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Mythgard AcademyMSA034: The Name of the Rose, Session 13The 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/ )
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Mythgard AcademyMSA033: Till We Have Faces, Session 10Tonight we finally get to discuss the First Apocalypse in the book. Much shall be unveiled!
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Mythgard AcademyMSA033: Till We Have Faces, Session 9Tonight we look at Chapters 14 and 15, where many veils are removed and shocking truths revealed.
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Mythgard AcademyMSA033: Till We Have Faces, Session 8Tonight we will see Orual finish her consultations and enact her grim resolution.
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Mythgard AcademyMSA031: Alice’s Adventures, Session 19Is Alice a monster? Is she in a fable? Can she cut the plum cake? All this, plus shark-bite prevention, tonight in the Mythgard Academy.Support Mythgard Academy2022-12-171h 51
The Mythgard Podcast23: Mythgard Movie Club: The Batman Film DiscussionThis recording from August 7, 2022.
THE BATMAN Description: Mythgard Movie Club is back! Panelists Dr. Maggie Parke, Dr. Gabriel Schenk, Stephen Massey, and Alistair McLean discuss 2022’s The Batman (dir Matt Reeves). They’ll chat about Batman through the years, how this fits in, the adaptation and writing journey, take questions, and talk to some superfans and superfancritics as we ponder and pontificate the allure of this batty hero.
Stephen's recommended Batman graphic novels mentioned in the talk:
Batman: Year One by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli
Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb & Tim...2022-08-111h 30
Mythgard AcademyMSA031: Alice’s Adventures, Session 1Session 1: An Origin Poem and Foreshadowing. In a lilting and bouncy Introductory Poem, Lewis Carrol gives an origin story for the first book. Is it iambic heptameter or double quatrains of ballad stanza with which Carroll turns a pastoral poem into a demand by the Fates 3? He doesn't miss a trick, a twist, or a comical turn of poetic imagery, and in the end, he leaves an offering that should be taken seriously.
And we meet the Alice who loves to show off her learning. Her maths and her wonders and her manners meet with a degree of...2022-05-231h 52The Mythgard Podcast22: Mythgard Movie Club: Dune Film DiscussionThis recording from December 10th, 2021.
DUNE Description: The Mythgard Movie Club takes a look at Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 adaptation based on the famous 1960s text, and we discuss what we loved, what we loathed, and how the film speaks to the wider genre or thematic elements like race, casting, and creativity.
Links Mentioned in the talk:
NPR’s Throughline: The Deep History of Dune https://www.npr.org/2021/11/08/105362...
Dominic and Trevor’s upcoming book: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/di...
Dominic’s review: https://domnardireviews.wordpress.com...
NYT Article...2021-12-141h 21
Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 211: Second Verse. Same as the First?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!
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In which: We continue to examine Bilbo’s Poem...2021-12-131h 55The Mythgard Podcast21: Mythgard Movie Club: The Green Knight Film DiscussionThis recording from October 19th, 2021.
The Mythgard Movie Club is back, and is holding a live, roundtable discussion (pardon the Arthurian pun). We take a look at David Lowery’s new adaptation based on the anonymous medieval romance, and discuss what we loved, what we loathed, and how the film sits in the body of Gawain scholarship and popular reception.
About the Film:
An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur’s reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a...2021-11-011h 12Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 199: Scouting The Lands09/14/2021, ELOTR Episode 199
Announcements: Check out signumuniversity.org to see if there’s a regional moot coming up in your area. A new Mythgard Acadamy session on the new publication, “The Nature of Middle Earth” is forthcoming. Order your copy and await instructions.
In which: The scouts come back. Where did they go and what were their missions? What were the twins’ secret mission? Where is Radagast if he’s not at home?
*Field Trip: Elderslades Drengol
“Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.” ~J.R.R. TolkienSupport Myth...2021-09-202h 00Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 198: Counting Days in Rivendell09/07/2021, ELOTR Episode 198
Announcements: Check out signumuniversity.org to see if there’s a regional moot coming up in your area. A new Mythgard Acadamy session on the new publication, “The Nature of Middle Earth” is forthcoming. Order your copy and await instructions.
In which: We discuss Bilbo’s published works, Frodo marks the passage of Time in Rivendell as winter approaches. What is the “virtue” that Rivendell is imbued with? What “Eye in the Sky” is Frodo watching and why is the “eye” already become so a prevalent theme?
