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
In Tolkien’s legendarium, the Three Elven Rings represent a form of power far removed from conquest. Narya, Nenya, and Vilya do not exist to dominate kingdoms,…
When Thorin Oakenshield and his company arrive at Bilbo Baggins’s door, their names carry an atmosphere older than the adventure itself. Fili, Kili, Dori,…
J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis are often presented as a perfect literary pair: two Oxford writers, devoted Christians, and architects of modern fantasy. Their…
Faramir stands among the most quietly compelling figures in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth. He does not command the narrative through dazzling power, royal…
The Shire is one of the most recognizable landscapes in modern fantasy: green lanes, cultivated fields, stone bridges, garden plots, inns, and comfortable…
Few creatures in Middle-earth carry as much symbolic weight as the Eagles. They arrive suddenly from high places, intervene when ordinary strength has failed,…
Before Middle-earth had landscapes, languages, histories, or peoples, it existed as a possibility within the thought of Eru Ilúvatar. Tolkien’s creation story…
The Ringwraiths frighten us because Tolkien makes them powerful without making them fully visible. Their black robes, shadowed faces, and shrill cries create…
Few episodes in The Return of the King carry the same atmosphere of dread and strangeness as Aragorn’s passage through the Paths of the Dead. The journey…
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth is shaped by language before it is shaped by maps, genealogies, or battles. The names of kings, the rhythms of speeches, and 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