Tolkien believes that his method of translation-by-sense “perhaps needs some defence”; Alan and James know their method of podcasting requires a lot of defense. Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as we misplace our Babel fish in the...
The Elves speak in a more gracious and antique style; James thinks there’s an old joke in there somewhere. Join The Man of the West and The Sage of the South as we begin our two-episode exploration of Appendix F to The Lord of the Rings, and the...
After hearing Merry and Pippin's account of their recent adventures, Treebeard starts talking (and doesn't stop) about wizards, ecopolitics, and "the one that got away". Unfortunately, spokesplants for Fimbrethil and the Entwives have not responded...
Merry and Pippin travel deeper into Fangorn Forest with a guided tour (really more of a picked-up-and-carried tour) provided by Treebeard. Soon they arrive at Wellinghall, where he sets them down and offers them jars of some potent drink that we can...
Escaping from mortal danger into deadly peril, Merry and Pippin wander into Fangorn Forest. The place seems more strange than scary, but it's far from welcoming; and an offhand comment by Pippin about almost liking the forest attracts the attention...
Gandalf and Elrond come to terms with their own past mistakes while Aragorn reveals the lengths to which he’s gone to repair the faults of Isildur. We meet Radagast (in flashback), get word nerdy on a rather condescending name for Hobbits, and look...