Dark Tower Detour: Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came (Patreon)

Dark Tower Detour is a chance for Gunslingers to study the minutiae of Roland Deschain’s epic quest. Hosted by Dan Pfleegor, this exclusive series will cover a range of topics that interest those who remember the face of their father. No character is too small. No detail too obscure. And no theory too foreboding as we march closer to the Dark Tower at the center of all creation.

On this day, Losers Dan Pfleegor and Dan Caffrey palaver on a lyrical exploration of Robert Browning’s poem “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came." Or perhaps, we explain it in verse...

There are two fellows named Dan

Enjoying a poem ‘bout a man

Childe Roland has come

But he’s not having fun

Now we’re all stuck in wasteland

Join them by the fire. Thankee-sai.