Today's Tolkien Times

Week 017 - Silmarillion Saturday: Few Ever Changed His Courses By Counsel, None By Force

07 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West breaks out the Fëanor piñata as he begins reading from Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor. A long digression on second marr...

Week 017 - Fandom Friday: Shawn Marchese, The Lord of the Mark

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West hopes you’ll forgive him for having a favorite guest so far: his old friend, former co-host, and co-author of Why We Love Middle...

Week 017 - Third Age Thursday: The Ancestor of All the Kings of the Longbeards

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Time to break out your Dwarven ale and toast Durin the Deathless as The Man of the West dives into the LotR Appendices and starts to read about Durin’...

Week 017 - Word-nerd Wednesday: The First Elvish Word in the OED (hint: it’s not mellon)

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time for The Man of the West to polish up those philological skills as he delves greedily and deeply into Word-nerd Wednesday this week. Bonus ...

Week 017 - Tolkien Tuesday: The Great Twin Brethren

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West starts a new story with this series’ Tolkien Tuesdays, as he opens up John Garth’s Tolkien and the Great War to learn about th...

Week 017 - Mailbag Monday: Tulkas, Eönwë, and Túrin Walk Into a Bar…

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Okay, not a bar. A battle. The battle. The Battle of All Battles, actually. The Man of the West opens up Series 3 of Today’s Tolkien Times by answer...

Week 016 - Silmarillion Saturday: No Men Allowed - Ossiriand’s Tough HOA

16 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he closes out Series 2 of the TTT with a reading from Of the Coming of Men Into the West. Amlach has some words. Or is it ...

Week 016 - Fandom Friday: Dave Brons

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West welcomes composer and guitarist Dave Brons to the TTT to talk about his prog-rock masterpiece, Return to Arda. Also, questionable ...

Week 016 - Third Age Thursday: Falling Asleep Again

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The hobbits are Homeward Bound, as Gandalf abandons them to chat with an old friend. The Man of the West unpacks what Frodo means by “falling asleep...

Week 016 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Counties and Quarters Just Don’t Cut It

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West brings back some right goodliness of speechraft in this week’s Word-nerd Wednesday as he explores the Shire and its farthings —...

Week 016 - Tolkien Tuesday: This One is, Unfortunately, a Pedantic Don

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West is not a don, but may or may not be pedantic. But one pedantic don had thoughts about the formidable task of translating The Lord ...

Week 016 - Mailbag Monday: The Man of the West: Third Cycle of Life?

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Alan as he revels in being younger than Círdan, at least. The week begins with a look at the oldest of the Elves still in Middle-earth, and anot...

Week 015 - Silmarillion Saturday: Outta My Way, I’m Harpin’ Here

09 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West wraps up Week 15 by joining famous stalker Finrod Felagund as he watches a group of strangers until they fall asleep. Also, a hint...

Week 015 - Fandom Friday: Jess of the Shire, aka Part Time Hobbit

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join the Man of the West as he welcomes fellow Tolkien YouTuber Jess of the Shire to week 15’s Fandom Friday. You may know her better as Part Time H...

Week 015 - Third Age Thursday: Wine Out of a Golden Cup

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West continues his visit to Bree as Gandalf and the hobbits catch up with Barliman Butterbur. Also: Barliman’s shocked face. Learn mo...

Week 015 - Word-nerd Wednesday: There is a King Again, Little Masters

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he looks at the etymology of the words ‘king’ and ‘master’ for week 15’s Word-nerd Wednesday. Also, Barliman kee...

Week 015 - Tolkien Tuesday: What You Really Require is The Silmarillion

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s Tolkien Tuesday, the Man of the West discovers that Professor Tolkien gave the same advice — only before the book was, you know, publis...

Week 015 - Mailbag Monday: Well and Truly Hallowed

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West begins week 15 by answering a speculative mailbag question about Beren’s greedy little hands. Also, a brief glance at Morgoth an...

Week 014 - Silmarillion Saturday: Take a Share In Its Hurts

02 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West wraps up this week’s TTT with a powerful reading of The Faithful Stone, a story about a Drúg who pours some of his strength int...

