The Tolkien Road

0116 - Poetry in The Lord of the Rings

31 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we’d like to introduce you to some of the bonus content that we’ve been creating over on our Patreon site. Greta and I have been ...

0115 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk5 - Ch2 - The Passing of the Grey Company

22 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “The Passing of the Grey Company”, from Éowyn's entreaties to the oathbreakers' obligations... From Isengard, the Road Goes On... - 8...

0114 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk5 - Ch1 - Minas Tirith

17 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Minas Tirith", from Pelennor Principalities to Pippin's Pledge... The Amazing Minas Tirith - 8:00 The Beacons Are Lit - 16:00 The Pelenno...

0113 - Tea With Tolkien: An Interview with Kaitlyn Facista

10 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning Tea With Tolkien, from hobbitish hearts to travelogues for Tolkienites... On this episode we interview superfan Kaitlyn Facista of TeaWithT...

0112 - Concerning Peter Jackson's "The Two Towers"

03 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning Peter Jackson’s cinematic version of The Two Towers, from Faramir’s faults to Osgiliath offerings... The Good - 13:00 The Bad - 48:45 ...

0111 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk4 - Ch10 - The Choices of Master Samwise

12 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "The Choices of Master Samwise", from Sam’s onslaught to Shagrat’s orders... Sam vs. Shelob - 8:00 A Elbereth Gilthoniel - 15:30 Sam's...

0110 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk4 - Ch9 - Shelob's Lair

05 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “Shelob’s Lair”, from a stifling stench to a salvific starlight… The Lair - 10:00 The Phial - 16:30 The Hobbits Escape - 28:00 ...

0109 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk4 - Ch8 - The Stairs of Cirith Ungol

25 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “The Stairs of Cirith Ungol”, from Morgul’s march to hellish hues… Minas Morgul - 19:00 The Stairs - 37:00 Of Beren, Of Frodo, of...

0108 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk4 - Ch7 - Journey to the Cross-Roads

16 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “Journey to the Cross-Roads”, from Faramir’s farewell to a conquered king’s crown... Farewell to Faramir - 3:00 Landscapes - 10:0...

0107 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk4 - Ch6 - The Forbidden Pool

08 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “The Forbidden Pool”, from snaring Sméagol to mutterings of Morgul... The Waterfall - 10:00 Too Much Like Trickery - 20:00 Minas Mor...

0106 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk4 - Ch5 - The Window on the West pt2

01 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “The Window on the West”, from nostalgia for Númenor to the praise of the praiseworthy... Blindfolded / The Black Squirrel - 11:30 A...

0105 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk4 - Ch5 - The Window on the West Pt1

23 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “The Window on the West”, from Faramir’s inquiries to Frodo’s dilemma... Prophetic Inquiries - 7:00 Stern Samwise - 20:00 Faramir...

0104 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk4 - Ch4 - Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit

08 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit”, from coney controversy to gallant Gondorians... The landscape of Ithilien - 15:00 The eye rune: what’...

0103 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk4 - Ch3 - The Black Gate Is Closed

01 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “The Black Gate Is Closed”, from murderous mountains to alternative avenues... The Teeth of Mordor - 8:00 Smeagol’s Way - 20:00 The ...

0102 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk4 - Ch2 - The Passage of the Marshes

25 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “The Passage of the Marshes", from freaky fens to Smeagol split... Announcements & Correspondence - 1:00 Stuck between a marsh and a har...

0101 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk4 - Ch1 - The Taming of Sméagol

18 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “The Taming of Sméagol”, from rocky ravines to Gollum’s guarantees... On the road again... - 1:00 Frodo's Regrets - 8:00 An All-Too...

0100 - Tolkien, the Universe, and Everything

11 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Well, we're back! It's the long-awaited 100th episode, wherein we discuss where we've been, where we're going, and why we started this thing in the f...

0099 - Christianity and LOTR - An Interview with Joseph Pearce

18 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning Christianity’s influence on and illumination of The Lord of the Rings...   For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please...

0098 - Unfinished Tales - The Palantíri

11 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning Unfinished Tales' "The Palantíri", from visions in the distance to the vanquishing of Denethor... Announcements, Correspondence, etc - 1:...

0097 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch11 - The Palantír

04 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “The Palantír", from the ways of Wizards to the strides of Shadowfax... Announcements & Correspondence - 1:00 Setting out from Isengar...

0096 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch10 - The Voice of Saruman

28 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “The Voice of Saruman”, from Saruman’s semantics to Treebeard's trust... Announcements & Correspondence - 1:00 Confronting Saruman ...

0095 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch9 - Flotsam and Jetsam

21 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “Flotsam and Jetsam", from longbottom leaf to enraged Ents... Announcements & Correspondence - 1:00 Longbottom Leaf - 13:00 Ents & Huor...

