Tolkien’s fame is based on a relatively small output if we judge output by a count of books, or even of pages. His two best-known works are The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (or LOTR, as the tale is commonly called for brevity); in the same setting is their less-known and,...
Yes they are (at least) 2 LOTR threads, but they are mostly concerned with the movies and the music. I would like this one to concentrate more on the actual books of Tolkien.A few weeks ago I started reading The Lord Of The Rings again. It's been maybe 3
And even though the hobbits in Tolkien’s books don’t really have any uncommon strength or special powers like the wizards and elves do, they still manage to be heroic, making tough choices and saving the day. Observe J.R.R. Tolkien Day by celebrating the victory of the underdog. JRR...
Finally, before I leave you with my eulogy for Mary which I read at the funeral (please don’t feel the need to read it, but if you do, you’ll understand why we loved her quite so much), I have to report that I’m on Chapter 5 of book 9 in the Sam Green series. Plan is ...