Episodios

  • Week 047 - Second Age Saturday: Breakers and Eaters

    Week 047 - Second Age Saturday: Breakers and Eaters
    Jun 29 2024
    The noisy thing known as The Man of the West reads another passage in the tale of Aldarion and Erendis, as — surprise! — Aldarion doesn’t make it home when he said he would.
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    9 m
  • Week 047 - First Age Friday: Terrible and Blasphemous

    Week 047 - First Age Friday: Terrible and Blasphemous
    Jun 28 2024
    Some might say that describes The Man of the West, but thankfully Tolkien was speaking about the Oath of Fëanor and his sons, featured in this week’s reading from The Lay of Leithian.
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    10 m
  • Week 047 - Third Age Thursday: It Is Not So Dark Here

    Week 047 - Third Age Thursday: It Is Not So Dark Here
    Jun 27 2024
    Join The Man of the West as he spends the final three Third Age Thursdays of the series reading his favorite passages on Théoden, King of Rohan.
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    10 m
  • Week 047 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Friend, Enchantress, or Flower-daughter?

    Week 047 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Friend, Enchantress, or Flower-daughter?
    Jun 26 2024
    It’s time for another exciting etymological excursion as The Man of the West looks at a name you’ve heard dozens of times and hopes to bring you something new.
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    5 m
  • Week 047 - Tolkien Tuesday: Philological Harpies

    Week 047 - Tolkien Tuesday: Philological Harpies
    Jun 25 2024
    It’s time for another visit to The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien as we see Tolkien’s growing frustration with the work of translators and the lack of time to work on The Silmarillion.
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    8 m
  • Week 047 - Mailbag Monday: Very Unprolific

    Week 047 - Mailbag Monday: Very Unprolific
    Jun 24 2024
    Join The Man of The West as he answers a question about Durin, Dwarven prophecy, and reincarnation with a deep dive into Tolkien’s early drafts.
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    10 m
  • Week 046 - Second Age Saturday: No Place For Such Joy

    Week 046 - Second Age Saturday: No Place For Such Joy
    Jun 22 2024
    Disappointment turns to bitterness in today’s reading of the story of Aldarion and Erendis. The king prefers the company of his sailors, and his wife prefers the company of women.
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    9 m
  • Week 046 - First Age Friday: And Away, Away She Danced

    Week 046 - First Age Friday: And Away, Away She Danced
    Jun 21 2024
    Join The Man of the West as he continues reading the Lay of Leithian, as Lúthien gets clever and weaves her most powerful magic yet.
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    9 m