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
Rivers in fantasy literature often serve as little more than scenery, a blue ribbon of water threaded through a map to give the story a sense of place. In the…
J.R.R. Tolkien’s published stories can give the impression of immense certainty: languages appear fully formed, histories stretch back through thousands of…
The Entwives do not appear in any chapter of The Lord of the Rings. They are not named on a page of battle, nor do they walk through the doors of Isengard.…
The One Ring has long been read as a story about kings, wizards, and warlords, yet its most unsettling implications often land closer to home. The question of…
Few moments in Tolkien’s Middle-earth are as instantly thrilling as the arrival of the Great Eagles. When Frodo and Sam are lifted from the slopes of Mount…
Tolkien's Silmarillion does not treat enchantment as a gift freely bestowed. From the first crafting of the Silmarils to the forging of the Rings of Power,…
Bilbo Baggins is one of the most quietly radical protagonists in modern fantasy. What begins as a comfortable, marmalade-scented existence in a tidy…
Tolkien's hobbits are remembered for many things: their furry feet, their love of rolling hills, their shrewdness in a tight corner, and perhaps above all,…
Among the most quietly devastating documents in twentieth-century literature are the letters J.R.R. Tolkien sent to his son Christopher between 1940 and 1945.…
Tolkien's Gondolin stands as the most elaborately concealed of the Elvish strongholds, raised by Turgon after the First Kinslaying and lost in a single night.…
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