The One Ring

Do elves regard men as enemies? Foes? Invaders? How did the elves treat men the first time they met them? Join Jonathan, Michael, and Dan as they look at how the Noldor (surprisingly) treated men VERY differently than the Sindar. Find out about something new in our "All that is gold" this week... and see what happens with that Burger King toy! If you're looking for a Christmas gift for another Tolkien fan, don't forget to check out Tolkien's wonderful Letters from Father Christmas! ► https://amzn.to/3Va06FH ——————————————————— Window on the West - Episode 21 ——————————————————— Jeff Johnson's Music ► https://jeffjohnsonarkmusic.bandcamp.com/ theocast Podcast ► https://theocast.org/ MIchael Scott Rohan ► https://amzn.to/3jfXWGA —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/patron 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 Fall of Númenor ► https://amzn.to/3FpWs3F 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 —————————————————— Chapters —————————————————— 00:00 Intro 01:13 All That is Gold Does Not Glitter 11:13 Dan's Big Thought 12:15 What darkness are men escaping? 15:08 Morgoth's Chief Desire 17:25 Men and Elves: Unfriends Forever 19:49 Finrod Parallels the Valar 21:35 Finrod's a mind reader! 27:49 Where do the men go? 31:06 Thingol's Ban on Men 33:21 Melian's Prophecy 36:21 Final Thoughts 39:31 If You Like Tolkien - Burger King! 45:40 Become a Patron!

What's the main problem with the Rings of Power? Yeah, you're right. It's the men. If only Tolkien hadn't written men into his stories, they'd actually be GOOD! Original Article ▸▸ https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/the-rings-of-power-women-representation-b2242774.html Become a Member! ▸▸. https://theonering.com/patron Subscribe to Our Podcast! ▸▸. https://windowonthewest.com

In Brandon Sanderson's recent podcast, Intentionally Blank, his co-host Dan Wells makes an amazing claim... Watch the actual moment from Sanderson's podcast ▸ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypvZfGbklo4&t=2914s Become a Member! ▸▸. https://theonering.com/patron Subscribe to Our Podcast! ▸▸. https://windowonthewest.com

In one the least surprising developments in this years TV awards, The Rings of Power has garnered a grand total of ZERO nominations at the Golden Globes. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Become a Member! ▸▸. https://theonering.com/patron Subscribe to Our Podcast! ▸▸. https://windowonthewest.com

Dan's Big Thought is a little TOO controversial... a Disney princess!? And of course we meet the Dark Elf, Eöl -- even though, as we find out, his name is not the first time Tolkien uses the capital "D" Dark Elf moniker! Join Me, Michael, and Dan in this discussion of Chapter 16, Of Maeglin. We talk about Rohan on steroids, a philologist's greatest punishment, and why Michael has to eat crow. If you're looking for a Christmas gift for another Tolkien fan, don't forget to check out Tolkien's wonderful Letters from Father Christmas! ► https://amzn.to/3Va06FH ——————————————————--- Window on the West - Episode 20 ——————————————————--- The Fall of Númenor ► https://amzn.to/3FpWs3F The Fall of Númenor (audiobook) ► https://amzn.to/3FOtgVO —————————————————— 🎧 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 02:33 All that is gold, does not glitter 14:31 Dan's Big Though - Following Your Heart?! 18:38 Why did Aredhel want to leave? 22:03 Eöl - A Dark Elf who's not Arondir 27:08 Dark... because he loves darkness 29:45 Aredhel the White Lady of the Noldor 31:40 Beauty will be Dominated 35:45 Aredhel's "love is suspect 40:00 Eöl and Curufin's Deception 42:55 Eöl makes Fëanor's kids look like good guys 44:30 Bad guy appreciation 47:00 Who's the OTHER Dark Elf? 48:04 Eöl's hints of Hamlet 53:38 Elven Consanguinity!? 58:35 What is good, is to be part of the natural order 59:28 If You Like Tolkien - The Fall of Númenor

