Tom Shippey talks Tolkien and Norse myth
In my internet wanderings, I sometime stumble on cool Tolkien things. Not necessarily news, but interesting — like...
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Mark Lee at Overthinking It follows up his Words in Books per Second of Movie analysis of The...
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Fellowship of the Ring and orchestra in Vienna, VA
A public service announcement for Ringers in Virginia in the USA: The Fellowship of the Ring will be...
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Peter Jackson’s Beorn not yet convincing fans
The reader reaction to the low-resolution image of Beorn from the SD Toys 2014 Hobbit Calendar has been...
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BBFC rates a “new” Desolation of Smaug trailer
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has just recently rated another trailer for The Desolation of Smaug....
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Hall of Fire chat log: aspects of heroism in the...
A couple weekends ago The Hall of Fire followed up a discussion of heroism in The Lord of...
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