Week 014 - Fandom Friday: Shaun Gunner, Chair of the Tolkien Society

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Long-time friend of the podcast, and member of the Fellowship of the Co-hosts, Shaun “Don’t Call Me Shawn” Gunner joins The Man of the West to t...

Week 014 - Third Age Thursday: Newcomers and Gangrels

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West shifts gears dramatically: moving from three episodes on crucial marriages between Elves and Men to Barliman and the troubles in B...

Week 014 - Word-nerd Wednesday: My Own Later Addiction

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We look at a ‘word’ whose meaning is pretty clear to begin with, but has taken a few hits (ugh) thanks to pop culture: pipe-weed. The Man of the W...

Week 014 - Tolkien Tuesday: Note to the BBC’s Sillification Department

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West finally gets to that first adaptation he’s been talking about for a few weeks now, and only has time to read some of Tolkien’s...

Week 014 - Mailbag Monday: Math is Hard

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Or, for our friends across the pond, ‘Maths Are Hard’. The Man of the West begins this week with a question: how many Nazgûl does it take to chan...

Week 13 - Silmarillion Saturday: Unlovely In Looks

26 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You decide: does the title refer to the host, or to the subject of today’s discussion? The Man of the West dives into the history and nature one of ...

Week 13 - Fandom Friday: Please Judge This Book By Its Cover

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West welcomes acclaimed Tolkien artist Emily Austin to the TTT to talk inspiration and illustration. Also, we chat about her cover art ...

Week 13 - Third Age Thursday: You Walk In Her Likeness

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West wraps up a trilogy of episodes on Beren & Lúthien in the Third Age by visiting the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen in the Appendices of...

Week 13 - Word-nerd Wednesday: More Words, More Puns

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Word-nerd Wednesday sets a new record as The Man of the West looks at 10 words from last week’s Silmarillion reading. Plus, bonus irony for Quenya w...

Week 13 - Tolkien Tuesday: I Have Not Yet Received a Farthing

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West looks at Tolkien’s own typically humble reflections on his achievement, and quotes Tolkien to remind you all that The Lord of th...

Week 13 - Mailbag Monday: Handsome Is As Handsome Does

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West starts the week off by answering the question: why does everyone smile or laugh when they reject the Ring? The answer has nothing ...

Week 12 - Silmarillion Saturday: Always Marry Up

19 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West reads an entire chapter from The Silmarillion; it’s the shortest one about the tallest guy. Thingol marries up, as do Beren, Tuo...

Week 12 - Fandom Friday: Kali from Voices of Arda and Tolkien With Friends

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West welcomes podcaster and TikToker Kali to Today’s Tolkien Times to talk podcasting and community-building. And maybe to talk about...

Week 12 - Third Age Thursday: There Is Too Much, Let Me Sum Up

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Following up on last week’s Third Age Thursday, we join Strider and the hobbits on Weathertop once more. This time for the future king’s prose exp...

Week 12 - Word-nerd Wednesday: The Pedantry of Popularizing Botanists

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join the Man of the West for this different take on a Word-nerd Wednesday as we look at the word - and the plant - hemlock. Or at least the plant Tolk...

Week 12 - Tolkien Tuesday: We Are Not Quite the Same Men

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West joins the Tolkiens on their vacation and looks at the concerns Tolkien had with the Appendices and the printers. More perfect Tolk...

Week 12 - Mailbag Monday: Far-Sundered Places

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West starts off this week of the TTT with a… clarification, an addendum, a follow-up on dragons’ ability to carry treasure. He also...

Week 11 - Silmarillion Saturday: She Was Not Conquered

12 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West for the bittersweet conclusion of Húrin’s tale as he reads from both The Silmarillion and The Children of Húrin versions ...

Week 11 - Fandom Friday: Happy Hobbit

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West is joined by published author, filmmaker, YouTuber and all-around amazing person Kellie Rice on this week’s Fandom Friday.Check ...

Week 11 - Third Age Thursday: Tinúviel Was Dancing There

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One advantage of hosting your own show is that you can cheat a little: join The Man of the West as he manages to get a First Age story in on a Third A...

