Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Join The Tolkien Professor, Dr. Corey Olsen, on a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story, and explore Middle-earth through the magical game-world of Lord of the Rings Online.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 129 minutes
- Episodes
- 346
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Session 285: The Doom of Bill
Tonight the doom of Bill the Pony is spoken, his departure drawing ever nigh.
Session 284: Before The Walls
Let's savor another deliciously alliterative descriptive passage: the Walls of Moria!
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Session 283: The End Of The Road
The Company approaches the Doors of Moria, and continues to find ominous signs.
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Session 282: Ominous Emptiness
Tonight we discuss the unexpectedly missing river. #SpiritualStreams
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Session 281: The Race Against the Shadow
Exploring The Lord of the Rings with The Tolkien Professor
Tonight we watch as Gandalf shows foresighted leadership and Boromir starts to grumble.
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Session 280: Where Wolves?
On the morning after the battle with the wolves, the full strangeness of the situation is revealed.
Session 279: And the Fire Came
Gandalf explained what the fire should do. This evening, we see the fire's response.
Session 277: Alliterating Under Pressure
Tonight we will discuss how the best method of managing acute involves intensive alliteration.
Session 276: A Fair Warning
Gandalf begins a pleasant conversation with the Warg Captain, which ends rather abruptly.
Session 275: The Children of the Night
Tonight the wolves close in around the hilltop. And Gandalf answers.
Session 274: Remembering Their Family History
As the howls on the wind close in around the hilltop, the hobbits reflect on their history.
Session 273: Fell Voices on the Air
Join us as we listed to Gandalf telling Boromir he told him so.
Session 271: Finding the Right Question
The Council on the Knees of Caradhras approaches its sudden end, amidst portents and people answering the wrong question.
Session 272: Aragorn's Foretelling
Let's go back to Aragorn's foretelling, and then return to Aragorn's interruption of a tense moment.
Session 270: Mixed Reviews
The reviews on the Moria Plan are in, and they vary pretty widely.
Session 269: Gandalf’s Response
Compare and contrast: Moria and the Dark Tower. Discuss.
Session 268: Boromir Arguments
Tonight we return to Boromir's unusually insistent push-back against Gandalf's route suggestion.
Session 267: A Counter-Suggestion
It is high time that Boromir had his say at this Council.
Session 266: A Vague Fear
The Council Near the Knees of Caradhras continues, and the Vague Fear is revealed!