Episodes

  • The Fall of Númenor » Pt 11 » Silmariën, Elendil, & The Lords of Andúnië (Ep 336 Redux)

    The Fall of Númenor » Pt 11 » Silmariën, Elendil, & The Lords of Andúnië (Ep 336 Redux)
    Nov 10 2025
    In this episode, we’re continuing our journey through The Fall of Númenor by considering the curious case of Silmariën and the origin of the Lords of Andúnië, the forebears of Elendil, Isildur, and eventually Aragorn himself. Join us!
    And as a reminder: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power, and the Second Age. It’s the culmination of years of study, and I believe it’ll change the way you look at Tolkien’s legendarium.
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    Episode Link: https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0336
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    17 mins
  • The Fall of Númenor » Pt 10 » Sauron Stirs In Middle-earth (Ep 335 Redux)

    The Fall of Númenor » Pt 10 » Sauron Stirs In Middle-earth (Ep 335 Redux)
    Nov 3 2025
    In this episode, we’re continuing our journey through The Fall of Númenor by examining the return of Sauron around the year 500 of the Second Age! Join us!
    And as a reminder: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power, and the Second Age. It’s the culmination of years of study, and I believe it’ll change the way you look at Tolkien’s legendarium.
    If you’re enjoying this series, make sure you head over to tolkienroad.substack.com and subscribe.
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    That’s where you’ll get early chapters of Tolkien’s Tragedy and all the behind-the-scenes insights I only share with my readers.
    Episode Link: https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0335/
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    39 mins
  • The Fall of Númenor » Pt 9 » The Founding of Moria and The Death of Elros (Ep 334 Redux)

    The Fall of Númenor » Pt 9 » The Founding of Moria and The Death of Elros (Ep 334 Redux)
    Oct 27 2025
    In this episode, we’re continuing our journey through The Fall of Númenor by considering the state of Dwarf-dom at the beginning of the Second Age, the founding of Moria / Khazad-dûm, and well as the death of Númenor’s first king. Join us!
    And as a reminder: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power, and the Second Age. It’s the culmination of years of study, and I believe it’ll change the way you look at Tolkien’s legendarium.
    If you’re enjoying this series, make sure you head over to tolkienroad.substack.com and subscribe.
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    That’s where you’ll get early chapters of Tolkien’s Tragedy and all the behind-the-scenes insights I only share with my readers.
    Episode Link: https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0334/
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    32 mins
  • The Fall of Númenor » Pt 8 » "The Life of the Númenoreans" (Ep 332 Redux)

    The Fall of Númenor » Pt 8 » "The Life of the Númenoreans" (Ep 332 Redux)
    Oct 20 2025
    In this episode, we continue our journey through The Fall of Númenor as we explore “The Life of Númenoreans.” In this section, we’ll learn about the every day life of the men and women of the Star-Land, according to Tolkien! Join us!
    And as a reminder: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power, and the Second Age. It’s the culmination of years of study, and I believe it’ll change the way you look at Tolkien’s legendarium.
    If you’re enjoying this series, make sure you head over to tolkienroad.substack.com and subscribe.
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    That’s where you’ll get early chapters of Tolkien’s Tragedy and all the behind-the-scenes insights I only share with my readers.
    Episode Link: https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0332/
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    41 mins
  • The Fall of Númenor » Pt 7 » "The Natural Life of Númenor" (Ep 331 Redux)

    The Fall of Númenor » Pt 7 » "The Natural Life of Númenor" (Ep 331 Redux)
    Oct 13 2025
    In this episode, we continue our journey through The Fall of Númenor as we explore “The Natural Life of Númenor.” In this section, we’ll learn about the beasts, birds, plants, and other natural phenomena of Númenor, according to Tolkien! Join us!
    And as a reminder: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power, and the Second Age. It’s the culmination of years of study, and I believe it’ll change the way you look at Tolkien’s legendarium.
    If you’re enjoying this series, make sure you head over to tolkienroad.substack.com and subscribe.
    Read Tolkien's Tragedy: https://tolkienroad.substack.com/
    That’s where you’ll get early chapters of Tolkien’s Tragedy and all the behind-the-scenes insights I only share with my readers.
    Episode Link: https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0331/
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    40 mins
  • The Fall of Númenor » Pt 6 » "The Geography of Númenor" » The Tolkien Road Episode 330

    The Fall of Númenor » Pt 6 » "The Geography of Númenor" » The Tolkien Road Episode 330
    Oct 6 2025
    In this episode, we continue our journey through The Fall of Númenor with "The Geography of Númenor". How big was the Land of Gift? What was it like? Did it have any cities? In the latest episode, we’re going to cover everything you ever wanted to know about the Star-Land itself. Join us!
    And here’s the really exciting part: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power, and the Second Age. It’s the culmination of years of study, and I believe it’ll change the way you look at Tolkien’s legendarium.
    If you’re enjoying this series, make sure you head over to tolkienroad.substack.com and subscribe.
    Read Tolkien's Tragedy: https://tolkienroad.substack.com/
    That’s where you’ll get early chapters of Tolkien’s Tragedy and all the behind-the-scenes insights I only share with my readers.
    Episode Link: https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0330/
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    30 mins
  • The Fall of Númenor » Pt 5 » "SA32 - The Edain Reach Númenor" (Ep 329 Redux)

    The Fall of Númenor » Pt 5 » "SA32 - The Edain Reach Númenor" (Ep 329 Redux)
    Sep 29 2025
    In this episode, we continue our journey through The Fall of Númenor with "SA32 » The Edain Reach Númenor", in whch we’ll learn about the people who became Númenoreans, the various figures that aided them in establishing Númenor, and how they came to Númenor in the first place. Join us!
    If you’ve ever been curious about the rise and tragic downfall of Tolkien’s greatest kingdom — and how it ties into the Rings of Power and the epic drama of the Second Age — you won’t want to miss this.
    And here’s the really exciting part: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power, and the Second Age. It’s the culmination of years of study, and I believe it’ll change the way you look at Tolkien’s legendarium.
    If you’re enjoying this series, make sure you head over to tolkienroad.substack.com and subscribe.
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    Episode Link: https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0329/
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    34 mins
  • The Fall of Númenor » Pt 4 » "SA1 - Foundation of the Grey Havens and of Lindon" (Ep 328 Redux)

    The Fall of Númenor » Pt 4 » "SA1 - Foundation of the Grey Havens and of Lindon" (Ep 328 Redux)
    Sep 22 2025
    In this episode, we’ll be exploring the “Foundation of the Grey Havens and of Lindon” in Year 1 of the Second Age. Topics include the overthrow of Morgoth, Thranduil (father of Legolas), Gil-galad, Galadriel, Celeborn, Elrond, and Elros. Join us!
    If you’ve ever been curious about the rise and tragic downfall of Tolkien’s greatest kingdom — and how it ties into the Rings of Power and the epic drama of the Second Age — you won’t want to miss this.
    And here’s the really exciting part: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power, and the Second Age. It’s the culmination of years of study, and I believe it’ll change the way you look at Tolkien’s legendarium.
    If you’re enjoying this series, make sure you head over to tolkienroad.substack.com and subscribe.
    Read Tolkien's Tragedy: https://tolkienroad.substack.com/
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    Episode Link: https://www.tolkienroad.com/e0328/
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    26 mins