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091 - Laughing Shall We Die: An Interview with Tom Shippey
091 - Laughing Shall We Die: An Interview with Tom Shippey
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Length:
90 minutes
Released:
Aug 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Season 3 is here, and we begin by welcoming Tom Shippey to The Prancing Pony Podcast! We discuss his classic works The Road to Middle-earth and J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century, and the remarkable story of his personal meeting with Professor Tolkien in 1972. We also talk about his new book Laughing Shall I Die, an exploration of the Viking heroic mindset and their grim (often inappropriate) sense of humor. Plus, the shocking link between Beowulf and a young woman searching for the perfect bowl of porridge.
Released:
Aug 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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013 - The Blame Game: In Chapter 6 of The Silmarillion, Míriel chooses death over the labor of living, so Finwë remarries to the displeasure of his eldest son Fëanor (and half the Valar). Amid the strife in Finwë's house, Melkor is granted parole and begins to gain... by The Prancing Pony Podcast