This month, we're discussing the noblest man in Gondor who didn't have an epic destiny or a broken sword to blame for it, Faramir. We discuss what makes his juxtaposition between his more famous brother and the more famous noble Man of the West, Aragorn, so interesting, and why that makes him such a fascinating character.
Episode 23 mixed by James Pierson (@jpierson)
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. Appendix A “Gondor and the heirs of Anarion”
- H. Carpenter and C. Tolkien (Eds.), The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin (letters 66, 163, 180, 244)
- Carter, Steven Brett (2012) "Faramir and the Heroic Ideal of the Twentieth Century; or, How Aragorn Died at the Somme," Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 30 : No. 3 , Article 6. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol30/iss3/6