Bonus! Aragorn the Elfstone | JRR Tolkien’s The Silmarillion | 032

I've seen Peter Jackson's LoTR movies nearly three dozen times, but I still notice new details and connections every time I watch them. Join me as I share new insights from the movies as I watch them in my annual Lord of the Rings movie marathon. Explore the world of JRR Tolkien, from the Lord of the Rings to the Hobbit to the Silmarillion and more, with connections and breakdowns to the movies, and Amazon's Rings of Power show. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/ringspodcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

29 Dec 202221min

The events of the Lord of the Rings book transpire in less than a year. But what a packed year it was; when the events of the First, Second, and nearly all the Third Age culminate in the overthrow of Sauron, the Return of the King, and the journey of a hobbit and his friend to Mt Doom in Mordor. In the Lore of the Rings show, we wander through all the works of JRR Tolkien, from the Hobbit to the Lord of the Rings, to the Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and beyond. Come wander Middle-earth with me today! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/ringspodcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

22 Dec 202214min

Today marks 1 year since the Lore of the Rings podcast launched. We dive into how I found Lord of the Rings many years ago, and how this podcast came to be. I share some numbers about our audience, and provide a sneak peak on where the show will go in 2023. In the Lore of the Rings show, we wander through all the works of JRR Tolkien, from the Hobbit to the Lord of the Rings, to the Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and beyond. Come wander Middle-earth with me today! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/ringspodcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

19 Dec 202214min

Middle-earth has a detailed and ancient history, with Three Ages of the world each spanning thousands of years. Today we wander through this epic timeline, and I’ll rip into how Amazon’s Rings of Power totally trashed Tolkien’s Timeline. We explore JRR Tolkien's the Lord of the Rings. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/ringspodcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

15 Dec 202221min

If you’ve seen or read Tolkien’s The Hobbit, then you know that Gandalf convinced Thorin and the dwarves to take Bilbo Baggins, a simple hobbit from the Shire. But you may not know why Gandalf chose Bilbo in the first place, or how Gandalf and Thorin met, or how Gandalf received the map and key that he could pass along to Thorin, and still yet how unlikely the whole story is and how the tale is tangled up in the larger fight against Sauron. Today we explore the tale called “The Quest for Erebor” from JRR Tolkien’s Unfinished Tales. Explore the Appendix to the Lord of the Rings, and all the works of JRR Tolkien, from the Silmarillion and the Hobbit and beyond, including Rings of Power. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/ringspodcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

8 Dec 202216min

Explore the Appendix to the Lord of the Rings, and all the works of JRR Tolkien, from the Silmarillion and the Hobbit and beyond, including Rings of Power. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/ringspodcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

1 Dec 202215min

Explore the Appendix to the Lord of the Rings, and all the works of JRR Tolkien, from the Silmarillion and the Hobbit and beyond, including Rings of Power. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/ringspodcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

29 Nov 20225min

Explore the Appendix to the Lord of the Rings, and all the works of JRR Tolkien, from the Silmarillion and the Hobbit and beyond, including Rings of Power. A holy hill, a solemn oath, a mysterious tomb; What do these things have in common? Perhaps one of Tolkien’s most beloved themes, in a word, Friendship. Today we dive deep on the oath sworn between Rohan and Gondor, and how it all connects to a faithful Elf-friend of old. We explore the Oath of Cirion and Eorl as told in Unfinished Tales. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/ringspodcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

24 Nov 202216min