Chris asks “What instruments exist in Middle-earth by, say, LotR times?”

This episode’s topic is musical instruments, specifically during the War of the Ring.

Sources:

- The Lord of the Rings

- The Fellowship of the Ring, Book 1, Chapter 1 "A Long-Expected Party"

- The Fellowship of the Ring, Book 2, Chapter 1 "Many Meetings"

- The Two Towers, Book 3, Chapter 4 "Treebeard"

- The Hobbit

- The Music of The Lord of the Rings Films, Appendix B "Instruments" by Doug Adams

- https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Musical_instruments

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