Mythgard Academy
Mythgard Academy aims to make engaging discussions of fantasy and science fiction literature free and open to everyone. The Mythgard Academy program features live discussions with Dr. Corey Olsen, The Tolkien Professor, and other experts on speculative fiction. Books are nominated and voted on by our supporters, and recordings are available for free via podcast and the Signum University YouTube channel.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 116 minutes
- Episodes
- 476
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 16
Tonight we look carefully at the (scattered) thoughts Tolkien left on the end of the Elder Days in the Tale of Years.
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 15
Tonight, we see Christopher Tolkien working through the difficult tail end of the Elder Days.
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 14
Tonight we will see Christopher struggling, in retrospect, with the challenges of editing the Silmarillion.
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 13
Tonight we will watch as Hurin checks off an item on his "Realms to Destroy" list.
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 12
Tonight we continue Hurin's long and depressing journey that Tolkien has chosen to spend a lot of time making longer and more depressing.
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 11
Does Turin come back from the dead and kill Morgoth? If so, who was his wingman?
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 10
Tonight we approach the end of the Quenta. Again.
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 9
Tonight we join Tolkien in his quest to answer questions about dwarves.
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 7
It is time now to turn to the revisions of the Quenta Silmarillion. So, what is this document again?
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 8
Tonight we will continue our discussion of the Quenya, focusing on Tolkien's depiction of the dwarves.
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 6
Tonight we should finish up our discussion of the Grey Annals.
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 5
Tonight we continue our discussion of the Grey Annals. Trigger warning: we'll be talking about Turin.
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 4
Let's join Tolkien in literary terrain he hasn't covered in 25 years: the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 3
What exactly does Tolkien think he is doing, writing the Annals?
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 2
Let's take a fresh look at "Of the Sindar," in its original frame.
MSA032: The War of the Jewels, Session 1
As we begin discussion of Book 11, we look about us and remember where Tolkien is in his creative life in the 1950's.
MSA031: Alice’s Adventures, Session 22
It's time to finish Alice's Adventures. What do we see when Alice returns to the normal world?
MSA031: Alice’s Adventures, Session 21
Alice crosses the stream and becomes a queen, and the world goes mad.
MSA031: Alice’s Adventures, Session 20
Warning: The White Knight's song may cause tears. Or else it won't.
MSA031: Alice’s Adventures, Session 18
This evening, Alice will attempt to adjust to living backwards.