Today's Tolkien Times

Week 028 - Fandom Friday: Sara It Was, and Dr. Brown Also

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West is joined by one of his esteemed cohort of co-hosts, Dr. Sara Brown, to talk about Éowyn, Discworld, and anything else she darn w...

Week 028 - Third Age Thursday: Riders of Great Courage

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about the migration of the Éothéod, the Stewardship of Cirion, and the discovery that a huge force of enemies was preparing an attack on Gondo...

Week 028 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Númenoréan Month or Prescription Medication?

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West for a closer look at the Kings’ Reckoning, the calendar system used for over 5,000 years by the Men of Númenor and Gondor....

Week 028 - Tolkien Tuesday: Grim Grinning… Drawer Handles?

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time to go back to more of the Revised and Expanded edition of Tolkien’s Letters as we look at some letters dated around the time of the publ...

Week 028 - Mailbag Monday: Túrin, Túna, and, uh… Celeborn

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he answers a mailbag question about a legendary Norwegian bowman and his possible inspiration of one of Tolkien’s most t...

Week 027 - Silmarillion Saturday: As a Naked Flame

13 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about Arien and Tilion, the Maiar chosen to carry the Sun and the Moon through the skies of Arda, as we continue our journey through Of the Sun ...

Week 027 - Fandom Friday: Pity, Power, and a Chat with Tom Hillman

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he welcomes Tom Hillman, author of Pity, Power, and Tolkien’s Ring. Ah-ha moments abound as Alan and Tom chat. Learn mor...

Week 027 - Third Age Thursday: Which None Could Then Foresee

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time to continue our readings in the story of Cirion and Eorl, even if we’re still at the part of Calimehtar and Marhwini. At least Cirion an...

Week 027 - Word-nerd Wednesday: The (Great) Green Region

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We have time for two words on this Word-nerd Wednesday: the first is the name of the 30th King of Gondor, and the other is the name of a land that wou...

Week 027 - Tolkien Tuesday: Hi Dad, Send Cash

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We take a look at three letters that Tolkien wrote to his sons: school grades, mom guilt, BBC criticism, a hand injury, and a plea for cash to a poor ...

Week 027 - Mailbag Monday: Gandalf as a Dwarf?

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he answers a speculative question about the form that the wizards took when they came to Middle-earth. Now I’m picturing...

Week 026 - Silmarillion Saturday: Dust Off the Piñata

06 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A study of heavenly bodies begins with the aftermath of Fëanor storming out of the house, slamming the door, stealing the neighbor’s car, and peeli...

Week 026 - Fandom Friday: The Full English: Chris Newton from A Book At Breakfast

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he welcomes fellow bibliophile and Tolkien fan Chris Newton, and learn about a new podcast you might want to listen to. Ch...

Week 026 - Third Age Thursday: And You Thought You’d Avoid Gothic

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West wanted to make a joke here about the Émo-théod and why their early names were Goth-ic, but we talked him out of it. We apologize...

Week 026 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Because ‘Horse-People’ is Boring

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Get ready for some Old English as we take a look at the Éothéod and one of their lords, Eorl the Young in the first Word-nerd Wednesday of 2024. Lea...

Week 026 - Tolkien Tuesday: All That Over a Comma

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time for The Man of the West to open the new Revised and Expanded Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien as we begin a new series of Tolkien Tuesday episode...

Week 026 - Mailbag Monday: Something About Rope

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he rings in 2024 with a new series of Today’s Tolkien Times! We start with a mailbag question about Sam’s mysteriously...

Week 025 - Fancy a Game of Snapdragons?

23 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tolkien brings in more real-world events — a really cold winter, and a bright comet — into his Letters From Father Christmas, while NPB is busy ge...

Week 025 - Rory Bory Aylis

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West introduces a new term for the Aurora Borealis, as he looks at Tolkien’s 1926 Letter From Father Christmas. North Polar Bear is u...

Week 025 - Dreadfully Busy

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

No, really, he means it. Father Christmas is busy, and so is Professor Tolkien, as Christmas of 1925 approaches. Holding down two jobs, writing the be...

