0238 - The History of Middle-earth - Vol. 5: The Lost Road and Other Writings
Release Date: 04/26/2021
0264 » Shocking Surprises from The Nature of Middle-earth » Gandalf, Hobbits, Eagles, Beards, more
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In episode 264, we discuss some truly surprising new details from The Nature of Middle-earth. Seriously mind-blowing stuff here, including Gandalf's appearance, the race of hobbits, Aragorn's beard, the nature of Eagles, and more!
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0263 » LOTR on Prime » The Most Important Question (Also, Our 2022 Plan!)
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0262 » The Kings of Númenor » Unfinished Tales » The Line of Elros » LOTR on Prime » Ar-Pharazôn
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In this episode, we take a close look at "The Line of Elros: Kings of Númenor" from Unfinished Tales! It’s a brief and fascinating account of the 3000 year history of Númenor, and contains a lot that needs to be unpacked! Join us!
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0261 » The Silmarillion » A Tale of Two Endings » Keith Mathison » Middle-earth Eschatology
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0260 » The Fool's Hope » Of Gandalf and Pippin in Minas Tirith
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In episode 260, we discuss Gandalf's famous characterization of Frodo's quest: "a fool's hope". Why did he say that? Why is it significant he was saying that to Pippin? What is the broader significance of that line for the work and for Middle-earth (and our reality) in general?
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0259 » Carl Hostetter » The Nature of Middle-earth » Theological and Metaphysical Themes
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In episode 259, we sit down once again with Carl Hostetter, editor of the latest volume of JRR Tolkien's writings, The Nature of Middle-earth.
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0258 - Defeating Evil » A Middle-earth Guide
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0257 - Guilty Pleasures » Athrabeth, Enya, Estel, The Shadow, Consolation, and more!
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In episode 257, we discuss Athrabeth, Enya, Estel, The Shadow, Consolation, and more! Join us!
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0256 - The Nature of Middle-earth, The Wheel of Time, LOTRonPrime, LOTR film flaws, Verisimilitude, Elendil, etc
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In episode 256, we discuss The Nature of Middle-earth, The Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan / Carl Hostetter resemblance, LOTRonPrime theories, LOTR films criticisms, The Council of Elrond, and more!
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0255 - Lord of the Rings "Religious and Catholic" » What Did Tolkien Mean?
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Did Tolkien really say that the Lord of the Rings is “fundamentally religious and Catholic”? What did he mean by that? Join us as we explore the topic.
info_outlineOn episode 238, we are continuing our tour of The History of Middle-earth series as we survey Volume 5, The Lost Road and Other Writings!
The Lost Road and Other Writings contains Tolkien's earliest writings on the legend of Númenor, as well as updated timelines for the Silmarillion and the last version of The Silmarillion he wrote before writing The Lord of the Rings. Lots of interesting stuff here!
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LINKS FROM MARILYN
"It was the skalds, or bards, in the community who would memorize entire poems and recite them in the halls of Anglo-Saxon lords. The alliteration and repeated phrases (usually a sign that the poem in question started off as an oral rather than a written work) helped the bard remember the text. They'd chant the verses rather than singing them, but there have been several versions of bits of Beowulf set to classical music. Here's a link to Howard Hanson's Lament for Beowulf, with the text translated into contemporary English (and some pretty neat artwork and images!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-RqfMlHm04
The Finnish tale of Kullervo (inspiration for Túrin) from The Kalevala was also intended to be chanted. Here's a part of the Kullervo Symphony by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius which has a male chorus chanting some of the text:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0nWHCeus9E
The chanting starts at around 1:40. The image showing is from the story of Lemminkäinen; it's the part in which his mother is fishing his body out of the river of the dead; not sure why they used that one, but there you are!"
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