{"podcast":{"title":"The Tolkien Road","slug":"the-tolkien-road-471802","podcast_index_feed_id":471802,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5222755/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://tolkienroad.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/f1bc3759c64e88237cae8378be42089e.jpg","author":"John Carswell","episode_count":547,"summary":"Embark upon a wondrous journey through the realms of Middle-earth and beyond with the Tolkien Road, a podcast dedicated to the enchanting tales and writings of JRR Tolkien. Come, join John, Greta, and our mighty Fellowship as we delve deep into the magic that lingers within the pages of these timeless legends. And always remember: DO NOT BE HASTY!!! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T02:17:23.708653+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road-471802"},"episode":{"title":"Tolkien's Tragedy: The Purpose of Númenor","slug":"tolkien-s-tragedy-the-purpose-of-n-menor","published_at":"2026-07-06T11:30:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road-471802/tolkien-s-tragedy-the-purpose-of-n-menor","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road-471802","url":"https://tolkienstragedy.com/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72821364/tr_ttgy_ch2_20260706.mp3","summary":"TolkiensTragedy.com On this special episode of The Tolkien Road , I'm bring you the Second Chapter of my new book Tolkien's Tragedy - Concerning Númenor, the Rings of Power, and the Second Age ! It's available now at TolkiensTragedy.com , so if you like what you hear, head on over and get yourself a copy! Table of Contents: Númenor & The Mind of Tolkien Chapter 1: The Themes of the Second Age Chapter 2: The Purpose of Númenor Chapter 3: Almost Paradise - The First Millennium Chapter 4: A New Dark Lord - The Second Millennium Chapter 5: Rise of the Shadow - The Third Millennium Chapter 6: Ar-Pharazôn vs. Sauron Chapter 7: Downfall & Aftermath Appendix A: Rumours of a Lost Age Appendix B: The Rings of Power Done Right Appendix C: Of Middle-earth Untold Tales Appendix D: Concerning the White Trees Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support .","meta_description":"TolkiensTragedy.com On this special episode of The Tolkien Road , I'm bring you the Second Chapter of my new book Tolkien's Tragedy - Concerning Númenor,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1546,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tolkien-road-471802/episodes/tolkien-s-tragedy-the-purpose-of-n-menor/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road-471802/tolkien-s-tragedy-the-purpose-of-n-menor.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}