Turin’s Weakness Is His Lack of Tolkien’s Greatest Weapon: Friendship

In the Appendices we learn that Aragorn, in the guise of Thorongil, advises Ecthelion II, Denethor’s father, to rely on Gandalf rather than Saruman. Does this imply anything about Aragorn’s knowledge...

17 Nov 20223min

How well do I know my Tolkien from my Bible? I've read both numerous times so a quiz should be a breeze, right? Well, depends on how tricksy the questions are, precioussss, yessss.... If you want to f...

14 Nov 202225min

This is a new series I'm starting for subjects that strike my interest but are too small to justify lengthy discussion. In this video I mention some interesting things about Amon Hen and Amon Lhaw, th...

10 Nov 20225min

In a letter to his son, Michael, Tolkien dispenses several nuggets of wisdom about romance in general, and specifically on the topic of the chivalric tradition and the idea of "soul mates." Other Link...

7 Nov 202227min

By popular demand, my wife agreed to appear to answer your specific questions about Season 1 of Rings of Power, and I provide my final thoughts on the season as a whole with some constructive criticis...

31 Okt 20221h 24min

Just before the collapse of the Soviet Union, a made-for-television production of “The Lord of the Rings” was begun. Called “Khraniteli,” it never got further than The Fellowship of the Ring, and it ...

24 Okt 202221min

A lot of people lately have been using Faramir’s remarks about High, Middle (or Twilight) and Wild Men (or Men of the Shadow) as evidence that Tolkien and/or The Lord of the Rings is racist, since it ...

17 Okt 202227min

This episode was significantly better than many others in the sense that it was engaging, kept my interest, and things really happened. But there are still logical issues and the lore breaking goes s...

15 Okt 20221h 2min