The Council Of Elrond with The Mellon Heads

Amazon have finally announced that season 3 is in the works along with a list of directors and producers that will be overseeing this season and a short synopsis of what's to come 👀Dave and Johnny react to the news!We are on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/themellonheadsYou can find us at: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/themellonheads⁠⁠If you enjoy our content and would like to support us, you can do so at this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads#ringsofpower #lotr #lordoftherings

Hold onto your Helms as we continue our dive into one of Tolkien's most inspirational leaders of Men, in Part II of our chat all about the Leader of the Horse men of Rohan. In this episode Johnny and Dave get into the nitty-gritty details of King Theoden's early life before becoming the Man we meet in The Two Towers. We discuss his greatest moments on the Battlefield looking in depth at both Great battles to feature in the Lord of the Rings - The Battle for Helm's Deep and the Battle of the Peleannor Fields. We also have our usual banter and talk about little-known tidbits about both Theoden and the late-great Bernard Hill. Episode out everywhere now!! Please join our PATREON!! You can get your hands on the entire episodes on video - not just these shorts, and much more weekly Mellon Head content!!  https://www.patreon.com/themellonheads You can find us at: https://linktr.ee/themellonheads If you enjoy our content and would like to treat us to a coffee or a beer you can do so at this link; https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

Arise Arise, Riders of Theoden! Get ready to march into battle with the King of the Riddermark as we dive into one of Tolkien's most beloved characters and one of film's most iconic performances ⚔️ In this episode Johnny and Dave discuss the introduction to this King of Men both on the screen and on the pages, before introducing the new fun game "King of Quotes", where we'll get into the greatest quotes of this legendary charatcer. Make sure to bring your thinking crowns and see if you can beat Dave as Johnny quizzes him on his Theoden quote knowledge! 👑 The Mellon Heads are charging into Season 3 like the thunderous forces of the Rohirrim upon the plains of the Peleannor and we are delighted to have you with us, " For Death and Glory". This episode is dedicated to the late-great Bernard Hill who put in a performance of the ages to bring this charater to life. He truly understood the importance of this role and became the King of Rohan. Please go check out our previously released tribute to Bernard Hill at https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/0etqv7X3wKb Episode out everywhere now!! Please join our PATREON!! You can get your hands on the entire episodes on video - not just these shorts, and much more weekly Mellon Head content!!  https://www.patreon.com/themellonheads You can find us at: https://linktr.ee/themellonheads If you enjoy our content and would like to treat us to a coffee or a beer you can do so at this link; https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

The Rings of Power Episode 3 review   In this new episode of the Mellon Heads' podcast - "The Council of Elrond" Dave and Johnny breakdown episode 3 of The Rings of Power series. Find out all our thoughts and whether we were left amazed or underwhelmed at this newest chapter of The Rings of Power! What did you like about the episode? Was there anything that we missed? Please let us know! Please join our PATREON!! You can get your hands on much more weekly Mellon Head content!! https://www.patreon.com/themellonheads You can find us at: Twitter                      @mellon_heads Instagram                @mellonheadsofficial Facebook                 The Mellon Heads TikTok                      @themellonheads If you enjoy our content and would like to treat us to a coffee or a beer you can do so at this link; https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