Field Trip: Elderslades Drengol
“Deeds will no...2021-09-091h 56Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 187: Bilbo Finally Raises the Sensitive IssueEpisode 187: Council of Elrond Session 63
Announcements: A new Mythgard book discussion is coming up! Moon is a Harsh Mistress will be every Wednesday night now! Sign up here: https://mythgard.org/academy/the-moon-is-a-harsh-mistress/
Mythmoot 2021 will be a hybrid convention this year with both in person and digital options. If you have already registered for the online moothub, you will be given the opportunity to upgrade. Dates are June 24-27! Registration for both virtual and in-person tickets are officially open on https://signumuniversity.org/mythmoot/
In which Gandalf assures Bilbo that Sauron’s weapon is...2021-05-291h 58
Mythgard AcademyMSA029: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Class 1Welcome to Luna, here is your narrator, Mannie, a free born, old cobber with one arm who’s not on Authority’s payroll. Look him up and down. He comes from complicated Loonie heritage, belongs to a line marriage, has a clear attitude against Authority and Warden, and a subtle attitude against Terra and Earthworms. He switches arms and jobs with resilience, faces extreme hardships on Luna or Terra, and machines really like him. That is dinkum. ‘Cause Luna is a hostile place. Life is not default. Survival is gift. Bad actors don’t live long in Luna. And everythi...2021-05-292h 06Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 186: Bilbo's Gambit05/18/2021
Episode 186: Council of Elrond Session 62
A new Mythgard book discussion is coming up! You can sign up for our newest offering: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress here: https://mythgard.org/academy/the-moon...
Mythmoot 2021 will be a hybrid convention this year with both in person and digital options. If you have already registered for the online moothub, you will be given the opportunity to upgrade. Dates are June 24-27! Registration for both virtual and in-person tickets are officially open on https://signumuniversity.org/mythmoot/
In which Elrond broadly hints that small...2021-05-222h 11
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 24Week 24: And so we finish our tour of Hell and arrive at the crux of the world where we find Dante has been affected deeply by his travels at all three levels of his allegorical structure, and where Dante again faints, and where we also strengthen our understanding of the Medieval knowledge of World Geography. In Virgil’s capable hands the inversion principle moves us through Satan’s nether parts to the next realm, and we are free from the Inferno and the stars come out.
For more information about the Mythgard Academy series on Dante's Inferno, visi...2021-05-192h 43
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 23Week 23: Where Dante succumbs to the lure of base arguments and wishes he was merely in a dream. And where a bugle blast messes with Dante’s vision, and towers become giants, and not nice ones either. And Dante’s absolute terror returns and his wish to be anywhere else but the road to Hell. But Virgil trades Dante’s fame card for a ride in Antaeus fist into the dark, frozen well. There Dante’s hubris returns in time to help him harass and abuse the sinners; so much for pity and so much for brotherhood. Dante should take car...2021-05-081h 47
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 20Week 20: Where we call bologna on Dante’s talent curbing and clearly see the simple summer simile. Where with Ulysses we pass the columns, and the poles, and founder on the shores of Mount Purgatory having found the earth round. Where we hear that one cannot logically be absolved before, or during, the commission of an evil deed or counsel. Sorry, not sorry, or something like that, Minos judges. And Dante litters his own path with cautionary examples; there but for the ‘rock’ goes he.
For more information about the Mythgard Academy series on Dante's Inferno, visit https...2021-04-031h 53Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 19\Week 19: A Place Among the Classics
In the seventh pocket of the eighth circle, the fraudulent thieves are beset with snakes. Dante calls them all serpents, but some have six legs, and some none; some are caliente, peppercorn serpents, and some are winged, fiery dragons; some are smoking, and some are boring. Later, while describing the transformations from snake to thief and thief to snake, Dante disses Ovid and Lucan, two poets he wished to be named with back in Limbo.
For more information about the Mythgard Academy series on Dante's Inferno, visit https://mythgard.org...2021-03-281h 32Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 17Week 17: Now into the second half of the Malebolge, we look back at the closing line of Canto 21 and The Comedy's lack of humor. Then on to Canto 23, where Aesop’s frog and mouse story is called upon to warn Dante against trusting too closely the partnership of Demons. And Virgil luges Dante down the rocky slope, making a quick escape from pocket 5 to 6, where they try to hide among the lead-lined, golden-robed hypocrites.