Week 025 - A Letter for the LEGO Fans

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We move to 1923 and a letter to a new address in Leeds, before looking at just how old Father Christmas really is. Also, when is a brick not a brick? ...

Week 025 - Dramatis Personae

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s start at the very beginning: it’s a very good place to start, after all. It’s time to open up the Introduction to the Letters and learn ab...

Week 025 - Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West for a very special holiday week of Today’s Tolkien Times as he dives into Letters From Father Christmas, beginning with wor...

Week 024 - Silmarillion Saturday: The Elves Know Not

25 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Men are mortal, and so is Series 3 of Today’s Tolkien Times! Join The Man of the West as he wraps things up (mostly) for 2023 with a look at the dif...

Week 024 - Fandom Friday: Time Flies When Your Book is Awesome — John Garth

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve enjoyed eight weeks of excerpts from his book, Tolkien and the Great War, so please welcome John Garth to Today’s Tolkien Times, as we cele...

Week 024 - Third Age Thursday: Look After Your Darling

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To those celebrating, the TTT wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving! Join The Man of the West as he finishes up The Quest of Erebor and discovers the softer...

Week 024 - Word-nerd Wednesday: What Do Fëanor and Dol Guldur Have in Common?

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’ll let Gandalf explore the dungeons of Dol Guldur; The Man of the West will explore its etymology. Observe his shocked face as he learns the conn...

Week 024 - Tolkien Tuesday: Pipe-smoking and Chin-wagging

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Like so many other students before him, Tolkien wasn’t always entirely dedicated to his academic pursuits. Join The Man of the West as he revisits J...

Week 024 - Mailbag Monday: Linked In, Middle-earth

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he begins the last week of Series 3 of the TTT with an update for the holidays before he answers an interesting question a...

Week 023 - Silmarillion Saturday: Where Every Leaf is Green

18 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Week 023 - Fandom Friday: The Tolkien Professor

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, the big voices in the fandom have things to say too — Alan welcomes the OG Tolkien podcaster, Dr. Corey Olsen to the show to talk about a...

Week 023 - Third Age Thursday: He Was Getting Greedy and Fat

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

No, not The Man of the West — well at least not both of them — Bilbo! Gandalf recalls just how disappointing Bilbo was in the second part of The Q...

Week 023 - Word-nerd Wednesday: (The Rest of) The Many Names of Gandalf

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West returns to his wizardy wording ways this week as he brings you more of the names of Gandalf — and fills in a few unintended blan...

Week 023 - Tolkien Tuesday: Time For You To Go, George

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We join Tolkien on his winter break as he writes and stars in his own play that just might bear some similarities to real-life. He is finally allowed ...

Week 023 - Mailbag Monday: Not a David Letterman Top 10

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he begins week 23 with a list of the top 10 scariest or creepiest creatures in Middle-earth, just in time for… two weeks...

Week 022 - Silmarillion Saturday: I Think You Know What That Word Means

11 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Melkor hides, fakes friendship, almost persuades Fëanor, goes too far, but manages to understand thralldom better than Fëanor. Also, Tulkas is think...

Week 022 - Fandom Friday: A Love of Letters — Phil Walch from Tolkien Collector’s Guide

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West talks about the new Letters volume — and a massive Guide to even more Letters — with Phil Walch from Tolkien Collector’s Gui...

Week 022 - Third Age Thursday: Brooding On His Wrongs

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Gandalf — and the Man of the West — as he relates his own take on “the incident with the dragon” in The Quest of Erebor. From Gandalf’s...

Week 022 - Word-nerd Wednesday: (Some of) The Many Names of Gandalf

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a wizardy Wednesday as The Man of the West begins his exploration of several — but not all — of the names of everyone’s favorite Middle-e...

Week 022 - Tolkien Tuesday: An Assault on Finnish

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West combines the best of Carpenter and Garth to talk about Tolkien in 1912: from his wet and windy cavalry camp, to his discovery of a...

Week 022 - Mailbag Monday: No, YOU Be the Mortal One

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West opens up the mailbag this week with a speculative question: what happens to the kingship of Gondor if Aragorn dies at the Black Ga...

