How a Pirate Publisher Stole Tolkien’s Magnum Opus: The Story of Ace Books’ "Lord of the Rings"
As “The Lord of the Rings” grew in popularity in the U.S., one book publisher took advantage of an odd copyright provision to issue an unauthorized version of the book, and this is the story of what f...
8 Jan 202421min
The Twelve Days of Christmas Tolkien Style
Merry Christmas, Happy Yule, and Happy New Year! Want a great 2024 Tolkien themed calendar? Get it here: https://shop.mythenauswesternis.de/en Make sure to use discount code TOLKIENLOREPOD for 5% off!...
1 Jan 20243min
The Top 4 Mature/Uncomfortable Scenes in Tolkien’s Middle-Earth
People often think of fantasy, and particularly Tolkien’s fantasy, as light, fluffy stuff for kids or immature adults, but in these scenes Tolkien shows us that he can write some serious material that...
18 Dec 202320min
8 Scenes from Tolkien We REALLY DO Want to See on Screen
Last video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb2SGOGcnIo&pp=ygU-NyBzY2VuZXMgd291bGQgbG92ZSB0byBzZWUgYnV0IHByb2JhYmx5IHNob3VsZG4ndCB0b2xraWVuIGxvcmU%3D) I talked about scenes that should be really cool ...
11 Dec 202321min
7 Scenes from Tolkien We’d Love to See on Screen...But Probably Shouldn’t
Say what you will about visual adaptations of Tolkien, we all would love to see Middle-earth, if we can’t actually visit it. But as amazing at it would be to see Tolkien’s vision brought to life, ther...
4 Dec 202320min
Unexpected Hospitality in The Lord of the Rings: Gildor and Faramir | Thanksgiving Special
In light of the recent U.S. celebration of Thanksgiving, it seemed fitting to discuss the parallel cases of hospitality offered to Frodo by Gildor and Faramir, which both give Frodo many reasons to be...
27 Nov 202318min
Details in The Fellowship of the Ring that Peter Jackson Absolutely Nailed
I’ve been critical of Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy for almost as long as I’ve had this channel, but I have to give him credit where it’s due—sometimes he completely hits it out of the park on t...
20 Nov 202315min
Faramir, the Ring, and the Nature of Evil in Middle-earth
Some have argued that changing Faramir’s character in the movies so that he falls victim to the Ring initially makes more sense, but this overlooks some key insights about how the Ring really works in...
13 Nov 202322min
