Hey there fellow travellers! This week we'll be revisiting episode 269, which focused on Tolkien's EPIC Christmas poem NOEL. Visit TolkienRoad.com/noel for plenty of resources related to it! Also, visit TrueMythsPress.com to for Tolkien Road gear like Two Trees coffee mugs, Tolkien Road t-shirts, and signed copies of my books (which are almost gone!). Use promo code NOEL20 to take 20% off your purchase until December 14th. - Show Notes » https://tolkienroad.com/noel - Buy Christmas Gifts » https://truemythspress.com/ - Watch the video » https://youtu.be/K3dICFZQIec - "Noel" text » http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Noel - listen to "Noel" » https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0_BJSYM874 - "Unseen JRR Tolkien poems found in school magazine" (The Guardian) » https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/feb/16/unseen-jrr-tolkien-poems-found-in-school-magazine - Our Lady's Abingdon » https://www.ola.org.uk/ - Wayne Hammond & Christina Scull's Blog Entry on Noel » https://wayneandchristina.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/tolkien-notes-8/ - "JRR Tolkien snubbed by 1961 Nobel jury, papers reveal" » https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-16440150 - "Beyond The Hobbit" (Journal of Tolkien Studies) » https://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1126&context=journaloftolkienresearch Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support .
