We finally start The Fellowship of the Ring, discussing chapters 1-3 and bridging the gap between the Hobbit and the beginning of the Fellowship

I'm joined again today by Kelly and we actually talk about the Hobbit this episode. We cover the whole book and then spend some time linking the ending of the Hobbit to the beginning of the Fellowship. 

I'm joined today by Kelly from The Middle Page to discuss the Hobbit. This was a long conversation so I broke it into 2 episodes. In this first part, we catch up from the end of the silmarillion to the beginning of the story. We cover what happened to the dwarves, how Smaug came to Erebor, and a chance meeting between Gandalf and Thorin. 

Next week we'll discuss the rest of the book and bridge the gap between the Hobbit and the Fellowship. 

We did it folks, we got through the Silmarillion. In this episode we cover the final chapter and start talking about the third age. 

The penultimate episode of the Silmarillion where we discuss the downfall of Numenor.

We finish the Quenta Silmarillion this week as we discuss the falls of Doriath and Gondolin. Then we get into what is debatably the most epic battle in all of Tolkien's writing and it lasts for about a page. 

Discussing the 5th Battle and Turin Turambar. Really uplifting, feelgood episode

We discuss the epic battle between Fingolfin and Morgoth and then move on to one of the most well renowned tales of the Silmarillion: Beren and Luthien. 

We're taking a break from the Silmarillion this week to dive into Tolkien's essay 'On Fairy Stories'. This essay is essentially Tolkien's blueprint on how he approaches writing a fairy story and it gives a revealing glimpse into the mind that gave us The Lord of the Rings. 

Lots of Setup this week as we meet Maeglin, hang out in Gondor, meet his creeper of a father, and (to no one's surprise) run into tragedy. Then we move on to the migration of men into Beleirand and the deluge of names and geography that brings with it.