Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings

ELOTR: EPISODE 228 Announcements: This years Mythmoot will be at the Dulles Airport Marriot. There is a cap on attendance and a deadline, so please register before June 9th. Check https://signumuniversity.org/event/ for details. IN WHICH: We see our first glimpses outside of Rivendell and discuss the “ticking clock” trope and the importance of the fellowship’s lineup. Field Trip: Angle of Mitheith...

Tonight we get to the battle of aphorisms between Elrond and Gimli! Free agency? Oaths? What's the best course?

Tonight we depart Rivendell at last. For real! Probably.

ELOTR Episode 225 Announcements: If you are among our listeners who play Lord of the Rings Online, then you don’t want to miss their 15 year anniversary. With a plethora of presents and freebies, there’s too much to post here so check out https://www.lotro.com/news/lotro-15th ... for more info. Also, planning is going ahead for more regional moots and Mythmoots. Check https://signumuniversity.org/...

Leaving on a journey with a sinking feeling you have forgotten something. I feel you, Sam.

03/22/2022 ELOTR Episode 222 Announcements: Announcements: Texmoot is coming up on the 26th of March; Sunshine Moot is April 2nd. Tickets available for in person and online attendance! See https://signumuniversity.org/event/ for more details! There are 10 modules for the April course of the Signum S.P.A.C.E. program. Tokens make great gifts and they are good forever! See for more info on our April...

03/29/2022 ELOTR Episode 223 Announcements: Sunshine Moot is April 2nd in Orlando. Tickets available for in person and online attendance! See https://signumuniversity.org/event/ for more details! There are 10 modules for the April course of the Signum S.P.A.C.E. program. Tokens make great gifts and they are good forever! See for more info on our April course. http://signumuniversity.org/space IN W...

03/15/2022 ELOTR Episode 221 Announcements: Announcements: Texmoot is coming up on the 26th of March; Sunshine Moot is April 2nd. Tickets available for in person and online attendance! See https://signumuniversity.org/event/ for more details! There are 10 modules for the April course of the Signum S.P.A.C.E. program. Tokens make great gifts and they are good forever! See for more info on our April...

03/08/2022 ELOTR Episode 220 Announcements: Texmoot is coming up on the 26th of March; Sunshine Moot is April 2nd. Tickets available for in person and online attendance! See https://signumuniversity.org/event/ for more details! There are 10 modules for the April course of the Signum S.P.A.C.E. program. Tokens make great gifts and they are good forever! See for more info on our April course. http:/...

Elrond drops some prophetic advice like it ain't no thing, then we casually return to clothing descriptions.

Boromir interrupts Elrond again, and Elrond retaliates. What do we learn about Boromir, here?

02/01/2022, ELOTR Episode 216 Announcements: Texmoot in Austin TX has been rescheduled for March 26, and SunshineMoot will be in Orlando April 2. Stay tuned for ticket sales! The Professor will be hosting a Bible Study group discussion at 4pm on Sunday Afternoons starting with John 1. The link will be posted at www.studentsoftheword.org (This is not affiliated with Signum University) IN WHICH: we...

02/08/2022, ELOTR Episode 217 Announcements: Our March modules have been announced, including a creative writing course, Tolkien and Alchemy, Heiroglyphics 1, and the 2nd of our Fairy Tales modules. The Professor will be hosting a Bible Study group discussion at 4pm on Sunday Afternoons starting with John 1. The link will be posted at www.studentsoftheword.org (This is not affiliated with Signum U...

01/25/2022, ELOTR Episode 215 Announcements: Interested in taking part in the ExLOTR Legacy Project? Go to: https://forums.signumuniversity.org/i ... Tickets are on sale for Mythmoot IX! Early bird pricing ends at the end of January. Both hybrid and in-person tickets available. https://signumuniversity.org/mythmoot ... IN WHICH: we look at the last stanza of Bilbo’s Poem on the morning of Frodo’s...

01/18/2022, ELOTR Episode 214 Announcements: Interested in taking part in the ExLOTR Legacy Project? Go to: https://forums.signumuniversity.org/i ... Tickets are on sale for Mythmoot IX! Early bird pricing ends at the end of January. Both hybrid and in-person tickets available. https://signumuniversity.org/mythmoot ... IN WHICH: We continue to discuss Bilbo’s Poem on the morning of Frodo’s departu...

01/11/2022, ELOTR Episode 213 Jenni (aka) Smaug-the-Mighty walks us through the ExLOTR Legacy Project. You can help too! Interested in volunteering? Go to: https://forums.signumuniversity.org/i ... Tickets are on sale for Mythmoot IX! Early bird pricing ends at the end of January. Both hybrid and in-person tickets available. https://signumuniversity.org/mythmoot ... IN WHICH: We continue to discus...

01/04/2022, ELOTR Episode 212 Happy NEW YEAR! Today we’re celebrating 5 years of Exploring Lord of the Rings! Thank you for following us on this in-depth dive into Middle Earth and Tolkien’s Greatest work. Interested in our ELOTRO archive project? Shoot an email to corey.olsen@signumu.org Mythmoot dates have been announced! https://signumuniversity.org/mythmoot/ Join us June 23-26, 2022 for Mythmo...

12/07/2021, ELOTR Episode 211 Announcement: Mythgard 2022 dates have been announced! Mythmoot: An Annual Speculative Literature Conference Join us June 23-26, 2022 for Mythmoot IX: Remaking Myth. It’s Hybrid Again, so start thinking about those papers! Mythmoot: An Annual Speculative Literature Conference: https://signumuniversity.org/mythmoot/ We’ve announced new class modules for our Signum Univ...

11/30/2021, ELOTR Episode 210 Signum is hosting an Open House session for Homeschooling Families on Dec 7! Check our events page to find out more! https://signumuniversity.org/event/signum-academy-open-house/ Our December modules are up and running now. We’ll soon be posting our confirmed modules for Signum’s January sessions. Make sure to check out our offerings and take advantage of our token sa...

11/23/2021, ELOTR Episode 209 Anytime Audit specials are live! https://signumuniversity.org/news/anytime-audit-holiday-special . We have confirmed our Modules for winter term! Come check out all we have to offer at signumuniversity.org In which: Frodo decides to hide his new mathoms and the two hobbits come very close to breaking their hobbity composure in an emotional (nearly) goodbye. Field Trip...

Bilbo passes along to Frodo an old mathom that someone else gave to him, once.

11/09/2021, ELOTR Episode 207 Anytime Audit certificates are on sale! https://signumuniversity.org/news/anytime-audit-holiday-special . We have confirmed our Modules for winter term! Come check out all we have to offer at signumuniversity.org In which: Bilbo and Frodo spend their last days together in Rivendell before the Ring Quest begins. What sort of poems and songs are in Bilbo’s book? Frodo i...

And now, it is time for a very low-key but powerfully mythic moment

Which mighty heroes shall we choose to round out the Company of the Ring? On what basis shall we choose?

Hey, who invited Boromir?