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The Tolkien Professor (Corey Olsen)•tolkienprof.fireside.fm

The Tolkien Professor podcast is a series of lectures, discussions, and seminars on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Corey Olsen, President of Signum University. All are welcome to enter – even those without any party business!

Episodes

452: SilmFilm 5-40: The Music of Season 5

What's the score? Tonight we hear and discuss the music composed for Season 5!

Oct 20, 2021•3 hr 4 min•Ep 452•Transcript available on Metacast

451: SilmFilm 5-39: Season 5, Episode 12 - Dagor Bragollach, Part 1

It's time for Episode 12, the first half of the Dagor Bragollach. Join us as the flames sweep across northern Beleriand!

Sep 29, 2021•2 hr 54 min•Ep 451•Transcript available on Metacast

450: SilmFilm 5-38: Frame Discussion

Tonight we discuss the Frame story! Incanus in Harad. Will Gandalf smoke a hookah and ride a white oliphaunt? What is the origin story of the Mouth of Sauron? All this and more...

Sep 13, 2021•2 hr 55 min•Ep 450•Transcript available on Metacast

449: SilmFilm 5-37: Episode 11 - The Athrabeth and Fingolfin's Big Push

Tonight, the heart of Season 5: the Athrabethof Finrod and Andreth! This is awesome stuff.

Sep 08, 2021•2 hr 57 min•Ep 449•Transcript available on Metacast

448: SilmFilm 5-36: Sets, Locations, and Props

Silm Film 5-36 (08/12/21) Sets, Locations, and Props Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by Marie Prosser for a post-production session to discuss the possible Locations, Set Design choices, and Props that will be used in Season 5, based on listener suggestions on the messageboards. Location scouting for the Forest of Brethil, Nan Elmoth, Tarn Aeluin, and the Ascar-Gelion confluence results in choices moving forward. We also discuss the appearance of the leadership symbols of the Three Houses o...

Aug 18, 2021•2 hr 24 min•Ep 448•Transcript available on Metacast

447: SilmFilm 5-35: Season 5 Episode 10 Continued - Fingolfin's Vision

Silm Film 5-35 (07/29/21) Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by Nick Palazzo to continue discussing Episode 10. While the story of Aredhel's death is told in detail by Tolkien, the topic of this session is the most controversial adaptation choice of Season 5 - Fingolfin's vision that will lead to his fruitless big push against Angband and his eventual duel with Morgoth at the end of the season. An appearance by a surprise character and the influence of Men on the story make the final form of t...

Aug 05, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Ep 447•Transcript available on Metacast

446: A Special Emergency "The Trees are in the Amazon Show!?" Livestream

SilmarillionOnPrime? Really? Let's talk about this!

Aug 04, 2021•1 hr•Ep 446•Transcript available on Metacast

445: SilmFilm 5-34: Season 5 Episode 10

Silm Film 5-34 (7/8/21) Season 5 Episode 10: Bound Together Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by Marie Prosser to discuss the final episode for Aredhel as she returns to Gondolin with her son Maeglin, and Turgon decides to implement the first execution. [Fingolfin's vision after the double wedding in Dor-lomin signals his shift from maintaining the Siege indefinitely to an attempt to take a more active approach as the season heads towards the Dagor Bragollach.] https://mythgard.org/silmfilm/...

Jul 10, 2021•2 hr 57 min•Ep 445•Transcript available on Metacast

444: SilmFilm 5-33: Season 5 Casting

Silm Film 5-33 (7/1/21) Season 5 Casting Session Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by special guest Håkan Walles to discuss the results of the casting poll and determine the actors who will represent the new characters in Season 5. First they determine the casting for the Haradrim in the Third Age Frame story, then for the Edain in Beleriand, and finally the elvish characters. https://mythgard.org/silmfilm/

Jul 06, 2021•2 hr 55 min•Ep 444•Transcript available on Metacast

443: SilmFilm 5-32: Season 5 Episode 9

Silm Film 5-32 (6/10/21) Season 5 Episode 9: A Brief Flame Corey Olsen and Dave Kale are joined by Nick Palazzo to discuss Episode 9 of Season 5, in which Andreth and Aegnor fall in love, but the rom com goes off the rails when the couple is unable to overcome the obstacles facing them. The Noldor have a council in Dorthonion to discuss the Siege, and Maedhros involves the Dwarves in a construction project at Himring as we gear up for the end of the Season. https://mythgard.org/silmfilm/

Jun 18, 2021•2 hr 55 min•Ep 443•Transcript available on Metacast

442: SilmFilm 5-31: Season 5 Episode 8

Silm Film 5-31 (5/20/2021) Season 5 Episode 8: To the Horizon Corey Olsen, joined by Dave Kale, Nick Palazzo, and Marie Prosser, discusses the Aredhel subplot from S05Ep07 as well as the first draft script for Episode 8. Aredhel and Eöl are engaged in a tug of war for the loyalty of their son Maeglin, who visits Nogrod. Andreth is introduced as a young woman of Nargothrond, and she visits Haleth and the Haladin in Brethil in a cultural exchange that will have lasting impact on the House of Bëor....

