Episode 62: Bodacious Balrogs pt 2

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part I. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 1. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1983. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 24, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part II. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 2. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1984. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 24, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Fall of Gondolin. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. HarperCollins, London, 2018. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 25, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lays of Beleriand. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 3. HarperCollins, London, 1985.

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings. HarperCollins e-books. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 24, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 24, 2023)

Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. Ed. Humphrey Carpenter with Christopher Tolkien. HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd, London. Apple Books Edition. Ebook Edition 2012 ISBN: 9780007381234. Version 2019-03-07. (Accessed June 24, 2023)

SAG-AFTRA Strike FAQS for Podcasts

https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/podcaster-faqs (Accessed July 22, 2023)

Episode 61: Bodacious Balrogs pt 1

August 2, 2023 / jude

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Episode 61: Bodacious Balrogs pt 1

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Citations

The Tolkien Society- Oxonmoot 2023: https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonmoot-2023/ (Accessed June 24, 2023)

Tolkien Gateway entry for “Balrogs”

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Balrogs

(Accessed July 7, 2023)

Tolkien Gateway entry for “Gondolin”

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Gondolin

(Accessed July 30, 2023)

Tolkien Gateway entry for “Gothmog (balrog)”

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Gothmog_(balrog)

(Accessed July 30, 2023)

Tolkien Gateway entry for “Udûn (disambiguation)”

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Ud%C3%BBn_(disambiguation)

(Accessed July 19, 2023)

Allan, Jim. “A Flying Balrog”. Mallorn, issue 54, Spring 2013. pp. 43-44

Harrison, Juliette “The 1950s Lord of the Rings Movie That J.R.R. Tolkien Absolutely Hated”

Published June 5, 2023, Den of Geek website

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/lord-of-the-rings-1950-movie-you-never-saw/ (Accessed July 23, 2023)

Tierney, Alan. “Balrogs: Being and Becoming”. Mallorn, issue 49, Spring 2010. pp. 31-37

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part I. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 1. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1983. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 24, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part II. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 2. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1984. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 24, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Fall of Gondolin. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. HarperCollins, London, 2018. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 25, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lays of Beleriand. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 3. HarperCollins, London, 1985.

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings. HarperCollins e-books. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 24, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 24, 2023)

SAG-AFTRA Strike FAQS for Podcasts

https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/podcaster-faqs (Accessed July 22, 2023)

Episode 60: Who’s your party elf dad

July 5, 2023 / jude

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01:00:34

Episode 60: Who’s your party elf dad

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Citations

The Tolkien Society- Summer Seminar, “Númenor, the Mighty and Frail”: https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/seminar-2023/ (Accessed June 24, 2023)

The Tolkien Society- Oxonmoot 2023: https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonmoot-2023/ (Accessed June 24, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit: or There and Back Again. HarperCollins E-Books. ISBN 978-0-00-732260. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 20, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings. HarperCollins e-books. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 20, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 20, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 20, 2023)

Tolkien Gateway entry for Thranduil

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Thranduil (Accessed June 20, 2023)

Tolkien Gateway entry for Oropher

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Oropher (Accessed June 20, 2023)

Google Image Search for “Sexy Lee Pace Thranduil”

https://images.google.com/ (Accessed June 20, 2023)

Episode 60: Who’s your party elf dad

July 5, 2023 / jude

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01:00:34

Episode 60: Who’s your party elf dad

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Citations

The Tolkien Society- Summer Seminar, “Númenor, the Mighty and Frail”: https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/seminar-2023/ (Accessed June 24, 2023)

The Tolkien Society- Oxonmoot 2023: https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonmoot-2023/ (Accessed June 24, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit: or There and Back Again. HarperCollins E-Books. ISBN 978-0-00-732260. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 20, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings. HarperCollins e-books. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 20, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 20, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Apple Books edition. (Accessed June 20, 2023)

Tolkien Gateway entry for Thranduil

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Thranduil (Accessed June 20, 2023)

Tolkien Gateway entry for Oropher

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Oropher (Accessed June 20, 2023)

Google Image Search for “Sexy Lee Pace Thranduil”

https://images.google.com/ (Accessed June 20, 2023)

Episode 59: Ossë and Uinen

June 7, 2023 / jude

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Episode 59: Ossë and Uinen

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Citations

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part I. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 1. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1983. (Accessed May 20, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Book of Lost Tales, Part II. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 2. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1984. (Accessed May 20, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Apple Books edition. (Accessed May 20, 2023)

Tolkien, J. R. R. Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Apple Books edition. (Accessed May 20, 2023)

Tolkien Gateway entry for Maiar

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Maiar (Accessed May 20, 2023)

