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The Tolkien Lore Podcast

The Tolkien Lore Podcast

By Joshua Scott

Discussing anything and everything related to J.R.R. Tolkien, from Middle-earth to real life.
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The Tolkien Lore PodcastJun 12, 2021

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21:04
11 More Details in Jackson’s “Fellowship of the Ring” that Only LOTR Superfans Would Notice
Mar 25, 202424:49
How Pippin Became Known as Prince of the Halflings in Minas Tirith
Mar 18, 202417:08
How Iluvatar Used Boromir’s Presence in the Fellowship
Mar 11, 202420:44
An Extremely Nitpicky Review of “The Fellowship of the Ring,” Pt. 1
Mar 04, 202429:06
5 Details in Peter Jackson’s “Fellowship of the Ring” that Only Superfans Notice
Feb 26, 202412:07
Tolkien Lyrics in Rock Music: Led Zeppelin and Rush
Feb 19, 202427:06
Writing in Tengwar: Learn How to Use and Customize Tolkien’s Elvish Alphabet
Feb 12, 202432:18
Pixar’s “Inside Out” and Tolkien’s Nienna on Turning Sorrow to Wisdom
Feb 05, 202430:42
Character Study of Saruman: Tolkien’s Portrait of the Modern Politician
Jan 29, 202444:04
Lord of the Rings Book v. Movie: The Paths of the Dead and Aragorn at the Pelennor Fields
Jan 22, 202428:12
Lord of the Rings Book v. Movie: Gandalf’s Disappearance
Jan 15, 202441:16
How a Pirate Publisher Stole Tolkien’s Magnum Opus: The Story of Ace Books’ "Lord of the Rings"
Jan 08, 202421:46
The Twelve Days of Christmas Tolkien Style
Jan 01, 202403:29
The Top 4 Mature/Uncomfortable Scenes in Tolkien’s Middle-Earth
Dec 18, 202320:32
8 Scenes from Tolkien We REALLY DO Want to See on Screen

8 Scenes from Tolkien We REALLY DO Want to See on Screen

Last video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb2SGOGcnIo&pp=ygU-NyBzY2VuZXMgd291bGQgbG92ZSB0byBzZWUgYnV0IHByb2JhYmx5IHNob3VsZG4ndCB0b2xraWVuIGxvcmU%3D) I talked about scenes that should be really cool if adapted visually, but probably wouldn’t work for one reason or another. This list is about the scenes that have yet to be adapted that actually should be because they’d be AWESOME.


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Dec 11, 202321:13
7 Scenes from Tolkien We’d Love to See on Screen...But Probably Shouldn’t
Dec 04, 202320:06
Unexpected Hospitality in The Lord of the Rings: Gildor and Faramir | Thanksgiving Special
Nov 27, 202318:07
Details in The Fellowship of the Ring that Peter Jackson Absolutely Nailed
Nov 20, 202315:05
Faramir, the Ring, and the Nature of Evil in Middle-earth
Nov 13, 202322:45
We Need to Talk About Tribalism in the Tolkien Fandom
Nov 06, 202329:09
When Did Arwen Become Mortal? Exploring the Choice of the Half-Elven in Tolkien’s Mythology
Oct 30, 202320:15
Peter Jackson Changes to The Lord of the Rings that Make NO Sense, Part 1
Oct 22, 202323:13
Maedhros & Beren: One-Handed Brothers from Different Mothers
Oct 16, 202330:50
Did Beren Get His Hand Back When He Was Reincarnated With Luthien?
Oct 09, 202319:57
A Tolkien Theory: Why Couldn’t Morgoth and Sauron Change Bodily Form?

A Tolkien Theory: Why Couldn’t Morgoth and Sauron Change Bodily Form?

A recent video by TheRedBook on Sauron’s death (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM5hrpjsoM8&pp=ygUbc2F1cm9uIGRlYXRoIG9mIGEgZGFyayBsb3Jk) reminded me of some pertinent passages in Tolkien’s writings that may help build a more solid theory for why Morgoth and Sauron, after a certain point in their trajectory toward evil, could no longer change their bodily forms, which is why Sauron in The Lord of the Rings had only nine fingers (as I discussed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1XfiLndomE&pp=ygUgd2h5IHNhdXJvbiBvbmx5IGhhZCBuaW5lIGZpbmdlcnM%3D)


The GirlNextGondor video on redemption I referred to is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5-Xc21Kvsc&pp=ygUZZ2lybG5leHRnb25kb3IgcmVkZW1wdGlvbg%3D%3D


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Oct 02, 202324:50
Why Was Finduilas So Important to Turin Avoiding His Doom?
Sep 25, 202316:54
How Bilbo Knew About Gollum’s Grandmother