Week 021 - Silmarillion Saturday: Master of Thralls

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Okay, so it’s a great name for a metal album, but it’s also a theme in today’s Silmarillion Saturday, as Fëanor threatens his younger brother, ...

Week 021 - Fandom Friday: Silmaremily: At the Crossroads of Faramir and… Taylor Swift?

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In what is likely to be the only mention of Taylor Swift on Today’s Tolkien Times, The Man of the West welcomes Silmaremily to Fandom Friday for a w...

Week 021 - Third Age Thursday: No Queen in Gondor

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gandalf explains just how important those “off screen” battles were at the end of the Third Age, as The Man of the West finally concludes his read...

Week 021 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Surprise - the Hobbits Named Something After a Drink

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s Word-nerd Wednesday takes a look at the name of the river separating the Shire from those weird folk in Buckland: the Brandywine. Is it a pu...

Week 021 - Tolkien Tuesday: Certain Among the Gods

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Halloween to all the TTT followers — but there’s nothing spooky about today’s Tolkien Tuesday, unless Tolkien “revisiting old haunts” ...

Week 021 - Mailbag Monday: Past Their Expiration Date

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West starts off week 21 of Today’s Tolkien Times with a question about everyone’s favorite equestrian group: the Black Riders. Spec...

Week 020 - Silmarillion Saturday: A Greedy Love

28 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our adventures in “Fëanor, No!” continue as Melkor continues to sow Discord in Valinor. Also, secret weapon stashes and awkward family dinners. L...

Week 020 - Fandom Friday: Real Elvish - a Chat with Fiona Jallings

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West welcomes your friendly neighborhood linguist, the creator of RealElvish.net and the author of books to help you learn Neo-Sindarin...

Week 020 - Third Age Thursday: A Chance Meeting

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West’s readings through the Appendix on Durin’s Folk continues as Thorin ascends the throne and just happens to run into Gandalf wh...

Week 020 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Orcs, Uruks, and Balrogs - Oh My!

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West dives deep into the Etymologies to explain how the words for just about every nasty creature in Middle-earth are actually connecte...

Week 020 - Tolkien Tuesday: A Nerd’s Nerd

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time to go back to school and study your Latin. And Greek. And Nevbosh. And Gothic. And… well, any other language you can get your teenage bo...

Week 020 - Mailbag Monday: To Me, All Are One

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West opens up this new week of the TTT by actually finishing an answer he began last week. A close look at Christopher Tolkien’s word...

Week 019 - Silmarillion Saturday: Fast Bound to These Things

21 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You thought the Fëanor piñata would catch a break with the end of the last chapter, wouldn’t you? Well, The Man of the West returns to read about ...

Week 019 - Fandom Friday: How Much Can One Man Do? A Chat with James Tauber

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he welcomes the talented — and busy — James Tauber to chat about his 12-month course on The History of Middle-earth, h...

Week 019 - Third Age Thursday: To the Anvil!

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Dwarves may have had their victory, but the cost was high — and Dáin has bad news about the current squatter in Khazad-dûm. The Man of the Wes...

Week 019 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Because It’s a Cantrip

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why wouldn’t we weave words about wizards on Wednesday? Join The Man of the West — who is now officially out of W tiles in Scrabble — as he dive...

Week 019 - Tolkien Tuesday: Didn’t We All Read Chaucer By Age 10?

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West returns to Tolkien and the Great War to learn more about Tolkien’s incredible gift and passion for languages. Maybe if someone h...

Week 019 - Mailbag Monday: Let Me Explain. No, There Is Too Much.

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Start your week off with The Man of the West as he starts to tackle a simple question with some complicated answers and quickly realizes he’s bitten...

Week 018 - Silmarillion Saturday: Rather Than to Master Them

14 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

That piñata bears a striking resemblance to a famous Noldorin Elf, does it not? Well, not for much longer, I’d imagine. The Man of the West conclud...

Week 018 - Fandom Friday: More Tolkien With Friends with Andie

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West welcomes Andie, one of the co-hosts of the podcast Tolkien With Friends. We learn how and why she started the show, and just how p...