As Turgon builds the city of Gondolin in secret, the bitter seeds of distrust between the Noldor and the Sindar find fertile ground, for Melian warns Thingol, "Their swords and their counsels shall have two edges." Join Me, Michael, and Dan in this discussion of Chapter 15. We talk about Rohan on steroids, a philologist's greatest punishment, and why Michael has to eat crow. If you're looking for a Christmas gift for another Tolkien fan, don't forget to check out Tolkien's wonderful Letters from Father Christmas! ► https://amzn.to/3Va06FH ——————————————————--- Window on the West - Episode 19 ——————————————————--- Lord of the Rings Board Game (eBay) ► https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=lord+of+the+rings+the+confrontation Lord of the Rings Board Game (info) ► https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18833/lord-rings-confrontation —————————————————— 🎧 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 01:50 The Beleriand Map Recap 05:18 Extended Podcast Questions 06:50 Dan's Big Thought 09:38 The Elves are Liars and Killers 12:00 The enemy of my enemy is my friend 13:55 Galadriel Pleads the Fifth 16:30 Angrod's Anger 19:00 Finrod's Relationship with Feanor's Sons 21:05 Thingol Draws a Distinction between the Noldor 22:40 The Philologist's Greatest Punishment 24:34 Ulmo warns Turgon 25:43 Michael eats Crow 27:40 Ulmo leads Turgon... by what path? 30:15 Ted Nasmith's Gondolin, Rohan on Steroids 32:50 Morgoth is The Accuser 34:45 Cirdan and Thingol's (unknown) Relationship 37:00 Finrod's Fateful Oath 40:44 Your swords and your councils have two edges 42:09 If You Like Tolkien : Another board game! 46:45 Chat with us, and get the extended podcast! 36:35 Listen to the extended podcast!

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!

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!

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 Less 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!

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?

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"

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!

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

"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

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!

I take a look at an article in "The Conversation" by Anna Smol, and how her entire premise is based on a lie. This English professor who does research in Tolkien studies has written something so braindead, so devoid of any merit, that I was compelled to say something about it. Original Article "‘The Rings of Power’: Every adaptation is re-interpretation so ignore the haters" https://theconversation.com/the-rings-of-power-every-adaptation-is-re-interpretation-so-ignore-the-haters-190481 🎉 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 01:11 It's the Far Right 02:01 "Harnessing" the Blockbuster 04:01 Straw man arguments 05:19 You WANT a discussion?! 07:15 I'll have a conversation with you! 09:17 Only "productive" discussions. 12:45 She wants to discuss, unless... 14:05 I'd be happy to talk with you 14:49 Closing and Become a Patron!

In our longest review yet, Jonathan, Michael, and Dan stand amazed at the volcano survivability rate in Middle-earth, stare bemused at Galadriels' all new personality, sit frustrated at how the Harfoots apparently forgot their traditions, and collapse with frustration at the Mithril (aka Mithricillin) storyline being foisted on us. And then there's that leaf that delved too deep. 🎉 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 00:51 Support The One Ring 01:35 Galadriel survives... then just leaves 07:05 The Hobbit Orchard is Toast 11:58 Durin III is the only Adult 22:29 Mithricillin is real! 27:53 Galadriel's sudden change 31:43 Berek Obama will save Isildur 34:55 The Harfoots 1000 year history 37:50 Celeborn's alive. Galdriel's dancing. 45:15 Elrond and Durin dig for Mithril. 49:25 The Beverly Hillbillies of Middle-earth 50:38 The Cultists MUST be Maiar 54:08 Instant Númenorean Camp 56:54 Miriel's Blind Resolve 58:20 The Harfoots LIE 1:02:20 Halbro lives! 1:04:12 Disa wants Treason 1:04:41 Balrogs are Light Sleepers 1:07:14 Oh yeah. It's Mordor. 1:09:15 Least Worst Episode So Far 1:13:55 Start in the Middle of the Story 1:16:21 Closing Thoughts

As expected, The Rings of Power episode 7, "The Eye", starts off with nearly everyone surviving the deadly volcanic cloud. Thus, starting with that unbelievable entrance, Galadriel suddenly transforms into a wise mentor, while the Dirty Little Sociopaths seem to forget their villainous tradition, and it's confirmed that Mithril is indeed the magic metal elixir of long-life. 🎉 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 01:27 Become a Patron 01:54 Pompeii in Middle-earth 02:32 Elrond sees what? 03:19 Dwarves are Fire and Rock 04:24 Mithril is Magic Metal! 05:48 Why's Galadriel separated? 06:42 The Volcano reached Mirkwood 07:23 Celeborn is Beren 08:35 Elrond and Durin are twins? 09:27 Too many hobbit songs 10:26 They HAVE to be Maiar! 10:57 Save pity for your enemies 11:33 Dirty Little Sociopaths Redux 12:41 Pelargir 13:02 Fast travel to elven realms! 13:45 Episode Thoughts 14:15 This Should be the 1st Episode 16:23 Hobo Baggins is Lying to Us 17:30 The Cultists are a Mystery Box 18:30 In Medias Res 19:06 Durin III is the Highlight 19:52 The Mithril Storyline is Stupid 21:10 Closing Thoughts

