Lord of the Rings Lorecast
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From The Silmarillion to the Hobbit to The Rings of Power and The Lord of the Rings. From the creation of the world to what happened after the destruction of the One Ring, this podcast explains all of the lore, characters, history, and mythology of J.R.R. Tolkien's amazingly deep and complex world one topic at a time.
It's like the best college course you could ever take with a professor who loves Middle Earth and adds in some mind-blowing concepts along the way. Whether you're new to the fandom or someone interested in brushing up on the details and expanding your perspective, this is the perfect Tolkien podcast for you.
This is part of the Robots Radio network and is brought to you by the host of other hit lore shows including the Fallout Lorecast, Elder Scrolls Lorecast, Witcher Lorecast, and Cyberpunk Lorecast. For business inquiries or advertising please contact robotsnetwork@gmail.com.
This podcast is supported by our patrons at https://patreon.com/lotrlorecast.
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177: The Hobbit 48: How to Talk to a Dragon
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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176: The Hobbit 47: Bilbo Proves He's Not A Grocer
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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175: Can all Maiar shape shift? How do Elves actually choose to be human? Community Questions Answered
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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174: The Hobbit 46: Bilbo's Descent Into Darkness
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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173: The Hobbit 45: The Hidden Door of Erebor
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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172: The Hobbit 44: The Desolation of The Dragon
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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171: 2 Truths and a Lie | Robots Radio Summer Lore Party
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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170: The Hobbit 43: The Return of the (Dwarven) King
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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169: The Hobbit 42: How Long Can A Dwarf Survive Cold Water?
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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168: The Hobbit 41: Lucky Barrels Down The River
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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167: The Hobbit 40: Bilbo's Exceptional Escape Plan
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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166: The Hobbit 39: Prisons Inside of Prisons
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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165: The Hobbit 38: The Woodland Realm or New Doriath?
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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164: The Hobbit 37: The Wood-Elves are Not Evil. I Promise.
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May 26, 2025 |
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163: The Hobbit 36: How to Get Out of a Sticky Situation
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May 19, 2025 |
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162: The Hobbit 35: Spiders and The Hero's Journey
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May 05, 2025 |
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161: The Hobbit 34: The Dangers of Dreaming
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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160: The Hobbit 33: Somehow Mirkwood Keeps Getting MORE Spooky
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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159: The Hobbit 32: Flies & Spiders, Light & Dark
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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158: The Hobbit 31: Mirkwood Reaches Out To Them
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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157: The Hobbit 30: Dancing Bears and a Mysterious Wizard
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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156: The Hobbit 29: A Comfortably Spooky Night
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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155: The Hobbit 28: Captivating Beorn Two by Two
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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154: The Hobbit 27: Beorn
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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153: The Hobbit 26: Carrocks, Oaks, and River Baths
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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152: The Hobbit 25: Out of the Fire and Seized by Eagle Tallons!
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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151: The Hobbit 24: The Eagles!
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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150: The Hobbit 23: Danger, Humor, and Magic Pinecones
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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149: The Hobbit 22: Saved by the Trees (no, not Ents...)
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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148: The Hobbit 21: Bilbo's Sudden Change in Character
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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147: The Hobbit 20: This Might Be The MOST IMPORTANT Section of the Entire Book
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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146: Robots Radio Holiday Special 2024
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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145: Year End Q&A - Ask Me Anything!
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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144: The Hobbit 19: The First Use of The Ring
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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143: The Hobbit 18: “What have I got in my pocket?”
