Lore of the Rings | Wander the world of JRR Tolkien
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Lore of the Rings: Wander the world of JRR Tolkien is an introduction to JRR Tolkien's mythology and stories that are foundational to the Lord of the Rings. This show is for you if you've only seen the movies, or maybe even read the books, and want to know a little more of Tolkien's tales or need help reading through The Silmarillion. This show will prepare you so that you can deepen your enjoyment of Amazon Studios' Rings of Power, or simply want to wander through more of Tolkien's world.
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154: Fear and Friendship | JRR Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring | Chapter 5 Part 1
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May 02, 2024 |
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153: The Unseen Tale of Farmer Maggot | JRR Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring | Chapter 4 Part 2
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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152: Short Cuts and Film Cuts | Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring | Chapter 4 Part 1
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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151: Stargazing in Middle-earth | JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring | Chapter 3 Part 4
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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150: Walking Songs and Starlight | JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring | Chapter 3 Part 3
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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149: Frodo's First Steps | JRR Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring | Chapter 3 Part 2
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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148: Frodo's Near Miss with Darkness | JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring: Chapter 3: Part 1
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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147: The Hobbit's Choice: How a Moment of Pity Shaped the Fate of All | Fellowship of the Ring: Chapter 2 Part 4
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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146: The Twisted Origins of Gollum: From Smeagol to the Ring's Servant | A Shadow of the Past | Part 3
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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145: A Dreadful Chance: How Frodo Got the Ring | “A Shadow of the Past” Part 2
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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144: In the Footsteps of Legends: The Conversation that Changed Everything: JRR Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring Chapter 2
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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143: The End of the Long Expected Party | Tolkien’s The Fellowship Chapter 1, Part 3
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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142: Echoes of Adventure: Bilbo's Party and Beyond | Chapter 1 of JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring | Part 2
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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141: Hobbit Gossip and Shire Society: The Opening Scene of The Fellowship of the Ring
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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140: Bilbo's White Lie: The Revision of The Hobbit and the Finding of the Ring | Lord of the Rings Prologue Part 3
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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139: How did Sméagol Find the One Ring? Unraveling the Origins of Hobbits
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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138: From Bilbo's Diary to Tolkien's Masterpiece: The Prologue to Lord of the Rings
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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137: And Back Again: New Books, New Episodes, and the Origin of Trolls
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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136: 2023 Wrap up for the Lore of the Rings Podcast (plus Bloopers!)
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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135: Tolkien's "Imaginal" World | An interview with Tolkien Scholar Becca Tarnas
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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134: The Second Fall of Man | JRR Tolkien's Letter to Waldman Part 5
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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133: Rivendell: Reflection and Feasting
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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132: The Power of the Rings of Power | Tolkien's Waldman Letter Part 4
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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131: How to Change the World | JRR Tolkien's letter to Waldman Part 3
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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130: The Hobbit, Allegory, and Magic: Discoveries from JRR Tolkien's Letter to Milton Waldman | Part 2
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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129: “My Imaginary World”: What Inspired Tolkien’s Works: The Waldman Letter Part 1
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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128: Return to 1977: A Look at the Animated Hobbit Film
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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127: "Gandalf Dies. I Hate This Movie" | Fantasy Author Aaron Hall on Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings Movies
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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126: Fires and Farewells: Exploring the Songs of Hobbit Films
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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125: Before “Rings of Power” | A Crash Course in Middle-earth History | My Panel at FanX 2023
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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124: “For Home a Song / That Echoes On”: Exploring the Lyrical Songs from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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123: “And Back Again”: Comparing The Hobbit to the Final Scenes of The Battle of Five Armies
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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122: An Adventure Ends: Reflections on Tolkien’s The Hobbit
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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121: Charting Changes: The Battle of Five Armies' Departure from The Hobbit, Comparing “The Return Journey” to the Film
