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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME017.mp3Podcast: Download  In this episode, we travel from Buckland to the ‘Green Dragon’ in Bywater to talk with the Tolkien Professor about the importance of Hobbits in Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Subscribe to the Feed |Subscribe with iTunes  

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME016.mp3Podcast: Download In this episode we continue our Lone-Lands exploration, visiting the southern ruins of Minas Eriol, Mithrenost and Ost Guruth where we meet Radagast the Brown. Who is he? What are wizards and where did they come from? How does Middle-earth magic compare to the magic we see in other stories? Subscribe to the Feed […]

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME015.mp3Podcast: Download   We investigate the Hobbit settlement of Staddle, east of Bree. In the footsteps of the Fellowship of the Ring we trek east to Weathertop through the Midgewater Marshes and the Midgewater Pass. What can we learn from hobbit hospitality? What purpose do the numerous ruins we see have? Why did Gandalf refer […]

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME014.mp3Podcast: Download  In this episode we take you on a tour of Bree and discover the past and the present of the town where Frodo met Strider for the first time. Subscribe to the Feed |Subscribe with iTunes

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME013.mp3Podcast: Download  We travel from Ram Dúath through Malenhad to Nan Gurth in Angmar. Subscribe to the Feed |Subscribe with iTunes

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME012.mp3Podcast: Download  We enter Angmar and look for dragons! Subscribe to the Feed |Subscribe with iTunes  

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME011.mp3Podcast: Download  We meet the rangers of Esteldin and travel to the perilous ruins of Fornost. Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe with iTunes

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME010.mp3Podcast: Download  We explore the North-Western part of the Misty Mountains and climb the Bitter Stair to get a glimpse of Helegrod. Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe with iTunes

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME009.mp3Podcast: Download  In this episode we travel to the perilous Misty Mountains to explore the Western Bruinen Source, the High Crag and the Giant Halls while trying to avoid trolls, evil dwarves and giants. Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe with iTunes

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME008.mp3Podcast: Download  In this episode we talk about the complex relations between elves and humans and we discuss how the books and the movies portray the romantic relationship of Arwen and Aragorn. Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe with iTunes

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME007.mp3Podcast: Download  In this episode we walk around in Rivendell and we continue our discussion about the elves in Middle-earth. Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe with iTunes

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME006.mp3Podcast: Download  In this episode we travel to Rivendell and visit the Last Homely House. We talk about the origins and the history of the elves in Middle-earth.

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME005.mp3Podcast: Download  In this episode of the Secrets of Middle-earth, we explore the snowy region of Ered Luin, where dwarves mine the depths of the Blue Mountains for treasure. We learn about the surprising origin of the Dwarves, we discover the true reason of their fascination with gold and other precious metals, and we gain […]

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME004.mp3Podcast: Download  We travel from the Shire to Lake Evendim and discover the glorious past of the city of Annuminas. Who is represented by the gigantic statue on the eastern shore of the lake? Why is the city of Annuminas in ruins? Will Aragorn bring a new dawn to Evendim? Subscribe to the Feed | Subscribe […]

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME003.mp3Podcast: Download  In this episode, we make a perilous journey through the Old Forest in search of Tom Bombadil. Tom is one of the most mysterious characters in Middle Earth. How old is he? And what is he? A human? An elf? And why has the One Ring no grip on him? Subscribe to the Feed […]

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME002.mp3Podcast: Download  This episode of the Secrets of Middle-earth is recorded in the Shire! We will visit the place where it all began for Bilbo and Frodo: Bag End. We will explore the ancient medieval legends that inspired Tolkien in his creation of Bilbo and young Frodo, and we will see what Frodo has in common […]

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https://media.blubrry.com/jimmy_akins_mysterious_world/traffic.libsyn.com/sqpn01/SME001.mp3Podcast: Download  In this first episode of the Secrets of Middle-earth: presentation of the podcast; Middle Earth in books, movies and games; news: Children of Hurin, the world wide launch of Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar; a tour of Archet in Bree-land; fighting wolves, boars and brigands. Lord of the Rings: a […]