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084 - The Violence Inherent in the System
084 - The Violence Inherent in the System
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Length:
105 minutes
Released:
May 27, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
As Chapter 17 of The Hobbit begins, the Lonely Mountain is under siege. Thorin — hanging on to outdated imperialist dogma which perpetuates the economic and social differences in Middle-earth — refuses to negotiate, knowing Dain is on his way. When Bilbo’s plot is revealed, Thorin goes into a rage and orders him gone (“‘Order’, eh? ‘Oo does ‘e think ‘e is?”); but just as all looks hopeless, goblins attack, and we see the… well, you know. The Battle of Five Armies begins, and we look back at Tolkien’s famous essay “On Fairy-Stories” to explain the sudden turn of events.
Released:
May 27, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
003 - The Origins of Quenya and Sindarin: Shawn takes a solo look at the real-world linguistic inspirations that shaped Tolkien's invented Elvish languages, Quenya and Sindarin, while Alan is away doing whatever a Man of the West does on his day off. by The Prancing Pony Podcast