The Tolkien Road

Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo! With the inclusion of Tom Bombadil in Season 2 of The Rings of Power, we're in a Tommy kind of mood, and will be revisiting a few episodes we've done on the engimatic fellow over the next week or so. Today, it's an interview from back in 2020 with Keith Mathison on an article he wrote called The Bombadil Engima. Enjoy! You can find Ketih's original article here... https://www.keithmathison.org/post/the-bombadil-enigma [https://www.keithmathison.org/post/the-bombadil-enigma] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

Welcome to Episode 20 of DO NOT BE HASTY - I'm calling this one "The Power of Pity". (This is episode 390 of The Tolkien Road podcast). "Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." - Gandalf, concerning Gollum, to Frodo In this episode of DO NOT BE HASTY, we continue through The Shadow of the Past, as Gandalf explains how Bilbo’s pity for Gollum may in fact “Rule the fate of many.”  SECTION START: A heavy silence fell in the room. SECTION END: ‘Try!’ said Gandalf. ‘Try now!’ EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: - Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien - John R - KG - Eärendil Hope WATCH THE VIDEO » https://youtu.be/czHImMkidl0 [https://youtu.be/czHImMkidl0] WATCH / LISTEN AD-FREE » https://www.patreon.com/posts/afv-lord-of-bk1-112010661 [https://www.patreon.com/posts/afv-lord-of-bk1-112010661] FOLLOW & SUPPORT THE TOLKIEN ROAD: PATREON » SUPERFANS! [https://patreon.com/tolkienroad] TWITTER [https://twitter.com/tolkienroad] FACEBOOK [https://facebook.com/tolkienroad] INSTAGRAM [https://instagram.com/tolkienroad] LINKS & MATHOMS: - take 10% OFF Tolkien Road merch at True Myths Press » https://truemythspress.com/discount/TENOFF [https://truemythspress.com/discount/TENOFF] (enter code TENOFF at checkout) - listen to TOLKIEN'S WORKS for FREE » https://www.audibletrial.com/everon [https://www.audibletrial.com/everon] - buy Tolkien's Requiem » https://tolkiensrequiem.com/ [https://tolkiensrequiem.com/] - buy Tolkien's Overture » https://tolkiensoverture.com/ [https://tolkiensoverture.com/] SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING PATRONS: - John R - Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien - KG - SaberSystems - Jeremy D - Melkor27 - Emilio P - Jonathan D - Richard K - Paul D - Julia - Werty - Chris B - Tuor91 - Carolyn S - Emiel K - Brian O (the 2nd) - Jonathan R - Matthew W - Daniel D - Harrison C - Jason C - Seb M - Willbo Baggins - Ms. Anonymous - Andrew T - Redhawk - Shannon S - Brian O (the 1st) - Zeke F - James L - Chris L - Asya V - Ish of the Hammer - Teresa C - David of Pints with Jack - Eric B AS WELL AS THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR PATRON ANNIVERSARY IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024 - Alan C - Stephanie B - Dustin Q - Robert S Thank you so much for sticking with us over the years!!! 🙌 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support].

Hey there, Fellowship! We interrupt your week to revisit this bonus episode from a few years back called "The Rings of Power » Why the Details of Middle-earth Matter". It came out a few months before The Rings of Power Season 1 debuted. In it, I offered my thoughts on the controversies surround the show, and, well, I think they probably still apply today, with the arrival of Season 2. So sit back and enjoy this episode of The Tolkien Road Revisited! Video and original notes can be found here: https://youtu.be/NClozGJUbmc [https://youtu.be/NClozGJUbmc] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss].

