When you think about it, the entire story of The Lord of the Rings seems like one long string of extremely unlikely events. Is this all just a big coincidence, or is Eru Ilúvatar sticking his finger on the scale to make things all shake out the way he wants? We discuss Divine Intervention, Fate, and Free Will in this week's episode!

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He's the Big Bad of Middle Earth, his forces spread across the land, he created the One Ring to rule all the others, he is Sauron. But who is Sauron, how did he become the Dark Lord of Mordor, and what can he actually do? We'll talk all about it on this week's episode of the show!

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We're back to the Mailbag this week as we take a look at Galadriel's bae Celeborn, the history of Khazad-dûm, why the Fellowship couldn't have taken the Eagles, and pit our heroes against each other in a winner takes all Colosseum style death match!

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She is the Lady of the Golden Wood, the wise Elven Queen who gives the Fellowship words of warning and gifts to aid them on their journey. She is also a member of the White Council, who drove The Necromancer (Sauron) from his fortress of Dol Guldur. She is Galadriel, and on this week's episode we dive into how powerful she actually is, plus take a look at how magic works in Middle Earth!

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The Lord of the Rings is a tale of an epic journey, but just how far did they travel? And how long did it take? And how old is the world? And what lies beyond the edges of the map? All these questions (and not many more) will be answered on this week's episode!

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"In a hole in the ground, there lived a Hobbit." And with that single sentence, the modern fantasy genre was born! But what are Hobbits? Where do they come from? Where did they go? We can't ask Cotton Eye Joe, so instead this week we'll do a deep dive into the origins of Hobbits the differences between types of Hobbits, plus some bonus material about other diminutive races in Middle Earth.

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Between giant trolls, flaming catapults, and wall demolishing explosives, the Good Guys seem vastly outgunned in their fight against Evil. So what gives? This week we look at the seeming disparity in the weapons of Middle Earth, why that might be, and what Tolkien thought about modern warfare!

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In the beginning, the Valar created Light! But then that Light got destroyed, so they created A Different Kind of Light! But then that also got destroyed, so they created A Third and Fourth Kind of Light! On this episode we'll talk all about that light, in the form of the Two Trees of Valinor and the Sun and Moon.

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