The Tolkien Professor

If any of you are as addicted to Tolkien and his works as I am, and find yourself constantly pining for new knowledge and insight into his rich and vibrant secondary world of Arda, then have I got a link for you! As I was searching iTunes last week for music inspired by Tolkien (yes, I am that pathetic), I came upon a delightful free podcast by the name of Tolkien Professor.

No, not that Tolkien professor!

Tolkien Professor is done by college professor and Tolkien fanatic Corey Olson, who delights in the world of Tolkien and has made available multiple lectures (currently 10) on various themes found in Tolkien’s work. In addition to several non sequitur podcasts about various issues such as the origin of dragons and whether or not the balrog in The Bridge of Khazad-dum had wings (very important!), he is working through the entire trilogy and the Hobbit, doing an in depth reading and analysis of each work.

The lectures are extremely well thought out, not to mention entertaining, so I highly recommend that you subscribe to the podcast, sit back, relax, and get your nerd on.