The Tolkien Road

Concerning "Treebeard", from strange beverages to legendary Entwives...   Announcements/Correspondence/Etc - 1:00 Wellinghall/Ent-Draught - 17:30 "Nobody is altogether on my side..." - 23:30 Saruman's Goals - 30:30 Ents and Entwives - 40:00 The Song of the Entwives - 53:30 Haiku Time - 1:00:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.

Concerning "Treebeard", from an intro to Ents to Treebeard's song... Announcements & Correspondence - 1:00 What Fangorn Is Like - 23:00 Introducing Treebeard - 27:00 The Lore of Living Creatures - 32:00 Off to Treebeards' Home - 38:00 Appendix F: Concerning Ents - 41:00 The Story of the Ents - 44:00 Treebeard's Song - 52:30 Haiku Time - 59:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.

Concerning "The Uruk-Hai", from Orcs up close and personal to relentless Rohirrim... Announcements, correspondence, etc - 1:00 Getting to know the orcs... - 20:00 The Halflings: Wanted Alive - 24:00 Orcs vs. Orcs - 29:30 The Orc-draught - 35:30 “Nazgûl, Nazgûl…" - 43:30 The Rohirrim attack - 46:15 Lembas vs. Orc-draught - 52:30 Into the forest... - 54:45 The assault of the Rohirrim - 57:15 Haiku Time - 1:00:00 For more on this episode or The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.

Concerning "The Riders of Rohan", from Éomer and the men of the Mark to the burnt bones of Orcs... Announcements, correspondence, etc (1:00) The Lay of the Land/Gondor Poem (7:50) In Pursuit of Orcs (13:15) Riders! (18:55) Éomer, the Rohirrim, and Strange Days (22:45) Aragorn Declares Himself (29:50) “How shall a man judge what to do in such times?" (38:30) Horseman, Horse-elf, Horse-dwarf? (41:00) “The counsel of Gandalf was not founded on foreknowledge or safety…" (43:00) Fangorn, Living Forest (45:00) The Old Man (47:40) Haiku (52:30) For more on this episode or The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.

Concerning "The Departure of Boromir", from elegies for Boromir to Aragorn's decision... Announcements, correspondence, etc (2:00) The Death of Boromir (11:00) The White Hand (21:30) Elegies for Boromir (26:00) Aragorn’s Decision (33:30) Haiku Time (37:45) For more on this episode or The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.

One Episode to Rule Them All!!! Having completed a chapter-by-chapter walkthrough of The Silmarillion (which spans over 30 hours of content), we decided to do an episode where we cover the whole of The Silmarillion in less than an hour. With this one episode, you get the whole enchilada, from "Ainulindalë" to "Eärendil" to the end of the Third Age. If you've always wanted to read The Silmarillion but have never succeeded, then this is the episode for you! You can also find some helpful resources for The Silmarillion at TrueMyths.org/Silm.    

Concerning "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age", from Isildur's Downfall to the triumph of the Little People... notes from listeners & news (4:30) The Beginning of the Third Age (14:30) The Fall of Isildur (17:00) The Decline of Arnor (24:00) The Return of the Ring-Wraiths & the Decline of Gondor (28:00) The Wizards (36:30) The Council of the Wise (40:00) The Triumph of the Little People (48:00) The Noldor Depart (56:30) Haiku Time (57:45) For more on this episode or The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.

Concerning "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, from the found of Lindon to the Last Alliance of Men and Elves... Correspondence, etc (1:30) First Age and Akallabêth recap (12:30) Lindon, Gil-Galad, and Elrond (20:00) Sauron, Lord of the Gifts (22:30) The Forging of the Rings (25:30) Men = Easy to Ensnare (29:00) The Numenorean Kingdoms of Middle-earth (32:00) The Seven Stones & the White Tree (38:00) Sauron's Return & Assault on Gondor (40:30) The Last Alliance of Men & Elves (44:30) Haiku Time (48:00)   For more on this episode or The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.

Continuing with "Akallabêth", the chronicle of Númenór's downfall... Topics include: Note from a Listener: more March 25th connections (2:30) Sauron's Assault Upon Nimloth the Fair (10:00) The Worship of Melkor (13:00) Ar-Pharazôn's Unholy Crusade (29:30) Amandil Goes West/Elendil Goes East (33:00) Gathering Clouds (36:30) The Assault Upon Aman (39:00) The Great Chasm (41:00) Elendil's Escape & Sauron's Fate (44:30) Haiku (46:00) For more on this episode or The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.

Concerning "Akallabêth", the chronicle of Númenór... On this episode, we begin our look at "Akallabêth", or "The Downfallen", the story of Númenór’s rise and fall in the Second Age. Josh Sosa on Jackson's Fellowship... (3:00) What "Akallabêth" means... (14:00) The Waldman Letter on the Second Age (15:30) Eärendil & the Edain (20:00) The Downfall of Morgoth & the Raising of Númenór (23:00) The Religion of Númenór (29:00) The Ban (34:00) The Escape from Death/Númenór’s Complaint (37:00) Sauron Returns/The Shadow Awakens (48:00) The Deeds of Ar-Pharazôn the Golden (49:00) Sauron’s Surrender (51:00) The Worship of the Lord of Darkness (55:00) Haiku Time (1:02:45) For more on this episode or The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.

Concerning Galadriel, from her name to her hair to the reasons behind her exile... Her Name - 14:00 Her Lineage - 18:00 Her Exile - 24:30 A Penitent? - 32:00 For more on this episode or The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.

Concerning Peter Jackson's cinematic version of Fellowship of the Ring, from what we loved to what we loathed... On this episode, Greta and I are fresh off of reading “Fellowship of the Ring” and so we thought it would be fun to go back and watch Peter Jackson’s 2001 film adaptation of the book, and then share our thoughts on it with you guys. For more on this episode or The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.

  Concerning "The Breaking of the Fellowship", from Boromir's fall to Sam's unfailing friendship... A Brief Note on Lembas and Melian - 3:30 A Note on Tolkien's Requiem - 7:00 Frodo’s Decision - 9:30 The Temptation of Boromir - 15:30 Frodo in the Ring World - 32:00 Meanwhile by the Riverside... - 40:30 Boromir’s Confession - 46:00 Sam & Frodo - 48:00 Haiku Time - 54:30 For more on this episode or The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.

Concerning "The Great River", Book2 Chapter 9 of The Lord of the Rings...

In episode 71, we discuss "Farewell to Lórien", Book 2, Chapter 8 of The Lord of the Rings. Join us!

Concerning Gandalf and his wizard brethren the Istari: Saruman, Radagast, and the Blue Wizards. Topics of discussion: Haiku from Mary Grace - 3:30 Spoiler Alert - 7:30 Valaquenta on Olórin - 9:30 Letter 181 - Gandalf the Incarnate Angel - 15:30 Unfinished Tales 4-2: The Istari - 34:00 Letter 156 - Gandalf's Sacrifice - 57:30 For more on this episode or The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com...  

In episode 69, we discuss "The Mirror of Galadriel", Book 2, Chapter 7 of The Lord of the Rings. Join us!

In episode 67, we discuss "Lothlórien", Book 2, Chapter 6 of The Lord of the Rings. Join us!

A discussion of "The Bridge of Khaza-dûm", Book 2, Chapter 5 of The Lord of the Rings...

Concerning "A Journey in the Dark", Chapter 4 of Book 2 of The Lord of the Rings...