Week 11 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Hot As a Glede

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a TTT first, The Man of the West reads a word on Mailbag Monday and dives into its etymology on Word-nerd Wednesday. Join him as he butchers Middle...

Week 11 - Tolkien Tuesday: Fatal Attraction

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he takes a deeper look into Tolkien’s process of writing the Appendices, as seen in the Letters and Carpenter’s biogra...

Week 11 - Mailbag Monday: There’s A Little Black Spot on the Sun Today

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West starts Week 11 off with Isildur, the King of Gondor Pain, and a closer look at why the One Ring hurts him, but not Frodo. Also: an...

Week 10 - Silmarillion Saturday: Thrall of the Valar

05 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he continues Húrin’s tale after his capture by Morgoth. You think it was brave to fight an endless horde of Orcs? Try f...

Week 10 - Fandom Friday: Teaching With Magic

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West is joined by Elise Trudel Cedeño from Teaching With Magic, who has cleverly found a way to use Tolkien — and other fantasy lite...

Week 10 - Third Age Thursday: No Good Roastin’ ‘Em Now

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The talking purse is off discussing his future with his agent while the trolls continue to fight — and capture dwarves. The fight continues until da...

Week 10 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Melodramatic Chestnuts

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West visits Turkey, Greece, and a 19th century Boston theater to find out the meaning of a word we all thought we already knew. Learn m...

Week 10 - Tolkien Tuesday: A Great Deal Better Than I Feared

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tolkien loves the new dust jackets, is pleasantly surprised by the reviews, and stands by C.S. Lewis. The Man of the West reads the 1954 equivalent of...

Week 10 - Mailbag Monday: The Other Shelves of the West

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West starts a new week of Today’s Tolkien Times by visiting the second half of The Shelves of the West! Learn more about your ad choi...

Week 9 - Silmarillion Saturday: Aurë Entuluva!

29 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Indeed, day will come again — but it may be a long time before our featured character feels anything but darkness. Join The Man of the West as he re...

Week 9 - Fandom Friday: The Silmarillion Primer and Jeff LaSala

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West welcomes writer, editor, and Dungeon Master extraordinare Jeff LaSala to the TTT to talk about the publication of his Silmarillion...

Week 9 - Third Age Thursday: Not Drawing-Room Fashion At All, At All

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West for more villain dialog — this time from everyone’s three favorite trolls: Bert, Tom, and Bill. And don’t forget the ta...

Week 9 - Word-nerd Wednesday: “Confusticate and bebother these dwarves!”

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West opens up the OED and The Ring of Words to help shed light on these fantastically descriptive words from The Hobbit. Learn more abo...

Week 9 - Tolkien Tuesday: I Wisely Started With a Map

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tolkien explains the importance of cartography, expresses fears about hack critics, returns some. very ugly dust-jacket proofs, and promises to not be...

Week 9 - Mailbag Monday: The Shelves of the West

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West opens this new series of Today’s Tolkien Times by answering the most-asked question so far on the TTT: can you show us your libr...

Week 8 - Silmarillion Saturday: Trouble in Paradise

08 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West wraps up the first 8-week series of Today’s Tolkien Times by finishing the story of Aulë and Yavanna. Now that the Dwarves are ...

Week 8 - Fandom Friday: ArdaCraft — Recreating Middle-earth Brick by Brick

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West is joined by Fornad, the project lead for ArdaCraft, a truly massive project creating the whole of Middle-earth in Minecraft! Lear...

Week 8 - Third Age Thursday: Antiquated Information

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We rejoin Bilbo as he wraps up his chat with Smaug: something he should have done with four fewer words. But it’s not all bad: he’s caught Smaug m...

Week 8 - Word-nerd Wednesday: The Bane of My Existence

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A quick study of lingustic dilution: or how Modern English has taken a word meaning “a worker of death” and turned it into a word meaning “that’...

Week 8 - Tolkien Tuesday: A Real Snorter

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alan wraps up this first series’ Tolkien Tuesdays with a last look at the pre-publication challenges Tolkien faced with The Lord of the Rings. Title...

