LanguaTalk

Athrabeth

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.

Episode 93: Lesser-trod Histories 12: Morgoth’s Ring

58 mins; April 01, 2026

Episode 92: Lesser-trod Paths with Dr. Kristine Larsen

70 hours 31 mins; March 04, 2026

Episode 91: Seize the date: Elvish Calendars with Wizard Way Kris

80 hours 45 mins; February 04, 2026

Episode 90: Lesser-trod Histories 11: Sauron Defeated

67 hours 55 mins; January 07, 2026

Episode 89: Interview with Tom Racine - “Doomed to Die: An A-Z of Death in Tolkien”

69 hours 33 mins; December 03, 2025

Episode 88: Interview with Don Marshall - "J.R.R. Tolkien: The Father of Modern Fantasy”

61 hours 11 mins; November 05, 2025

Hobbitween 2025

129 hours 42 mins; October 31, 2025

Episode 87: Live from Oxonmoot 2025: Tolkien’s Try-hard Troublemakers

76 hours 43 mins; October 01, 2025

Episode 86: Lesser-trod Paths with Dr. Luke Shelton

86 hours 51 mins; September 03, 2025

Episode 85: Lesser-Trod Histories 11: The War of the Ring

53 mins; August 06, 2025

Episode 84: Lesser-Trod Histories 10: The Treason of Isengard

53 mins; July 02, 2025

Episode 83: Live from Westmoot 2025: “The Unsung Underachievers of Tolkien’s Legendarium” with Knewbettadobetta

78 hours 27 mins; June 04, 2025

Episode 82: Lesser-trod Histories 9 - The Return of the Shadow: We love a party

53 mins; May 07, 2025

Episode 81: Lesser-trod Histories 8 - The Lost Road and Other Writings

57 mins; April 02, 2025

Episode 80: Lesser-trod Histories 7 - The Shaping of Middle-earth

58 mins; March 05, 2025

Episode 79: Lesser-trod Paths with Dr. Sara Brown

88 hours 7 mins; February 05, 2025

Episode 78: Lesser-trod Paths with Cameron Bourquein

96 hours 14 mins; January 01, 2025

AthraChats: War of the Rohirrim

39 mins; December 16, 2024

Episode 77: Interview with Andrew “Trotter” Ferguson

76 hours 1 min; December 04, 2024

Episode 76: Interview with Shaun Gunner

70 hours 36 mins; November 06, 2024

Hobbitween 2024

113 hours 30 mins; October 31, 2024

AthraChats: Rings of Power S2 - Episode 8

42 mins; October 07, 2024

Episode 75: Sauron’s Magic

52 mins; October 02, 2024

AthraChats: Rings of Power S2 - Episode 7

33 mins; September 30, 2024

AthraChats: Rings of Power S2 - Episode 6

42 mins; September 23, 2024

AthraChats: Rings of Power S2 - Episode 5

42 mins; September 15, 2024

AthraChats: Rings of Power S2 - Episode 4

29 mins; September 07, 2024

Episode 74: The One Ring RPG and Interview with Francesco Nepitello

115 hours 10 mins; September 04, 2024

AthraChats: Rings of Power S2 - Episodes 2 & 3

42 mins; September 01, 2024

AthraChats: Rings of Power S2 - Episode 1

26 mins; August 31, 2024

Episode 73: Lesser-trod Histories 6 - The Lays of Beleriand

57 mins; August 07, 2024

Episode 72: Lesser-trod Histories 5 - The Tale of Eärendel

49 mins; July 03, 2024

Episode 71: Lesser-trod Histories 4 - Ælfwine

56 mins; June 05, 2024

Episode 70: Lesser-trod Histories 3 - The Music of the Ainur

50 mins; May 01, 2024

Episode 69: A Lesser-Trod Interview with Fornad of ArdaCraft

71 hours 21 mins; April 03, 2024

Episode 68: Lesser-trod Histories 2 - The Cottage of Lost Play

46 mins; March 06, 2024

Episode 67: Lesser-trod Histories 1

54 mins; February 07, 2024

Episode 66: Tolkien and New Media - Live from Oxonmoot 50

119 hours 18 mins; January 03, 2024

Episode 65: Interview with Thomas P. Hillman

68 hours 16 mins; December 06, 2023

Episode 64: A-door-able Doors

69 hours 57 mins; November 01, 2023

Hobbitween 2023

150 hours 46 mins; October 31, 2023

Episode 63: Interview with Jordan Rannells

71 hours 49 mins; October 04, 2023

Episode 62: Bodacious Balrogs pt 2

52 mins; September 06, 2023

Episode 61: Bodacious Balrogs pt 1

46 mins; August 02, 2023

Episode 60: Who's your party elf dad

60 hours 34 mins; July 05, 2023

Episode 59: Ossë and Uinen

55 mins; June 07, 2023

Episode 58: Lesser-trod Paths with Clare Moore

111 hours 26 mins; May 03, 2023

Episode 57: Fairy Fan Fiction

50 mins; April 05, 2023

Episode 56: Bandaids Can't Fix Arda

54 mins; March 01, 2023

Episode 55: The (THREE?!) Kinslayings

74 hours 53 mins; February 01, 2023

Episode 54: Lesser-trod Paths with Wizard Way Kris

135 hours 31 mins; January 04, 2023

Episode 53: Interview with Dr. Sarah Schaefer and Dr. William Fliss, co-curators of J. R. R. Tolkien: The Art of the Manuscript

