The Fellowship of the King v. Rings of Power | Hilarious Copyright Suit Against Tolkien Estate
Demetrious Polychron, author of “The Fellowship of the King,” has filed suit against Amazon, the Tolkien Estate, and others claiming that the Rings of Power TV show stole his ideas and thus violated c...
1 Touko 202338min
Is Tom Bombadil a Product of the Discord of Melkor? Patron Topic Request!
One of my Elf Friend tier supporters has submitted a question for me to address in a video about the nature and origins of Tom Bombadil. It’s certainly a unique theory with some interesting points, so...
24 Huhti 202331min
Is Movie Theoden Better than I Gave Him Credit for? Response to Zac Evans
YouTuber @ZacharyEvans thinks I’m too harsh on Peter Jackson’s version of Theoden, and laid out his arguments in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47etG_4b8Gg. He has some good points, but I...
17 Huhti 202340min
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: The Christian Theology of Elven Divorce
In Volume 10 of The History of Middle Earth (Morgoth’s Ring), we encounter the “Statute of Finwe and Miriel,” which lays out rules for when elves can remarry if their spouse somehow “dies.” Given Tolk...
13 Huhti 20239min
Northern Courage and the Long Defeat: Tolkien’s Christianization of Northern Europe
Tolkien takes cues from the Beowulf poet and finds value in pagan virtues and Christianizes them in his fiction. Other Links: Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble...
10 Huhti 202332min
The Main Character of The Lord of the Rings Is...Middle-Earth
Many people find Tolkien’s long descriptions of landscapes, scenery, and other features of his world boring, but pay a little attention and you begin to realize Middle-earth is more than a place, it’s...
3 Huhti 202325min
Barad-dur, its Foundations, and the Ring: Did Tolkien Leave a Contradiction in Lord of the Rings?
Tolkien gives us a pretty clear timeline of the major events of the Second Age, including when construction of the Barad-dur, Sauron’s fortress, was begun. Elrond tells us the foundations were made w...
27 Maalis 202323min
Life Is an Adventure, Miserable Drudgery but So Worth It | Tolkien Reading Day 2023
It’s Tolkien Reading Day again, so it’s time for Tolkien YouTube to bring you plenty of extra content! This year’s them is “travel and adventure,” and if ever there was something Tolkien handled reali...
25 Maalis 202325min
