The Tolkien Road

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  • Embark upon a wondrous journey through the realms of Middle-earth and beyond with the Tolkien Road, a podcast dedicated to the enchanting tales and writings of JRR Tolkien. Come, join John, Greta, and our mighty Fellowship as we delve deep into the magic that lingers within the pages of these timeless legends.

    And always remember: DO NOT BE HASTY!!!

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  • Silmarillion 2025 » Ch 12 » Of Men

    Silmarillion 2025 » Ch 12 » Of Men
    May 5 2025
    Our 2025 Silmarillion journey continues with Chapter 12 of Quenta Silmarillion - Of Men.
    Yes, Chapter 12 introduces a mysterious new intelligent species to Middle-earth - the Atani, that is, the mortal people of mankind - and speaks of their first contact with the Elves of Beleriand.
    Over the next several months, we'll be continuing to revisit the entire 30-episode Silmarillion series that Greta and I recorded back in 2022.
    While you're listening, check out SilmGuide.com for guides to individual chapters.
    To support our work here, please visit Patreon.com/TolkienRoad.
    Enjoy!

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    44 mins
  • Silmarillion 2025 » Ch 11 » Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor

    Silmarillion 2025 » Ch 11 » Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor
    Apr 28 2025
    Our 2025 Silmarillion journey continues with Chapter 11 of Quenta Silmarillion - Of The Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor.
    With the hurricane of catastrophes brought on by Morgoth’s murder of the Two Trees subsiding, the dust is settling, and the Valar have some decisions to make. Chapter 11 of The Silmarillion deals with the creation of the Sun and the Moon following the disasters in the Blessed Realm, as well as the hiding of Valinor from the peoples of Beleriand and all other lands.
    Over the next several months, we'll be continuing to revisit the entire 30-episode Silmarillion series that Greta and I recorded back in 2022.
    While you're listening, check out SilmGuide.com for guides to individual chapters.
    To support our work here, please visit Patreon.com/TolkienRoad.
    Enjoy!

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    Video of this episode: https://youtu.be/-vWPUtk5kwk
    Watch AD-FREE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/127524831
    Listen AD-FREE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65808085
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    1 hr
  • Silmarillion 2025 » Ch 10 » Of the Sindar

    Silmarillion 2025 » Ch 10 » Of the Sindar
    Apr 21 2025
    Our 2025 Silmarillion journey continues with Chapter 10 of Quenta Silmarillion - Of The Sindar.
    The Noldor, led by Fëanor, have re-entered Beleriand in pursuit of Morgoth and the Silmarils. This chapter brings us up to speed with the Elves that already inhabit Beleriand, especially the people of King Elwë Thingol (a.k.a. the Sindar) and what has transpired in the long span of years since their brethren departed Beleriand for the Blessed Realm.
    Over the next several months, we'll be continuing to revisit the entire 30-episode Silmarillion series that Greta and I recorded back in 2022.
    While you're listening, check out SilmGuide.com for guides to individual chapters.
    To support our work here, please visit Patreon.com/TolkienRoad.
    Enjoy!

    OTHER LINKS:
    Video of this episode: https://youtu.be/24axMxpUGek
    Watch AD-FREE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/127024954
    Listen AD-FREE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65394995/
    Buy Tolkien Road merch @ True Myths Press

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    53 mins
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Featured Article: The Lord of the Rings—The Essential Guide to the Peoples, Places, and History of Tolkien's Middle-earth


Welcome to Middle-earth, the main continent of Arda and the setting for J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and a host of other in-universe stories. Middle-earth is a fantastical realm rooted in detailed world-building and mythos that have since gone on to inspire many other fantasy works. Read on for everything you need to know.

Featured Article The Lord of the Rings The Essential Guide to the Peoples Places and History of Tolkien's Middle earth
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Longtime listener, finally able to leave a review

I've been a longtime listener, introduced first through Spotify. John and Greta do a great job bringing the works of Tolkien into podcast form and make a solid pair of presenters. When the show began, one of the hosts had written a book on Beren and Luthien; the other had almost no knowledge of Tolkien's works. As John and Greta journeyed through Tolkien's works, I (someone who's been reading Tolkien since I was 8) really appreciated the perspective Greta brought into the show. So many podcasts on Tolkien are just super fans; it was refreshing getting someone experiencing it all for the first time while being guided by someone of expert level. It would be foolish to think a podcast about Tolkien would not discuss religion at all, but I found this to always be more of a scholarly way of discussing it, and it's always been very level headed, anyone concerned about that should be at ease. It's been a wonderful 300 episodes and I'm thrilled to see what's to come. I'll end with a quote that I believe these two have followed pretty well. "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." The road goes ever on indeed, and I'm glad to be on it.

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Calm down

Hi guys! I really enjoy your show. I’ve finally been able to follow along with the Silmarillion and looking to get back to those.

I’ve had a hard time with the shows geared around RoP. The amount of negativity towards timeline issues and basically everything else. There is a lot of good in the show too, so much that does stay true to Tolkien.

Literally the first thing I said when she mentioned Celeborn is “Oh good, John will be happy now” lol. But no, still complaining about them not having a daughter. There’s so many characters in this world and moving pieces, the storytellers do need to limit how many characters they add. I’m sure we will see him next season and she will get pregnant at the end of the show. It will be fine.

This is an awesome moment in time where we get to explore new places in Tolkiens world and this show has done an amazing job of that! Just enjoy it.

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must-have for all Tolkien geeks out there

excellent reviews and discussions on varied topics.
great for those without the time to read all you might want!

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