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Week 017 - Fandom Friday: Shawn Marchese, The Lord of the Mark Oct 06, 2023

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The Man of the West hopes you’ll forgive him for having a favorite guest so far: his old friend, former co-host, and co-author of Why We Love Middle-earth joins the TTT on a very special Fandom Friday.

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Week 017 - Third Age Thursday: The Ancestor of All the Kings of the Longbeards Oct 05, 2023

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Time to break out your Dwarven ale and toast Durin the Deathless as The Man of the West dives into the LotR Appendices and starts to read about Durin’s Folk.

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Week 017 - Word-nerd Wednesday: The First Elvish Word in the OED (hint: it’s not mellon) Oct 04, 2023

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It’s time for The Man of the West to polish up those philological skills as he delves greedily and deeply into Word-nerd Wednesday this week. Bonus segment on all the shiny things!

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Week 017 - Tolkien Tuesday: The Great Twin Brethren Oct 03, 2023

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The Man of the West starts a new story with this series’ Tolkien Tuesdays, as he opens up John Garth’s Tolkien and the Great War to learn about the ‘immortal four’ of the TCBS over the next several weeks.
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Week 017 - Mailbag Monday: Tulkas, Eönwë, and Túrin Walk Into a Bar… Oct 02, 2023

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Okay, not a bar. A battle. The battle. The Battle of All Battles, actually. The Man of the West opens up Series 3 of Today’s Tolkien Times by answering a question about the Dagor Dagorath and dives deep into early versions of The Silmarillion for answers.

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Week 016 - Silmarillion Saturday: No Men Allowed - Ossiriand’s Tough HOA Sep 16, 2023

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Join The Man of the West as he closes out Series 2 of the TTT with a reading from Of the Coming of Men Into the West. Amlach has some words. Or is it Amlach?

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Week 016 - Fandom Friday: Dave Brons Sep 15, 2023

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The Man of the West welcomes composer and guitarist Dave Brons to the TTT to talk about his prog-rock masterpiece, Return to Arda. Also, questionable decisions regarding VO talent.

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Week 016 - Third Age Thursday: Falling Asleep Again Sep 14, 2023

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The hobbits are Homeward Bound, as Gandalf abandons them to chat with an old friend. The Man of the West unpacks what Frodo means by “falling asleep again”.

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Week 016 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Counties and Quarters Just Don’t Cut It Sep 13, 2023

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The Man of the West brings back some right goodliness of speechraft in this week’s Word-nerd Wednesday as he explores the Shire and its farthings — Boo, Norman Conquest!

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Week 016 - Tolkien Tuesday: This One is, Unfortunately, a Pedantic Don Sep 12, 2023

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The Man of the West is not a don, but may or may not be pedantic. But one pedantic don had thoughts about the formidable task of translating The Lord of the Rings. Also, a new book is published!

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