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Tolkien's most devastating chapter takes center stage: the Battle of Unnumbered Tears. Fingon's fall, dwarven defiance, and Morgoth's dark triumph are unpacked by Thomas Salerno, Patrick Mason, and Jeff Haecker. The post The Battle of Unnumbered Tears appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Almarë, senhoritos e senhoritas! Voltamos com estilo e muito nucore! Guilherme Baessa, Guilherme Mazzafera e Guilherme Torres, vulgo a mais erudita aglomeração de Guilhermes da podosfera, se unem para fazer análises inacabadas sobre Narn i Hîn Húrin: o Conto dos Filhos de Húrin!Neste episódio: Reflita se Os Contos Inacabados realmente tiram um pouco da magia do Legendarium, diga na cara de Morgoth qual carro é mais rápido a 80km/h, aprecie Filhos de Húrin como uma máquina de mitadas para seu whatsapp, e investigue o curioso caso literário de ódio contra coxos.Gostou do nosso trabalho? Seja um colaborador do Tumba do Balin pela nossa chave Pix "tumbadobalin@gmail.com", e compartilhe o programa com seus amigos! Para ficar por dentro de mais episódios, acesse nosso site tumbadobalin.com.br e nossas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/tumbadobalin e www.twitter.com/tumbadobalin. Envie seus comentários, teorias e sugestões para tumbadobalin@gmail.com
Ska Sverige och Europa rusta upp sina försvar? I en tid då säkerhetspolitiken står högt på agendan granskar vi diskussionen om Europas och Sveriges militäriska framtid.Videversion finns på https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urUwF5LPh7YUnder lång tid har försvaret kritiserats för att vara woke och genomsyrat av värdegrundsprojekt snarare än militär effektivitet. Men när trenden nu tycks vända mot ökad upprustning och traditionell militär styrka, möter detta också hård kritik från många håll. Varför uppstår detta motstånd mot ett starkare försvar? Varför attackeras både bristen på försvarsresurser och upprustningsinitiativ samtidigt? Vi diskuterar den paradoxala kritiken mot Europas försvarsmakter och vilka krafter som egentligen gynnas av en svag militär styrka i Europa.Ta del av inslaget för att förstå varför en stark försvarsmakt är avgörande för Sveriges och Europas framtid, och hur du själv kan navigera i en debatt fylld av motsägelser och propaganda.Den diskuterade artikeln av Morgoth finns här: https://morgoth.substack.com/p/stuck-in-the-middle-with-euBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/det-fria-sverige--4339034/support.
We're back to our Lesser-trod Histories series! This month, we are looking at the History of Middle-earth Volume 4, The Shaping of Middle-earth. Jude and Stef chat about the Dagor Dagorath (a.k.a. the Last Battle, or the Second Prophecy of Mandos) from its earliest stages in the Sketch of the Mythology through to the most recent version in The War of the Jewels. We discuss why a questionable Man is involved in slaying Arda's baddest baddie, and we discuss whether this story should have been included in the published Silmarillion. CitationsHistories Volume 4Tolkien, J. R. R. The Shaping of Middle-earth. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 4. George Allen and Unwin, London, 1986. Histories Volume 10Tolkien, J. R. R. Morgoth's Ring. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 10. HarperCollins, London, 1993. Histories Volume 11Tolkien, J. R. R. War of the Jewels. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 11. HarperCollins, London, 1994. Histories Volume 12Tolkien, J. R. R. The Peoples of Middle-earth. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. The History of Middle-earth: Vol. 12. HarperCollins, London, 1996. The Silmarillion:Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Apple Books edition. (March 4, 2025)Tolkien And The Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earthGarth, John. Tolkien And The Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth. First Mariner Books edition 2005. eISBN 978-0-544-26372-7. V2.0519. (Accessed February 15, 2025)Upcoming eventsMarch 25, 2025: The Carrock Northern California Smail inaugural meeting is on Zoom on March 25 (Tolkien Reading Day) from 8:00–9:00 PM Pacific time. Find us on Bluesky: thecarrocksmial.bsky.social or Instagram: thecarrocksmial Link for our Google Sign-up form: https://tinyurl.com/TheCarrockSignUpFormJoin the Carrock Discord server: https://discord.gg/8DxzAhvPVnMay 9-11, 2025: Tolkien Society: Westmoot 2025Join Jude and Stef in Kansas City, Missouri, at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/westmoot-2025/ (Accessed March 4, 2025)July 5-6, 2025: Tolkien Society: Seminar 2025 – ‘Arda's Entangled Bodies and Environments'Run by Will Sherwood, Clare Moore and Journee Cottonhttps://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/seminar-2025/ (Accessed March 4, 2025)August 2-3, 2025: The Mythopoeic Society- Online MidSummer Seminar 2025: “More Perilous and Fair: Women and Gender in Mythopoeic Fantasy”: https://www.mythsoc.org/oms/oms-04.htm (Accessed Feb 23, 2025)September 4-7, 2025: Tolkien Society: OxonmootJoin Jude and Stef at St. Anne's College, Oxford and online! https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonmoot-2025/ (Accessed March 4, 2025)
We promised it would get better after last week's visions of Morgoth's dark heart; but Beren and Lúthien are still, essentially, in hell — so keep your expectations reasonable. Also, a special day for the PPP! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Also quite clearly not The Man of the West, but join him as he walks through a genuinely hellish moment for Lúthien as she endures the lustful stares of Morgoth. Uh, happy Valentine's Day, everybody? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tras la derrota de Morgoth, el Señor Oscuro original, su lugarteniente más poderoso, Sauron, emergió como una fuerza malévola en la Tierra Media. Con astucia y engaño, Sauron se propuso subyugar a toda la región, y para lograrlo, ideó la creación de los Anillos de Poder. Sauron, disfrazado bajo una apariencia amistosa, se alió con los herreros Elfos de Eregion y juntos forjaron los Anillos de Poder. Sin embargo, Sauron secretamente creó el Anillo Único en Mordor, un anillo maestro que le permitiría controlar a todos los demás anillos y, por ende, a sus portadores. Los Elfos, al percatarse de la artimaña de Sauron, se quitaron sus propios anillos antes de que él pudiera dominarlos. Estos eran los Tres Anillos, los más poderosos después del Anillo Único, y permanecieron ocultos a la influencia de Sauron. La Segunda Edad se caracterizó por la guerra entre Sauron y la Última Alianza de Elfos y Hombres. Esta alianza, liderada por Elendil, Rey de Gondor, e Gil-galad, Rey de los Elfos, logró derrotar a Sauron y arrebatarle el Anillo Único. Sin embargo, Isildur, hijo de Elendil, en lugar de destruir el Anillo, lo conservó, lo que sentaría las bases para el resurgimiento de Sauron en la Tercera Edad. Tras la derrota de Sauron, la Tierra Media experimentó un período de paz y prosperidad. Los reinos de los Elfos y los Hombres florecieron, pero la amenaza de Sauron permaneció latente. El Anillo Único, perdido durante milenios, fue encontrado por Bilbo Bolsón, un hobbit de la Comarca. Este hallazgo fortuito desencadenaría una serie de eventos que llevarían a la Guerra del Anillo. Sauron, fortalecido por su resurgimiento, buscó recuperar el Anillo Único para completar su dominio sobre la Tierra Media. Para contrarrestar esta amenaza, se formó la Comunidad del Anillo, un grupo de héroes de diferentes razas que tenían la misión de destruir el Anillo Único en el Monte del Destino, la única forma de destruir a Sauron para siempre. La Guerra del Anillo fue un conflicto épico que involucró a gran parte de la Tierra Media. La Comunidad del Anillo enfrentó numerosos peligros y desafíos en su arduo viaje, mientras que los ejércitos de Sauron luchaban por conquistar la Tierra Media. Finalmente, la Comunidad del Anillo logró su objetivo y el Anillo Único fue destruido. Sauron fue derrotado y su poder se desvaneció para siempre. La Tercera Edad llegó a su fin, marcando el comienzo de una nueva era para la Tierra Media. El capítulo de los Anillos de Poder y la Tercera Edad es fundamental para comprender la historia y la mitología de la Tierra Media. La creación de los Anillos de Poder, la lucha contra Sauron y la Guerra del Anillo son eventos clave que moldearon el destino de este mundo y sus habitantes. VOZ NARRADORA: MARIA LARRALDE
Join The Man of the West for a First Age Flashback in The Lay of Leithian as Fingolfin squares off against the mighty Morgoth, who would prefer to not to risk his undefeated record. Also, a huge bird! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Morgoth has been blogging for the better part of a decade from a dissident right / British Nationalist perspective, and has by hook and by crook evaded the bans that have silenced his contemporaries. In this calmvo we discuss the failure of the British government to protect its citizens, and paths toward re-establishing Britain as a self-respecting and world-respected commonwealth. https://morgoth.substack.com https://www.youtube.com/@MorgothsReview1 https://x.com/MorgothsReview Support this channel: https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboycehttps://cash.app/$benjaminaboycehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminaboyce
Discover hidden themes in The Silmarillion as Jeff Haecker, Thomas Salerno, and Patrick Mason unravel the alliances of men and elves, Fingolfin's duel with Morgoth, and the tragedy of the Dagor Bragollach. Plus, news on Tolkien adaptations and fan feedback! The post Quenta Silmarillion, Ch. 17 – 18 appeared first on StarQuest Media.
