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On Galadriel and Celeborn
We’re just a few hours away from the season one finale of The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime. Much of the conversation over the last couple of months has been about which character is Sauron in disguise. Not really … Continue reading
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Between Vigilance and Vengeance
We’re two episodes away from the end of the first season of The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime. It’s been a fun 6 episodes so far, putting to the screen characters and locations that have mostly only resided in … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Bilbo
It’s that time of year again, when Bilbo Baggins’s birthday comes back around. It’s always worth revisiting this clip from The Fellowship of the Ring: In line with this Tolkien moment, we’re halfway through the first season of The Rings … Continue reading
From the Mountain to the Sea
Earlier this month the folks at Princeton University Press released a book by John Garth detailing the locations that likely inspired different aspects of JRR Tolkien’s imagination and writings. Sometimes it feels like about-Tolkien books are a dime a dozen, … Continue reading
“The Soil for Unexpected Good”
About fifty letters into The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien edited by Humphrey Carpenter we get a series of letters to Tolkien’s third son, Christopher. The letters move back and forth wonderfully and soberingly between the events of World … Continue reading
Birnam, Fangorn, and Ephraim
These last few days I’ve been thinking how this time of year, this time of life, would be a great time for a nice visit to Rivendell, the Last Homely House East of the Sea. Something about deep rest, I … Continue reading
Tolkien, Myth, and Reality
Last night I had the opportunity to catch an early showing of the new Tolkien biopic. I’d known about the showing for a while, but wasn’t sure I would make the early showing, even though it had a 30-minute interview … Continue reading
World Poetry Day via Middle Earth
In honor of today as “World Poetry Day,” some poetry from Middle Earth commemorating the fall of Gandalf at Khazad Dum in The Fellowship of the Ring. Frodo, nephew of the great story-teller, writes: When evening in the Shire was … Continue reading
Forever Father Christmas
Finished most of my “ship to home” shopping this afternoon. A few years ago I decided it was much easier to mail the chocolate mac-nuts, coffees, and calendars home instead of packing it all in the suitcase and then trudging … Continue reading
Fellowship of Legends
Tonight DC’s Legends of Tomorrow traveled to World War I and the Battle of the Somme to track down some literary help from JRR Tolkien. The show has used the idea of the “Spear of Destiny” (the spear that pierced … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 