How Tolkien Influenced Magic: the Gathering
Channel: Search Your Library
Date: 2022-04-02

The Lord of the Rings is a cornerstone of Modern fantasy. Even 70 years later, we're still enjoying its influence in our books, our movies, and (of course) our games. What does that mean for Magic: the Gathering? Tune in and find out!

0:00 Introduction
1:30 Background, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings
7:00 Language and Germanic Mythology
12:30 Nature and Artifice
15:20 Portrayals of Race and Gender 
22:50 Conclusion and Credits

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Search Your Library is a series of video essays exploring Magic: the Gathering from an academic perspective. It features summarizes of historical literature and interviews with the next generation of scholars. 

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