“One of the Seven”: The Worst Tolkien Fan Film Made to Date?
Someone alerted me to the existence of yet another fan film called “One of the Seven,” which naturally enough tells a story about one of the seven rings given to the Dwarves. But is that really what ...
23 Tammi 202320min
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Ents and Tolkien’s Recycling of Old Ideas
A viewer asked about how Tolkien came up with Ents, and it’s actually a great example of one of his most-used creative tools. Other Links: Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble at ht...
19 Tammi 20239min
The Drowning of Numenor and the Goodness of Eru Iluvatar: Theodicy in Middle-Earth
A viewer commented on the channel and asked a rather interesting question about how we can reconcile Eru Iluvatar’s essential goodness with the fact that he sank the entire island of Numenor and kille...
16 Tammi 202336min
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Bilbo and Frodo as JRR and Christopher Tolkien
Tolkien rather famously based Luthien off of his wife, but there’s a subtle way in which he also inserted himself and Christopher Tolkien into The Lord of the Rings as the collaborative authors, Bilbo...
12 Tammi 20238min
The Speech of Gurthang to Turin: Magic Sword or Insane Hallucination?
Suggested by a Discord member (join my Discord using the link below!), I discuss whether Gurthang speaking to Turin is actually a case of a magic, talking sword, or merely the hallucinations of a man ...
9 Tammi 202342min
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Why Is There No “5 Rings” in the Ring Poem?
When first encountering the Ring Poem, which lists groups of 9, 7, 3, and 1 rings, we might be tempted to wonder why there isn’t a group of 5, and what race they might have been made for, but this is ...
5 Tammi 20237min
Double Feature Fan Film Review: “Nienor Niniel” and “The Legend of Gurthang”
In this video I review two fan films that both primarily relate to the story of Turin Turambar, but which take very different approaches than you might expect. To watch Nienor Niniel, go here: https:/...
2 Tammi 202325min
Tolkien and Modern Culture: The Lord of the Rings and 12 Angry Men
At first blush, it might not seem that there would be much in common between a drama set almost entirely within a jury room and an epic fantasy romance, but it turns out that Henry Fonda’s character f...
19 Joulu 202219min