0094 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch8 - The Road to Isengard Pt2

14 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "The Road to Isengard", from mournful mists to happy hobbits... Announcements & Correspondence - 1:00 On the Road Again - 20:00 At the Ise...

0093 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch8 - The Road to Isengard Pt1

07 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning “The Road to Isengard”, from wondrous woods to glittering caves... Announcements/Correspondence/etc - 1:00 Aftermath/The Mystery of th...

0092 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch7 - Helm's Deep Pt2

31 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Helm's Deep", from darkening hopes to a new day's dawning... Announcements/Correspondence/Etc - 1:00 Dimming Hopes/Gimli's Joy in Battle ...

0091 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch7 - Helm's Deep Pt1

24 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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...

0090 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch6 - The King of the Golden Hall Pt2

17 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "The King of the Golden Hall", from the strange paths of hope to the happy warriors of Rohan... Announcements, Correspondence, etc. - 3:3...

0089 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch6 - The King of the Golden Hall Pt1

10 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "The King of the Golden Hall", from distant views of Edoras to Théoden's throneroom... Announcements, Correspondence, etc. - 1:00 A dista...

0088 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch5 - The White Rider Pt2

03 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "The White Rider", from Gandalf's demonslaying to Galadriel's tidings... Announcements, Correspondence, etc. - 1:00 Concerning Boromir - 2...

0087 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch5 - The White Rider Pt1

26 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

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 w...

0086 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch4 - Treebeard Pt3

19 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Treebeard", from Entmoot to legendary Ent-march... Announcements, correspondence, etc - 1:00 An important matter - 10:30 Entmoot - 13:00...

0085 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch4 - Treebeard Pt2

12 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Treebeard", from strange beverages to legendary Entwives...   Announcements/Correspondence/Etc - 1:00 Wellinghall/Ent-Draught - 17:30 "...

0084 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch4 - Treebeard Pt1

05 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Treebeard", from an intro to Ents to Treebeard's song... Announcements & Correspondence - 1:00 What Fangorn Is Like - 23:00 Introducing T...

0083 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch3 - The Uruk-Hai

29 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "The Uruk-Hai", from Orcs up close and personal to relentless Rohirrim... Announcements, correspondence, etc - 1:00 Getting to know the or...

0082 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch2 - The Riders of Rohan

22 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "The Riders of Rohan", from Éomer and the men of the Mark to the burnt bones of Orcs... Announcements, correspondence, etc (1:00) The Lay...

0081 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk3 - Ch1 - The Departure of Boromir

15 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "The Departure of Boromir", from elegies for Boromir to Aragorn's decision... Announcements, correspondence, etc (2:00) The Death of Boro...

0080 - The Silmarillion in 1

08 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

One Episode to Rule Them All!!! Having completed a chapter-by-chapter walkthrough of The Silmarillion (which spans over 30 hours of content), we decid...

0079 - Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age - Pt2

01 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age", from Isildur's Downfall to the triumph of the Little People... notes from listeners & news (4:3...

0078 - Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age - Pt1

25 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, from the found of Lindon to the Last Alliance of Men and Elves... Correspondence, etc (1:30) Fir...

0077 - Akallabêth Pt2

17 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing with "Akallabêth", the chronicle of Númenór's downfall... Topics include: Note from a Listener: more March 25th connections (2:30) Sau...

0076 - Akallabêth Pt1

10 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Akallabêth", the chronicle of Númenór... On this episode, we begin our look at "Akallabêth", or "The Downfallen", the story of Númenó...

0075 - Concerning Galadriel

03 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning Galadriel, from her name to her hair to the reasons behind her exile... Her Name - 14:00 Her Lineage - 18:00 Her Exile - 24:30 A Penitent?...

0074 - Concerning Peter Jackson's Fellowship of the Ring

26 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning Peter Jackson's cinematic version of Fellowship of the Ring, from what we loved to what we loathed... On this episode, Greta and I are fre...

0073 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk2 - Ch10 - The Breaking of the Fellowship

20 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

  Concerning "The Breaking of the Fellowship", from Boromir's fall to Sam's unfailing friendship... A Brief Note on Lembas and Melian - 3:30 A Note ...

0072 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk2 - Ch9 - The Great River

14 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "The Great River", Book2 Chapter 9 of The Lord of the Rings...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolk...

0071 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk2 - Ch8 - Farewell to Lórien

06 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 71, we discuss "Farewell to Lórien", Book 2, Chapter 8 of The Lord of the Rings. Join us!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.s...

0070 - Concerning Gandalf and the Istari

30 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning Gandalf and his wizard brethren the Istari: Saruman, Radagast, and the Blue Wizards. Topics of discussion: Haiku from Mary Grace - 3:30 Sp...

0069 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk2 - Ch7 - The Mirror of Galadriel

23 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 69, we discuss "The Mirror of Galadriel", Book 2, Chapter 7 of The Lord of the Rings. Join us!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://w...