For more information about the Mythgard Academy series on Dante's Inferno, visit https://mythgard.org/academy/inferno/Support Mythgard Academy2021-03-141h 46
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 15Week 15: We revisit the Baptistery of San Giovanni and notice the inversions in Dante’s destroying holy furniture to save a life while the popes destroy lives to save holy money for themselves. But what is with all the feet? And do you think Boniface saw the funny side of his little cameo, or would he be depressed in determinism like his predecessor having perverted the mechanism of forgiveness and having then no path to repentance? And here Virgil the ghost grabs Dante the flesh-man and poltergeists him back to the bridge, to the fifth ditch, the rampart of th...2021-03-011h 52
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 12Dante Finds Himself Among Friends
Week 12: There are no poor people in rings 8 and 9 of the 7th circle of Hell, but no one sees clearly either. Dante condescends to walk and talk with his old teacher Brunetto and stops to let three wealthy Florentine nobles ask for news from home. But everything about this tableau is inverted and full of oblique references.
For more information about the Mythgard Academy series on Dante's Inferno, visit https://mythgard.org/academy/inferno/Support Mythgard Academy2021-02-211h 51
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 14Week 14: True to the nature of Fraud, the 8th circle is an artificial construct of inverted imagery split into 10 concentric pockets, with bridges that look down upon each trench. The first pocket is a gender discriminated container for pimps and seducers, a sex traffic kept moving by demons with whips. The second pocket is an egalitarian circle of very rude words (What? Would you like to sugar coat with flowery language the circle of flattery?). The third pocket is for spiritual pimps, the fraud of simony, punished in inversions of baptismal fonts with sprinklings of fire on feet. The...2021-02-211h 47
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 13Week 13: At the waterfall edge of the 7th circle Dante gives up his belt to conjure a ride. What is the truth which seems a lie? Poetic allegory of course. For Dante breaks the 4th wall to give his poem a name, Comedy, and to swear that he saw a beast swim in the air up the waterfall. Geryon is the impossible thing, but that’s ok, he’s a fraud. No, he’s The Fraud and through his depiction we see the truth. Fraud or no, the brute animal is the only way down into the 8th circle. And ev...2021-02-212h 05
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 11Violence Against God
Session 11: Still in the Seventh Circle, in the first ring of the third ring of the Violent, where the violent objector is the landscape itself, fiery sands and flaming rain that banish all growth, we see Capaneus stuck in his railing rebellion against Jove. In the Old Man of Crete we see from the Golden Age to the crumbling of the Kingdom’s of Mankind a cracked statue weeping tears into four mythic rivers. Three of the rivers come into Hell. One confounds Dante's sense of direction, but protects his feet and quenches the fires ab...2021-02-211h 42
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 10Concerning Violence
Session 10: Where we arrive on time to find the tormentors of the violent are themselves the violent. The symbolic Nessus, whose own blood became the instrument of the death of his enemies, is the gracious guide and ride for Dante across the field of blood and flame and into the black wood of the suicides. Where we pause and check our own souls, lest we be careless, for the Medieval mind held that to take one’s own life was to be both murderer and victim. And Dante, in pity, becomes the voice of one tree, fo...2021-01-231h 59
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 8The Mythgard Academy resumes our discussion of Dante's Inferno. Having gotten, with some difficulty, through the Gates of Dis, it is time to enter a new sector of Hell!Support Mythgard Academy2021-01-082h 01
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 7Class 7: Where we are reminded that Dante’s frame is a vision and an allegory and not a GPS-enabled map, and even more disturbing there are no bodies in the pageant he sees except his own. Yet, when they get to Dis, the locks may be disabled but so is their confidence; and now all Dis’ demons block their way and Virgil is dismayed. And the angel is full of disdain. And we distance ourselves from Virgil. And we leave Hell in disarray.
For more information about the Mythgard Academy series on Dante's Inferno, visit https://mythgard.org...2020-12-192h 11
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 6Class Six: Where Boethius and Dante do not understand Fortune, but Virgil does. And three of the 7 deadly sins make their appearance in a swampy, messy, mud wrestling fracas, where souls struggle against Fortune on multiple levels. And someone admits to being on the game show and to seeing someone fall! Apropos!