Week 018 - Third Age Thursday: Another Beggar At My Doors

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West continues his readings about Durin’s Folk from the Appendices of The Lord of the Rings; Thrór makes a bad decision, Nár begs h...

Week 018 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Tolkien Enjoys a Little Homebrew

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is it a Silmaril? Or is it only a model? Join The Man of the West as he takes a closer look at eorcnanstan, better known as The Arkenstone, in this we...

Week 018 - Tolkien Tuesday: It Is Rougher Further On

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

More time with the TCBS as we learn about the poet G.B. Smith, the artist Rob Gilson and the results of that rugby match with the school’s First XV....

Week 018 - Mailbag Monday: A Casual Reference to the Necromancer

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he answers a patron’s question about the Dwarven Rings, and explores the deep and mysterious story (hint: it’s neither...

Week 017 - Silmarillion Saturday: Few Ever Changed His Courses By Counsel, None By Force

07 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West breaks out the Fëanor piñata as he begins reading from Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor. A long digression on second marr...

Week 017 - Fandom Friday: Shawn Marchese, The Lord of the Mark

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West hopes you’ll forgive him for having a favorite guest so far: his old friend, former co-host, and co-author of Why We Love Middle...

Week 017 - Third Age Thursday: The Ancestor of All the Kings of the Longbeards

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Time to break out your Dwarven ale and toast Durin the Deathless as The Man of the West dives into the LotR Appendices and starts to read about Durin’...

Week 017 - Word-nerd Wednesday: The First Elvish Word in the OED (hint: it’s not mellon)

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time for The Man of the West to polish up those philological skills as he delves greedily and deeply into Word-nerd Wednesday this week. Bonus ...

Week 017 - Tolkien Tuesday: The Great Twin Brethren

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West starts a new story with this series’ Tolkien Tuesdays, as he opens up John Garth’s Tolkien and the Great War to learn about th...

Week 017 - Mailbag Monday: Tulkas, Eönwë, and Túrin Walk Into a Bar…

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Okay, not a bar. A battle. The battle. The Battle of All Battles, actually. The Man of the West opens up Series 3 of Today’s Tolkien Times by answer...

Week 016 - Silmarillion Saturday: No Men Allowed - Ossiriand’s Tough HOA

16 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he closes out Series 2 of the TTT with a reading from Of the Coming of Men Into the West. Amlach has some words. Or is it ...

Week 016 - Fandom Friday: Dave Brons

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West welcomes composer and guitarist Dave Brons to the TTT to talk about his prog-rock masterpiece, Return to Arda. Also, questionable ...

Week 016 - Third Age Thursday: Falling Asleep Again

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The hobbits are Homeward Bound, as Gandalf abandons them to chat with an old friend. The Man of the West unpacks what Frodo means by “falling asleep...

Week 016 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Counties and Quarters Just Don’t Cut It

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West brings back some right goodliness of speechraft in this week’s Word-nerd Wednesday as he explores the Shire and its farthings —...

Week 016 - Tolkien Tuesday: This One is, Unfortunately, a Pedantic Don

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West is not a don, but may or may not be pedantic. But one pedantic don had thoughts about the formidable task of translating The Lord ...

Week 016 - Mailbag Monday: The Man of the West: Third Cycle of Life?

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Alan as he revels in being younger than Círdan, at least. The week begins with a look at the oldest of the Elves still in Middle-earth, and anot...

Week 015 - Silmarillion Saturday: Outta My Way, I’m Harpin’ Here

09 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West wraps up Week 15 by joining famous stalker Finrod Felagund as he watches a group of strangers until they fall asleep. Also, a hint...

Week 015 - Fandom Friday: Jess of the Shire, aka Part Time Hobbit

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join the Man of the West as he welcomes fellow Tolkien YouTuber Jess of the Shire to week 15’s Fandom Friday. You may know her better as Part Time H...

Week 015 - Third Age Thursday: Wine Out of a Golden Cup

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West continues his visit to Bree as Gandalf and the hobbits catch up with Barliman Butterbur. Also: Barliman’s shocked face. Learn mo...

