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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17 September 2024

The "Real Reason"® Hobbits Don't Like Boats

According to the Prologue to The Lord of the Rings, the sea is a symbol of death to hobbits ( FR Pr. 07). We tend to imagine mythical expl...

24 August 2024

"Unfey, fearless, and his fate kept him" -- Túrin and Beowulf

The Lay of the Children of Húrin exists in two versions, neither of which tells the whole story its title promises. The second version is m...

15 August 2024

Which hand did Frodo put the Ring on?

A question posted online in a private group set me thinking about which hand Frodo wears the One Ring on. During The Lord of the Rings Frod...

14 July 2024

Mani Aroman, Tolkien's Beardless Men

Some months back John Garth and I were discussing the phrase "Mani Aroman," which is found in The Return of the Shadow as a pos...

11 July 2024

Face up, Face down with Gollum and Boethius

Recently I saw someone somewhere inline asking about Gandalf's characterization of Gollum in The Shadow of the Past . The most inquisi...

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