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Week 051 - Middle-earth Map Monday: The Memory of Many Injuries Aug 05, 2024

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Join The Man of the West for another week of Today’s Tolkien Times as he returns to a new Monday segment looking at places in Middle-earth. This time, we visit the place Fredegar Bolger feared as much as Mordor: The Old Forest.

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Week 050 - Second Age Saturday: Manwë Keep You Under the One Aug 03, 2024

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The Man of the West returns to the story of Aldarion and Erendis for another set of Second Age Saturdays. In today’s episode, we look over the shoulder of King Meneldur as he reads a very important letter from Gil-galad.

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Week 050 - Fandom Friday: Because It Was About Time Aug 02, 2024

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In a TTT first, The Man of the West has a co-host: Sara Brown, the Shield-maiden of Rohan. Join them as they interview the man behind the Welsh translation of The Hobbit.

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Week 050 - Third Age Thursday: My Evening-Rest Aug 01, 2024

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Join The Man of the West as he begins a series of readings through the poetry and songs of The Lord of the Rings… by starting with a song from The Hobbit.

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Week 050 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Scion of Kings Jul 31, 2024

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It’s time for another return to Word-nerd Wednesday, with today’s episode looking closely at the several names of the last High King of the Eldar. But not at his parentage.

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Week 050 - Tolkien Tuesday: We All Agree So Jul 30, 2024

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The Man of the West returns to Humphrey Carpenter’s book, The Inklings, for more on Tolkien and his circle of friends. Today, a closer look at the oddest Inkling, Charles Williams.

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Week 050 - Map Monday: The Land Was Rich and Kindly Jul 29, 2024

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Join The Man of the West as he begins a new series with a new Monday segment: Middle-earth Map Monday! In the first of this new segment, we learn the hobbits got a pretty good deal from Argeleb II.

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Week 049 - Second Age Saturday: Steel Hard to Break Jul 13, 2024

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Join The Man of the West as Aldarion all too briefly speaks with the daughter he abandoned years ago and coldly ignores her mother.

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Week 049 - First Age Friday: Master of Wolves Jul 12, 2024

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Finrod and his faithful followers accompany Beren north, and come up with one possible way to get by the Master of Wolves himself.

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Week 049 - Third Age Thursday: Even as Oromë the Great Jul 11, 2024

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It’s time for the last of our Théoden Thursday specials as The Man of the West takes us through the King of Rohan’s finest moments.