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Week 022 - Fandom Friday: A Love of Letters — Phil Walch from Tolkien Collector’s Guide Nov 10, 2023

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The Man of the West talks about the new Letters volume — and a massive Guide to even more Letters — with Phil Walch from Tolkien Collector’s Guide. The Man of the West may still be counting the number of Tolkien Tuesdays he’ll get from the new volume!

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Week 022 - Third Age Thursday: Brooding On His Wrongs Nov 09, 2023

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Join Gandalf — and the Man of the West — as he relates his own take on “the incident with the dragon” in The Quest of Erebor. From Gandalf’s grand strategy to how seriously Dwarves take their duty, we also get a teaser about our old friend, Bilbo.

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Week 022 - Word-nerd Wednesday: (Some of) The Many Names of Gandalf Nov 08, 2023

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It’s a wizardy Wednesday as The Man of the West begins his exploration of several — but not all — of the names of everyone’s favorite Middle-earth wizard. No, it’s not that blue guy.

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Week 022 - Tolkien Tuesday: An Assault on Finnish Nov 07, 2023

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The Man of the West combines the best of Carpenter and Garth to talk about Tolkien in 1912: from his wet and windy cavalry camp, to his discovery of a wine-cellar that intoxicated him… and led directly to the Quenya language.
Be sure to visit John Garth's website at https://johngarth.co.uk to learn and read more about his incredible Tolkien work and scholarship. You can also buy Tolkien and the Great War on audiobook, narrated exceptionally well by John himself. I'm proud to support John's work and would ask you to please consider doing the same at http://bit.ly/48Rhbf1.

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Week 022 - Mailbag Monday: No, YOU Be the Mortal One Nov 06, 2023

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The Man of the West opens up the mailbag this week with a speculative question: what happens to the kingship of Gondor if Aragorn dies at the Black Gate? Well, I don’t know about the kingship of Gondor, but Arwen is not going to be happy about this.

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Week 021 - Silmarillion Saturday: Master of Thralls Nov 04, 2023

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Okay, so it’s a great name for a metal album, but it’s also a theme in today’s Silmarillion Saturday, as Fëanor threatens his younger brother, and gets a 12-year time out for it. Then again, if you’re an Elf, what’s 12 years, really?

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Week 021 - Fandom Friday: Silmaremily: At the Crossroads of Faramir and… Taylor Swift? Nov 03, 2023

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In what is likely to be the only mention of Taylor Swift on Today’s Tolkien Times, The Man of the West welcomes Silmaremily to Fandom Friday for a wide-ranging talk that (finally) includes some thoughts on Amazon’s The Rings of Power.

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Week 021 - Third Age Thursday: No Queen in Gondor Nov 02, 2023

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Gandalf explains just how important those “off screen” battles were at the end of the Third Age, as The Man of the West finally concludes his reading in the Appendices on Durin’s Folk, wrapping up with a beautiful example of friendship featuring Legolas and Gimli.

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Week 021 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Surprise - the Hobbits Named Something After a Drink Nov 01, 2023

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Today’s Word-nerd Wednesday takes a look at the name of the river separating the Shire from those weird folk in Buckland: the Brandywine. Is it a pun? Is it a corrupted pronunciation? Is it Dutch? Yes, the answer is yes.

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Week 021 - Tolkien Tuesday: Certain Among the Gods Oct 31, 2023

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Happy Halloween to all the TTT followers — but there’s nothing spooky about today’s Tolkien Tuesday, unless Tolkien “revisiting old haunts” counts. Today, we take a short break from John Garth’s Tolkien and the Great War to revisit Carpenter’s biography to learn about Tolkien’s own Mrs. Doubtfire moment.
Be sure to visit John Garth's website at https://johngarth.co.uk to learn and read more about his incredible Tolkien work and scholarship. You can also buy Tolkien and the Great War on audiobook, narrated exceptionally well by John himself. I'm proud to support John's work and would ask you to please consider doing the same at http://bit.ly/48Rhbf1.

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