Athrabeth 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.
Latest Episodes
Episode 62: Bodacious Balrogs pt 2
Join Jude and Stef for part 2 of their discussion about Tolkien’s Balrogs! We’ll cover Balrogs in the wider legendarium including the Fall of Gondolin, The Book of Los...
Episode 61: Bodacious Balrogs pt 1
Durin's Bane, more like Damn Shame we don't know more about these fiery fear bois! But we know enough for TWO WHOLE episodes about Balrogs! Strap in for part 1!
Episode 60: Who's your party elf dad
Who's your party elf dad with a dope cave mansion? THINGOL! Wait no? Thranduil?! Untangle the history of the elven host with the most (problematic dwarf history)!
Episode 59: Ossë and Uinen
If a sea god made sea gulls for YOUR delight would you linger on the shores of Aman for him? This month we take a deep dive, wink, into Ossë and Uinen!
Episode 58: Lesser-trod Paths with Clare Moore
This month, we welcome guest host Clare Moore as she presents Tolkien’s representations of disability and impairment through the lens of disability studies in “Lesser-...