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Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Mythgard Institute
362 episodes
2 days ago
Join The Tolkien Professor, Dr. Corey Olsen, on a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story, and explore Middle-earth through the magical game-world of Lord of the Rings Online.
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Join The Tolkien Professor, Dr. Corey Olsen, on a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story, and explore Middle-earth through the magical game-world of Lord of the Rings Online.
Show more...
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Arts,
Fiction,
Leisure,
Games
Episodes (20/362)
Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 361: The Confrontation

Tonight we discuss the (first) description that has led so many readers to think that Balrogs have wings.

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2 days ago
1 hour 48 minutes 20 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 360: Crossing That Bridge

Tonight we examine the crossing of the Bridge of Khazad-dum, as the Balrog approaches.

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2 days ago
1 hour 59 minutes 44 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 359: Boromir's Response to the Balrog

We've seen Legolas's terror, Gimli's grief, and Gandalf's resignation. But how does Boromir respond to the Balrog?

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2 days ago
1 hour 36 minutes 29 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 358: Recognizing Doom

Join Corey tonight, for "A Balrog! A Balrog is come!"

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3 weeks ago
1 hour 56 minutes 23 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 357: Doom, Doom

Join Corey as we discuss approaching Doom: Durin's Bane appears at last.

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3 weeks ago
1 hour 54 minutes 10 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 356: The Bridge of Khazad-dûm

Tonight we actually arrive at the Bridge of Khazad-dum.

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3 weeks ago
1 hour 42 minutes 55 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 353: Maybe We Can Get Out After All

In which Gandalf opines that they might get out after all, for all the Drums in the Deep.

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1 month ago
1 hour 55 minutes 4 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 354: The Floor is Ghâsh

Tonight we join the Company of the Ring in peering out into the Second Hall of Old Moria to discover what, exactly, is on fire.

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1 month ago
1 hour 46 minutes 51 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 355: Looking Behind

This evening we will look over the Company's shoulders as the orcs catch up to them in the Second Hall, at the edge of the Bridge of Khazad-dûm.

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1 month ago
1 hour 55 minutes 41 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 352: On the Skewering of Hobbits

Join Corey for some final reflections on the confrontation in the Chamber, followed by some commentary on the skewering of hobbits.

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2 months ago
1 hour 35 minutes 7 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 351: The Beater of the Drums

Join us as we finally hear from Gandalf about his encounter at the door of the Chamber of Mazarbul.

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2 months ago
2 hours 16 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 350: The Final Darkness

Join us while we grope our way in the dark with Gandalf and the Company.

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2 months ago
1 hour 36 minutes 36 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 349: Gandalf Returns

In which Gandalf faces a deadly opponent and falls ... down the stairs.

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3 months ago
1 hour 44 minutes 7 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 348: He “Sang in Answer a Song of Staying”

In which a real magical duel is fought, though we can't quite tell what is happening.

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3 months ago
1 hour 40 minutes 5 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 346: Frodo Is Injured Again

In which Corey returns to the Chamber of Mazarbul for the penultimate time, and in which Frodo is skewered like a wild boar.

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3 months ago
1 hour 48 minutes 5 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 347: Gandalf Proposes a Solution

In which Gandalf reveals his plan for enabling the Company to escape their predicament.

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3 months ago
1 hour 58 minutes 38 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 345: They Have Come

Tonight we discuss the fight by Balin's tomb, in which Sam experiences his first combat.

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4 months ago
2 hours 35 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 344: Frodo's One Moment of Martial Glory

Tonight we return to the cave-troll attack, already in progress. Let's watch as Frodo achieves the acme of his combat career.

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4 months ago
1 hour 50 minutes 2 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 343: The Cave Troll Cameo

Tonight we get more up close and personal with a troll since anyone since Bilbo, and this one is all out of talking purses. Probably.

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5 months ago
1 hour 45 minutes 10 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Session 341: Defiance Rather than Hope

Corey returns from Mythmoot to discuss how Gandalf defies the horde of orcs outside the chamber and assesses their odds -- which are not great.

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5 months ago
1 hour 42 minutes 18 seconds

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings
Join The Tolkien Professor, Dr. Corey Olsen, on a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story, and explore Middle-earth through the magical game-world of Lord of the Rings Online.