All Episodes
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Episode 27: Put a Ringwraith on it
It’s Halloween in Middle-earth, and we’re partying with the Nine! Learn about your favorite ring and robe enthusiasts, the Nazgûl, as well as our thoughts on the Muppe...
Episode 26: Two Year Hobbitversery!
WHOA! two years of Athrabeth! We reflect on 26 episodes behind us, and the future head of us, and then since we're not the only ones with birthdays in September, we're...
Episode 25: Games of Middle-earth
Grab a controller or a handful of dice! This month we're talking about the history of Tolkien and Gaming. From Middle-earth's influence on D&D to card games and video ...
Episode 24: Dunking on Fëanor
The day has finally come. After snarking at him in almost every one of our previous 23 episodes, its now time to give Fëanor the spotlight he so richly deserves! It ti...
Episode 23: Faramir, more like FINEamir
This month, we're discussing the noblest man in Gondor who didn't have an epic destiny or a broken sword to blame for it, Faramir. We discuss what makes his juxtaposit...
Episode 22: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Join us this month for some courtly conversation and curious commentary about Tolkien’s Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. And as always, amusing alliterations are appre...
Episode 21: Elven Kings and Social Hierarchy
In this episode, based on an essay Jude never finished for Mythgard, we talk about his theory that elves have a natural predisposition towards hierarchy different from...
Episode 20: Dreams of Myth and Past
We're traveling through time and dreams into the origins of Númenor as we discuss Tolkien's famous bargain with CS Lewis and his time travel stories of The Lost Road a...
Episode 19: Burns and Broken Hearts
This 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. Cele...
Episode 18: Father Christmas Letters Part 2: Growing Up
In this second part of our Father Christmas Letters series, we look at how Tolkien slipped his languages into his Letters, and how the grim events of the real world we...
Episode 17: Father Christmas Letters Part 1: Middle-Earth Connections
What do Father Christmas and Gandalf have in common? Stef and Jude dig into Tolkien's Father Christmas Letters in this two part series, beginning with exploring the co...
Episode 16: Tolkien's Languages: Part 2: The Tree of Tongues
In part two of our overview of Tolkien's Languages, Jude and Stef invite you into the Tree of Tongues, which is less gross than it sounds, to explore the many branches...
Episode 15: Tolkien's Languages: Part 1
á tula! ómalvar hlarër! On this episode of Athrabeth, Jude and Stef dive into the many languages of Middle-earth, and attempt a very brief summary of some of his langu...
Episode 14: Quenya Catholic Prayers
Join us for a lively discussion of Tolkien’s “‘Words of Joy’: Five Catholic Prayers in Quenya”, published in “Vinyar Tengwar” number 43 (January 2002) brought to you b...
Episode 13: Tolkien Fanfiction Culture
This 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 ...
Episode 12: A Tale of Two Tolkien Biographies
Jude and Stef review the new Tolkien biopic, as well John Garth's "Tolkien and the Great War". Some beefs are had.
Episode 11: The A-Neigh-zing Horses of Middle Earth part 2
From 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
Episode 10: The A-Neigh-zing Horses of Middle Earth part 1
What 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 int...
Episode 9: Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth part 2: grief and partings
In 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 th...
Episode 8: Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth part 1: death, faith and hope
Part 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 explo...