El Akallabêth, que significa "La Caída" en adûnaico (la lengua de Númenor), es la cuarta parte de El Silmarillion de J.R.R. Tolkien y narra la historia del auge y la destrucción del reino de Númenor, un evento crucial en la mitología de la Tierra Media que tiene profundas repercusiones en los eventos de El Señor de los Anillos. Tras la derrota de Morgoth, los Valar, las potestades angelicales que custodian el mundo, recompensaron a los Edain, los hombres que lucharon a su lado, con una isla en el Gran Mar Occidental, entre la Tierra Media y las Tierras Imperecederas de Valinor. Esta isla fue llamada Númenor, y a sus habitantes se les concedió una vida mucho más larga que la de los demás hombres, aunque no la inmortalidad de los Elfos. Bajo el liderazgo de Elros, el primer rey (que tomó el nombre de Tar-Minyatur), Númenor prosperó. Los númenóreanos se convirtieron en grandes navegantes, artesanos y guerreros, expandiendo su influencia por la Tierra Media. Durante muchos siglos, mantuvieron una alianza con los Elfos y vivieron en paz y prosperidad. Con el tiempo, la larga vida de los númenóreanos, aunque extendida, comenzó a parecerles una maldición en comparación con la inmortalidad de los Elfos. Empezaron a envidiar a los Elfos y a resentir la prohibición de navegar hacia el oeste, a las Tierras Imperecederas, donde residían los Valar. Esta prohibición, conocida como la Prohibición de los Valar, se les impuso para protegerlos de la tentación de buscar la inmortalidad por la fuerza, algo que solo Ilúvatar, el Creador, podía conceder. En la Segunda Edad, Sauron, el principal sirviente de Morgoth, resurgió en la Tierra Media. Tras ser derrotado por la Última Alianza de Elfos y Hombres, fue llevado prisionero a Númenor. Sin embargo, en lugar de ser un prisionero sumiso, Sauron, mediante halagos y engaños, se ganó la confianza del rey Ar-Pharazôn y de muchos númenóreanos influyentes. Sauron sembró la duda sobre la bondad de los Valar y la veracidad de la Prohibición, argumentando que los Valar los mantenían alejados de la verdadera inmortalidad por egoísmo. Prometió a los númenóreanos que si adoraban a Melkor, el antiguo Señor Oscuro, obtendrían la vida eterna y el dominio sobre toda la Tierra Media. Bajo la influencia de Sauron, los númenóreanos abandonaron la adoración a Ilúvatar y se dedicaron al culto de Melkor. Construyeron un gran templo en Armenelos, la capital, donde realizaban sacrificios humanos. Ar-Pharazôn, convencido por Sauron de que podía arrebatar la inmortalidad a los Valar, reunió una gran flota y zarpó hacia el oeste, con la intención de invadir las Tierras Imperecederas. Cuando Ar-Pharazôn desembarcó en las costas de Valinor, los Valar invocaron a Ilúvatar. Éste intervino directamente, cambiando la forma del mundo. Las Tierras Imperecederas fueron separadas del resto del mundo, dejando de ser accesibles por mar. Al mismo tiempo, un inmenso cataclismo azotó Númenor: la isla se hundió bajo las olas, arrastrando consigo al rey, su ejército y a la mayor parte de su pueblo. Sauron, aunque su cuerpo físico fue destruido, sobrevivió como espíritu y regresó a la Tierra Media. Solo unos pocos númenóreanos, liderados por Elendil y sus hijos Isildur y Anárion, que se habían mantenido fieles a los Valar, escaparon a la destrucción. Navegaron hacia el este y fundaron los reinos de Gondor y Arnor en la Tierra Media, llevando consigo la herencia de Númenor y la esperanza de un futuro mejor, pero también la sombra de la Caída. VOZ NARRACIÓN: María Larralde. MÚSICA: EPIC
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Silmarillion je epska predzgodba Gospodarja prstanov, ki govori o začetku sveta, rojstvu vilincev, o njihovem boju proti prvemu temnemu gospodarju.Angleškega pisatelja in izumitelja fantazijskega žanra J.R.R. Tolkiena skorajda ni potrebno posebno predstavljati. Verjetno ni človeka, ki ne bi vsaj slišal za Hobita in Gospodarja prstanov. A davno preden je v znamenitem romanu Gospodar prstanov strašni Sauron grozil, da bo ves svet prekril s temo, je prvi temni gospodar Morgoth prišel izjemno blizu uresničenju takšnega načrta in Sauron je bil tedaj le njegov služabnik. Silmarillion je epska predzgodba Gospodarja prstanov, ki govori o začetku sveta, o rojstvu vilincev, o njihovem boju proti temnemu gospodarju, da bi si povrnili dragocene dragulje, ki jih je ukradel, o prihodu ljudi in škratov in njihovih usodah. Silmarillion nazorno prikaže, kako neverjetno dovršen in domišljen je svet, v katerem živijo Tolkienovi junaki, svet, ki se po svoji kompleksnosti lahko meri z mitološkimi svetovi starih civilizacij. A tu gre vendarle za delo enega samega človeka.Silmarillion je prevedel Sergej Hvala, ki je gost oddaje Sobotno branje. Delo je izšlo pri založbi Mladinska knjiga.
