Tolkien Geek Rates Tolkien Related Memes, Part 2: The Return of the Meme
Ready for more chuckles (and maybe even some orcish laughter)?For part 1, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX2Sm0eraS8 Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://playeur.com/c/TolkienL...
21 Heinä 202517min
Is “The Lord of the Rings” Only for Boys? Let’s Interview an Actual Girl Fan
A child in my household once said she didn’t like The Lord of the Rings because it’s “for boys.” Well I happen to know some girls who also like the story (and other things Tolkien to boot), and here I...
14 Heinä 202539min
Tolkien Geek Rates Tolkien Related Memes, Part 1
The internet has seen a lot of Tolkien related memes, and we all need a good laugh now and then, so let’s see how funny these things really are.Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://playeur....
7 Heinä 202521min
Turin’s Weakness Is His Lack of Tolkien’s Greatest Weapon: Friendship
A Lord of the Rings meme I saw recently made me realize that Turin, alone among Tolkien’s protagonists, seems incapable of forming close friendships with those around him. I think this might explain a...
30 Kesä 202526min
Tolkien Geek Game Night: Journeys in Middle-Earth
This video goes through some actual gameplay and I also discuss how the game incorporates Tolkien’s themes into the mechanics. If you want my review of the game, check this video: https://www.youtube....
23 Kesä 202553min
“It Was Always a Vast Globe” for Tolkien, to the End of His Life
After my video on how Tolkien almost “ruined” his own mythology (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7YDFGc5j28&pp=0gcJCd4JAYcqIYzv), a member of my discord shared his work showing how Tolkien actually s...
16 Kesä 202538min
Why Do We Know So Little About Tolkien’s Most Impressive Heroes?
I mentioned in a recent video about Earendil (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM6enxxfj4c) that there seems to be a pattern of Tolkien writing impressive heroes but not actually giving us details on w...
9 Kesä 202528min
The Parallel but Opposite Internal Debates of Gollum and Samwise Gamgee
Aviewer recently asked whether Gollum is a “grey” character oractually two characters in light of his apparent split personality,and it made me think about an interesting parallel with the otherextend...
2 Kesä 202527min
