Alas, not me

All literature enchants and delights us, recovers us from the 10,000 things that distract us. The unenchanted life is not worth living.

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24 April 2018

Dwarf-ridden

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

23 April 2018

From The Top Of That Chimney You Can See Mordor (RK 6.viii.1004)

Vesuvius 1944 © The Telegraph By 3 April 1944 Tolkien had started work on The Taming of Sméagol ( Letters , no. 58). By the end of ...

18 April 2018

Candles of the Grail, Candles of the Corpses

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery Recently I've been reading Richard Barber's The Holy Grail: Imagination and Belief , and...

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...

03 April 2018

Review: The Inklings and King Arthur: J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis, and Owen Barfield on the Matter of Britain

The Inklings and King Arthur: J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, C.S. Lewis, and Owen Barfield on the Matter of Britain by Sør...

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