How Bilbo Knew About Gollum’s Grandmother

How would Bilbo, who knew nothing of Gollum’s personal history, know to refer to his grandmother of all people in relation to Gollum sucking eggs? It was probably Gandalf! Don’t forget to check all the other videos put out for Hobbit Day! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzxLO5Ihf4Fo2t5AjwbMXlI8S0ZkCH_iA&jct=BGiscSJHFxiH9Ex4fMTkCXuDR1nGww For more on the Hobbit retcon, check out my video on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIbXfJ72j4c&pp=ygUedG9sa2llbiBsb3JlIHRoZSBob2JiaXQgcmV0Y29u Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek Xero Shoes (affiliate link): https://xeroshoes.com/go/TolkienGeek Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If link is expired contact me at tolkienloremaster@gmail.com and I’ll send a fresh invite link).
Sep 22, 202308:10
How Did William the Troll Come to Own a Talking Purse in The Hobbit?
Sep 18, 202319:07
How Could Gandalf Have Survived Moria, and How Might That Have Changed the Lord of the Rings?
Sep 11, 202328:15
A Tale of Amdir and Estel: Aragorn’s Journey from Boromir to Gandalf
Sep 04, 202337:56
Smith of Wootton Major: The Culmination and Summary of Tolkien’s Life and Career
Aug 28, 202331:17
Tal-Elmar: Yet Another Story Tolkien Never Finished
Aug 21, 202330:55
The Tolkien Geek Reviews “The Battle of Five Armies” Board Game
Jul 31, 202353:13
Why Did Morgoth Take Radically Different Approaches to Men and Elves?

Why Did Morgoth Take Radically Different Approaches to Men and Elves?

In my recent video on the Tale of Adanel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcOISb-59rw&pp=ygUTdGFsZSBvZiBhZGFuZWwgZmFsbA%3D%3D) I discussed how Morgoth seems to have taken a very different approach to dealing with Men as compared with Elves, but why would his strategy change?

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Jun 05, 202320:51
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: If Celeborn Is Such a Big Deal, Why Do We Know Nothing About Him?
Jun 01, 202310:07
The Tolkien Geek Reviews The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth Board Game

The Tolkien Geek Reviews The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth Board Game

00:00 Intro

02:44 Game Overview

06:53 Mechanics and Gameplay

38:58 Likes and Dislikes

52:39 Theming and Lore


Apologies to my brother (check out his channel over at https://www.youtube.com/@strategywizard for board game reviews, unboxing, etc.) for taking so long to finally play this game that he got me [inaudible] ago, but now I’ve finally played it and I can give my breakdown of the mechanics, what I like and dislike about the game, and how well it captures the essence of Tolkien’s world.

For more info on the game:

Fantasy Flight’s page for the game is here: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2019/1/11/the-lord-of-the-rings-journeys-in-middle-earth/

For a downloadable copy of the basic rules, go here: https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/74/c1/74c1ee20-a2d2-407f-93da-e6c2a4b25529/journeys_in_middle-earth_learn_to_play.pdf

For a downloadable copy of the Rules Reference, go here: https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/filer_public/01/a0/01a0c9f7-4427-4113-9406-f53d6bde2ff5/journeys_in_middle-earth_rules_reference.pdf

So I was incorrect about Watch It Played but also not totally off. He didn’t do a video on the game on his channel (https://www.youtube.com/@WatchItPlayed), but he DID appear on BoardGameGeek.com’s channel for their “game night” series here: https://youtu.be/bBk_jSE4Bf8. The video is a full playthrough of the first adventure with explanations along the way so it gives a lot of the same information but obviously contains spoilers for the first adventure.

Similarly, the Dice Tower channel had a live play session here: https://www.youtube.com/live/JVh0M-fSWqo?feature=share. It doesn’t do as much detailed explanations of the rules and mechanics but it’s for the first adventure of an expansion campaign, so the spoilers won’t be as significant unless you know you’re going to get that expansion soon.

If you just want a brief run-down of how to play, I recommend this video: https://youtu.be/1VROBMSSBfc


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May 29, 202301:12:40
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: How Did the Minstrel of Gondor Know Frodo and Sam’s Story?
May 25, 202311:17
God’s Power Made Perfect in Weakness: Christian Humility in Tolkien’s Middle-Earth
May 22, 202328:58
A Long-Expected Soundscape: The Perfect Background for Reading Lord of the Rings
May 19, 202306:45
The Tale of Adanel: Tolkien’s Legend of the Fall of Man in Middle-Earth

The Tale of Adanel: Tolkien’s Legend of the Fall of Man in Middle-Earth

In connection with the Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth (which I’ve discussed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwi7_nABWDI&t=2s&pp=ygUWdG9sa2llbiBsb3JlIGF0aHJhYmV0aA%3D%3D), Tolkien wrote a brief account of what Men in the days of the First Age believed about their past and why they, unlike Elves, were mortal, and it bears some remarkable similarities to but also differences from another story you might be familiar with.


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May 15, 202329:47
Demon Possession in Middle-Earth? A Patron Video Request
May 11, 202314:48
The Judgments of Sam and Beregond: How Tolkien Uses Parallel to Tell Us About Aragorn
May 08, 202323:14
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Druedain Statues, the Watchers of Cirith Ungol, and Morgoth’s Ring???
May 04, 202307:58
The Fellowship of the King v. Rings of Power | Hilarious Copyright Suit Against Tolkien Estate
May 01, 202338:49
Is Tom Bombadil a Product of the Discord of Melkor? Patron Topic Request!
Apr 24, 202331:21
Is Movie Theoden Better than I Gave Him Credit for?  Response to Zac Evans
Apr 17, 202340:48
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: The Christian Theology of Elven Divorce
Apr 13, 202309:27
Northern Courage and the Long Defeat: Tolkien’s Christianization of Northern Europe
Apr 10, 202332:54
The Main Character of The Lord of the Rings Is...Middle-Earth
Apr 03, 202325:20
Barad-dur, its Foundations, and the Ring: Did Tolkien Leave a Contradiction in Lord of the Rings?
Mar 27, 202323:17