Fifth Age Podcast: Tolkien Stories

History vs Mythology


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In this minsode cut from our discussion of Feanor, we talk about the differences in writing between the Books of Lost Tales and the Silmarillion. We discuss how mythology is filled with the passion that a culture with language instills, but history is drier, even if it is consistent.



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All music is courtesy of Doctor Turtle.
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Fifth Age Podcast: Tolkien StoriesBy Dan Martz, Erica Grunseth