The Rings of Power showrunners have a trust problem. In this latest Hollywood Reporter article, JD Payne and Patrick McKay double-down on the same narrative that they've pushed so far--that they are faithful to Tolkien, that they're creating a real world, and that they're listening to fans. 🎉 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 An Issue of Trust 00:52 Fidelity to Tolkien? 02:35 Playing the Wrong Theme 04:36 Your Middle-earth is Senseless 06:23 Elrond's Sunday Stroll 08:12 The Sun Rises in the West 09:56 They're Ignoring the Criticism 11:57 Bigger is not better 13:03 Three reasons for Distrust

Jonathan, Michael, and Dan go in-depth on The Rings of Power Episode 6, "Udun", and dive into questions like: Is Galadriel allowed to lecture us on humility? Do the Orcs OR the villagers actually have a strategy? Should they have recruited The Three Amigos? Would Arondir give you good psychological advice? 🎉 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 Introduction 02:04 Become a Patron 03:53 An Orc Brotherhood? 05:25 Orc Strategy... need help 07:50 The Architectural Rope 08:49 How did the Villagers escape? 11:01 Galadriel's Lecture on Humility 16:33 She Drowned. The Sea is right. 17:06 Timeline Muckery 21:16 Better Strategy in The Three Amigos 24:25 Retconning Tolkien's Prose 28:25 Orc Strategy STILL needs help 29:50 The Least Defensible Retreat 32:51 Arondir Saved by Bronwyn 34:07 Bronwyn ALMOST Died 36:22 The Sun Rises in the WEST? 37:42 Adar's Casual Slaughter 38:55 200 Galloping Horses on 3 Ships 40:31 Carrying Chains into Battle 41:22 Mary Sue Galadriel 44:52 Halbrand Teleports, Galadriel Disappears 47:40 "I like the mountains" 48:15 Moob Armor 51:39 Galadriel IS Evil 59:45 Arondir's Bad Mentorship 1:00:50 NOT a Sword Hilt 1:02:22 Did the elves build the tower? 1:03:41 Insta-Mordor! 1:05:31 They're ALL Dead, right?! 1:06:39 Still the "best" episode 1:08:36 Nobody noticed the orc trenches 1:09:50 Adar planned this? Or Sauron? 1:11:10 Listen to Window on the West! 1:11:50 Amazon reviews DENIED! 1:13:20 Support Us! theonering.com/patron

The Rings of Power Episode 6, "Udun," doesn't only twist Tolkien's works, it twists the physical laws of reality to reach a ridiculous climax. Time is twisted, plot points are ignored, volunteers are somehow hardened soldiers, hundreds of horses are carried on 3 ships, and water ignites a volcano! 🎉 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 Introduction 02:07 Become a Patron! 03:17 The Orc Brotherhood 04:02 The Villagers Escaped? 04:59 She Drowned. The sea is right. 05:11 The Village of Santa Poco 05:58 The tavern is safe? 06:45 Bronwyn to the rescue 07:06 Kill Bronwyn! 08:01 ALL The Queens Horses 08:49 The Battle of Santa Poco 09:26 Galadriel is AWESOME 10:35 Noro lim, Asfaloth! 11:36 Shadow of Dark Knowledge 12:17 WHO killed Sauron!? 12:53 Girl power! 13:21 Punk kid gets the key 14:05 They think we're stupid 14:39 Ditches make Mordor 15:10 The Southlands = Pompeii 15:55 Jonathan's Thoughts 16:41 Compressing the Storyline 19:07 Raise the stakes, please 20:01 Horses and Timelines 21:44 A problem setting the stage 22:51 Support The One Ring

