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Athrabeth

Athrabeth

Jude Vais & Stef Midlock

Athrabeth is a monthly podcast that invites you down the lesser trod paths of Tolkien's Legendarium. Each episode we pick a single chapter, essay, fragment, or topic, and do a deep dive, exploring it as both fans and scholars.
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Athrabeth - Episode 59: Ossë and Uinen
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06/07/23 • 55 min

Citations

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part I. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 1. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1983. (Accessed May 20, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part II. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 2. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1984. (Accessed May 20, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Apple Books edition. (Accessed May 20, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Apple Books edition. (Accessed May 20, 2023)

Tolkien Gateway entry for Maiar

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Maiar (Accessed May 20, 2023)

Tolkien Gateway entry for Ossë

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Oss%C3%AB (Accessed May 20, 2023)

Tolkien Gateway entry for Uinen

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Uinen (Accessed May 20, 2023)

Tolkien Society Summer Seminar: Númenor, the Mighty and Frail- Sunday July 2, 2023

https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/seminar-2023/

Clare Moore’s Twitter name: @claremoore914

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Athrabeth - Hobbitween 2022
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10/31/22 • 162 min

Show Notes

The One Ring role playing game by Free League: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/the-one-ring/

Cast

Lore Master: James Pierson, @jpierson

Theo Fleetfoot: Max Jiménez

Ozzie Oiolaire: Zeke Pease, @ezpease, @greenvillearms

Iadar Listbalarion: Jude Vais, @eremiticjude

Pumpkins Proudfoot: Stef Midlock, @thenorthfour

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 Greenville Arms 1889 Inn! https://www.greenvillearms.com

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Athrabeth - Athrachats: Rings of Power 7 and 8
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10/20/22 • 39 min

Jude and Stef athrachat about the last two episodes of Season 1 of Rings of Power, including Sexy Saurons, Sexy ProtoNazguls, and Sexy Dusty Elronds. And whether Eärien is gonna be evil.
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Athrabeth - Athrachats: Rings of Power 5 and 6
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10/06/22 • 33 min

Stef and Jude enthusiastically blow their proverbial stacks, not unlike a certain mountain, as they discuss the latest two episodes of Amazon's The Rings of Power episodes 5 and 6!
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Athrabeth - Athrachats: Rings of Power 3 and 4
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09/22/22 • 33 min

We're MAEGLIN a big deal out of some theories about the new elf in the newest episodes of Rings of Power. We also talk about singing dwarves and boring Númenor.
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Athrabeth - Athrachats: Rings of Power 1 and 2
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09/10/22 • 20 min

Just in time for Episode 3, Stef and Jude sat down to give you all their "hot" takes. Mostly it's a lot of Jude being thirsty about Finrod and speculating about The Stranger.
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Athrabeth - Rings of Power: Teaser Trailer Reaction
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02/14/22 • 23 min

Stef and Jude sat down about 15 minutes after watching the new #RingsOfPower teaser to give their hot takes, including which character might be wearing a mankini and who has Fuck Elf hair.
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Athrabeth - Rings of Power: POSTER MADNESS
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02/09/22 • 56 min

Citations

Amazon Studios website for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power with press kit “assets”

https://press.amazonstudios.com/us/en/original-series/the-lord-of-the-rings-amazon-original-series/1

Sophia Nomvete Instagram where you can hear her singing occasionally: sophianomvete_official

Fellowship of Fans leaks:

Twitter: @FellowshipFans

fellowshipoffans.com

James Tauber of the Digital Tolkien Project

Twitter: @DigitalTolkien and @jtauber

With contributions from Elena D, Twitter: @Anorwyn

Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B6Kuefe-GLqoicFDBrQ22KWVK0MTf-oHLX-4tpFlCsA/edit#gid=0

Nerd of the Rings

You Tube video from Feb 4, 2022 called “Rings of Power, Poster Revel Breakdown, Lord of the Rings on Prime” https://youtu.be/5xRDhjlAKiE

Twitter: @nerdoftherings1

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Athrabeth - Stef’s Shorts 1: Bear with Us
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01/05/22 • 28 min

Sources:

Rateliff, John D., The History of the Hobbit. E-book ed., HarperCollinsPublishers. Apple Books.

Swank, Kris, The Hobbit and The Father Christmas Letters, Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 32 : No. 1 , Article 9. 2013
Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol32/iss1/9 (Accessed Nov 25, 2019)

Tolkien, J. R. R., Letters from Father Christmas. edited by Baillie Tolkien. E-book ed., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Apple Books.

Tolkien, J. R. R., The Fellowship of the Ring. E-book ed., HarperCollins e-books. Apple Books.

Tolkien, J. R. R., The Hobbit: or There and Back Again. E-book ed., HarperCollins e-books. Apple Books.

Tolkien, J. R. R., The Nature of Middle-earth, edited by Carl F. Hostetter. E-book ed., HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021. Apple Books.

Tolkien, John and Priscilla Tolkien, The Tolkien Family Album. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1992.

Tolkien Gateway entry for “Beorn”

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Beorn

(Accessed Dec 20, 2021)

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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.

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How many episodes does Athrabeth have?

Athrabeth currently has 100 episodes available.

What topics does Athrabeth cover?

The podcast is about Tolkien, Lord Of The Rings, Podcasts, Books, Arts and Tv & Film.

What is the most popular episode on Athrabeth?

The episode title 'Episode 59: Ossë and Uinen' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Athrabeth?

The average episode length on Athrabeth is 66 minutes.

How often are episodes of Athrabeth released?

Episodes of Athrabeth are typically released every 28 days.

When was the first episode of Athrabeth?

The first episode of Athrabeth was released on Sep 5, 2018.

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