The Tolkien Professor, Cory Olsen, uses the power of Twitter to answer the internet's burning questions about J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, and all the associated lore. Does Sauron use any weapons? Do compasses exist in Middle-Earth? Is there a
There are changes, sure, as it truly is impossible to completely translate the entire text ofThe Lord of the Ringsinto a coherent screenplay - let alone just one third of the story. But, the changes that they made are completely sensible and don't harm the spirit or intention of the sto...
Mithrellas’ history (such as it is) is described in Peoples of Middle-earth, HoME XII, ‘VII. The Heirs of Elendil: The Line of Amroth’. A note on capitalization: Whenever the Mortals, who do not believe in the existence of the Eldar, speak of the Elves, I indicate this by not...
Working name of Irish playwright, poet, journalist and author Edward Plunkett (1878-1957), made Baron Dunsany on the death of his father in 1899, with almost all his work, from its beginnings in the 1890s, signed Lord Dunsany; in active service during World War One. Though primarily a ...
Norwegian pianist Rune Alver carefully unfolded the brittle sheet music and began caressing the keys of the baby grand. He had found the classical piece buried in an archive and believed it hadn’t been heard in maybe a century. But as he delved into the second section, Cantando, he felt ...
Patrick Ruthven was amember of the aristocracyin Scotland. William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven [1] Patrick married before 8 August 1546,Johanne Douglas, when they were granted the lands of Humbie, Easter, Wester and Over Newton[2] Patrick Ruthven had eight legitimate children[1] ...