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Mythgard Academy aims to make engaging discussions of fantasy and science fiction literature free and open to everyone. The Mythgard Academy program features live discussions with Dr. Corey Olsen, The Tolkien Professor, and other experts on speculative fiction. Books are nominated and voted on by our supporters, and recordings are available for free via podcast and the Signum University YouTube channel.
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Continuing our discussion of Tolkien's original Appendix draft, we will watch Tolkien's linguistic imagination operating on several levels at once.
In which we consider the directions in which the Appendix is developing as Tolkien discusses the Common Speech.
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Tonight we watch the Appendices of the Lord of the Rings begin to unfold, and consider the relationship between language and history in Tolkien's creative process.
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Tonight we discuss some extra Prologue material that eventually grew into Appendix F.
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Tonight we discuss the development and nature of the Prologue to the LOTR.
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Tonight we begin our discussion of the final book in our decade-long study of the History of Middle-earth series! It is time for the Peoples of Middle-earth.
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As we approach the end of our Name of the Rose discussion, we turn to the frame and the film adaptation.
ntro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ )
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Tonight we draw towards the end of Adso's story.
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In which all that is hidden shall become known and that which is covered shall be revealed.
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It is time for the final confrontation, in which William almost misses his date with the murderer.
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Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Rohirrim
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In Tonight's class, we return to Jorge's sermon and draw one step closer to the Day of the Wrath of the Lord.
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As we draw ever closer to the end of the mystery and the identity of the Forbidden Book of Horrible Death, we will definitely not talk about Adso's dream.
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Following the inquisition, we relax with a nice sermon from Jorge, the prologue for yet another murder.
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For a fun demonstration of the complexities involved in interpreting signs, let's watch the Inquisition in action!
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Adso witnesses an abstruse but heated debate, and then fails to witness another murder.
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Tonight, Adso reconsiders his love from an academic angle, and then a non-murder-mystery tragedy befalls.
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Adso and William tame the labyrinth, but Adso's passion and confusion persist.
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Tonight we remind ourselves that there's a murder mystery ongoing, and consider the meanings of things.
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In which Adso discovers love, sees a real Inquisitor in action, and begins to lose faith in his mentor.
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We return for Adso's Not Suitable for the Monastery experience, to see if he finds any resolution to his dilemma. Also, we are reminded that there's a murder mystery afoot.
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