The second Tolkien Professor open Skype Session, recorded on May 20, 2010. Topics discussed include Eowyn's career as a healer, the creation of the world in the Ainulindale, Arwen's jewel, Aragorn's early career, the depiction of the Rohirrim in the films, the eagles, and the dead guy in the Paths of the Dead.

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Discussing orcs v. goblins, the Watcher in the Water's targeting of Frodo, the lands east of Mordor, the possibility of Gandalf's torturing of Gollum, what happens to Frodo across the Sea, and the absence of religion in Middle-Earth. Students present: Caroline Knuth, Kelly Topita, Rachel Field, Mac Boyle, Will Malkus, and Eve Nealon.

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A conversation with KMO, host of the C-Realm Podcast, on the Silmarillion and Tolkien's mythology.

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A chat with Professor Michael Drout, editor of Tolkien Studies, about Tolkien's metafiction and the study of philology.

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A chat with Liz Bateman, Washington College Class of '09, about the power of tragedy in Tolkien's world.

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The ROTK: Book VI.9. Recorded 4/28/10.

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The ROTK: Book VI.6-8. Recorded 4/26/10.

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The ROTK: Book VI.2-5. Recorded 4/23/10.

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The ROTK: Book V.8-10, VI.1. Recorded 4/21/10.

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The ROTK: Book V.4-7. Recorded 4/19/10.

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