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S1 E1 Jul 13, 2025

A Wise Start

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Show Notes
This week, the magic of maps in fantasy fiction -- and in Tolkien in particular -- and an introduction to the podcast.

Show Notes
  • L Frank Baum's map of Oz
  • Robert E Howard's map of the Hyborian Age
  • "Celebrating Christopher Tolkien's Cartographic Legacy" (John Crowe, Reactor)
  • "What to expect from Amazon's Lord of the Rings show and its Second Age setting" (Devan Coggan, EW)
  • LOTRProject
  • Stars And Swords: Footnoting Genre Fiction
  • "After 3 years of trying, Lord of the Rings Online's 'Great Hobbit Run' ends in confused success as a mob of low-level players gets lost inside Mount Doom and decides it's close enough: 'Sauron can kiss my butt!'" (Andy Chalk, PCGamer)
  • The Lord of the Rings Online
  • Queer Approaches to Tolkien: Essays on the Many Paths to Middle-earth (Robin Anne Reid, Christopher Vaccaro, Stephen Yandell)
  • Pity, Power and Tolkien's Ring (Tom Hillman)
  • The Tides Of Time, The Tides Of Fate, And The Power Of Song (Tom Hillman, The Journal of Tolkien Research)
  • The Atlas of Middle-earth (Karen Lynn Fonstad)
  • Maps on Display: Fantastic Worlds Exhibit Coming this Summer! (UW-Madison)
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