numenor Archives - THE RINGS OF POWER WRAP-UP https://ringswrapup.com/tag/numenor/ Presented by The Prancing Pony Podcast Sat, 26 Oct 2024 21:54:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/ringswrapup.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-ppp-icon-2022.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 numenor Archives - THE RINGS OF POWER WRAP-UP https://ringswrapup.com/tag/numenor/ 32 32 202775436 031 – Tom’s Trolley Problem https://ringswrapup.com/031-toms-trolley-problem/ https://ringswrapup.com/031-toms-trolley-problem/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:54:23 +0000 https://ringswrapup.com/?p=2497 Listen in as Alan, Sara, and James talk through the things they love – and the things they don’t love so much – about Season 2, Episode 6 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – ‘Where is He?’ While we still ask that question about Celeborn, it’s Adar asking the question […]

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]]> Listen in as Alan, Sara, and James talk through the things they love – and the things they don’t love so much – about Season 2, Episode 6 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – ‘Where is He?’

While we still ask that question about Celeborn, it’s Adar asking the question about whatever Halbrand is going by these days. From the next-level gaslighting of Celebrimbor to the pronunciation of smial; from the amazing horns of Númenor to Disa’s new bat-signal, the RoPWU team have got opinions. And yes, that includes the ripped-from-context use of an iconic book and movie line.

Recommended Reading:

The Silmarillion
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Fellowship of the Ring
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Two Towers
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Return of the King
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)

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]]> https://ringswrapup.com/031-toms-trolley-problem/feed/ 0 2497 030 – O Captain! My Captain! https://ringswrapup.com/030-o-captain-my-captain/ https://ringswrapup.com/030-o-captain-my-captain/#respond Sun, 15 Sep 2024 01:01:07 +0000 https://ringswrapup.com/?p=2457 Join Alan, James, and Sara as they walk their way through what they all agree is the best episode of Season 2 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Episode 5 ‘Halls of Stone’. From King Durin and his newfound power (and greed), to Annatar’s masterful manipulation of Celebrimbor and Mírdania, […]

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]]> Join Alan, James, and Sara as they walk their way through what they all agree is the best episode of Season 2 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Episode 5 ‘Halls of Stone’. From King Durin and his newfound power (and greed), to Annatar’s masterful manipulation of Celebrimbor and Mírdania, the RoPWU team have things to say. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Valandil.

Recommended Reading:

The Silmarillion
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Fellowship of the Ring
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Two Towers
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Return of the King
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)

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]]> https://ringswrapup.com/030-o-captain-my-captain/feed/ 0 2457 029 – This Episode… Takes An Age https://ringswrapup.com/029-this-episode-takes-an-age/ https://ringswrapup.com/029-this-episode-takes-an-age/#respond Sat, 07 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://ringswrapup.com/?p=2448 Join Alan, Sara, and James as they talk (at great length) about the third and fourth episodes in Season 2 of Amazon Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. From Isildur’s meet-cute gone bad to Tom Bombadil pet-naming habits, the RoPWU crew talk about it all, noting that when this show […]

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]]> Join Alan, Sara, and James as they talk (at great length) about the third and fourth episodes in Season 2 of Amazon Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. From Isildur’s meet-cute gone bad to Tom Bombadil pet-naming habits, the RoPWU crew talk about it all, noting that when this show gets it right, they really get it right. And with a few out-of-context homages, the inverse is also true.

Recommended Reading:

The Silmarillion
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Fellowship of the Ring
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Two Towers
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Return of the King
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)

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]]> https://ringswrapup.com/029-this-episode-takes-an-age/feed/ 0 2448 028 – Squid Ink Pasta Boy https://ringswrapup.com/028-squid-ink-pasta-boy/ https://ringswrapup.com/028-squid-ink-pasta-boy/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:19 +0000 https://ringswrapup.com/?p=2444 Alan, James, and Sara team up once again to walk you through the first two episodes of Amazon Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. We watch Sauron go from an unconvincing CEO, through his squishy days, until he becomes the Halbrand we all know and Galadriel can’t stop thinking about. […]

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]]> Alan, James, and Sara team up once again to walk you through the first two episodes of Amazon Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. We watch Sauron go from an unconvincing CEO, through his squishy days, until he becomes the Halbrand we all know and Galadriel can’t stop thinking about. We rave about Círdan, Disa, and the singing of Gil-galad, while scratching our collective heads about a few things. Thanks for joining us for another season of Rings of Power Wrap-up!

