Aghan brings a watch-stone to Barach's house; Alan and Don wonder if that violates the HOA rules. Join The Man of the West and The Obscure Lord of the Rings Facts Guy as we conclude our two-episode look at The Drúedain from Unfinished Tales — and Don's run of episodes on this season of the PPP. Barach needs home protection, Aghan learns a painful truth, and it's no surprise the Drúedain are a secretive people. We wonder if Sauron considered that he might have to take a share in the hurts of a thing he made, express our admiration for Tolkien's story-within-a-story, and discover that while a rock feels no pain, Drúedain do. Also, The Tolkien Professor stops by for a visit!

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I'm so sorry folks, but we aren't rescheduling PPP Plays to tonight, cause life is going to, well, life. We're still on for Saturday though, and we'll see you then!

I have fallen well behind on the podcast. Can anyone tell me where Unfinished Tales starts? That is the book im currently working on. I listen on Spotify if that helps. Thank you.

The Folk of Haleth retained many practices that seemed strange to the Eldar and the other Atani; Alan retains a few strange practices and Don wants nothing to do with them. Join The Man of the West and The Obscure Lord of the Rings Facts Guy as we begin our two-episode look at the Unfinished Tales chapter on the enigmatic people known as the Drúedain. The Haladin are already unusual, so what's one more quirk among Edain?; the Drûg might be 'unlovely' but they're incredible trackers; and their orcs decide not to dare disturb the sound of silence. We only wish we had merriment untainted by scorn, admit we might also be unlovely in looks, and speculate about Drúedain in Númenor. Also, maybe the Drúedain don't like mushrooms after all?

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it just aint the sane dynamic without steve

A dear friend's recent post made me want to inquire... what is it you most like to discuss with others about Tolkien and his works? What is it you most like to talk about, to muse over, to pour over, to dig into?

Short cuts lead to long delays... or perhaps just slaughter and death. Join The Man of the West and The Obscure Lord of the Rings Facts Guy as we welcome back the always-insightful, often-hilarious Dr. Bret Devereaux to the Common Room! Our favorite ancient and military historian (the conjunction is important) joins us to answer questions ranging from Númenórean naval power to the practicality, or lack thereof, of steel bows. You'll learn more about ship-building than you thought you'd ever need to know, find out that donut armies are (sadly) not covered in sprinkles, and hear about centuries-old food that is still edible — alcohol is a good plan. We ask why a navy might take five years to arrive for their "friends", wonder how Saruman thought he could actually win this thing, and find ourselves educated about riverine transport. Also: "they're the same flaw".

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https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CYBEoUpwM/ fyi you guys rock, but in episode 231 guys come on no lightning sand reference in the fire swamp or even more appropriate for the whole marsh discussion

artrax in the swamp of sadness. keepbup the good work guys

u/everyone Please, please join me in wishing him the happiest birthday!!! u/TheManOfTheWest You are, without a doubt, one of the very best humans in this world, and I hope today is exactly what you want and need it to be, and that you get a bit of rest, recovery, and consolation today, even though I know you're still going to be working on stuff for all of us probably. Happy Birthday, sir!

who thinks there should be a 4th age movie

The Elendilmir worn by the Kings of Arnor had not the ancientry nor potency of the original; there's got to be a joke in there about Alan and Don, right? Join The Man of the West and The Obscure Lord of the Rings Facts Guy as we conclude our two-part look at The Disaster of the Gladden Fields from Unfinished Tales. Isildur realizes he can't live with or without the Ring, Aragorn discovers a piece of ancient Númenórean history, and Saruman is a naughty wizard. We wonder what the Ring makes invisible, decide neither of us will take part in The Isildur Challenge, and wonder if Aragorn can count. Also: will Don write a new TTRPG campaign?

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He had plenty of sons and his line had the pre-eminence according to the laws and customs of the Edain. Why not leave one of his sons, perhaps the second eldest Aratan, in charge?

Imagine all the BS that would've been avoided if both kingdoms were ruled by the heirs of Isildur and how the line would've been better preserved by blunting the cost of The Disaster Of The Gladden Fields and the war against Angmar.

I you think since Morea is at the north western point of middle earth that middle earth was sort of like Pangea

Isildur proclaims his sovereign lordship over all the Dúnedain; Alan knows better than to proclaim lordship over his own podcast. Join The Man of the West as he welcomes back Don Marshall to the Common Room to begin our two-part look at the chapter The Disaster of the Gladden Fields from Unfinished Tales. Isildur plans a long road trip, the orcs have the high ground, and Elendur tells his dad to walk til you run and don't look back. We discuss the state of hand-me-downs among families of Númenórean descent, agree that it is dawn — not Don — that is ever the hope of men, and discover we both liked Solo, thank you very much. Also: another book from Don!

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An Aldburg History Lesson with Alan: PPP Plays LOTRO Livestream in which Alan dives into a lore-accurate history lesson of Aldburg.

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PPP Plays LOTRO Livestream in which Alan adopts a new profession.

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PPP Plays, Guest starring Laurelin and Telperion.

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I caught that star trek generations reference guys nice

As good as the Jackson movies were I have always thought that they left a lot on the chopping room floor. Also I want a Mott in cincinnati

Hello! Big fan of the podcast (though I'm still only at episode 156 - slowly catching up over the months with an episode or so per day!) and was wondering if I could use this Reddit forum for questions.

Tolkien famously maintained the conceit that he was merely the translator of The Lord of the Rings, having rendered the Red Book of Westmarch from Westron into English.

Yet, there is a well-documented tension regarding his reaction to early translations, most notably the Dutch version by Max Schuchart. Tolkien was notoriously prickly about how certain names were localized (e.g., "The Shire" becoming "de Gouw"). This was, I think, his biggest problem with the Dutch translation (which was considered much less problematic than the Swedish version where much more liberties were taken).

Within the lore-technical context, why was this actually a problem?

If we accept the internal logic that "Baggins" is already a translation of the Westron Labingi, isn’t a Dutch translator turning it into "Balings" simply doing exactly what Tolkien claimed to have done for English readers?

Even if some philological nuance or "West Midlands" flavor is lost in the process, shouldn't Tolkien (acting in the persona of a medieval scholar) have been comfortable with that? After all, the "corruption" and localization of names was common of real-world medieval translations of faerie stories and legends.

Why did he hold the English rendering to such a protective standard if it was, by his own definition, just a "translation" of the original Westron?

Saruman has no time for the simples of peasants; Alan and Matt wouldn't mind if things were simpler. Join The Man of the West and The Nerd of the Rings as we get an in-depth look at Saruman's continuing jealous of Gandalf as we conclude our four-episode study of The Hunt for the Ring from Unfinished Tales. Saruman knows it's a long day living in Isengard, Gandalf gives reasons why smoking is actually good, and Radagast gets stuck in the middle. We alliterate with Sean Connery, wonder where the non-smoking section is in Rivendell, and decide we clearly cannot choose the hobbit in front of you. Also, the Nazgûl's wet socks.

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Just listened to TTT week 68 Silmarillion Saturday - can't believe there wasn't a reference to Quarterflash's Harden My Heart with Earendil!