Athrabeth
80 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsAthrabeth is a monthly podcast that invites you down the lesser trod paths of Tolkien's Legendarium. Each episode we pick a single chapter, essay, fragment, or topic, and do a deep dive, exploring it as both fans and scholars.
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Episodes
Episode 29: Heirlooms, Gifts and Swipes of Middle-earth
December 02, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBJoin Athrabeth's Discord! Citations e-Books Tolkien, J.R.R.- –. The Lord of the Rings. HarperCollins e-books –. The Hobbit. HarperCollins e-books –. The Unfinished Tales. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt –. The Silmarillion. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt –. The Tale of the Children of Húrin. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books Tolkien, J.R.R. Morgoth’s Ring. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1993. Websit...
Episode 28: Framing Devices
November 04, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBJoin Athrabeth's Discord! Sources - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "The Later Quenta Silmarillion", Part 2 The Second Phase IV "Later Versions of the Story of Finwë and Míriel" - Walls-Thumma, Dawn M. (2016) "Attainable Vistas: Historical Bias in Tolkien's Legendarium as a Motive for Transformative Fanworks," Journal of Tol...
Hobbitween 2020
October 31, 2020 13:00 - 2 hours - 136 MBAdventures in Middle-earth role playing game by Cubicle 7: https://www.cubicle7games.com/adventures-in-middle-earth/ Cast: Lore Master: James Pierson Theo Fleetfoot: Max Jimenez Fortinbras Knoakes: Jude Vais Pumpkins Proudfoot: Stef Midlock Title music: “Lord of the Devil Rings” by Ponymusic, courtesy of Pond5 Soundscapes provided by Tabletop Audio, https://tabletopaudio.com Additional Music and sound effects licensed from soundstripe, https://www.soundstripe.com
Episode 27: Put a Ringwraith on it
October 07, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBJoin Athrabeth's Discord! Tolkien Community The Alliance of Arda https://allianceofarda.org/ https://twitter.com/allianceofarda Oxonmoot Online https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonmoot-online/ Citations Michael Martinez, "What is the Literal Translation of Úlairi?" dated 15 August 2014, middle-earth.xenite.org H. Carpenter and C. Tolkien (Eds.), The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin (letters 26, 211, 214) J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fe...
Episode 26: Two Year Hobbitversery!
September 02, 2020 13:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBJoin Athrabeth's Discord! Sources - H. Carpenter and C. Tolkien (Eds.), The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin (letter 214) - http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/1176-beyond-birthdays-letter-214.php (accessed 8/25/2020) - “Hobbits and Museums” by Sandra Bishop Source: Culna, Volume 2002, Issue 57, Dec 2002, p. 03 - 04 © Publisher: National Museum Persistent Link : https://hdl.handle.net/10520/AJA10162275\_536 (Accessed August 28, 2020) - The Lord of ...
Episode 25: Games of Middle-earth
August 05, 2020 15:30 - 1 hour - 65 MBEpisode Notes Join Athrabeth's Discord! Sources Elyanna's (@itariilles on twitter) post: https://itariilles.tumblr.com/post/621530027851415552/my-statement-on-tolkien-2019-it-has-been Research into Tolkien & Dungeons and Dragons: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/dec/14/lordoftherings.jrrtolkien http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2015/01/gaming-battle-of-five-armies.html https://www.quora.com/To-what-extent-is-Dungeons-and-Dragons-influenced-by-Tolkiens-works - H. Carpenter...
Episode 24: Dunking on Fëanor
July 01, 2020 13:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBJoin Athrabeth's Discord! Sources - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion - Kane, Douglas C. (2008) "Reconstructing Arda: Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor," Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 27 : No. 1, Article 4. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol27/iss1/4 - Walls-Thumma, Dawn M. (2016) "Attainable Vistas: Historical Bi...
Episode 23: Faramir, more like FINEamir
June 03, 2020 13:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBJoin Athrabeth's Discord! Episode 23 mixed by James Pierson (@jpierson) Sources - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. Appendix A “Gondor and the heirs of Anarion” - H. Carpenter and C. Tolkien (Eds.), The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin (letters 66, 163, 180, 244) - Carter, Steven Brett (2012) "Faramir and the Heroic Ideal of the Twenti...
