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Sep 04, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 14
This episode Jude and Stef talk to Dawn Walls-Thumma, founder of the Silmarillion Writers Guild and author of a fascinating survey on the culture and practices of the Tolkien Fanfiction community. Dawn's Socials Twitter: @DawnFelagund Silmarillion Writers Guild Dawn's Personal Page Show Notes Join Athrabeth's Discord! Works Referenced This Episode Walls-Thumma, Dawn (2019) Data on Tolkien Fanfiction Culture and Practices (1st Edition)...
Aug 07, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 13
Jude and Stef review the new Tolkien biopic, as well John Garth's "Tolkien and the Great War". Some beefs are had. Show Notes Join Athrabeth's Discord! Works Referenced This Episode Tolkien and the Great War by John Garth Karukoski, Dome (Director) (2019) Tolkien
Jul 03, 2019•51 min•Ep. 12
From the noble Mearas of the Rohirrim to the dark mounts of the Black Riders, we close out our Horsey series with some of the most notable steeds of Middle-earth Show Notes Join Athrabeth's Discord! Works Referenced This Episode Hrothgar's Horses: Feral or Thoroughbred? by Jennifer Neville “Hwær Cwom Mearh? The horse in Anglo-Saxon England” by Sarah Larratt Keefer , from the Journal of Medieval History Tolkien and the Great War by John Garth JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The H...
Jun 05, 2019•50 min•Ep. 11
What started as a joke about ranking of all the horses of Middle-earth as a palate cleanser for Stef after so many episodes about souls and eschatology, has turned into two of our best episodes, courtesy of Stef's unbridled enthusiasm for hoses and Tolkien! Enjoy this first in our two part series on the Horses of Middle-earth! Show Notes Join Athrabeth's Discord! Works Referenced This Episode Hrothgar's Horses: Feral or Thoroughbred? by Jennifer Neville “Hwær Cwom Mearh? The horse in Anglo-Saxon...
May 01, 2019•57 min•Ep. 10
In the conclusion of first episodes on the Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth, we cover the second half of the conversation, discuss the Tale of Adanel, and give our final thoughts on this amazing piece. We also talk about our recent trip to New York to attend the Tolkien and Inspiration symposium at the Morgan Library! Show Notes Join Athrabeth's Discord! Tolkien and Inspiration: A Multidisciplinary Symposium at the Morgan Library Works Referenced This Episode J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.)...
Apr 03, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 9
Part 1 of our first foray into the work that gave our podcast its name, Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth! We meet the our interlocutors and dive into this fascinating exploration of death, faith, and hope in Middle-earth. Show Notes Join Athrabeth's new Discord! Tolkien and Inspiration: A Multidisciplinary Symposium at the Morgan Library Works Referenced This Episode J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), "Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth", published in Morgoth's Ring...
Mar 06, 2019•48 min•Ep. 8
Part 2 of our discussion of souls, eschatology, and the elven afterlife examines the properties inherent to fëa, including thought transmission, and then we discuss elven resurrection! Show Notes Join Athrabeth's new Discord! Tolkien and Inspiration: A Multidisciplinary Symposium at the Morgan Library Tensing the Copula by David Lewis, the philosophical essay jude referenced in this episode. (note: I kinda made a hash out of explaining why my brain leapt from tolkien’s philosophical musing on ho...
Feb 06, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 7
Part 1 of what is currently planned to be a 3 part discussion of souls, eschatology, and the elven afterlife, culminating in a discussion of our podcast's namesake essay, the Athrabeth! This episode we're laying the groundwork with a lot of terminology which Stef definitely enjoyed, and an overview of the various kinds of incarnates in middle-Earth. Show Notes Join Athrabeth's new Discord! The Flame Imperishable, the book mentioned by Jude this episode Episode 6 Extras: Etymologies Episode 6 Ext...
Jan 02, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 6
The craftsmen, blacksmiths, and even celestial makers of Tolkien's middle-Earth frequently find themselves straying from the straight and narrow path laid out for them by Ilúvatar. In this episode we look at some examples of these makers to see what qualities they share that might account for their vulnerability, and how some are able to avoid it. Show Notes Content Warning - In this episode there is a brief discuss of sexual assault from 58:54 to 1:03:16 Episode 5 Extras: Elven Names Athrabeth ...
Dec 05, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 5
Happy Halloween from middle-Earth! In this episode we're exploring some of the season's traditional tropes as they appear in Tolkien's stories. Show Notes A brief biography of Þráinn a Wikipedia article on Hrómundar saga Gripssonar a Translation of the Griplur of the Saga Stef is going to read Beren and Lúthien , if we make her. Tweet at her with the hashtag #athrastefReadsTolkien Jude really butchered the pronunciation of fairë . It should sound like fire-eh . the ai dipthong in quenya should a...
Oct 31, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 4
We conclude our discussion of Appendix A of the Lord of the Rings with the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen. We talk about what Aragorn is up to in the 30 years preceding the Hobbit, his tragic lineage, and his complicated relationship with the Lord of the Last Homely House. Linguistic Notes etymology of the word linnod
Oct 03, 2018•59 min•Ep. 3
In celebration of Tolkien Week, we're pleased to release our second episode two weeks early! In this, the first of two episodes about Appendix A of the Lord of the Rings, we discuss the first section "The Numenorean Kings", and how the appendix opens up the Lord of the Rings to the wider legendarium like the Silmarillion. The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (amazon link) Tolkien’s Creation of the Impression of Depth (abstract) Purchase Tolkien Studies here Quenya pronunciation Notes on Adûnaic...
Sep 19, 2018•53 min•Ep. 2
In this, our first episode, your hosts introduce themselves, and then dive right in as we explore Tolkien’s 1939 lecture “On Fairy Stories”, a fundamental work in Tolkien Studies, but one often overlooked by the wider Tolkien fandom. In it, Tolkien issues a sort of mission statement on why he considers fantasy important. Where can you read OFS? The Monsters and the Critics Tolkien on Fairy-Stories edited by Verlyn Flieger Show Notes: Verlyn Flieger’s introduction to On Fairy Stories Bibliography...
Sep 05, 2018•48 min•Ep. 1