Welcome to Episode 19 of DO NOT BE HASTY - I'm calling this one "Gandalf's Worst Mistake". 'The murder of Déagol haunted Gollum, and he had made up a defence, repeating it to his “Precious” over and over again, as he gnawed bones in the dark, until he almost believed it.' In this episode of DO NOT BE HASTY, we continue through The Shadow of the Past, as Gandalf explains how he began to track Gollum but made a critical mistake. SECTION START: “You have seen Gollum?” exclaimed Frodo in amazement. SECTION END: “...down at last to the land of Mordor.” EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: - Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien - John R - KG - Eärendil Hope WATCH THE VIDEO » https://youtu.be/SzlQPpN21Kk [https://youtu.be/SzlQPpN21Kk] WATCH AD-FREE » https://www.patreon.com/posts/111572956 [https://www.patreon.com/posts/111572956] LISTEN AD-FREE » https://www.patreon.com/posts/111622468?pr=true [https://www.patreon.com/posts/111622468?pr=true] FOLLOW & SUPPORT THE TOLKIEN ROAD: PATREON » SUPERFANS! [https://patreon.com/tolkienroad] TWITTER [https://twitter.com/tolkienroad] FACEBOOK [https://facebook.com/tolkienroad] INSTAGRAM [https://instagram.com/tolkienroad] LINKS & MATHOMS: - take 10% OFF Tolkien Road merch at True Myths Press » https://truemythspress.com/discount/TENOFF [https://truemythspress.com/discount/TENOFF] (enter code TENOFF at checkout) - listen to TOLKIEN'S WORKS for FREE » https://www.audibletrial.com/everon [https://www.audibletrial.com/everon] - buy Tolkien's Requiem » https://tolkiensrequiem.com/ [https://tolkiensrequiem.com/] - buy Tolkien's Overture » https://tolkiensoverture.com/ [https://tolkiensoverture.com/] SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING PATRONS: - John R - Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien - KG - SaberSystems - Jeremy D - Melkor27 - Emilio P - Jonathan D - Richard K - Paul D - Julia - Werty - Chris B - Tuor91 - Carolyn S - Emiel K - Brian O (the 2nd) - Jonathan R - Matthew W - Daniel D - Harrison C - Jason C - Seb M - Willbo Baggins - Ms. Anonymous - Andrew T - Redhawk - Shannon S - Brian O (the 1st) - Zeke F - James L - Chris L - Asya V - Ish of the Hammer - Teresa C - David of Pints with Jack - Eric B AS WELL AS THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR PATRON ANNIVERSARY IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024 - Alan C - Stephanie B - Dustin Q - Robert S Thank you so much for sticking with us over the years!!! 🙌 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support].

The second season of The Rings of Power is upon us, and in the Tolkien Road Episode 388, Greta and I give you our reaction to the first three episodes! EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: - Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien - John R - KG - Eärendil Hope WATCH THE VIDEO » https://youtu.be/1ArruYh2WEw [https://youtu.be/1ArruYh2WEw] WATCH / LISTEN AD-FREE » https://www.patreon.com/posts/afv-reaction-of-111227794 [https://www.patreon.com/posts/afv-reaction-of-111227794] FOLLOW & SUPPORT THE TOLKIEN ROAD: PATREON » SUPERFANS! [https://patreon.com/tolkienroad] TWITTER [https://twitter.com/tolkienroad] FACEBOOK [https://facebook.com/tolkienroad] INSTAGRAM [https://instagram.com/tolkienroad] LINKS & MATHOMS: - take 10% OFF Tolkien Road merch at True Myths Press » https://truemythspress.com/discount/TENOFF [https://truemythspress.com/discount/TENOFF] (enter code TENOFF at checkout) - listen to TOLKIEN'S WORKS for FREE » https://www.audibletrial.com/everon [https://www.audibletrial.com/everon] - buy Tolkien's Requiem » https://tolkiensrequiem.com/ [https://tolkiensrequiem.com/] - buy Tolkien's Overture » https://tolkiensoverture.com/ [https://tolkiensoverture.com/] SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING PATRONS: - John R - Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien - KG - SaberSystems - Jeremy D - Melkor27 - Emilio P - Jonathan D - Richard K - Paul D - Julia - Werty - Chris B - Tuor91 - Carolyn S - Emiel K - Brian O (the 2nd) - Jonathan R - Matthew W - Daniel D - Harrison C - Jason C - Seb M - Willbo Baggins - Ms. Anonymous - Andrew T - Redhawk - Shannon S - Brian O (the 1st) - Zeke F - James L - Chris L - Asya V - Ish of the Hammer - Teresa C - David of Pints with Jack - Eric B AS WELL AS THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR PATRON ANNIVERSARY IN AUGUST OF 2024 - Emiel K - Brian B - Willbo Baggins - Ben D - William JH - Henry B - Jonathan L Thank you so much for sticking with us over the years!!! 🙌 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support].