In this week's episode, I take a look back at the movies and TV shows I watched in Autumn 2024, and rate them from my least favorite to my favorite. TRANSCRIPT Hello, everyone. Welcome to episode 230 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is December the Sixth, 2024, and today we are looking at my movie/TV show roundup for Fall 2024. Before we get to that, we'll have an update on my current writing projects and then we will do Question of the Week. First up, I'm pleased to report that the rough draft of Orc Hoard is done at 78,000 words, so it'll probably end up being about exactly the same length as Half-Orc Paladin, the previous book in the series. I've also written a short story called Commander's Wrath that newsletter subscribers will get a free ebook copy of when Orc Hoard comes out and hopefully we're on track to have that out before Christmas. I'm also 7,000 words into Shield of Deception, which will be the fourth book in The Shield War series and if all goes well, I'm hoping to have that out in January or February. In audiobook news, recording is currently underway for Cloak of Masks and that will probably be out towards the end of January or perhaps February, depending on how long processing takes. 00:01:02 Question of the Week Question of the Week is designed to inspire enjoyable discussions of interesting topics. This week's question, what do you listen to while working: genre of music, audiobooks, podcast, nothing else so you can concentrate, et cetera. No wrong answers obviously, and we had quite a few answers. David says: I listen to audiobooks and music. Music ranges from classical to country to pop, bands and soul artists to instrumental. No rap or heavy metal or dance music or I listen to music from YouTube channels. If I have to really focus on what I'm doing, I'll turn it low so it doesn't distract. Justin says: video game music is my first choice. It can help you grind in real life just like it does in the game. If that isn't working for me, then rock or classical music with movie soundtracks at third. Brooks says: I tend to gravitate towards hard rock/punk rock. I have to stay adrenalized. Outside work, I'll listen to almost anything. Michael says: I find I can't listen to words or lyrics without getting distracted by them, so instrumental music is the way to go. Usually video game music too (the Stelara soundtrack is particularly epic), movie scores (Kingdom of Heaven is one of my favorites), or Dungeon Synth, an amazing music genre I only discovered recently. Barbara says: sometimes I play music while writing, but most of the time I prefer the silence so I can better hear the voices in my head. Of course, I prefer very specific types of music that always end up coming back no matter how much I try to stray. Jenny says: lots of EDM and techno if words would distract me or my solid nineties pop punk angsty mix. I also have a giant one I called “I heard it in a video game” for background music. John says: When I did/could work, I enjoyed outlaw country music, particularly that from Texas. Put me in a kick butt and take names kind of mood. When you're a plumber who gets paid by the work done, not the hour, that's where one wants to be. (A different) John says: I only listen to music when I'm working in the kitchen. I'm eclectic. Sometimes classical music, sometimes ‘80s prog rock with Hawaiian music and occasionally jazz tossed in. Juana says: I like rock and roll from many eras. I put my eclectic music on shuffle. I also listen to movie soundtracks: Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Animal House, et al. Brandy says: If I'm cooking, I listen to Pandora. There's a pop ‘90s - ‘20s station. I do have a few that are specifically listed, angry or sad, one more angry German metal or Mongolian throat metal, the other more goth and industrial. I read books instead of listening. If I'm proofing, I usually have something on in the background. Today it's Sanctuary Season One. Morgan says: ADHD means I jump around a lot on what I'm listening to depending on the day, but audiobooks- usually fantasy or horror. Podcasts- Pathfinder actual play podcasts, horror podcasts, and wrestling/gaming news podcasts. Music, whatever artist/album I'm obsessing over at the time, but usually prog rock, metal, or rap. Matthew says: I always have my iPad for background noise. If I'm particularly invested in getting chapters done, I'll put on something largely audible. Gary says: audiobooks, podcasts, worship music, Christian hard rock. Bob says: Retired now, but when I was working I didn't listen to anything-needed to concentrate on what I was doing. When paying bills, I sometimes have some Morse Code on in the background (one of my previous means of paying the bills). On long car trips, it's nice to have some distraction -whatever radio station I can find, preferably one with a story. In truck stops, we used to find some stories on disc that had the actors doing the voice of the characters and some of them were pretty good. For myself, I almost always listen to music while I'm working and that genre is usually soundtracks and video games, movies, and TV shows (in that order) that I liked, which makes it difficult to discuss music with people, I have to admit. I do listen to podcasts when I'm working outside, so long as I'm not using a power tool that requires earplugs for safe operation (which sadly seems to be most of the time). 00:04:42 Main Topic: Autumn 2024 Movie/TV Review Roundup Now on to our main topic, the review roundup of the movies and streaming shows I watched in Autumn 2024. I was going to do a combined Autumn/Winter 2024 one, but it was getting a bit too long, so Winter 2024/2025 will be its own post in a few months. I seemed to watch a lot of time travel movies this time around and quite a few with Space Magic. As ever, the grades are totally subjective and based on nothing more than my own thoughts and opinions. Now let's take a look at the movies and streaming shows from least favorite to most favorite. First up is Escanaba in Da Moonlight, which came out in 2001 and it is a surrealist comedy about hunting traditions set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 42-year-old Reuben Sodi is the only man in his family who has never shot a buck, so when he complains about this to his Native American wife, she casts a spell to help Ruben bag his first buck, which results in a very bizarre nighttime journey/vision quest. This includes UFOs, visitations by nighttime spirits, and a Department of Natural Resources officer having a mental breakdown. This was a funny movie, but it was definitely very weird and even more specific. If you're at all familiar with the hunting culture of Upper American Midwest, you'll get the humor. If you're not familiar with it, this will be like watching a movie from another planet. Overall grade: C. Next up is Looper, which came out in 2012. I didn't actually like this movie very much, but I respect how well done it was. Joseph Gordon Levitt plays Joe and is a type of assassin called a looper living in the US in 2044. About 30 years after 2044, time travel is invented but immediately outlawed. Since it's difficult to get away with murder in 2074 due to advanced technology, crime syndicates have taken to sending people they want eliminated back in time to 2044 where the loopers immediately execute the target in exchange for a big fat payout. Loopers can live like kings, but there's a price. Eventually the loop is closed and the looper's future self is sent back to be killed by his past self. Failure to comply results in an extremely grisly fate at the hands of the syndicate. Joe, being a hardened killer and drug addict, is fine with all this and even helps turn in a fellow looper who failed to close his own loop. Then Joe's future self arrives. Joe is about to kill Future Joe (played by Bruce Willis), but Future Joe escapes and Present Joe has to hunt down and kill Future Joe if he wants to survive. In the process, Present Joe stumbles across the farm of a woman named Sarah (played by Emily Blunt) and her young son Sid. Present Joe realizes that future Joe has traveled back to kill the child, Sid, who will be responsible for the death of Future Joe's wife in the future. Despite everything he's done, Present Joe is not okay with this and gears up to help Sarah defend Sid from Future Joe. This movie was on the very dark side of noir filmmaking: no good characters, essentially only various degrees of bad people trying to navigate their way through the maze of time crimes. I did strongly dislike how fundamentally nihilistic the movie was and the addition of telekinesis did seem like kind of a plot crutch. There is also some unnecessary nudity. Rian Johnson is actually an excellent filmmaker. Knives Out and Glass Onion were both very good, but I cannot imagine how someone will watch Looper and think, hey, this guy is a good choice for a Star Wars movie. Overall Grade: B- Next up is Agatha All Along, which came out in 2024. It was extremely well written and well-acted. You almost have to watch it twice just to admire how well put together the plot was. I wasn't expecting to like Agatha All Along, but it is an excellent example of writing a show with a villain protagonist and actually pulling it off. The show is also a good example of something I've talked about before on the podcast and the blog: characters can be likable, emotionally sympathetic, or both. It's sometimes tricky to write a character who's both, unlikable but emotionally sympathetic. By contrast, Agatha Harkness is an excellent example of a character who's both likable and highly, highly unsympathetic. Agatha All Along is indeed a show with a villain protagonist, but Agatha is charismatic enough to remain likable even though she's unquestionably an absolute monster who deserves every bit of suffering she endures. Actress Kathryn Hahn deserves major credit for making someone as evil as Agatha so charismatic. Agatha