Athrabeth

By Jude Vais & Stef MidlockTV & Film Arts Books

Athrabeth episodes

June 05, 2019 Episode 11: The A-Neigh-zing Horses of Middle Earth part 2
From the noble Mearas of the Rohirrim to the dark mounts of the Black Riders, we close out our Horsey series with some of the most notable steeds of Middle-earth
Show Notes
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Works Referenced This Episode
Hrothgar's Horses: Feral or Thoroughbred? by Jennifer Neville
“Hwær Cwom Mearh? The horse in Anglo-Saxon England” by Sarah Larratt Keefer, from the Journal of Medieval History
Tolkien and the Great War by John Garth
JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl"
JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Books 1-3)
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion
50 min
May 01, 2019 Episode 10: The A-Neigh-zing Horses of Middle Earth part 1
What started as a joke about ranking of all the horses of Middle-earth as a palate cleanser for Stef after so many episodes about souls and eschatology, has turned into two of our best episodes, courtesy of Stef's unbridled enthusiasm for hoses and Tolkien! Enjoy this first in our two part series on the Horses of Middle-earth!
Show Notes
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Works Referenced This Episode
Hrothgar's Horses: Feral or Thoroughbred? by Jennifer Neville
“Hwær Cwom Mearh? The horse in Anglo-Saxon England” by Sarah Larratt Keefer, from the Journal of Medieval History
Tolkien and the Great War by John Garth
JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl"
JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Books 1-3)
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion
58 min
April 03, 2019 Episode 9: Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth part 2: grief and partings
In the conclusion of first episodes on the Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth, we cover the second half of the conversation, discuss the Tale of Adanel, and give our final thoughts on this amazing piece. We also talk about our recent trip to New York to attend the Tolkien and Inspiration symposium at the Morgan Library!
Show Notes
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Tolkien and Inspiration: A Multidisciplinary Symposium at the Morgan Library
Works Referenced This Episode
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth", published in Morgoth's Ring
1 hr 5 min
March 06, 2019 Episode 8: Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth part 1: death, faith and hope
Part 1 of our first foray into the work that gave our podcast its name, Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth! We meet the our interlocutors and dive into this fascinating exploration of death, faith, and hope in Middle-earth.
Show Notes
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Tolkien and Inspiration: A Multidisciplinary Symposium at the Morgan Library
Works Referenced This Episode
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth", published in Morgoth's Ring
48 min
February 06, 2019 Episode 7: Thought Transmission and Elven Resurrection
Part 2 of our discussion of souls, eschatology, and the elven afterlife examines the properties inherent to fëa, including thought transmission, and then we discuss elven resurrection!
Show Notes
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Tolkien and Inspiration: A Multidisciplinary Symposium at the Morgan Library
Tensing the Copula by David Lewis, the philosophical essay jude referenced in this episode. (note: I kinda made a hash out of explaining why my brain leapt from tolkien’s philosophical musing on how the bodies are the same to the much more complicated topics advanced in this paper, but if you’re interested in checking it out anyway, heres a link)
Works Referenced This Episode
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), "Laws and Customs of the Eldar", published in Morgoth's Ring
M. Devaux, with the assistance of Christopher Tolkien and Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), "Fragments on elvish reincarnation", published in La Feuille de la Compagnie 3
J.R.R. Tolkien , "Ósanwe-kenta", published in Vinyar Tengwar issue 39
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), "Glorfindel", published in The Peoples of Middle-earth
1 hr 14 min
January 02, 2019 Episode 6: Hröa and Fëa
Part 1 of what is currently planned to be a 3 part discussion of souls, eschatology, and the elven afterlife, culminating in a discussion of our podcast's namesake essay, the Athrabeth! This episode we're laying the groundwork with a lot of terminology which Stef definitely enjoyed, and an overview of the various kinds of incarnates in middle-Earth.
Show Notes
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The Flame Imperishable, the book mentioned by Jude this episode
Episode 6 Extras: Etymologies
Episode 6 Extras: Quotes (sourced quotes read or referenced this episode)
Works Referenced This Episode
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring
Letter 131
1 hr 10 min
December 05, 2018 Episode 5: The Fallibility of Makers
The craftsmen, blacksmiths, and even celestial makers of Tolkien's middle-Earth frequently find themselves straying from the straight and narrow path laid out for them by Ilúvatar. In this episode we look at some examples of these makers to see what qualities they share that might account for their vulnerability, and how some are able to avoid it.
Show Notes
Content Warning - In this episode there is a brief discuss of sexual assault from 58:54 to 1:03:16
Episode 5 Extras: Elven Names
Athrabeth Logo Explainer
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Works Referenced This Episode
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion: (II) The Second Phase: Laws and Customs among the Eldar, Of Naming"
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "The Shibboleth of Fëanor", Note on Mother-names
The Silmarillion, just like all of it
Letter 131
1 hr 23 min
October 31, 2018Episode 4: Halloween Special: Vampires, Werewolves and Wraiths OH MY
Happy Halloween from middle-Earth! In this episode we're exploring some of the season's traditional tropes as they appear in Tolkien's stories.
Show Notes
A brief biography of Þráinn
a Wikipedia article on Hrómundar saga Gripssonar
a Translation of the Griplur of the Saga
Stef is going to read Beren and Lúthien, if we make her. Tweet at her with the hashtag #athrastefReadsTolkien
Jude really butchered the pronunciation of fairë. It should sound like fire-eh. the ai dipthong in quenya should always sound like the ai in "aisle" and never "mail". The final, short e should be pronounced like the e in "end".
1 hr 13 min
October 03, 2018Episode 3: LotR Appendix A part 2: The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen
We conclude our discussion of Appendix A of the Lord of the Rings with the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen. We talk about what Aragorn is up to in the 30 years preceding the Hobbit, his tragic lineage, and his complicated relationship with the Lord of the Last Homely House.
Linguistic Notes
etymology of the word linnod
1 hr
September 19, 2018 Episode 2: LotR Appendix A part 1: The Numenorean Kings
In celebration of Tolkien Week, we're pleased to release our second episode two weeks early! In this, the first of two episodes about Appendix A of the Lord of the Rings, we discuss the first section "The Numenorean Kings", and how the appendix opens up the Lord of the Rings to the wider legendarium like the Silmarillion.
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (amazon link)
Tolkien’s Creation of the Impression of Depth (abstract)
Purchase Tolkien Studies here
Quenya pronunciation
Notes on Adûnaic
53 min

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Athrabeth is a monthly podcast that invites you down the lesser trod paths of Tolkien's Legendarium. Each episode we pick a single chapter, essay, fragment, or topic, and do a deep dive, exploring it…