And then there was a tall tower, with eyes. And here Dante refuses to faint but waxes eloquently unallegorical on the fate of his RL political enemy.
For more information about the Mythgard Academy series on Dante's Inferno, visit https://mythgard.org/academy/inferno/2020-12-121h 50
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 5Class Five: Where we ask: Does Virgil recognize the shade of Aeneas’ Cerberus, and is his beast being punished here for its own appetite? And does Ciacco really want to be remembered for eternity as the man with mud on his face...? And though there is an order to the levels and punishments of Hell, the intended audience may not be obvious. And so we move from lust, through gluttony, but cannot be bothered to pause for sloth and end tonight with avarice.
For more information about the Mythgard Academy series on Dante's Inferno, visit https://mythgard.or...2020-12-052h 03
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 4Class Four: Where we digress, and agree with Aristotle. And then we think about Francesca da Rimini and Paolo and the very tragedy of their romance is the irony of their situation in the Second Circle of Hell. Is it really about turning Courtly Love on its head? Yup! And can Dante understand this intimately? Um, Dante? Oh, he has fainted again. And will we really enter the Third Circle of Hell on the day before American Thanksgiving? Where Cerberus, the three thoated doglike worm barks at, claws, rakes and rends the shades of the gluttons? Ah, we will...2020-11-271h 49
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 3Class three: Dante was a poet of courtly love, and he perfected the art in pursuit of Beatrice; but here in the Inferno, he places her as his patroness in heaven sending him aid. He starts at the gates of Hell that say: Abandon all Hope; and The Divine Architect has the authority, wisdom, and love to accomplish justice here. Yet Dante must put cowardice aside and move forward through sweat and blood and tears. Past a river with a boat for the dead only, and past a Limbo where he writes himself into the list of great Latin...2020-11-211h 59
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 2Class Two: Where we set the frame, and meet the sun, and identify the scary beasts. And we see that the political, moral, spiritual, and poetical allegories blend and twist and illustrate each other. Can we dig deeper and find more treasures in Dante’s words? Oh, yes. Look how he places one moment in time! He never just says, ‘It was morning.’ No! He must take four lines to place his story in a celestial context with heavenly descriptions. And is that Virgil? And the Virgin Mary? And a host of feminine saints? What help is there for a visi...2020-11-152h 04
Mythgard AcademyMSA028: Inferno, Class 1Mythgard Academy goes to Hell with Dr. Corey Olsen and Dante’s Inferno. Class One starts off the close look at Dante’s masterful poem with a great introduction to the 4-fold interpretation of poetry and scripture, and a warning to avoid looking at the notes instead of experiencing the poem for ourselves. It is a deep dive into a super gutsy fan fiction in everyday language that is full of allegory, politics, morality, intricate structure, and rich poetic patterns.
For more information about the Mythgard Academy series on Dante's Inferno, visit https://mythgard.org/academy/inferno/2020-11-071h 54Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 147: The Testimony of IsildurCouncil of Elrond 23: 06/16/2020
In which The Professor discusses Gandalf’s recounting of his meeting with Denathor and his “hoard” of books. Boromir’s interjection is discussed and we begin Isildur’s written account of The Ring.
Field Trip: Angmar, Kusle Lannan & Gorothlad
“Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.” ~J.R.R. TolkienSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-06-292h 19Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 146: Citation NeededCouncil of Elrond 22: 06/09/2020
In which The Professor delves into Gandalf’s search for the ring’s identity and his trip to Minas Tirith’s archives.
Field Trip Minas: Angmar, Minas Agar, Minas Maur
“Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.” ~J.R.R. TolkienSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-06-292h 17Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 145: Archival DramaCouncil of Elrond 21: 06/02/2020
In which the Professor deconstructs Galdor’s reference to the “long-debated ring,” Sauruman’s comment about hope cheating Sauron, and Gandalf’s account of chasing Gollum and researching the ring. Sauruman’s study of the rings and his connection to the White Council (and 2 elven ring bearers) is discussed.
“Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.” ~J.R.R. TolkienSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-06-132h 02Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 144: Gandalf’s KnowledgeCouncil of Elrond Session 20: 05/26/2020
In which the professor discusses Gandalf’s investigation into the ring’s identity and history and the tracking down of Gollum.