retains just enough of a sliver of sympathy to keep the audience from turning on her, but even when she shows flashes of humanity, beneath that there are even more layers of monster. She also does a very sort of a modern Doctor Who/ Sherlock thing where she talks very fast and puts up a flippant and silly facade, but she's actually calculating things several steps in advance and manipulating everyone around her to her final goal. Anyway, the plot of Agatha All Along is that Agatha finally breaks free from the spell of the Scarlet Witch placed on here at the end of Wandavision. However, Agatha doesn't have any magic left, which is a major problem for her because she has very many enemies who very much want to see her dead as soon as possible, but then a mysterious teenager turns up and asks for Agatha's help. He wants to walk the legendary Witches' Road and it has said that someone who walks the road and survives to the end will receive their heart's desire. Since Agatha doesn't have any other options and she has some major enemies, she agrees. Agatha, the teenager, and the Witches' Road itself all have very dark secrets and their reveal makes for some major drama. As I mentioned, the show was very well written and acted. I suspect that may be the secret for movie or TV success in the 2020s economic climate: good actors, an excellent script, and keep your costs down. Overall grade: B Our next movie is Field of Dreams, which came out in 1989. An Iowa farmer discovers he's a very specific kind of necromancer, like how sports medicine is a specific field of study. Maybe sports necromancy is a specific subclass for evil wizards or something. All joking aside, the main character is Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin Costner) and he's walking his cornfield one day and he hears a mysterious voice tell him “If you build it, he will come.” Ray builds a baseball field in one of his cornfields and began speaking to the ghost of Shoeless Joe, a popular baseball player who died in 1951. Soon a lot of other ghosts arrive and start playing baseball as well. The mysterious voice starts urging Ray to “ease his pain” and Ray concludes this must means Terrance Mann (played by James Earl Jones), an activist writer from the sixties who dropped out of the public eye and is living in seclusion. So Ray starts on a cross country trip to persuade Mann to come to his baseball field. This movie is really perhaps the ur-example of the Feel-Good Eighties Movies and maybe a Baby Boomer movie. The characters speak with near religious reverence for the ‘60s, baseball is the Great American Pastime, and Ray really wants to heal his relationship with the father he rebelled against back in the ‘60s. The best part of the movie was unquestionably James Earl Jones' character and his performance as he resigns himself to Ray's craziness and then starts to believe in it was pretty great. Overall grade: B Next up is Holiday, which came out in 1938. Holiday is a romantic comedy from the 1930s. Cary Grant plays Johnny Case, who has fallen in love with Julia Seton, the daughter of a wealthy New York banking family. However, his more individualistic outlook soon puts him at odds with Julia's more traditionalist family, though this draws the attention of Julia's elder sister Linda (played by Katharine Hepburn). It felt a bit like watching a play and a little research revealed that it was indeed based on a play from 1928, which may be why the film didn't do so well when it originally came out, though it is regarded as a classic today. Viewers in the Great Depression era would probably find it difficult to sympathize with a man who wanted to turn down a well-paying job at a bank, not out of moral objections to the bank's business practices, but because he would feel constrained. The Seton family is played as eccentric and somewhat troubled, but not as buffoons or villains as rich people were often portrayed in other 1930s movies. Good performances and worth watching as a classic, though sound technology has improved quite a bit in the last 90 years, so you probably will want to watch it with the captions on. Overall grade: B Next movie is Twisters, which came out in 2024. This is basically the same movie as Twister from back in 1995, but with some of the plot of Pride and Prejudice bolted on. Kate Carter (played by Daisy Edgar-Jones) is an Oklahoma storm chaser with her boyfriend and best friends. One day, one of their storm chases goes horribly wrong, killing Kate's boyfriend and most of their friends. Five years later, Kate is working for the National Weather Service in New York when her old friend Javi, the other survivor of that storm, asks for her help testing a new radar tracking system. Kate reluctantly agrees and they return to Oklahoma and crosses horns with storm YouTuber Tyler Owens (played by Glenn Powell) who makes videos of his truck shooting fireworks into tornadoes. Naturally, Kate and Tyler immediately misunderstand each other in the same way as in Pride and Prejudice but are forced to work together when it turns out that Javi's company might have ulterior motives. I thought this was a thoroughly enjoyable summer popcorn flick. Given how both Covid and the 2023 writers' strike hit this movie's production like two successive freight trains, it's astonishing it turned out so well. Overall grade: A- Next up is The Rings of Power Season 2, which came out in 2024. I have the same attitude towards this as I do with Starfield. I really like it. In fact, my Xbox told me I played Starfield for 270 hours in 2024, but I get why some people do not. This show is essentially very elaborate fan fiction. The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, despite the changes from the book, was still recognizably The Lord of the Rings. The Rings of Power is almost entirely its own thing. Nevertheless, I enjoyed this for a couple of reasons and hope it continues. First, it's nice to have an epic fantasy TV series that's not a nihilistic pornographic torture fest like Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon and is more competently executed than Disney's ill-fated Willow Series. Second, all things must be taken in their context. What do I mean by this? Perhaps a food comparison will illustrate the point. The book the Lord of the Rings is like Kobe beef prepared by the finest chefs in the world, the sort of experience you get maybe once or twice in your life if fortune smiles upon you. The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy is like a high-quality supermarket steak grilled in the backyard by someone who's pretty good at it. The Rings of Power is like McDonald's, but there are times when you really want some McDonald's. In fact, I kind of want a Big Mac after saying all of that, but The Rings of Power is really good McDonald's, the kind of McDonald's you have after driving the car for 250 miles without stopping across one of America's flatter and less populous states. The only place to eat for like a hundred miles in any direction is this McDonald's in the same building as a gas station, so you stop and don't expect very much, but it turns out the fries are crispy and salty and the nuggets are just right. I don't think it's surprising that The Rings of Power has had such a mixed reception. The Venn diagram of “enjoys Lord of the Rings” has some wildly divergent circles to it and that is a testament to the fact that the Lord of the Rings is such a great work of literature that so many people from so many very different ideological identity groups enjoy and identify with the book. Even ideological identity groups that are mortal foes agree on their approval of the Lord the Rings. So naturally each different group has its own strong opinion of what an adaptation should look like. With that very long-winded introduction out of the way, I liked season two and I thought it was an improvement over Season One, a lot more narrative tension. Season One perhaps spent too much time setting the table and building context, but Season Two works well in making Season One better in hindsight. The Rings of Power version of Galadriel is improved in Season Two because she was one of the few characters in Season One able to throw off Sauron's mental domination and seduction. The highlight of the season was the toxic dynamic between Sauron and Celebrimbor. Actors Charlie Vickers and Charles Edwards did an amazing job portraying the slow-moving disaster that Sauron and Celebrimbor's collaboration would create, two intellectual equals working together to create something great, but nonetheless, Sauron twists everything to his own ends. Their final scene together was just astonishingly good. The portrayal of Sauron is both very modern and true to Tolkien, a destructive narcissist who actually believes whatever lies he's speaking at any given moment. He really, truly believes he's going to heal Middle Earth, no matter how many people he has to kill to do it. The scenes with Prince Durin, his father, and one of the dwarven rings of power were great as well. It had the same sort of feel to it as an adult child watching with horror as a beloved parent succumbs to a drug addiction. The best new character the show created (in my opinion) is Adar, one of the progenitors of the orcs. Tolkien himself could never really decide on the origin of the orcs and came up with different thoughts throughout his lifetime. When editing The Silmarillion, Christopher Tolkien settled on the corrupted former elves version, which seems to be what his father had been leaning towards anyway. Rings of Power takes that to its logical conclusion. Adar wants his orcish progeny to live free of the dark lords Morgoth and Sauron, which makes sense because in the books, the orcs hated Morgoth and Sauron and only served them out of fear. Indeed, in The Lord of the Rings, Sauron seems to have secret police and informers among the orcs to keep track of their loyalties. Since the show displays how twisted