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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September 01, 2026 Week 129 - Tolkien Tuesday: An Axe-Blow Near the Roots
Join The Man of the West for two letters on the death of C. S. Lewis: a list of mourners written for a daughter, and a grievance struck through for a son.

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August 31, 2026 Week 129 - Might-Have-Been Monday: Only for a Moment
Two cousins, one clearing and no words between them — join The Man of the West for the non-existent family reunion, plus a… slight correction from last week.

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August 29, 2026 Week 128 - Silmarillion Saturday: Thou Hast Sworn in Vain
Join The Man of the West as Fëanor’s facepalm moment arrives: we’re going to need boats!

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August 28, 2026 Week 128 - Friendship Friday: Wingfoot I Name You
A new pairing opens with 100 spears, one drawn sword, and a man betting his life on a stranger he’d just tried to arrest — join The Man of the West for Aragorn and Éomer.

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August 27, 2026 Week 128 - Third Age Thursday: Admitted as Friends
Isengard falls without a siege, and Gondor hands the keys to the first person who volunteers: join The Man of the West as the tower is empty no longer.

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August 26, 2026 Week 128 - Word-nerd Wednesday: The Place Where We Drink
Join The Man of the West for Hall Week: one Old English word that means both ‘fence’ and ‘king,’ and another that connects Théoden’s mead to your amethyst ring.

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August 25, 2026 Week 128 - Tolkien Tuesday: As Unbendable as an Ent
Partially describing The Man of the West, but Tolkien couldn’t have known that. Join Alan as letter 250 closes with a confession, a rugby injury, and a grandfather who cannot fathom why anyone finds Anglo-Saxon difficult.

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August 24, 2026 Week 128 - Might-Have-Been Monday: At the Moment of Its Failure
One of our patrons asks, “What if Gandalf had survived the bridge?” Join The Man of the West for the answer, plus his first — and last — attempt at fanfic.

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11min
August 22, 2026 Week 127 - Silmarillion Saturday: None Shall Break, and None Should Take
Seven swords, one impossible promise, and a besotted people following Fëanor: join The Man of the West for the Oath.

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August 21, 2026 Week 127 - Friendship Friday: Dear Friend
Join The Man of the West as Aragorn and Gandalf finish their long friendship without ever saying farewell.

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