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Episode 16: Extremely Specific Middle-earth Q&A with The Tolkien Professor--Corey Olsen
In part two of my interview with Corey "The Tolkien Professor" Olsen, we discuss several extremely specific questions about Middle-earth, including: What is "magic" in The Lord of the Rings? Whogiddy-what is Tom Bombadil exactly? Do the good consequences of Eowyn's disobedience to Theoden justify her actions? Are orcs—possessing free will but seemingly evil by nature—metaphysically coherent?
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Signum University https://signumuniversity.org/
Mythgard Institute (Signum's free programs for the public) https://mythgard.org/
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