Athrabeth is produced by James Pierson. James can be found on twitter @jpierson Citations Bellis, Joanna. The dregs of trembling, the draught of salvation: the dual symbolism of the cup in medieval literature. Journal of Medieval History, Volume 37, Issue 1, March 2011, Pages 47-61. Part of special issue “Feasts and Gifts of Food in Medieval Europe: Ritualised Constructions of Hierarchy, Identity and Community” Edited by Lars Kjær, A.J. Watson. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmedhist.2010.12.003 (Acc...
Dec 01, 2021•54 min•Ep. 41
Athrabeth is produced by James Pierson. James can be found on twitter @jpierson Citations J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Flight of the Noldor" J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Return of the Noldor" J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien" J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 40
The One Ring role playing game by Free League: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/the-one-ring/ Cast: Lore Master: James Pierson Ozzie Oiolaire: Zeke Pease Iadar Listbalarion: Jude Vais Pumpkins Proudfoot: Stef Midlock Title music is “Lord of the Devil Rings” by Ponymusic, courtesy of Pond5 Soundscapes provided by Tabletop Audio, https://tabletopaudio.com Additional Music and sound effects licensed from soundstripe, https://www.soundstripe.com Support Zeke and check out the The Greenville...
Oct 31, 2021•3 hr 25 min
Citations Tolkien, J. R. R., The Nature of Middle-earth . Ed. Carl F Hostetter. HarperCollinsPublishers. 2021. Tolkien Gateway entry for “Carl F. Hostetter” (Accessed Sept 23, 2021) http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Carl_F._Hostetter Tolkien Gateway entry for “Elvish Linguistic Fellowship” (Accessed Sept 23, 2021) http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Elvish_Linguistic_Fellowship Tolkien Society Autumn Seminar, “Translating and Illustrating Tolkien” https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolkien-society-au...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 39
Citations Translated by J. R. R. Tolkien. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo. London:Allen & Unwin, 1975. (eBook published Nov 8, 2018) Alliance of Arda facebook page, Accessed September 6, 2021 https://www.facebook.com/allianceofarda Tolkien Gateway “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” Accessed March 10, 2020. http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight_(edition) Wikipedia “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” Accessed March 10, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 38
References Interested in Tolkien Studies? You too can end up with a bunch of weird theories about elf society! Check out Mythgard Institute: https://mythgard.org Sources Tolkien Gateway “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” Accessed March 10, 2020. http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight_(edition) Wikipedia “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” Accessed March 10, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight Wikipedia “Cotton Library” Accessed April 22, 2020....
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Athrabeth is produced by James Pierson. James can be found on twitter @jpierson "The Sundering of the Elves" as mapped in the Silmarillion: https://i.imgur.com/uIVL8ws.png The Tolkien Society Seminar has posted the recording from their "Tolkien and Diversity" seminar to youtube, and you can find all the links on their site here: https://www.tolkiensociety.org/2021/07/recordings-of-tolkien-and-diversity-seminar-now-available/ Citations Letter 211 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 37
Athrabeth is produced by James Pierson. James can be found on twitter @jpierson The Tolkien Society Summer Seminar: https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolkien-society-summer-seminar/ CitationsBooks: Oluo, Ijeoma. 2019. So You Want to Talk about Race. Seattle, WA: Seal Press. Websites: The Association of Ramaytush Ohlone https://www.ramaytush.org/ Accessed June 30, 2021 Michigan State University, Native American Institute, “Guide to Land Acknowledgements” https://www.canr.msu.edu/nai/about/lan...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 36
Episode Notes Athrabeth is produced by James Pierson. James can be found on twitter @jpierson The Tolkien Society Summer Seminar: https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolkien-society-summer-seminar/ Citations J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Coming of the Elves and the Captivity of Melkor" 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, pp. 71, 141 160 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other W...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 35
Athrabeth is produced by James Pierson. James can be found on twitter @jpierson Citations Tolkien, J. R. R., Carpenter, H., & Tolkien, C. The letters of J.R.R. Tolkien . Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1981. Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings . HarperCollins, 1991. Tolkien, J. R. R. Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth . Ed. Christopher Tolkien. New York: The Ballantine Publishing Group, 1988. Print. Shippey, Tom. J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century . Boston :Houghton Mifflin, 2001....
