David and John discuss Tolkien’s son and literary executive, Christopher Tolkien, before wrapping up The Second Age and bringing us full circle to The Lord of the Rings. Join us to continue our deep dive into the lore behind Amazon’s upcoming series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
David and John discuss today’s wild news that Embracer Group is acquiring the rights to the Lord of the Rings universe! We also give you the details you need to know from Amazon’s flood of Twitter promos that are packed with information. We close the podcast with a walkthrough of the LOTR Appendices: which ones you should read, and which you can skip.
David and John discuss Tolkien’s experience in World War I before looking into the War of the Last Alliance of Men and Elves. Join us to continue our deep dive into the lore behind Amazon’s upcoming series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
David and John discuss Tolkien’s influence on modern fantasy before telling the story of the forging of the Rings of Power. Join us to continue our deep dive into the lore behind Amazon’s upcoming series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
David and John discuss Tolkien’s academic career and obsession with language before breaking down the origin story and political factions of the Elves of Middle-earth. Join us to continue our deep dive into the lore behind Amazon’s upcoming series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
David and John discuss the new trailer from Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power which premiered at San Diego Comic Con. We take you through a shot by shot breakdown with lore details and wild speculation. Watch the trailer on YouTube here.
David and John discuss the film, tv, and radio adaptations of Tolkien’s work before telling the story of the Fall of Númenor, a tragedy about the power of fear, which will likely be a storyline in The Rings of Power. Join us to continue our deep dive into the lore behind Amazon’s upcoming series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
David and John discuss the history of Tolkien’s writings before setting sail to the island of Númenor to introduce our first major location in The Rings of Power. Join us to continue our deep dive into the lore behind Amazon’s upcoming series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
David and John are joined by Bald Move’s Jim and Aron to discuss the brand new “Main Teaser” from Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power which dropped yesterday. The team takes you through our overall thoughts, the main themes, and a shot by shot breakdown of the teaser.
David and John set the stage for the Second Age with a discussion of Tolkien’s life and some background on the people and places of Middle-earth. Join us to begin our deep dive into the lore behind Amazon’s upcoming series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.