200: The Tolkien Special

History Of The Great War

Wesley Livesay

Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.6 • 889 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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One of my favorite authors would serve during the war, taking part in the Battle of the Somme. In this episode, an Episode 200 special, I take some time to talk about his experiences during the war and how it influenced his works. Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discord: https://discord.gg/ASbBjaT Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporter only episodes. For a no strings attached donation: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2528RCAZG4R3Y&source=url Sources: Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth by John Garth Frodo's Batman by Mark T. Hooker “Tricksy Lights”: Literary and Folkloric Elements in Tolkien’s Passage of the Dead Marshes by Margaret Sinex J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century by Tom Shippey J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien Edited By Humphrey Carpenter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast.
0:04.0	Do you want to know where you can find almost 500 episodes of the history of World War II?
0:10.0	Hi, I'm Ray Harris Jr. inviting you to check out my podcast, The History of World War II
0:15.6	Podcast, where I provide in-depth examinations of the key people and events that shaped World War II. While there you'll also find interviews with
0:24.8	authors who provide new and interesting reflections that help further our
0:29.2	understanding of the conflict and the people that fought it.
0:32.8	And a new episode comes out every week.
0:34.8	And more history, that's always a good thing.
0:37.8	That's the History of World War II Podcast or World War II Podcast.
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0:44.0	Hi everyone, this is Scott.
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1:26.0	a long way to see parry
1:30.0	to the sweetest girl I know.
1:35.0	Goh the my piccadilly
1:39.0	Farewell let us well.
1:42.0	It's a long, long way to disparity.
1:47.0	But my heart right there.
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