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"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words."
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
J. R. R. Tolkien Interview about The Lord of the Rings (1964)
In this BBC-interview from 1964 (released in 1971) Tolkien sits down for a talk with Denys Gueroult.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 - 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, best known as the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Inspired by British adventure stories, European mythology and catholicism, Tolkien created an enormous high fantasy (epic fantasy) world with its own languages, races, geography, mythologies and both heroic, evil and complex characters.
Tolkien was also a close friend of his fellow fantasy writer C. S. Lewis. They were both members of the informal literary discussion group known as The In...
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 - 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, best known as the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Inspired by British adventure stories, European mythology and catholicism, Tolkien created an enormous high fantasy (epic fantasy) world with its own languages, races, geography, mythologies and both heroic, evil and complex characters.
Tolkien was also a close friend of his fellow fantasy writer C. S. Lewis. They were both members of the informal literary discussion group known as The In...
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Jens Bjørneboe on Power & Theology
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In this short excerpt of an interview, Bjørneboe is asked question about his views on power in society and theology. *Uploaded for educational purposes* The subtitles are not perfect Jens Ingvald Bjørneboe (9 October 1920 - 9 May 1976) was a Norwegian writer whose work spanned a number of literary formats. He was also a painter and a Waldorf school teacher. Bjørneboe was a harsh and eloquent cr...
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I think this was a fantastic, and the interviewer did an amazing job. The questions he asked had depth and he had taken the trouble to understand the Tolkien's work. I was particularly impressed by the rather understated questioning toward the end of the interview. He drew out some very interesting information on Tolkien's beliefs that, I believe, have a pertinent baring on the formation of the mythology he created. I have read and thoroughly enjoyed The Lord of the Rings, and I must admit that I now have a greater appreciation for it after listening to this interview. I have read several criticism of the interviewer. Not many, but a few. I'm afraid I can't fully coprehend what these criticism are based on. People making such criticism should be grateful that this interview exists at all. It is, without doubt or exaggeration, a real treasure.
The interviewer's voice is extremely clear. Professor Tolkien's is sadly very garbled: partly because he speaks too quickly and mumbles quite a bit, and partly because he was obviously too distant from the microphone to be perfectly audible. It was yet another sad rendition for me I'm afraid
You've shown your quality...the highest.
If he ever saw what abomination amazon has made of his books he wouldn't have written them 😂
Professor Tolkien is playing with the interviewer. and exactly to the point of an earlier comment, Tolkien created a mythology.
He's grave is in wolvercote cemetery oxfordshire. My son works for ODS who look after all of oxford cemeteries and church yards . He said on the anniversary of his death lots of people go up and pay their respects and leave offerings.
I can hear the inyerviewer is an early precursor to the anti Christian found in all media today. He also says the character is kind of a Bhudda which is an insult to Christianity.
He was a bit of a contrarian, eh
Why wasn't Tolkien a millionaire in his own lifetime?
If I ever have a son I will name him tolkein
*Tolkien*
Fascinating interview. I love Tolkien, and the Lord of the Rings, the I can't entirely reconsile it with my values as an adult. I wish the interviewer had followed up on the comment that Tolkien made about touching your cap to the squire "being bad for the squire but good for you." On the face of it, it is complete nonsense. Even if I accept for a moment the idea that rich people are better than ordinary people (which I certainly do not), what the heck was he talking about. Why is it good for you, and why is it bad for the squire? And how could any system that is inherently bad for some party a good thing?
Nothing conciliatory about _this_ interviewer. Great listen! Thank you.
Both were great.
Well Tolkien talks like a real Baggins.
Tolkien was a literary genius, a man who made up a whole world in his head over 20 odd years then fit stories to it. A man who had been through hell in WWI, a man who made up extremely detailed languages then histories of the peoples that inhabited this world, something that is no longer really done by authors these days. It was such a great privilege to listen to this interview, thank you for finding this and uploading it for us Tolkien fans. ❤ The interviewer was very well read and so so knowledgeable about Tolkien’s works. BTW, that and his accent gives away that he was very well off and went to the best schools in England, so he was actually the perfect candidate to interview Professor Tolkien! Whatever his background, the interviewer obviously put in the time to read the books, become extremely familiar with them, and then come up with questions/subjects that were intellectual and searching. Tolkien answered every question with aplomb. The whole interview seemed like more of a conversation between peers than between interviewer and interviewee…..maybe a conversation between professor and student? 🤷🏻♀️ All of the racial and propaganda crap that is supposedly integrated into Tolkien’s works is just pure speculation and as most of the stories were written prior to WWII, I think it is all just a load of bullshit by jealous people to discredit Tolkien. I really think Tolkien would be shocked by how long his books have endured and even more shocked by the books becoming the basis of such amazing movie adaptations!
