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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November 08, 2025 Week 098 - Silmarillion Saturday: So By Perilous Paths
In this week’s reading of “I hope I never have to do that”, we learn about the hero Emeldir and how her actions saved the future of Middle-earth. Also, Robin Hood and his… not-likely-merry men.

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November 07, 2025 Week 098 - First Age Friday: As Moonlight Through a Glimmering Mist
Join The Man of the West as we continue our climb through the Orfalch Echor, this time passing through the Gates of Iron and Silver.

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12min
November 06, 2025 Week 098 - Third Age Thursday: Strong and War-hardened
Most assuredly not describing The Man of the West, today’s episode continues our look at the Easterlings over the last 500 years of the Third Age.

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11min
November 05, 2025 Week 098 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Back Away from the Elvish Dictionary, Sir
Join The Man of the West as he walks through the meanings of several important names from our readings in Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin — and also proves why he’s not a language consultant for any TV or film adaptations.

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November 04, 2025 Week 098 - Tolkien Tuesday: Presumptuous Impertinence
Often presumptuous, sometimes impertinent, but rarely both: The Man of the West continues his look at the beef between Tolkien and the Swedish translator of The Lord of the Rings.

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9min
November 03, 2025 Week 098 - Middle-earth Map Monday: How about Making-it-up Monday?
Join The Man of the West as he begins Week 98 of Today’s Tolkien Times with a look at the port that keeps Minas Tirith going, the Harlond — and one more place of supreme strategic importance.

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11min
November 01, 2025 Week 097 - Silmarillion Saturday: Great Was the Lamentation
The sound of PPP and TTT fans when The Man of the West retires? Ha! Join Alan as Fingolfin meets his fate with courage, and Morgoth gets an owie he can’t fix.

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10min
October 31, 2025 Week 097 - First Age Friday: No Escape… and No Returning
We continue our journey with Tuor and Voronwë as they make their way from the First Gate up the Orfalch Echor with their guard guide, Elemmakil.

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11min
October 30, 2025 Week 097 - Third Age Thursday: Minds Filled with Hatred
Join The Man of the West as we begin a long look at another group of Men of Darkness; from Bór and Ulfang’s arrival in the First Age, the Easterlings and Edain have had a long history of conflict.

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October 29, 2025 Week 097 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Maybe Avoid the Fen of Serech?
Join The Man of the West as he practically sprints through ten place names from our Silmarillion Saturday readings about the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin.

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11min

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