Mythgard Academy

Tonight we will see Tolkien most purely in his element, delighting in linguistic worldbuilding and applied philology. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

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. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

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. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

Tonight we discuss some extra Prologue material that eventually grew into Appendix F. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

Tonight we discuss the development and nature of the Prologue to the LOTR. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

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. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

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/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

Tonight we draw towards the end of Adso's story. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

In which all that is hidden shall become known and that which is covered shall be revealed. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv

It is time for the final confrontation, in which William almost misses his date with the murderer. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here. ht...

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. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign...

In Tonight's class, we return to Jorge's sermon and draw one step closer to the Day of the Wrath of the Lord. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordin...

Following the inquisition, we relax with a nice sermon from Jorge, the prologue for yet another murder. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings her...

Adso witnesses an abstruse but heated debate, and then fails to witness another murder. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here. • https://www...

For a fun demonstration of the complexities involved in interpreting signs, let's watch the Inquisition in action! Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the rec...

Tonight, Adso reconsiders his love from an academic angle, and then a non-murder-mystery tragedy befalls. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings h...

Adso and William tame the labyrinth, but Adso's passion and confusion persist. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here. • https://www.youtube....

In which Adso discovers love, sees a real Inquisitor in action, and begins to lose faith in his mentor. Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings here. • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLasMbZ4s5vIW4X_6biE7MLLGssL...

Tonight we remind ourselves that there's a murder mystery ongoing, and consider the meanings of things. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you missed the campaign event broadcasts, you can watch the recordings her...

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. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If you m...

The Name of the Rose (Mythgard Academy) Tonight we discuss the naughty bits. Young acolytes beware: this class will include discussion of particularly salacious Bible passages. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Thank you for your support for our Annual Fundraising Campaign. If y...

Prof. Olsen returns to the Name of the Rose, where we learn that the murder mystery is itself only a sign or exemplum. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Signum Studios just launched another Kickstarter for a new project: Rings & Realms:The Lord of the Rings-The War of the Ro...

We return to the Abbey, where Brother William doesn't make progress towards finding the murderer, making new glasses, or devising allegories. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv Annual Fundraising Campaign started. https://youtube.com/live/6F9RlxP9ljQ Signum Studios just launched...

Corey discusses the end of Day Two, in which we get our first look at the library. Intro music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod ( http://incompetech.com/ ) Join us on the Signum University Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/szXMFAv