Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings

Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings

Join The Tolkien Professor, Dr. Corey Olsen, on a sentence-by-sentence journey through the text of Tolkien's epic fairy story, and explore Middle-earth through the magical game-world of Lord of the Rings Online.

Episodes

Session 357: Doom, Doom

December 13, 2025 • 114 mins
Join Corey as we discuss approaching Doom: Durin's Bane appears at last. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 358: Recognizing Doom

December 13, 2025 • 116 mins
Join Corey tonight, for "A Balrog! A Balrog is come!" Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 356: The Bridge of Khazad-dûm

December 13, 2025 • 102 mins
Tonight we actually arrive at the Bridge of Khazad-dum. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 355: Looking Behind

November 16, 2025 • 115 mins
This evening we will look over the Company's shoulders as the orcs catch up to them in the Second Hall, at the edge of the Bridge of Khazad-dûm. https://signumuniversity.org/news/annual-fundraising-campaign-2025/ Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 353: Maybe We Can Get Out After All

November 16, 2025 • 115 mins
In which Gandalf opines that they might get out after all, for all the Drums in the Deep. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 354: The Floor is Ghâsh

November 16, 2025 • 106 mins
Tonight we join the Company of the Ring in peering out into the Second Hall of Old Moria to discover what, exactly, is on fire. https://signumuniversity.org/news/annual-fundraising-campaign-2025/ Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 352: On the Skewering of Hobbits

October 28, 2025 • 95 mins
Join Corey for some final reflections on the confrontation in the Chamber, followed by some commentary on the skewering of hobbits. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 351: The Beater of the Drums

October 20, 2025 • 120 mins
Join us as we finally hear from Gandalf about his encounter at the door of the Chamber of Mazarbul. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 350: The Final Darkness

October 13, 2025 • 96 mins
Join us while we grope our way in the dark with Gandalf and the Company. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 347: Gandalf Proposes a Solution

September 23, 2025 • 118 mins
In which Gandalf reveals his plan for enabling the Company to escape their predicament. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 348: He “Sang in Answer a Song of Staying”

September 23, 2025 • 100 mins
In which a real magical duel is fought, though we can't quite tell what is happening. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 349: Gandalf Returns

September 23, 2025 • 104 mins
In which Gandalf faces a deadly opponent and falls ... down the stairs. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 346: Frodo Is Injured Again

September 23, 2025 • 108 mins
In which Corey returns to the Chamber of Mazarbul for the penultimate time, and in which Frodo is skewered like a wild boar. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 345: They Have Come

August 18, 2025 • 120 mins
Tonight we discuss the fight by Balin's tomb, in which Sam experiences his first combat.
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Session 344: Frodo's One Moment of Martial Glory

August 18, 2025 • 110 mins
Tonight we return to the cave-troll attack, already in progress. Let's watch as Frodo achieves the acme of his combat career. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 343: The Cave Troll Cameo

July 23, 2025 • 105 mins
Tonight we get more up close and personal with a troll since anyone since Bilbo, and this one is all out of talking purses. Probably. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 342: Resolution

July 23, 2025 • 97 mins
The Company of the Rings resolves to make a stand against overwhelming odds. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 341: Defiance Rather than Hope

July 23, 2025 • 102 mins
Corey returns from Mythmoot to discuss how Gandalf defies the horde of orcs outside the chamber and assesses their odds -- which are not great. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 340: The Company is Startled into Action

July 5, 2025 • 104 mins
They are coming! But who is coming, and how? And what can we learn from the actions of the company as Doom drives them into action? Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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Session 339: Drums in the Deep

July 5, 2025 • 116 mins
Tonight we are catapulted back into action as the words of the long-studied Book of Mazarbul now spring to life and relevance for the Company. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv
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