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  Pity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring:   To Rule the Fate of Many by   Thomas P. Hillman A brief description As the magical ring Bilbo found...

In discussing Bilbo joining Frodo on the journey to Elvenhome, Tolkien comments in Letter 246 (p. 328): But [Bilbo] also needed and deserved...

“Good Morning!” said Bilbo, and he meant it. The sun was shining, and the grass was very green. But Gandalf looked at him from under long b...

After the 32 parentheses in A Long-expected Party,  the number in  The Shadow of the Past  plunges to five. Of these one occurs in direct s...

Introduction: ‘the burden of a large story’   ‘They wanted a sequel. But I wanted heroic legends and high romance. The result was Th...

  Simon Cook is one of the most thoughtful and perceptive Tolkien scholars of this generation. His insights into Tolkien's relationship ...

'Dwarves!' said Bilbo in pretended surprise.  'Don't talk to me!' said Smaug. 'I know the smell (and taste) ...

'I guess that you have been having adventures, which is not quite fair without me.'  Merry Brandybuck, A Conspiracy Unmask...

Amazon to Adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s Globally Renowned Fantasy Novels, The Lord of the Rings, for Television with a Multi Season Productio...

For some time the Letters of C. S. Lewis have been the reading on my nightstand. If I don't read a page or two before I fall asleep, ...

Northrop Frye statue outside the Moncton Public Library, not yet defaced by adherents of subsequent critical schools In this miraculou...

Last week an article about Tolkien's dislike of Disney's Snow White appeared at Atlas Obscura . The article quoted my f...