May 05, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 34
Today’s episode was produced by James Pierson. James can be found on titter @jpierson Citations Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings. HarperCollins, 1991. Tolkien, J. R. R. Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. New York: The Ballantine Publishing Group, 1988. Print. Part Three, Section 2 “Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan” Tolkien Gateway entry “Amon Anwar” http://www.tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Amon_Anwar (Accessed 3/19/2021) Tolkien Gateway ...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 33
Today’s episode was produced by James Pierson. James can be found on titter @jpierson Citations Forchhammer, T. (2015). On Tolkien’s Notes on “Fate and Free Will”. Retrieved 2021, from http://www.scififantasynetwork.com/on-tolkiens-notes-on-fate-and-free-will/ Tolkien, J. (2009). Notes and Documents, Fate and Free Will (C. F. Hostetter, Ed.). Tolkien Studies, 6, 183-188. Flieger, V. (2009). The Music and the Task: Fate and Free Will in Middle-earth. Tolkien Studies, 6, 151-182. Tolkien, J.R.R., ...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 32
Episode NotesCitations Tolkien, J.R.R. Morgoth’s Ring . Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1993. Rutledge, A. A. (2012). “Justice is not Healing”: J. R. R. Tolkien’s Pauline Constructs in “Finwë and Míriel”. Tolkien Studies, 9 , 59-73. episode produced by James Pierson.
Feb 03, 2021•49 min•Ep. 31
Citations Tolkien, J.R.R. Morgoth’s Ring . Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1993. Larsen, Kristine. “The Power of Pity and Tears: The Evolution of Nienna in the Legendarium.” Perilous and Fair: Women in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Janet Brennan Croft and Leslie A. Donovan. Mythopoeic Press, 2015, pp. 189- 203 episode produced by James Pierson.
Jan 06, 2021•48 min•Ep. 30
Join Athrabeth's Discord! Citations e-Books Tolkien, J.R.R.- –. The Lord of the Rings . HarperCollins e-books –. The Hobbit . HarperCollins e-books –. The Unfinished Tales . Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt –. The Silmarillion . Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt –. The Tale of the Children of Húrin . Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books Tolkien, J.R.R. Morgoth’s Ring . Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1993. Websites Hennet...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 29
Join Athrabeth's Discord! Sources - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "The Later Quenta Silmarillion", Part 2 The Second Phase IV "Later Versions of the Story of Finwë and Míriel" - Walls-Thumma, Dawn M. (2016) "Attainable Vistas: Historical Bias in Tolkien's Legendarium as a Motive for Transformative Fanworks," Journal of Tolkien Resea...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 28
Adventures in Middle-earth role playing game by Cubicle 7: https://www.cubicle7games.com/adventures-in-middle-earth/ Cast: Lore Master: James Pierson Theo Fleetfoot: Max Jimenez Fortinbras Knoakes: Jude Vais Pumpkins Proudfoot: Stef Midlock Title music: “Lord of the Devil Rings” by Ponymusic, courtesy of Pond5 Soundscapes provided by Tabletop Audio, https://tabletopaudio.com Additional Music and sound effects licensed from soundstripe, https://www.soundstripe.com...
Oct 31, 2020•2 hr 29 min
Join Athrabeth's Discord! Tolkien Community The Alliance of Arda https://allianceofarda.org/ https://twitter.com/allianceofarda Oxonmoot Online https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonmoot-online/ Citations Michael Martinez, " What is the Literal Translation of Úlairi? " dated 15 August 2014, middle-earth.xenite.org H. Carpenter and C. Tolkien (Eds.), The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin (letters 26, 211, 214) J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of ...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 27
Join Athrabeth's Discord! Sources - H. Carpenter and C. Tolkien (Eds.), The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin (letter 214) - http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/1176-beyond-birthdays-letter-214.php (accessed 8/25/2020) - “Hobbits and Museums” by Sandra Bishop Source: Culna, Volume 2002, Issue 57, Dec 2002, p. 03 - 04 © Publisher: National Museum Persistent Link : https://hdl.handle.net/10520/AJA10162275\_536 (Accessed August 28, 2020) - The Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tol...
Sep 02, 2020•50 min•Ep. 26
Episode Notes Join Athrabeth's Discord! Sources Elyanna's (@itariilles on twitter) post: https://itariilles.tumblr.com/post/621530027851415552/my-statement-on-tolkien-2019-it-has-been Research into Tolkien & Dungeons and Dragons: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/dec/14/lordoftherings.jrrtolkien http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2015/01/gaming-battle-of-five-armies.html https://www.quora.com/To-what-extent-is-Dungeons-and-Dragons-influenced-by-Tolkiens-works - H. Carpenter and C. Tol...
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 25
Join Athrabeth's Discord! Sources - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion - Kane, Douglas C. (2008) "Reconstructing Arda: Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor," Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 27 : No. 1, Article 4. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol27/iss1/4 - Walls-Thumma, Dawn M. (2016) "Attainable Vistas: Historical Bias in Tolk...
