The Tolkien Road

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...

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 interview Gabriel Blanchard, a fellow Tolkien enthusiast, about Tolkien’s languages. Gabriel really knows his stuff, and I think you’ll find this discussion very helpful when it comes to understanding the different languages that Tolkien created. Also, be sure to check out TrueMyths.org/Elvish for the show notes as well as links to some helpful resources, Gabriel’s blog, and his recently published book. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!

We're back! On this episode, we discuss the merits of Star Wars: The Force Awakens using Tolkien's On Fairy-Stories as a guide. Enjoy! And SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!

Concerning "The Ring Goes South", from the forging of the Fellowship to the treachery of Caradhras...

Concerning "The Council of Elrond", from the story of the Ring to strategies for victory...

Concerning "Many Meetings", from the ways of Rivendell to Bilbo's song of Eärendil...

On this episode, having completed The Silmarillion with 29 episodes, we round it off to 30 by taking a victory lap, wherein we discuss our Top 5 things about The Silmarillion as a whole. We also discuss where the Tolkien Road should go next. And yes, we’d love to hear from you about your Top 5 Silmarillion things too. Send us an email or leave a comment at TrueMyths! Come get lost in Middle-earth and explore the history and background of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The Tolkien Road is the podcast of the website TrueMyths.org. You can learn more by following @tolkienwisdom on Twitter and following TrueMyths.org on Facebook at Facebook.com/TrueMyths.

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 discuss the final chapter of The Silmarillion, "The Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath", wherein Eärendil makes his fateful voyage to the Blessed Realm in order to obtain the aid of the Valar.  The First Age ends here, and as you might expect, it’s a very eventful chapter, complete with the downfall of Morgoth, the doom of Fëanor’s sons, and the fate of the Silmarils. There’s a whole lot to discuss!  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...Haiku - 9:45Eärendil & Elwing - 18:00The Third Kinslaying - 24:30Return to Valinor - 30:00Eärendil the Star-sailor - 37:00The War of Wrath & the Downfall of Morgoth - 44:00Maedhros, Maglor, and the Oath - 54:00The Return of the Exiles - 61:00Come get lost in Middle-earth and expl

Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this special Good Friday episode, we take a moment to consider the place of March 25th, a date of major significance, in Tolkien’s works and philosophy.  We'll see the role it plays within The Lord of the Rings, as well as how it ties the book to Tolkien's Catholic faith. 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!Come get lost in Middle-earth and explore the history and background of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The Tolkien Road is the podcast of the website TrueMyths.org. You can learn more by following @tolkienwisdom on Twitter and following TrueMyths.org on Facebook at Facebook.com/TrueMyths.

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 Silmarillion with Chapter 23, "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin", wherein Tuor the son of Huor comes to Gondolin with a dire warning from Ulmo. There’s a whole lot to discuss!  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...Haiku - 4:00Tuor’s Background - 15:30Ulmo & Tuor - 21:00Turgon Won’t Heed Ulmo’s Warning - 30:00Tuor, Idril & Maeglin's Plot - 39:00Tuor, Idril, and Eärendil - 42:00Morgoth Attacks; Glorfindel's Heroics - 52:00Tuor & Idril Flee to Arvernien - 1:00:00Ulmo & the Valar - 1:02:30Tuor & Idril Into the West? - 1:06:30Come get lost in Middle-earth and explore the history and background of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The Tolkien Road is the podcast of the websit

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 Silmarillion with Chapter 22, "Of the Ruin of Doriath", wherein Húrin is released from his 28-year bondage and doom comes to Thingol's kingdom. There’s a whole lot to discuss! By the way, if you haven’t already, please pop on over to iTunes and leave us a rating and feedback. It’s easy to do, only takes a moment, and can make a big difference in helping us spread the word about the show! Thanks for listening, and enjoy the episodeHaiku - 5:00Húrin, Gondolin, and the Eagles - 11:45Húrin and Morwen - 22:00Nargothrond, Mîm, and the Nauglamir - 36:00Thingol’s Downfall - 43:00Melian’s Exodus - 51:00Beren, Lúthien, and Díor - 55:00The Sons of Fëanor and the Sack of Doriath - 1:02:30Come get lost in Middle-earth and explore the history and background of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The Tolkien Road is the podcast of the website TrueMyths

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 discussing Chapter 21 of The Silmarillion, Of Túrin Turambar. It’s a pretty tragic tale, only slightly more depressing than the current election cycle. LOL! If you liked that bit of topical humor then leave us a rating and feedback on iTunes! Heck, even if you didn’t, leave us a rating anyway. It’s easy to do, only takes a moment, and is the best way to show your appreciation for what we’re doing here. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!Túrin & Finduilas - 11:00Ulmo’s Warning & Túrin’s Hubris - 20:00The Sack of Nargothrond - 28:00Slaying of the Easterlings & Finduilas’ Death - 32:00Morwen & Nienor - 37:30Túrin and Níenel - 47:00Túrin Slays Glaurung - 52:00Nienor’s Death - 1:02:00Reckonings and the Black Blade Broken - 1:09:00Tragedy - 1:19:00Come get lost in Middle-earth and explore the history and background of The Hobbit and The Lord of t