0067 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk2 - Ch6 - Lothlórien

09 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 67, we discuss "Lothlórien", Book 2, Chapter 6 of The Lord of the Rings. Join us!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker....

0066 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk2 - Ch5 - The Bridge of Khaza-dûm

01 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

A discussion of "The Bridge of Khaza-dûm", Book 2, Chapter 5 of The Lord of the Rings...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/...

0065 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk2 - Ch4 - A Journey in the Dark

25 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "A Journey in the Dark", Chapter 4 of Book 2 of The Lord of the Rings...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcas...

0064 - Tolkien's Languages

18 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we interview...

0063 - Star Wars The Force Awakens: A Tolkienite's Take

11 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

We're back! On this episode, we discuss the merits of Star Wars: The Force Awakens using Tolkien's On Fairy-Stories as a guide. Enjoy! And SHUT THE...

0062 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk2 - Ch3 - The Ring Goes South

12 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "The Ring Goes South", from the forging of the Fellowship to the treachery of Caradhras...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www...

0061 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk2 - Ch2 - The Council of Elrond

30 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "The Council of Elrond", from the story of the Ring to strategies for victory...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.co...

0060 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk2 - Ch1 - Many Meetings

23 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Many Meetings", from the ways of Rivendell to Bilbo's song of Eärendil...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/pod...

0059 - Our Silmarillion Top 5's

12 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, having completed The Silmarillion with 29 episodes, we round it off to 30 by taking a victory lap, wherein we discuss our Top 5 thing...

0058 - The Silmarillion - Ch24 - Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath

02 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we discuss ...

0057 - Concerning March 25th: Frodo's Quest, the Annunciation, and the Crucifixion

26 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this special Good Friday e...

0056 - The Silmarillion - Ch23 - Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin

19 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien.  On this episode, we continu...

0055 - The Silmarillion - Ch22 - Of the Ruin of Doriath

12 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien.  On this episode, we continu...

0054 - The Silmarillion - Ch21 - Of Túrin Turambar - Pt2

05 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we continue ...

0053 - The Silmarillion - Ch21 - Of Túrin Turambar - Pt1

27 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we begin our...

0052 - The Silmarillion - Ch20 - Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth Arnoediad

20 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. On this episode, we discuss C...

0051 - The Silmarillion - Ch19 - Of Beren and Lúthien - Pt 2

06 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien. This week, we continue our di...

0050 - The Silmarillion - Ch19 - Of Beren and Lúthien - Pt 1

27 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Of Beren and Lúthien", Chapter 19 of The Silmarillion...Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the ...

0049 - The Silmarillion - Ch18 - Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin

21 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin", Chapter 18 of The Silmarillion...Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien R...

0048 - The Silmarillion - Ch17 - Of the Coming of Men Into the West

16 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Of the Coming of Men Into the West", Chapter 17 of The Silmarillion... Hey there fellow travelers! On this episode, we continue our discu...

0047 - The Silmarillion - Ch16 - Of Maeglin

22 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Of Maeglin", Chapter 16 of The Silmarillion...Hey there fellow travelers! On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion ...

0046 - The Silmarillion - Ch15 - Of the Noldor in Beleriand

15 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Of the Noldor in Beleriand", Chapter 15 of The Silmarillion...Hey there fellow travelers! On this episode, we continue our discussion of T...

0045 - The Silmarillion - Ch14 - Of Beleriand and Its Realms

07 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Of Beleriand and Its Realms," Chapter 14 of The Silmarillion...On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapte...

0044 - The Silmarillion - Ch13 - Of the Return of the Noldor

23 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Of the Return of the Noldor," Chapter 13 of The Silmarillion...On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapte...

0043 - The Silmarillion - Ch12 - Of Men

17 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Of Men", Chapter 12 of The Silmarillion...On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Silmarillion with Chapter 12, "Of Men". In th...

0042 - The Silmarillion - Ch11 - Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor

09 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

We're back! We apologize for our absence; it's time to move on down the road...On this episode of The Tolkien Road, we continue our discussion of The...

0041 - Tolkien's Letters - Letter 250 - Concerning Tolkien's Faith

19 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Hey there fellow travelers! Welcome to The Tolkien Road, a long walk through the works and philosophy of J.R.R. Tolkien.  On this episode, we begin a...

0040 - The Silmarillion - Ch10 - Of the Sindar

12 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Of the Sindar", Chapter 10 of The Silmarillion, wherein we find out what's been happening back in Beleriand...Hey there fellow travelers! ...

0038 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch12 - Flight to the Ford

28 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Flight to the Ford," Book 1 Chapter 12 of The Lord of the Rings, wherein Strider and the hobbits deal with the aftermath of the Black Ride...

