The Tolkien Road

We're getting a new Tolkien book! "The Fall of Númenor" was announced on June 22, 2022. In this bonus episode, we'll discuss what's in it and all of the other important info.LINKS:- Announcement from The Tolkien Society (contains the Press Release): https://www.tolkiensociety.org/2022/06/new-tolkien-book-the-fall-of-numenor-to-be-published/- Brian Sibley (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Sibley- Brian Sibley (Website): https://www.briansibley.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

23 Jun 20226min

Join us for an in-depth discussion as we explore "Of the Coming of Men Into the West", the 17th chapter of JRR Tolkien's The Silmarillion. Learn about the early ancestors of Aragorn, Boromir, Faramir, and other Men of the West! EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS » Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien, John R, Jacob Lockham, John H, Scotchy BoboIn Chapter 17, we learn of how the first Men came into Beleriand, of their interactions with the Elves already living there, and of Melkor’s response to their coming.QUOTE OF THE WEEK » "‘A darkness lies behind us,’ Bëor said; ‘and we have turned our backs upon it, and we do not desire to return thither even in thought. Westwards our hearts have been turned, and we believe that there we shall find Light.’"CONTENTS- Finrod Meets Bëor and His People » 8:00- The Three Houses of the Edain » 23:25- Dissensions Among Men (Bereg & Amlach) » 32:20- Morgoth Attacks the Haladin » 43:45LINKS & MATHOMS:- listen to The Silmarillion for FREE » https://www.audibletrial.com/everon- buy The Silmarillion » https://amzn.to/3FOKAY5- buy The Atlas of Middle-earth » https://amzn.to/3KLOxQa- buy Tolkien's Requiem » https://tolkiensrequiem.com/- buy Tolkien's Overture » https://tolkiensoverture.com/- Timeline of Arda » https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Timeline_of_Arda - Interactive Map of Beleriand » http://lotrproject.com/map/beleriand/- Episode 47 » Silmarillion 2015 » Ch 17 » Of the Coming of Men Into the West » https://youtu.be/F4xRuu8grGEFOLLOW & SUPPORT US:- https://patreon.com/tolkienroad- https://facebook.com/tolkienroad- https://twitter.com/tolkienroad- https://instagram.com/tolkienroadSPECIAL THANKS TO THESE PATRONS:John RKaitlyn of Tea with TolkienJacob LockhamJohn HScotchy BoboMs. AnonymousAndrew T RedhawkShannon SBrian OEmilio PZeke FJames AJames LChris LChuck FAsya VIsh of the HammerTeresa CDavid of Pints with JackJonathan DEric SEric BJohanna TMike MRobert HPaul DJuliaWertyMatthew WJoeBagelManChris KJacob SDawn JAS WELL AS THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR PATRON ANNIVERSARY THIS MONTH (JUNE OF 2022) » Teresa C, James LBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

