This week, adaptation. Tolkien originally envisioned his legendarium as a mythology to which other writers and artists could contribute. How, in the world of intellectual property and licensing agreements, are adaptations handled? What separates the good from the bad? Where do we go from here?

Thanks to William for the question! 

Show Notes

• "'Lord of the Rings’: Amazon and Tolkien Estate Win Copyright Lawsuit Over TV Show, Copycat Book" (Variety)
• The Hobbit Pub, Southampton
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
• The Hobbit (1977)
• The Lord of the Rings (1978)
• The Return of the King (1980)
• The Lord of the Rings (1981, BBC Radio)
• The Hobbit (1982, Melbourne House)
• Moria (1983)
• The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale
• "Tolkien: The Monsters and the Fascists" (Tom Hillman)
• “An Incomplete Academic Fellowship: Excluding Queer Feminist Women from Tolkien Studies” (Robin Reid)
• “Of their women we hear less”: Pride and Prejudice in the tale of ‘Aldarion and Erendis.’ (Sara Brown)

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