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Week 056 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Filled With Evil Folk Sep 09, 2024

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Join The Man of the West for another Middle-earth Map Monday, as he takes a closer look at Arnor’s second capital, Fornost. Also, Círdan makes another appearance.

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Week 055 - Second Age Saturday: Enjoy It Before They Ruin It Sep 07, 2024

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Erendis offers strong words for her daughter in this week’s Second Age Saturday, as The Man of the West continues his readings through Aldarion and Erendis.

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Week 055 - Fandom Friday: The Tea Is Always Right Sep 06, 2024

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The Man of the West continues his Fandom Friday chats with content creators who attended San Diego ComicCon in July, as Kaitlyn from Tea With Tolkien stops by to continue her support for Galadriel.

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Week 055 - Third Age Thursday: Mirrored in His Silver Shield Sep 05, 2024

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We can’t get enough of Gil-galad on Today’s Tolkien Times; in today’s episode, the Man of the West continues his look at the poetry of The Lord of the Rings with The Riddle of Strider and The Fall of Gil-galad taking center stage.

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Week 055 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Revered King Sep 04, 2024

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Join The Man of the West as he looks at the names of — well, this is awkward — The Man of the West, in a Word-nerd Wednesday on the many names of Aragorn.

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Week 055 - Tolkien Tuesday: Holy Terror of Coteries Sep 03, 2024

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This week’s Tolkien Tuesday looks more closely at the kind of friends the Inklings were, along with a deep dive into C.S. Lewis’ view on the unofficial cliques that so often seem unavoidable.

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Week 055 - Middle-earth Map Monday: His Chief City Sep 02, 2024

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Join The Man of the West as he begins another week of the TTT with Middle-earth Map Monday and a look at the original capital city of the Kingdom of Arnor.

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Week 054 - Second Age Saturday: Too Late, or Too Early Aug 31, 2024

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A wizard may never be late, Frodo Baggins, but Aldarion apparently could be. Join The Man of the West for another reading in the Second Age tale of the mariner-king of Númenor.

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Week 054 - Fandom Friday: Always Optimistic Aug 30, 2024

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The Man of the West is joined by The Tolkien Professor himself, Dr. Corey Olsen, for another chat about The Rings of Power and what we can be looking forward to in the upcoming season.

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Week 054 - Third Age Thursday: Totally Irrational Non-Sequiturs Aug 29, 2024

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While this week’s title could describe most of The Man of the West’s ramblings, it’s actually a quote from Tom Shippey. Listen to find out more!

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