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E11: Gandalf Trolls Trolls, Thor Trolls a Dwarf, and Beorn's Budget BnB
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In this episode, Shawn once again obsesses over the parallels between Tolkien’s work and the Norse myths he drew inspiration from, and once again attempts (with mixed results, by his own admission) to make the decisions of gods, wizards, and hobbits feel uncomfortably relatable to modern life. Along the way, he looks at two chapters from The Hobbit where Gandalf repeatedly proves that timing, presentation, and well-placed words can be more effective than magic or brute force.
The episode then shifts to the Poetic Edda poem Alvíssmál, where Thor, normally known for solving…
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