0036 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch11 - A Knife in the Dark

15 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "A Knife in the Dark," Book 1, Chapter 11 of The Lord of the Rings, wherein the hobbits Strider set out on the long road to Rivendell...Hey...

0033 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch10 - Strider

24 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Strider", Book 1, Chapter 10 of The Lord of the Rings, wherein we learn more about the mysterious Ranger... Hey there fellow traveler...

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

10 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony", Book 1, Chapter 9 of The Lord of the Rings, in which the hobbits visit Bree...Hey there fellow tra...

0030 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch08 - Fog on the Barrow-Downs

03 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "Fog on the Barrow-Downs", Book 1, Chapter 8 of The Lord of the Rings, in which the Barrow-wight attacks...What is a Barrow-wight? Who...

0029 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch07 - In the House of Tom Bombadil

27 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "In the House of Tom Bombadil", Book 1, Chapter 7 of The Lord of the Rings, in which we ponder all things Bombadil...On this episode, ...

0028 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch06 - The Old Forest

20 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "The Old Forest", Book 1, Chapter 6 of The Lord of the Rings, in which Frodo and company enter the Perilous Realm...On this episode, ...

0027 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch05 - A Conspiracy Unmasked

10 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning "A Conspiracy Unmasked", Book 1, Chapter 5 of The Lord of the Rings, in which our heroes decide to take a bath and the road less tra...

0026 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch04 - A Shortcut to Mushrooms

04 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning Book 1 Chapter 4 of The Fellowship of the Ring, “A Shortcut to Mushrooms”...On this episode of The Tolkien Road, we continue our di...

0025 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch03 - Three Is Company

26 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning Book 1 Chapter 3 of The Fellowship of the Ring, “Three Is Company”... On this episode, we continue our discussion of The Lord of the...

0024 - The Lord of the Rings - Bk1 - Ch02 - The Shadow of the Past

19 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning Book 1 Chapter 2 of The Fellowship of the Ring, “The Shadow of the Past”... On this episode of the Tolkien Road, we continue our dis...

0023 - The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring - Bk1 - Ch1 - A Long Expected Party

12 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Concerning Book 1 Chapter 1 of The Fellowship of the Ring, “A Long Expected Party”... On this episode of The Tolkien Road, we finally launch int...

0022 - On Fairy-Stories - Tolkien's Literary Manifesto

05 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of The Tolkien Road, we examine and discuss Tolkien’s influential essay On Fairy-Stories. While both Greta and I are hungry to start...

0021 - The Lord of the Rings - Prologue (Concerning Hobbits)

29 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Tolkien Road, we continue with The Lord of the Rings by discussing the Prologue, the section that begins with "Concerning Hobbi...

0020 - The Lord of the Rings - Tolkien's Foreword

22 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Tolkien Road, we turn to The Lord of the Rings and begin our journey through the Third Age of Middle-earth with Tolkien's forewo...

0019 - The Silmarillion - Ch09 - Of the Flight of the Noldor - Pt 2

15 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Tolkien Road, John & Greta continue their chapter-by-chapter walkthrough of The Silmarillion with the second part of Chapter 9, ...

0018 - The Silmarillion - Ch09 - Of the Flight of the Noldor - Pt 1

08 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Tolkien Road, John & Greta continue their chapter-by-chapter walkthrough of The Silmarillion with the first part of Chapter 9, "Of ...

0017 - The Silmarillion - Ch08 - Of the Darkening of Valinor

01 May 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 17th episode of The Tolkien Road podcast (formerly known as Talking Tolkien). On this episode, John & Greta continue their chapter-by-...

0015 - The Silmarillion - Ch07 - Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor

17 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Only 15 episodes in, and we finally find out what a Silmaril is and where they came from! On this episode, John & Greta continue their chapter-by-chap...

0014 - Mythopoeia - Tolkien's Poem for C.S. Lewis

11 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Tolkien addresses his philosophy-poem "Mythopoeia" to C.S. Lewis, who said that myths were "lies breathed through silver."  In this episode, we disc...

0013 - The Silmarillion - Ch06 - Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor

04 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Who is Fëanor and why is he important? And who thought it was a good idea to let Melkor out of the dungeon?!?! C'MON MAN!!! Way. On this episode, Jo...

0012 - The Silmarillion - Ch05 - Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië

27 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

How did the Elves get to Aman? Whatever became of Thingol? Where does Galadriel come from? And why did we forget a critical Wayne's World reference in...

0011 - Leaf By Niggle - Pt 2 - The Story

19 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we discuss "Leaf By Niggle", my favorite non-Middle-earth Tolkien story. "Leaf By Niggle" is a mythical story about creativity and love of ...

0010 - Leaf By Niggle - Pt 1 - Introduction

13 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

"Leaf By Niggle" is one of Tolkien's lesser known works, but it yields a ton of insight into his own creative vision. In the first of a two-part serie...