The Returned King
Aug 18, 2025•34 min•Ep. 11
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Episode description
This week, the Aragorn, son of Arathorn. How was Aragorn first envisioned in the text? Why is he so influential as a character? Would he be even cooler with big wooden shoes?
Show Notes
- The Peoples of Middle-earth (Christopher Tolkien)
- The Seventh Doctor
- Severance
- Fringe
- "No One Listens to Melian: When Women Speak and Men Ignore Them in Middle-earth" (Sara Brown)
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