THE RINGS OF POWER has finally arrived!!! This is a show that we have been looking forward to for a long long time and we have been eagerly anticipating a return to Middle-earth! In this new episode of the Mellon Heads' podcast - "The Council of Elrond" Dave and Johnny breakdown the first TWO EPISODES of the Rings of Power series. Find out all our thoughts and whether we were left amazed or underwhelmed at this newest adaptation of Professor Tolkien's work! We were also joined by the fantastic Jaron Pak to help us with this analysis. He was a wonderful guest and his knowledge of all things Tolkien is incredible! He can be found on his Podcast - THE HALFLING which you should really check out! And also at Looper.com and @pak.jaron Episode out everywhere now!! Please join our PATREON!! You can get your hands on much more weekly Mellon Head content!! https://www.patreon.com/themellonheads You can find us at: Twitter                      @mellon_heads Instagram                @mellonheadsofficial Facebook                 The Mellon Heads TikTok                      @themellonheads If you enjoy our content and would like to treat us to a coffee or a beer you can do so at this link; https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL!!! Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, character deep dives and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! On today's episode we conclude our mini-series with the final episode all about The One Ring. We discuss the timeline of The One Ring of Power and all of he powers that it possesses.  As always, you'll be greatly entertained with some fun facts, interesting tidbits, music and funny soundbites! Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms. Please join our Patreon!! You can get your hands on the entire episodes in video format, enjoy weekly conversations on nerdy topics outside the world of Tolkien such as Marvel, Game of Thrones, DC, The Boys, and much more Mellon Head content!! Check out the first episode in this mini series here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1To7Y3fFYqv1CYzudKyLxZ?si=TocX3NZuQ3SBWB2yF7RwJw https://www.patreon.com/themellonheads You can find us at: Twitter                   @mellon_heads Instagram              @mellonheadsofficial Facebook               The Mellon Heads TikTok                   @themellonheads If you enjoy our content and would like to treat us to a one-time coffee you can do so at this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL!!! Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, character deep dives and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! On today's episode we continue our mini-series and we look at the 9 Rings given to mortal Men doomed to die. We look at who these Men were before Sauron gifted them these rings and also what effects they had on their bearers and what Powers they gave them.  As always, you'll be greatly entertained with some fun facts, interesting tidbits, music and funny soundbites! Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms. Please join our Patreon!! You can get your hands on the entire episodes in video format, enjoy weekly conversations on nerdy topics outside the world of Tolkien such as Marvel, Game of Thrones, DC, The Boys, and much more Mellon Head content!! Check out the first episode in this mini series here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1To7Y3fFYqv1CYzudKyLxZ?si=TocX3NZuQ3SBWB2yF7RwJw https://www.patreon.com/themellonheads You can find us at: Twitter                   @mellon_heads Instagram              @mellonheadsofficial Facebook               The Mellon Heads TikTok                   @themellonheads If you enjoy our content and would like to treat us to a one-time coffee you can do so at this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL!!! Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, character deep dives and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! On today's episode we continue our mini-series and we look at the magical 7 Dwarven Rings of Power. We break down everything there is to know about these special Rings; their timeline of events, the powers they possess and who wore them. We also ponder an interesting question concerning the poem of The Rings of Power. You'll definitely learn a thing or two in this episode and have a laugh along the way. As always, you'll be greatly entertained with some fun facts, interesting tidbits, music and funny soundbites! Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms. Please join our Patreon!! You can get your hands on the entire episodes in video format, enjoy weekly conversations on nerdy topics outside the world of Tolkien such as Marvel, Game of Thrones, DC, The Boys, and much more Mellon Head content!! Check out the first episode in this mini series here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1To7Y3fFYqv1CYzudKyLxZ?si=TocX3NZuQ3SBWB2yF7RwJw https://www.patreon.com/themellonheads You can find us at: Twitter                   @mellon_heads Instagram              @mellonheadsofficial Facebook               The Mellon Heads TikTok                   @themellonheads If you enjoy our content and would like to treat us to a one-time coffee you can do so at this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL!!! Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, character deep dives and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! On today's episode we start a mini-series looking at the mysterious Elven Rings of Power. This is a 4 part mini-series and each week we will discuss Rings of Power of different peoples; Elves, Dwarves, Men and the One Ring! We hope you enjoy this first part and deep dive into the Rings that the deathless Children of Iluvatar wore - The Elves. As always, you'll be greatly entertained with some fun facts, interesting tidbits, music and funny soundbites! Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms. Please join our Patreon!! You can get your hands on the entire episodes in video format, enjoy weekly conversations on nerdy topics outside the world of Tolkien such as Marvel, Game of Thrones, DC, The Boys, and much more Mellon Head content!! https://www.patreon.com/themellonheads You can find us at: Twitter                   @mellon_heads Instagram              @mellonheadsofficial Facebook               The Mellon Heads TikTok                   @themellonheads If you enjoy our content and would like to treat us to a one-time coffee you can do so at this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL!!! Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, character deep dives and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! On today's episode, we continue on from our episode of Minas Tirith and look at the surrounding lands called the Pelennor Fields. What is the history of these lands and how were they different to the way they were depicted in the films? We also take a deep dive into how the battle of the Pelennor Fields went down in the book, step by step and contrast it with Jacksons adaptation. As always, you'll be greatly entertained with some fun facts, interesting tidbits, music and funny soundbites! Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms. Please join our Patreon!! You can get your hands on the entire episodes in video format, enjoy weekly conversations on nerdy topics outside the world of Tolkien such as Marvel, Game of Thrones, DC, The Boys, and much more Mellon Head content!! https://www.patreon.com/themellonheads You can find us at: Twitter                   @mellon_heads YouTube                 The Mellon Heads Instagram              @mellonheadsofficial Facebook               The Mellon Heads TikTok                   @themellonheads If you enjoy our content and would like to treat us to a one-time coffee you can do so at this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL!!! Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, character deep dives and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! On today's episode we review the newest FULL trailer for the upcoming Rings of Power series. The trailer dropped at San Diego Comic Con and we are here to explain everything that is happening and what we expect to see from the series along with our own opinions and takes.  As always, you'll be greatly entertained with some fun facts, interesting tidbits, music and funny soundbites! Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms. Please join our Patreon!! You can get your hands on the entire episodes in video format, enjoy weekly conversations on nerdy topics outside the world of Tolkien such as Marvel, Game of Thrones, DC, The Boys, and much more Mellon Head content!! https://www.patreon.com/themellonheads You can find us at: Twitter                   @mellon_heads YouTube                 The Mellon Heads Instagram              @mellonheadsofficial Facebook               The Mellon Heads TikTok                   @themellonheads If you enjoy our content and would like to treat us to a one-time coffee you can do so at this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL!!! Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, character deep dives and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! On today's episode we discuss the warriors of evil and ground troops of Sauron's armies. The things that give you nightmares and that you hope to never meet - the Orcs! We know so much about the foul creatures but there are lots of interesting questions that we look into further in this episode.  As always, you'll be greatly entertained with some fun facts, interesting tidbits, music and funny soundbites! Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms. Please join our Patreon!! You can get your hands on the entire episodes in video format, enjoy weekly conversations on nerdy topics outside the world of Tolkien such as Marvel, Game of Thrones, DC, The Boys, and much more Mellon Head content!!  https://www.patreon.com/themellonheads You can find us at: Twitter                   @mellon_heads Instagram              @mellonheadsofficial Facebook               The Mellon Heads TikTok                   @themellonheads If you enjoy our content and would like to treat us to a one-time coffee you can do so at this link:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, riddles and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! On today's episode we discuss the great white city of Minas Tirith. We look at the history of its construction, the etymology, the inspiration Tolkien and Jackson took for the City of Kings and what happened within its city walls before and after the events of the War of the Ring. We also look at the layout of the city itself and where buildings may have been situated. As always, you'll be greatly entertained with some fun facts, interesting tidbits, music and funny soundbites! Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms. You can find us at: Twitter                   @mellon_heads Instagram              @mellonheadsofficial Facebook               The Mellon Heads TikTok                   @themellonheads If you enjoy our content and would like to sponsor us you can send us a gift at our Buy me a Coffee link; https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads Please join our Patreon!! You can get your hands on the entire episodes in video format, and much more Mellon Head content!! https://www.patreon.com/themellonheads

