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Location and placement were incredibly important to Tolkien--so important that an entire chapter of The Silmarillion is dedicated to who is where! While it can definitely feel like a geography lesson, hopefully our overview will help you remember just a little bit of it! If you're looking for some great maps, check out our map page at https://www.theonering.com/maps-of-middle-earth And don't miss "If You Like Tolkien"! We learn just how much Michael REALLY gets into the spirit of the season! ——————————————————--- Window on the West - Episode 18 ——————————————————--- Letters from Father Christmas ► https://amzn.to/3Va06FH The Atlas of Middle-earth ► https://amzn.to/3lzsIIf —————————————————— 🗺 Map Links —————————————————— Map of Beleriand ▸ https://www.theonering.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Beleriand-Atlas-of-Middle-earth.jpg Beleriand/Middle-earth Overlay Map ▸ https://www.theonering.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Beleriand-and-Middle-earth-Map.jpg Realms of the Noldor (Tolkien Map) ▸ https://www.theonering.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/noldor_map.jpg LOTS OF MAPS! ▸ https://www.theonering.com/maps-of-middle-earth —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 —————————————————— 🔎 If You Like Tolkien —————————————————— The Silmarillion ► https://amzn.to/3a7wE0k The Atlas of Middle-earth ► https://amzn.to/3lzsIIf The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien ► https://amzn.to/3bognFr The Children of Hurin ► https://amzn.to/3c8R0Ic The Hobbit, Alan Lee Illustrated ► https://amzn.to/3W5OUus Chesterton's Gateway ► https://amzn.to/3c8R0Ic —————————————————— Get The Silmarillion for Free! —————————————————— Get The Silmarillion audio book for FREE! ► https://www.theonering.com/audible Become an Audible Premium Plus member, get your first month (and book credit free), use that credit to get The Silmarillion, and then cancel before your first month is up! —————————————————— Chapters —————————————————— 00:00 Intro 03:40 Dan's Big Thought : My Brain is Fried 05:45 Silmarillion Map vs LOTR Map 06:50 Morgoth's Mountains 08:20 Michael's Map Overview 13:45 Start at Doriath 16:50 What about the south? 18:50 The Noldor never Traveled East 21:25 Ard-Galen's Rebirth 23:25 Morgoth Hates Water 25:16 The Elves won't Stop Singing 28:30 Map Inception 29:40 "The Map is HELL!" 31:00 If You Like Tolkien : Letters from Father Christmas 33:50 Michael's own Letters from Father Christmas 36:35 Listen to the extended podcast!
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This Map is HELL! | Of Beleriand | Episode 18

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Tolkien sets out the pieces of Middle-earth's chess board, putting the characters in their proper places before the doomsday of Fëanor's unspoken realization bears down on all the players... and we get our first glimpse of a Middle-earth dragon! In episode 17 of Window on the West, Michael, Dan, and Jonathan discuss the last sections of Chapter 13, dive deep into some AI-generated art in All that is Gold, and enjoy a blast from the past with the Lord of the Rings board game. 🎉 BECOME A PATRON ► https://www.theonering.com/patron ——————————————————--- AI Art Links ——————————————————--- One ring to rule them all ▸ https://www.theonering.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/one-ring-to-rule-them-all.jpg The road goes ever on and on ▸ https://www.theonering.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/the-road-goes-ever-on-and-on.jpg A far green country under a swift sunrise ▸ https://www.theonering.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/a-far-green-country.jpg All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us ▸ https://www.theonering.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/all-we-have-to-do.jpg But no living man am I. You look upon a woman ▸ https://www.theonering.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/but-no-living-man-am-i.jpg You shall not pass! ▸ https://www.theonering.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/you-shall-not-pass.jpg ——————————————————--- Window on the West - Episode 17 ——————————————————--- Lord of the Rings Board Game ► https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=lord+of+the+rings+board+game+knizia —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 —————————————————— 🔎 If You Like Tolkien —————————————————— The Silmarillion ► https://amzn.to/3a7wE0k The Atlas of Middle-earth ► https://amzn.to/3lzsIIf The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien ► https://amzn.to/3bognFr The Children of Hurin ► https://amzn.to/3c8R0Ic The Hobbit, Alan Lee Illustrated ► https://amzn.to/3W5OUus Chesterton's Gateway ► https://amzn.to/3c8R0Ic —————————————————— Get The Silmarillion for Free! —————————————————— Get The Silmarillion audio book for FREE! ► https://www.theonering.com/audible Become an Audible Premium Plus member, get your first month (and book credit free), use that credit to get The Silmarillion, and then cancel before your first month is up! —————————————————— Chapters —————————————————— 00:00 Intro 01:38 All that is Gold Does not Glitter - Art Edition! 04:40 Lord of the Rings AI Art 21:21 Dan's Big Thought - Doomsday and Dragons 24:25 Michael's Chapter Overview 27:28 The Chessboard is Set! 29:03 Tolkien is Setting up the Next Tragedy 33:40 The Greater things Came First 37:28 The REAL Galadriel and Finrod 41:35 How would YOU portray Galadriel? 44:49 The Pieces are on the Chessboard 46:50 Where are the dragons from? 51:59 If You Like Tolkien 55:30 Get the Extended Podcast!
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Doomsday and Dragons | Return of the Noldor, Part 2 | Episode 17

