Before the Fellowship: Fans Read and React to the Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien Every Week

84 Episodes

1. The End of All Things — FINALE — Ep 76

   Published: 5/23/2025
2. Sauron establishes his kingdom in Mordor — Ep 75

   Published: 9/18/2024
3. The Origin of the Ringwraiths — Ep 74

   Published: 9/11/2024
4. Forging the Rings of Power — Ep 73

   Published: 9/4/2024
5. The World is Broken — Ep 72

   Published: 8/28/2024
6. Ar-Pharazón Makes War on the Valar — Ep 71

   Published: 8/21/2024
7. Sauron creates a cult — Ep 70

   Published: 7/31/2024
8. Ar-Pharazón Confronts Sauron — Ep 69

   Published: 7/24/2024
9. Númenorians Envy the Hidden Realm — Ep 68

   Published: 7/17/2024
10. The Discovery of Númenor — Ep 67

    Published: 7/11/2024
11. Here Ends the SILMARILLION! — Ep 66

    Published: 7/3/2024
12. The Fate of the Last Silmaril — Ep 65

    Published: 6/26/2024
13. Eärendil Seeks the Forbidden City — Ep 64

    Published: 6/19/2024
14. Dragons, Gothmog, and the Fall of Gondolin — Ep 63

    Published: 6/12/2024
15. Ulmo Sends Tuor on a Quest — Ep 62

    Published: 12/12/2023
16. We're giving away 2 awesome books!

    Published: 11/29/2023
17. The Oath of Fëanor Awakens — Ep 61

    Published: 11/22/2023
18. Can King Thingol resist the Silmaril? — Ep 60

    Published: 11/16/2023
19. Morgoth sets Húrin free! Why? — Ep 59

    Published: 11/16/2023
20. Tolkien's Obsession with Death

    Published: 11/9/2023