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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120: Unchanging Virtues and Bittersweet Farewells: Exploring “The Return Journey'” in Tolkien’s The Hobbit
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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119: From Greed to Glory: Thorin's Redemption Journey in Peter Jackson’s Film Adaption of “The Clouds Burst"
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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118: Battles and Bonds: Exploring “The Clouds Burst” from JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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117: Bilbo's Unique Daring Gesture: Exploring the On-screen Adaptation of “A Thief in the Night” from The Hobbit
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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116: Expect the Unexpected: Exploring "A Thief in the Night" in JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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115: Banishing Darkness and Converging Armies: Exploring the On-screen Adaptation of The Hobbit’s “The Gathering of the Clouds”
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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114: The Siege of Justice: Debating Bard’s Claims in “The Gathering of the Clouds” in The Hobbit
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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113: From Flames to Depths: Unraveling "Fire and Water" in the Third Hobbit Film
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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112: Unleashing Destruction, Embracing Rebirth: The Hobbit’s “Fire and Water”
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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111: The Irony of Thorin's Trust in Bilbo: Comparing "Not at Home" to The Hobbit Films
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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110: Beyond the Darkness: A Deep Dive into the Themes of 'Not at Home' in JRR Tolkien's “The Hobbit”
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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109: Unveiling the Untold Deviations in Tolkien's World: Comparing The Hobbit “Inside Information” with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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108: Bilbo's Riddles and Smaug's Fury: Unveiling Chapter 12 of Tolkien’s The Hobbit "Inside Information"
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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107: Unlocking the Door: Exploring Tolkien's “On the Doorstep” and the Cinematic Twists in “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
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May 25, 2023 |
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106: The Key to the Lonely Mountain: An In-Depth Look at “On the Doorstep” in JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit
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May 18, 2023 |
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105: The Hobbit: Book vs Movie: Chapter 10
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May 11, 2023 |
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104: “A Warm Welcome” The Hobbit Chapter 10
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May 04, 2023 |
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103: Book vs Movie | The Hobbit Barrels out of Bond
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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102: The Hobbit: Chapter 9
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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101: Book vs Movie: The Hobbit chapter 8
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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100: The Hobbit Chapter 8: Flies and Spiders
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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099: Book vs. Movie | The Hobbit Chapter 7
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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098: The Hobbit: Queer Lodgings
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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097: A Dwarves’ Story, Not a Hobbit’s: Comparing the Book vs Movie | The Hobbit Chapter 6
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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096: The Hobbit Chapter 6 | Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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095: What Makes A Good Story | Tolkien's "On Fairy Stories"
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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094: JRR Tolkien and Robert Jordan | An Interview with a Wheel of Time Expert
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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093: Book vs Movie | The Hobbit Chapter 5
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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092: Dark Journeys: The Hobbit Chapter 5 Part 2
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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091: The Hobbit Chapter 5 Part 1: Riddles in the Dark
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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090: Book vs Movie | The Hobbit Chapter 4
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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089: The Hobbit Chapter 4: Over Hill and Under Hill
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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088: Book vs Movie | The Hobbit Chapter 3
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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087: The Hobbit Chapter 3: A Short Rest
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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086: New LOTR Movies and Tolkien's Transcendence
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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085: The Hobbit Chapter 2: Book vs Movie
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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084: Interview with a Tolkien Journalist: Larry D Curtis
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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083: The Hobbit Chapter 2: Roast Mutton
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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082: Book vs Movie: The Hobbit Chapter 1
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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081: The Hobbit Chapter 1: An Unexpected Party
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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080: The Origins of The Hobbit
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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079: Episode 1 Remastered: The Beginning of Middle-earth
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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078: ChatGPT vs Amazon: Who understands Tolkien better?