Week 8 - Mailbag Monday: Dragon Logistics

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West begins the week with a question about how Smaug might transport treasure. Claws like spears, sure… but what about opposable thum...

Week 7 - Silmarillion Saturday: Aulë, You’re Grounded

01 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West wraps up this week of Today’s Tolkien Times by beginning a two-part look at one of his favorite tales in The Silmarillion: Of Au...

Week 7 - Fandom Friday: Is There Really a Dwarf of the Year Award? There Should Be.

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West welcome Varking Runesong to Today’s Tolkien Times to chat about Rings of Power, Reddit, and building community everywhere we go,...

Week 7 - Third Age Thursday: Bad Guys Always Have the Best Lines

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West embraces his inner villain with a fun reading of his second-favorite dragon in Middle-earth, as he begins a two-part passage in Th...

Week 7 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Archaic and Derogatory — A Halfling at Heart

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s Word-nerd Wednesday, The Man of the West looks at the RPG industry’s favorite legal word for hobbit: “halfling”. Also, I’m still ...

Week 7 - Tolkien Tuesday: A Very Bad Time Indeed

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A closer look at the conversation between Tolkien and Unwin regarding a problem Tolkien hadn’t had before: titles for all three volumes. Also, the B...

Week 7 - Mailbag Monday: The State of the Show Address

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West starts out the week by answering some questions about Today’s Tolkien Times, including whether he’ll ever take time off or run...

Week 6 - Silmarillion Saturday: SPBMI Explained

24 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West wraps up this week’s Today’s Tolkien Times by reading from the Ainulindalë in The Silmarillion and explaining that weird acro...

Week 6 - Fandom Friday: Magic Man, Magic Cards

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Obscure Lord of the Rings Facts Guy takes a few minutes away from TikTok to visit with The Man of the West on today’s Fandom Friday. And, with M...

Week 6 - Third Age Thursday: Namarië!

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West concludes his time in Lórien by waving farewell to the Lord and Lady, and trying desperately to read Quenya like a boss. Diving i...

Week 6 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Eald Enta Geweorc (Yes, That’s English)

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Trolls, ogres, and Ents, oh my. The Man of the West dives into Old English and Old Norse to pull together a couple of ENT-eresting words in this week’...

Week 6 - Tolkien Tuesday: You Want HOW Much for That Book?

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West continues to tell the story of how The Lord of the Rings finally got published: today, the issue of cost, and a decision by Rayner...

Week 6 - Mailbag Monday: Mission:Impossible — Gollum’s Escape From Moria

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s Tolkien Times begins its sixth week with a close look at all of Gollum’s options for escaping Moria and following the Company: windows, fo...

Week 5 - Silmarillion Saturday: Tuor Meets Ecthelion

17 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West returns to Unfinished Tales to complete the tale of Tour’s arrival to the Hidden Kingdom, as he meets Ecthelion, Lord of the Fou...

Week 5 - Fandom Friday: Silmarillieanne

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West welcome TikTok’s Silmarilleanne to Today’s Tolkien Times to chat about her lore videos, the Tolkien fandom, and cosplay — St...

Week 5 - Third Age Thursday: The Gifts of Galadriel, part 2

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West reads about Galadriel’s gift to Gimli, bringing to light a bit about Fëanor to help explain its significance. He also looks at ...

Week 5 - Word-nerd Wednesday: A Fellowship of Philology

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he dives into Old English and Old Norse to explore this week’s word: fellowship. Quick question: how many times does the...

Week 5 - Tolkien Tuesday: Don’t Drop the Ball

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tolkien is free to take The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion to another publisher: so what happened? How Collins dropped the ball for two years,...

Week 5 - Mailbag Monday: Reading Order for All Things Tolkien

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s Tolkien Times starts the week off with The Man of the West answering a question about the best order in which to read Tolkien: chronological...

Week 4 - Silmarillion Saturday: Tuor and the Orfalch Echor

10 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West opens up Unfinished Tales for today’s Silmarillion Saturday, as we journey with Tuor through the first few gates of the Orfalch ...

Week 4 - Fandom Friday: A Long-Expected Guest

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s Tolkien Times welcomes the composer, musician, and engineer behind the incredible project, A Long-Expected Soundscape: Jordan Rannells! For ...

