Week 117 - Tolkien Tuesday: Petty Fencing
From Today's Tolkien Times by The Prancing Pony Podcast
April 28, 2026 · 11 min · Season 15 · Episode 698
About this episode
The episode explores Tolkien's defense of Faramir and Éowyn while discussing the concept of Petty Fencing.
Join The Man of the West as he discovers Petty Fencing isn’t what you build when you just want to get even with your neighbor, and Tolkien gives a reader a fierce defense of Faramir, Éowyn, and their love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: The Man of the West
Topics covered
- Tolkien
- Faramir
- Éowyn
- literary analysis
- character defense
- Petty Fencing
Keywords
- Tolkien
- Faramir
- Éowyn
- Petty Fencing
- literary analysis
- character defense
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