0245 - The History of Middle-earth - Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels

Concerning “The Window on the West”, from Faramir’s inquiries to Frodo’s dilemma... Prophetic Inquiries - 7:00 Stern Samwise - 20:00 Faramir Gets Frank - 30:00 Gandalf and Gondor - 44:30 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.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

23 Apr 201753min

Concerning “Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit”, from coney controversy to gallant Gondorians... The landscape of Ithilien - 15:00 The eye rune: what’s the significance? - 21:00 Sam’s view of Frodo - 29:30 Conies & po-ta-toes! - 40:30 Faramir & the Men of Gondor - 49:00 Mûmak! - 55:30 Haiku/Correspondence - 1:01:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com, Facebook.com/TolkienRoad or Twitter.com/TolkienRoad.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

8 Apr 20171h 13min

Concerning “The Black Gate Is Closed”, from murderous mountains to alternative avenues... The Teeth of Mordor - 8:00 Smeagol’s Way - 20:00 The Tower of the Moon - 30:00 Sam’s Oliphaunts - 45:00 Haiku/Correspondence - 49:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com, Facebook.com/TolkienRoad or Twitter.com/TolkienRoad.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

1 Apr 20171h 11min

Concerning “The Passage of the Marshes", from freaky fens to Smeagol split... Announcements & Correspondence - 1:00 Stuck between a marsh and a hard place… - 13:45 Gollum’s foibles - 17:00 Frodo’s doomed outlook - 27:00 The Dead Marshes - 40:00 The Rider - 48:00 The heavy Ring - 53:00 Gollum vs. Sméagol - 56:30 Haiku & Correspondence - 1:08:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com, Facebook.com/TolkienRoad or Twitter.com/TolkienRoad.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

25 Mar 20171h 19min

Concerning “The Taming of Sméagol”, from rocky ravines to Gollum’s guarantees... On the road again... - 1:00 Frodo's Regrets - 8:00 An All-Too-Familiar Voice - 20:00 Rope! - 29:30 Capturing Gollum - 37:00 Trusting Gollum? - 46:30 Haiku & Correspondence - 57:30 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

18 Mar 20171h 16min

Well, we're back! It's the long-awaited 100th episode, wherein we discuss where we've been, where we're going, and why we started this thing in the first place. For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com, TrueMyths.org, Facebook.com/TolkienRoad, or follow us on Twitter: @TolkienRoad.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

11 Mar 20171h 6min

Concerning Christianity’s influence on and illumination of The Lord of the Rings...   For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com, TrueMyths.org, Facebook.com/TolkienRoad, or follow us on Twitter: @TolkienRoad.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

18 Feb 201757min

Concerning Unfinished Tales' "The Palantíri", from visions in the distance to the vanquishing of Denethor... Announcements, Correspondence, etc - 1:00 The Locations of the Stones - 17:30 The Lore of the Stones - 30:00 The History of the Stones - 43:30 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com or Facebook.com/TolkienRoad.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

11 Feb 201758min