I've mentioned before that there are things I understand (or think I understand) in Tolkien that I have just incorporated into myself without ever expressing them in words, until something comes up and I find myself blurting out a sentence that surprises the hell out of me, and at the same time seems to have always been with me ( Read more... )

The celebrated composer Howard Shore on the objects he can’t live without-including an imposing piece of armor gifted by director Peter Jackson

I just had another facepalm moment ( Read more... )

Fellowship on red vinyl
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Home By Morning ( Read more... )

there is someone trying to get a Minas Tirith Battle LEGO Set Concept
approved for production by Lego. The pictures are worth a look, and for some unknown reason, the list of accessories made me laugh


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January 3
A Toast: "The Professor!"

“He knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless"

over on one of the Tolkien groups I follow, someone asked ( Read more... )

I'm probably late to the party with this thought but often I miss things because they seem so obvious, and I'm busy looking elsewhere ( Read more... )

From the archive, 3 September 1973: Hobbit and Lord of the Rings author J. R. R. Tolkien diesI usually post to remember the professor's birthday, but I seem to be feeling very nostalgic this year ( Read more... )