Lemurian Spring: Thongor and the Wizard of Lemuria

Today we look at Lin Carter's first book, the fantasy novel Thongor and the Wizard of Lemuria.

https://youtu.be/CsYoBb5Q8XY?si=u0WPad307zj05wDR

Lemurian Spring: The Moon Pool by A. Merritt

 https://youtu.be/Z3966wuYC9Y?si=LvG9f94c4ixlUm9t

The Moon Pool by Abraham Grace Merritt is a half-forgotten work these days, but Mr. Merritt influenced people such as Lovecraft and Gary Gygax. Join me for a look at this story and at Abraham Merritt.

Lemurian Spring: City of Wonder by E Charles Vivian

 https://youtu.be/u_2PplnWgG8?si=gVwXsbYZA2RR1vFu

City of Wonder is a fantasy adventure about three men who find the last remnant of Lemuria, the lost city of Kir-Asa, and the tragedy that follows.

Lemuria Spring: The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

 https://youtu.be/IlmgsV4vEew?si=-yld7QjmTvS4PmY2

We look at the 1973 film, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad. Sinbad races against an evil magician to recover the lost treasures of Lemuria. We take a look at the movie itself, and how the myth of Lemuria informs and shapes the story... Or doesn't.

Lemurian Spring: Marvel Comics Atlantis Attacks (1989)

 https://youtu.be/KXa-k7nbX98?si=aBVj9qQ47cpLSVbV

We look at the possibly deceptively titled Atlantis Attacks, a Marvel Comics event from all the way back in 1989, to continue our look at Lemuria in popular culture.

Jack Kirby's Eternals: Lemuria in Marvel Comics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvsmkRi1wj8&ab_channel=frigidreads

So we start our look at Lemuria in fiction, and we're going to start with comics because... I've read multiple large tomes of research and more works of just... let's be nice and call it belief presented as fact, so I need some light reading. Plus, I like Kirby's work, sue me.

Lemuria in India: Kumari Kandam

 
https://youtu.be/dwmKwZG7lMo?si=lCZdH7_KBzc3DSNC

I discuss how the story of Lemuria was adopted by the Tamil people and turned into a cultural story of loss and glorification.