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Strong Recommend: Elden Ring

Strong Recommend: Elden Ring

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Why is Tolkienese still the language of fantasy today?

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If you're interested in fantasy, and fancy taking on a
responsibility equivalent to a part-time job, Helen recommends
Elden Ring. A wildly popular Japanese video game which allows you
to live in a world created by George RR Martin. With place and
character names reminiscent of Lord of the Rings, we ask why that
is the accepted register of fantasy. Could it be the detail and
care which Tolkien gave to his languages, and the sounds of words
denoting a sense of place, building a rich landscape? And with
companies coming out of Silicon Valley with names like 'Palantir'
and 'Mithril', why are the Tech-Right so obsessed with his
creations?

Helen also grills Armando on his video-gaming history (whatever
the audio equivalent of a 'blink' is, do that, and you'll miss
it).

Join Helen and Armando over the summer for more cultural
recommendations, available weekly on BBC Sounds.

Production Coordinator: Sarah Nicholls Executive Producer: Pete
Strauss Sound Editing: Chris Maclean Recorded at The Sound
Company

Strong Message Here: Strong Recommend is produced by Gwyn Rhys
Davies and is a BBC Studios production for Radio 4.