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Silmarillion Seminar 21: Quenta Chapter 19
Episode 141
The twenty-first session of the Silmarillion Seminar, discussing the second part of Chapter 19 of the Quenta Silmarillion, "Of Beren and Luthien"
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14 years, 1 month ago
Riddles in the Dark 5: Troll Dilemmas
Episode 140
The first RITD episode to address humor in the Hobbit; this week we focus on Bilbo's first "successful adventure" with the trolls.
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14 years, 1 month ago
Riddles in the Dark Digest 1
Episode 139
Co-host Dave reviews the first two topics, Thrain and Thror, and presents predictions, arguments, and feedback from RITD analysts and listeners. We a…
14 years, 1 month ago
Silmarillion Seminar 20: Quenta Chapter 19
Episode 138
The twentieth session of the Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 19 of the Quenta Silmarillion, " Of Beren and Luthien"
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14 years, 2 months ago
Riddles in the Dark 4: Thorin Oakenshield
Episode 137
A discussion of the great dwarf leader, Thorin Oakenshield, one of the main characters of The Hobbit and how he will be portrayed in the upcoming fil…
14 years, 2 months ago
Riddles in the Dark 3: The Battle of Azanulbizar
Episode 136
A discussion of the great Battle of Azanulbizar, and an analysis of the possiblity of its conflation with the Battle of Five Armies in the films.
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14 years, 2 months ago
Riddles in the Dark 2: The Fall of the House of Durin
Episode 135
A discussion of the misfortunes of the House of Durin, Thror and predictions based on casting for the character.
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14 years, 3 months ago
WC Faerie Course, Session 23
Episode 134
George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin, Chapters 1-10 Recorded 3/23/11.
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14 years, 3 months ago
Silmarillion Seminar 19: Quenta Chapter 18
Episode 133
The nineteenth session of the Silmarillion Seminar, discussing Chapter 18 of the Quenta Silmarillion, " Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fing…
14 years, 3 months ago
Riddles in the Dark 1: Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror
Episode 132
A discussion of Thror and Thrain, and predictions about Thrain's depiction in the film.
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14 years, 3 months ago