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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142: The Hobbit 17: Riddles in the Dark
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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141: The Hobbit 16: Lost in the Dark
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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140: The Hobbit 15: Beater and Biter's Blue Rage
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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139: The Hobbit 14: We Finally Meet The Goblins
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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138: The Hobbit 13: The Terrors of The Mountains
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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137: Tolkien & Germany
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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136: The Hobbit 12: Moon-Letters and Hope
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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135EX: RoP S2E8 Reaction & Predictions
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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134EX: RoP S2E7 Reaction & Predictions
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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133EX: RoP S2E6 Reaction & Predictions
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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132EX: RoP S2E5 Reaction & Predictions
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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131EX: RoP S2E4 Reaction & Predictions
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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130EX: RoP S2E3 Reaction & Predictions
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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129EX: RoP S2E2 Reaction & Predictions
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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128: The Hobbit 11: Entering the Land of Faerie
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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127EX: Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 1 Reaction & Predictions - Daily Drive
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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126EX: How Storytelling Really Works - Daily Drive #2
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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125: The Hobbit 10: Insight into Bilbo & Gandalf
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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124EX: What Does Canon Really Mean? - Daily Drive #1
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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123: The Hobbit 9: Troll Morality & Cooking Dwarves
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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122: The Hobbit 8: Burglarizing The Trolls
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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121: The Hobbit 7: Made Intentionally Late
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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120: The Hobbit 6: The Plan Comes Together
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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119: The Hobbit 5: Bilbo Stands Up For Himself
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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118: The Hobbit 4 - The Songs of the Dwarves
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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117: The Hobbit Close Reading 3 - Bilbo Meets The Dwarves
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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116: The Hobbit Close Reading 2 - Baggins vs Took
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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115: The Hobbit Close Reading 1 - Subverting Expectations
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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114: The Hobbit Close Reading 0 - Why The Hobbit Is So Important
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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113: Unfinished Tales: The Mariner's Wife - What Happens After the Story
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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112: Unfinished Tales: The Mariner's Wife, Concluded
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May 20, 2024 |
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111: Unfinished Tales: The Return of The Darkness
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May 13, 2024 |
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110: Unfinished Tales: Aldarion's Return & Gil-Galad's Letter
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May 06, 2024 |
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109: Unfinished Tales: The Childhood of Ancalimë
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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108: Unfinished Tales: The Marriage of Aldarion and Erendis
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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107: Unfinished Tales: Of Suffering and Selflessness
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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106: Unfinished Tales: Erendis Finally Speaks Up
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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105: Unfinished Tales: Aldarion and The Dangers of the Sea
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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104: Unfinished Tales: Erendis Seeks Aldarion's Heart
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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103: Unfinished Tales: Aldarion's Story Pt 1
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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102: Unfinished Tales: Tuor's Hero's Journey
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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101: Unfinished Tales: The Path to the Great Gate
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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100: Episode 100 Celebration!
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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99: Unfinished Tales: The Crossing of the Sirion
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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98: Unfinished Tales: Tuor & Turin Cross Paths
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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97: Unfinished Tales: Terrors of the Sea & Land
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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96: Unfinished Tales: Voronwë's Story
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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95: Unfinished Tales: Insights From A Valar
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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94: Unfinished Tales: Tuor and Ulmo
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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93: Unfinished Tales: Tuor Discovers The Ruins of The Noldor
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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92: Robots Radio Holiday Special 2023
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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91: Unfinished Tales: Tuor's Journey Through Darkness
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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90: Unfinished Tales: Tuor's New Beginning
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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89: What Are the Unfinished Tales & Why Are They Important?
