Why Do We Know So Little About Tolkien’s Most Impressive Heroes?

Tolkien was great at recycling ancient stories, plot points, and characters, but he seems to have done the same with one of his own…. My video on The Story of Kullervo is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-FtGIqizCY Other Links: Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek

13 Syys 202118min

The Lord of the Rings was widely reviewed both when each volume was released and many times since. Some critics loved it; others not so much. But did the negative critiques have any merit? GirlNextGondor, fellow YouTuber, joins me to discuss! Check out GirlNextGondor’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs2Ia76_oHKz7IZuWcRF2NA Other Links: Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek

6 Syys 20211h 5min

This is a response to a piece by Molly Ostertag over at Polygon making the case that Frodo and Sam are gay. I think she does as good a job as anyone could, but I remain unconvinced. Molly Ostertag’s piece at Polygon is here: https://www.polygon.com/lord-of-the-rings/22550950/sam-frodo-queer-romance-lord-of-the-rings-tolkien-quotes My video on the “Gondor in Transition” paper is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7s2otyaC7k My video on authorial intent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n49foLSWx50 And here’s a video I did on that unpublished epilogue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7VO5qNFoD4 Other Links: Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek

30 Elo 202141min

The Greeks had many words for different kinds of love, unlike us moderns. But we have great examples of almost all of them in Tolkien's stories. Links: Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek

23 Elo 202120min

I watched "The Green Knight," starring Dev Patel, and it was cringy, boring, and pointless. Here are my full thoughts. For my review of Tolkien's translation of the original poem, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSEk0XGDOBc Other Links: Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek

16 Elo 202149min

The 2021 Summer Seminar held by the Tolkien Society got a lot of attention because of the topics. Was the fuss merited? Here are my thoughts on one specific presentation—Cordeliah Logsdon’s “Gondor in Transition: A Brief Introduction to Transgender Realities in The Lord of the Rings”. Here is the specific presentation I’m addressing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1BYu4NOIv8&list=PLoyx2jXs6Le_MelDj_rJsmiYSYQBeVYxQ&index=1 Here’s the playlist for all the videos in the seminar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1BYu4NOIv8&list=PLoyx2jXs6Le_MelDj_rJsmiYSYQBeVYxQ This page gives the titles and brief descriptions of all the talks: https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolkien-society-summer-seminar/ My video on authorial intent vs. death of the author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n49foLSWx50 Other Links: Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek

9 Elo 202133min

Be careful what you say, even if you aren't making a specific promise, because someday you may have to live up to your own words and find that's a bitter pill to swallow, just like these Lord of the Rings characters! For my review of David Rowe's book, The Proverbs of Middle-Earth, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi2mJ6mFopM&pp=sAQA And if you want lots of other cool sayings, follow his account on Twitter @TolkienProverbs: https://twitter.com/tolkienproverbs Other Links: Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek

2 Elo 202122min

There are two schools of thought when it comes to interpreting a work of fiction. One says we should pay attention to what the author intended, while the other says we can completely disregard the author's intent. I fall in the former camp, and this video explains why. Videos referenced: Tolkien on Politics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufT7wgWr3rM Response to Wisecrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ4Ej5Ng_nU Other Links: Rumble at https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek

26 Heinä 202133min