Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode Richard Rohlin goes solo to give us an introduction to JRR Tolkien's vision for Universal History. Later this month he will be teaching a course on this topic.
Register now for the Tolkien and Universal History course by Richard Rohlin on The Symbolic World website: thesymbolicworld.com/courses/tolkien-and-universal-history
Cost: $150
Discount: 10% off for all Symbolic World patrons at the Involved tier or higher. Apply your unique discount code at checkout.
Live classes: February 24 - March 24, 5 weeks, 10 hours of lectures.
Lecture recordings will be made available with downloadable audio.
=====Timestamps====
01:07 - Introduction
03:36 - What makes Tolkien unique?
07:53 - Tolkien & universal history
12:28 - The Arthurian legends
22:13 - Redeeming the elves
26:45 - Redeeming the gods
27:40 - Medieval genres: Chronicles
29:35 - Poetry
31:17 - The Silmarillion
34:10 - Retelling culture-founding narratives
36:09 - The Lord of the Rings
38:44 - The novel
42:16 - Writing assignment
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In this episode Richard Rohlin goes solo to give us an introduction to JRR Tolkien's vision for Universal History. Later this month he will be teaching a course on this topic.
Register now for the Tolkien and Universal History course by Richard Rohlin on The Symbolic World website: thesymbolicworld.com/courses/tolkien-and-universal-history
Cost: $150
Discount: 10% off for all Symbolic World patrons at the Involved tier or higher. Apply your unique discount code at checkout.
Live classes: February 24 - March 24, 5 weeks, 10 hours of lectures.
Lecture recordings will be made available with downloadable audio.
=====Timestamps====
01:07 - Introduction
03:36 - What makes Tolkien unique?
07:53 - Tolkien & universal history
12:28 - The Arthurian legends
22:13 - Redeeming the elves
26:45 - Redeeming the gods
27:40 - Medieval genres: Chronicles
29:35 - Poetry
31:17 - The Silmarillion
34:10 - Retelling culture-founding narratives
36:09 - The Lord of the Rings
38:44 - The novel
42:16 - Writing assignment
đź’» Website and blog: thesymbolicworld.com
đź”— Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau
đź—Ł Join The Symbolic World Community for discussions about symbolism: thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe
đź”’ BECOME A PATRON: thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe
📱 SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: facebook.com/TheSymbolicWorld
Twitter: twitter.com/pageaujonathan
Instagram: instagram.com/jonathan.pageau
Our website designers: resonancehq.io
My intro was arranged and recorded by Matthew Wilkinson: matthewwilkinson.net
