The Extra Curricular

This week on Talking Tolkien, people feast after a glorious battle, then they feast some more. Also a woman gets lost in the woods and is seduced by a creepy elf. That weirdness and more on this week's episode of Talking Tolkien with Tolkien experts Katie Sabo and Jon Cox and newbie Chase Smith.

Epic battles! Dragons! Geography! The Silmarillion just got much more exciting on this week's episode of Talking Tolkien with Tolkien Experts Jon Cox and Katie Sabo, and newbie Chase Smith. Things are heating up as we dive into page after page of riveting geography descriptions. Enjoy!

Men have finally arrived/awoken on Middle-Earth thanks to the creation of the Sun and the Moon. That's right, The Silmarillion continues to be a crazy adventure for Jon, Katie and Chase as they talk about the creation of the sun and the awaking of men on this week's Talking Tolkien.

The peaceful world of the elves crumbles on this week's episode of Talking Tolkien. Tolkien Experts Jon and Katie guide Chase through the dark times of the Silmarillion chapters 9 and 10 where elves are killing each other and Melkor finally becomes Morgoth.

This week on Talking Tolkien, the events of the Silmarillion get hairy as Jon, Katie and Chase dive into the deception of Melkor. Also, the creation of the Silmarils by Fëanor and the destruction of the Trees of Light by a giant crazed spider are discussed.

Talking Tolkien continues with Chapters 5 and 6 of The Silmarillion. Our Tolkien experts Katie Sabo and Jon Cox walk Chase Smith through the complicated families of the Noldor after they have left Valinor. Also, Melkor is free from his prison and is ready to poison the minds of the elves.

Tolkien Talk continues with Chapters 3 and 4 of The Silmarillion. Tolkien experts Katie Sabo and Jon Cox enlighten Chase Smith with the tales of the coming of Elves to Middle-Earth and the imprisonment of Melkor. Soon to follow will be the waking of Men or so Chase thinks.

The Tolkien experts Katie Sabo and Jon Cox and newbie Chase Smith return to the beginning of Middle-Earth with the first and second chapters of The Silmarillion. In this episode they cover the coming of the Children of Ilúvatar: Elves and Men and the creation of the Dwarves.

Tolkien Experts Jonathan Cox and Katie Sabo are enlightening Chase Smith who is ignorant of Tolkien’s work. They start with the Middle-Earth creation myth of Ainulindalë and the listing of minor deities in the Valaquenta.