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With Chapter 13 of The Silmarillion, Tolkien tells us Of The Return of the Noldor, revealing that the houses of Feanor, Fingolfin, and Thingol are the ORIGINAL Game of Thrones! Join Jonathan, Michael, and Dan as they discuss Chapter 13, try to figure out which quote is Tolkien's (thanks to our patron Linnaelin!), and lament the loss of so many listeners who aren't hearing our extended podcast! 🙂 🎉 BECOME A PATRON ► https://www.theonering.com/patron ——————————————————--- Window on the West - Episode 16 ——————————————————--- Glass Hammer ► https://glasshammer.com —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 —————————————————— 🔎 If You Like Tolkien —————————————————— The Silmarillion ► https://amzn.to/3a7wE0k The Atlas of Middle-earth ► https://amzn.to/3lzsIIf The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien ► https://amzn.to/3bognFr The Book of Lost Tales ► https://amzn.to/3AozSXV The Children of Hurin ► https://amzn.to/3c8R0Ic The Hobbit, Alan Lee Illustrated ► https://amzn.to/3W5OUus Chesterton's Gateway ► https://amzn.to/3c8R0Ic —————————————————— Get The Silmarillion for Free! —————————————————— Get The Silmarillion audio book for FREE! ► https://www.theonering.com/audible Become an Audible Premium Plus member, get your first month (and book credit free), use that credit to get The Silmarillion, and then cancel before your first month is up! —————————————————— Chapters —————————————————— 00:00 Intro 01:50 All That is Gold Does Not Glitter 16:17 Dan's Big Thought 17:25 Fingon is a Person of Faith 20:28 All the F'n' Elves 24:50 Tolkien's Game of Thrones 30:02 Feanor's Burning Ships Warns Morgoth 33:20 The Noldor are Terrifying in Battle 35:30 "Avenge me (even though it's hopeless)" 40:00 Fingolfin's Arrival at the Rising of the Sun 44:45 The Dwarves meet the Noldor 47:08 Fingolfin is the High King 49:30 A Redemptive Thread? 52:00 Beauty and Goodness, though Doomed 53:56 Glass Hammer's Middle-earth Album 57:16 Get the Extended Podcast!
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Middle-earth's Game of Thrones | Return of the Noldor | Episode 16

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In "Of Men", Tolkien gives us the first glimpse into Man-Elf relations--and it wasn't all toxic at first (just inscrutable!). Join Jonathan, Michael, and Dan as they talk Chapter 12 of The Silmarillion, and--as usual-- again test their Tolkien aptitude with "All that is gold does not glitter" (thanks to our Patron, Naia!). 🎉 BECOME A PATRON ► https://www.theonering.com/patron ——————————————————--- Window on the West - Episode 15 ——————————————————--- Chesterton's Gateway ► https://amzn.to/3c8R0Ic —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 —————————————————— 🔎 If You Like Tolkien —————————————————— The Silmarillion ► https://amzn.to/3a7wE0k The Atlas of Middle-earth ► https://amzn.to/3lzsIIf The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien ► https://amzn.to/3bognFr The Book of Lost Tales ► https://amzn.to/3AozSXV The Children of Hurin ► https://amzn.to/3c8R0Ic The Hobbit, Alan Less Illustrated ► https://amzn.to/3W5OUus —————————————————— Get The Silmarillion for Free! —————————————————— Get The Silmarillion audio book for FREE! ► https://www.theonering.com/audible Become an Audible Premium Plus member, get your first month (and book credit free), use that credit to get The Silmarillion, and then cancel before your first month is up! —————————————————— Chapters —————————————————— 00:00 Intro 01:20 All That is Gold Does Not Glitter 12:10 Dan's Big Thought - Names Matter 15:25 The Inscrutable Men 17:35 Men were the Equal of the Elves 20:20 Men Feared the Valar 24:52 The Valar's Inaction = Problem of Evil 32:00 Of the Return of the Noldor 33:55 If You Like Tolkien - GK Chesterton 38:35 What authors influenced Tolkien?
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Toxic Masculinity or Inscrutable Men? | Of Men | Episode 15

