Tolkien and the shadow of Byzantium

'A people whose only hallows were their tombs': Tolkien and the shadow of Byzantium Dr. Richard Warren A talk exploring classical resonance in the fantasy novels of J. R. R. Tolkien, especially the influence of Byzantium on the kingdom of Numenór in The Silmarillion. Heresy Alpha: https://uplitpress.co.uk/book/heresy-... https://www.amazon.com/Heresy-Alpha-A... Audiobook:    • Heresy Alpha | Audiobook   Chapters: 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:10 Why Byzantium and Tolkien? 0:06:25 Byzantine history in summary 0:19:10 Numenórean history in summary 0:31:35 Constantine I, Elros and foundation myths 0:36:00 Divine assistance, kingship, piety and longevity 0:43:40 Justinian and the restoration of lost realms 0:46:30 Latin and Greek, schism and cultural separation 0:49:49 Heraclius and the Pyrrhic victory 0:51:15 Crusades, colonisation and the road to decline 0:54:50 Ar-Pharazôn, Enrico Dandolo and the 1204 sack of Constantinople 0:58:07 Bad kings, apostasy and Julian the Apostate 0:59:59 Iconoclasm, Nimloth and sacred palladia 1:04:36 Empress Irene, bad empresses and Tolkien's ruling queens 1:09:18 Successor states, exile and restoration 1:11:11 Constantine XI the Marble Emperor and the devotion of battle 1:14:42 Omens before the fall 1:17:53 The sinking of Númenor, Lyonesse and Ker-Ys 1:21:00 Gondor, Arnor and the two Romes 1:23:30 Aragorn and the dream of reunification of empires 1:26:32 Trebizond, Dol Amroth and imperial survivors 1:31:54 Black Númenóreans and the Crusader states 1:35:13 Byzantium's legacy, the Third Rome and the Renaissance 1:39:10 Conclusion 1:39:40 The Marian Imperium Heresy Alpha (The Marian Imperium): ⁠ UpLit Press⁠: https://uplitpress.co.uk/book/heresy-... (subscribe: https://gjtgf8.subscribepage.io/) Amazon⁠: https://www.amazon.com/Heresy-Alpha-A... Books2Read⁠: https://books2read.com/heresy-alpha Audiobook:    • Heresy Alpha (Illustrated) | Chapter 1 (Ma...   Publisher’s trailer:    • Heresy Alpha | Publisher's Trailer