Tolkien: Middle Earth & the Middle Ages

Gone Medieval

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4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

For millions of Tolkien lovers around the world, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are more than just fantasy fiction. Their rich mix of sacred mythology and archetypal saga stories draw deeply into history and legend and profoundly resonate with universal human experience. But from where did Tolkien derive his inspiration? As with most things, Matt Lewis is determined to claim it as medieval, with the help of today's guest, Tolkien scholar Dr. Chris Snyder.

Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. This episode was produced by Joseph Knight and edited by Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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0:00.0	Hello I'm Matt Lewis. Welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit, the
0:07.1	podcast that delves into the greatest millennium in human history. We've got the
0:12.4	most intriguing mysteries, the gob-smacking details
0:16.0	and latest groundbreaking research from the Vikings to the printing press, from Kings to
0:20.9	popes to the Crusades.
0:22.8	We cross centuries and continents
0:24.7	to delve into rebellions, plots and murders,
0:27.8	to find the stories big and small that tell us how we got here.
0:32.2	Find out who we really were with gone medieval.
0:40.6	For many people, the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings are seminal works, a fantasy fiction.
0:46.0	Old myths rise from the ground to cling to the trees.
0:51.0	Magic is an intangible force still in the world for good or for evil.
0:56.0	Immortal beings battle ancient monsters for the future of middle earth.
1:01.0	Beneath the story is a rich world deeper than the minds of
1:05.2	Moria. I'm old enough to remember when the animated films were the only way to
1:09.6	see it come to life. Peter Jackson's astonishing movies felt, well just right.
1:14.8	My precious! The second season of Rings of Power is about to hit our screens.
1:25.0	Wars come to middle earth.
1:29.0	This is the work of Selden.
1:32.0	In Searron's hands they could work an evil beyond reckoning.
1:37.0	As a prequel to the Lord of the Rings, it engages with Tolkien's deep law, but where did that come from?
1:45.0	Like all good things, I'm here to claim it as medieval, with the help of today's guest.
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