Tolkien’s attitude toward mechanization sometimes leads people to think of him as a Luddite, but that’s not really accurate. Nevertheless, he did have some negative opinions about “the Machine,” which he equated with “Magic,” and this final video in this series explores some of the ways he might have been onto something.

For my previous two videos in this series:

Fall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJCXQqCE5no&pp=0gcJCbIJAYcqIYzv

Mortality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJGfWI-aGWE

For GirlNextGondor’s excellent video on Tolkien and AI, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1FvJdNKn6Y

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Thiswill be the final installment (at least for now) of my series onrating memes. And it’s a bit of a strange grab bag to be sure….

Priorvideos in the series:

Part1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX2Sm0eraS8

Part2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVrk2hWMiFo

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Inthis second part of my series examining these three themes thatTolkien said were what his work was about, I examine mortality as aresult of the fall, and the various reactions to it, setting up thefinal video on Machine.

Forthe first part of this series, click here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJCXQqCE5no

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Can you handle Jeff Goldblum as Legolas? How about Saruman? Get ready for some of the most...interesting memes I’ve covered so far.

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX2Sm0eraS8

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVrk2hWMiFo

Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUrgrL6bHCo&t=242s&pp=0gcJCa0JAYcqIYzv

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Tolkien once said that his stories contained the themes of Fall, Mortality, and Machine, and in this video I begin by exploring the first of these, with the other two to follow in subsequent videos.

For more on the fall of Man and related topics, check out my videos on the Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwi7_nABWDI) and the Tale of Adanel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcOISb-59rw)

For my video on the consistent them of declining civilizations ending in renewal, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLme8xfiY6o

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We’ve had some funny memes up to this point, but nothing quite a 10/10. Will we get there this time?

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX2Sm0eraS8

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVrk2hWMiFo

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Ready for more chuckles (and maybe even some orcish laughter)?

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A child in my household once said she didn’t like The Lord of the Rings because it’s “for boys.” Well I happen to know some girls who also like the story (and other things Tolkien to boot), and here I interview one whom you probably know but might not recognize at first about this question.

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The internet has seen a lot of Tolkien related memes, and we all need a good laugh now and then, so let’s see how funny these things really are.

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A Lord of the Rings meme I saw recently made me realize that Turin, alone among Tolkien’s protagonists, seems incapable of forming close friendships with those around him. I think this might explain a lot about his story.

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