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I had the pleasure of sitting with Steve Babb from the band Glass Hammer to talk The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power, and what it's like to be a creator inspired by Tolkien. Glass Hammer kicked off their career in the 90s with their first album, "Journey of the Dunadan", a concept album based around the story of Aragorn. Then, in 2000, they recorded "The Middle-earth Album"--think of it as a live album recorded during a performance at The Prancing Pony. And today, Steve is still creating music, but also take a a cue from Tolkien himself and writing novels set in a world of his own making! Check out Glass Hammer! ▸▸▸ https://glasshammer.com 🎵. Download "The Middle Earth Album" ▸▸▸ https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-middle-earth-album/44542894 🎵 Download/Buy "At The Gate" ▸▸▸ https://glasshammer.com/official-store/ 📕 Get "Skallagrim" E-book/Paperback ▸▸▸ https://amzn.to/3DQC1NX —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 —————————————————— Chapters —————————————————— 00:00 Introduction 02:02 The Middle Earth Album 06:00 Thoughts on The Rings of Power 10:29 How do you approach sub-creating in Middle-earth? 15:15 Becoming an Author 24:43 You need to care about the characters 26:45 Musician or Author? Which is harder? 29:35 New Album "At the Gate" 35:40 Influences... from everywhere 38:35 Get the music and book! 42:32 A dedicated fanbase 46:25 Listen to the Song "The Years Roll By"
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Inspired by TOLKIEN | The Rings of Power, Glass Hammer, and Music in Middle-earth

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In "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor", Tolkien taps into a grander myth of Middle-earth and returns to the two trees of Valinor to explain how the sun and moon were made. Join Jonathan, Michael, and Dan as they talk Chapter 11 of The Silmarillion, and once again test their Tolkien (and Rings of Power) aptitude with "All that is gold does not glitter"! 🎉 BECOME A PATRON ► https://www.theonering.com/patron ——————————————————--- Window on the West - Episode 14 ——————————————————--- The Hobbit, Illustrated by Alan Lee ► https://amzn.to/3W5OUus —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 —————————————————— 🔎 If You Like Tolkien —————————————————— The Silmarillion ► https://amzn.to/3a7wE0k The Atlas of Middle-earth ► https://amzn.to/3lzsIIf The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien ► https://amzn.to/3bognFr The Book of Lost Tales ► https://amzn.to/3AozSXV The Children of Hurin ► https://amzn.to/3c8R0Ic —————————————————— Get The Silmarillion for Free! —————————————————— Get The Silmarillion audio book for FREE! ► https://www.theonering.com/audible Become an Audible Premium Plus member, get your first month (and book credit free), use that credit to get The Silmarillion, and then cancel before your first month is up! —————————————————— Chapters —————————————————— 00:00 Introduction 01:29 All that is Gold Does Not Glitter 12:02 Dan's Big Thought 17:16 Did the Valar sit too long? 24:05 The greatest moat ever built 29:10 The mythology of the Sun and Moon 36:59 It's NOT the light of the Trees 39:09 Ted Nasmith's Rising of the Sun 41:27 The waxing of men, the waning of elves. 47:35 If you Like Tolkien 49:20 Join our Discord Chat!
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The First Sunrise (long before The Rings of Power) | Of the Sun and Moon | Episode 14

