Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings

Feb 24 2025 327 ep. 130 mins 1.6k
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Join The Tolkien Professor, Dr. Corey Olsen, on a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story, and explore Middle-earth through the magical game-world of Lord of the Rings Online.

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Session 326: What the Daylight Reveals

Feb 24 2025 112 mins  
Join Corey as he joins the Company is seeing what there is to be seen in the early light of the new day in Moria. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here. • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?li

Session 325: The Beginning of the Last Day

Feb 24 2025 99 mins  
Tonight, let's check in with Boromir and see what his current assessment of Gandalf's leadership is. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here. • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL

Session 324: A Chance Meeting

Feb 24 2025 115 mins  
Corey returns just in time for the introduction of central character in the LOTR! Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here. • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIW4X_6biE7MLLGssLt

Session 323: Bilbo's Gifts

Feb 24 2025 98 mins  
We discuss Gimli and Frodo's very different reactions to Gandalf's download of mithril lore. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here. • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5

Session 322: Gandalf's Mithril-Lore

Dec 30 2024 103 mins  
Tonight Corey looks at what Gandalf emphasizes about Moria-silver. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Annual Fundraising Campaign started. https://youtube.com/live/6F9RlxP9ljQ Signum Studios just launched another Kickstarter for a new project: Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim https://www.kickstarter.

Session 321: What We Know About Mithril

Dec 16 2024 107 mins  
What does Tolkien tell us about mithril? Tonight we discuss the passage that contains about 80-90% of what we know. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Annual Fundraising Campaign started. https://youtube.com/live/6F9RlxP9ljQSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings

Session 320: Poetry Appreciation

Dec 16 2024 108 mins  
Corey returns to the world of prose to discuss Sam's response to Gimli's song and the overall shift towards practical application. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Annual Fundraising Campaign started. https://youtube.com/live/6F9RlxP9ljQSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings

Session 319: Finding the Third Dimension: the Antepenultimate Stanza

Dec 16 2024 107 mins  
The poetic experiment continues as we examine the last monochrome stanzas of Gimli's poem. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAvSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings

Session 318: Finding the Third Dimension: the Middle Stanzas

Nov 17 2024 112 mins  
Tonight we return to Gimli's poem one more time, finding the third poetic dimension in the middle stanzas. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAvSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings

Session 317: The End of Gimli's Song

Nov 17 2024 111 mins  
Corey discusses the ending of Gimli’s song and then presents his observations on what makes this poem not at all boring. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Support Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings