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Chris pops in to discuss the nature of evil in Middle-earth. He looks at whether Morgoth was really as chaotic as he seemed. Maybe he was a tool used by Eru to further his ultimate plan.

The ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi is discussed. The art of making something more beautiful because of its flaws.

Ain't no sunshine without rain, is what he's saying.

Come discuss fate, free will, paradise and whether humans 'earned' Numenor.

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Chris' Charity Bike Ride: https://tinyurl.com/ChrisC2C

After a long break, Chris and Becca are back to discuss the enigma wrapped in a riddle wrapped in a blue coat and yellow boots, Tom Bombadil.

They discuss the jolly fella, as well as a LOT of other stuff, including the history of Buckland, the origin of the name Tom, life in general, charity work, Tom as Eru's playable character in Middle-earth and uncountable other things.

We reach levels of philology we didn't think possible.

This is a new format for the show. Much deeper and much more conversational. Expect longer episodes going forward.

Note: The podcast is going on extended break as life is hectic.

As 2025 comes to a close, Chris is solo and discusses some of the most famous relics in Middle-earth. He discusses their long history and how Aragorn came to possess many of them during the events of Lord of the Rings.

Some of the legendary loot:

• The Elfstone/Elessar
• Anduril/Narsil
• The Crown of Gondor
• The Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin
• Angrist
• The Sceptre of Annúminas
• The Palantiri
• The Ring of Barahir

After a long break, we're back with Aragorn Part 4! We cover the war of the ring and the greatest fictional man's demise after a long life.

We continue our Aragorn series this week. We cover his early life and meeting Arwen.

Some deep details on who 'the wise' are, some of the areas in Gondor are fleshed out, and a good sprinkling of philology as always.

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This week we continue to look at Aragorn. Let's take a look at his family and ancestors and their story. It's erm... Interesting.

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This week we're joined by the lovely lads Chris and Pat from the Fool of a Took Podcast. 4 Americans who have a similar goal to us. They bring you to Tolkien in a relaxed, accessible way!

Join us for a good long chat about where they are in reading the books, gatekeeping in the Tolkien community (it's bad, don't do it), the history of the Stewards in Gondor, how middle-earth is a mad-max apocalypse, and so much more.

Get them wherever you listen, but mainly on YouTube, as they're primarily a video podcast!