{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"0240 - The History of Middle-earth - Vol. 7: The Treason of Isengard","description":" On Episode 240, we are continuing our journey through The History of Middle-earth series as we survey volume 7, The Treason of Isengard, which is the second of 4 volumes dealing with the textual history of The Lord of the Rings. &amp;nbsp;   In this volume, we discover rejected plot points, first appearances of Saruman and the Balrog known as Durin's Bane, and a deleted scene involving Gandalf rescuing a hobbit from Black Riders!  Join us! Become a patron of The Tolkien Road. For more on this episode and The Tolkien Road podcast, please visit&amp;nbsp;TolkienRoad.com&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;Facebook.com\/TolkienRoad. Also, follow us on Twitter via&amp;nbsp;@TolkienRoad. This episode is executive produced by Kaitlyn of&amp;nbsp;Tea With Tolkien, Liis U,&amp;nbsp;Andrew T,&amp;nbsp;John R,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Ms. Anonymous. Special thanks to the following patrons:  Kaitlyn of&amp;nbsp;Tea with Tolkien Liis U Andrew T John R Ms. Anonymous Shannon S Brian O Emilio P Zeke F James A James L Chris L Chuck F Asya V Ish of the Hammer Teresa C David of&amp;nbsp;Pints with Jack Jonathan D Eric S Joey S Eric B Matt L Johanna T Mike M Dyrenair Robert H Paul D Jacob S Julia  ","author_name":"The Tolkien Road","author_url":"https:\/\/tolkienroad.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19026440\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/00c441\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/102755954"}