Today's Tolkien Times

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Get your Tolkien every day by subscribing to Today’s Tolkien Times! Alan Sisto, host of the award-winning Prancing Pony Podcast and Rings of Power Wrap-up, hosts a new short-format daily podcast avail... more

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May 03, 2025 Week 080 - Silmarillion Saturday: Of Small Account
Join The Man of the West as we continue reading through Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, this time as the White Council finally serves an eviction notice at Dol Guldur.

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9min
May 02, 2025 Week 080 - Fandom Friday: Bag End at End of Bag
Join The Man of the West in welcoming Myla, a fellow collector of all things Tolkien, to the TTT to talk about our mutual obsession pastime.

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14min
May 01, 2025 Week 080 - Third Age Thursday: Rhymes of Lore
Join The Man of the West as he leaves alliterative Old English behind, in order to explore not one, not two, but three Rhymes of Lore. Well, maybe just two and a converted riddle.

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11min
April 30, 2025 Week 080 - Word-nerd Wednesday: There’s a Golf Joke Somewhere
Not that The Man of the West finds the joke, but you’ll understand. Join him for a whirlwind exploration of several words from the TTT’s recent, um, TTT episodes.

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11min
April 29, 2025 Week 080 - Túrin Turambar Tuesday: Fate Was That Day More Strong
The day we all hoped would turn out differently has arrived, and Beleg meets his tragic end in this week’s installment of Túrin Turambar Tuesday.

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13min
April 28, 2025 Week 080 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Like a Sentinel
Join The Man of the West for more map exploration in Rohan: this time, accompanying Gandalf and the Three Hunters as they ride for Edoras, the capital of Rohan.

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12min
April 26, 2025 Week 079 - Silmarillion Saturday: A Second Darkness
Join The Man of the West as we continue reading through Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age: Mithrandir is vigilant, Elrond is troubled, and Saruman plays with peril.

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10min
April 25, 2025 Week 079 - Fandom Friday: Galadriel’s Gorgeous Gambeson
The Man of the West welcomes Silhouette Cosplay to the TTT to explain to us mere mortals how costuming magic is actually made!

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17min
April 24, 2025 Week 079 - Third Age Thursday: Arise!
Join The Man of the West for an in-depth look at two pieces of alliterative verse cried out by a restored King Théoden… just ignore the butchering of Old English and Old Norse, please.

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13min
April 23, 2025 Week 079 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Beleriand Geography — Lightning Round
It’s time to look at a few of the place names we’ve encountered in our Túrin readings this series; we move through seven locations faster than Túrin comes up with seven names.

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10min

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