119 - Willows & Ashes & Oaks (oh my!)
From Amon Sûl by Fr. Anthony Cook, Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, Dcn. Seraphim Richard Rohlin, and Ancient Faith Ministries
July 26, 2025
About this episode
Fr. Anthony discusses the sixth chapter of Fellowship of the Ring with arborist Mark Caldwell.
Fr. Anthony talks with arborist Mark Caldwell, about the sixth chapter of Fellowship of the Ring, “The Old Forest,” as the hobbits leave the Shire behind and enter into the Wide World in a place that is not at all wide and open. Hidden Past and Celtic Impulse, both by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
People in this episode
Host: Fr. Anthony
Guest: Mark Caldwell
Topics covered
- arboriculture
- literature
- fantasy
- Celtic culture
- Hobbits
- Middle-earth
Keywords
- Fellowship of the Ring
- Old Forest
- Hobbits
- arborist
- Celtic Impulse
- Kevin MacLeod
- fantasy literature
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ancient Faith Ministries
Books & works: Fellowship of the Ring, The Old Forest
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