The Tolkien Professor

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  • 450: SilmFilm 5-38: Frame Discussion

    Tonight we discuss the Frame story! Incanus in Harad. Will Gandalf smoke a hookah and ride a white oliphaunt? What is the origin story of the Mouth of Sauron? All this and more...

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    1 hr 56 min
  • 448: SilmFilm 5-36: Sets, Locations, and Props

    Silm Film 5-36 (08/12/21) Sets, Locations, and Props

    Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by Marie Prosser for a post-production session to discuss the possible Locations, Set Design choices, and Props that will be used in Season 5, based on listener suggestions on the messageboards. Location scouting for the Forest of Brethil, Nan Elmoth, Tarn Aeluin, and the Ascar-Gelion confluence results in choices moving forward. We also discuss the appearance of the leadership symbols of the Three Houses of the Edain - the stole of the Wise for the House of Bëor, the spear of Haleth, and the Dragon-helm of Dor-lómin.

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    2 hr 25 min
  • 447: SilmFilm 5-35: Season 5 Episode 10 Continued - Fingolfin's Vision

    Silm Film 5-35 (07/29/21)

    Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by Nick Palazzo to continue discussing Episode 10. While the story of Aredhel's death is told in detail by Tolkien, the topic of this session is the most controversial adaptation choice of Season 5 - Fingolfin's vision that will lead to his fruitless big push against Angband and his eventual duel with Morgoth at the end of the season. An appearance by a surprise character and the influence of Men on the story make the final form of this episode new to everyone.

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    2 hr 6 min
  • 445: SilmFilm 5-34: Season 5 Episode 10

    Silm Film 5-34 (7/8/21)

    Season 5 Episode 10: Bound Together
    Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by Marie Prosser to discuss the final episode for Aredhel as she returns to Gondolin with her son Maeglin, and Turgon decides to implement the first execution. [Fingolfin's vision after the double wedding in Dor-lomin signals his shift from maintaining the Siege indefinitely to an attempt to take a more active approach as the season heads towards the Dagor Bragollach.]
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    1 hr 58 min
  • 444: SilmFilm 5-33: Season 5 Casting

    Silm Film 5-33 (7/1/21)

    Season 5 Casting Session
    Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by special guest Håkan Walles to discuss the results of the casting poll and determine the actors who will represent the new characters in Season 5. First they determine the casting for the Haradrim in the Third Age Frame story, then for the Edain in Beleriand, and finally the elvish characters.

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    1 hr 55 min
  • 443: SilmFilm 5-32: Season 5 Episode 9

    Silm Film 5-32 (6/10/21)

    Season 5 Episode 9: A Brief Flame
    Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by Nick Palazzo to discuss Episode 9 of Season 5, in which Andreth and Aegnor fall in love, but the rom com goes off the rails when the couple is unable to overcome the obstacles facing them. The Noldor have a council in Dorthonion to discuss the Siege, and Maedhros involves the Dwarves in a construction project at Himring as we gear up for the end of the Season.

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    1 hr 55 min
  • 442: SilmFilm 5-31: Season 5 Episode 8

    Silm Film 5-31 (5/20/2021)

    Season 5 Episode 8: To the Horizon
    Corey Olsen, joined by Dave Kale, Nick Palazzo, and Marie Prosser, discusses the Aredhel subplot from S05Ep07 as well as the first draft script for Episode 8. Aredhel and Eöl are engaged in a tug of war for the loyalty of their son Maeglin, who visits Nogrod. Andreth is introduced as a young woman of Nargothrond, and she visits Haleth and the Haladin in Brethil in a cultural exchange that will have lasting impact on the House of Bëor. Meanwhile, the discontented youths of Nargothrond get up to no good by throwing a bonfire party and plotting to steal horses. Luckily, the House of Bëor does not repeat the rebellion of the Noldor, and a non-violent solution to the problem is found. The House of Bëor moves to Ladros.
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    1 hr 58 min
  • 441: SilmFilm 5-30: Season 5 Episode 7

    Silm Film Session 5-30: Episode 7 - The Council of Estolad

    The Silmarillion Film Project is a theoretical adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion into a long-running television show. Season 5 introduces Men to Beleriand and culminates in Fingolfin's duel with Morgoth after the Dagor Bragollach. In this session, Corey Olsen discusses the plot of Season 5 Episode 7. The scattered people of Estolad will finally emerge as the unified House of Hador. Bereg will be a voice of dissent at the Council, and Amlach will be impersonated by Sauron. Meanwhile, Aredhel is coming to realize how trapped in Nan Elmoth she is.

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    2 hr 4 min

About The Tolkien Professor

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The Tolkien Professor podcast is a series of lectures, discussions, and seminars on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Corey Olsen, President of Signum University. All are welcome to enter – even those…