Answering Your Tolkien Questions Episode 131: What Do the Lesser Rings Actually Do?

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I am a Tolkien scholar who has been enjoying and studying the works of Tolkien since the 1980s.
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Background Image Credit - The Lord of the Rings Online
Thumbnail Image Credit - Peter Xavier Price

0:00 Intro
05:09 Brief reading from The Return of the Shadow
15:50 Do we know anything about the government system of Rhûn?
19:30 In The Lord of the Rings, does the Fellowship exit the chamber of Mazarbul by the same door, as depicted in the movie?
22:58 What is the philosophy and significance of The Tale of Arwen and Aragorn?
32:30 Is the White Tree based on a real tree or trees that existed?
40:20 Is it true that Tolkien took inspiration for the Orcs from Gog and Magog from The Bible and the Koran?
43:50 Where did the gifts of foresight that Elves and Men possess come from?
48:17 Why was both Fingolfin's sword and a body of water both named Ringil?
51:34 What do you suppose the lesser rings actually do?
57:05 If Saruman had traveled to Rivendell to convince Elrond that Gandalf was a traitor, would that have worked?
1:00:09 Did Eru Ilúvatar ever visit Valinor personally?
1:04:29 Quiz review!

Music by Kevin Macleod and Adrian von Ziegler

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