Sadler's Lectures

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Ursula K Leguin, The Other Wind - Undoing The Wall And The Dry Land - Sadler's Lectures

Nov 01 2024 18 mins  
This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's book, The Other Wind, the sixth and final of her Earthsea books It focuses specifically on the ending of the book and indeed of the Earthsea saga, with the mage-established stone wall between the living and the dead being dragged down by humans and dragons, the liberation of the dead, and the restora

Ursula K Leguin, The Other Wind - Princess Seserakh's Courage - Sadler's Lectures

Oct 31 2024 19 mins  
This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's book, The Other Wind, the sixth and final of her Earthsea books It focuses specifically on the character of the Kargish princess, named Seserakh, and the alternation of appearances of passivity and timidity to actions involving courage on her part. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site

Ursula K Leguin, The Other Wind - Alder's Sacrifices Of Mending - Sadler's Lectures

Oct 30 2024 12 mins  
This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's book, The Other Wind, the sixth and final of her Earthsea books It focuses specifically on how the village sorcerer, Alder, gives up his power and craft of mending, which is at the core of his person, in order to end his dreams of the dead, and to safeguard Earthsea from whatever danger they pose.

Ursula K Leguin, The Other Wind - The Verdurnan Of Humans And Dragons - Sadler's Lectures

Oct 29 2024 14 mins  
This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's book, The Other Wind, the sixth and final of her Earthsea books It focuses specifically on the different narratives of the Verdunan or agreement between human beings and dragons early on in Earthsea, before they were entirely separate beings. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.p

Ursula K Leguin, The Other Wind - Irian's Account Of The Dragons' Anger - Sadler's Lectures

Oct 27 2024 12 mins  
This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's book, The Other Wind, the sixth and final of her Earthsea books It focuses specifically on the insights into the dragons' anger with human beings, provided by a dragon who originally started in human form, Orm Irian. The information she provides adds to what Tehanu was able to get in her earlier conv

Ursula K Leguin, The Other Wind - King Lebannen Taking Counsel - Sadler's Lectures

Oct 25 2024 14 mins  
This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's book, The Other Wind, the sixth and final of her Earthsea books It focuses specifically on the institution of the King's Council that Lebannen had created in order to administer the isles of the Earthsea archipelago, and the workings of the council in attempting to deal with the problem of the dragon

Ursula K Leguin, The Other Wind - Tehanu's Task With The Dragons - Sadler's Lectures

Oct 24 2024 13 mins  
This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's book, The Other Wind, the sixth and final of her Earthsea books It focuses specifically on the young woman Tehanu's (formerly Therru's) task, requested by king Lebannen, of communicating with the dragons to determine why they are acting aggressively towards the humans in Earthsea To support my ongoi

Ursula K Leguin, The Other Wind - Ged's Two Questions For Tehannu - Sadler's Lectures

Oct 22 2024 10 mins  
This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's book, The Other Wind, the sixth and final of her Earthsea books It focuses specifically on the two leading questions that the former archmage Ged sends to his adoptive daughter Tehanu via the mender Alder. These two questions are: Who are those who go to the dry lands? Will a dragon cross the wall

Ursula K Leguin, The Other Wind - Tenar's And Lebannen's Relationship - Sadler's Lectures

Oct 20 2024 13 mins  
This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's book, The Other Wind, the sixth and final of her Earthsea books It focuses specifically on the relationship between Tenar, former priestess of the Nameless Ones and adoptive mother of Therru, and Lebannen, the now-established but still young high king of the Archipelago. Lebannen calls Tenar for advi

Ursula K Leguin, The Other Wind - The Two Kings, The Princess, And Peace - Sadler's Lectures

Oct 19 2024 13 mins  
This lecture discusses the science fiction and fantasy author, Ursula K. Leguin's book, The Other Wind, the sixth and final of her Earthsea books It focuses specifically on how the leaders of the two main kingdoms in Earthsea - the Kargish high king, Thol and the king of the archipelago, Lebannen - begin to come to terms, and work out a peace between the two lands. This involves a