May 22, 2021•2 hr 57 min•Ep 442•Transcript available on Metacast

441: SilmFilm 5-30: Season 5 Episode 7

Silm Film Session 5-30: Episode 7 - The Council of Estolad The Silmarillion Film Project is a theoretical adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion into a long-running television show. Season 5 introduces Men to Beleriand and culminates in Fingolfin's duel with Morgoth after the Dagor Bragollach. In this session, Corey Olsen discusses the plot of Season 5 Episode 7. The scattered people of Estolad will finally emerge as the unified House of Hador. Bereg will be a voice of dissent at the Co...

May 22, 2021•2 hr 4 min•Ep 441•Transcript available on Metacast

440: SilmFilm 5-29: Culture of the Edain

Silm Film 5-29 (4/22/2021) Season 5 Culture of the Edain Corey Olsen discusses the culture of the Edain in Season 5, joined by Nick Palazzo and Marie Prosser. The Houses of Bëor, Haleth, and Hador migrate throughout Beleriand over the course of the season, come into contact with the elves, and develop unique signs of leadership and material culture. Also, decisions are made about the history of Narsil! https://mythgard.org/silmfilm/

May 08, 2021•2 hr 8 min•Ep 440•Transcript available on Metacast

439: SilmFIlm 5-28: Season 5 Episode 6

Silm Film 5-28 (4/8/2021) Season 5 Episode 6: Freedom Corey Olsen discusses Season 5 Episode 6, the action-packed escape from Angband! He is joined by Nick Palazzo, Script Editor. Rhogrin and Annael escape from Angband, and they are aided by the young Hador, who has been recruited by Fingon to join the war in the north. Also, Haleth kills Tevildo to claim the Forest of Brethil for her people. https://mythgard.org/silmfilm/

Apr 23, 2021•2 hr 3 min•Ep 439•Transcript available on Metacast

438: SilmFilm 5-27: Season 5 Episode 5 (cont'd), Elves vs Men (cont'd)

In which we discuss Haleth among the giant spiders, Gandalf in Harad, and more about the differences between Elves and Men.

Apr 03, 2021•2 hr 10 min•Ep 438•Transcript available on Metacast

437: SilmFilm 5-26: Season 5 Episode 5

Episode 5 tonight -- Let's talk about the unfriendship of the Green Elves (not to mention the Grey!).

Mar 14, 2021•2 hr 57 min•Ep 437•Transcript available on Metacast

436: SilmFilm 5-25: HARAD - Culture and Frame Story

Tonight: Harad! Let's do some world-building and figuring out what Harad is like (or one corner of it, anyway).

Mar 01, 2021•2 hr 55 min•Ep 436•Transcript available on Metacast

435: SilmFilm 5-24: Season 5, Episode 4

Tonight we discuss the script for Episode 4: the battle at the Stockade, and the emergence of Haleth!

Feb 21, 2021•2 hr 51 min•Ep 435•Transcript available on Metacast

434: SilmFilm 5-23: Casting Criteria

Tonight we discuss the criteria for casting the new characters for Season 5. What are we looking for in Humans?

Feb 21, 2021•2 hr 54 min•Ep 434•Transcript available on Metacast

433: SilmFilm 5-22: Season 5, Episode 2

Join us tonight as return to discussing our Episode Outlines. We will discuss the B plot of Episode 2 and then Episode 3, which will deal centrally with the Elves' discovery of the Gift of Men.

Jan 16, 2021•2 hr 12 min•Ep 433•Transcript available on Metacast

432: The Mythgard Amazon Synopsis Stream with the Tolkien Professor and Dr. Maggie Parke

Jan 16, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep 432•Transcript available on Metacast

431: SilmFilm 5-21: Creative Commissions

Tonight we resume our SilmFilm discussions discussing what creative works we would like to commission in conjunction with this season, with a heavy focus on the musical score.

Jan 09, 2021•2 hr 50 min•Ep 431•Transcript available on Metacast