1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 We are delighted to welcome Carl Hostetter to The Tolkien Road! Carl is the editor of the forthcoming book The Nature of Middle-earth, the latest collection of previously unpublished writings from JRR Tolkien. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Andrew T, John R, Ms. Anonymous By the way, here's that preview we discussed: https://preview.aer.io/The_Nature_of_Middleearth-NDAxNzU2 Pre-order The Nature of Middle-earth: https://amzn.to/3CjmfbE Get the bonus episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/0251-patron-only-54569705 This was a wide-ranging discussion! We covered topics like Tolkien's final word on the length of Valian Years, Elrond's &quot;Man-equivalent&quot; age, Carl's involvement in the study of Quenya and Sindarin, how he came to write this book, and so much more! Be sure to check out the patron-only bonus discussion we had with Carl, in which we discuss his views of Peter Jackson's films, what he's expecting from LOTR on Prime, and his opinion on the ever-controversial question of Tolkien and religion. Special thanks to these amazing patrons: Andrew T John R Ms. Anonymous Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien Shannon S Brian O Emilio P Zeke F James A James L Chris L Chuck F Asya V Ish of the Hammer Teresa C David of Pints with Jack Jonathan D Eric S Joey S Eric B Johanna T Mike M Robert H Paul D Julia Werty Become a patron: https://patreon.com/tolkienroad &amp;nbsp; The Tolkien Road https://tolkienroad.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/20051066/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/00c441/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/108750488