Discussing the 5th Battle and Turin Turambar. Really uplifting, feelgood episode

We discuss the epic battle between Fingolfin and Morgoth and then move on to one of the most well renowned tales of the Silmarillion: Beren and Luthien. 

We're taking a break from the Silmarillion this week to dive into Tolkien's essay 'On Fairy Stories'. This essay is essentially Tolkien's blueprint on how he approaches writing a fairy story and it gives a revealing glimpse into the mind that g...

Lots of Setup this week as we meet Maeglin, hang out in Gondor, meet his creeper of a father, and (to no one's surprise) run into tragedy. Then we move on to the migration of men into Beleirand and the deluge of names and geography that brings ...

This week we discuss Feanor's return to Middle Earth and the havoc the Noldor bring with them. Lots of geography, politics, and drama. And we found a city or two.