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 our discussion of Chapter 21 of The Silmarillion, "Of Túrin Turambar". The tale of Túrin is a long one, so it’s definitely going to take more than one episode to cover. It’s also quite tragic and sad, so make sure you’ve got a box of tissues nearby. Speaking of tragedies, it would certainly be tragic if you missed this opportunity to leave The Tolkien Road a rating and feedback on iTunes. It’s easy to do, only takes a moment, and is the best way to show your appreciation for what we’re doing here. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!Haiku - 2:30Tolkien on Túrin - 10:30The Lay of the Children of Húrin - 14:30Túrin’s family history - 17:30Túrin in Doriath - 23:30Túrin’s Pride - 30:00Beleg, the Sword, and Lembas - 36:00Mîm the Petty-Dwarf - 40:00The Counsels of Morgoth - 51:30Túrin captured - 53:00Beleg’s Death - 57:30The Curse of Húrin - 59:30Come get lost in Mi

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 discuss Chapter 20 of The Silmarillion, "Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad". It’s an action-packed chapter and an important turning point in the fortunes of the Eldar.  By the way, if you haven’t already, please pop on over to iTunes and leave us a rating and feedback. It’s easy to do, only takes a moment, and can make a big difference in helping us spread the word about the show! Thanks for listening, and enjoy the episodeHaiku time - 5:00Beren and Lúthien epilogue - 14:00The Union of Maedhros - 19:00Turgon Arrives - 29:00The Fifth Battle: Unnumbered Tears - 32:30The Triumph of Morgoth - 50:00Cirdan and the Seven Ships - 58:30Húrin’s Torment - 1:03:00Come get lost in Middle-earth and explore the history and background of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The Tolkien Road is the podcast of the website TrueMyths.org. You can learn more by following @tolkienwisdo

Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. This week, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion Chapter 19, the story of Beren and Lúthien.  By the way, if you haven’t already, please pop on over to iTunes and leave us a rating and feedback. It’s easy to do, only takes a moment, and can make a big difference in helping us spread the word about the show! Thanks for listening, and enjoy the episodeBeren and Finrod in the Dungeon - 4:30Lúthien and Huan to the rescue - 7:00Lúthien the Dreamweaver - 24:00Celegorm & Curufin - 28:00The invasion of Angband - 34:30Carcharoth’s Rampage - 39:30A Silmaril Obtained - 43:00The Return to Doriath - 52:00The Hunt - 1:00:00Lúthien’s Plea - 1:05:00Come get lost in Middle-earth and explore the history and background of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The Tolkien Road is the podcast of the website TrueMyths.org. You can learn more by following @tolkienwisdom on Twitter and following TrueM

Concerning "Of Beren and Lúthien", Chapter 19 of The Silmarillion...Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien.  It’s our 50th episode! And it also just so happens to be the episode where we discuss Chapter 19 of The Silmarillion, “Of Beren and Lúthien.” It’s an amazing chapter, an epic tale all by itself, so epic that we weren’t able to cram it all in to one episode. So this is part 1, with part 2 to follow next time. If you haven’t read the story before, we hope you’ll be inspired to do so by our conversation. Thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!- Haiku - 6:30- Tolkien’s letters concerning Beren and Lúthien - "The Seed of Middle-earth” - 16:00- Barahir’s band - 25:00- Gorlim & Sauron - 26:30- Beren and Lúthien meet - 35:00- Thingol’s brideprice - 49:00- Finrod vs. Sauron: A Battle of Song - 1:04:00Come get lost in Middle-earth and explore the history and background of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The Tolkien Road 

Concerning "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin", Chapter 18 of The Silmarillion...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 Silmarillion with Chapter 18, "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin", wherein Angband breaks loose upon Beleriand with incredible fury. There’s a whole lot to discuss! Enjoy the show!- Poems 4:00- Fingolfin’s forebodeing 15:00- The Battle of Sudden Flame 19:00- Barahir Saves Finrod 25:20- Fingolfin vs. Morgoth 30:00- A New High King 42:50- Minas Tirith 45:00- Húrin and Huor in Gondolin 51:00- Missions to Valinor 57:00- Barahir’s Band 59:45Come get lost in Middle-earth and explore the history and background of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The Tolkien Road is the podcast of the website TrueMyths.org. You can learn more by following @tolkienwisdom on Twitter and following TrueMyths.org on Facebook at Facebook.com/TrueMyths.

Concerning "Of the Coming of Men Into the West", Chapter 17 of The Silmarillion... Hey there fellow travelers! On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapter 17, Of the Coming of Men into the West, wherein we learn of the origin of the Edain, also known as Men. Chapter 17 is the last bit of stage-setting before the pace really begins to pick up again. Enjoy the show!Poems 1:30The 3 Houses of Men 14:00Finrod’s Music 18:30The Darkness That Lies Behind 21:00Green-Elves & Men = Unfriends 26:45Finrod & Bëor 28:30Edain/Atani/Men 29:45Thingol & Melian’s Prophecy 32:00Bereg’s Rebellion 34:15Haleth and the Haladin 38:45Beör’s Death 42:30Come get lost in Middle-earth and explore the history and background of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The Tolkien Road is the podcast of the website TrueMyths.org. You can learn more by following @tolkienwisdom on Twitter and following TrueMyths.org on Facebook at Facebook.com/TrueMyths.