75 - Tolkien's Long Defeat: Northern Courage and Christian Hope

Tolkien did not expect history to be anything but a long defeat, though it may contain glimpses of final Victory.Drawing from his letters, The Lord of the Rings, "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics," and "On Fairy-Stories," this episode traces how northern courage (fight for the good of the day without counting on ultimate triumph) meets Christian eucatastrophe: the sudden joyous turn that does not deny sorrow, but denies that defeat is the last word. Along the way: Beowulf's circle of light, Galadriel's "long defeat," Helm's Deep at dawn, and Gandalf on despair versus doomed resistance.Watch the video for this episode and subscribe to my YouTube channel here:https://youtu.be/zQZuCpAd8t8Join the Mythic Mind Fellowship:https://mythicmindfellowship.comListen to all THREE Mythic Mind podcasts:• Mythic Mind• Mythic Mind Games• Mythic Mind Movies & ShowsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support.