Episode 22: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
May 06, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MBJoin Athrabeth's Discord! Episode 22 art is by Amanda MacFarlane Instagram:@theanimatedlife Twitter: @theanimatedlife Check out her Patreon and Etsy store for more Tolkien goodness! References Interested in Tolkien Studies? You too can end up with a bunch of weird theories about elf society! Check out Mythgard Institute: https://mythgard.org Sources Tolkien Gateway “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” Accessed March 10, 2020. http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight_(...
Episode 21: Elven Kings and Social Hierarchy
April 01, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBJoin Athrabeth's Discord! References Interested in Tolkien Studies? You too can end up with a bunch of weird theories about elf society! Check out Mythgard Institute: https://mythgard.org Sources - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Appendix: The legend of the Awaking of the Quendi (Cuivienyarna)" - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. Appendix A “Annals of the K...
Episode 20: Dreams of Myth and Past
March 04, 2020 14:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBJoin Athrabeth's Discord! Episode 20 was produced by James Pierson. He can be found on Twitter @jpierson References Interested in Tolkien Studies? Check out Mythgard Institute: https://mythgard.org Do you Enjoy table top role playing games? Check out Descent into Midnight! Their Kickstarter ends March 15. Website: http://www.descentintomidnight.com Twitter: @DiMRPG From their website: “Descent into Midnight is a Powered by the Apocalypse tabletop roleplaying game where the players take...
Episode 19: Burns and Broken Hearts
February 05, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 80.1 MBThis month, in our passive aggressive love letter to Valentine's Day, we list our top 10 Burns, Broken Hearts, and Poor Romantic Choices in Tolkien's Legendarium. Celebrate with that special someone in your life by listening to us dunk on elves, men, hobbits, and one smooth talking dwarf. Episode Notes Check out our buddies Rich, Richard and Taylor's upcoming Kickstarter Descent Into Midnight! @DiMRPG https://descentintomidnight.com/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rkreutzlandry/d...
Episode 18: Father Christmas Letters Part 2: Growing Up
January 01, 2020 14:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBJoin Athrabeth's Discord! Sources Tolkien, J.R.R., Letters from Father Christmas, edited by Baillie Tolkien, “eISBN 978-0-547-95190-4 v2.1216” (Accessed Nov 25, 2019). Fimi, Dimitra, “J.R.R. Tolkien’s Christmas letters to his children bring echoes of Middle-earth to the North Pole” December 21, 2017, from the website called “The Conversation”- http://theconversation.com/j-r-r-tolkiens-christmas-letters-to-his-children-bring-echoes-of-middle-earth-to-the-north-pole-89464 (Accessed Nov 25, ...
Episode 17: Father Christmas Letters Part 1: Middle-Earth Connections
December 04, 2019 14:16 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBJoin Athrabeth's Discord! Sources Tolkien, J.R.R., Letters from Father Christmas, edited by Baillie Tolkien, “eISBN 978-0-547-95190-4 v2.1216” (Accessed Nov 25, 2019). Fimi, Dimitra, “J.R.R. Tolkien’s Christmas letters to his children bring echoes of Middle-earth to the North Pole” December 21, 2017, from the website called “The Conversation”- http://theconversation.com/j-r-r-tolkiens-christmas-letters-to-his-children-bring-echoes-of-middle-earth-to-the-north-pole-89464 (Accessed Nov 25, ...
Episode 16: Tolkien's Languages: Part 2: The Tree of Tongues
November 06, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBJoin Athrabeth's Discord! References Map of Beleriand (drawn by Christopher Tolkien) Sources J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Two. Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings: Chapter 5: The Lhammas” J.R.R. Tolkien, "Tengwesta Qenderinwa and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets Part 2", in Parma Eldalamberon XVIII (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), pp. 28-9, 81 (additional tables) J.R.R. Tolkien, "Word...
