Tolkien on Masculinity: How to Be a Good Man in Middle-Earth
Tolkien gives us several pointers on how to be a good man with his characters in Lord of the Rings, and also some pointers on how NOT to be a good man. Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://...
23 Marras 202522min
Fall, Mortality, and Machine in Tolkien, Part 3: Machines and Magic and the Human Condition
Tolkien’s attitude toward mechanization sometimes leads people to think of him as a Luddite, but that’s not really accurate. Nevertheless, he did have some negative opinions about “the Machine,” which...
1 Syys 202526min
Tolkien Geek Rates Tolkien Related Memes, Part 5: All Good Memes Must Come to an End
Thiswill be the final installment (at least for now) of my series onrating memes. And it’s a bit of a strange grab bag to be sure….Priorvideos in the series:Part1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX2S...
25 Elo 202536min
Fall, Mortality, and Machine in Tolkien, Part 2: Lessons on Dying Well in Middle-Earth
Inthis second part of my series examining these three themes thatTolkien said were what his work was about, I examine mortality as aresult of the fall, and the various reactions to it, setting up thef...
18 Elo 202521min
Tolkien Geek Rates Tolkien Related Memes, Part 4: Have I Gone Too Far??
Can you handle Jeff Goldblum as Legolas? How about Saruman? Get ready for some of the most...interesting memes I’ve covered so far.Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX2Sm0eraS8 Part 2: https://w...
11 Elo 202535min
Fall, Mortality, and Machine in Tolkien, Part 1: From the Fall of Melkor to the Fall of Frodo
Tolkien once said that his stories contained the themes of Fall, Mortality, and Machine, and in this video I begin by exploring the first of these, with the other two to follow in subsequent videos.Fo...
4 Elo 202527min
Tolkien Geek Rates Tolkien Related Memes, Part 3: Third Time Is the Silmaril?
We’ve had some funny memes up to this point, but nothing quite a 10/10. Will we get there this time?Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX2Sm0eraS8Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVrk2hWMi...
28 Heinä 202532min