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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88: Your Thoughts on the Silmarillion
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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87: The Conclusion of The Silmarillion
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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86: The White Council vs Sauron
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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85: Elves & Wizards of the 3rd Age
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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84: Arnor & Gondor in the 3rd Age
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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83: The Beginning of The 3rd Age
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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82: The Army of the Last Alliance
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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81: The Founding of Gondor & Arnor
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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80: The Three, The Seven, and the Nine
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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79: The Forging of the Rings of Power
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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78: The Remnants of Numenor
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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77: The Doom of Ar-Pharazon
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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76: Sauron Takes Full Control of Numenor
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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75: Sauron's Corruption of Numenor
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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74: The Rise of Ar-Pharazon
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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73: Turin & Oedipus
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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72: The Return of the Darkness
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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71: The Height of Numenor
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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70: The Creation of Numenor
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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69: The End of the Silmarilion & Beginning of the Akallabeth
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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68: The Fate of the Silmarils
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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67: The War of Wrath
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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66: The Hallowing of Earendil & Elwing
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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65: Earendil Petitions The Valar
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May 29, 2023 |
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64: The Journey of Earendil
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May 22, 2023 |
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63: The Survivors of Gondolin
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May 15, 2023 |
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62: The Battle of Gondolin
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May 08, 2023 |
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61: Tuor & Ulmo's Call
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May 01, 2023 |
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60: Beren & Luthien Return
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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59: Bonus Sneak Peak: Tolkien's 1964 BBC Interview (Parts 1 & 2)
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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58: The Downfall of Doriath
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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57: The End of Hurin's Story
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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56: The Release of Hurin
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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55. The Story of Turin Turambar Part 14: A Tragic End
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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54. The Story of Turin Turambar Part 13: The Veil is Lifted
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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53. The Story of Turin Turambar Part 12: Turambar vs Glaurung
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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52. The Story of Turin Turambar Part 11: Nienor's Darkness
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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51. The Story of Turin Turambar Part 10: An Unfortunate Homecoming
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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50. The Story of Turin Turambar Part 9: The Siege of Nargothrond
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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49: The Story of Turin Turambar Part 8: The Cost of Turin's Pride
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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48: The Story of Turin Turambar Part 7: Nargothrond Revealed
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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47. The Story of Turin Turambar Part 6: The Waters of Ivrin
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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46. The Story of Turin Turambar Part 5: The Orc Encampment
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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45. The Story of Turin Turambar Part 4: Gorthol, The Dread Helm
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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44. The Story of Turin Turambar Part 3: Mim the Petty-Dwarf
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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43. Robots Radio Network Holiday Special 2022
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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42. The Story of Turin Turambar Part 2: Turin the Outlaw
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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41. The Story of Turin Turambar Part 1
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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40. The World after The Battle of Unnumbered Tears
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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39. The Nirnaeth Arnoediad Part 2
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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38. The Nirnaeth Arnoediad Part 1
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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37. The Union of Maedhros
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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36. Beren and Luthien Part 9: The End?
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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35. Beren and Luthien Part 8: Doom Unstoppable
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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34. Beren and Luthien Part 7: Morgoth
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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33. Beren and Luthien Part 6: The Gates of Angband
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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32. Beren and Luthien Part 5: Luthien & Huon vs Sauron
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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31. Beren and Luthien Part 4: The Prisons of Luthien
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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30: Beren and Luthien Part 3: Finrod's Oath
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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29. Beren and Luthien Part 2: Beren's Doom
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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28. Beren and Luthien Part 1: A Chance Meeting
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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27. War Stories & Horrors
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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26. Fingolfin vs Morgoth
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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25. The Battle of Sudden Flame, The Dagor Bragollach
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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24. The First Men Arrive in Beleriand
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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23. The Tragedy of The White Lady of the Noldor
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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22. The Hidden Things of the Noldor
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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21. The Father of Dragons
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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20. Caves, Towers, and Battle
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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19. Sneak Peak - Bonus Ep: Valar vs Mythology & The Importance of Grief
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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18. A Time of Peace
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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17. The Friendship of Fingon & Maedros
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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16. The Awakening of Men
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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15. The End of The Years of the Trees
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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14. The First Battle of Beleriand
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May 30, 2022 |
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13. The Nature of "Magic"
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May 23, 2022 |
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12. The Doom of Feanor
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May 16, 2022 |
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11. The Oath of Feanor
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May 09, 2022 |
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10. The Power & Wisdom of Galadriel
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May 01, 2022 |
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9. The Theft of the Silmarils
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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8. The Greatest of the Elves: Feanor
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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7. The Sundering of the Elves
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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6. The Creation of the Dwarves
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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5. The Coming of the Elves
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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4. The Most Beautiful Creations of the Valar: The 2 Trees of Valinor
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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3. All 14 of the Valar
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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2. The Beginning of Time
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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1. The Creation Story: The Ainulindalë
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Feb 25, 2022 |