A Drunk History Of Middle-earth

Becca and Chris have seen the new movie and share their thoughts. Spoiler free for the first 15 minutes. After that you've been warned.

BONUS EPISODE BAYBEEEE Enjoy all the information I could pull together for the spookiest place in Middle-earth. Nan Dungortheb. I cover pretty much every time this eldritch horror is mentioned. Come hang out in the discord. https://discord.gg/5zVDTWJG

Solo episode. Chris continues the Sauron series and today we cover the alternate versions of Sauron in the early versions of Tolkien's Legendarium. Lots of poetry is involved. Meow.

I'm joined this week by Kaiakayy, a Tolkien content creator, as we discuss Shelob and Ungoliant and their role within Tolkien's legendarium and how they're set against the 'traditional' female characters. We review a paper that examines female characters in Tolkien's world and what makes these two so evil. Kaiakayy Instagram - @kaiakayy Voices of Arda Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@voi...

Despite being beset by technical issues, Becca is back! Get over the crackle and Chris' descent into madness as they discuss what makes Sauron such a compelling villain, and the differences in power between Sauron and Morgoth.

Chris is solo and we do a soft primer on Sauron. We talk about the series going forward and what all of his names and titles mean. There is a lot of them.

We watch 1977 Hobbit and talk nonsense. we point out when we press play on the movie. join us for a relaxed chat about life and Tolkien.

Becca joins Chris for this week's episode, talking about Dwarf magic! They look at the mechanics of how Dwarf magic works in Tolkien and their possible Norse influence.

This week Chris is solo and checks out the different types of magic in Tolkien, and how Elves manifest this. As usual, he went down some deep holes for forbidden knowledge.

Solo episode this week. Chris breaks down Necromancy in Tolkien's works and why Sauron is completely undeserving of his title.

Drunk on polish alcohol and playing a racy drinking game. Join in and have some laughs with Chris and Becca.

After a long summer break, we get back to it with a deep dive into the history, culture and real life influences of the Woses, The Drúedain, The Wild Men of the Woods!

Today Chris is solo and finishes the series on Rohan. Please be aware domestic abuse/Domestic Violence is discussed. Please see the following link to International Domestic Violence Resources and signpost to resources for your country: https://safeandtogetherinstitute.com/international-domestic-violence-resources/ Link for my charity fundraising half marathon: https://linktr.ee/lotradhome

Link for my charity fundraising half marathon: https://linktr.ee/lotradhome Chris is solo and covers the kings up to Theoden today.

Link for my charity fundraising half marathon: https://linktr.ee/lotradhome In part 2 of our series on Rohan, we discuss the first line of kings.

Link for my charity fundraising half marathon: https://linktr.ee/lotradhome The history of the Horse Lords this week! First in the series. We get realll deep.

Link for my charity fundraising half marathon: https://linktr.ee/lotradhome This week we look at Balrogs, their history throughout 3 ages of Middle-earth, their creation, their power and the versions Tolkien drafted before settling on the big lads now.

Link to Charity Fundraiser https://linktr.ee/lotradhome We take it easy this week. Becca and have have the craic. Chat a bit about Elf sexuality, who the mysterious travellers are in the Prancing Pony, and a charming little story about Rosie Cotton paying Sam and Frodo a visit the night before the leave Bag-End.

Charity Fundraiser link: I'm running a half-marathon for charity. https://linktr.ee/lotradhome This week we take a look at the origins of Humans in Tolkien's world. We also take a deep dive into a quite unknown work called the tale of Adanel, which is a myth about how Humans were first corrupted away from Eru and towards Morgoth. Strap in cos it's gonna get sad.

Link to charity fundraiser and socials: https://linktr.ee/lotradhome This week we take a look at the Lord of the Nazgûl and his very long history. This guy is like 4000 years old, and we only see him for a short time in Lord of the Rings. Criminal. Let's look at why he was the chief of Sauron's servants.

We discuss the various economies of middle-earth this week. From Hobbits in the Shire, to the slaves of Mordor, and everyone in between!

We're joined by Aleks Pointyeared from the Fellowship of the Readers book club. A tight-knit discord community currently reading The Fall of Númenor. Come join us! Links below. We put the elves' favourite badlad on trial for his actions. Becca is the judge, our guest is the defence and I am the outnumbered prosecution. We look at Fëanor's life and actions, as well as digging into some...

It's just Chris this week. He gets real nerdy with it, discussing how Elvish names work. He also covers what's known about the Valarin language.

Festive drinks and a look at celebrations throughout Middle-earth. Fanfic not included.

We bring our Noldor series to a close as they get to Middle-earth. It's the end of the beginning. It gets a bit... heated. Massive thank you to Alex from The Silmarillion Soundtrack who let us use "The Oath of Feanor" track in this episode. What a work of art it is! You can find him: Instagram - @silmarillionsoundtrack Spotify - AlexSonicsMusic