In episode 87, we discuss highlights from our recent trip to Oxonmoot, and present our session from Oxonmoot titled, “Athrabeth Podcast Live: Tolkien’s Try-hard Troublemakers” with special guests Dr. Sara Brown and Dr. Kristine Larsen. Join us as we explore what happens when characters from Tolkien’s legendarium go that extra mile to make everything around them just a little bit worse.

Thank you to Sara and Kristine for joining us for this session, you are brilliant and hilarious and we are huge fans! Thank you to the Tolkien Society for having us, and thanks to their volunteer squad who made the weekend fun and safe! Thank you to our audience who joined us both in Oxford and online, and thank you to our amazing room steward, Kit Hannah!

Listen to the show with accompanying slides on YouTube here!

Citations:

Thank you to our guests, Dr. Sara Brown and Dr. Kristine Larsen!

Sara Brown: sara.brown@signum.org, @aranelparmadil.bsky.social

Kristine Larsen: larsen@ccsu.edu

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