20 Jun 20221h 3min

Join us for an in-depth discussion as we explore "Of Maeglin", the 16th chapter of The Silmarillion. Get the most out of your Silmarillion reading as we unpack this story of Elvish tragedy!EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS » Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien, John R, Jacob Lockham, John H, Scotchy BoboIn Chapter 16, we learn of a tragic tale of Aredhel, the White Lady of the Noldor, Eöl, the dark Elf of Nan Elmoth, Maeglin, their son, and Idril, the daughter of Turgon.WATCH THE VIDEO» https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPgoqAi8qFQQUOTE OF THE WEEK » "[I]t seemed to [Idril] a thing strange and crooked in [Maeglin], as indeed the Eldar ever since have deemed it: an evil fruit of the Kinslaying, whereby the shadow of the curse of Mandos fell upon the last hope of the Noldor."CONTENTS:- Concerning Aredhel » 4:00- Eöl and Nan Elmoth » 12:00- Concerning Maeglin » 25:56- Back to Gondolin / Curufin and Eöl » 28:30- The Tragedy of Aredhel and Eöl » 35:00- Haiku » 45:50LINKS & MATHOMS:- listen to The Silmarillion for FREE » https://www.audibletrial.com/everon- buy The Silmarillion » https://amzn.to/3FOKAY5- buy The Atlas of Middle-earth » https://amzn.to/3KLOxQa- buy Tolkien's Requiem » https://tolkiensrequiem.com/- buy Tolkien's Overture » https://tolkiensoverture.com/- Timeline of Arda » https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Timeline_of_Arda- Interactive Map of Beleriand » http://lotrproject.com/map/beleriand/- Episode 47 » Silmarillion 2015 » Ch 16 » Of Maeglin » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVMoJBBzOukSPECIAL THANKS:- John R- Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien- Jacob Lockham- John H- Ms. Anonymous- Andrew T- Redhawk- Shannon S- Brian O- Emilio P- Zeke F- James A- James L- Chris L- Chuck F- Asya V- Ish of the Hammer- Teresa C- David of Pints with Jack- Jonathan D- Eric S- Joey S- Eric B- Johanna T- Mike M- Robert H- Paul D- Julia- Werty- Matthew W- JoeBagelMan- Chris K- Jacob S- Dawn JAS WELL AS THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR PATRON ANNIVERSARY THIS MONTH (JUNE OF 2022) » Teresa C, James LBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

13 Jun 202252min

Are we imposing Christianity onto MIddle-earth? That's what one listener thinks...“This show is Christian propaganda disguised as a discussion of Tolkien mythology. It’s fine to be Christian, obviously Tolkien was a Christian, but Christianity doesn’t exist in Arda. The mythology was not meant to be a metaphor for Christianity/the Bible - Tolkien had said that he dislikes such devices in story telling."In this video, I respond to that misguided accusation, and reveal what Tolkien actually thought and wrote about this topic.MORE VIDEOS ON THIS TOPIC:- Tolkien on Christ's Resurrection and the Way Things Really Do Work » Letter 89» https://youtu.be/7Sg4ZHX1zeY- The God and Gods of Middle-earth » https://youtu.be/bzFPLXBwVbI- Tolkien vs The Shadow » https://youtu.be/uNqNcxc12_A- Númenor's Purpose » https://youtu.be/eF309GhYZCo- Lord of the Rings & Religion Mailbag » https://youtu.be/ENYWhQ62TJwSupport / Follow My Work:- tolkienroad.com- patreon.com/tolkienroad- twitter.com/tolkienroadBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

11 Jun 202217min

"It is precisely the colouring, the atmosphere, the unclassifiable individual details of a story, and above all the general purport that informs with life the undissected bones of the plot, that really count." - On Fairy-storiesSome have said that Amazon's planned compressions of the Second Age timeline is not a big deal. Well, I don't think Tolkien would have agreed. I explain why.Furthermore, I explore one fan's proposal for how they could do the show.WATCH THE VIDEO » https://youtu.be/NClozGJUbmcOTHER VIDEOS OF INTEREST:- Orcish Ideologies & The Rings Of Power » https://youtu.be/Ikel97a0v4Y- RINGS OF POWER » Protecting The Middle-earth Legendarium » https://youtu.be/xwYO_g48XVA- RINGS OF POWER Controversies » Why Compressing The Second Age Timeline Is Wrong » LOTR on Prime » https://youtu.be/RfJraeLEjzASupport / Follow My Work:- tolkienroad.com- patreon.com/tolkienroad- twitter.com/tolkienroadBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

