{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fathrabeth.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-72-5VapU1o_","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 72: Lesser-trod Histories 5 - The Tale of Eärendel","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/1872de99-0a69-4e07-8534-160ad142489c/ee4fa85a-d01d-4a93-803f-9eeda9a21801/1535418882artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/0038d7f1-c6c8-448c-a966-a2007589789e\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 72: Lesser-trod Histories 5 - The Tale of Eärendel\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"What do Athrabeth and Ed McMahon have in common this month? We’re on a star search!\nOur Lesser-trod Histories series continues in episode 72 with a discussion of The Tale of Eärendel from the Book of Lost Tales: Part 2. A big thank you to Tolkien scholar and author John Garth for his excellent book Tolkien And The Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth from which we drew heavily for this episode. "}