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Book vs. Movie Legolas: Ethereal Stoic or Emotional Jokester?
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Do the Wizard’s Staves Contain the Power of Each Wizard?
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Tolkien Geek Ask Me Anything Livestream 3/11/23
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Tolkien Book Review: The Fall of Numenor
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Theory—Wizards’ Staves Are a Limitation, Not a Source of Power
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Do the Wizards of The Lord of the Rings Need a Staff to Do Magic?
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Tolkien Book Review: “The Wisdom of Hobbits” by Matthew J. Distefano
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: How Gandalf and Elrond Knew To Destroy the Ring in Mount Doom
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A Middle-Earth Pronunciation Guide, Part 2: Languages Other than Elvish
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: How Tolkien Always Leaves Us Wanting More
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A Middle-Earth Pronunciation Guide, Part 1: Rules for Elvish Words
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: “Magic” Beverages in The Lord of the Rings: Their Contents and Effects
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Beyond Subcreation: Tolkien’s Emphasis on Child-Bearing in Middle-Earth
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: The Continent of Aman as the Americas
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Lord of the Rings Book vs. Movie: King Theoden of Rohan
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: What Does the White Flag of the Stewards of Gondor Signify?
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“One of the Seven”: The Worst Tolkien Fan Film Made to Date?
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Ents and Tolkien’s Recycling of Old Ideas
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The Drowning of Numenor and the Goodness of Eru Iluvatar: Theodicy in Middle-Earth
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Bilbo and Frodo as JRR and Christopher Tolkien
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The Speech of Gurthang to Turin: Magic Sword or Insane Hallucination?
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Why Is There No “5 Rings” in the Ring Poem?
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Double Feature Fan Film Review: “Nienor Niniel” and “The Legend of Gurthang”
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Tolkien and Modern Culture: The Lord of the Rings and 12 Angry Men
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Could the Witch King Have Snapped Eowyn’s Sword, or Gandalf’s Staff?
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Lord of the Rings “Deleted Scene”: The Temptation of Samwise Gamgee
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When and Why Did Gandalf Decide to Destroy the Bridge of Khazad-Dum?
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Debunking CinemaSins’ “Everything Wrong with Lord of the Rings (1979)”
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Why Does Gollum Choke on Lembas and Burn on Elven Rope?
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Tolkien Lore AMA Livestream November 26, 2022
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The Zimmerman Lord of the Rings Script: Worse than John Boorman’s??
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Saruman and His Magic
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Tolkien Geek Debunks “10 Ways Lord of the Rings Has Aged Poorly”
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: What Does Aragorn Know About Saruman?
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Tolkien Geek Takes "Bible or Tolkien" Quiz
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Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Amon Hen and Amon Lhaw
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Tolkien on Romance, Chivalry, and Soul Mates
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Rings of Power Season 1: Where It Went Wrong, Plus My Wife Answers Your Questions!
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Tolkien Geek Reviews the Soviet Production of “The Fellowship of the Ring” (1991)
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Faramir’s High, Middle, and Wild Men: Were Faramir and Numenoreans Simply Racist?
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