The two who didn’t even speak until Moria end up sharing a ship across the Sea. Join The Man of the West for the last Friendship Friday of the series.
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Jul 10
10 min
No battle today — just the paperwork behind one. Join The Man of the West for the Marshals of the Mark: who really ran Rohan while the King faded, and a bit of horse-lending that turns up again tomorrow.
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Jul 9
12 min
It only took seven hundred episodes to circle back to the Ents. Join The Man of the West for the Elvish side of their names that we never did.
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Jul 8
9 min
Join The Man of the West for the back half of Letter 247, as we learn where the Ents came from: both on the page and from Tolkien’s own pen.
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Jul 7
11 min
Turns out the express lane to Mount Doom was paved by the Enemy himself. Join The Man of the West for our last Map Monday in Mordor, as the road ends at the Sammath Naur — and the Dark Tower comes crashing down.
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Jul 6
12 min
Join The Man of the West as the Valar ask Fëanor to break the Silmarils and heal the Trees — and Fëanor does precisely what you’d imagine.
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Jul 4
11 min
…and a Dwarf dare not! Join The Man of the West on the Paths of the Dead, and Legolas has to tell Gimli’s story.
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Jul 3
9 min
Join The Man of the West as Grimbold breaks out of the trap at the Fords, and we finally learn what really kept his friend away.
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Jul 2
11 min
What do moose have in common with the Nazgûl? Join The Man of the West for six of Mordor’s darkest names — and the Gaelic word for ‘ring’ that Tolkien swore he never borrowed.
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Jul 1
10 min
Join The Man of the West for the first half of Letter 247, where Tolkien frets that some magic dies the moment you visit it.
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Jun 30
11 min
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