Week 120 - Tolkien Tuesday: Where Shall I Find Rest?

About this episode

The episode discusses Tolkien's letter 246, focusing on Frodo's wounds and Gandalf's unanswered question.

Join The Man of the West as we continue letter 246, where Tolkien turns from Frodo’s blame to Frodo’s wounds — and the question Gandalf wouldn’t answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: The Man of the West

Topics covered

• Tolkien
• Frodo
• Gandalf
• literature
• analysis
• letters

Keywords

• Tolkien
• Frodo
• Gandalf
• letter 246
• wounds
• analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: letter 246

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