Reading Tolkien: A Podcast

Sigh...are we still doing this? lareviewofbooks.org/article/… "moral simplicity" my ass

For those who might prefer #YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=W3y7mawd… #Tolkien #Reading

Vladimir Brljak has made a great argument on this point: youtube.com/watch?v=8r2k60nh…

My personal inspiration:

It’s insane that #Tolkien just wrote this insane poem riffing on the man in the moon and included it in his epic masterpiece.

Been a tad naughty…

I just fucking *Hate* this asshole:

And the link: youtube.com/watch?v=eyShbASQ…

youtu.be/EQGhVjldgSU and a #youtube link. Again, the audio leaves a lot to be desired for this episode. Should be corrected for next time.

New acquisition

I asked ChatGPT about geography in The Silmarillion. I asked it about Brethil forest, and it made up this entire (non-Tolkien) rubbish: 😂

I asked #ChatGPT about the moral implications of Feanor's actions at Losgar: It's response is pretty reasonable, I think.

It's interesting to think about this in terms of Tolkien: