Before the Fellowship: Fans Read and React to the Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien Every Week
Three friends read and react to the greatest story you've never heard — the Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. This is a book everyone should read, but it can be intimidating. Go on a journey with us: witness the creation of Tolkien's universe, meet the villain who's bigger and badder than Sauron, and hear a love story that will leave you in tears. We are not experts, we're just fans like you. And we're having a blast going through this masterpiece of fiction, 15 minutes at a time. Grab a cup of tea or your favorite scotch (or your steering wheel!) and join us each week!
Latest Episode
The End of All Things — FINALE — Ep 76 (23.05.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Sauron establishes his kingdom in Mordor — Ep 75 18.09.2024
- The Origin of the Ringwraiths — Ep 74 11.09.2024
- Forging the Rings of Power — Ep 73 04.09.2024
- The World is Broken — Ep 72 28.08.2024
- Ar-Pharazón Makes War on the Valar — Ep 71 21.08.2024
- Sauron creates a cult — Ep 70 31.07.2024
- Ar-Pharazón Confronts Sauron — Ep 69 24.07.2024
- Númenorians Envy the Hidden Realm — Ep 68 17.07.2024
- The Discovery of Númenor — Ep 67 11.07.2024
- Here Ends the SILMARILLION! — Ep 66 03.07.2024
- The Fate of the Last Silmaril — Ep 65 26.06.2024
- Eärendil Seeks the Forbidden City — Ep 64 19.06.2024
- Dragons, Gothmog, and the Fall of Gondolin — Ep 63 12.06.2024
- Ulmo Sends Tuor on a Quest — Ep 62 12.12.2023
- We're giving away 2 awesome books! 29.11.2023
- The Oath of Fëanor Awakens — Ep 61 22.11.2023
- Can King Thingol resist the Silmaril? — Ep 60 16.11.2023
- Morgoth sets Húrin free! Why? — Ep 59 16.11.2023
- Tolkien's Obsession with Death 09.11.2023
- Túrin loses everything — Ep 58 01.11.2023