Recommended Reading:

The Silmarillion
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Fellowship of the Ring
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Two Towers
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Return of the King
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)

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]]> https://ringswrapup.com/028-squid-ink-pasta-boy/feed/ 0 2444 027 – You Look Familiar https://ringswrapup.com/027-you-look-familiar/ https://ringswrapup.com/027-you-look-familiar/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://ringswrapup.com/?p=2432 Halbrand comes back to Eregion for more; James, Sara, and Alan come back to the podcast for more, too — but without a wig. Join us as we bring you up to speed on all the things we’ve seen and heard about the upcoming Season 2 of Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: the […]

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]]> Halbrand comes back to Eregion for more; James, Sara, and Alan come back to the podcast for more, too — but without a wig. Join us as we bring you up to speed on all the things we’ve seen and heard about the upcoming Season 2 of Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: the Rings of Power! From big blue bling to the most underrated Elf ever, the RoPWU crew looks at the teaser, the trailer, the BTS clips, and all the news articles and interviews we could find. Plus news straight from Rings of Power at San Diego ComicCon!

Recommended Reading:

The Silmarillion
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Fellowship of the Ring
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Two Towers
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Return of the King
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)

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]]> https://ringswrapup.com/027-you-look-familiar/feed/ 0 2432 026 – Eat Your Broccoli https://ringswrapup.com/026-eat-your-broccoli/ https://ringswrapup.com/026-eat-your-broccoli/#respond Sat, 11 Feb 2023 22:03:32 +0000 https://ringswrapup.com/?p=2427 Like a toddler at the dinner table, we’ve saved the most unpleasant bit for last. Listen in as Sara, James, and Alan return to finish their report cards for Amazon: will the show get passing marks? With discussion of the visuals, music, and acting behind us, tonight’s conversation turns to the writing. The sea may […]

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]]> Like a toddler at the dinner table, we’ve saved the most unpleasant bit for last. Listen in as Sara, James, and Alan return to finish their report cards for Amazon: will the show get passing marks? With discussion of the visuals, music, and acting behind us, tonight’s conversation turns to the writing. The sea may always be right, but if the sea could write, that might help. We grade specific plot lines, from Durin and Elrond (outstanding) to mithranium (needs improvement), look into specific dialog examples, and debate where The Rings of Power got it right, and where they might improve. Join us as we wrap up S1 and look forward to S2! There is a tempest around here somewhere… now where did I put it?

Recommended Reading:

The Silmarillion
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Fellowship of the Ring
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Two Towers
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Return of the King
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)

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]]> https://ringswrapup.com/026-eat-your-broccoli/feed/ 0 2427 025 – Lofty Ambitions https://ringswrapup.com/025-lofty-ambitions/ https://ringswrapup.com/025-lofty-ambitions/#respond Sun, 25 Dec 2022 22:45:23 +0000 https://ringswrapup.com/?p=2422 You decide if the episode title applies to S1 of The Rings of Power, or our attempt at a season-ending report card! Sara, Alan, and James return to discuss the high (and low) points of the first season of Amazon’s efforts to bring Tolkien’s Middle-earth to life. Somehow, we get so buried in conversation, we […]

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]]> You decide if the episode title applies to S1 of The Rings of Power, or our attempt at a season-ending report card! Sara, Alan, and James return to discuss the high (and low) points of the first season of Amazon’s efforts to bring Tolkien’s Middle-earth to life. Somehow, we get so buried in conversation, we only finish part of the report card: if they’re giving grades for giving grades, we’re in trouble! In this half, we discuss set design and other visuals, and walk through the strong points of each of the actors from S1. So binge the show again, and join us for this half of our first season report card!