Week 4 - Third Age Thursday: The Gifts of Galadriel, part 1

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s Third Age Thursday finds the Company on the banks of the Great River, drinking the cup of farewell with the Lord and Lady! Learn more about ...

Week 4 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Tracking Down a Ranger

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Track down another word in the wilderness by using all your tracking and hunting skills — because this Word-nerd Wednesday is all about the ‘range...

Week 4 - Tolkien Tuesday: The Professor’s Ultimatum

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It is 1950, and Tolkien is growing ever more frustrated with Rayner Unwin, thinking that he has another publisher ready to publish The Silmarillion on...

Week 4 - Mailbag Monday: When Was the Rammas Echor Really Built?

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West starts the week with Mailbag Monday and a question about the wall surrounding the Pelennor Fields: when was it built, and who was ...

Week 3 - Silmarillion Saturday: When the Lights Go Down in the City

03 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The city of Valmar, that is. The Man of the West reads about the Darkening of Valinor and the theft of the Silmarils in this week’s Silmarillion Sat...

Week 3 - Fandom Friday: Kaitlyn from Tea With Tolkien

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West welcomes Kaitlyn to the Common Room for some Tea — with Tolkien, of course — in this week’s installment of Fandom Friday! Le...

Week 3 - Third Age Thursday: A Proper Fourteen-Twenty

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time to visit the Shire again, as Sam uses Galadriel’s gift to restore his homeland. Join The Man of the West as he reads and chats about S.R...

Week 3 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Say ‘Friend’ and Enter

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West digs deep into linguistic journals to explore all about Gandalf’s far-too-simple magic password in another installment of Word-n...

Week 3 - Tolkien Tuesday: No Just Grievance

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join the Man of the West as he continues reading Tolkien’s Letters, exploring more of the drama between the Professor and two publishers on Tolkien ...

Week 3 - Mailbag Monday: Whatever Happened to Radagast?

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West begins another week of Today’s Tolkien Times with an interesting, albeit officially unanswerable, question for Mailbag Monday as...

Week 2 - Silmarillion Saturday: The Creation of the Silmarils

27 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West concludes another week of Today's Tolkien Times by going back to the creation of the Silmarils on Silmarillion Saturday! Learn mor...

Week 2 - Fandom Friday: Jeremy Edmonds from Tolkien Collector's Guide

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome another guest to Today's Tolkien Times on Fandom Friday as The Man of the West is joined by Jeremy Edmonds from Tolkien Collector's Guide. Lea...

Week 2 - Third Age Thursday: Isildur's Redemption

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West for another Third Age Thursday, as he goes back to the very beginning of the Third Age to explore Isildur's redemption. Learn...

Week 2 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Sauron and Saruman

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join the Man of the West for another Word-nerd Wednesday, complete with bonus! That's right, it's a double Word-nerd Wednesday as we dive into the nam...

Week 2 - Tolkien Tuesday: More Publishing Drama

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The drama between Tolkien, Sir Stanley Unwin, and Milton Waldman continues as The Man of the West reads and discusses Tolkien's Letters. Learn more ab...

Week 2 - Mailbag Monday: Is Dior mortal or immortal?

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to Today's Tolkien Times! The Man of the West begins the week with Mailbag Monday and a question regarding Dior, the son of Beren and Lú...

Week 1 - Silmarillion Saturday: The Making of the Trees

20 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West wraps up the TTT's inaugural week by going back to the making of the Trees on our first Silmarillion Saturday! Learn more about yo...

Week 1 - Fandom Friday: Matt from The Nerd of the Rings

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Tolkien Times continues its first week, with the debut of the Fandom Friday segment: today, with Matt from The Nerd of the Rings! Learn more a...

Week 1 - Third Age Thursday: The Beauty of the Shire

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The inaugural week of the TTT moves on into the Third Age, as the Man of the West reads and chats about some of the travels of Frodo, Sam, and Pippin ...

Week 1 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Dwarves

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join the Man of the West for the debut of Word-nerd Wednesdays, this time going all the way back to the PPP's first Philology Faire to learn more abou...