!
Topics of discussion include:
Tolkien Haiku for Book 1, Chapter 9 (~6:45)
Favorite passages from Book 1, Chapter 9 (~19:00)
Barrows & Barrow-wights: Corrections & Clarifications (~26:40)
Bree (~31:20)
Strider (~39:35)
The Ring Incident (~52:14)
And much more!
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