Today's Tolkien Times

We continue in Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age as the Dark Lord makes his return, the forest gets a new name, and the Valar send a little help. They could have screened them a bit better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as he sits down with Tolkien scholar (and Ph. D. student) Clare Moore to talk about things he only barely understands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clearly not referring to The Man of the West or any of his clothing, today’s title references a line in a poem that Gandalf may have just made up on the spot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West for a closer look at Taur-nu-Fuin than you ever thought you’d like. Also, it turns out we’ve been misspelling the name of the River Teiglin all this time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yet another line that could describe The Man of the West — but today, it’s Túrin’s own self-evaluation, as he reunites with an old friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as he follows the Three Hunters into Rohan for another Middle-earth Map Monday to start week 78 of the TTT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as he continues Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, as we witness the power of the Three Rings — and the inevitability of their fading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Man of the West welcomes Kaia to Today’s Tolkien Times to talk Tolkien, TikTok and trivia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West for an attempt at Old English as he looks at Aragorn’s Lament for the Rohirrim, the classic ubi sunt, and reads Tolkien’s own words about ‘the ineluctable ending’ of all good things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spend another Word-nerd Wednesday looking at names from the Tale of Túrin Turambar; today, including four Elves and three swords! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We return to the story of Túrin Turambar as perpetually-underrated Beleg Cúthalion does everything within his power to help the troubled young man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as he begins week 77 of Today’s Tolkien Times with another Middle-earth Map Monday, joining the Three Hunters as they pursue the Orcs into Rohan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West for the continuing story Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, as we witness the fall of Arnor and the waning of Gondor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West in welcoming Be1mont_lotr to Fandom Friday; he’s another in the growing chorus of the Voices of Arda, a history buff, and diplomatically reaches the right answer on Balrog wings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Galadriel has messages for the Three Hunters, even if Gandalf nearly forgets to deliver one of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as he brings to light more of the words from our Tuesday readings in the story of Túrin: today, a look at the family of Húrin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tragic tale of Túrin Turambar properly begins today, as we encounter the aftermath of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad through the eyes of Morwen Eledhwen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as he begins another week with a look at the last of the places the Company visited along the Great River. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West for more reading from Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age as, today, he learns that sometimes, a victory is only temporary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Tolkien Times returns to Fandom Fridays, as The Man of the West welcomes Celebreabird to talk about her Tolkien substack and her welcoming work on TikTok and Instagram! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No, not The Man of the West and any of his PPP co-hosts; it’s time for Treebeard and the Ents to sing and march their way to Isengard to deal with someone who should know better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to explore a few of the names we encountered in yesterday’s Túrin Tuesday, including the names of the brothers Húrin and Huor, and The Man of the West’s favorite phrase in all of the legendarium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it The Man of the West crying about another old joke? No, it’s Húrin, killing yet another member of the troll-guard of Gothmog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as he begins Series 10 of Today’s Tolkien Times with a visit to the lake of Nen Hithoel and the three peaks that helped shape it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West for some unexpected advice about ‘brooding’ as we conclude the Second Age in Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age in The Silmarillion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices