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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.

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This week we continue to look at Aragorn. Let's take a look at his family and ancestors and their story. It's erm... Interesting.

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This week we're joined by the lovely lads Chris and Pat from the Fool of a Took Podcast. 4 Americans who have a similar goal to us. They bring you to Tolkien in a relaxed, accessible way!

Join us for a good long chat about where they are in reading the books, gatekeeping in the Tolkien community (it's bad, don't do it), the history of the Stewards in Gondor, how middle-earth is a mad-max apocalypse, and so much more.

Get them wherever you listen, but mainly on YouTube, as they're primarily a video podcast!

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This week we kick off our new big series. It's the man, the myth, the legend, Aragorn II.

An incredible deep dive into the names and titles of this man, including Chris and Becca upset at losing 35 minutes of audio that was some of the best that's never been recorded.

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This week we cover the history of Umbar, the troubling region south of Gondor that gave birth to the most famous pirates in Middle-earth.

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This week we review Tales of the Shire, A The Lord of the Rings game (no, it's not a typo).

It's a relaxed one and we talk about life as we review aspects of the game and overall impressions.

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Chris covers two of the biggest wars that Dwarves were involved in this week.

If you've only seen the Hobbit movies, this might come as a bit of a surprise.

We dive deep into Dwarf royal bloodlines and some of the coolest battles written by Tolkien.

We also find out how Thorin Oakenshield got his name.