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This week, we consider the textual history of Tolkien's Legendarium, from the stories told in the Cottage of Lost Play to the Red Book of Westmarch. How does Tolkien's framing of his work shift from myth to history? What are the benefits of this careful chain of texts? What are the other accounts that we wish we could read?
Thanks to Suzanne for the question!
Show Notes
Shire Reckoning is a Next Word production. For bonus episodes and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/NextWord.
Follow @ShireReckoningPod on YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram.
Music by Corvus from Pixabay.
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This week, we consider the textual history of Tolkien's Legendarium, from the stories told in the Cottage of Lost Play to the Red Book of Westmarch. How does Tolkien's framing of his work shift from myth to history? What are the benefits of this careful chain of texts? What are the other accounts that we wish we could read?
Thanks to Suzanne for the question!
Show Notes
Shire Reckoning is a Next Word production. For bonus episodes and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/NextWord.
Follow @ShireReckoningPod on YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram.
Music by Corvus from Pixabay.

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