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Week 11 - Mailbag Monday: There’s A Little Black Spot on the Sun Today Aug 07, 2023

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The Man of the West starts Week 11 off with Isildur, the King of Gondor Pain, and a closer look at why the One Ring hurts him, but not Frodo. Also: an exciting announcement about the future of the TTT!

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Week 10 - Silmarillion Saturday: Thrall of the Valar Aug 05, 2023

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Join The Man of the West as he continues Húrin’s tale after his capture by Morgoth. You think it was brave to fight an endless horde of Orcs? Try facing off against the mightiest being in Arda.

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Week 10 - Fandom Friday: Teaching With Magic Aug 04, 2023

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The Man of the West is joined by Elise Trudel Cedeño from Teaching With Magic, who has cleverly found a way to use Tolkien — and other fantasy literature — as a teaching tool.

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Week 10 - Third Age Thursday: No Good Roastin’ ‘Em Now Aug 03, 2023

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The talking purse is off discussing his future with his agent while the trolls continue to fight — and capture dwarves. The fight continues until dawn as Bert, Tom, and William eventually get uh, stoned.

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Week 10 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Melodramatic Chestnuts Aug 02, 2023

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The Man of the West visits Turkey, Greece, and a 19th century Boston theater to find out the meaning of a word we all thought we already knew.

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Week 10 - Tolkien Tuesday: A Great Deal Better Than I Feared Aug 01, 2023

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Tolkien loves the new dust jackets, is pleasantly surprised by the reviews, and stands by C.S. Lewis. The Man of the West reads the 1954 equivalent of ‘mean tweets’ and finds some good ones, too.

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Week 10 - Mailbag Monday: The Other Shelves of the West Jul 31, 2023

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The Man of the West starts a new week of Today’s Tolkien Times by visiting the second half of The Shelves of the West!

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Week 9 - Silmarillion Saturday: Aurë Entuluva! Jul 29, 2023

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Indeed, day will come again — but it may be a long time before our featured character feels anything but darkness. Join The Man of the West as he reads Húrin’s Last Stand from The Silmarillion.

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Week 9 - Fandom Friday: The Silmarillion Primer and Jeff LaSala Jul 28, 2023

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The Man of the West welcomes writer, editor, and Dungeon Master extraordinare Jeff LaSala to the TTT to talk about the publication of his Silmarillion Primer.
If you want more details about the Primer, check out https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/press/work/silmprimer/. Art credit for the cover belongs to David Delagardelle.

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Week 9 - Third Age Thursday: Not Drawing-Room Fashion At All, At All Jul 27, 2023

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Join The Man of the West for more villain dialog — this time from everyone’s three favorite trolls: Bert, Tom, and Bill. And don’t forget the talking purse!

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