Exploring Tolkien
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Latest Episodes
Meeting Gandalf in Bree and a Glimpse of Gildor : Film Changes #25 and #26
Peter Jackson cut 6 chapters from the Fellowship of the Ring when Gandalf told Frodo to meet him at the Prancing Pony!
Bilbo’s Party Changes and 17 Years Lost : Film Changes #23 and #24
Is Bilbo's party true to how Tolkien wrote it? And what happened to those 17 years Tolkien talked about?
Tolkien Created an Entire North Pole Mythology!
Starting in 1920, JRR Tolkien wrote letters from Father Christmas to his children--and continued doing that for 24 more years!
Gandalf’s a Headbanger and Frodo’s Unexpected Introduction
Was Gandalf's head bump in character? And was it a good idea to start the film with Frodo's and Gandalf's relationship?
Tolkien’s Christmas poem was lost for 80 years!
In 1936, Tolkien wrote a poem published in an obscure school magazine--and it was only found again 10 years ago!
Bilbo’s Prologue and The Rings of Power is NOT fixing The Lord of the Rings Films
Michael and Jonathan found out someone's been copying our look at the changes PJ made to the books--and then applying that to The Rings of Power?! We happily point out their failure.
Men Want Power, Isildur Didn’t Kill Sauron, and the Ring’s Mind – with The Tolkien Road!
Did you know that--according to Tolkien--Isildur didn't actually kill Sauron? Seems kinda clear from the text!
Saruman the suck-up, Elrond hates Men, and Formless Sauron – with the Middle-earth Mixer!
The Middle-earth Mixer joins us this week to look at why Peter Jackson made some pretty big changes to 3 central characters: Sauron, Elrond, and Saruman.
Gimli’s Comic Relief, Boromir’s Wrong Hair, and Legolas’s Big Elf Boots
Peter Jackson brought most of the comic relief for The Lord of the Rings via Gimli--which, based on his character in the books, is definitely off character.
Aragorn’s Big Change and The Hobbit Youth Movement
Young Hobbits, dark Aragorn, and remaking a character to be a reluctant king.