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The Misappropriation of the Rings (and the Third Age)

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The Silmarillion Primer

Join Jeff LaSala as he discusses, praises, and adoringly pokes fun at J.R.R. Tolkien’s seminal work in a series of essays, designed as a guide for new readers and a refresher for re-readers.

Welcome to the Silmarillion Primer: An Introduction

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The Silmarillion Primer: The Creation of Life, Eä, and Everything

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Meet the Valar! (And the Foundations of Middle-earth)

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Dwarves, Interrupted and the Promise of Ents

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Much Ado About Eldar (And Much To Do About Melkor)

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Here, There, and Everywhere: Sundered Elves and the Valar Who Love Them

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Everything’s Coming Up Fëanor

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Enter the Silmarils! (U Can’t Touch Them)

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Valinor Darkens (and Ungoliant Sucks)

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Melkor Is Rebranded (And Fëanor Goes Under Oath)

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Fëanor Rage-quits Valinor

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Advanced Dungeons & Dwarves (and Grey-elves)

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Middle-earth’s Event Horizon

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Fey and Fury: When Noldor Attack!

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Tales from Topographic Beleriand: Gondolin, Galadriel, and the Gates of Sirion

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The White Lady, the Dark Elf, and the Staff of Doom

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The Manifest Destiny of Women and Men on Middle-earth

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Morgoth’s Revenge; or, the Battle of Sudden But Inevitable Flame (#FirstAgeProblems)

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An Affair To Long Remember: Beren the Mortal and Lúthien the Elfmaid

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A Dog’s Purpose Full-Wrought: The Trifold Dooms of Huan, Beren, and Lúthien

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“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”

William Gibson, Neuromancer

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