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75 - Tolkien's Long Defeat: Northern Courage and Christian Hope
Published 1 year, 7 months ago
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Tolkien did not expect history to be anything but a long defeat, though it may contain glimpses of final Victory.
Drawing from his letters, The Lord of the Rings, "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics," and "On Fairy-Stories," this episode traces how northern courage (fight for the good of the day without counting on ultimate triumph) meets Christian eucatastrophe: the sudden joyous turn that does not deny sorrow, but denies that defeat is the last word. Along the way: Beowulf's circle of light, Galadriel's "long defeat," Helm's Deep at dawn, and Gandalf on despair versus doomed resistance.
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Drawing from his letters, The Lord of the Rings, "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics," and "On Fairy-Stories," this episode traces how northern courage (fight for the good of the day without counting on ultimate triumph) meets Christian eucatastrophe: the sudden joyous turn that does not deny sorrow, but denies that defeat is the last word. Along the way: Beowulf's circle of light, Galadriel's "long defeat," Helm's Deep at dawn, and Gandalf on despair versus doomed resistance.
Watch the video for this episode and subscribe to my YouTube channel here:
https://youtu.be/zQZuCpAd8t8
Join the Mythic Mind Fellowship:
https://mythicmindfellowship.com
Listen to all THREE Mythic Mind podcasts:
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• Mythic Mind Games
• Mythic Mind Movies & Shows
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support.