A Drunk History Of Middle-earth

Socials: https://linktr.ee/lotradhomeBefore the Noldor, before Fëanor’s oath (idiot), before the sun even existed, there was war in Beleriand. In the first of this new series on the Wars of Beleriand, Chris is solo and sets the stage: where Beleriand got its name, how the elves woke under the stars, and how Thingol lost himself in a forest and found Melian (yeah right).

We visit the Thousand Caves, meet the dwarves, and learn who really invented runes. Then Morgoth sends his orcs into a land that thinks it’s safe, and the Green Elves find out that bravery doesn't make up for bad equipment. Everything is gonna get horrible.

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Chris is joined by Nathan from Think Tankards and they have a play through the recently released War in the North. It's a relaxed, fun time as they romp through the kingdom of Arnor.

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This episode, Chris goes solo, and down a huge rabbit hole. Seriously, it's got more depth than Khazad-dûm.

The ENTIRE history of Gondor. From its founding by Isildur and Anarion, to Eldarion, Aragorn's son. We cover the geography, the etymology, the population centres, the kings, the stewards, the wars, the enemies, the plagues, etc. EVERYTHING.

This is the most taxing episode to date, and Chris regrets nothing.

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Oh boy. This is a big one. Join Chris and Becca as they cover the entire history of the kingdom of Arnor. The north kingdom of middle-earth.

This mega-episode traces from Elendil to Aragorn, from Elendil landing like Noah after the flood, to its slow, humiliating collapse into three squabbling successor states, and the nine hundred years of decline after that. We cover the Witch-king of Angmar's centuries-long campaign to grind the North-kingdom into dust, the fall of Fornost, and how a nearly-extinct royal line spent a millennium as rangers before producing the King of Gondor.

I recommend you do this one in chunks, fam.

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Chris pops in to discuss the nature of evil in Middle-earth. He looks at whether Morgoth was really as chaotic as he seemed. Maybe he was a tool used by Eru to further his ultimate plan.

The ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi is discussed. The art of making something more beautiful because of its flaws.

Ain't no sunshine without rain, is what he's saying.

Come discuss fate, free will, paradise and whether humans 'earned' Numenor.

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After a long break, Chris and Becca are back to discuss the enigma wrapped in a riddle wrapped in a blue coat and yellow boots, Tom Bombadil.

They discuss the jolly fella, as well as a LOT of other stuff, including the history of Buckland, the origin of the name Tom, life in general, charity work, Tom as Eru's playable character in Middle-earth and uncountable other things.

We reach levels of philology we didn't think possible.

This is a new format for the show. Much deeper and much more conversational. Expect longer episodes going forward.

Note: The podcast is going on extended break as life is hectic.

As 2025 comes to a close, Chris is solo and discusses some of the most famous relics in Middle-earth. He discusses their long history and how Aragorn came to possess many of them during the events of Lord of the Rings.

Some of the legendary loot:

• The Elfstone/Elessar
• Anduril/Narsil
• The Crown of Gondor
• The Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin
• Angrist
• The Sceptre of Annúminas
• The Palantiri
• The Ring of Barahir

After a long break, we're back with Aragorn Part 4! We cover the war of the ring and the greatest fictional man's demise after a long life.

We continue our Aragorn series this week. We cover his early life and meeting Arwen.

Some deep details on who 'the wise' are, some of the areas in Gondor are fleshed out, and a good sprinkling of philology as always.