and cruel Sauron really is, it makes sense that Adar is willing to go to any lengths to stop Sauron, no matter how extreme. The orcs are still monsters, including Adar himself, but they're monsters who want to be free of an even greater monster than themselves. If you've read The Silmarillion or The Lord of the Rings, you'll know all the characters' efforts are doomed to failure, especially Adar and Celebrimbor's, which lends an air of inevitable tragedy to everything that happens. I know some people were mad that Tom Bombadil was basically Wizard Yoda, but I thought it worked. Tom Bombadil is so inscrutable of a character that he can really do whatever he wants so long as he's inscrutable. It was also great how composer Bear McCreary wove a variation of Sauron's theme throughout the show. The soundtrack was A+ work in my opinion. Overall, I enjoyed the show and would like it to continue. If you know the difference between Fëanor, Finwë, Finrod, Felagund, Finarfin, Findulias, Fingon, and Fingolfin (without having to look it up), and in fact have everything about them from The Silmarillion memorized, you'll hate this show. But I think it's worth watching. Overall Grade: A- Next up is Casa Bonita Mi Amor, which came out in 2024. Way back in the 1990s I saw an episode of Frasier where Frasier and his brother Niles decide to buy a restaurant. A series of hilarious cascading disasters result. At the time I decided I never wanted to own a restaurant and every piece of both factual information and fictional media I have consumed since has not changed this decision. Casa Bonita Mi Amor definitely will not challenge that decision. Apparently, Casa Bonita was a beloved theme restaurant in Colorado that went out of business during Covid. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park, decided to buy the restaurant themselves and reopen it. They budgeted $3.6 million for the restoration of the building. Costs soon swelled to $40 million and the problems were still only just beginning. This is an excellent and entertaining example of the “rich man buys restaurant, soon finds himself over his head” genre of documentary filmmaking. Overall grade: A Finally, my two favorite things I saw in Autumn 2024 and the first of them is the movie Frequency, which came out in 2000. It's another variant on a time travel story, but I like this one considerably better than Looper. Frank Sullivan is a firefighter and devoted family man living in New York circa 1969. His son John is a police detective living in the house 30 years later in 1999 with emotional problems because he never got over his father's tragic death in a dangerous fire 30 years earlier in 1969. When the son of a friend stumbles across his father's old ham radio, John lets the kid goof around with it. Later that night, John starts talking to someone on that radio and to his astonishment realizes he's talking to his father from 30 years ago on the same ham radio. Desperate, John tries to warn Frank about the fire that kills him and it works. Frank survives the fire and instead of dying 1969, instead dies in 1989 from lung cancer due to a pack a day habit. The scene where history changes and John suddenly realizes what has happened was pretty great, but this isn't the ending. We're only 40% of the way through the movie. John successfully managed to put right what once went wrong. However, in doing so, he accidentally also put wrong what once went right. His mother is a nurse and in the original timeline was on bereavement leave the day after Frank's death. In the new timeline, Frank is okay, so she goes to work and saves a patient who otherwise would've died in medical error and the patient happens to be the deadly serial killer known as the Nightingale. To his horror, John realizes that The Nightingale is now free to continue his murder spree and his new target is John's mother and Frank's wife. As I've mentioned numerous times before, I'm not really a fan of time travel stories, but this one was quite well done. Interestingly, the plot structure was similar to Avengers Endgame. The Avengers go back in time to steal the Infinity Stones to undo Thanos' Snap, but Past Thanos figures out what's going on and follows the Avengers back to the present and attempts to make things even worse than they already are. John manages to save Frank from the fire, but this means the Nightingale serial killer survives and might create a worse present than the one John already has, so that really adds an altogether excellent element of dramatic tension to the entire movie. As one amusing side note, this movie shared Field of Dream's reverence for baseball as the Great American Pastime and John manages to convince Frank he's telling the truth about their time travel radio by accurately predicting the outcome of baseball games. Overall grade: A Now the second favorite thing I watched in Autumn 2024, The Grand Tour: One for the Road, which came out in 2024. I admit that when I started self-publishing in 2011, I knew absolutely nothing about the contemporary United Kingdom, like I couldn't even told you whether the UK used the Pound or the Euro. When I started getting book royalties from Amazon UK, let's just say I learned about currency conversion rates really fast, but as UK book royalties fluctuated as they do, I started reading the UK news since when there's an election or major news event in the UK, book royalties tend to drop for a few days after the same way they do when something similar happens in the US. Because of that, I saw the news article when Jeremy Clarkson was fired from Top Gear in 2015 for punching out a producer. At the time, there were some seasons of Top Gear on Netflix, so I was curious and started watching and was thoroughly entertained. When Grand Tour started on Amazon, I started watching that as well and I was also thoroughly entertained, but all good things must come to an end. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May go on one last road trip adventure across Zimbabwe. The usual hijinks ensue for one last time, and it was a fitting end to Top Gear/The Grand Tour. I'll miss the show, but I am grateful for over a decade of entertainment from Top Gear/The Grand Tour and from the various spinoffs like Clarkson's Farm and James May's travel show. Overall grade: A So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes on https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.
In the wake of Donald Trump's major victory in the United States, Justin Trudeau of Canada and Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom have done a dramatic about-face on immigration. Both prime ministers have suddenly acknowledged the harmful effects of mass immigration and are promising to take actions to limit the influx of foreigners. Are leftist leaders really ending replacement immigration? Morgoth and Endeavour join me to discuss. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7YYuM?si=4d9662cb34d148af Substack: https://auronmacintyre.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuronMacintyre Gab: https://gab.com/AuronMacIntyre YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/AuronMacIntyre Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-390155 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@AuronMacIntyre:f Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auronmacintyre/ Today's sponsors: Visit https://www.christiancollegeguide.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Livestreamed on October 27th 2024, one week before election day. Matt and Gio return as we look at the Trump-Rogan interview, the last show before the election, and what will come from the Right and the ecosystem after this election plays out. Morgoth's Article: https://morgoth.substack.com/p/trump-iii-this-time-its-personal Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5317453324484608 Find Giant Gio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GiantArtProductions Telegram: https://t.me/giantartproductions Twitter: https://twitter.com/giantgio Links: https://findmyfrens.net/gio/ Support the Channel: Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-prudentialist Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/prudentialist Substack: https://theprudentialist.substack.com/ Merch: https://mr-prudes-wares.creator-spring.com/ Links: https://findmyfrens.net/theprudentialist/
Just a normal weekend for The Man of the West? Thankfully, no — just a summary of what's happening as Ar-Pharazôn opens the latest infrastructure project in Armenelos: a temple to Morgoth himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Despite being beset by technical issues, Becca is back! Get over the crackle and Chris' descent into madness as they discuss what makes Sauron such a compelling villain, and the differences in power between Sauron and Morgoth.
Gandalf, Sauron, Saruman. Csak pár példa A Gyűrűk Ura szellemi lényei közül. A szilmarilok történeteiben pedig ott van Morgoth, Manwë, Ulmo és még sorolhatnánk.
The 1998 concept album Nightfall in Middle-Earth by Blind Guardian brings the epic scope of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion to life through power metal. The album tells the tragic tales of elves, men, and gods embroiled in a war against the dark lord Morgoth, blending rich lyrical storytelling with complex arrangements, and finds a sweet spot between the technical skill of bands like Metallica and Helloween with the melodic bombast of Queen. Each track serves as a chapter in the larger saga, with both interludes and full songs capturing key moments via a variety of unique approaches. Mixing soaring vocals, symphonic elements, and Brian May-esque guitar riffage, the band create a sense of grandeur that mirrors the mythic subject matter. Songs In This Episode Intro - Into The Storm 14:49 - A Dark Passage 19:42 - Nightfall 24:50 - The Eldar 34:08 - Thorn 38:53 - Mirror Mirror Outro - The Minstrel Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.
