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1925 Father Christmas Letter – J.R.R. Tolkien

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In 1936, Tolkien wrote a poem published in an obscure school magazine--and it was only found again 10 years ago! Michael and Jonathan look at how the poem was found, what the poem means, and what makes it unique in the landscape of Tolkien's creativity. Listen to the poem Noel again here on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIGj3DpSrbY In our extended episode (available for our members - https://theonering.com/members) we debate whether the Lord of the Rings can be considered a Christmas movie (there's a lot of leeway if Die Hard is a Christmas movie, right?! 🎉 To get the extended episode, become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and free for the 1st month)! —————————————————— 🔗 Episode Links 🔗 —————————————————— Noel, Tolkien's Lost Christmas Poem ► https://theonering.com/noel Letters of JRR Tolkien (Revised and Expanded) ► https://amzn.to/3R67d2o Submit a LOTR Film Change ► https://theonering.com/changes —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast 🎧 —————————————————— Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/members Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 —————————————————— 🔎 If You Like Tolkien 🔎 —————————————————— Make Tolkien Great Again - Tengwar Hat ► https://shop.theonering.com/listing/make-tolkien-great-again-tw The Silmarillion ► https://amzn.to/3a7wE0k The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien ► https://amzn.to/3bognFr 🗣 Special Thanks to Austin Robertson for the use of his voice! 🗣 https://AustinRobertsonVoice.com —————————————————— 🎬 Chapters 🎬 —————————————————— 00:00 Intro 01:29 An Introduction to the Poem Noel 04:10 Noel, Read by Austin Robertson 08:48 A Deeper Look at Noel
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LOST for 80 Years! Tolkien's Christmas Poem is BEAUTIFUL!

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📺 View the Full Episode: https://youtu.be/M9U7CWKFKnU Is the Ring alive? Is it separate from Sauron? And did Peter Jackson portray it in the way Tolkien wrote it?   Download our full podcast at https://exploringtolkien.com -- or just search "Exploring Tolkien" on any podcast app! 🎉 Become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and 1st month is FREE) and get: * The extended podcast * Access to our exclusive Discord community * Monthly video chats * Merch discounts Submit a LOTR Film Change ► https://theonering.com/changes —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast 🎧 —————————————————— Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/members Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3
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#19 - The Ring's Got a Mind of its Own - Every Change in The Lord of the Rings

views December 4th

📺 View the Full Episode: https://youtu.be/M9U7CWKFKnU Peter Jackson missed out on giving us a GREAT battle with Sauron, and just settled for a simple way of killing Sauron. Download our full podcast at https://exploringtolkien.com -- or just search "Exploring Tolkien" on any podcast app! 🎉 Become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and 1st month is FREE) and get: * The extended podcast * Access to our exclusive Discord community * Monthly video chats * Merch discounts Submit a LOTR Film Change ► https://theonering.com/changes —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast 🎧 —————————————————— Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/members Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3
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#18 - Isildur DIDN'T Kill Sauron! - Every Change in The Lord of the Rings

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📺 View the Full Episode: https://youtu.be/M9U7CWKFKnU In the prologue, Galadriel states that men, "above all desire power". Is she right? Is this what Tolkien said? We've got opinions! Download our full podcast at https://exploringtolkien.com -- or just search "Exploring Tolkien" on any podcast app! 🎉 Become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and 1st month is FREE) and get: * The extended podcast * Access to our exclusive Discord community * Monthly video chats * Merch discounts Submit a LOTR Film Change ► https://theonering.com/changes —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast 🎧 —————————————————— Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/members Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3
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#17 - Men want Power, NOT Immortality - Every Change in The Lord of the Rings

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Michael and Jonathan found out someone's been copying our look at the changes PJ made to the books--and then applying that to The Rings of Power?! We happily point out their failure (or was it just an AI article?!)... This week we also take a look at Bilbo's prologue in the extended edition--particularly in how it takes cues from Tolkien's prologue to The Lord of the Rings. We might just surprise you with our discussion! In our extended episode (available for our members -- https://theonering.com/members) we talk more about the article that copied our recent videos about the film changes, including: * How they get elven diversity all wrong * How seeing yourself as skin-color in Middle-earth never matters * How fitting more stories into The Rings of Power was, well, stupid 🎉 To get the extended episode, become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and free for the 1st month)! —————————————————— 🔗 Episode Links 🔗 —————————————————— 8 Things The Rings Of Power Does Better Than Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings Movies ► https://screenrant.com/rings-of-power-better-lord-of-the-rings-movies Letters of JRR Tolkien (Revised and Expanded) ► https://amzn.to/3R67d2o Submit a LOTR Film Change ► https://theonering.com/changes Make Tolkien Great Again - Tengwar Hat ► https://shop.theonering.com/listing/make-tolkien-great-again-tw —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast 🎧 —————————————————— Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/members Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 —————————————————— 🔎 If You Like Tolkien 🔎 —————————————————— Make Tolkien Great Again - Tengwar Hat ► https://shop.theonering.com/listing/make-tolkien-great-again-tw The Silmarillion ► https://amzn.to/3a7wE0k The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien ► https://amzn.to/3bognFr 🗣 Special Thanks to Austin Robertson for the use of his voice! 🗣 https://AustinRobertsonVoice.com —————————————————— 🎬 Chapters 🎬 —————————————————— 00:00 Intro 03:08 Screenrant Copied our Criticisms! 16:10 Tolkien's Quote about Power and Immortality 19:35 20: Bilbo's Prologue
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The Rings of Power is NOT fixing The Lord of the Rings Films - and Bilbo's Prologue!

