Lore of the Rings | Explore JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and More | For all fans of Middle-earth

Today marks 1 year since the Lore of the Rings podcast launched. We dive into how I found Lord of the Rings many years ago, and how this podcast came to be. I share some numbers about our audience, and provide a sneak peak on where the show will go in 2023. Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore...

Middle-earth has a detailed and ancient history, with Three Ages of the world each spanning thousands of years. Today we wander through this epic timeline, and I’ll rip into how Amazon’s Rings of Power totally trashed Tolkien’s Timeline. Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore of the Rings website...

If you’ve seen or read Tolkien’s The Hobbit , then you know that Gandalf convinced Thorin and the dwarves to take Bilbo Baggins, a simple hobbit from the Shire. But you may not know why Gandalf chose Bilbo in the first place, or how Gandalf and Thorin met, or how Gandalf received the map and key that he could pass along to Thorin, and still yet how unlikely the whole story is and how the tale is t...

While Peter Jackson’s adaptations reduced dwarves to little more than comic relief, Rings of Power shows dwarves at the height of their power in Khazad-dum. Today we wander the tales of the dwarves, and you may be surprised at their loyalty, passion, and sense of justice. And we’ll wander into a chance meeting between a jilted dwarvish heir and a grumpy, worried wizard. Exclusive discounts for you...

Three takeaways from the new behind-the-scenes footage for Rings of Power season 1. Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore of the Rings website: https://www.ringspodcast.com/ Support the show with a wafer of lembas:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lotrpodcast This podcast is not affiliated with the...

A holy hill, a solemn oath, a mysterious tomb; What do these things have in common? Perhaps one of Tolkien’s most beloved themes, in a word, Friendship. Today we dive deep on the oath sworn between Rohan and Gondor, and how it all connects to a faithful Elf-friend of old. We explore the Oath of Cirion and Eorl as told in Unfinished Tales. Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/...

The origins of the Kingdom of Rohan, long-time ally of Gondor, keepers of the white horses called the mearas, and befuddled enemies of Saruman. Today we explore their history, which surprisingly has less to do with horses, and plenty to do, with ghosts. We continue our exploration of the Lord of the Rings Appendix A. Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find cont...

Middle-earth’s greatest power couple: Aragorn and Arwen. If we stripped away all the battles, all the struggles, all the rings, dwarves, dragons, dark lords, wizards, Nazgul, hobbits, if we stripped all of that away, and we were left with only the tale of Aragorn and Arwen, I argue that we would be left with one of the most compelling and powerful stories of love, adventure, duty, and choices made...

We explore the rise and fall of Gondor, the southern kingdom, once ruled by Isildur and Anarion, sons of Elendil. We’ll track the line of kings from beginning to end, explore the Ruling Stewards' attempts to repel Mordor, and a stranger who comes by way of Rohan to lead Gondor’s armies.  Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media lin...

We all know that Aragorn is Isildur’s heir, but there’s 38 generations and nearly 3000 years between them. What happened during that time? Elrond said that Aragorn was “descended through many fathers from Isildur Elendil’s son . . . He is the Chief of the Dúnedain in the North, and few are now left of that folk” Today we will explore the tales of Aragorn’s forefathers, and why the Dunedain have dw...

What was the promise that Tolkien made that he wished he could take back? What project was he working on that lead to the delay for the publishing of the final volume of The Lord of the Rings? What part of the book did Tolkien predict many of his readers would “properly” neglect? Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discount...

Three Rings for the Elven Kings, The Stranger’s new adventure, and Halbrand is back in Mordor. We continue our spoiler-rich adventure—exploring the lore behind the finale of Rings of Power season 1! This our third and final lore breakdown for the season 1 finale. Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the...

The Stranger banishes the cultists and Sauron twists Galadriel’s mind. We continue our spoiler-rich adventure—exploring the lore behind the finale of Rings of Power season 1! Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore of the Rings website: https://www.ringspodcast.com/ Support the show with a wafer o...

Sauron revealed, Halbrand’s healing miracle, three gemstones, and a fool’s hope: today I’m giving a lore breakdown—scene by scene—of Rings of Power season 1 finale! Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore of the Rings website: https://www.ringspodcast.com/ Support the show with a wafer of lembas: ...

Deadly Harfoots, a weeping Elendil, a jarringly humble Galadriel, kneeling Elves, and who is Celeborn—we’ll wander through all this in more in my breakdown of Rings of Power Season 1, Episode 7: The Eye. Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore of the Rings website: https://www.ringspodcast.com/ Su...

We explore the lore the origins of Orcs, and entertain some possible answers to the riddles of their creation and redemption. Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore of the Rings website: https://www.ringspodcast.com/ Support the show with a wafer of lembas:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lotrpodca...

We explore the lore from Amazon's Rings of Power Season 1 Episode 6 "Udûn". Water vs fire, speaking Sindarin to horses, translating Black Speech, and Adar's claims about Sauron. Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore of the Rings website: https://www.ringspodcast.com/ Support the...

Tolkien expert Paul Genesse joins me to talk about Tolkien's power as an author, Galadriel as a character, the first five episodes of Rings of Power, and why Paul trusts what the show runners are doing. Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore of the Rings website: https://www.ringspodcast.com/...

We explore the lore (or lack of lore) from Amazon's Rings of Power Season 1 Episode 5 "Partings". From Adar to the Stranger to Númenor. And I offer some thoughts on why Elrond's origin story for mithril is so controversial. Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore of the Rings websi...

We explore Howard Shore's music, and its interesting visual symbols, in Amazon's Rings of Power intro sequence. Use the links below to send me your questions after you watch Rings of Power episode 5! Support the show with a wafer of lembas:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lotrpodcast Other ways to support this podcast: Buy  The Lord of the Rings  books on Amazon:  https://amzn.to/3FLMPOL Buy...

We explore the lore in Amazon's Rings of Power episode 4: The Great Wave. Númenor's White Tree Nimloth, the mysterious sword hilt, Orcish emotions, mithril, and more! With a bonus: is Halbrand connected to Aragorn? Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore of the Rings website: https://www.r...

The Lore behind Amazon's Rings of Power episode 3: Adar. Númenor history and status; Ëarendil, Elros, Elrond; the Orcs, Adar, and Sauron; and a new theory about the Stranger. Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore of the Rings website: https://www.ringspodcast.com/ Support the show with a waf...

What's going to happen not only in Season 1 of Rings of Power, but in all 5 of the reported seasons? I give my predictions! Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore of the Rings website: https://www.ringspodcast.com/ Support the show with a wafer of lembas:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lotrpod...

The lore behind Amazon's Rings of Power episode 2: Adrift. Fëanor, the Silmaril's, Khazad-dûm, and the Stranger utterances. Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore of the Rings website: https://www.ringspodcast.com/ Support the show with a wafer of lembas:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lot...

Lore and Easter eggs in Amazon's Rings of Power episode 1. Exclusive discounts for you : https://www.ringspodcast.com/p/discounts/ Find contact info, social media links, discounts and more on the Lore of the Rings website: https://www.ringspodcast.com/ Support the show with a wafer of lembas:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lotrpodcast This podcast is not affiliated with the Tolkien Estate. Adve...