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Showing posts with label Morgoth. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Morgoth. Show all posts

16 April 2018

The 'Lame' Sovereignty of Melkor and Man -- Disability and Power in 'The Children of Húrin'

Fingolfin's Challenge © John Howe 2003 Plutarch's Agesilaos tells the story of a power struggle for the throne of ancient S...

23 June 2017

Sand of Pearls in Elvenland, or, Boethius on the Shore

The Shores of Valinor -- copyright Ted Nasmith Being a lifelong lover of the Sea and the shore, I have always found Tolkien's...

30 April 2017

From Terrible Beauty to Beacon of Hope -- The Silmarils from Fëanor to Eärendil

One of the most fascinating developments in Tolkien's legendarium is the changing role played by the Silmarils in the fates of Ar...

04 February 2017

The Dark Heart of the Smith Still Dwells in It (Silmarillion 201-02)

Fireball over Banff National Park, CA. Dec. 2014 © Brett Abernethy [Melkor] began with the desire of Light, but when he could not pos...

20 October 2015

Hellehinca, or Morgoth the Lame

Fingolfin's Challenge, © John Howe Readers of The Silmarillion will recall Fingolfin's hopeless challenge of Morg...

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