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Week 059 - Word-nerd Wednesday: How About Next-to-Last Instead? Oct 16, 2024

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Arvedui finds out what his name really means, as The Man of the West looks at his name and other words from our Middle-earth Map Monday episode.

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Week 059 - Tolkien Tuesday: But Can’t They Be Very Different? Oct 15, 2024

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It’s finally time to begin our long look at Tolkien’s views on adaptation as we start Letter 210 and hear from Tom Shippey on the canons of narrative art and the core of the original.

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Week 059 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Four Oh Something Oct 14, 2024

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Join The Man of the West as he begins week 59 of Today’s Tolkien Times with a deep dive into the deep freeze of Forodwaith and Forochel on Middle-earth Map Monday!

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Week 058 - Silmarillion Saturday: Silver Flame in the Paths of the Sun Oct 12, 2024

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The Man of the West gets to read about… well, the Men of the West! The Edain are rewarded with wisdom, power, long life, and a new island home, in our first look at the Akallabêth.

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Week 058 - First Age Friday: A Song of Staying Oct 11, 2024

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The Man of the West returns to the Lay of Leithian for another eight weeks in First Age Fridays, beginning with the epic song battle between Sauron and Finrod.

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Week 058 - Third Age Thursday: Just a Bit of Nonsense Oct 10, 2024

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Who’s coming up with these episode titles? Today’s Third Age Thursday reading continues with poetry in The Lord of the Rings; this time, with Sam’s recitation of his own epic lay about trolls.

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Week 058 - Word-nerd Wednesday: She That Has Fallen Oct 09, 2024

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The Man of the West begins this series of Word-nerd Wednesdays with a look at several words from Akallabêth, including a few names for the island itself.

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Week 058 - Tolkien Tuesday: Hasty, Insensitive, and Impertinent Oct 08, 2024

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While the Professor continues to make The Man of the West feel called out, the invectives here are meant for a guy by the name of Zimmerman. Tell us what you really think, Professor!

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Week 058 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Nesting Dolls of the North Oct 07, 2024

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Join The Man of the West as he kicks off a new 8-week series of Today’s Tolkien Times, starting with a return to a new fan favorite segment — get your maps out for today’s look at Arthedain.

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Week 057 - Second Age Saturday: Whom I Prefer Above All Others Sep 21, 2024

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The Man of the West finishes his 24-part foray into the tragic tale of Aldarion and Erendis as Ancalimë marries, but not for love, and Erendis meets her sorrowful end.

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