Field Trip: Barad Gularan
~Monica/Vilori
“Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.” ~J.R.R. TolkienSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-06-132h 11Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 143: Gandalf Takes the FloorCouncil of Elrond Session 19: 05192020
In which the professor discusses Galdor’s intent again, and the word “trove.” Elrond introduces Gandalf and it is discussed why he uses the name “Gandalf” instead of “Mithrandir.” It’s discussed why Gandalf took so long to decipher the identity of Bilbo’s ring. Gandalf acknowledges that it did take too long, but at least Sauron was even slower on the uptake. Gandalf talks about his consultation with Saruman and his trip to Dol Guldur and facing the necromancer. Saruman refuses to believe that Bilbo’s ring is the One Ring. Does Saruman blame/credit...2020-06-132h 37Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 142: InvestigationsCouncil of Elrond Session 18: 14052020
In which The Professor dissects Bilbo’s recounting, and it’s debated why Elrond is allowing the Ring’s Story to be told in this haphazard manner. Did he have a set agenda or is he winging it? Frodo’s account is given and it’s debated who interrupted his story for more detail. Bilbo comments that Frodo’s retelling is a good story and enthuses about putting Frodo’s account in writing. Galdor, like Boromir, demands more proof that Frodo’s Ring is Isildur's ring, claiming that only the wise could follow this train of lo...2020-06-132h 45Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 141: The Halflings Stand ForthCouncil of Elrond Session 17: 05052020
Bilbo calls for a lunch break, but Elrond asks him to relate his account of taking the ring from Gollum and shows again his remarkable grasp of hobbitry. Bilbo refers to his dislike of being labeled “thief” and the implications of that.
Field Trip: Himbar and discussing the hierarchy of the Angmar forces.
“Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.” ~J.R.R. TolkienSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-05-092h 18Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 140: Transitioning to ExplanationsCouncil of Elrond Session 16: 04282020
In which the Professor dissects Boromir’s request for proof that Frodo’s ring is Isildur’s bane, and his general tone of his request. We debate Elrond’s use of “shall” in “That shall be told.”
Field Trip: Himbar and the local village outside Carn Dum.
“Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.” ~J.R.R. TolkienSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-05-092h 46Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 139: Aragorn's CallSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-05-042h 44Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 138: Bilbo Says the K WordCouncil of Elrond Session 14: 04-14-2020
In which The Professor delves into Bilbo’s heated recitation of his “All That is Gold Does not Glitter” poem at the Council, and the intended audience is discussed. Aragorn addresses Boromir’s doubts and tries to assuage them. Field Trip: Gabilshathur, an Angmar Dwarf Settlement
“Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.” ~J.R.R. TolkienSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-05-042h 30Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 137: A Tale of Two HeirsSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-04-142h 30Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 136: Boromir Doesn't Get ItSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-04-142h 51Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 135: Boromir's Eye OpenerSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-04-142h 56Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 134: An Eye OpenerSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-04-142h 29Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 133: The Prophecy of GondorSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-03-162h 39Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 132: Some Real NewsSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-03-162h 38Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 131: Deviating from Elrond's AgendaSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-02-142h 34Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 130: Gondor Past, Present, and FutureSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-02-142h 26Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 129: The Role of GondorSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-02-142h 57Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 128: The Paradox of Middle-earth HistorySupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-02-142h 42Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 127: Elrond Takes the FloorSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2020-02-142h 31Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 126: Dwarf DiplomacySupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-12-172h 22Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 125: The Great Council ConvenesSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-12-152h 13The Mythgard Podcast20: "The Fifth Element" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 02Support The Mythgard Podcast2019-12-092h 09Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 124: Good Night, StarsSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-11-252h 47Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 123: One More Song!Support Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-11-252h 25Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 122: Reactions to Bilbo’s Song (With Special Guests from The Prancing Pony Podcast)Support Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-11-062h 59Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 121: The History of the Eärendil PoemSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-10-232h 26Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 120: The Eärendil Poem, still further continuedSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-10-151h 54The Mythgard Podcast19: "Pan's Labyrinth" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 02 Mythgard Movie Club, Part 6
