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
Galadriel is one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most compelling characters because she resists easy moral categories. She is powerful without being a conventional ruler,…
The idea sounds plausible at first. Dragons are the greatest creatures of flame in Middle-earth, ancient weapons capable of burning cities, breaking armies and…
At the western edge of Middle-earth, where the River Lhûn meets the sea, stands the Grey Havens: a place of ships, departure and long memory. It is a harbour,…
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion presents destiny as a powerful structure within the world, but never as an excuse for passive living. The great events of…
In The Lord of the Rings, the Ent-draught is easy to remember as a charming moment of transformation. Merry and Pippin drink from a wooden vessel offered by…
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…
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