About this episode

The episode explores the connections between language and Tolkien's works, focusing on names from Mordor and Gaelic etymology.

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People in this episode

Host: The Man of the West

Topics covered

• Tolkien
• language
• Gaelic
• Nazgûl
• Mordor
• etymology

Keywords

• Tolkien
• Nazgûl
• Mordor
• Gaelic
• language
• etymology
• ring

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Nazgûl, Mordor, Gaelic, ring

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