Happy Halloween from middle-Earth! In this episode we're exploring some of the season's traditional tropes as they appear in Tolkien's stories.
Show Notes
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<li>A brief biography of <a href="https://pantheon.org/articles/t/thrainn.html">Þráinn</a></li>
<li>a Wikipedia article on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hromundar_saga_Gripssonar">Hrómundar saga Gripssonar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.germanicmythology.com/FORNALDARSAGAS/HromundarSagaGripssonChapell.html">a Translation of the Griplur of the Saga</a></li>
<li>Stef is going to read <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beren-Luthien-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/1328791823">Beren and Lúthien</a>, if we make her. Tweet at her with the hashtag #athrastefReadsTolkien</li>
<li>Jude really butchered the pronunciation of fairë. It should sound like fire-eh. the ai dipthong in quenya should always sound like the ai in &quot;aisle&quot; and never &quot;mail&quot;. The final, short e should be pronounced like the e in &quot;end&quot;.</li>
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Episode 5: The Fallibility of Makers

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.