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Week 019 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Because It’s a Cantrip Oct 18, 2023

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Why wouldn’t we weave words about wizards on Wednesday? Join The Man of the West — who is now officially out of W tiles in Scrabble — as he dives into the ‘problematic’ word “wizard” and discovers that Gandalf doesn’t actually have to rest before casting Magic Missile again.

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Week 019 - Tolkien Tuesday: Didn’t We All Read Chaucer By Age 10? Oct 17, 2023

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The Man of the West returns to Tolkien and the Great War to learn more about Tolkien’s incredible gift and passion for languages. Maybe if someone had given me an Etymological Dictionary when I was… no, that wouldn’t have changed a thing.
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 019 - Mailbag Monday: Let Me Explain. No, There Is Too Much. Oct 16, 2023

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Start your week off with The Man of the West as he starts to tackle a simple question with some complicated answers and quickly realizes he’s bitten off more than he can chew in one week.

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Week 018 - Silmarillion Saturday: Rather Than to Master Them Oct 14, 2023

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That piñata bears a striking resemblance to a famous Noldorin Elf, does it not? Well, not for much longer, I’d imagine. The Man of the West concludes his reading in Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor.

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Week 018 - Fandom Friday: More Tolkien With Friends with Andie Oct 13, 2023

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The Man of the West welcomes Andie, one of the co-hosts of the podcast Tolkien With Friends. We learn how and why she started the show, and just how passionate she is about making the Tolkien community a welcoming place for all.

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Week 018 - Third Age Thursday: Another Beggar At My Doors Oct 12, 2023

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The Man of the West continues his readings about Durin’s Folk from the Appendices of The Lord of the Rings; Thrór makes a bad decision, Nár begs him to reconsider, Náin challenges a bully, and Dáin finishes the job.

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Week 018 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Tolkien Enjoys a Little Homebrew Oct 11, 2023

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Is it a Silmaril? Or is it only a model? Join The Man of the West as he takes a closer look at eorcnanstan, better known as The Arkenstone, in this week’s Word-nerd Wednesday!

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Week 018 - Tolkien Tuesday: It Is Rougher Further On Oct 10, 2023

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More time with the TCBS as we learn about the poet G.B. Smith, the artist Rob Gilson and the results of that rugby match with the school’s First XV.
Folks, please 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 get Tolkien and the Great War on audiobook, read by John himself. Finally, 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 018 - Mailbag Monday: A Casual Reference to the Necromancer Oct 09, 2023

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Join The Man of the West as he answers a patron’s question about the Dwarven Rings, and explores the deep and mysterious story (hint: it’s neither) behind Tolkien’s decision to choose rings as his artifacts of power in Middle-earth.

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Week 017 - Silmarillion Saturday: Few Ever Changed His Courses By Counsel, None By Force Oct 07, 2023

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The Man of the West breaks out the Fëanor piñata as he begins reading from Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor. A long digression on second marriages, with advice from nearly all of the Valar.

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