Leif and Gersande Talk Tolkien

Leif and Gersande Talk Tolkien, Ep 2: Many Thoughts Adrift

Sep 20, 2022 35 min read Comments Leif and Gersande Talk Tolkien Save to Pocket

In which Leif and Gersande react to the second episode of Rings of Power, "Adrift." We're talking orcs, Khazad-dûm, Dissa and Durin, lots of obscure Silmarilliony details about the Maiar (& the Sun and Moon!) as we revisit the timelines of the second and third ages, and more.

Leif and Gersande Talk Tolkien, Ep 1: Nothing Is Original In The Beginning

Sep 9, 2022 30 min read Comments Leif and Gersande Talk Tolkien Save to Pocket

In podcast form, my partner Leif Halldór Ásgeirsson and I react to the new television series set in Tolkien's Legendarium. Together, we feel up to the task of assessing where Rings of Power soars as an adaptation, and where it might be falling rather short. (Transcript available!)