The Tolkien Road

Tolkien's Tragedy Appendix A

There is one word that best captures the Second Age of Middle-earth: LOST. It is a vast stretch of nearly three thousand years, yet we possess only…

Oct 4 • 

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September 2025

Tolkien's Tragedy Chapter 7

Ar-Pharazôn is now hell-bent. With the darkness of death approaching, he has one option remaining: to seize immortality by assailing the gods of…

Sep 27 • 

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Tolkien's Tragedy Chapter 6

Entering the final act of the Second Age, Sauron enacts a bold ploy to master Númenor and bring it to ruin.

Sep 6 • 

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August 2025

Tolkien's Tragedy Chapter 5

As Númenor enters the third millennium of the Second Age, it stands at its greatest power and prosperity and also in great peril, for year by year, it…

Aug 30 • 

John Carswell

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Tolkien's Tragedy Chapter 4

While the first millennium of the Second Age is an essentially peaceful one for Númenor, there are indications that it will not remain so...

Aug 23 • 

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Tolkien's Tragedy Chapter 3

Numenor’s first millennium is an epoch of peace and tranquility, unencumbered by the threat of Morgoth, Sauron or their minions. As we explore the…

Aug 9 • 

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July 2025

Tolkien's Tragedy Chapter 2

If an earthly paradise is actually dangerous for men, then why was it gifted to the Edain? Was it some kind of cruel joke? Or was there more going on…

Jul 26 • 

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Tolkien's Tragedy Chapter 1

This is the second part of my rollout of Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power, and the Second Age. I welcome any and all feedback…

Jul 22 • 

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A New Book, A New Blog

Concerning Númenor, The Rings Of Power, and The Second Age

Jul 19 • 

John Carswell

Tolkien's Tragedy Introduction

This is the second part of my rollout of Tolkien’s Tragedy: Concerning Númenor, The Rings of Power, and the Second Age. I welcome any and all feedback…

Jul 19 • 

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