The Tolkien Road

Oct 14 2024 428 ep. 54 mins 4.2k
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A long walk through Middle-earth! Join co-hosts John & Greta as they go chapter-by-chapter through The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and all of Tolkien's other works.

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0394 » Lord of the Rings » Foreword & Prologue » Mailbag » Allegory, Stoors / Harfoots / Fallohides, etc

Oct 14 2024 22 mins  
Welcome to The Tolkien Road Episode 394!In this bonus MAILBAG episode of DO NOT BE HASTY, we’ll be considering your thoughts on the Foreword and Prologue to The Lord of the Rings!EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:- Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien- John R- KG- Eärendil HopeWATCH THE VIDEO » https://youtu.be/Lr_mqGgHwCwWATCH / LISTEN AD-FREE » https://www.patreon.com/tolkienroadFOLLOW & SUPPO

0393 » Lord of the Rings » Foreword & Prologue » Mathoms » "Hobbit" origins, Shire background, and more

Oct 07 2024 44 mins  
Welcome to The Tolkien Road Episode 393!In this bonus MATHOMS episode of DO NOT BE HASTY, we’ll take a look at some fascinating footnotes to the Foreword and Prologue of The Lord of Rings!TOPICS COVERED: - Lord of the Rings' attraction - The Silmarillion adapted - Negative reviews of Lord of the Rings - Tolkien vs allegory - Sarehole Mill as Hobbiton - The word "Hobbit" - "Dwarro

REVISITED » The Fall of Eregion and Celebrimbor » Tolkien's Version

Oct 04 2024 31 mins  
Hey there, fellow travellers! Let's revisit our discussion of Sauron's sack of Eregion and defeat of Celebrimbor from 2023, as Tolkien told it!Episode notes: https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0349/Video: https://youtu.be/DnI07pSeqXQBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

REVISITED » Sauron Seduces The Elves » Tolkien's Version

Oct 02 2024 23 mins  
Hey there, fellow travellers! Let's revisit our 2023 episode on Sauron's seduction of the Elves, which led to the creation of the Rings of Power!Episode notes: https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0345/Video: https://youtu.be/cY5EmQrBD2kBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

0392 » Lord of the Rings Bk1.Ch02.Pt11 » The Shadow of the Past part 11 » Sam's Grand Entrance

Sep 30 2024 35 mins  
Welcome to Episode 22 of DO NOT BE HASTY - I'm calling this one "Sam's Grand Entrance". (This is episode 392 of The Tolkien Road podcast).‘Well, sir,’ said Sam dithering a little. ‘I heard a deal that I didn’t rightly understand, about an enemy, and rings, and Mr. Bilbo, sir, and dragons, and a fiery mountain, and – and Elves, sir. I listened because I couldn’t help mys

REVISITED » The Rings of Power - Tolkien's Version - Part 2

Sep 27 2024 71 mins  
Hey there, fellow travellers! In this REVISITED episode, we're looking at episode 315 from 2022, which was our latest discussion concerning Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, Tolkien's history of the events from the beginning of the Second Age until the end of the Lord of the Rings. Enjoy!Video: https://youtu.be/oajJtpC8_HABecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.sprea

REVISITED » The Rings of Power - Tolkien's Version - Part 1

Sep 25 2024 73 mins  
Hey there, fellow travellers! Let's revisit our discussion of "Akallabêth" from 2022, so we can get some solid perspective on what Tolkien intended for the story of Númenor. Join us!https://www.tolkienroad.com/0314-akallabeth-2022/Video: https://youtu.be/JRqaGOaRkz0Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

0391 » Lord of the Rings Bk1.Ch02.Pt10 » The Shadow of the Past part 10 » Frodo, the Chosen One

Sep 23 2024 33 mins  
Welcome to Episode 21 of DO NOT BE HASTY - I'm calling this one "Frodo, The Chosen One". (This is episode 391 of The Tolkien Road podcast).""It has been said that dragon-fire could melt and consume the Rings of Power, but there is not now any dragon left on earth in which the old fire is hot enough; nor was there ever any dragon, not even Ancalagon the Black, who could have harmed

REVISITED » In the House of Tom Bombadil with CR Wiley

Sep 20 2024 61 mins  
Who is Tom Bombadil? This is a topic we’ve covered several times on the Tolkien Road, but it’s an undying enigma for Lord of the Rings fans, and we’re always hungry for new insights into the mysterious nature of The Old Forest’s Master.With the inclusion of Tom Bombadil in Season 2 of The Rings of Power, we're in a Tommy kind of mood, and will be revisiting a few episodes w

REVISITED » The Bombadil Engima with Keith Mathison

Sep 18 2024 76 mins  
Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!With the inclusion of Tom Bombadil in Season 2 of The Rings of Power, we're in a Tommy kind of mood, and will be revisiting a few episodes we've done on the engimatic fellow over the next week or so.Today, it's an interview from back in 2020 with Keith Mathison on an article he wrote called The Bombadil Engima. Enjoy!You can find Ketih's origin