Episode 15: Tolkien's Languages: Part 1
October 02, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBJoin Athrabeth's Discord! References, Notes and Useful Links Brackmann, Rebecca. “‘Dwarves Are Not Heroes’: Antisemitism and The Dwarves in J.R.R. Tolkien's Writing.” Mythlore, vol. 28, no. 3, 10 Apr. 2010. 109/110 Spring/Summer. https://dc.swosu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1172&context=mythlore Tolkien reciting namarie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6de_SbVUVfA Tolkien singing namarie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkuHrD_xlJY Hostetter, Carl F. “Elvish as she is spoke” http:/...
Episode 14: Quenya Catholic Prayers
September 04, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBSources Tolkien, J.R.R. ""Words of Joy": Five Catholic Prayers in Quenya. (Part One)" Ed. Patrick Wynne, Arden R. Smith, and Carl F. Hostetter. Vinyar Tengwar 43 (2002): 538. Print. Tolkien, J.R.R. ""Words of Joy": Five Catholic Prayers in Quenya. (Part Two)" Ed. Patrick Wynne, Arden R. Smith, and Carl F. Hostetter. Vinyar Tengwar 44 (2002): 520. Print. Tolkien, J.R.R. "The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon." Ed. Christopher Gilson, Carl F. Hostetter, Patrick Wynne, and Arden R. Smith. Parma ...
Episode 13: Tolkien Fanfiction Culture
August 07, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBThis episode Jude and Stef talk to Dawn Walls-Thumma, founder of the Silmarillion Writers Guild and author of a fascinating survey on the culture and practices of the Tolkien Fanfiction community. Dawn's Socials Twitter: @DawnFelagund Silmarillion Writers Guild Dawn's Personal Page Show Notes Join Athrabeth's Discord! Works Referenced This Episode Walls-Thumma, Dawn (2019) Data on Tolkien Fanfiction Culture and Practices (1st Edition)
Episode 12: A Tale of Two Tolkien Biographies
July 03, 2019 13:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBJude and Stef review the new Tolkien biopic, as well John Garth's "Tolkien and the Great War". Some beefs are had. Show Notes Join Athrabeth's Discord! Works Referenced This Episode Tolkien and the Great War by John Garth Karukoski, Dome (Director) (2019) Tolkien
Episode 11: The A-Neigh-zing Horses of Middle Earth part 2
June 05, 2019 13:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBFrom the noble Mearas of the Rohirrim to the dark mounts of the Black Riders, we close out our Horsey series with some of the most notable steeds of Middle-earth Show Notes Join Athrabeth's Discord! Works Referenced This Episode Hrothgar's Horses: Feral or Thoroughbred? by Jennifer Neville “Hwær Cwom Mearh? The horse in Anglo-Saxon England” by Sarah Larratt Keefer, from the Journal of Medieval History Tolkien and the Great War by John Garth JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix...
Episode 10: The A-Neigh-zing Horses of Middle Earth part 1
May 01, 2019 13:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBWhat started as a joke about ranking of all the horses of Middle-earth as a palate cleanser for Stef after so many episodes about souls and eschatology, has turned into two of our best episodes, courtesy of Stef's unbridled enthusiasm for hoses and Tolkien! Enjoy this first in our two part series on the Horses of Middle-earth! Show Notes Join Athrabeth's Discord! Works Referenced This Episode Hrothgar's Horses: Feral or Thoroughbred? by Jennifer Neville “Hwær Cwom Mearh? The horse in An...
Episode 9: Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth part 2: grief and partings
April 03, 2019 12:58 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBIn the conclusion of first episodes on the Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth, we cover the second half of the conversation, discuss the Tale of Adanel, and give our final thoughts on this amazing piece. We also talk about our recent trip to New York to attend the Tolkien and Inspiration symposium at the Morgan Library! Show Notes Join Athrabeth's Discord! Tolkien and Inspiration: A Multidisciplinary Symposium at the Morgan Library Works Referenced This Episode J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolk...
