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Hey there, Fellowship! Welcome to The Tolkien Road.Every new year brings new resolutions—and for many Tolkien readers, one challenge stands above the rest: The Silmarillion. It’s a book admired, feare...

31 Dec 20251h 7min

In this episode, we’re continuing our journey through The Fall of Númenor by exploring the founding of Eregion, the Elvish city that eventually gives birth to the Rings of Power!750 years into the Sec...

29 Dec 202518min

Hey there fellow travellers!As we get closer and closer to Christmas, I thought it would be a great time to return to one of my favorite topics: Tolkien's controversial assertion that Lord of the Ring...

19 Dec 202554min

Hey there fellow travellers!This week we'll be revisiting episode 269, which focused on Tolkien's EPIC Christmas poem NOEL. Visit TolkienRoad.com/noel for plenty of resources related to it!Also, visit...

8 Dec 202539min

In this episode, we're concluding our two part journey through Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas, focusing on The Goblin Wars! Join us as we explore how the “Other Fellowship” of Father Nicholas...

3 Dec 202551min

Well, Thanksgiving 2025 has come and gone, and now the big lead up to Christmas is upon us!To that end, in the next few episodes, we're taking a look back at our series on Tolkien's Letters from Fathe...

1 Dec 202556min

In this episode, we’re continuing our journey through The Fall of Númenor by exploring The Voyages of Aldarion, the grandson of Vëantur, and future King of Númenor. This will begin a multi-episode arc...

24 Nov 202534min

In this episode, we’re continuing our journey through The Fall of Númenor by examining Númenor’s return to Middle-earth in the year 600 of the Second Age, led by the intrepid sea-captain Vëantur. Join...

17 Nov 202532min