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Clip from our upcoming Episode #63 - Lesser Known Battles: Rohirrim Edition! Coming Monday 8/15/22!

For our second half of Season 5 we are talking all things Rohan! We recently realized that after over 60 episodes KOT Podcast has a severe lack of Rohirric content, but no longer! This episode we will be discussing the History of the Kingdom of Rohan itself; it's culture, where the Rohirrim originated from, and some major events throughout their history! Check out our new Merch Shop! https://keep-...

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Clip from our upcoming Episode #62 - Kingdom of Rohan. Coming Monday 8/8/22!

Today is our Season 5 Mid-Season Finale! Our subject will be the one, the only, the Witch-king of Angmar! Toon in as we discuss the life and abilities of the most intimidating servant of Sauron; his Black Captain. He may be one of the most evil characters we've covered since the Dark Lords Melkor and Sauron. We hope you enjoy the Mid-Season Finale! We will be back with Part 2 of Season 5 in July!

This week is Part 3 of our Doom Trilogy! In the Doom Trilogy we discuss famous Oaths, Prophecies, and Curses in Tolkien's legendarium. For our final installment in this trilogy our subject is famous Curses! Tune in as we discuss 12 different Curses; from the Curse on the Children of Hurin to the Curse on the Dead Men of Dunharrow!

This week is Part 2 of our Doom Trilogy! In the Doom Trilogy we discuss famous Oaths, Prophecies, and Curses in Tolkien's legendarium. For Part 2 of this trilogy we will be talking about famous Prophecies! Tune in as we discuss 19 different prophecies; from The Doom of Mandos to the prophecy of Malbeth the Seer!

We are very excited to bring you episode one of what we have decided to call the "Doom Trilogy"! In this trilogy of episodes we will discuss famous Oaths, Prophecies, and Curses in Tolkien's legendarium! This week for episode one of the Doom Trilogy we will be discussing famous Oaths through out history!

This week on KOT Podcast our subject is Lord Denethor II, Steward of Gondor! Tune in as we discuss the life of this controversial and often hated character. We found that his story is more tragic than we originally gave it credit for.

We are excited to bring to you the glorious return of Keep On Tolkien Podcast! After a 2 year hiatus we return to you with an episode about the Unsung Heroes of Tolkien! Tune in as we discuss characters through out the legendarium whom we consider to be Heroes, and who we don't think get their due. We're glad to be back!

Happy Holidays, Tolkieneers! It's been 2 years and we're back to assault your ears with our 2021 Holiday Special! This year, since it's been so long since we've gotten to talk with you, we decided to have a few drinks and answer YOUR questions and catch up on the past 2 years of our lives. Stay tuned until the end for our F/M/K speed round! (F**k, Marry, Kill)

Hullo KOT fans! We are alive and WE ARE COMING BACK! Wondering what we've been up to over the past 2 years? Tune in for KOT news and upcoming content! And don't forget to submit your questions for our coming 2021 KOT Holiday Special! You can send up your questions on any of our social media platfroms: - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialkeepontolkien - Twitter: https://twitter.com/kotpodc...

Happy Holidays from KOT! Join us for our 2019 Holiday Special! This time of year multiple Holidays call for the giving of gifts so in this episode we discuss some of our favorite gifts in the Legendarium. Also In this episode he have a special bit we like to call A KOT Xmas, co-written by Joe Vaske featuring a quest voice by our dear friend Trever Dunlap. This also marks the last episode of Season...

In this episode we continue our Artifacts Series with our discussion of the various rings that are integral to Tolkien's Legendarium. We are also stoked to have a special guest for this episode, Ella Pearson from Generations Geek Podcast. Also hear another installment of our beloved series Minnesota Tolkien Radio Drama! Check out Generations Geek on Soundcloud or wherever you get your podcasts! ht...

Everyone has a favorite battle in Tolkien's work. There are no shortage of epics battles to choose from. In this episode we talk about some of our favorite battles that tend to not get so much press. This episode has been in the works for quite some time so please enjoy Lesser Known Battles.

For our 3rd instalment in our "High Kings" series we thought we should talk about a King who is often referenced in Lord of the Rings; Isildur! Tune in as we talk about Aragorn's very important ancestor, the last High King of the Dúnedain!

For our second instalment in our new High Kings series we cover the life and legacy of Elendil, High King of the Dúnedain in Exile! Tune in as we dive deep into one of Danny's favorite subjects, Elendil the Tall and Dúnedain History!

This episode starts a new 3-part series that we are calling “High-Kings”! We start with one of the most important High-Kings of the Noldor, Ereinion Gil-galad! Tune-in as we discuss the life and controversy surrounding the last High-King of the Noldor!

We wanted to do something special for Halloween, so for this week's episode we present 'Tolkien Gets Spooky'! Tune in as we highlight all of the spookiest parts of Tolkien's legendarium!

This week is our long-awaited sequel to our 3-part series premier, "Why the Hobbit Film Trilogy Sucks"! After 2 years we thought it was high time we gave our beloved LotR Film Trilogy the same treatment we gave The Hobbit Film Trilogy. So tune in as we dissect these childhood gems and review where we think they strayed from the path.

Ever wonder where the hobbit's Barrow-Blades came from? Did you know Beren's sword has a pretty bad-ass name? This week we talk about some of the many Swords of middle-earth. Tune in to hear the history behind some of our favorite Tolkien blades!

This week’s subject is one of Tolkien’s most influential female characters. She did not have the innate wisdom and power of the elves, like Luthien and Galadriel. She did not have the strength of the youthful Edain, like Haleth. But Éowyn is hands down one of the most fierce and courageous characters in the Legendarium. Tune in as we discuss the life and legacy of the Lady Éowyn Shieldmaiden of Ro...

For this episode we bring you KOT's first Character Profile on one of Tolkien's (few) female characters! Today we will be discussing the life and significance of the Lady Galadriel! Tune in to learn all about this vitally important character!

Welcome to Season 4 Tolkien fans! This episode we thought we'd bring you something special that we are calling Trever's Tribulations! Where our very analytical friend Trever D. asks us complicated questions he has about the overall Tolkien Legendarium. Join us as we discuss everything from Religion to Geography to the End Times!

For our Season 3 Finale we bring you a very special episode on a subject long promised...the Scouring of the Shire! Tune in this week for our discussion on this essential chapter in the Lord of the Rings!