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Week 106 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Five Swift Streams Jan 19, 2026

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Join The Man of the West as he continues his journeys in southern Gondor, moving into the green fields of Lebennin where the people are hardy and numerous.

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Week 105 - Silmarillion Saturday: Utúlie’n Aurë! Jan 17, 2026

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And The Man of the West answered crying “Auta i lómë! The night is passing!” Or maybe that was the army of Fingon when they heard the trumpet of Turgon, who finally decided to do something.

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Week 105 - First Age Friday: Felt Old Age Creep Upon Him Jan 16, 2026

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The Man of the West is wondering who’s behind these episode titles. Tuor leads the refugees of Gondolin to safety before deciding it’s time to sail off into the sunset.

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Week 105 - Third Age Thursday: You Shall Be Summoned Once Again Jan 15, 2026

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Perhaps this is a reference to jury duty for The Man of the West. Or perhaps it’s part of Isildur’s curse on the Men of the Mountains, as we continue our look at the Men of Darkness in the Third Age.

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Week 105 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Mistakes Were Likely to Be Made Jan 14, 2026

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The Man of the West is far, far too familiar with the truth of today’s title, which is actually Tolkien’s explanation for some of the place names in Gondor on this week’s Word-nerd Wednesday.

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Week 105 - Tolkien Tuesday: I Loathe It Jan 13, 2026

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Join The Man of the West as we have to carefully dissect and analyze Professor Tolkien’s words to really understand what he’s saying. Or not at all, really. Watch out, Disney!

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Week 105 - Middle-earth Map Monday: The Weed is Better Than I Thought Jan 12, 2026

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Good heavens, no — not that weed: athelas, of course. It’s also a quote from Ioreth, not The Man of the West — who is here to take you up into the vales of Lossarnach on this week’s Middle-earth Map Monday.

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Week 104 - Silmarillion Saturday: Less Aid Than Should Have Been Jan 10, 2026

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Join The Man of the West as Fëanor’s foolish oath bears unpleasant fruit more than 500 years later as we begin our reading about the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.

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Week 104 - First Age Friday: Both Fell to Ruin Jan 09, 2026

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While it is true that The Man of the West isn’t what he used to be, I’d hardly use ‘fell to ruin’. No, that’s just a Balrog of Morgoth and our old friend Glorfindel.

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Week 104 - Third Age Thursday: Black Sails Bellying in the Breeze Jan 08, 2026

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We continue our look at the Men of Darkness in the Third Age as The Man of the West concludes his time studying the Corsairs of Umbar.

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