Just in time to save us from an episode of wandering speculations in the void created by Warner Brothers and Peter Jackson, the LEGO sets for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies have been released. A video version of this episode is available at http://youtu.be/x3jN3L4P4XI

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Co-hosts and live listeners found it hard to like the promotional banner for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Fortunately, there are some good tangential conversations.

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The analysis phase kicks off by pondering the trailer for the extended edition of The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, among other things

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The whole Riddles in the Dark gang races through all 15 riddles and conundra while Corey casts his votes for all to see. Submit your answers by midnight Eastern Time, Sunday September 21st, at http://www.mythgard.org/?p=7143

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We wrap up the riddle game with the key question: Will there be a Bag End auction?

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Corey and Laura share listener observations and present the final five conundra of the riddle game

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Corey talks to Mythgard students who joined him at Mythcon 45 in August of 2014, as well as an impressive list of drop-by guests

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Professor Olsen comments on the release of J.R.R. Tolkien's translation of Beowulf

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What happens when the dust settles after the battle? Corey and Trish ask the tough questions.

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Dave and guest listener Karen offer up a first hand view of the Comic-Con experience. Then Corey launches into a two-minute-per-second analysis of the teaser trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.

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