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This week, the many mysteries of dwarves in Tolkien's legendarium. How do the dwarfs of Old Norse myth become the Longbeards of Khazad-dûm? What does the film trilogy get wrong about Gimli? How did dwarves become Scottish, anyway?Show NotesThe Book of Lost Tales, Part TwoThree Hearts and Three Lions (Poul Anderson)Magician (Raymond E. Feist) "Dwarves are Not Heroes": Antisemitism and the Dwarves in J.R.R. Tolkien's Writing (Rebecca Brackmann) Professor Tolkien in the Botanic Garden, Oxford, 1973Tales Of The Shire: A The Lord Of The Rings GameIt's been a rough decade for Lord of The Rings games (Polygon)Tolkien’s Greek Horsemen (Thoughts on Tolkien)Society calls for Tolkien to feature on a new bank note (Tolkien Society)The Rings Of Power Season 3 Enters Production As Amazon Teases Sauron’s Return (Empire)Shire Reckoning is a Next Word production. For bonus episodes and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/NextWord.Follow Shire Reckoning on YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram.Music by Corvus from Pixabay.
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