Also quite clearly not The Man of the West, but join him as he walks through a genuinely hellish moment for Lúthien as she endures the lustful stares of Morgoth. Uh, happy Valentine’s Day, everybody?

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Aragorn longs for Gondor and a crown buried for a thousand years; Merry and Pippin long to be included in a list of people who don’t get squished by Ents.

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Join The Man of the West as we look at more names of the Valier, running down quite the list today including Nienna, Estë, Vairë, Vána, and Nessa.

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You don’t need me to tell you that today’s title has nothing to do with The Man of the West. Rather, it’s about hobbit birthdays in a letter Tolkien wrote to someone who tried to out-pedant the Professor.

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Join The Man of the West for the third and final episode on the land of Lórien as we learn all about its time under the leadership of not-King Celeborn and not-Queen Galadriel.

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Join The Man of the West as the Noldor of Eregion hearken to the persuasive words of the Lord of Gifts, much to their dismay.

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“I’ll take ‘Pickup Lines That Result in Failure’ for $500, Alex.” Join The Man of the West for suggestions on what not to say when talking to… well, anyone. Beren and Lúthien descend to the pits of hell itself in today’s First Age Friday.

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Join The Man of the West as Aragorn and Legolas sing a lament for Boromir, while Gimli watches on quietly.

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We continue looking at names of the Valar in this series’ Word-nerd Wednesdays, today diving into the names of two of the Queens of the Valar, or the Valier.

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Join The Man of the West as we look at Tolkien’s response to a letter asking him for ‘facts’ about himself, and discover that while he doesn’t like giving them, he certainly seems quite willing to do so.

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