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Join us this month for a deep dive on Tolkien’s bodacious baddie, the one and only Sauron. Tolkien scholar and Sauron expert, Cameron Bourquein, leads us down her lesser-trod path exploring Sauron’s evolving nature, the meanings of his name, and his changing role in the legendarium throughout its development.    Citations:  Thank you to our guest host, Cameron Bourquein!  How to find Cameron’s wor...

In this very special AthraChat, Jude and Stef sit down to discuss the new film, Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim, directed by Kenji Kamiyama. We ruminate on giant turkey legs, things that go crunch in the water, and general punching. Beware of spoilers!  Citations: Smith, Chris. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Visual Companion. William Morrow. ISBN: 9780063422223 https://www.h...

Stef and Jude are joined by Tolkien collecting expert and moderator of the Tolkien Collector’s Guide, Andrew “Trotter” Ferguson. Andrew tells us about his experience collecting and sharing the Professor’s material culture. As it is the holiday season, we finish our discussion with the Father Christmas Letters. Thank you for joining us, Andrew!    Citations :  Thank you to our special guest, Andrew...

Join us this month for a special interview with Shaun Gunner, Chair of the Tolkien Society. We discuss Shaun’s time with the Society, the upcoming Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference, and a brand new event for 2025.  Citations: Thank you to our special guest, Shaun Gunner!  Twitter: @ShaunGunner Websites: shaungunner.com Tolkien Society- https://www.tolkiensociety.org @TolkienSociety Christop...

To celebrate the ghastliest time of the year, the Weenie gang is back in this very special bonus episode of creepy chimeras and monstrous mills. Join us for Hobbitween 5, and Happy Hobbitween to one and all!  Citations The One Ring role playing game by Free League: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/the-one-ring/ Cast: Lore Master: James Kaku Pierson, @jpierson Theo Fleetfoot: Max Jiménez O...

We are bummed that Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 is over. Join us for one last AthraChat for episode 8, “Shadow and Flame.” Beware of spoilers and sexy Sauron.  Find us on the web at https://podcast.athrabeth.com/ Join the conversation on the Athrabeth discord ! Athrabeth is a production of the Athrabeth Podcast Network . Athrabeth is Produced by James Kaku Pierson

In episode 75, Jude and Stef take you on a textual safari to explore the... let's be honest… very weird magic of Sauron. Jude connects the Ósanwe-kenta to how Sauron gets the title of Necromancer, and we have a SPIRITed (hah, see what we did there) discussion of explicit descriptions of his magic in The Lord of the Rings and the Silmarillion. Come for the werewolves and stay for the vampires! Cita...

This isn’t fine….  We just dropped a new AthraChat in which Jude and Stef discuss just how Celebrimboned everyone is in Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2, episode 7, “Doomed to Die.” Beware of spoilers and aerial horse acrobatics.  Find us on the web at https://podcast.athrabeth.com/ Join the conversation on the Athrabeth discord ! Athrabeth is a production of the Athrabe...

Take the plunge with us in our new AthraChat episode as we discuss Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2, episode 6, “Where Is He?” We’re taking a deep dive and making a splash! Water you waiting for? Beware of spoilers in the Abyss! Citations   Tolkien Gateway entry for “Secret Fire”  https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Secret_Fire (Accessed Sept 21, 2024) Find us on the web at...

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Join Jude and Stef for a fun, informal AthraChat about Amazon’s The Lords of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2, episode 4. Beware of spoilers and a tree or mud that may swallow you.

Citations:  Francesco Nepitello on Twitter: @FNepitello The One Ring by Free League Publishing: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/the-one-ring/   (Accessed August 27, 2024) War of the Ring strategy game by Ares Games:  https://www.aresgames.eu/games/war-of-the-ring-line  (Accessed August 27, 2024)

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Jude and Stef discuss the first episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - season two! Beware spoilers for episode 1 of season 2, as well as spicy opinions about Elrond, elven set-design, and which version of Sauron is sexiest!

Citations:  Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lays of Beleriand. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 3, George Allen and Unwin, London, 1985. Kindle edition, eISBN: 978-0-358-61268-1, Version 07182023KO v1.0421 (Accessed July 12, 2024) Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings. HarperCollins e-books. Apple Books edition. (Accessed July 12, 2024) Tolkien Gateway entry for “The Lays of Bele...

Citations:  Garth, John. Tolkien And The Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth. First Mariner Books edition 2005. eISBN 978-0-544-26372-7. V2.0519. (Accessed June 30, 2024) Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part II. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 2. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1984. (Accessed June 30, 2024) Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion. Edited by Ch...

Citations Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part I. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 1. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1983. Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part II. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 2. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1984.  Takahashi, Dean. A new generation of J.R.R. Tolkien games is coming | Lee Guinchard excl...

Citations:  Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part I. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 1. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1983. Tolkien Gateway entry for “The Music of the Ainur”  https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_Music_of_the_Ainur  (Accessed April 27, 2024)

Citations:  Thank you to Fornad for joining us this month on Athrabeth! Check out these ArdaCraft links:   ArdaCraft’s linktree: https://linktr.ee/ardacraft ArdaCraft homepage: https://ardacraft.me/ How to join ArdaCraft: https://ardacraft.me/join/ Discord: https://discord.com/invite/qcYBkCmAKZ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Ardacraft You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@ArdaCraftMC Instagram: htt...

Citations:  Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part 1. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 1. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1983.

Citations: Berridge, Elizabeth. “Recent Fiction”. The Daily Telegraph. Friday, 2 December, 1983, Page 21.  Accessed through Newspapers.com on January 27, 2024. Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part I. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 1. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1983. TolkienBooks.net “An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography” https://tolkienbooks.net/php/home-c...

Citations: Thank you to the panelists of the “Tolkien and New Media” panel at Oxonmoot 50, September 2, 2023: Marcel R. Bülles, a.k.a. The Tolkienist: Tolkien scholar and founder of the German Tolkien Society. @The_Tolkienist, @thetolkienist.com, https://thetolkienist.com/ Mercury Natis, Queer historian and Tolkien scholar. @Mercuryreads, @mercuryreads.bsky.social, https://lushthemagicdragon.carrd...

Citations: Thank you to Thomas P. Hillman for joining us on Athrabeth!  Tom’s book: “Pity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring: To Rule the Fate of Many” is being published on December 19, 2023 by The Kent State University Press https://www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/2023/pity-power-and-tolkiens-ring/?highlight=Pity%20Power Tom’s blog: Alas, not me https://alasnotme.blogspot.com/ Tom’s YouTube channel: @t...

Citations:  The Book of Lost Tales, part 1 Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part I. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 1. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1983. (Accessed 10/26/23) Histories Volume 4 Tolkien, J. R. R. The Shaping of Middle-earth. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 4. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1986.  The Hobbit Tolkien,...

Citations: The One Ring role playing game by Free League: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/the-one-ring/ Cast: Lore Master: James Kaku Pierson, @jpierson Theo Fleetfoot: Max Jiménez Ozzie Oiolaire: Zeke Pease, @ezpease,  @greenvillearms  Iadar Listbalarion: Jude Vais, @eremiticjude Pumpkins Proudfoot: Stef Midlock, @thenorthfour Title music is “Lord of the Devil Rings” by Ponymusic, court...