The 1998 concept album Nightfall in Middle-Earth by Blind Guardian brings the epic scope of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion to life through power metal. The album tells the tragic tales of elves, men, and gods embroiled in a war against the dark lord Morgoth, blending rich lyrical storytelling with complex arrangements, and finds a sweet spot between the technical skill of bands like Metallica and Helloween with the melodic bombast of Queen. Each track serves as a chapter in the larger saga, with both interludes and full songs capturing key moments via a variety of unique approaches. Mixing soaring vocals, symphonic elements, and Brian May-esque guitar riffage, the band create a sense of grandeur that mirrors the mythic subject matter. Songs In This Episode Intro - Into The Storm 14:49 - A Dark Passage 19:42 - Nightfall 24:50 - The Eldar 34:08 - Thorn 38:53 - Mirror Mirror Outro - The Minstrel Support the podcast, join the DMO UNION at Patreon. Listen to the episode archive at DigMeOutPodcast.com.
This week we discussed the latest bullroarer and upcoming content, store sales, and our week in gaming. P.S. Bring snacks for next week’s podcast… it is expected to be long. Game News Final Bullroarer Beta for Update Legacy of Morgoth is still expected to release on Wednesday, November 6 Store Sales Start a New Journey! […]
This week we discussed the upcoming Legacy of Morgoth expansion pre-orders, store sales, and our week in gaming. Game News Update 41.3 Release Notes Legacy of Morgoth Pre-orders Casual Stroll through Urash Dâr Store Sales Prepare for Battle! Get 25% off: Stat Tomes and Bundles Food and Drink Combat Buffs Movement Buffs Now through October […]
In episode 75, Jude and Stef take you on a textual safari to explore the... let's be honest… very weird magic of Sauron. Jude connects the Ósanwe-kenta to how Sauron gets the title of Necromancer, and we have a SPIRITed (hah, see what we did there) discussion of explicit descriptions of his magic in The Lord of the Rings and the Silmarillion. Come for the werewolves and stay for the vampires!Citations:Ósanwe-kenta:J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Five. Myths Transformed", "X" Ósanwe-kenta:J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter (ed.), The Nature of Middle-earth, "Part Two. Body, Mind and Spirit: IX. Ósanwe-kenta", pp. 205-216 Laws and Customs Among the Eldar:J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, “Part Three. The Later Quenta Silmarillion”, “The Second Phase: Laws and Customs Among the Eldar" Notes on motives in the Silmarillion:J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Morgoth's Ring, "Part Five. Myths Transformed:, “VII” “Notes on motives in the Silmarillion (i)”. Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. Ed. Humphrey Carpenter with Christopher Tolkien. HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd, London. Apple Books Edition. Ebook Edition © 2012 ISBN: 9780007381234. Version 2019-03-07. Letter 131, letter 163, letter 257. (Accessed Sept 28, 2024) Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings. HarperCollins e-books. Apple Books edition. (Accessed Sept 28, 2024) Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Apple Books edition. (Accessed Sept 28, 2024) Tolkien Gateway entry for “Sauron”https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Sauron (Accessed Sept 28, 2024) Tolkien Society event “Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference”November 23-24, 2024https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/christopher-tolkien-centenary-conference/ (Accessed Oct 1, 2024) Find us on the web at https://podcast.athrabeth.com/ Join the conversation on the Athrabeth discord! Athrabeth is a production of the Athrabeth Podcast Network
Join The Man of the West as he looks at a number of places named in Aragorn's retelling of the Song of Beren and Lúthien. Bonus: we learn what Morgoth's fortress has in common with the Halls of Mandos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week we discussed release notes, store sales, and our week in gaming. Game News Update 41.2.1 Release Notes We Have a Cave Troll, Episode 2 A teaser on Baubles, a new collection type in the upcoming expansion Next Wednesday will be the start of the landscape previews for Legacy of Morgoth. Store Sales LIMITED […]
This week on the Vintage RPG podcast, we check out The Court of Ardor in Southern Middle-earth (1983), a sourcebook for MERP that predates MERP and significantly expands Tolkien's world. It mainly introduces a cabal of elves in the service of Morgoth who, well, they act a lot more like the royal family of Roger Zelazny's Amber Chronicles than anything in Tolkien. But it is still pretty cool! * * * Stu's book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! Buy it! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need are right here in one place! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Vintage RPG Podcast!
What would it be like to have a conversation with Morgoth? This week we will find out as we get to learn about the dialogue between Hurin and Morgoth after the Battle of Unnumbered Tears. Morgoth desperately wants to know where Turgon and Gondolin is and Hurin is the only one who can give him that information! Will Hurin stand strong? Or will he give in to Morgoth's torture? FIND OUT THIS WEEK AT THE SISTERS OF THE SHIRE PODCAST!!! Episode Ending: https://linktr.ee/sistersoftheshirepodcast https://www.instagram.com/sistersoftheshirepodcast/ https://www.patreon.com/sistersoftheshirepodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sistersoftheshire/support
Before the Fellowship: Fans Read and React to the Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien Every Week
The hosts of the West meet Morgoth in battle. Although his power had grown immensely, The Valar destroy nearly all the Balrogs and Orcs. Men join the Valar in the fight, but others side with Morgoth. Driven to the end, Morgoth unleashes winged dragons that had not before been seen. Eärendil arrives in his ship with all the great birds of heaven, and they win victory against the dragons. Morgoth is again chained by Angainor, and his iron crown is turned into a collar, and the Eönwë takes and guards the two remaining Silmarils. The continent is badly misshapen: the seas spill in from great chasms, valleys are upheaved and hills leveled. Maedhros and Maglor, despite their weariness, attempt to take back the Silmarils. Eönwë declares that they have forfeited their right to them by their wicked and merciless deeds–especially the killing of Dior. Maedhros and Maglor are summoned to Valinor to face judgment. 01:35 Cameron reads pages 251-255 from the Silmarillion, 2nd Edition 15:02 Summary 17:17 Discussion "But at the last the might of Valinor came up out of the West, and the challenge of the trumpets of Eönwë filled the sky; and Beleriand was ablaze with the glory of their arms, for the host of the Valar were arrayed in forms young fair and terrible, and the mountains rang beneath their feet." Watch this Episode on YouTube Send feedback to beforethefellowship@gmail.com Follow us as we follow Tolkien: TWITTER DISCORD The Rings of Power comes to Amazon, but nothing compares to the real story JRR Tolkien wrote. Is the Silmarillion his masterpiece? The Silmarillion is a book everyone should read, but it can be intimidating. Go on a journey with us. Witness the creation of Tolkien's universe, meet the villain that's bigger and badder than Sauron, and hear a love story that will leave you in tears. We are not experts, we're just fans like you. And we're having a blast going through this masterpiece of fiction, 15 minutes at a time. Grab a cup of tea or your favorite scotch (or your steering wheel!) and join us every week! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beforethefellowship/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beforethefellowship/support
Before the Fellowship: Fans Read and React to the Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien Every Week
The Valar discuss Eärendil's fate, and Manwë decrees that Eärendil, Elwing, and their sons will decide to join their fate to Men or Elves. Eärendil and Elwing choose the fate of the Elves. Vingilot, Eärendil's ship, is hallowed, and Eärendil is able to sail through the heavens and beyond the confines of the world. Meanwhile the hosts of the Valar, along with the Vanyar, the Noldor under Finarfin, and the Teleri prepare to wage war on Morgoth. 01:48 Greg reads pages 249-251 from the Silmarillion, 2nd Edition 10:21 Summary 11:40 Discussion "For its glory is seen now by many, and is yet secure from all evil." Watch this Episode on YouTube Send feedback to beforethefellowship@gmail.com Follow us as we follow Tolkien: TWITTER DISCORD The Rings of Power comes to Amazon, but nothing compares to the real story JRR Tolkien wrote. Is the Silmarillion his masterpiece? The Silmarillion is a book everyone should read, but it can be intimidating. Go on a journey with us. Witness the creation of Tolkien's universe, meet the villain that's bigger and badder than Sauron, and hear a love story that will leave you in tears. We are not experts, we're just fans like you. And we're having a blast going through this masterpiece of fiction, 15 minutes at a time. Grab a cup of tea or your favorite scotch (or your steering wheel!) and join us every week! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beforethefellowship/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beforethefellowship/support