Episode 8: Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth part 1: death, faith and hope
March 06, 2019 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBPart 1 of our first foray into the work that gave our podcast its name, Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth! We meet the our interlocutors and dive into this fascinating exploration of death, faith, and hope in Middle-earth. Show Notes Join Athrabeth's new Discord! Tolkien and Inspiration: A Multidisciplinary Symposium at the Morgan Library Works Referenced This Episode J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth", published in Morgoth's Ring
Episode 7: Thought Transmission and Elven Resurrection
February 06, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBPart 2 of our discussion of souls, eschatology, and the elven afterlife examines the properties inherent to fëa, including thought transmission, and then we discuss elven resurrection! Show Notes Join Athrabeth's new Discord! Tolkien and Inspiration: A Multidisciplinary Symposium at the Morgan Library Tensing the Copula by David Lewis, the philosophical essay jude referenced in this episode. (note: I kinda made a hash out of explaining why my brain leapt from tolkien’s philosophical musi...
Episode 6: Hröa and Fëa
January 02, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBPart 1 of what is currently planned to be a 3 part discussion of souls, eschatology, and the elven afterlife, culminating in a discussion of our podcast's namesake essay, the Athrabeth! This episode we're laying the groundwork with a lot of terminology which Stef definitely enjoyed, and an overview of the various kinds of incarnates in middle-Earth. Show Notes Join Athrabeth's new Discord! The Flame Imperishable, the book mentioned by Jude this episode Episode 6 Extras: Etymologies Epis...
Episode 5: The Fallibility of Makers
December 05, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBThe craftsmen, blacksmiths, and even celestial makers of Tolkien's middle-Earth frequently find themselves straying from the straight and narrow path laid out for them by Ilúvatar. In this episode we look at some examples of these makers to see what qualities they share that might account for their vulnerability, and how some are able to avoid it. Show Notes Content Warning - In this episode there is a brief discuss of sexual assault from 58:54 to 1:03:16 Episode 5 Extras: Elven Names At...
Episode 4: Halloween Special: Vampires, Werewolves and Wraiths OH MY
October 31, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBHappy Halloween from middle-Earth! In this episode we're exploring some of the season's traditional tropes as they appear in Tolkien's stories. Show Notes A brief biography of Þráinn a Wikipedia article on Hrómundar saga Gripssonar a Translation of the Griplur of the Saga Stef is going to read Beren and Lúthien, if we make her. Tweet at her with the hashtag #athrastefReadsTolkien Jude really butchered the pronunciation of fairë. It should sound like fire-eh. the ai dipthong in quenya s...
Episode 3: LotR Appendix A part 2: The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen
October 03, 2018 09:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBWe conclude our discussion of Appendix A of the Lord of the Rings with the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen. We talk about what Aragorn is up to in the 30 years preceding the Hobbit, his tragic lineage, and his complicated relationship with the Lord of the Last Homely House. Linguistic Notes etymology of the word linnod
Episode 2: LotR Appendix A part 1: The Numenorean Kings
September 19, 2018 13:30 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBIn celebration of Tolkien Week, we're pleased to release our second episode two weeks early! In this, the first of two episodes about Appendix A of the Lord of the Rings, we discuss the first section "The Numenorean Kings", and how the appendix opens up the Lord of the Rings to the wider legendarium like the Silmarillion. The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (amazon link) Tolkien’s Creation of the Impression of Depth (abstract) Purchase Tolkien Studies here Quenya pronunciation Notes on Adûnaic
Episode 1: On Fairy Stories
September 05, 2018 06:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBIn this, our first episode, your hosts introduce themselves, and then dive right in as we explore Tolkien’s 1939 lecture “On Fairy Stories”, a fundamental work in Tolkien Studies, but one often overlooked by the wider Tolkien fandom. In it, Tolkien issues a sort of mission statement on why he considers fantasy important. Where can you read OFS? The Monsters and the Critics Tolkien on Fairy-Stories edited by Verlyn Flieger Show Notes: Verlyn Flieger’s introduction to On Fairy Stories Bi...