Today's Tolkien Times
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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...
Week 1 - Tolkien Tuesday: Not Letter #131
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first week of the TTT continues as The Man of the West dives into Tolkien's Letters volume to learn more about Tolkien's efforts to get The Silmar...
Week 1 - Mailbag Monday: Who Put the Ring On a New Chain?
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first week of Today's Tolkien Times! The Man of the West starts off the TTT's inaugural week with Mailbag Monday and a question about t...
Trailer and Launch Announcement!
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Alan, The Man of the West from The Prancing Pony Podcast, as he introduces his new daily project: Today's Tolkien Times. Listeners get answers o...