Independent Incidentals - Ep. 24: All Roads Lead to Tolkien

November 04, 2025 00:58:57
Independent Incidentals - Ep. 24: All Roads Lead to Tolkien
Independent Incidentals
Independent Incidentals - Ep. 24: All Roads Lead to Tolkien

Nov 04 2025 | 00:58:57

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Show Notes

Roguelikes. Dungeons and Dragons. Dashcon 2. What do all these things have in common? They all, in their own ways, loop back to the ripples that Tolkien left on the world. How did he write the most successful fantasy series? And how did it disseminate into popular culture?

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