7 Jun 202219min

Join us for an in-depth discussion as we explore "Of the Noldor in Beleriand", the 15th chapter of The Silmarillion. Get the most out of your Silmarillion reading as we unpack this story of the founding of Gondolin!EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS » Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien, John R, Jacob Lockham, John HIn Chapter 15, Turgon creates Gondolin, Galadriel and Melian converse, Thingol learns of the Kinslaying, and Finrod forecasts his doom.QUOTE OF THE WEEK » “‘I would take what joy is here left, untroubled by memory. And maybe there is woe enough yet to come, though still hope may seem bright.’” - Galadriel, The Silmarillion Chapter 15CONTENTS- Turgon Creates Gondolin » 6:00- The Dialogue of Galadriel and Melian » 18:50- Thingol Learns of the Kinslaying Through Cirdan » 25:55- Finrod Forecasts His Own Doom » 33:45- Haiku » 38:00LINKS & MATHOMS:- listen to The Silmarillion for FREE » https://www.audibletrial.com/everon- buy The Silmarillion » https://amzn.to/3FOKAY5- buy The Atlas of Middle-earth » https://amzn.to/3KLOxQa- buy Tolkien's Requiem » https://tolkiensrequiem.com/- buy Tolkien's Overture » https://tolkiensoverture.com/- Timeline of Arda » https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Timeline_of_Arda - Interactive Map of Beleriand » http://lotrproject.com/map/beleriand/- Episode 46 » Silmarillion 2015 » Ch 15 » Of the Noldor in Beleriand » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvY6FnOmq7sFOLLOW & SUPPORT US:- https://patreon.com/tolkienroad- https://facebook.com/tolkienroad- https://twitter.com/tolkienroad- https://instagram.com/tolkienroadSPECIAL THANKS TO THESE PATRONS:John RKaitlyn of Tea with TolkienJacob LockhamJohn HMs. AnonymousAndrew T RedhawkShannon SBrian OEmilio PZeke FJames AJames LChris LChuck FAsya VIsh of the HammerTeresa CDavid of Pints with JackJonathan DEric SEric BJohanna TMike MRobert HPaul DJuliaWertyMatthew WJoeBagelManChris KJacob SDawn JAS WELL AS THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR PATRON ANNIVERSARY THIS MONTH (MAY OF 2022) » Malcolm C, Ms. AnonymousBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

30 Mai 202242min

"Yet this is held true by the wise of Eressëa, that all those of the Quendi who came into the hands of Melkor, ere Utumno was broken, were put there in prison, and by slow arts of cruelty were corrupted and enslaved; and thus did Melkor breed the hideous race of the Orcs in envy and mockery of the Elves, of whom they were afterwards the bitterest foes. . . This it may be was the vilest deed of Melkor, and the most hateful to Ilúvatar." - Silmarillion Chapter 3WATCH THE VIDEO OF THIS » https://youtu.be/Ikel97a0v4YSome of you all have asked what I meant by "Orcish Ideologies". In this video, I share some thoughts on that question.VIDEOS REFERENCED:- RINGS OF POWER » Protecting The Middle-earth Legendarium » https://youtu.be/xwYO_g48XVA- RINGS OF POWER Controversies » Why Compressing The Second Age Timeline Is Wrong » LOTR on Prime » https://youtu.be/RfJraeLEjzA- Tolkien vs the Nazis: His Actual Words on Hitler, Nazism, and the Jewish People » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTI-jsdnuzISupport / Follow My Work:- tolkienroad.com- patreon.com/tolkienroad- twitter.com/tolkienroadBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

28 Mai 202216min

"I am a Christian, and indeed a Roman Catholic, so that I do not expect ‘history’ to be anything but a ‘long defeat’ – though it contains (and in a legend may contain more clearly and movingly) some samples or glimpses of final victory." - JRR Tolkien, Letter 195 (https://amzn.to/3sVZJCE)WATCH THE VIDEO OF THIS » https://youtu.be/BXJDi03qbPEIn a previous video, which I've linked to in the notes below, I discussed what I hoped would be a path forward for the legendarium, guided by a Tolkien Estate which was unfailingly loyal JRR Tolkien's established work and vision. Well, that was a few months ago, and I've been feeling far less optimistic as of late. In fact, I've realized that the Tolkienian idea of the long defeat may apply in all of this.VIDEOS REFERENCED:- RINGS OF POWER » Protecting The Middle-earth Legendarium » https://youtu.be/xwYO_g48XVA- RINGS OF POWER Controversies » Why Compressing The Second Age Timeline Is Wrong » LOTR on Prime » https://youtu.be/RfJraeLEjzASupport / Follow My Work:- tolkienroad.com- patreon.com/tolkienroad- twitter.com/tolkienroadBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

25 Mai 202213min