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Week 034 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Running Private Jokes Mar 13, 2024

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For today’s word-nerdery, the Man of the West brings in some of Dr. Tom Shippey’s finest, including an observation that Gandalf repeatedly ignores the social code. Also, Tolkien regrets French.

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Week 034 - Tolkien Tuesday: Liberal Studies Majors, Beware Mar 12, 2024

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We take a break from the Letters in Series 5 of the TTT to spend some time at the Bird & Baby with Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and more as we learn about the Inklings. Also, 200 episodes of the TTT!

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Week 034 - Mailbag Monday: Maybe He Left the Oven On? Mar 11, 2024

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Join The Man of the West as he starts out Series 5 of Today’s Tolkien Times with a Mailbag Monday asking a question we honestly haven’t heard before. Also, a reminder of Fëanor being Fëanor.

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Week 033 - Silmarillion Saturday: Never Drinking That Wine Again Feb 24, 2024

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We return to the halls of Menegroth as Angrod throws Fëanor under the bus, Thingol counts to ten, an entire language nopes right out of there, and Galadriel gets nosy.

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Week 033 - Fandom Friday: The Executive Board of Team Faramir Feb 23, 2024

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Join The Man of the West as he welcomes Miranda, the self-proclaimed CEO of Team Faramir to chat about her Tolkien Tuesday videos on Instagram, read-alongs on Discord, and a terrifying trivia contest to come.

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Week 033 - Third Age Thursday: Felt the Need of Wisdom Feb 22, 2024

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It’s time to finish our 8-week journey through the story Of Cirion and Eorl as we Eorl and Cirion part for a time. Also, we look at The Tradition of Isildur: no, not refusing to listen to Elrond… that’s not a tradition.

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Week 033 - Word-nerd Wednesday: It Presents Me With Difficulty Feb 21, 2024

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Time to take a look at what the Rohirrim really called themselves after the Oath of Cirion and Eorl. Also, let’s look at éowords* because éoreds and éoherë are éoawesome* (* - not real words.)

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Week 033 - Tolkien Tuesday: No Pubs Lately Feb 20, 2024

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Lift up your heart! And spend one last week in the Revised and Expanded edition of Tolkien’s letters as we look at five shorter letters written to Christopher Tolkien over two months in 1943.

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Week 033 - Mailbag Monday: Who’s Buried in Elendil’s Tomb? Feb 19, 2024

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Join The Man of the West as he starts the last week of TTT’s Series 4 with a question about the beacon on Halifirien — wouldn’t it disturb Elendil’s eternal slumber?

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Week 032 - Silmarillion Saturday: Literally red-handed Feb 17, 2024

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The Man of the West continues his read-through and discussion of the chapter Of the Noldor in Beleriand as Thingol hears, but once again doesn’t really listen to, Melian. Also, great-uncles can be mean!

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