A seismic shift is occurring in British politics with the Conservative Party facing a potentially devastating election. Morgoth joins me to discuss the Zero Seats movement and what a Nigel Farage win might meant for the future of British populism. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7YYuM?si=4d9662cb34d148af Substack: https://auronmacintyre.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuronMacintyre Gab: https://gab.com/AuronMacIntyre YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/AuronMacIntyre Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-390155 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@AuronMacIntyre:f Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auronmacintyre/ Today's episode: Visit https://www.jobstacking.com/startnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Before the Fellowship: Fans Read and React to the Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien Every Week
Morgoth sets his will on Gondolin. Maeglin wanders beyond the Encircling Mountains and is captured by Orcs and taken to Angband. He reveals the location of Gondolin to Morgoth and is sent back. On the day of a great feast, Morgoth attacks with his Balrogs and Orcs and dragons and wolves. Ecthelion faces Gothmog. 01:47 Cameron reads pages 241-245 from the Silmarillion, 2nd Edition 15:09 Summary 16:48 Discussion "The oath of Fëanor perhaps even Manwë could not loose, until it found its end, and the sons of Fëanor relinquished the Silmarils, upon with they had laid their ruthless claim." Watch this Episode on YouTube Send feedback to beforethefellowship@gmail.com Follow us as we follow Tolkien: TWITTER DISCORD The Rings of Power comes to Amazon, but nothing compares to the real story JRR Tolkien wrote. Is the Silmarillion his masterpiece? The Silmarillion is a book everyone should read, but it can be intimidating. Go on a journey with us. Witness the creation of Tolkien's universe, meet the villain that's bigger and badder than Sauron, and hear a love story that will leave you in tears. We are not experts, we're just fans like you. And we're having a blast going through this masterpiece of fiction, 15 minutes at a time. Grab a cup of tea or your favorite scotch (or your steering wheel!) and join us every week! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beforethefellowship/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beforethefellowship/support
Awakening. Thomas Salerno, Jeff Haecker, and Pat Mason continue their walk through the Silmarillion, covering the creation and awakening of Elves, origins of orcs, the first binding of Morgoth, and themes of power, sacrifice, and morallity. The post Quenta Silmarillion, Ch. 3, 4, & 5 appeared first on StarQuest Media.
The hotly anticipated sequel to director Denis Villeneuve's hit film "Dune" has arrived. Despite stunning visuals, the film is also tragically flawed in ways that reflect our society's inability to face basic truths. YouTuber and essayist Morgoth joins me to discuss. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7YYuM?si=4d9662cb34d148af Substack: https://auronmacintyre.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuronMacintyre Gab: https://gab.com/AuronMacIntyre YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/AuronMacIntyre Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-390155 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@AuronMacIntyre:f Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auronmacintyre/ Today's sponsors: Visit https://newfounding.com/talent to join the New Founding Talent Network. Find your next hire. https://www.newfounding.com/venturefund- Invest in the New Founding Fund Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Charity Fundraiser link: I'm running a half-marathon for charity. https://linktr.ee/lotradhome This week we take a look at the origins of Humans in Tolkien's world. We also take a deep dive into a quite unknown work called the tale of Adanel, which is a myth about how Humans were first corrupted away from Eru and towards Morgoth. Strap in cos it's gonna get sad.
Episode 711 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show features Corpse God, a collaboration between current members of Leprosy, Horrid Ordeal, and ex-Bloodbath. Established in 2021, Corpse God is dedicated to reviving the newness and vitality of Death Metal from the late 80s and early 90s. Drawing influences from bands like Asphyx, Death, Morgoth, and Bolt Thrower, Corpse God embraces the rawness of Old School Death Metal, where brutality reigns supreme. The lineup includes Corpse God on Guitar/Vocals, Seth Collins on Drums, Zac Nestor on Guitar, and Rick Hopkins on Bass. Tune in to learn more about Corpse God's upcoming “Onward to Oblivion” CD release, and catch them live with Shattered Soul and Feast on the Fallen at Preserving in New Kensington on Saturday, March 2, 2024.
Episode 711 of the Pennsylvania Rock Show features Corpse God, a collaboration between current members of Leprosy, Horrid Ordeal, and ex-Bloodbath. Established in 2021, Corpse God is dedicated to reviving the newness and vitality of Death Metal from the late 80s and early 90s. Drawing influences from bands like Asphyx, Death, Morgoth, and Bolt Thrower, Corpse God embraces the rawness of Old School Death Metal, where brutality reigns supreme. The lineup includes Corpse God on Guitar/Vocals, Seth Collins on Drums, Zac Nestor on Guitar, and Rick Hopkins on Bass. Tune in to learn more about Corpse God's upcoming “Onward to Oblivion” CD release, and catch them live with Shattered Soul and Feast on the Fallen at Preserving in New Kensington on Saturday, March 2, 2024.
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We had the pleasure of interviewing Asinhell over Zoom video!For more than 20 years, vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen has been spearheading Danish rock and roll machine Volbeat, releasing eight full-lengths, selling millions of albums, and filling stadiums worldwide. Before fronting Volbeat, however, Poulsen formed death metal band Dominus, which recorded four fast, brutal albums in the mid '90s. When Poulsen was putting together songs for Volbeat's 2021 album, Servant of the Mind, he wrote a bunch of death metal riffs and saved them on his phone. Then, when he was done with the Volbeat record, he reopened the rusty gates to Armageddon and started putting together songs for his new death metal band Asinhell, whose debut album Impii Hora (Latin for Ungodly Hour), is a tribute to Poulsen's favorite old-school groups. The songs are rooted in crushing riffs yet injected with strong guitar hooks and shout-along refrains.While Poulsen sings in Volbeat and sang for Dominus, he didn't want to front Asinhell. So, in March 2022, he called his old friend, ex-Morgoth singer Marc Grewe (Insidious Disease) and invited him to join the party. "I had known Michael quite a long time and he always mentioned that we should do a death metal project one day, but I never took him too seriously because he was so busy with Volbeat," Grewe says. "Then he called for real and said, 'Yeah, I want to do it now. Are you up for it?' Immediately, I was 'Yes, of course!'"After considering drummer friends from established bands, Poulsen asked Morten Toft Hansen from Danish group Raunchy to join. Not only does Morten play like a fiend possessed, his and Poulsen's six-year-old daughters are good friends… and, it takes just 10 minutes to drive to Morten's place.The two veteran musicians started practicing and completed a full song almost every time they got together. Grewe was tied up at home in Germany when it came time to write the vocals, so Poulsen sent the singer phone recordings from rehearsals to start the process. Through Poulsen and Toft Hansen's years of experience and renewed hunger to destroy, they captured a firestorm in a bottle.Asinhell went from being a mere idea to recording the piledriving full-length Impii Hora in about a year. Poulsen asked Volbeat's management to help find a home for Asinhell and was thrilled when they mentioned that Metal Blade founder Brian Slagel would love the band. As soon as he heard Impii Hora, Slagel made Asinhell a top priority. "It's such a dream come true for me to get to be on fucking Metal Blade Records," Poulsen exclaims. "When they said they wanted to put out the album, I felt like I was 17 years old again. I was like, 'Oh my God, I'm making a deal with Metal Blade! How cool is that?' It was like I was finally getting the record deal I dreamed of when I was a teenager."We want to hear from you! Please email Hello@BringinitBackwards.comwww.BringinitBackwards.com#podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #Asinhell #Volbeat #NewMusic #ZoomListen & Subscribe to BiBhttps://www.bringinitbackwards.com/followFollow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! https://www.facebook.com/groups/bringinbackpod
We talk disenchantment and decay. Morgoth: https://www.youtube.com/@MorgothsReview1 https://morgoth.substack.com/ J: https://findmyfrens.net/jburden/ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/j.burden Substack: https://substack.com/@jburden Axios: Axios
https://linktr.ee/lotradhome We discuss why elf divorce is a very important issue, then we discuss the elf you love to hate (Feanor) and what happens to the Noldor as a result of Morgoth's lies. We get deep and continue the history of the Noldor in our ongoing series. For the nerds: We discuss some views on the statute of Finwe and Miriel, the Oath of Feanor, the exile to Formenos and the Noldor's view of the Darkening of Valinor.