Jul 01, 2020•58 min•Ep. 24
Join Athrabeth's Discord! Episode 23 mixed by James Pierson (@jpierson) Sources - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. Appendix A “Gondor and the heirs of Anarion” - H. Carpenter and C. Tolkien (Eds.), The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin (letters 66, 163, 180, 244) - Carter, Steven Brett (2012) "Faramir and the Heroic Ideal of the Twentieth Century...
Jun 03, 2020•46 min•Ep. 23
Join Athrabeth's Discord! Episode 22 art is by Amanda MacFarlane Instagram:@theanimatedlife Twitter: @theanimatedlife Check out her Patreon and Etsy store for more Tolkien goodness! References Interested in Tolkien Studies? You too can end up with a bunch of weird theories about elf society! Check out Mythgard Institute: https://mythgard.org Sources Tolkien Gateway “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” Accessed March 10, 2020. http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight_(edition) ...
May 06, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 22
Join Athrabeth's Discord! References Interested in Tolkien Studies? You too can end up with a bunch of weird theories about elf society! Check out Mythgard Institute: https://mythgard.org Sources - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Appendix: The legend of the Awaking of the Quendi (Cuivienyarna)" - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. Appendix A “Annals of the Kings and R...
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 21
Join Athrabeth's Discord! Episode 20 was produced by James Pierson. He can be found on Twitter @jpierson References Interested in Tolkien Studies? Check out Mythgard Institute: https://mythgard.org Do you Enjoy table top role playing games? Check out Descent into Midnight! Their Kickstarter ends March 15. Website: http://www.descentintomidnight.com Twitter: @DiMRPG From their website: “Descent into Midnight is a Powered by the Apocalypse tabletop roleplaying game where the players take on the ro...
Mar 04, 2020•44 min•Ep. 20
This month, in our passive aggressive love letter to Valentine's Day, we list our top 10 Burns, Broken Hearts, and Poor Romantic Choices in Tolkien's Legendarium. Celebrate with that special someone in your life by listening to us dunk on elves, men, hobbits, and one smooth talking dwarf. Episode Notes Check out our buddies Rich, Richard and Taylor's upcoming Kickstarter Descent Into Midnight! @DiMRPG https://descentintomidnight.com/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rkreutzlandry/descent-int...
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 19
Join Athrabeth's Discord! Sources Tolkien, J.R.R., Letters from Father Christmas , edited by Baillie Tolkien, “eISBN 978-0-547-95190-4 v2.1216” (Accessed Nov 25, 2019). Fimi, Dimitra, “J.R.R. Tolkien’s Christmas letters to his children bring echoes of Middle-earth to the North Pole” December 21, 2017, from the website called “The Conversation”- http://theconversation.com/j-r-r-tolkiens-christmas-letters-to-his-children-bring-echoes-of-middle-earth-to-the-north-pole-89464 (Accessed Nov 25, 2019) ...
Jan 01, 2020•56 min•Ep. 18
Join Athrabeth's Discord! Sources Tolkien, J.R.R., Letters from Father Christmas , edited by Baillie Tolkien, “eISBN 978-0-547-95190-4 v2.1216” (Accessed Nov 25, 2019). Fimi, Dimitra, “J.R.R. Tolkien’s Christmas letters to his children bring echoes of Middle-earth to the North Pole” December 21, 2017, from the website called “The Conversation”- http://theconversation.com/j-r-r-tolkiens-christmas-letters-to-his-children-bring-echoes-of-middle-earth-to-the-north-pole-89464 (Accessed Nov 25, 2019) ...
Dec 04, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 17
Join Athrabeth's Discord! References Map of Beleriand (drawn by Christopher Tolkien) Sources J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part Two. Valinor and Middle-earth before The Lord of the Rings: Chapter 5: The Lhammas” J.R.R. Tolkien, "Tengwesta Qenderinwa and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets Part 2", in Parma Eldalamberon XVIII (edited by Christopher Gilson, Arden R. Smith, and Patrick H. Wynne), pp. 28-9, 81 (additional tables) J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases an...
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 16
Join Athrabeth's Discord! References, Notes and Useful Links Brackmann, Rebecca. “‘Dwarves Are Not Heroes’: Antisemitism and The Dwarves in J.R.R. Tolkien's Writing.” Mythlore, vol. 28, no. 3, 10 Apr. 2010. 109/110 Spring/Summer. https://dc.swosu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1172&context=mythlore Tolkien reciting namarie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6de_SbVUVfA Tolkien singing namarie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkuHrD_xlJY Hostetter, Carl F. “Elvish as she is spoke” http://www.e...
Oct 02, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 15
