EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 26 MIN
Exploring My New Book: Tolkien's Tragedy - Concerning Númenor, the Rings of Power, and the Second Age
from The Tolkien Road · host The Tolkien Road
Hey there, Fellowship!My new book, Tolkien’s Tragedy, is available now in paperback!Visit TolkiensTragedy.com to learn more!This episode is a walkthrough of the book using the table of contents as a kind of map into the deeper themes.Númenor has always struck me as one of Tolkien’s most powerful creations—not just as a story within the legendarium, but as a meditation on power, mortality, and the quiet, creeping distortion of what is good. What begins as a gift gradually becomes something grasped at, controlled, and ultimately lost. In that sense, the fall of Númenor is not just an ancient tale, but a pattern that feels uncomfortably familiar.My aim in writing this book is to bring that pattern into clearer view. Tolkien wasn’t simply inventing a lost civilization; he was exploring something enduring about the human condition.Don’t forget to visit TolkiensTragedy.com to get your copy of the book.Alright, let’s dive in!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.
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Hey there, Fellowship!My new book, Tolkien’s Tragedy, is available now in paperback!Visit TolkiensTragedy.com to learn more!This episode is a walkthrough of the book using the table of contents as a kind of map into the deeper themes.Númenor has always struck me as one of Tolkien’s most powerful creations—not just as a story within the legendarium, but as a meditation on power, mortality, and the quiet, creeping distortion of what is good. What begins as a gift gradually becomes something grasped at, controlled, and ultimately lost. In that sense, the fall of Númenor is not just an ancient tale, but a pattern that feels uncomfortably familiar.My aim in writing this book is to bring that pattern into clearer view. Tolkien wasn’t simply inventing a lost civilization; he was exploring something enduring about the human condition.Don’t forget to visit TolkiensTragedy.com to get your copy of the book.Alright, let’s dive in!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.
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