Join Seth and Sam as they walk through the most epic 1 on 1 duel in Tolkien's legendarium. We are now on YouTube! Make sure to check out our special video content.Send us your thoughts! Wecpodcast@gmail.com or on social mediaTwitter :@SethMoldenhauer, @_Sambo_17Instagram: @sethm93, @_Sambeau_17
I'm sure it won't stay that way, though. Join The Man of the West as he concludes this week of the TTT by reading the first half of the chapter Of Men. Distant Valar, condescending Elves, and Morgoth on the loose: the Men will be just fiiiiiine.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5854727/advertisement
Before the Fellowship: Fans Read and React to the Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien Every Week
Húrin encounters Mîm in Nargothrond and slays him. As he journeys eastward, he is taken to King Thingol. He casts the Nauglamír, Necklace of Dwarves at Thingol's feet and berates him for the loss of his wife and children. Melian attempts to reason with him, assuring him that Túrin, Morwen, and Nienor were welcomed with honor in Doriath. Due to the power of the Girdle of Melian, Húrin at last sees how Morgoth twisted the truth. 01:09 Cameron reads pages 230-233 from the Silmarillion, 2nd Edition 13:57 Summary 15:22 Discussion "Long was their labour; and Thingol went down alone to their deep smithies, and sat ever among them as they worked. In time his desire was achieved, and the greatest of the works of the Elves and Dwarves were brought together and made one." Watch this Episode on YouTube Send feedback to beforethefellowship@gmail.com Follow us as we follow Tolkien: TWITTER DISCORD The Rings of Power comes to Amazon, but nothing compares to the real story JRR Tolkien wrote. Is the Silmarillion his masterpiece? The Silmarillion is a book everyone should read, but it can be intimidating. Go on a journey with us. Witness the creation of Tolkien's universe, meet the villain that's bigger and badder than Sauron, and hear a love story that will leave you in tears. We are not experts, we're just fans like you. And we're having a blast going through this masterpiece of fiction, 15 minutes at a time. Grab a cup of tea or your favorite scotch (or your steering wheel!) and join us every week! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beforethefellowship/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beforethefellowship/support
Before the Fellowship: Fans Read and React to the Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien Every Week
Morgoth release Húrin, but he is rejected in his home of Hithlum. Thoronodor spots him from afar and reports his findings to Turgon, who decides to welcome Húrin into Gondolin. When they seek him out, he is already gone, but not before revealing something to Morgoth. 01:36 Greg reads pages 227-230 from the Silmarillion, 2nd Edition 12:51 Summary 13:40 Discussion "Unhappy was the lot of Húrin; for all that Morgoth knew of the working of his malice Húrin knew also, but lies were mingled with the truth, and aught that was good was hidden or distorted." Watch this Episode on YouTube Send feedback to beforethefellowship@gmail.com Follow us as we follow Tolkien: TWITTER DISCORD The Rings of Power comes to Amazon, but nothing compares to the real story JRR Tolkien wrote. Is the Silmarillion his masterpiece? The Silmarillion is a book everyone should read, but it can be intimidating. Go on a journey with us. Witness the creation of Tolkien's universe, meet the villain that's bigger and badder than Sauron, and hear a love story that will leave you in tears. We are not experts, we're just fans like you. And we're having a blast going through this masterpiece of fiction, 15 minutes at a time. Grab a cup of tea or your favorite scotch (or your steering wheel!) and join us every week! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beforethefellowship/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beforethefellowship/support
The Man of the West begins week 15 by answering a speculative mailbag question about Beren's greedy little hands. Also, a brief glance at Morgoth and Ungoliant's ill-advised first date.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5854727/advertisement
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France has seen intense rioting after a police-involved shooting in Paris. The columnist and YouTuber Morgoth joins me to examine the media narratives surrounding the civil unrest. - Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7YYuM?si=4d9662cb34d148af Substack: https://auronmacintyre.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuronMacintyre Gab: https://gab.com/AuronMacIntyre YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/AuronMacIntyre Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-390155 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@AuronMacIntyre:f
78 Minutes PG-13 Morgoth writes at Substack and streams at the YouTube channel Morgoth's Review. Morgoth joins Pete to talk about the methods used to flood Great Britain with immigrants from the Third World, which changed the culture and increased violence. Morgoth also shares suggestions for how to reverse what has been set in motion. Today's Sponsor - The Colossal Corpus Of Serious Gloves - Promo Code - peteq for 15% off https://goodsvffer.com/products/the-colossal-corpus-of-serious-gloves Morgoth's Review Morgoth's Substack Morgoth on Twitter Get Autonomy 19 Skills PDF Download Support Pete on His Website Pete's Patreon Pete's Substack Pete's Subscribestar GabPay - @petequinones Pete's Venmo Pete on Facebook Pete on Twitter
In this episode, we're continuing our journey through The Fall of Númenor by exploring the year SA750, when Eregion was founded by the Noldor.750 years into the Second Age, things are relatively peaceful. Númenor's benevolent influence is extending into the lands once ruled by Morgoth's minions, and there is little news of war or misery. However, with the shadow of Morgoth now a fading memory, a new power begins to stir, and Elvish craftsmen dream anew of beauty that will influence the fate of Middle-earth.WATCH THE VIDEO » https://youtu.be/eUbGHjoOeEYEXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:- Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien- John R- Jacob Lockham- John H- Melkor27- KGFOLLOW & SUPPORT THE TOLKIEN ROAD:PATREON » SUPERFANS!TWITTERFACEBOOKINSTAGRAMLINKS & MATHOMS:- take 10% OFF Tolkien Road merch at True Myths Press » https://truemythspress.com/discount/TENOFF (enter code TENOFF at checkout)- listen to TOLKIEN'S WORKS for FREE » https://www.audibletrial.com/everon- buy Tolkien's Requiem » https://tolkiensrequiem.com/ - buy Tolkien's Overture » https://tolkiensoverture.com/SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING PATRONS:- John R- Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien- Jacob Lockham- John H- Melkor27- KG- Emilio P- Jonathan D- Mike M- Robert H- Paul D- Julia- Werty- JoeBagelMan- Richard K- Matt R- Matthew W- Garret P- Chris K- John W- Eugene D- Chris B- Daniel S- Seb M- Shana Supreme- Ms. Anonymous- Andrew T- Redhawk- Shannon S- Brian O- Zeke F- James L- Chris L- Asya V- Ish of the Hammer- Teresa C- David of Pints with Jack- Eric BAS WELL AS THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR PATRON ANNIVERSARY IN JUNE OF 2023- Caitlin H- Teresa C- James LThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5222755/advertisement