Week 117 - Word-nerd Wednesday: His Children’s Joy

About this episode

This episode features a linguistic exploration of Estel and its Old English roots in Tolkien's legendarium.

Join The Man of the West as this week’s linguistic deep dive includes a look at Estel, and a reminder of the Old English inspiration behind the beginning of the legendarium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: The Man of the West

Topics covered

• linguistics
• Tolkien
• Old English
• Estel
• legendarium

Keywords

• Tolkien
• linguistics
• Estel
• Old English
• legendarium

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Estel, Old English, legendarium

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