Post #1752125
2026-04-18 16:09 UTC
It has often been said that J.R.R. Tolkien wanted to make a "mythology for England," but echoes of Middle-earth can be found among the monuments, mounds, and muddy rivers of the American Midwest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbQohw4tjQ4
#tolkien #jrrtolkien #missouri #stl #stlouis #midwest #midamerica #westmoot
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@Kirkman@mastodon.social 2026-04-18 16:10
Excited to share this personal talk — given at the Tolkien Society's inaugural Westmoot conference in Kansas City — titled "Reflections on Middle-earth from a Middle American." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbQohw4tjQ4 #tolkien #jrrtolkien #missouri #stl #stlouis #midwest #midamerica #westmoot
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@sphealey@urbanists.social 2026-04-18 17:58
@Kirkman I’m not sure if Johnson’s Shut-Ins is quite the equivalent of the Falls of Rauros though.