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Week 102 - First Age Friday: A Light Was in His Face as the Light of Heaven Dec 05, 2025

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Just like yesterday, today’s title still isn’t a reference to The Man of the West — though it’s a bit more obvious this time. No, today’s the day we meet baby Eärendil, the half-elf who will save the world.

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Week 102 - Third Age Thursday: Enamored of Evil Knowledge Dec 04, 2025

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No, I promise today’s title isn’t a reference to The Man of the West. Instead, it’s time to take a look at two more groups of the Men of Darkness: the Black Númenóreans and the Corsairs of Umbar.

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Week 102 - Word-nerd Wednesday: And Now for Something Completely Different Dec 03, 2025

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We step away from the First Age to do a very deep dive on a single word from our Middle-earth Map Monday discussion, and learn more about trees as a bonus.

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Week 102 - Tolkien Tuesday: Other and Duller Things Dec 02, 2025

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Join The Man of the West as he begins a look at another letter from Tolkien to his Aunt Jane; turns out sorting through old poetry is better than the rest of the things Tolkien should be doing.

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Week 102 - Middle-earth Map Monday: How Long Have I Been Asleep? Dec 01, 2025

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I’d say about two days, if episodes of Today’s Tolkien Times are anything to go by. Join The Man of the West as he begins the last week of Series 13 by looking at the site of what Tolkien says is the eucatastrophe of the whole story.

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Week 101 - Silmarillion Saturday: At Least They Had Window Seats Nov 29, 2025

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Join The Man of the West as he spends a year in Gondolin with the brothers Húrin and Huor, only to get left at the airport in the middle of the night.

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Week 101 - First Age Friday: Word of the Woes Without Nov 28, 2025

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Tuor finally brings his message to Turgon; the King doesn’t take his advice, but does allow him to marry his daughter, as we shift chapters in our story of Tuor and Gondolin.

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Week 101 - Third Age Thursday: Like a Glitter of Stars Nov 27, 2025

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Join The Man of the West for the third episode on the Haradrim, as we look at the actions of the Southrons in The War of the Ring in another of our deep dives of the Men of Darkness in the Third Age.

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Week 101 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Ugly Shaggy Hair, Son of Ugly Beard Nov 26, 2025

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No, this isn’t The Man of the West saying his son needs a haircut; today’s Word-nerd Wednesday looks at the Sindarin names of some of the new arrivals in Beleriand.

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Week 101 - Tolkien Tuesday: I Don’t Know if They Have Any Virtue at All Nov 25, 2025

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The Man of the West says the same about TTT episodes, but one of today’s letters sees the Professor say this about some of his poems.

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