Best Aldarion Podcasts (2025)

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 13 » Aldarion and Tar-Meneldur (SA600) (Ep 338 Redux) 34:53

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In this episode, we’re continuing our journey through The Fall of Númenor by exploring The Voyages of Aldarion, the grandson of Vëantur, and future King of Númenor. This will begin a multi-episode arc on this important figure in Númenor's history - join us! And as a reminder: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númen…

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The Silmarillion: Chapter Two: Of Aulë and Yavanna 2:51:33

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In this episode, we return to the heart of Arda and explore one of the most beautiful contrasts in all of Tolkien’s legendarium: the brilliant craftsmanship of Aulë and the life-giving grace of Yavanna. Aulë, the Smith of the Valar, is restless with creativity — shaping mountains, forging the deep places of the earth, and longing for minds to teach…

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Noel » Tolkien's Christmas Poem » Episode 269 Revisited 39:55

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Hey there fellow travellers! This week we'll be revisiting episode 269, which focused on Tolkien's EPIC Christmas poem NOEL. Visit TolkienRoad.com/noel for plenty of resources related to it! Also, visit TrueMythsPress.com to for Tolkien Road gear like Two Trees coffee mugs, Tolkien Road t-shirts, and signed copies of my books (which are almost gone…

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The Goblin Wars » Letters from Father Christmas Pt 2 » Episode 268 Revisited 51:05

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In this episode, we're concluding our two part journey through Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas, focusing on The Goblin Wars! Join us as we explore how the “Other Fellowship” of Father Nicholas Christmas, the North Polar Bear, the Red Gnomes, and others join forces to save Christmas! By the way, if you're looking for some fun Tolkien-themed …

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Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas » Episode 267 Revisited 56:42

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Well, Thanksgiving 2025 has come and gone, and now the big lead up to Christmas is upon us! To that end, in the next few episodes, we're taking a look back at our series on Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas, a compilation of Christmas-themed legends he wrote for his young children from 1920 thru 1943. These letters are a ton of fun, so we're …

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The Silmarillion: Chapter One: Of the Beginning of Days 3:11:15

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In this episode, we witness the beginning of days as the Valar and Maiar strive to bring the vision and music of Eru Illuvatar to life, while fending off the discord of Melkor relentlessly being woven into the alreay young world, as all await the arrival of the Children of the One. Join us as we journey chapter by chapter through The Silmarillion—u…

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 12 » Númenor Returns To Middle-earth (SA600) (Ep 337 Redux) 32:50

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In this episode, we’re continuing our journey through The Fall of Númenor by examining Númenor’s return to Middle-earth in the year 600 of the Second Age, led by the intrepid sea-captain Vëantur. Join us! And as a reminder: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power, and the Second Age. It’s the …

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 11 » Silmariën, Elendil, & The Lords of Andúnië (Ep 336 Redux) 17:00

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In this episode, we’re continuing our journey through The Fall of Númenor by considering the curious case of Silmariën and the origin of the Lords of Andúnië, the forebears of Elendil, Isildur, and eventually Aragorn himself. Join us! And as a reminder: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power,…

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The Silmarillion: Valaquenta: Of the Valar and Maiar 2:19:16

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In this episode, we explore the Valaquenta, and get to the know the Valar and Maiar a little better! But it's October 31st, so we've dressed for the occasion ... and Mor-goth has made an unexpected apperance to play a GAME with Blue Suit Andy Serkis ... Join us as we journey chapter by chapter through The Silmarillion—unraveling Tolkien’s myths, sy…

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 10 » Sauron Stirs In Middle-earth (Ep 335 Redux) 38:30

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In this episode, we’re continuing our journey through The Fall of Númenor by examining the return of Sauron around the year 500 of the Second Age! Join us! And as a reminder: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power, and the Second Age. It’s the culmination of years of study, and I believe it’l…

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The Silmarillion: Ainulindalë: The Music of the Ainur (Part 2) 2:58:35

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In this episode, we explore Tolkien's letter 131 &The Ainulindalë, the opening chapter of The Silmarillion, where Tolkien’s world begins with music. Discover how Eru Ilúvatar and the Ainur sang creation into being, what the Flame Imperishable means, and how Melkor’s discord shaped Middle-earth’s destiny. Join us as we journey chapter by chapter thr…

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 9 » The Founding of Moria and The Death of Elros (Ep 334 Redux) 31:49

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In this episode, we’re continuing our journey through The Fall of Númenor by considering the state of Dwarf-dom at the beginning of the Second Age, the founding of Moria / Khazad-dûm, and well as the death of Númenor’s first king. Join us! And as a reminder: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of P…

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The Silmarillion: Ainulindalë: The Music of the Ainur (Part 1) 2:32:21

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Part 1 - In this episode of An Unexpected Podcast, we embark on our new journey to cover the Silmarillion and march our way back through Tolkien's legendarium. We have a lot of catching up to do in this episode: Quick Council, Droppin Eaves (Rings of Power Season 3 News & the Hunt for Gollum news & speculation), and other corners of Middle Earth. I…

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 8 » "The Life of the Númenoreans" (Ep 332 Redux) 41:25