Support The Mythgard Podcast2019-10-142h 03Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 119: The Eärendil Poem, further continuedSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-10-082h 58Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 118: The Eärendil Poem, continuedSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-10-012h 44Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 117: Bilbo’s Greatest Poem BeginsSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-09-242h 44Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 116: Not a Thing to MissSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-09-172h 19Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 115: FellowshipSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-09-102h 26Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 114: A Tense MomentSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-09-032h 32Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 113: The Further Adventures of BilboSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-08-272h 28The Mythgard Podcast18: "Camelot" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 02 Mythgard Movie Club, Part 4
Support The Mythgard Podcast2019-08-262h 14Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 112: Bilbo!Support Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-08-202h 14Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 111: A Longing FulfilledSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-07-312h 42Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 110: The Unwritten SequelSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-07-232h 22Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 109: The Short Guys at the High TableSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-07-162h 15Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 108: A Late-Arriving GuestSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-07-102h 34Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 107: Faces at the FeastSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-06-252h 50Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the RingsSession 106: Insistent MerrimentSupport Mythgard's Exploring The Lord of the Rings2019-06-182h 13The Mythgard Podcast17: "Captive State" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 02 Mythgard Movie Club, Part 3
Support The Mythgard Podcast2019-04-301h 49The Mythgard Podcast16: "Blade Runner 2049" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 02 Mythgard Movie Club, Part 2
Support The Mythgard Podcast2019-03-172h 03The Mythgard Podcast15: "Blade Runner" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 02 Mythgard Movie Club, Part 1
Support The Mythgard Podcast2019-02-102h 00The Mythgard Podcast14: "Fantastic Beasts" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 01 Mythgard Movie Club, Part 11
Support The Mythgard Podcast2018-12-142h 28The Mythgard Podcast13: "Night of the Living Dead" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 01 Mythgard Movie Club, Part 10
Support The Mythgard Podcast2018-11-291h 56The Mythgard Podcast12: "She" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 01 Mythgard Movie Club, Part 9
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Support The Mythgard Podcast2018-08-152h 09The Mythgard Podcast9: "Solo" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 01 Mythgard Movie Club, Part 06
Support The Mythgard Podcast2018-06-172h 04The Mythgard Podcast8: "A Wrinkle In Time" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 01 Mythgard Movie Club, Part 04
Support The Mythgard Podcast2018-05-042h 02The Mythgard Podcast7: "Alien" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 01 Mythgard Movie Club, Part 05
Support The Mythgard Podcast2018-05-042h 02The Mythgard Podcast6: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 01Support The Mythgard Podcast2018-03-152h 09The Mythgard Podcast5: "The Last Jedi" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 01Support The Mythgard Podcast2018-01-162h 31The Mythgard Podcast4: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" - Mythgard Movie Club, Season 01Support The Mythgard Podcast2017-12-051h 56The Mythgard Podcast3: Introducing the Mythgard Movie ClubSupport The Mythgard Podcast2017-11-0117 minMythgard AcademyMythgard Special: Mythgard Academy RetrospectiveMythgard Academy Retrospective from 2017 WebathonSupport Mythgard Academy2017-11-0119 minThe Mythgard Podcast2: Mythgard Special: Mythgard Academy Retrospective Mythgard Academy Retrospective from 2017 Webathon
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Support The Mythgard Podcast2017-10-231h 49Mythgard AcademyFundraiser Special Episode: The Father Christmas Letters, by J.R.R. TolkienThe Mythgard Academy lecture series focuses on novel-length books, with a weekly lecture over eight to ten weeks. However, as part of the Signum University Annual Fund Campaign the Halloween Extravaganza in 2015, Dr. Corey Olsen conducted a lecture on one of Tolkien’s shorter works: The Father Christmas Letters, a selection of letters Tolkien wrote to his children over a number of years. If you’ve never read or considered this short but imaginative book, this is your chance to delve into it.
Mythgard Academy, the Simarillion Film Project, and other free events and series that we offe...2015-12-201h 38Mythgard AcademyFundraiser Special Episode: Dr. Corey Olsen Blinks with His Take on Doctor WhoAs part of the Signum University Annual Fund Campaign in the fall of 2015, in this Mythgard Academy mini-class, Signum University President Dr. Corey Olsen discussed the story and themes of the episode "Blink" from Series 3 of Doctor Who. Later in the segment, he was joined by Signum students Katherine Sas and Curtis Weyant – of the Kat & Curt's TV Re-View podcast – to discuss how the episode fits more generally into the overall show.
Mythgard Academy, the Simarillion Film Project, and other free events and series that we offer free to the public are funded by tax-deductible donations. Please cons...2015-12-202h 41