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26 - Drunk Talk - Norse Mythology, Dwarves and Gandalf

56 min • 5 september 2023

The Norse influence is deep in Tolkien's work. We all knew that. Let's have a look at where Dwarf names come from, as well as Gandalf's real world name origin.
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26 - Drunk Talk - Norse Mythology, Dwarves and Gandalf

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69 - Nice - Shire and Bree Calendars

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67 - Lord of the Flings

66 - Third Age and Downfall - Sauron Part 9

65 - Conspiracy Talk - The Deep State of Middle-earth

64 - The Last Alliance - Sauron Part 8

63 - Drunk Commentary - Lord of the Rings 1978

62 - The Downfall of Númenor - Sauron Part 7

61 - War of the Elves and Sauron - Sauron Part 6

60 - Sauron Part 5 - Beginning of the Second Age

59 - Sauron Part 4 - Beleriand Shenanigans (First Age)

58 - The War of the Rohirrim

57 - Nan Dungortheb - The Florida of Middle-earth

56 - Sauron Part 3 - A Big Evil Cat

55 - Shelob, Ungoliant and Feminism in Tolkien Ft Kaiakayy

54 - Sauron Part 2 - What Makes a Dark Lord?

53 - Sauron Part 1 - Lord of Names and Titles

52 - Hobbit 1977 - Drunk Commentary

51 - Dwarf Magic - Runes, Blood and Odin

50 - Elf Magic - Just Harry Potter Innit

49 - Necromancy and Evil Elves - Don't trust a ghost.

48 - Smash or Pass

47 - The Drúedain - Stig of the Dump's first appearance

46 - Rohan Part 4 - The End of the Line

45 - Rohan Part 3 - 2nd Line of Kings

44 - Rohan Part 2 - Eorl to Helm

43 - Rohan Part 1 - Back when it was the Calenardhon

42 - Balrogs - Lads with Fiery Tempers

41 - Relaxed Talk - Listener Questions and Smut

40 - Human Origins and The First Fall of Man - Not a good time.

39 - Witch-King of Angmar - Spooky Scary Skeletons

38 - Economies of Middle-earth - Swapsies

37 - Drunk Talk - Fëanor on Trial ft. Aleks Pointyeared

36 - Elvish Names/The Valarin Language - Cosmic Geekiness

35 - Drunk Talk - Festivals in Middle-earth

34 - Noldor Part 3 - The Road Goes Ever On

33 - Noldor Part 2 - Divorce, Deception, Dissent

32 - Noldor Part 1 - Pride Comes Before a Fall

31 - Utumno, Angband and Hell in Tolkien - Degenerate Angbangers Love This

30 - Ungoliant - Original Spider-MILF

29 - Werewolves and Vampires - Let's get Goth

28 - Hobbits and their History - You're such a 12-mile cousin

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26 - Drunk Talk - Norse Mythology, Dwarves and Gandalf

25 - Drunk Talk - Beorn and the Dark Origin of the Word Bear

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23 - Teleri Part 1 - We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

22 - Drunk Talk - FMK - Eff, Marry, Kill

21 - Dragons - Ancalagon likes a chippy tea

20 - Vanyar Elves - Goodest Goldenbois/gals

19 - Moriquendi - Dark Elves

18 - The weird side of the fandom - LOTR SMUT

17 - Drunk Talk - Gollum

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13 - Drunk Talk - Return of the King Part 1

12 - Drunk Talk - Two Towers Part 2

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09 - Drunk Talk - Fellowship of the Ring Part 2

08 - Orcs - How do they work?

07 - Drunk Talk - Fellowship of the Ring Part 1

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05 - Awakening of the Elves

04 - Origins of Dwarves

03 - The Years of Bliss

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