A Middle-Earth Pronunciation Guide, Part 2: Languages Other than Elvish

Demetrious Polychron, author of “The Fellowship of the King,” has filed suit against Amazon, the Tolkien Estate, and others claiming that the Rings of Power TV show stole his ideas and thus violated c...

1 Mai 202338min

One of my Elf Friend tier supporters has submitted a question for me to address in a video about the nature and origins of Tom Bombadil. It’s certainly a unique theory with some interesting points, so...

24 Apr 202331min

YouTuber @ZacharyEvans thinks I’m too harsh on Peter Jackson’s version of Theoden, and laid out his arguments in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47etG_4b8Gg. He has some good points, but I...

17 Apr 202340min

In Volume 10 of The History of Middle Earth (Morgoth’s Ring), we encounter the “Statute of Finwe and Miriel,” which lays out rules for when elves can remarry if their spouse somehow “dies.” Given Tolk...

13 Apr 20239min

Tolkien takes cues from the Beowulf poet and finds value in pagan virtues and Christianizes them in his fiction. Other Links: Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble...

10 Apr 202332min

Many people find Tolkien’s long descriptions of landscapes, scenery, and other features of his world boring, but pay a little attention and you begin to realize Middle-earth is more than a place, it’s...

3 Apr 202325min

Tolkien gives us a pretty clear timeline of the major events of the Second Age, including when construction of the Barad-dur, Sauron’s fortress, was begun. Elrond tells us the foundations were made w...

27 Mar 202323min

It’s Tolkien Reading Day again, so it’s time for Tolkien YouTube to bring you plenty of extra content! This year’s them is “travel and adventure,” and if ever there was something Tolkien handled reali...

25 Mar 202325min