90. A Spiteful Marriage, a New Enemy, and a Watery End – Aldarion and Erendis – Part 6
Michael and I talk about “The Further Course of the Narrative” in Aldarion and Erendis. Tolkien made some notes about where the story would go, but at times they’re contradictory, and there’s no cohes...
27 Feb 202450min
89. The Sacrificial King and the Fallen Queen – Aldarion and Erendis – Part 5
As we close out the prose of this story, the king makes a great sacrifice for the greater good of Númenor, and the new queen becomes a pitiable creature with no hope for her own future. We look at: * ...
20 Feb 202446min
88. Middle-earth’s Worst Dad – Aldarion and Erendis – Part 4
Aldarion gets married and is able to stay on land for a few years… up until his daughter turns 4, and then he just can’t stay away from the sea anymore. We look at: * Does Tolkien hate Aldarion? * Wha...
13 Feb 202447min
87. Mariner, King, or Husband? – Aldarion and Erendis – Part 3
Join our Discord Community (for free)! In this episode we learn when Tolkien wrote this story, as well as what might have inspired him to put this to paper. Then, Aldarion and Erendis FINALLY get marr...
6 Feb 202453min
86. Men are from Mars, Women Hate the Ocean – Aldarion and Erendis – Part 2
Join our Discord Community (for free)! Jonathan and Michael continue their analysis of “Aldarion and Erendis”. These two aren’t exactly star-crossed lovers–their complicated and long-gestating relati...
30 Jan 20240s
85. This Sea is NOT Always Right – Aldarion and Erendis – Part 1
Join our Discord Community (for free)! After Christopher Tolkien published The Silmarillion, he looked in his father’s notes for more works… and then published Unfinished Tales. This week, Jonathan, M...
23 Jan 20240s
84. Removing Radagast and Hobbit Thieves : Film Changes #27 and #28
Join our free Discord community! These are our last 2 changes for awhile — listen to hear what we’ll be reading next! Radagast is completely excised from the film… which might just have been a good d...
16 Jan 202433min
83. Meeting Gandalf in Bree and a Glimpse of Gildor : Film Changes #25 and #26
We’re going over 2 more changes to The Fellowship of the Ring this week! Gandalf tells Frodo to meet him at the Prancing Pony… which leads to a full 6 CHAPTERS cut from the films! Frodo and Sam never...
9 Jan 202444min
