Join The Man of the West as he looks at more words from the chapter Of Maeglin, and decides to fill in the blanks for a name that Tolkien was was “meaningless then and now”.
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Week 094 - Tolkien Tuesday: What Have Penguins Done to You, Professor?
The Man of the West looks at some more of Tolkien’s letters, discovering that the Professor is overworked, criticizes Lewis’ “ponderous silliness”, and is not fond of puffins.
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Week 094 - Middle-earth Map Monday: Huge Tracts of Land
Join The Man of the West as he goes inside the Rammas that we visited last week to see the wide tilth and many orchards of the Pelennor on another Middle-earth Map Monday.
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Week 093 - Silmarillion Saturday: Knowing That He Was Perilous
Join The Man of the West for the tragic conclusion to the chapter Of Maeglin as Eöl does the unthinkable, Aredhel protects her son, and Maeglin’s desires lead him down a dark road.
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Week 093 - First Age Friday: Short is the Sight of Mortal Men
At least The Man of the West doesn’t have to do any curvature-of-the-earth calculations in this week’s reading in Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin!
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