Wanting both to support activity on and celebrate Downfall of Sauron Day (March 25), I'm going to write a bit about culture and asexuality in Middle-earth ( Read more... )

Hi folks! Festival in the Shire is coming up in five days! The official countdown has begun. Woot ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

Anyone else attending the Festival in the Shire in Wales in August?

I'm looking to room with someone to save on expenses.

Anyone?

Might be useful for writers, too. Here:

http://silmarillion-club.deviantart.com/blog/30596214/

It suddenly occurred to me in my umptieth time of rewatching The Fellowship of the Ring that Gandalf's sword should also have been glowing in Moria (among other places). Sting was not the only elven-made weapon in the room. Glamdring was made in Gondolin and carried by Turgon. How the trolls ended up with it ( Read more... )

He chose for himself from the pile a brooch set with blue stones, many-shaded like flax-flowers or the wings of blue butterflies. He looked long at it, as if stirred by some memory, shaking his head, and saying at last ( Read more... )

Happy Downfall of Sauron Day! This, in the LOTR-verse in my head, is anniversary 28 ( Read more... )

http://www.strangehorizons.com/2008/20080211/green-a.shtml

An interesting and well-written essay on the eating habits of hobbits, as deduced by the author.

****

I do disagree with her thoughts on the use of the word corn, however. The word corn is used as ( Read more... )

Inspired by The Silmarillion. Cropped preview and link to the image:


( Read more... )