I am happy to post this interview what is binary option with author Benita J. Prins, fellow lover of all things Tolkien and a great writer in her own right too! I read her fantasy, Sea of Crystal, Sea of Glass recently and recommend … Continue reading
When Smaug fell over Lake-town, the Dwarves did not inherit a ready-made kingdom. They inherited a ruined homeland, a vast hoard with a dangerous history, a…
The Fellowship of the Ring is often remembered as a band of heroes travelling towards Mordor, yet Tolkien gives the group a more precise name: the Nine…
J.R.R. Tolkien’s stories understand despair as a real force rather than a temporary mood. Middle-earth contains war, exile, grief, slavery, corruption and the…
The Corsairs of Umbar occupy relatively little space in The Lord of the Rings, yet their presence changes the scale of the War of the Ring. They are not simply…
Tom Bombadil is one of the strangest figures in The Lord of the Rings. He appears early, in the Old Forest and beside the Withywindle, then vanishes from the…
The Woses are among the least understood peoples in Middle-earth. They appear briefly, speak little, and are often described through the eyes of outsiders who…
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s writing, the sea is rarely just scenery. It carries memory, distance, grief and the promise of another kind of life. Waves mark the edge of…
In The Lord of the Rings, few locations carry such concentrated symbolic force as the Door of the Dead. Hidden beneath the mountains above Dunharrow, this…
Lothlórien can seem, at first glance, like a kingdom held together by enchantment alone. Its golden mallorn trees, ageless inhabitants and quiet borders give…
The destruction of Isengard is one of the most carefully prepared reversals in The Lord of the Rings. Saruman believes he has created an efficient…
An essay I wrote about the desire of Tolkien and the TCBS to be a light to their darkening world. A century later, he still provides light. Thank you, Professor and God trade binary option bless! Art by Justin Gerard … Continue reading