How The Rings of Power Got Tolkien’s Moral Vision Wrong (Guest: Dr. Ben Reinhard)

September 30, 2022 00:57:37
How The Rings of Power Got Tolkien’s Moral Vision Wrong (Guest: Dr. Ben Reinhard)
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How The Rings of Power Got Tolkien’s Moral Vision Wrong (Guest: Dr. Ben Reinhard)

Sep 30 2022 | 00:57:37

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Eric Sammons

Show Notes

The billion-dollar Amazon series Rings of Power is said to be based on the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. But is it a faithful representation of Tolkien’s worldview, or is it a modern bastardization profiting off the Tolkien name?

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