The Rings of Power and the Long Defeat

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"I am a Christian, and indeed a Roman Catholic, so that I do not expect ‘history’ to be anything but a ‘long defeat’ – though it contains (and in a legend may contain more clearly and movingly) some samples or glimpses of final victory." - JRR Tolkien, Letter 195 (https://amzn.to/3sVZJCE)WATCH THE VIDEO OF THIS » https://youtu.be/BXJDi03qbPEIn a previous video, which I've linked to in the notes below, I discussed what I hoped would be a path forward for the legendarium, guided by a Tolkien Estate which was unfailingly loyal JRR Tolkien's established work and vision. Well, that was a few months ago, and I've been feeling far less optimistic as of late. In fact, I've realized that the Tolkienian idea of the long defeat may apply in all of this.VIDEOS REFERENCED:- RINGS OF POWER » Protecting The Middle-earth Legendarium » https://youtu.be/xwYO_g48XVA- RINGS OF POWER Controversies » Why Compressing The Second Age Timeline Is Wrong » LOTR on Prime » https://youtu.be/RfJraeLEjzASupport / Follow My Work:- tolkienroad.com- patreon.com/tolkienroad- twitter.com/tolkienroadBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

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