WELCOME BACK TO THE COUNCIL!!!! Johnny and Dave are delighted to be back for the second season of The Council of Elrond and it all kicks off next Wednesday 29th June! So mark your calendars and get ready for more trips into Middle-earth with your two favourite Mellon Heads.  We are excited to bring you more Lord of the Rings discussions, Middle-earth Lore, character deep dives and so much more!! You can find us at:   Twitter                      @mellon_heads   Instagram                @mellonheadsofficial   Facebook                 The Mellon Heads   TikTok                      @themellonheads    If you enjoy our content and would like to sponsor us you can send us a gift at our Buy me a Coffee link;                           https://www.buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads  Please join our Patreon!! You can get your hands on the entire episodes in video format, and much more Mellon Head content!!  https://www.patreon.com/themellonheads

Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, riddles and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you!  On today's episode of The Council of Elrond, your two hosts Johnny and Dave discuss the recent images and news surrounding The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. With Steven from The Red Book on YouTube, the three discuss everything that the animation will be about, who is involved and their thoughts on the upcoming feature film.  As always, you'll be greatly entertained with some fun facts, interesting tidbits, music and funny soundbites! Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms.  The Red Book YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRedBook/featured  The Red Book Twitter: @TheRedBookYT  You can find us at:  Twitter                   @mellon_heads  Instagram              @mellonheadsofficial  Facebook               The Mellon Heads  TikTok                   @themellonheads  Buy me a Coffee     buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, riddles and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! On today's episode of The Council of Elrond, your two hosts Johnny and Dave look at the recent highly anticipated teaser trailer from Amazon of The Rings of Power. They are joined by long-time Tolkien fan and expert, Dan from Voice of Geekdom on YouTube to breakdown the trailer frame-by-frame and give their thoughts on all the good, bad and ugly that the trailer showed. Dan brings plenty of background knowledge and context to the scenes that are seen on screen. They also give their opinions on some of the topics raised in Vanity Fairs article that was released simultaneously with the trailer and the latest announcement on the Middle-Earth movie, tv, merchandise AND THEME PARK rights that are going on sale.  As always, you'll be greatly entertained with some fun facts, interesting tidbits, music and funny soundbites! Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms. Voice of Geekdom YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/VoiceofGeekdom Voice of Geekdom Twitter: @VoiceOfGeek You can find us at: Twitter                   @mellon_heads Instagram              @mellonheadsofficial Facebook               The Mellon Heads TikTok                   @themellonheads Buy me a Coffee     buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, riddles and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! On today's bonus episode of The Council of Elrond, your two hosts Johnny and Dave breakdown the exciting announcement from Amazon regarding the upcoming Middle-earth TV Series. This show, which was previously known only as LOTR on Prime, has now been given a name and was officially unveiled in a beautifully shot 1-minute teaser trailer. The new name for the show is going to be The Rings of Power! Get excited along with your two hosts as they give their opinions on the new name and the manner in which it was announced along with some silly banter as usual. As always, you'll be greatly entertained with some fun facts, interesting tidbits, music and funny soundbites! Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms. You can find us at: Twitter                   @mellon_heads Instagram              @mellonheadsofficial Facebook               The Mellon Heads TikTok                   @themellonheads Buy me a Coffee     buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, riddles and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! On todays bonus episode of The Council of Elrond, your two hosts Johnny and Dave catch up after the Christmas break and review The Cardinal Cut of The Hobbit which is a fan made edit reducing the entire trilogy into a single movie that's less than 4 hours. There is plenty to unpack as this movie is a lot different to the trilogy that everybody is familiar with. The Mellon Heads also break down the series of events that transpired over the Holidays concerning the viral internet "feud" between them and The Tolkien Society.  The link for The Hobbit, The Cardinal Cut: https://thehobbitthecardinalcut.wordpress.com/ As always, you'll be greatly entertained with some fun facts, interesting tidbits, music and funny soundbites! Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms. You can find us at: Twitter                   @mellon_heads Instagram              @mellonheadsofficial Facebook               The Mellon Heads TikTok                   @themellonheads Buy me a Coffee     buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, riddles and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! On todays episode of The Council of Elrond, your two hosts Dave and Johnny celebrate Christmas with a few beers and some lighthearted Middle-Earth chatter. You will be informed in lots of Middle-Earth/Tolkien related secrects and facts in an interesting Lord of the Rings Christmas twist and not to mention the fun pun-related drinking game! Please join us for some fun, nerdy knowledge and Christmas cheer! As always, you'll be greatly entertained with some fun facts, interesting tidbits, music and funny soundbites! Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms. You can find us at: Twitter                   @mellon_heads Instagram              @mellonheadsofficial Facebook               The Mellon Heads Buy me a Coffee     buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads

Join your two hosts Johnny and Dave, aka The Mellon Heads, for some laughs, interesting facts, riddles and our takes and views on some of our favourite aspects of both the movies and the books. No matter how much of a casual or die-hard fan you are, if you want to have a good time, this is the podcast for you! On the episode this week we look at a familiar object from Peter Jacksons trilogy, Saruman's Palantir. This is just one of many but we dive into various questions concerning the Palantiri. Who made the seeing stones? How many are there? How do you use them? What powers do they possess? We also talk a bit about a brilliant jeweler that we met this week @rowansilversmiths on Instagram. Go check him out! Plenty of knowledgeable lore and goofy hot takes to digest in this episode.  As always, you'll be greatly entertained with some fun facts, interesting tidbits, music and funny soundbites! Please get in touch with us on social media! We want this to be an interactive experience for the listeners so we would love to hear all your comments and suggestions on any of our social media platforms. You can find us at: Twitter                   @mellon_heads Instagram              @mellonheadsofficial Facebook               The Mellon Heads Buy me a Coffee     buymeacoffee.com/themellonheads