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Tonight we come to the end of the entire History of Middle-earth!

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As we approach the very end of HoME, we look at two instances of Tolkien's story-genesis process: The New Shadow and Tal-Elmar.

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After a brief look at Lembas, we will discuss the barely begun sequel to the Lord of the Rings.

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As we work through the last texts in the History of Middle-earth, we rejoin old friends Pengolod and Aelfwine for one last chat.

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Tonight we look at some of Tolkien's late writings in which he boldly changes the history of Middle-earth.

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Tonight we watch new stories emerge and old stories float to the surface again as Tolkien wrestles with the explanation of names he finds himself stuck with.

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Tonight we discuss the vicissitudes of the House of Finwe, discovering Tolkien's linguistic play and the emergence of unexpected stories.

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Tonight we watch as Tolkien plays the retcon game in which he so delights with his favorite subject: language change!

Tonight we continue following the delightful, rambling unhurried ramblings of the aged Tolkien as he connects the First, Second, and Third Ages and its peoples.

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Join us tonight as we discuss the one simple trick for making Feanor your deadly enemy.

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Join Corey as he moves from Tolkien's tense and conflicted relationship with the Appendices to the spacious and relaxing world of the Late Writings.

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Tonight we continue our delightful ramble through Tolkien's delighted ramble about the dwarves.

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This evening we come to the end of the account of the emergence of the Appendices, with a discussion of Rohan and the Dwarves.

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Tonight we come to the story of the development of the last of the Appendices, also known as the first of the Appendices.

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Tonight we will indulge ourselves by reveling in the Authorized Version of Appendix B!

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Tonight we look at the amazing Tale of Years for the 3rd Age. Appendix B as it should have been...

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Tonight we will see Tolkien's story forcibly shrinking and growing again as he connects Numenor to the Lord of the Rings.

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Tonight we continue to look at the story of Numenor, which is trying to grow in uncongenial soil.

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Join Corey tonight in posthumously assuring Christopher Tolkien that everything is okay, and we understand the difficulties he was operating under.

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Tonight we share in Tolkien's delight in names by studying the growth of the hobbit family trees.

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Tonight we turn to the formation of perhaps the most puzzling of the Appendices: Appendix D, on the Shire Calendar

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Tonight we will see Tolkien most purely in his element, delighting in linguistic worldbuilding and applied philology.

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Word-count decreases while stress mounts in the continued revisions of what will be Appendix F.

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Continuing our discussion of Tolkien's original Appendix draft, we will watch Tolkien's linguistic imagination operating on several levels at once.

In which we consider the directions in which the Appendix is developing as Tolkien discusses the Common Speech.

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Tonight we watch the Appendices of the Lord of the Rings begin to unfold, and consider the relationship between language and history in Tolkien's creative process.

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Tonight we discuss the development and nature of the Prologue to the LOTR.

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Tonight we discuss some extra Prologue material that eventually grew into Appendix F.

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Tonight we begin our discussion of the final book in our decade-long study of the History of Middle-earth series! It is time for the Peoples of Middle-earth.

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As we approach the end of our Name of the Rose discussion, we turn to the frame and the film adaptation.

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Tonight we draw towards the end of Adso's story.

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In which all that is hidden shall become known and that which is covered shall be revealed.

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It is time for the final confrontation, in which William almost misses his date with the murderer.

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As we draw ever closer to the end of the mystery and the identity of the Forbidden Book of Horrible Death, we will definitely not talk about Adso's dream.

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In Tonight's class, we return to Jorge's sermon and draw one step closer to the Day of the Wrath of the Lord.

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Following the inquisition, we relax with a nice sermon from Jorge, the prologue for yet another murder.

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Adso witnesses an abstruse but heated debate, and then fails to witness another murder.

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For a fun demonstration of the complexities involved in interpreting signs, let's watch the Inquisition in action!

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Tonight, Adso reconsiders his love from an academic angle, and then a non-murder-mystery tragedy befalls.

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Adso and William tame the labyrinth, but Adso's passion and confusion persist.

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In which Adso discovers love, sees a real Inquisitor in action, and begins to lose faith in his mentor.

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Tonight we remind ourselves that there's a murder mystery ongoing, and consider the meanings of things.

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We return for Adso's Not Suitable for the Monastery experience, to see if he finds any resolution to his dilemma. Also, we are reminded that there's a murder mystery afoot.

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The Name of the Rose (Mythgard Academy)
Tonight we discuss the naughty bits. Young acolytes beware: this class will include discussion of particularly salacious Bible passages.

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Prof. Olsen returns to the Name of the Rose, where we learn that the murder mystery is itself only a sign or exemplum.

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We return to the Abbey, where Brother William doesn't make progress towards finding the murderer, making new glasses, or devising allegories.

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Corey discusses the end of Day Two, in which we get our first look at the library.

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Tonight we will consider Adso's uncertainty about authority and interpretation while William continues to gather data.

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Tonight we will follow Adso and William as they almost lose themselves in a bewildering labyrinth, and also enter the library.

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After a long hiatus, we return to reading the signs of murder with Brother William and Adso. Just in time for a second corpse!

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