The Origins of Fantasy.- A Soup with Distance and Time: On Fairy Stories, Part 2

Diving into what the origin of fairy stories is, we realize–once again–that Tolkien doesn’t give us an encyclopedic answer, but instead lays out some boundaries that help us better understand where fairy story comes from–and what it needs to have. It’s a thought-provoking episode this week as we continue to dissect this incredibly important essay Tolkien wrote! In our members-only episode (https://theonering.com/members) we: How the Rings of Power fails with incantational adjectives Why time and distance in fairy stories matters Why Peter Jackson had a better understanding of fairy story, and adhered better to the “soup” of fairy story than any other sub-created version of Middle-earth 🎉 To get the extended episode, become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and free for the 1st month)! BECOME A MEMBER!<br /> Get access to the extended edition of this podcast, our private Discord chat, and  live chats. Click here! 🔗 Episode Links<br /> Beowulf<br /> Make Tolkien Great Again – Tengwar Hat 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast<br /> Get the Extended Podcast<br /> Subscribe on Apple<br /> Subscribe on Google 🔍 If You Like Tolkien<br /> The Silmarillion<br /> The Fall of Númenor<br /> The Fall of Gondolin<br /> The Children of Hurin<br /> The Atlas of Middle-earth<br /> The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien 🗣 Special Thanks to Austin Robertson for the use of his voice! 🖼 Special Thanks to Anna Grumbine for the artwork!