0071 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk2 - Ch8 - Farewell to Lórien

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 @tolkienwisdom on Twitter and following TrueMyths.org on Facebook at Facebook.com/TrueMyths.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

20 Feb 20161h 24min

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 TrueMyths.org on Facebook at Facebook.com/TrueMyths.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

6 Feb 20161h 24min

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 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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

27 Jan 20161h 24min

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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

21 Jan 20161h 4min

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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

16 Jan 201651min

Concerning "Of Maeglin", Chapter 16 of The Silmarillion...Hey there fellow travelers! On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapter 16, Of Maeglin, wherein we learn the story the dark elf Eöl and the Noldorin princess Aredhel. By the way, if you haven’t already, we would really appreciate it if you left The Tolkien Road a rating and feedback on iTunes. There’s no better way to declare your undying love for this podcast. Enjoy the show!Pronunciation 1:30Poems 4:20Aredhel's Wanderlust & Travels 9:00Concerning Eöl - 23:30Concerning Maeglin - 31:30The Escape - 37:30Curufin and Eöl - 41:00Turgon, Eöl, and the Tragedy of Aredhel - 45:00Idril and Maeglin - 52:00Come 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 TrueMyths.org on Facebook at Facebook.com/TrueMyths. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

22 Des 20151h 1min

Concerning "Of the Noldor in Beleriand", Chapter 15 of The Silmarillion...Hey there fellow travelers! On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapter 15, "Of the Noldor in Beleriand", wherein we learn of the founding of Gondolin, and the wicked deeds of the Noldor come to light. By the way, if you haven’t already, we would really appreciate it if you left The Tolkien Road a rating and feedback on iTunes. There’s no better way to declare your undying love for this podcast. Enjoy the show!Haiku TimeTurgon, Ulmo, and Gondolin - 11:15Galadriel and Melian - 23:30Thingol’s ban - 29:45Come 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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

15 Des 201548min

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 LandscapesBut why put this chapter here? Things were just getting exciting!The Map = The Key...kind of.Beleriand’s BoundariesKey RealmsKey Cities —> Read About NargothrondAnd more!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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

7 Des 201549min