Tolkien Gateway entry for Ossë

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Oss%C3%AB (Accessed May 20, 2023)

Tolkien Gateway entry for Uinen

https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Uinen (Accessed May 20, 2023)

Tolkien Society Summer Seminar: Númenor, the Mighty and Frail- Sunday July 2, 2023

https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/seminar-2023/

Clare Moore’s Twitter name: @claremoore914

Episode 58: Lesser-trod Paths with Clare Moore

May 3, 2023 / jude

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Episode 58: Lesser-trod Paths with Clare Moore

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Clare Moore can be found on Twitter: @claremoore914

YouTube presentation: “Clare Moore – ‘The Problem of Pain: Portraying Physical Disability in Tolkien’s Fantasy’” Originally presented at The Tolkien Society Summer Seminar, July 3, 2021.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYSj_Z5jy9w (Accessed Feb 24, 2023)

A List of Clare’s publications on “Tolkienists.org” website:

https://tolkienists.org/clare-moore/ (Accessed Feb 24, 2023)

Sources mentioned this episode:

Ria Cheyne: Disability, Literature, Genre: Representations and Affect in Contemporary Fiction

Open Source JStore link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctvsn3pp7 (Accessed April 30, 2023)

Irina Metzler’s lecture: Tolkien and Disability (From the Tolkien Society Summer Seminar in 2016)

From the Tolkien Society’s YouTube: https://youtu.be/epx1d4fzmmw (Accessed April 30, 2023)

Lois Bragg, disability studies scholar:

https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Lois-Bragg-2052429775 (Accessed April 30, 2023)

Dr. Dimitra Fimi, Tolkien scholar:

http://dimitrafimi.com/ (Accessed April 30, 2023)

Her book Clare mentioned: Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits (Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, November 2008): https://dimitrafimi.com/books/tolkien-race-and-cultural-history-2/

Dr. Verlyn Flieger, Tolkien scholar:

https://english.umd.edu/directory/verlyn-flieger (Accessed April 30, 2023)

Victoria Holtz Wodzak: Tolkien’s Gimpy Heroes

From Mythlore, 10-15-2018, Volume 37, Number 1: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol37/iss1/7/ (Accessed April 30, 2023)

Victoria Holtz Wodzak: Tolkien Sidelined: Constructing the Non-Combatant in The Children of Hurin

From Mythlore, 4-15-2015, Volume 33, Number 2: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiThreKudL-AhUqI0QIHVEcAGIQFnoECAsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdc.swosu.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1021%26context%3Dmythlore&usg=AOvVaw3sRCH2eSTO5sKMrbdmkkDa (Accessed April 30, 2023)

John Garth’s essay: The Chronology of Creation: How J.R.R. Tolkien Misremembered the Beginnings of his Mythology

Found in the book: “The Great Tales Never End: Essays in Memory of Christopher Tolkien” edited by Richard Ovenden and Catherine McIlwaine

Author’s website: https://johngarth.co.uk/ (Accessed April 30, 2023)

Megan Whalen Turner: The Queen’s Thief series

Author’s website: http://meganwhalenturner.org/ (Accessed April 30, 2023)

Intisar Khanani: The Dauntless Path series

Author’s website: https://booksbyintisar.com/ (Accessed April 30, 2023)

Episode 57: Fairy Fan Fiction

April 5, 2023 / jude

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00:50:45

Episode 57: Fairy Fan Fiction

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Citations

Rateliff, J. D. (2007). The History of The Hobbit (Vols. 1-‐2). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Tolkien, J. (1937). The Hobbit. New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Tolkien, J. (1986). The Shaping of Middle-‐Earth. (C. Tolkien, Ed.) Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Garth, John. Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-Earth. HarperCollins, 2011.

Episode 56: Bandaids Can’t Fix Arda

March 1, 2023 / jude

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Episode 56: Bandaids Can’t Fix Arda

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Tolkien Society, Oxonmoot 2023 registration:

From their website: “Early Bird offer: enter the coupon code WIZARD2023 at the time of booking to receive £10 off your registration price. This coupon is valid until midnight on 28 February 2023 (UK time).” https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonmoot-2023/

Citations

J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, “Part Four. Quendi and Eldar: Appendix D.
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion,
J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Númenórean Catastrophe & End of ‘Physical’ Arda” (edited by Michaël Devaux with the assistance of Christopher Tolkien and Carl F. Hostetter), in J.R.R. Tolkien, l’effigie des Elfes, La Feuille de la Compagnie
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King
Verlyn Flieger, Splintered Light (Revised Edition), 19. “Filled with Clear Light”, pp. 160-1
J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 131, (undated, written late 1951), p. 149
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part Two
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth’s Ring, “Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth”
J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth