27 - Drunk Talk - Scouring of the Shire - Industry and WW1
By far the hardest title I've had to come up with. This week we talk about the Scouring of the Shire, the role of Industry in Tolkien, as well as soldiers coming home from war after WW1 and the War of...
12 Sep 20231h
26 - Drunk Talk - Norse Mythology, Dwarves and Gandalf
The Norse influence is deep in Tolkien's work. We all knew that. Let's have a look at where Dwarf names come from, as well as Gandalf's real world name origin. Our links: https://linktr.ee/lotradhome...
5 Sep 202355min
25 - Drunk Talk - Beorn and the Dark Origin of the Word Bear
A Drunk Talk detour this week. We chat about Beorn and the Beornings. Their history, who they are and what happens to them during and after LOTR. We also talk about the surprising, but quite dark, ori...
29 Aug 202358min
24 - Teleri Part 2 - Electric Boogaloo
West Alqualonde, take me home, watery roads. Our links: https://linktr.ee/lotradhome Welcome to "A Drunk History of Middle-earth," the podcast where Chris and Rebecca, a married couple, discuss the ...
22 Aug 20231h 3min
23 - Teleri Part 1 - We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
Sorry, but I'm never going to get over the irony of having to split a Teleri episode in 2 due to size. Our links: https://linktr.ee/lotradhome Welcome to "A Drunk History of Middle-earth," the podca...
8 Aug 202353min
22 - Drunk Talk - FMK - Eff, Marry, Kill
Snog, Marry, Avoid. Eff, Marry, Kill. FMK. The game is known by many names, and today we play it with the Legendarium. It's been a rough week. We needed to unwind. Our links: https://linktr.ee/lotrad...
2 Aug 20231h
21 - Dragons - Ancalagon likes a chippy tea
What a rabbit hole of a topic this turned out to be. I have been subjected to dragon-spell and have no will to write this descri- Our links: https://linktr.ee/lotradhome Welcome to "A Drunk History ...
26 Jul 20231h 25min
20 - Vanyar Elves - Goodest Goldenbois/gals
Started my research thinking Vanyar elves were the geeks of Middle-earth. Turns out they were the most sensible and happiest of all. For shame. Our links: https://linktr.ee/lotradhome Welcome to "A ...
19 Jul 202356min
