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The Forge of Tolkien

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Professor Rachel Fulton Brown takes you on a journey through the creation of JRR Tolkien’s legendarium, from its origins in Tolkien’s conversations with C.S. Lewis about the power of myth to its realization in the stories of the Silmarillion. Extended version of the course that she teaches at the University of Chicago. Episode guide: https://fencingbearatprayer.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-forge-of-tolkien.html Syllabus and course blog: http://tolkienmedievalandmodern.blogspot.com/

Rachel Fulton Brown

01:00:44

The Riddle of the Ring

01:34:49

Refracted Light

01:40:38

The Soup of Stories

01:34:58

Gondolin

01:22:34

Morgoth’s Revenge

01:39:29

The Spellsongs of Tinúviel

01:23:29

The White Lady

01:24:37

The Fall of the Followers

01:29:18

The Marring of Fëanor

01:41:47

The Making of Fëanor

01:27:06

Three Dog Tolkien

01:13:48

Gemstones of Paradise

01:33:59

Splintered Light

01:22:24

Letter 43

01:16:06

Fear of Elves

01:34:02

The Mischief of Elves

01:26:26

The Two Trees

01:25:59

What Did Tolkien Read?

01:25:20

Aulë and the Nephilim

01:22:56

Melkor’s Fall

01:38:00

The Breath of the Gods

01:16:38

Melkor and the Leviathan

01:48:42

The Music of Creation

01:39:02

The Voice of Saruman

01:22:22

The Olde Speech

57:11

A Mythology for England

01:20:21

Around the Tale-fire

01:12:37

On Fairy Stories

01:15:54

Magic Words

01:18:32

Through A Glass Darkly

01:22:52

The Ent in the Moon

01:19:21

Ichor and Potatoes

01:11:03

Norman Castles

01:12:12

Falling Wide Asleep

01:04:17

A Deeper Delve

56:54

A Notion of Time

01:02:28

Time Travel Toss-up

01:30:16

A Taste for Tongues

01:15:53

A Taxonomy of Dragons

46:55

What Sort of Tale Have We Fallen Into?

01:05:44

Stories for Children

01:10:02

Who is Tom Bombadil?

01:15:59

Mythopoeia

Rachel Fulton Brown

01:00:44

The Riddle of the Ring

01:34:49

Refracted Light

01:40:38

The Soup of Stories

01:34:58

Gondolin

01:22:34

Morgoth’s Revenge

01:39:29

The Spellsongs of Tinúviel

01:23:29

The White Lady

01:24:37

The Fall of the Followers

01:29:18

The Marring of Fëanor

01:41:47

The Making of Fëanor

01:27:06

Three Dog Tolkien

01:13:48

Gemstones of Paradise

01:33:59

Splintered Light

01:22:24

Letter 43

01:16:06

Fear of Elves

01:34:02

The Mischief of Elves

01:26:26

The Two Trees

01:25:59

What Did Tolkien Read?

01:25:20

Aulë and the Nephilim

01:22:56

Melkor’s Fall

01:38:00

The Breath of the Gods

01:16:38

Melkor and the Leviathan

01:48:42

The Music of Creation

01:39:02

The Voice of Saruman

01:22:22

The Olde Speech

57:11

A Mythology for England

01:20:21

Around the Tale-fire

01:12:37

On Fairy Stories

01:15:54

Magic Words

01:18:32

Through A Glass Darkly

01:22:52

The Ent in the Moon

01:19:21

Ichor and Potatoes

01:11:03

Norman Castles

01:12:12

Falling Wide Asleep

01:04:17

A Deeper Delve

56:54

A Notion of Time

01:02:28

Time Travel Toss-up

01:30:16

A Taste for Tongues

01:15:53

A Taxonomy of Dragons

46:55

What Sort of Tale Have We Fallen Into?

01:05:44

Stories for Children

01:10:02

Who is Tom Bombadil?

01:15:59

Mythopoeia