Stars and Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction

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  • Resumen

  • Stars and Swords is a weekly podcast dedicated to the exploration, analysis and celebration of genre fiction.
    Copyright © Stars And Swords 2023. All Rights Reserved.
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  • The Silmarillion 16: Meet The Parents

    The Silmarillion 16: Meet The Parents
    May 2 2025

    This week, love and tragedy in Chapter XIX of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion. Why is the tale of Beren and Lúthien such an important story? Are oaths always a bad thing? Why has no-one written a network TV sitcom about Thingol and Melian?

    To see the video broadcast of this episode, click here; to see the slides, click here!

    Next week, we conclude our discussion of Beren and Lúthien and chapter XIX of the Quenta Silmarillion, live on YouTube on Thursday, May 8th at 9PM Central.

    Footnotes:

    • The Silmarillion
    • Stars And Swords on YouTube
    • The Silmarillion Unit Production Schedule
    • Stars And Swords on Bookshop.org
    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    1 h y 56 m
  • The Silmarillion 15: Sudden Flame

    The Silmarillion 15: Sudden Flame
    Apr 26 2025

    This week, we see the fall of Fingolfin and a new war in Beleriand in Chapter XVIII of the Quenta Silmarillion in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion. How do we understand Tolkien's perspective on race? How much direct intervention can we credit to Manwë? What is Maeglin's problem with Men?

    To see the video broadcast of this episode, click here; to see the slides, click here!

    Next week, we discuss the most important story in Tolkien's legendarium, Beren and Lúthien in chapter XIX of the Quenta Silmarillion, live on YouTube on Thursday, May 1st at 9PM Central.

    Footnotes:

    • The Silmarillion
    • Stars And Swords on YouTube
    • The Silmarillion Unit Production Schedule
    • Stars And Swords on Bookshop.org
    • Dr. Dimitra Fimi
    • Joseph Fink (@planetoffinks.bsky.social‬)
    • J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment (Michael D.C. Drout)
    • Off Book: The Improvised Musical Podcast
    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    1 h y 46 m
  • The Silmarillion 14: Loved Not At All

    The Silmarillion 14: Loved Not At All
    Apr 21 2025

    This week, we establish Maeglin in Gondolin and the Men in the West as we move through the end of Chapter XVII of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion. Does the Maeglin apple fall far from the Eöl tree? Why are the connections and distinctions between languages so important? What did the elves learn from the Valar when it comes to welcoming new arrivals?

    To see the video broadcast of this episode, click here; to see the slides, click here!

    Next week, we reach the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin in chapter XVIII of the Quenta Silmarillion, live on YouTube on Wednesday, April 24th at 9PM Central.

    Footnotes:

    • The Silmarillion
    • Stars And Swords on YouTube
    • The Silmarillion Unit Production Schedule
    • Stars And Swords on Bookshop.org
    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    2 h y 10 m
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