Today's Tolkien Times

Join The Man of the West for an in-depth look at the original Elessar, and the two backstories of the one given to Aragorn.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More names from Of Maeglin in this week’s Word-nerd Wednesday, including the names of Turgon’s wife and daughter — and of a Dwarven hall that’s got a familiar name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Man of the West isn’t German either, but he might not have much to say on the ‘foolhardy’ front. Join him as we take a look at Tolkien’s surname and read more on C.S. Lewis and his misspelling of Númenor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as he begins the last week of Series 12 with a Middle-earth Map Monday exploring the City of Minas Tirith! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as he begins a new chapter on Silmarillion Saturdays, Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Week 094 - First Age Friday: Blame Me Not Voronwë echoes the words of the Man of the West, but sounds so much better doing it. He and Tuor get oh-so-close to the entrance to the Hidden Kingdom… in fact, I’d say this is the driveway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At least you know the title isn’t referring to The Man of the West! Join him as we look at the fascinating story behind the two versions of the Elendilmir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as he looks at more words from the chapter Of Maeglin, and decides to fill in the blanks for a name that Tolkien was was “meaningless then and now”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Man of the West looks at some more of Tolkien’s letters, discovering that the Professor is overworked, criticizes Lewis’ “ponderous silliness”, and is not fond of puffins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as he goes inside the Rammas that we visited last week to see the wide tilth and many orchards of the Pelennor on another Middle-earth Map Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West for the tragic conclusion to the chapter Of Maeglin as Eöl does the unthinkable, Aredhel protects her son, and Maeglin’s desires lead him down a dark road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At least The Man of the West doesn’t have to do any curvature-of-the-earth calculations in this week’s reading in Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West for a deep dive into yet another Third Age Artifact in Middle-earth as we look at the nature and history of The Sceptre of Annúminas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Man of the West fully recognizes his status, but the title actually refers to a possible mixup on Tolkien’s part! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does the title reference episodes of Today’s Tolkien Times? Well, yes… but Tolkien is referring to the Swedish translation of The Lord of the Rings on this week’s Tolkien Tuesday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as he asks a question almost no one else would bother asking as we journey with Gandalf (and Pippin) as they pass the wall protecting the Fields of the Pelennor, the Rammas Echor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as Eöl proves he’s exactly who we’ve known him to be all along when he finally gets a chance to meet his brother-in-law, the King of Gondolin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as we journey with Tuor and Voronwë through the Vale of Sirion; Tuor wants to fight, Voronwë offers better advice, and Ulmo’s cloak saves the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aragorn has strong words for Háma, as The Man of the West continues his look at Third Age artifacts with a study of Andúril, née Narsil, and the Ring of Barahir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as we discover that Sam’s statement upon returning home is a lot easier to decipher than Voronwë’s Alae! Ered en Echoriath, ered embar nín! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time to hear Tolkien tell us what he really thinks about cats (or a breed of them, perhaps) — as well as retirement, vacation, and publishing Gawain — in this week’s set of Letters on Tolkien Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as we continue our journeys in Anórien, stopping by the pine woods of the Drúadan Foreste, and walking the roads of Stonewain Valley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you ever think Curufin would be a good guy? Yeah, me neither. Of course, the bar’s set pretty low today as he encounters Eöl on his way to seek Aredhel and Maeglin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join The Man of the West as Tuor and Voronwë discover the defilement of the springs of Ivrin, and spot a man with woe graven in his face. If only they’d spoken… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time for more Middle-earth artifacts in the Third Age, as we spend this episode diving deep into the Arkenstone, answering the age-old question of “Is it a Silmaril?” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices