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009 - The Odd Couple
Season 1
In Chapter 2 of The Silmarillion, Aulë and Yavanna demonstrate the principle of “opposites attract” even among the Valar, we witness the power of humility, and learn the origins of some of Middle-ear…
Published on 9 years, 4 months ago
008 - And So It Begins
Season 1
Finally reaching Chapter 1 of the Quenta Silmarillion, we behold an Arda too perfect to last, offer a brief geography lesson, and shamelessly poke fun at as many Valar as possible before stopping to …
Published on 9 years, 5 months ago
007 - The Powers of Arda
Season 1
In the second part of The Silmarillion we laugh with Tulkas, cry with Nienna, gaze on the starlit face of Varda and meet the rest of the Valar and Maiar who entered into the world at its beginning. W…
Published on 9 years, 5 months ago
006 - Tolkien Reading Day Special 2016
Season 1
Happy Tolkien Reading Day! On March 25 every year - the date of the fall of Barad-dûr - Tolkien lovers worldwide celebrate by reading and promoting the Professor's life and work. For this special, A…
Published on 9 years, 5 months ago
005 - The Music of the Ainur
Season 1
Reunited in the common-room and finally beginning their discussion of The Silmarillion, Alan and Shawn tackle nothing less than the creation of the universe, check out Ilúvatar’s playlist, observe a …
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
004 - The Great War
Season 1
This time, Alan flies solo over the battlefields of World War I and discusses both the explicit and the implied influences that the Great War had on Tolkien’s writings, while Shawn is safely away in …
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
003 - The Origins of Quenya and Sindarin
Season 1
Shawn takes a solo look at the real-world linguistic inspirations that shaped Tolkien's invented Elvish languages, Quenya and Sindarin, while Alan is away doing whatever a Man of the West does on his…
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
002 - The Myth-lover
Season 1
We continue our introduction to J. R. R. Tolkien's ideas on fantasy and myth with a look at his short poem dedicated to C. S. Lewis, "Mythopoeia" - a thematic companion piece to "On Fairy-Stories". A…
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
001 - In Defense of Fantasy
Season 1
In the first episode, get to know your hosts, Alan and Shawn, and learn about why we started The Prancing Pony Podcast. We also discuss favorite moments from the life of J.R.R. Tolkien as told in Hu…
Published on 9 years, 7 months ago