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In our darkest dreams, we never imagined Amazon would change Tolkien's work as dramatically as they did in #TheRingsofPower. In our final in-depth review, we discuss the stupidity of Celebrimbor, the Nazgirl (?) moments, and our prayer for a rapture before 2024! 🎉 BECOME A PATRON ► https://www.theonering.com/patron —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 Web ► https://windowonthewest.com —————————————————— 🔎 If You Like Tolkien —————————————————— The Silmarillion ► https://amzn.to/3a7wE0k The Atlas of Middle-earth ► https://amzn.to/3lzsIIf The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien ► https://amzn.to/3bognFr The Book of Lost Tales ► https://amzn.to/3AozSXV The Children of Hurin ► https://amzn.to/3c8R0Ic —————————————————— Get The Silmarillion for Free! —————————————————— Get The Silmarillion audio book for FREE! ► https://www.theonering.com/audible Become an Audible Premium Plus member, get your first month (and book credit free), use that credit to get The Silmarillion, and then cancel before your first month is up! —————————————————— Chapters —————————————————— 00:00 Intro 05:00 Back to PJ's Lord of the Rings 07:35 Alloyed! 08:32 Gandalf and The Nazgirls 09:45 Sauron's Injury 13:58 How is it that you are here? 17:45 Sauron and Celebrimbor 23:56 Númenor and Immortality 27:03 Gil-galad Actually Acts Kingly 34:08 Elrond reminds Gil-galad 36:54 Catacombs? For the dead elves? 37:56 Gandalf Revealed 45:58 Harfoot Death! 47:50 But faithful to WHAT?! 52:25 The forge is too strong! 58:09 Sauron and Galadriel Mind-meld 1:04:08 The Forge is Fixed 1:05:58 The Neverending Harfoot Goodbye 1:10:06 Creating the Three Rings 1:17:00 Singing about Rings... like James Bond 1:20:01 The Bones are Bad 1:22:55 More Canonical in Season 2 1:27:28 They Changed the Ring Lore 1:29:40 Closing thoughts and Jesus Return
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The Rings of Power IN-DEPTH Review : Episode 8 : Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing

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"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair..." Over the last 7 weeks, we've journeyed to many of those dark places... a darkness from Amazon as they recreated Tolkien's world into something bleak and amateurish. Between Dirty Little Sociopaths, Encino Man, and Halbro, they've completely ignored 16 of the rings, minimized Elves, re-imagined Mithril into a ridiculous lotion of light, and written the worst dialogue this side of the CW. But there is much that is fair! Go now, and read Tolkien's original works, wash this darkness off and seek the beauty of what he truly created! 🎉 BECOME A PATRON ► https://www.theonering.com/patron —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 Web ► https://windowonthewest.com —————————————————— 🔎 If You Like Tolkien —————————————————— The Silmarillion ► https://amzn.to/3a7wE0k The Atlas of Middle-earth ► https://amzn.to/3lzsIIf The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien ► https://amzn.to/3bognFr The Book of Lost Tales ► https://amzn.to/3AozSXV The Children of Hurin ► https://amzn.to/3c8R0Ic —————————————————— Get The Silmarillion for Free! —————————————————— Get The Silmarillion audio book for FREE! ► https://www.theonering.com/audible Become an Audible Premium Plus member, get your first month (and book credit free), use that credit to get The Silmarillion, and then cancel before your first month is up! —————————————————— Chapters —————————————————— 00:00 Intro 01:17 Schadenfreude 02:20 Become a Patron 02:58 It's the Weariness! 04:00 600 miles in 6 days? 04:52 Earien is Brave and Strong 05:13 Making it Round Makes it Right 06:51 Spock Arrives 07:24 He's dead! 08:18 ESL Graduate 08:50 A Snoke Moment 09:40 The Grand Harfoot Tradition 10:48 A Cheap Vision 11:48 "No Luke, I am your father!" 12:15 "You would give me the ring freely" 13:10 The Neverending Harfoot Goodbye 14:23 Another PJ Callback 15:20 Bond, James Bond. 15:56 Where are the rings?! 17:20 The Sauron/Galadriel Mind-meld 18:38 They love them some Harfoots! 19:25 No creative moments. 21:10 The Cultists are what? 22:17 Where will they go now? 23:00 Subscribe to get more videos
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The Rings of Power REVIEW : Episode 8 : A Dark Chapter in Tolkien's Middle-earth

33.7K views October 15th

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Join Jonathan and Michael in this 1st (!) livestream, celebrating the completion of The Rings of Power, and the joy that comes with knowing it won't be back for around 2 years! 😉 We'll talk about our thoughts on the final episode, our thoughts on the show as a whole, and answer your questions!
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The Rings of Power : IT'S OVER!

13.2K views October 14th

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