So, You Want To Read Tolkien

This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emily discuss Chapters 5 and 6 of The Hobbit. Riddles in the Dark and Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire. Characters Bilbo – Hobbit. Burglar. Reaches a turning point in his career in this one. Gandalf – Very important wizard who sometimes has ulterior motives. Dwarves. – 13 […]

This week Caitlin and Rachel and Emmy discuss chapters 3 and 4 of the Hobbit; “A Short Rest” and “Over Hill and Under Hill.” Characters As a twist in these chapters, there’s thirteen dwarves, a wizard and a hobbit. Elrond – Son of Earendil, Founder of Rivendell. The Great Goblin – Leader of the Goblins […]

This week Caitlin, Rachel and Emmy discuss Chapter 2 of the Hobbit, Roast Mutton. And, obviously, the banking habits of Trolls comes up. Characters: Gandalf – A wizard. Also a Maia known in the Silmarillion as Olorin or Mithrandir. Bilbo Baggins – a rich hobbit of the Shire. Thorin Oakenshield – An important Dwarf from […]

This week Caitlin, Rachel and Emmy discuss Chapter One of The Hobbit, An Unexpected Party. Characters: Gandalf – A wizard. Also a Maia known in the Silmarillion as Olorin or Mithrandir. Bilbo Baggins – a rich hobbit of the Shire. Thorin Oakenshield – An important Dwarf from the company. Fili and Kili – The youngest […]

Join Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy this week as we discuss the first Hobbit movie, An Unexpected Journey! Why is this movie so…not good? Did we enjoy anything? Thorin’s Wondrous Hair Thorin’s Smoulder Thorin.     Get in touch and join our conversation twitter @toreadtolkien email youwanttoreadtolkien@gmail.com Intro/outro music: The Forest and the Trees Kevin MacLeod […]

Welcome to our first episode of Drunk Tolkien! This week drunkenly recap the Silmarillion and have no idea what anyone’s name is. Achaidh Cheide – Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100340 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy discuss Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, the final chapter in the Silmarillion. Caitlin gets confused about geography and trees Rings! Nazgul! Wizards! Caitlin is confused again. The Silmarillion comes to a close. Get in touch and join our conversation twitter @toreadtolkien email youwanttoreadtolkien@gmail.com Intro/outro music: The Forest […]

Join Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy for this week’s discussion of the Akallabêth. Characters: Not all of them, as they aren’t all important, but here’s some of the main players Morgoth/Melkor: has been banished to the void. Sauron: was grounded by daddy so built an evil empire in Mordor Edain: the “good” men, leading to the Dúnedain […]

This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emily discuss the final chapter in the Quenta Silmarillion. Characters: Eärendil – son of Idril and Tuor, ruled Sirion and married Elwing Elwing – daughter of Dior, Earendil’s wife, currently holding the silmaril at the start of this chapter Elrond – their son Elros – their other, less famous son […]

Join Caitlin, Rachel and Emily this week to discuss The Silmarillion, Chapter 23 “Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin.” Characters Tuor – son of Huor, therefore nephew of Húrin and cousin to Túrin, born immediately after the battle of unnumbered tears. Ulmo – vala of the oceans, only one who hasn’t abandoned Middle Earth. […]

This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emily discuss Chapter 22 of The Silmarillion, “Of the Fall of Doriath.” Characters: Húrin – brother of Huor, father of Túrin, has been tortured by Morgoth for the last 28 years Morwen – Húrin’s wife, was lost in the confusion of Glaurung’s smoke Turgon – lord of Gondolin, once upon […]

This week on So, You Want to Read Tolkien, Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy discuss Chapter 22 of the Silmarillion, “Of Turin Turambar.” Characters: Rian – Wife of Huor, mother of Tuor. Morwen – Wife of Hurin, mother of Turin, Nienor, and the short lived Lalaith. Túrin – the main character Nienor – his sister. Beleg […]

This week we discuss Chapter 20:Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad. Characters: Three main camps: Maedhros – son of Fëanor Naugrim – dwarves Newer arrived men to Beleriand – known as Easterlings Men of Bór Men of Ulfang – fuck you Uldor the accursed Fingon – son of Fingolfin A bunch of people in Hithlum? […]

This week we discuss Chapter 19: Of Beren and Luthien. It’s the happy chapter. Characters Barahir – descendant of Beor, did a good for Finrod Beren – Barahir’s son, and a Disney Princess Gorlim – one of Barahir’s band of outlaws Thingol – king of the Sindar, in the blocked off forest of Doriath Melian […]

This week we discuss chapter 18 of the Silmarillion, “Of the Ruin of Beleriund and the Fall of Fingolfin.” I’m not going to list the characters this week. There is too many. Instead here is a screenshot of our google doc with the characters.   Map of where the Noldor had set up before the […]

In this weeks episode we discuss Chapter 16, “Of Maeglin” and Chapter 17, “Of the Coming of Men into the West” Caitlin is about to leave the country for a week and so does not have time for extensive show notes, but here is a family tree of the Edain: This is the easiest to […]

This week on So, You Want to Read Tolkien, we discuss Chapter 14 and 15 of the Silmarillion. Chapter 14 – Of Beleriand and It’s Realms Please just look at these maps. Nothing happens. Normal map of Beleriand How Beleriand fits in with the Middle Earth we know and love A fan map that includes […]

On this week’s episode of So, You Want to Read Tolkien, Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy discuss Chapters 12 and 13 of the Silmarillion. Characters Chapter 12 Manwë – Lord of the Valar Ulmo – Valar of the Sea Yavanna – Valar of fruits and growing things. The one who made the Trees. Mandos – Valar […]

This week on So, You Want to Read Tolkien, we discuss Chapter 10 “Of the Sindar” and Chapter 11 “Of the Sun and Moon and the hiding of Valinor”   Other Resources: Tolkien Gateway lotrproject.com   

Join Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy as we discuss Chapter Nine of the Silmarillion, Of the Flight of the Noldor. Helcar…whatever How many messengers? How many speeches? Caitlin has FEELINGS about Fëanor. Oaths and Curses.   Characters Finwë – Ambassador/King of the Noldor/Fëanor’s Father Fëanor – Son of Miriel and Finwe. Creates the Silmarils. Has a […]