I would love this interview.. if i could understand it! I can barely understand a third of what Tolkien says 😞
This so-called interviewer got called wrong on almost everything he tried to suggest. Why not just ask questions rather than suggest answers ?
It wouldn't be much of an interview if all Tolkien did was reply with, "Yes, that's right.", "Exactly.", "Right, again". The interviewer may have had a slightly skewed take on the writing and its themes, but that drew out more information in the long run. You really should be grateful that the interview exists at all. Thanks should be given to the interviewer for making that possible.
Sounds like old British interviews trying to trip up the Beatles why be so smarthy ?
Absolute Treat. Thank You Kindly. Huge Appreciation 📜📜📜
It’s a shame this isn’t in English.
a beautiful mind
he speaks too fast at time, and sort of mutters his words together. it became too difficult to keep listening. I wished he'd slowed down.
Oh dear. Perhaps you can suggest that Tolkien is interviewed again, only this time at a slower speed in line with your preference. That's not possible, though. Is it? Because Tolkien died in 1972. So this is what we've got. Be grateful that it exists at all.
The interviewer was trying to get tolkien to agree with his version of the story,spoilt the whole interview in my mind,he never actually listened to tolkien at all as he seemed to have his own agenda.
Perhaps you could invent and build a time machine and return in time to conduct the interview yourself. But not doubt it would end up on RUclips, and someone like yourself would criticise your work, as you have done to this fellow. Just be grateful the interview exists at all. And maybe show some appreciation to the interviewer, who in large part made it possible.
Yes there does not seem to be a picture of the interviewer. Tolken does not seem to mind him! Old age superfan! I agree! I bet he asked him to test him "poor fellow"!
So good. Thank you for sharing this treasure!
THIS is one of the reasons i wont watch the amazon drivel. Middle earth is a cultural legend, created latently to supply it where one didnt really truly exist.
Imagination and science makes the best literature, Tolkien, Alexander Du Mas, and Mika Valtari are perfect exaples of this.
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23:33 hitting that pipe 😂
Thank you !
the orks of today as we unfortuantly know are muslims. jesus is coming home
The Ringwraiths are Christian Nationalist? Hobbits are Buddhist and Elves are Daoist? Dwarves are Agnostic?
No The Other's
Awful interviewer
I’ve never heard this. This is gold!
✌️❤️!....
Thanks SoC. What a treat!
"Well don't they remind you of the Jews?" I lost my shit.
I'm sad I wasn't alive to appreciate his work while he was alive. One of the greatest writers of the time. CS Lewis too. They were able to create a whole different world in a time where science fiction as we know it was in its infancy. Almost like he remembered a past life, and he lived it.
Absolutely agree. I was only 2 when Tolkien passed, read his books when I was 12 or so and always felt that I missed out on a great man.
Read the books before watching the films
I have my own knowledge of Mr. Tolkien... despite not having the time to enjoy or judge this vid... but I do want to say that Mr. Tolkien was/is a good man. I will provide one point, to be argued or simply pondered... that, generally, Mr. Tolkien broke good and evil into humans vs evil, which (and i said "generally") was really the loose point throughout... because, good vs evil takes place within human circles first, here in Middleearth... and once you realize all else falls to the wayside.. well you get my point. ---- What is to love about Tolkien? 1) He served in WW1. 2) He cared for his children in his creative efforts. 3) His love of Trees and nature. 4) His love of God, County and humanities evolution. 5) His ability to create a story so rife with ingenuity and depth, that he created histories, languages and a nod to honor and love.... HONOR being a thing we seem to have forgotten as time has passed. -Think about what it means; looking in the mirror, to create a future and a lesson... giving of ourselves, to ensure humanities future. -God Bless.
There's a Book in Consideration there...😊
What I love about Ian Holm's acting as Bilbo is that he reminds me of Tolkien's way of talking. I always find it so touching.
Ian McKellen partly based Gandalf voice on recordings of Tolkien
Compare the way they talked then to the way we talk now.
10:35
@37:22 ????
I love this interview.
For a linguist, clarity of speech seems oddly unimportant to him.
What specifically do you mean?
He just has an accent that is difficult for the American ear. Once you get used to it he's not difficult to understand.
Tolkien was so cheeky and playful. So deeply philosophical and spiritual. What a treasure!
This is excellent. One of the best things I have heard on RUclips ever or anywhere. Thank you for sharing.
1 ring for Sauron 9 rings for Men 7 rings for the Dwarves 3 rings for the Elves 1973