Week 015 - Word-nerd Wednesday: There is a King Again, Little Masters

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join The Man of the West as he looks at the etymology of the words ‘king’ and ‘master’ for week 15’s Word-nerd Wednesday. Also, Barliman kee...

Week 015 - Tolkien Tuesday: What You Really Require is The Silmarillion

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s Tolkien Tuesday, the Man of the West discovers that Professor Tolkien gave the same advice — only before the book was, you know, publis...

Week 015 - Mailbag Monday: Well and Truly Hallowed

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 an...

Week 014 - Silmarillion Saturday: Take a Share In Its Hurts

02 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West wraps up this week’s TTT with a powerful reading of The Faithful Stone, a story about a Drúg who pours some of his strength int...

Week 014 - Fandom Friday: Shaun Gunner, Chair of the Tolkien Society

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Long-time friend of the podcast, and member of the Fellowship of the Co-hosts, Shaun “Don’t Call Me Shawn” Gunner joins The Man of the West to t...

Week 014 - Third Age Thursday: Newcomers and Gangrels

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West shifts gears dramatically: moving from three episodes on crucial marriages between Elves and Men to Barliman and the troubles in B...

Week 014 - Word-nerd Wednesday: My Own Later Addiction

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We look at a ‘word’ whose meaning is pretty clear to begin with, but has taken a few hits (ugh) thanks to pop culture: pipe-weed. The Man of the W...

Week 014 - Tolkien Tuesday: Note to the BBC’s Sillification Department

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West finally gets to that first adaptation he’s been talking about for a few weeks now, and only has time to read some of Tolkien’s...

Week 014 - Mailbag Monday: Math is Hard

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Or, for our friends across the pond, ‘Maths Are Hard’. The Man of the West begins this week with a question: how many Nazgûl does it take to chan...

Week 13 - Silmarillion Saturday: Unlovely In Looks

26 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You decide: does the title refer to the host, or to the subject of today’s discussion? The Man of the West dives into the history and nature one of ...

Week 13 - Fandom Friday: Please Judge This Book By Its Cover

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West welcomes acclaimed Tolkien artist Emily Austin to the TTT to talk inspiration and illustration. Also, we chat about her cover art ...

Week 13 - Third Age Thursday: You Walk In Her Likeness

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West wraps up a trilogy of episodes on Beren & Lúthien in the Third Age by visiting the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen in the Appendices of...

Week 13 - Word-nerd Wednesday: More Words, More Puns

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Word-nerd Wednesday sets a new record as The Man of the West looks at 10 words from last week’s Silmarillion reading. Plus, bonus irony for Quenya w...

Week 13 - Tolkien Tuesday: I Have Not Yet Received a Farthing

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West looks at Tolkien’s own typically humble reflections on his achievement, and quotes Tolkien to remind you all that The Lord of th...

Week 13 - Mailbag Monday: Handsome Is As Handsome Does

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West starts the week off by answering the question: why does everyone smile or laugh when they reject the Ring? The answer has nothing ...

Week 12 - Silmarillion Saturday: Always Marry Up

19 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West reads an entire chapter from The Silmarillion; it’s the shortest one about the tallest guy. Thingol marries up, as do Beren, Tuo...

Week 12 - Fandom Friday: Kali from Voices of Arda and Tolkien With Friends

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West welcomes podcaster and TikToker Kali to Today’s Tolkien Times to talk podcasting and community-building. And maybe to talk about...

Week 12 - Third Age Thursday: There Is Too Much, Let Me Sum Up

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Following up on last week’s Third Age Thursday, we join Strider and the hobbits on Weathertop once more. This time for the future king’s prose exp...

Week 12 - Word-nerd Wednesday: The Pedantry of Popularizing Botanists

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join the Man of the West for this different take on a Word-nerd Wednesday as we look at the word - and the plant - hemlock. Or at least the plant Tolk...

Week 12 - Tolkien Tuesday: We Are Not Quite the Same Men

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Man of the West joins the Tolkiens on their vacation and looks at the concerns Tolkien had with the Appendices and the printers. More perfect Tolk...