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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077: LOTR Movie Marathon | Part 2
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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076: LoTR Movie Marathon | Part 1
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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075: The End of the Third Age
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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074: One Year of Lore of the Rings
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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073: Tolkien's Timelines
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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072: Small, Strange Chances: The Quest for Erebor
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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071: Durin's Folk
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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070: Rings of Power Behind the Scenes
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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069: Perpetual Friendship
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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068: The Ghosts of Rohan
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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067: Aragorn and Arwen
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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066: The Kings and Stewards of Gondor
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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065: Arnor and Aragorn's Unbroken Line
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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064: The Promise Tolkien Wished He Never Made
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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063: Three Rings for the Elves | The Lore in Rings of Power Season Finale (Part 3 of 3)
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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062: Sauron’s Mind Games! The Lore in Rings of Power Season Finale (Part 2 of 3)
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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061: The Lore in Rings of Power Season Finale (Part 1 of 3)
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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060: The Lore in Rings of Power Episode 7: "The Eye"
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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059: The Origin of Orcs
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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058: The Lore in Rings of Power Episode 6: "Udûn"
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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057: A Conversation with Tolkien Expert Paul Genesse
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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056: The Lack of Lore in Rings of Power Episode 5: “Partings”
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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055: Insights on the Rings of Power Opening Sequence
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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054: The Lore In Rings of Power Episode 4: “The Great Wave”
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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053: The Lore in Rings of Power Episode 3: Adar
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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052: Bonus! My Predictions for All 5 Seasons of Rings of Power
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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051: The Lore in Rings of Power Episode 2: Adrift
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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050: The Lore in Rings of Power Episode 1
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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049: Elrond Half-elven
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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048: The Elves of Rings of Power: Gil-Galad and Celebrimbor
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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047: Rings of Power: The Dwarves and Hobbits
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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046: The Númenóreans from Rings of Power: Míriel, Pharazôn, Elendil, and Isildur
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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045: Sauron the Deceiver
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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044: Bonus! The Final Rings of Power Trailer
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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043: Bonus! The Lore Behind "This Wandering Day"
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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042: Galadriel: the Light of Middle-earth
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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041: The Black Years and the Fall of Sauron
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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040: The Forging of the Rings of Power
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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039: Bonus! Who are the Black Númenóreans?
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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038: The Drowning of Númenor
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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037: Bonus! The Lore in the Rings of Power Trailer
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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036: Sauron in Númenor
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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035: Bonus! My Reaction to Rings of Power Teaser 2
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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034: The Kingdom of Númenor
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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033: The End of the First Age
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Bonus! Reactions to Second Rings of Power Teaser
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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032: Bonus! Aragorn the Elfstone
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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031: Eärendil the Mariner: Hope and Star
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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030: The Fall of Gondolin - Part 2
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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029: The Fall of Gondolin - Part 1
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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028: The Fall of Doriath
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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027: The Tragedy of Túrin - Part 2
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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026: The Tragedy of Túrin - Part 1
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May 26, 2022 |
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025: The Fifth Battle of Beleriand
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May 19, 2022 |
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024: Beren and Lúthien - Part 4
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May 12, 2022 |
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023: Beren and Lúthien - Part 3
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May 05, 2022 |
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022: Bonus! The Lay of Lúthien as told by Aragorn
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May 02, 2022 |
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021: Beren and Lúthien - Part 2
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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020: Beren and Lúthien - Part 1
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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019: The Fall of the Noldor Part 2
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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018: The Fall of the Noldor Part 1
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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017: The Allies of the Elves: the Three Houses of Men
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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016: Bonus - Happy Tolkien Reading Day
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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015: Maeglin, Murder, and Misplaced Love
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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014: The Founding of Gondolin
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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013: Thingol, Galadriel, and Dragons
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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012: The Elves Return to Middle-earth
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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011: The Origins of Men
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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010: Connections from the Teaser
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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009: The Moon and the Sun
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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008: Meanwhile, in Middle-earth
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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007: Leaving Valinor Part 2
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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006: Leaving Valinor Part 1
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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005: Death and Darkness
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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004: The Elves in Valinor
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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003: Where Elves Come From
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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002: Light and Life: The Two Trees of Valinor; of Elves, Men, Dwarves, Ents, and Eagles
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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001: The Beginning of Middle Earth
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Introducing the Lore of the Rings | Wander the World of JRR Tolkien
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Nov 24, 2021 |