In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam talk to William Fliss about Tolkien's manuscripts and life as an archivist.

Bill Fliss is the Manuscripts Archivist at Marquette University, which places him among the foremost authorities in the world on Tolkien's manuscripts for The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. He runs the Anduin Project at Marquette which is an invaluable tool for Tolkien researchers.

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More Bill:

“Things That Were, and Things That Are, and Things That Yet May Be”: The J.R.R. Tolkien Manuscript Collection at Marquette University

(Documentary) The Muster At Marquette: Preserving 6,000 Fan Voices

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In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam talk to Professor Jyrki Korpua about the Kalevala and the inspiration that Tolkien drew from it. This episode is a companion piece to our previous episode on chapter 21 of The Silmarillion, which you can find here.

Jyrki Korpua is a researcher and lecturer of literature at the University of Oulu in Finland. He has published extensively on both the Kalevala and Tolkien, and we are here primarily discussing his 2024 book Tolkien and the Kalevala.

More Jyrki:

The Mythopoeic Code of Tolkien: A Christian Platonic Reading of the Legendarium

“Master of Fate, yet by fate mastered” – Tolkien’s Túrin Turambar and Kalevala’s Kullervo

Also mentioned:

Lönnrot (Bosley translation) - The Kalevala

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In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam discuss chapters 20 and 21 of the Quenta Silmarillion, which include an account of the Fifth Battle and the tragic tale of Turin Turambar.

Primary sources:

The Silmarillion | The Lord of the Rings | The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

Books we've been reading:

The Wages of Destruction

Ride The Pink Horse

The Long Goodbye

Gilead

The Sot-Weed Factor

The Fort Bragg Cartel

The Age of Empire

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