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Week 067 - First-Age Friday: Yet Were Its Making Good Jan 10, 2025

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Beren bids farewell to everything and prepares to meet his fate alone — but Lúthien has other ideas. Join The Man of the West for another series in The Lay of Lúthien on First-Age Fridays!

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Week 067 - Third Age Thursday: As Light As Leaf of Linden-Tree Jan 09, 2025

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Legolas sings a sad song about Nimrodel as The Man of the West continues his walk through the poems and songs in The Lord of the Rings in Series 9’s Third Age Thursdays.

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Week 067 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Ainur We Have Heard on High Jan 08, 2025

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The Man of the West begins an 8-week look at the names of the Valar and Maiar — beginning with those exact words, actually.

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Week 067 - Tolkien Tuesday: At the End of the Sixth Age Jan 07, 2025

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Tolkien tells us that the Fall of Barad-dûr was about 6000 years ago as The Man of the West continues his run through the Letters on Tolkien Tuesdays.

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Week 067 - Middle-earth Map Monday: And I Mean ALL the Languages Jan 06, 2025

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Join The Man of the West as he begins Series 9 of the TTT with another Middle-earth Map Monday momentarily on the meritorious megalopolis of Moria. Okay, we’ll stop.

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Week 066 - I Smell Goblin Strong Dec 21, 2024

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Join The Man of the West as he tries not to imagine what goblin smells like, let alone *strong* goblin. We wrap up this special holiday celebration by looking at the second half of that 1932 letter.

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Week 066 - Properly Drawn Bears Dec 20, 2024

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If you’re struggling with drawing bears, Karhu might be able to help you. It’s time for the first part of the long 1932 Letter From Father Christmas, as goblins enter the fray!

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Week 066 - Paksu and Valkotukka Dec 19, 2024

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North Polar Bear’s cousins — ‘fat’ and ‘white-hair’ — show up and immediately cause the sort of turmoil you’d imagine NPB’s relatives to cause.

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Week 066 - Polar Bears Get Whooping Cough? Dec 18, 2024

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Join The Man of the West for another Letter From Father Christmas as we learn of North Polar Bear’s illness and recovery — and his not-thought-through decision to replace coal with ice.

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Week 066 - My Real Name is Karhu Dec 17, 2024

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It’s time for more adventures with Father Christmas and North Polar Bear as Father Christmas is grateful for time zones around the world.

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