Keep On Tolkien

Preview of our upcoming Episode 112 - The Fall of Gondolin, Part 1/5! Airing Monday July 7th, 2025!

Preview of our upcoming Episode 111 - Holiday Special 2024! Airing Monday December 30th, 2024!

Keep on Tolkien is proud to present our annual drunken holiday special for 2024! The guys at KOT had a great time drunkenly answering listener submitted questions, curated by friend of the show Joe Vaske! We also play some games, and attempt a little improv. We always have fun making these, and this year was no exception! Check out our Website: www.keepontolkien.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/Sy...

Preview of our upcoming Episode 110 - The Tale of The Children of Húrin, Part 6 of 6! Airing Monday December 23rd, 2024!

This week is our last episode covering tale of The Children of Húrin! Tune in as we discuss how the tale developed over the years, and as we compare certain events across the different versions of the story! We also choose our favorite versions! Check out our Website: www.keepontolkien.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/SyhuSseDh2 Check out our Merch Store: www.keep-on-tolkien-podcast.teemill.com Do...

Preview of our upcoming Episode 109 - The Tale of The Children of Húrin, Part 5 of 6! Airing Monday December 16th, 2024!

This week we conclude our coverage of the canon version of the tale of "The Children of Húrin", as it appears in The Children of Húrin novel (published 2007)! Tune in as we discuss Turin and Niniel's life together in Brethil, Turin's revenge on Glaurung, and the fruition of Morgoth's curse on Hurin and his family. Warning: this part of the story is particularly tragic. Check out our Website: www.k...

This week we continue our coverage of the canon version of the tale of "The Children of Húrin", as it appears in The Children of Húrin novel (published 2007)! Tune in as we discuss the sacking of the kingdom of Nargothrond, the failed rebellion of Dor-Lomin, and the beginning of Turin's life as a woodsman in the forest of Brethil. Check out our Website: www.keepontolkien.com Join our Discord: disc...

Preview of our upcoming Episode 108 - The Tale of The Children of Húrin, Part 4 of 6! Airing Monday December 9th, 2024!

This week we continue our coverage of the canon version of the tale of "The Children of Húrin", as it appears in The Children of Húrin novel (published 2007)! Tune in as we discuss Turin's life as an out-law, the death of one of his closest friends, and the realization that Morgoth has cursed his family. Check out our Website: www.keepontolkien.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/SyhuSseDh2 Check out...

Preview of our upcoming Episode 107 - The Tale of The Children of Húrin, Part 3 of 6! Airing Monday December 2nd, 2024!

Preview of our upcoming Episode 106 - The Tale of The Children of Húrin, Part 2 of 6! Airing Monday November 25th, 2024!

This week we continue our coverage of the canon version of the tale of "The Children of Húrin", as it appears in The Children of Húrin novel (published 2007)! Tune in as we discuss Turin's family, his upbringing, and the unfortunate series of events that leads to him becoming an out-law. Check out our Website: www.keepontolkien.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/SyhuSseDh2 Check out our Merch Store:...

Preview of our upcoming Episode 105 - The Tale of The Children of Húrin, Part 1 of 6! Airing Monday November 18th, 2024!

This week we continue our series on the Three Great Tales Of The Elder Days with our first of six episodes covering The Tale Of The Children Of Húrin! Where the first Tale (Beren & Lúthien) was Tolkien's great love story, this Tale (Children of Húrin) is Tolkien's great tragedy. Because of this we are introducing a new segment for this Tale: Deep Sea Facts With Joe Vaske! These short segments will...

This week we complete our coverage of Beren and Lúthien by discussing how this amazing Tale developed over the years. From "The Tale of Tinúviel", to the chapter "Of Beren and Luthien" in the Silmarillion, tune in for our conclusion to the first of the Three Great Tales of the Elder Days! Check out our Website: www.keepontolkien.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/SyhuSseDh2 Check out our Merch Store...

Preview of our upcoming Episode 104 - The Tale of Beren and Lúthien, Part 4 of 4! Airing Monday November 11th, 2024!

This week we are very excited to talk about the earliest version of the Tale of Beren and Lúthien, originally titled "The Tale of Tinúviel"! This particular Tale was very different when it was first written. Tune in as we discuss the earliest version of this uniquely original fairytale! Check out our Website: www.keepontolkien.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/SyhuSseDh2 Check out our Merch Store:...

Preview of our upcoming Episode 103 - The Tale of Beren and Lúthien, Part 3 of 4! Airing Monday November 4th, 2024!

This week we take a reprieve from our series on the Three Great Tales of the Elder Days to bring you KOT's 2024 Halloween Special! Tune in as we discuss the 10 Scariest Creatures in Middle-Earth, as well as read/react to some hilarious Middle-Earth Creepy Pasta!

Preview of our upcoming Episode 102 - Halloween Special 2024! Airing Monday October 28th, 2024!

This week we continue our coverage of the canon version of the tale of "Beren and Lúthien", as it appears in The Silmarillion! Tune in for the conclusion of this Great Tale, as we discuss the amazing feats performed by both Lúthien and Beren! Check out our Website: www.keepontolkien.com Join our Discord: discord.gg/SyhuSseDh2 Check out our Merch Store: www.keep-on-tolkien-podcast.teemill.com Donat...

Preview of our upcoming Episode 101 - The Tale of Beren and Lúthien, Part 2 of 4! Airing Monday October 21st, 2024!

We are thrilled to present Keep On Tolkien Podcast's 100th Episode! We will be celebrating with a deep dive into Tolkien's Three Great Tales Of The Elder Days: the tale of "Beren and Lúthien", the tale of "The Children of Hurin", and the tale of "The Fall of Gondolin"! Hold onto your butts because this series is going to be lore heavy! We begin our series with Tolkien's great love story, and the m...

Preview of our upcoming Episode 100 - The Tale of Beren and Luthien, Part 1 of 4! Airing Monday October 14th, 2024!