71 hours 39 mins; December 07, 2022

Episode 52: Orc Daddy

47 mins; November 02, 2022

Hobbitween 2022

162 hours 21 mins; October 31, 2022

Athrachats: Rings of Power 7 and 8

39 mins; October 20, 2022

Athrachats: Rings of Power 5 and 6

33 mins; October 06, 2022

Episode 51: Which King? THE WITCH-KING

49 mins; October 05, 2022

Athrachats: Rings of Power 3 and 4

33 mins; September 22, 2022

Athrachats: Rings of Power 1 and 2

20 mins; September 09, 2022

Episode 50: Art or Cash

58 mins; September 07, 2022

Episode 49: Oath No You Didn't!

80 hours 4 mins; August 03, 2022

Episode 48: (Stef’s Shorts #2): The cats of Queen Berúthiel

29 mins; July 06, 2022

Episode 47: Interview with Robin La Joy from Eye of Melian

57 mins; June 01, 2022

Episode 46: This is so Wizard!

66 hours 7 mins; May 04, 2022

Episode 45: Lindon

52 mins; April 06, 2022

Episode 44: Cuiviénen

56 mins; March 02, 2022

Rings of Power: Teaser Trailer Reaction

23 mins; February 13, 2022

Rings of Power: POSTER MADNESS

56 mins; February 08, 2022

Episode 43: Interview with Don Marshall

82 hours 48 mins; February 02, 2022

Stef’s Shorts 1: Bear with Us

28 mins; January 05, 2022

Episode 41: Part of the Rings

54 mins; December 01, 2021

Episode 40: Finrod, more like FINErod

63 hours 38 mins; November 03, 2021

Hobbitween 2021

205 hours 28 mins; October 31, 2021

Episode 39: NoMe doubt about it, this book rocks!

72 hours 23 mins; October 06, 2021

Episode 38: Review: A24's The Green Knight

69 hours 35 mins; September 08, 2021

Episode 22 Redux: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

67 hours 5 mins; September 01, 2021

Episode 37: The Sundering of the Elves

60 hours 53 mins; August 04, 2021

Episode 36: Tolkien and Diversity Recap

66 hours 32 mins; July 07, 2021

Episode 35: Stars Unveiled

62 hours 46 mins; June 02, 2021

Episode 34: HORSEtory of Rohan Part 2

76 hours 8 mins; May 05, 2021

Episode 33: HORSEtory of Rohan Part 1

74 hours 16 mins; April 07, 2021

Episode 32: Fate and Free Will

71 hours 22 mins; March 03, 2021

Episode 31: The Compassion of the Valar

49 mins; February 03, 2021

Episode 30: Endurance in Hope - Nienna

48 mins; January 06, 2021

Episode 29: Heirlooms, Gifts and Swipes of Middle-earth

93 hours 29 mins; December 02, 2020

Episode 28: Framing Devices

67 hours 13 mins; November 04, 2020

Hobbitween 2020

148 hours 34 mins; October 31, 2020

Episode 27: Put a Ringwraith on it

73 hours 12 mins; October 07, 2020

Episode 26: Two Year Hobbitversery!

49 mins; September 02, 2020

Episode 25: Games of Middle-earth

70 hours 57 mins; August 05, 2020

Episode 24: Dunking on Fëanor

57 mins; July 01, 2020

Episode 23: Faramir, more like FINEamir

46 mins; June 03, 2020

Episode 22: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

77 hours 22 mins; May 06, 2020

Episode 21: Elven Kings and Social Hierarchy

64 hours 10 mins; April 01, 2020

Episode 20: Dreams of Myth and Past

43 mins; March 04, 2020

Episode 19: Burns and Broken Hearts

87 hours 28 mins; February 05, 2020

Episode 18: Father Christmas Letters Part 2: Growing Up

56 mins; January 01, 2020

Episode 17: Father Christmas Letters Part 1: Middle-Earth Connections

68 hours 55 mins; December 04, 2019

Episode 16: Tolkien's Languages: Part 2: The Tree of Tongues

66 hours 14 mins; November 06, 2019

Episode 15: Tolkien's Languages: Part 1

74 hours 13 mins; October 02, 2019

Click here to see more

Athrabeth

Useful pages

Find a tutor

Languages