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Today's Tolkien Times The Prancing Pony Podcast
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Week 041 - Word-nerd Wednesday: An Andoran Anthology
It’s time for a lingering look at a number of Númenórean names as we examine the etymology of… oh, I’m out of alliteration. Enjoy!
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Week 041 - Tolkien Tuesday: Nothing Godlike or Angelic About Him
We continue our readings in Carpenter’s book, The Inklings, as we learn about C.S. Lewis’ good friend, Charles Williams — and what Tolkien thought of him, too.
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Week 041 - Mailbag Monday: Maybe It’s the Mediterranean Diet?
Join The Man of the West as he begins the final week of Series 5 of the TTT with a question about the Rings of Power and longevity. Or maybe it’s the Oil of Olwë?
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Week 040 - Second Age Saturday: Rather is She My Foe
Erendis makes her position quite clear, as she and Aldarion are reunited after his 14-year long journey. Aldarion appears to turn a new leaf, but will it stick?
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Week 040 - First Age Friday: Like a Silver Jewel Set in the Heavens
We return for another long reading from The Lay of Leithian as Daeron the minstrel plays for the lovely Lúthien as she dances, and a rough-looking stranger comes stumbling onto the scene.
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Week 040 - Third Age Thursday: Why Worry? He Hasn’t Taken the Vittles!
Old Rory Brandybuck has a point, after all. We return to the Long-expected Party just in time to see Bilbo disappear. Plus, what’s a party without a little regret?