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In this episode, we continue our journey through The Fall of Númenor as we explore “The Life of Númenoreans.” In this section, we’ll learn about the every day life of the men and women of the Star-Land, according to Tolkien! Join us! And as a reminder: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power, …

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 7 » "The Natural Life of Númenor" (Ep 331 Redux) 40:21

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In this episode, we continue our journey through The Fall of Númenor as we explore “The Natural Life of Númenor.” In this section, we’ll learn about the beasts, birds, plants, and other natural phenomena of Númenor, according to Tolkien! Join us! And as a reminder: I’ve got a brand-new book on the way, Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rin…

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 6 » "The Geography of Númenor" » The Tolkien Road Episode 330 29:41

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In this episode, we continue our journey through The Fall of Númenor with "The Geography of Númenor". How big was the Land of Gift? What was it like? Did it have any cities? In the latest episode, we’re going to cover everything you ever wanted to know about the Star-Land itself. Join us! And here’s the really exciting part: I’ve got a brand-new bo…

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Long Expected Party #3 RECAP: Inspiration, Healing, and the Road to The Silmarillion 1:00:12

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After the joy of LEP3, we’re taking a moment to reflect on just how powerful and inspiring that celebration was. It felt like a shadow was lifted, and our hearts were truly healed by the laughter, fellowship, and love of Tolkien’s world. In this episode, we share how that experience reignited our passion and inspired us to bring this podcast into i…

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LEP3: A Long Expected Party – Live Lord of the Rings Trivia for Bilbo’s Birthday! 1:24:30

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Welcome to LEP3, our Long Expected Party #3! We’re celebrating International Hobbit Day and, of course, Bilbo Baggins’ birthday with something truly special: a LIVE recording of Lord of the Rings trivia! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/uptalkintolkien JOIN OUR FREE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/JgkhVdw Concerning Hobbits is NOW OUT! Please go take…

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 5 » "SA32 - The Edain Reach Númenor" (Ep 329 Redux) 34:10

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In this episode, we continue our journey through The Fall of Númenor with "SA32 » The Edain Reach Númenor", in whch we’ll learn about the people who became Númenoreans, the various figures that aided them in establishing Númenor, and how they came to Númenor in the first place. Join us! If you’ve ever been curious about the rise and tragic downfall…

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 4 » "SA1 - Foundation of the Grey Havens and of Lindon" (Ep 328 Redux) 26:25

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In this episode, we’ll be exploring the “Foundation of the Grey Havens and of Lindon” in Year 1 of the Second Age. Topics include the overthrow of Morgoth, Thranduil (father of Legolas), Gil-galad, Galadriel, Celeborn, Elrond, and Elros. Join us! If you’ve ever been curious about the rise and tragic downfall of Tolkien’s greatest kingdom — and how …

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 3 » Before the Second Age (Ep 327 Redux) 27:39

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In this episode, we continue our journey through The Fall of Númenor with "Before the Second Age", a summary of the major events leading up to the story of Númenor. If you’ve ever been curious about the rise and tragic downfall of Tolkien’s greatest kingdom — and how it ties into the Rings of Power and the epic drama of the Second Age — you won’t w…

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The Long Expected Party #3 - Full Schedule & Details 43:25

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Speak "Friend" and ENTER - It is time for LEP3 baby! Lane breaks down the schedule for September 19th - 21st ~ This will tell you exactly where Lane and Ez will be during the day, so that you can better plan your experience. We are excited to share what we have planned for the third Long Expected Party! We can't wait to see you there. It's going to…

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 13 » Aldarion and Tar-Meneldur (SA600) (Ep 338 Redux) 34:53

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The Goblin Wars » Letters from Father Christmas Pt 2 » Episode 268 Revisited 51:05

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 12 » Númenor Returns To Middle-earth (SA600) (Ep 337 Redux) 32:50

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 11 » Silmariën, Elendil, & The Lords of Andúnië (Ep 336 Redux) 17:00

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 10 » Sauron Stirs In Middle-earth (Ep 335 Redux) 38:30

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 9 » The Founding of Moria and The Death of Elros (Ep 334 Redux) 31:49

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The Silmarillion: Ainulindalë: The Music of the Ainur (Part 1) 2:32:21

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 8 » "The Life of the Númenoreans" (Ep 332 Redux) 41:25

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 7 » "The Natural Life of Númenor" (Ep 331 Redux) 40:21

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 6 » "The Geography of Númenor" » The Tolkien Road Episode 330 29:41

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Long Expected Party #3 RECAP: Inspiration, Healing, and the Road to The Silmarillion 1:00:12

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LEP3: A Long Expected Party – Live Lord of the Rings Trivia for Bilbo’s Birthday! 1:24:30

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 5 » "SA32 - The Edain Reach Númenor" (Ep 329 Redux) 34:10

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 4 » "SA1 - Foundation of the Grey Havens and of Lindon" (Ep 328 Redux) 26:25

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The Fall of Númenor » Pt 3 » Before the Second Age (Ep 327 Redux) 27:39

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The Long Expected Party #3 - Full Schedule & Details 43:25