0031 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch09 - At the Sign of the Prancing Pony

Concerning "Helm's Deep", from a heaviness upon the land to heavy blows in Helm's Deep... Announcements, Correspondence, etc. - 1:00 A heaviness upon the land... - 20:00 "All Isengard must be emptied..." - 29:00 Helm’s Deep - A description - 37:00 Race to Helm’s Deep! - 47:00 The battle begins! - 55:00 Haiku Time - 59:20 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com. For bonus material, Patreon.com/TolkienRoad.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

24 Dec 20161h 8min

Concerning "The King of the Golden Hall", from the strange paths of hope to the happy warriors of Rohan... Announcements, Correspondence, etc. - 3:30 Théoden’s Hope - 16:00 Gríma’s last slither - 38:00 Saruman’s treachery - 55:00 The Fate of Eorl’s House - 1:02:00 Ready to Ride! - 1:07:00 Haiku Time - 1:13:30 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

17 Dec 20161h 26min

Concerning "The King of the Golden Hall", from distant views of Edoras to Théoden's throneroom... Announcements, Correspondence, etc. - 1:00 A distant view of Edoras - 26:00 "Where now the horse and the rider?" - 31:30 Unfriendly greetings - 39:00 Háma the Doorwarden - 43:30 Théoden & Wormtongue - 55:30 Gandalf the Great - 1:03:00 Éowyn in brief - 1:10:00 "Dark have been my dreams of late..." - 1:14:00 Haiku Time - 1:16:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

10 Dec 20161h 27min

Concerning "The White Rider", from Gandalf's demonslaying to Galadriel's tidings... Announcements, Correspondence, etc. - 1:00 Concerning Boromir - 23:30 Saruman and the Ring - 27:30 Treebeard and the Ents - 35:00 War Is Upon Us - 46:30 Gandalf vs. the Balrog - 51:00 Galadriel's Tidings - 1:00:00 Shadowfax - 1:04:00 Haiku Time - 1:11:30 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

3 Dec 20161h 25min

Concerning "The White Rider", from Merry and Pippin's fate to Gandalf's return... Announcements, correspondence, etc - 1:00 More on Ents - 8:30 Who was the old man? - 17:30 Trying to piece together Merry and Pippin’s fate - 24:45 Caught in the Net - 33:00 Gandalf the White - 40:00 Why Gandalf’s Death Isn’t Bad Storytelling - 50:15 Haiku Time - 59:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

26 Nov 20161h 4min

Concerning "Treebeard", from Entmoot to legendary Ent-march... Announcements, correspondence, etc - 1:00 An important matter - 10:30 Entmoot - 13:00 Merry and Pippin Discuss Isengard & the Ents - 21:00 Bregalad the Hasty - 24:45 The Ents on the March! - 31:00 Haiku - 42:45 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

19 Nov 201651min

Concerning "Treebeard", from strange beverages to legendary Entwives...   Announcements/Correspondence/Etc - 1:00 Wellinghall/Ent-Draught - 17:30 "Nobody is altogether on my side..." - 23:30 Saruman's Goals - 30:30 Ents and Entwives - 40:00 The Song of the Entwives - 53:30 Haiku Time - 1:00:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

12 Nov 20161h 4min

Concerning "Treebeard", from an intro to Ents to Treebeard's song... Announcements & Correspondence - 1:00 What Fangorn Is Like - 23:00 Introducing Treebeard - 27:00 The Lore of Living Creatures - 32:00 Off to Treebeards' Home - 38:00 Appendix F: Concerning Ents - 41:00 The Story of the Ents - 44:00 Treebeard's Song - 52:30 Haiku Time - 59:00 For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit TolkienRoad.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

5 Nov 20161h 4min