Week 116 - Middle-earth Map Monday: A Shapeless Fear

About this episode

The episode explores the historical significance of the city known as Minas Ithil and Minas Morgul in Middle-earth.

Join The Man of the West as he continues his anti-bucket list of places to visit in Middle-earth with a trip through history to view the city known both as Minas Ithil and Minas Morgul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: The Man of the West

Topics covered

• Middle-earth
• history
• fantasy
• Tolkien
• geography
• cities

Keywords

• Middle-earth
• Minas Ithil
• Minas Morgul
• Tolkien
• fantasy geography
• city history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Minas Ithil, Minas Morgul

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