Jonathan and Michael delve too deep into Episode 5 of The Rings of Power, and realize that any vestige of Tolkien's Middle-earth has been handed over to dirty little sociopaths, junkie elves, and a Númenorean army of 12 cadets and 1 lieutenant. In the end there's only one solution: Fire Them All. 🎉 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 —————————————————— 🔎 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 01:15 Become a Patron 02:23. Where we are Now 06:15 Dirty Little Sociopaths 11:40 Evil Cultists 14:12 Adar MIsses the Light 16:40 Bronwyn and the Bigots 18:54 HOW many boats!? 22:23 Isil-girl says TALK LOUDER 24:05 Miriel's Staked Reputation 25:16 Wolves, Wizards, and Sociopaths 28:50 An Army of 12 Númenoreans 37:17 Icing the Harfoots 38:09 Ruining all the Elves 40:47 Myth-ril. WTH? 49:20 Isildur's Big Moment 51:08 Five Ships. FIVE ships!: 52:42 Bathing in the Light of Mithril 57:10 The Elves Dwindling Souls 1:00:40 The sword is a key? 1:03:00 A humanitarian Mithril Mission 1:06:38 Fire Them All! 1:11:13 A Better Story 1:13:44 Support The One Ring!

Episode 5 of The Rings of Power, "Partings," makes up more new ways to change what Tolkien wrote! Mithril turns into some sort of magical rejuvenation stone, Halbrand keeps turning into Aragorn of the Southlands, Galadriel is a perfect warrior, and Númenor apparently maintains no standing army. 🎉 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 —————————————————— 🔎 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 03:18 The Review Begins 04:25 Kill the Harfoots! 04:45 Númenor has no Army 07:40 Durin's Humor Stands Apart 08:10 Making Up MIthril 09:36 Not Tolkien's Elves 10:27 No Depth in Reasoning 11:12 A key to what... 42? 12:30 Halbrand = Aragorn 12:58 Overall Thoughts 14:00 The Elves are jerks! 15:14 Mithril IS NOT Silmaril Light 16:52 Nothing happens. They just tell us. 18:07 No Númenorean Army?! 19:30 SHOW US, don't tell us about Galadriel 20:41 The story still hasn't moved. 22:13 I should've just read instead. 23:00 Holding the writers accountable 23:32 Become a Patron!

In "Of the Sindar", Tolkien returns to the OTHER elves: the ones who never left Middle-earth for Valinor. These elves created the fairest dwelling that has ever been east of the sea, worked with the Dwarves, and shielded themselves from Morgoth. Join Jonathan, Michael, and Dan as they once again test their Tolkien aptitude with "All that is gold does not glitter", and take a brief look back two decades to how media regarded fandom (never using the word "toxic"). 🎉 BECOME A PATRON ► https://www.theonering.com/patron ——————————————————--- Window on the West - Episode 13 ——————————————————--- October 2001 Wired Article ► https://www.wired.com/2001/10/lotr/ —————————————————— 🎧 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 02:04 All that is Gold Does Not Glitter 07:45 Dan's Big Thought 10:29 The Most Wise and Skilful 13:50 The Third Age of Captivity 16:33 Dwarves are the first capitalists 20:18 Joy is an air they breathe 23:50 Melkor Moves, Melian Protects 27:38 Melian is POWERFUL 29:42 R-E-G-I-O-N and Tolkien's Names 32:37 Daeron and the Cirth 33:50 Raising the Stakes 36:25 If You Like Tolkien 38:49 Support Window on the West!

There's less to dislike in this episode--but that's probably because the harfoots are nowhere to be found! However, we do get a LOT of leg from Disa, more insta-travel, and a complete abandonment time as a universal constant. Become a Patron ► https://www.theonering.com/patron —————————————————— Subscribe to our Podcast 🔊 —————————————————— Web ► https://windowonthewest.com Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 —————————————————— If You Like Tolkien 🔎 —————————————————— Tolkien Resources ► https://www.theonering.com 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 —————————————————— Chapters —————————————————— 00:00 Introduction 00:49 Support The One Ring 01:36 No Dirty Little Sociopaths! 02:47 Ar Pharazon the Populist 03:52 The Elves are Coming for your Jobs 05:27 Terrible at Trilling 07:09 A Mediocre D&D Module 08:04 Where is all the diversity coming from? Elros? 09:28 Galadriel's (bad) People Skills 11:37 She's locked up! 12:42 Adar... the best part? 14:36 The Show Ignores Time 16:21 I bet you weren't expecting THIS! 20:39 It's terrible choreography 21:37 Parkour! Assassin's Creed! 25:45 Faith is too Fine a Thread 28:32 The Dare Program for Kids 29:11 Galadriel, please be seated. 29:45 There's no army?! 30:59 Isildur makes ZERO sense 33:01 On a scale of 1 to 10...? 34:51 Become a Patron!