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This week we're looking at the prologue of Fellowship of the Ring with John Carswell from the Tolkien Road podcast Listen in as we discuss: * Men Want Power, not Immortality * Elendil's Battle and Elrond's Pleading * The Ring's Got a Mind of its Own Check out The Tolkien Road Podcast Apple Podcasts ▶ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tolkien-road/id963794050 Spotify ▶ https://open.spotify.com/show/3bSi49HNAQsWczeZ38s8Yp Check out John Carswell at The Tolkien Road! https://www.tolkienroad.com/ In our extended episode (available for our members -- https://theonering.com/members) we talk about: * Could Sauron have made the ring with one of his eyeballs?! 😜 * Why didn't Elrond take the ring from Isildur (in the movie) when he had the chance? * Did Elrond know he couldn't take the Ring himself (when he was with Isildur)? * How would we have changed the final battle between Elendil/Gil-galad and Sauron? 🎉 To get the extended episode, become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and free for the 1st month)! —————————————————— 🔗 Episode Links 🔗 —————————————————— Letters of JRR Tolkien (Revised and Expanded) ► https://amzn.to/3R67d2o Tolkien Road on X ► https://twitter.com/tolkienroad Tolkien Road on Apple Podcasts ▶ Tolkien Road on Spotify ▶ https://open.spotify.com/show/3bSi49HNAQsWczeZ38s8Yp Submit a LOTR Film Change ► https://theonering.com/changes Make Tolkien Great Again - Tengwar Hat ► https://shop.theonering.com/listing/make-tolkien-great-again-tw —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast 🎧 —————————————————— Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/members Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 —————————————————— 🔎 If You Like Tolkien 🔎 —————————————————— Make Tolkien Great Again - Tengwar Hat ► https://shop.theonering.com/listing/make-tolkien-great-again-tw The Silmarillion ► https://amzn.to/3a7wE0k The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien ► https://amzn.to/3bognFr 🗣 Special Thanks to Austin Robertson for the use of his voice! 🗣 https://AustinRobertsonVoice.com —————————————————— 🎬 Chapters 🎬 —————————————————— 00:00 Intro 04:57 17 : Men Want Power, not Immortality 26:41 18 : Elendil's Battle and Elrond's Pleading 48:21 19: The Ring's Got a Mind of its Own
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Men Want Power, Isildur DIDN"T Kill Sauron, and the Ring's Voice - with The Tolkien Road!

views November 21st

📺 View the Full Episode: https://youtu.be/ZpifAd-3_58 In Peter Jackson's films, Saruman is portrayed as Sauron's servant, a flunky for the big bad with few ambitions of his own. This is NOT AT ALL how Tolkien portrayed Saruman and his motivations! Download our full podcast at https://exploringtolkien.com -- or just search "Exploring Tolkien" on any podcast app! 🎉 Become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and 1st month is FREE) and get: * The extended podcast * Access to our exclusive Discord community * Monthly video chats * Merch discounts Submit a LOTR Film Change ► https://theonering.com/changes —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast 🎧 —————————————————— Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/members Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3
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#16 - Saruman, Sauron's Servant - Every Change in The Lord of the Rings

views November 20th

📺 View the Full Episode: https://youtu.be/ZpifAd-3_58 Did you know Aragorn was raised by Elrond? And Elrond knew his destiny would see him as king? And that he WAS strong? This was a HUGE change Jackson made in the films! Download our full podcast at https://exploringtolkien.com -- or just search "Exploring Tolkien" on any podcast app! 🎉 Become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and 1st month is FREE) and get: * The extended podcast * Access to our exclusive Discord community * Monthly video chats * Merch discounts Submit a LOTR Film Change ► https://theonering.com/changes —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast 🎧 —————————————————— Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/members Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3
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#15 - Elrond DOESN'T Believe in Aragorn - Every Change in The Lord of the Rings

views November 17th

📺 View the Full Episode: https://youtu.be/ZpifAd-3_58 Lots of folks think Sauron's just a big ol' eye in The Lord of the Rings... but Tolkien made it pretty clear he actually DOES have a body! So, did Peter Jackson make the right decision by making him into one big eye? Download our full podcast at https://exploringtolkien.com -- or just search "Exploring Tolkien" on any podcast app! 🎉 Become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and 1st month is FREE) and get: * The extended podcast * Access to our exclusive Discord community * Monthly video chats * Merch discounts Submit a LOTR Film Change ► https://theonering.com/changes —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast 🎧 —————————————————— Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/members Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3
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#14 - Sauron is NOT Just a Giant Eye - Every Change in The Lord of the Rings

views November 16th

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