Recommended Reading:

The Silmarillion
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Fellowship of the Ring
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Two Towers
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Return of the King
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)

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]]> https://ringswrapup.com/025-lofty-ambitions/feed/ 0 2422 020 – Missing Persons https://ringswrapup.com/020-missing-persons/ https://ringswrapup.com/020-missing-persons/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2022 20:06:43 +0000 https://ringswrapup.com/?p=2392 Our old friend, Celeborn, makes an appearance, even if it’s on a Second Age milk carton; Durin IV finds himself un-princed, and we hear some lovely Quenya from a tall Stranger in the Grove. James, Sara, and Alan discuss the seventh episode of The Rings of Power, but disagree on the nature of romantic meet-cutes. […]

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]]> Our old friend, Celeborn, makes an appearance, even if it’s on a Second Age milk carton; Durin IV finds himself un-princed, and we hear some lovely Quenya from a tall Stranger in the Grove. James, Sara, and Alan discuss the seventh episode of The Rings of Power, but disagree on the nature of romantic meet-cutes. Isildur casts himself into the fire, Theo gets an actual sword (not just a hilt this time!), and Elrond makes an offer that Durin III can’t refuse – except that he does. Also, Balrogs are light sleepers.

Recommended Reading:

The Silmarillion
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Fellowship of the Ring
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Two Towers
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Return of the King
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)

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]]> https://ringswrapup.com/020-missing-persons/feed/ 2 2392 019 – The Return of the King? https://ringswrapup.com/019-the-return-of-the-king/ https://ringswrapup.com/019-the-return-of-the-king/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2022 23:29:41 +0000 https://ringswrapup.com/?p=2387 Adar leads his children on a righteous quest for a well-deserved homeland, Arondir plays Jenga in the watchtower, and the writers quote Tolkien directly! Sara, Alan, and James discuss the latest episode of Rings of Power, observing that it doesn’t take much to become king these days, apparently. Elendil plays horse-whisperer, Galadriel plays good-cop/bad-cop with […]

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]]> Adar leads his children on a righteous quest for a well-deserved homeland, Arondir plays Jenga in the watchtower, and the writers quote Tolkien directly! Sara, Alan, and James discuss the latest episode of Rings of Power, observing that it doesn’t take much to become king these days, apparently. Elendil plays horse-whisperer, Galadriel plays good-cop/bad-cop with Halbrand, while Adar plays a trick on them all. Also, Pompeii called – they would like to have a word about pyroclastic flows.

Recommended Reading:

The Silmarillion
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Fellowship of the Ring
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Two Towers
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Return of the King
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)

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]]> https://ringswrapup.com/019-the-return-of-the-king/feed/ 1 2387 018 – Silmarils Don’t Grow on Trees https://ringswrapup.com/018-silmarils-dont-grow-on-trees/ https://ringswrapup.com/018-silmarils-dont-grow-on-trees/#respond Sat, 24 Sep 2022 02:04:52 +0000 https://ringswrapup.com/?p=2380 Elendil shows tough love, Poppy sings a pretty song, Theo makes nice with Arondir, and Pharazôn schools Kemen. James, Sara, and Alan offer their mid-term grades for their most promising student, wonder why Waldreg would call Adar “the Abhorred” to his face, and seriously question the origin story of mithranium mithril. Oh, and none of us are […]

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]]> Elendil shows tough love, Poppy sings a pretty song, Theo makes nice with Arondir, and Pharazôn schools Kemen. James, Sara, and Alan offer their mid-term grades for their most promising student, wonder why Waldreg would call Adar “the Abhorred” to his face, and seriously question the origin story of mithranium mithril. Oh, and none of us are willing to play poker with Durin IV.

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Recommended Reading:

The Silmarillion
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
(J.R.R.Tolkien, ed. Christopher Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Fellowship of the Ring
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Two Towers
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)
The Return of the King
(J.R.R.Tolkien, Mariner Books)

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