0103 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk4 - Ch3 - The Black Gate Is Closed

Concerning the Dwarves, from Durin’s dawn to Gimli’s glory... Durin the Deathless Erebor, the Arkenstone, and Smaug Thror, Thrain, and the Last Dwarf Ring Azog & the Battle of Azanulbizar Thrain & the Ring Thorin Meets Gandalf Dís, Dwarf-woman Gimli For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad. Also, follow us on Twitter via @TolkienRoad. Finally, please send correspondence to TolkienRoadPodcast@gmail.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

14 Apr 201849min

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24 Mar 20181h 2min

Concerning Rohan, from Eorl’s oath to Eomer’s ascension... Origins of the Rohirrim / Eorl’s Triumph - 3:00 Eorl, Horsetamer / Felaróf - 11:30 Helm Hammerhand vs. the Dunlendings - 17:45 Saruman’s Dawn - 29:30 Théoden & Eómer - 34:00 Correspondence - 38:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad. Also, follow us on Twitter via @TolkienRoad. Finally, please send correspondence to TolkienRoadPodcast@gmail.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

17 Mar 201845min

Concerning the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen, from Arador and Arathorn to Elessar and the Evenstar... Tolkien's Overture - Coming Soon! - 3:00 Background (Arathorn, Aragorn, & Arnor) - 7:00 Arwen, Gilraen, Elrond - 12:00 Aragorn in the wilderness - 24:00 Arwen & Aragorn pledge their troth - 29:00 Aragorn's death - 46:00 Arwen's death - 53:00 Correspondence - 59:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad. Also, follow us on Twitter via @TolkienRoad. Finally, please send correspondence to TolkienRoadPodcast@gmail.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

3 Mar 20181h 4min

Concerning the Appendices of The Lord of the Rings, from the Annals of Anadûnê to the lineage of the Zaragambas... Appendix A - Annals of the Kings and Rulers - 9:00 Appendix B - The Tale of Years - 17:30 Appendix C - Family Trees - 25:00 Appendix D - The Shire Calendar - 32:00 Appendix E - The Pronunciation of Words and Names - 33:00 Appendix F - The Languages and Peoples of the Third Age - 35:30 Correspondence - 38:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad. Also, follow us on Twitter via @TolkienRoad. Finally, please send correspondence to TolkienRoadPodcast@gmail.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

24 Feb 201855min

Concerning “The Grey Havens”, from sowing seeds to sails of sorrow...  Restoring the Shire - 1:30 Galadriel’s Gift - 6:30 Frodo’s Wounds - 12:00 The Red Book - 18:30 "Saved, but not for me…" - 29:00 "Well, I’m back…" - 53:00 Haiku / Correspondence - 1:00:30 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad. Also, follow us on Twitter via @TolkienRoad. Finally, please send correspondence to TolkienRoadPodcast@gmail.com.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

7 Feb 20181h 13min

Concerning “The Scouring of the Shire”, from surly Shiriffs to snarky Sharkey...  At the Gate - 2:00 The Shiriffs - 16:45 Shock in Bywater - 25:00 Farmer Cotton’s Ambush - 34:00 Sharkey and Pimple? - 37:30 The Battle of Bywater - 45:30 Hobbiton / Ted Sandyman - 50:00 Saruman - 52:30 Haiku / Correspondence - 1:11:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad. Also, follow us on Twitter via @TolkienRoad. Finally, please send correspondence to TolkienRoadPodcast@gmail.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

29 Jan 20181h 21min

Concerning “Homeward Bound”, from banter with Butterbur to goodbyes for Gandalf...  The 6th of October / Passing Weathertop - 7:20 The State of Bree / A Chat with Butterbur - 17:00 Goodbye to Gandalf - 33:30 Haiku / Correspondence - 38:50 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad. Also, follow us on Twitter via @TolkienRoad. Finally, please send correspondence to TolkienRoadPodcast@gmail.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

13 Jan 201852min