Sep 4, 2018
Partially two of my interview with Corey “The Tolkien Professor”
Olsen, we focus on a number of extraordinarily particular questions on
Center-earth, together with: What’s “magic” in The Lord of the
Rings? Whogiddy-what is Tom Bombadil precisely? Do the great
penalties of Eowyn’s disobedience to Theoden justify her
actions? Are orcs—possessing free will however seemingly evil by
nature—metaphysically coherent?
Hyperlinks
Signum College https://signumuniversity.org/
Mythgard Institute (Signum’s free packages for the general public)
https://mythgard.org/
The Tolkien Professor Podcast
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tolkien-professor/id320513707?mt=2
Corey Olsen’s web site https://tolkienprofessor.com/
Timestamps
Corey Olsen
2:06 The anomaly of “magic” as utilized by totally different beings and
races in The Lord of the Rings
12:13 Is Tom Bombadil God or a Christ-figure? What does it imply
that “he’s,” and that he’s “the Grasp”? Is Tom a Maia? West vs.
east and resurrection within the barrow-wight episode
35:04 Does Eowyn’s achievement of prophecy in slaying the
Witch-King justify her abandonment of her duties to remain behind and
rule/shield her folks within the King’s absence? Simplistic feminist
misinterpretations of Eowyn; Rohan’s vs. Gondor’s cultural
values
44:26 Eowyn’s despair vs. Sam’s; totally different sorts of hope; Sam’s
perspective in direction of his responsibility and the sense through which he lacks hope
59:38 Extra on Eowyn, Rohan’s debased cultural values
1:07:02 How Tolkien developed in his idea of flat vs. spherical
Center-earth
1:09:17 Are orcs evil by nature? How can that be if they’ve
free will?
1:15:22 What’s the foundation of the
variations/superiorities/inferiorities among the many races of
Center-earth, and the way is it totally different from real-world racist
theories?
1:26:16 This week’s studying: J.R.R. Tolkien, “On
Fairy-Tales” https://amzn.to/2Cgo9Pm
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