The Tolkien Lore Podcast

Be careful what you say, even if you aren't making a specific promise, because someday you may have to live up to your own words and find that's a bitter pill to swallow, just like these Lord of the Rings characters!

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There are two schools of thought when it comes to interpreting a work of fiction.  One says we should pay attention to what the author intended, while the other says we can completely disregard the author's intent.  I fall in the former camp, and this video explains why.  

Videos referenced:   

Tolkien on Politics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufT7wgWr3rM

Response to Wisecrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ4Ej5Ng_nU 

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Tolkien wrote many stories, not all of them about Middle-earth, and this is my ranking of all of them.  

For reviews of some of these check out the following links:  

Roverandom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8hJR1Kj5qY 

Farmer Giles of Ham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O32CpI0rOgg 

Leaf by Niggle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OdiCz3JwHA 

Smith of Wootton Major: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyzNBaaHZqY 

Beren and Luthien (note, the book is more about the textual history than just a straight story): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTGPOdzjSFg 

The Children of Hurin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKWzsP_3tcY 

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There are many film and audio adaptations of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and here I rank the major ones by fidelity to Tolkien's original work.    

Here are my previous reviews of some of these adaptations:  

The Bakshi LOTR film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noahXOFIglo 

The Rankin/Bass ROTK film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp4alML9OsY 

The Rankin/Bass Hobbit film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJfw6a0pCfg 

The BBC LOTR radio adaptation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DItA3JUtF3Q 

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Modern storytelling seems to rely heavily on the interesting villain, with a complex and engaging backstory, whereas heroes tend to be boring and simple.  But through Faramir, Tolkien shows us how the hero can be written as a fascinating character.  

Links to videos referenced:  

Megamind and the boring nature of evil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-jhi1pMSA0 

Lawbreaking in LOTR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ggh4oAdiXM 

Response to Men of the West's video on Arwen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecgKPmcn6hc 

Aragorn's character arc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPpBd0WSOV4 

Response to Wisecrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ4Ej5Ng_nU  

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Three rings for the Elven kings under the sky/ Seven for the Dwarf lords in their halls of stone/ Nine for mortal Men doomed to die/ One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne.    

In this video I explore the history and characteristics of the Great Rings referred to in this poem.  

The video on the Gladden Fields disaster can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-s2BljVvCU  

If you want to pick up a copy of the Unfinished Tales, which is a major source for some of this lore, you can find that here: https://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Tales-Lost-Lore-Middle-earth/dp/0345357116  

Intro music is from "A Storm Is Coming," outro music is from "The Shadow of the Past," both from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy Soundtrack, copyright New Line Productions and Reprise Records.

Tolkien's mythology is full of strange creatures beyond count, and here are some of the more interesting ones.  For some more detail on some of these topics, see these other videos:   

"Deleted Scene": Tom Bombadil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKfG0vP_INs  

Middle Earth Mysteries (including more on Bombadil): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE3a9hiEKY8  

Creatures of Middle Earth: Elves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiBiNWAtsXo   

Creation of Arda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je67LfK98vg   

And here's the book I referenced: https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Tolkiens-World-David-Day/dp/1571458786/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1516582137&sr=8-3&keywords=guide+to+tolkien%27s+world  

Intro and outro music from "Many Meetings," LOTR Trilogy Soundtrack, copyright New Line Productions and Reprise Records.

The end of the Lord of the Rings is very different in the novel than in the movie trilogy.  In this video I give a synopsis of what Peter Jackson left out and discuss some of the themes present in the original story.  

Intro music ("Lothlorien") and end music ("The Return of the King") from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy Soundtrack, copyright New Line Productions and Reprise Records.

Leithian, or release from bondage, is the Elvish name for the tale of Beren and Luthien, and is an apt description of a major theme that runs through the story.

For a fuller synopsis of the story, check this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fn3_TN6k9I

For some additional background on the story, check this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk50xvChWbA&t=394s

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The Silmarillion (published posthumously by Christopher Tolkien) gets its name from the three jewels known as the Silmarils.  In this video I give a brief history of their making and the events surrounding them, which form the main arc of the stories in the Silmarillion.  

Intro and outro music from "The Prophecy" (Lord of the Rings Trilogy Soundtrack, copyright New Line Productions and Reprise Records).