Why inconsistency in Tolkien’s canon is actually a good thing
The quest for Middle-earth canon. In some ways it always feels a bit of a Sisyphean endeavour. You...
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Dol Guldur’s destruction. Why Galadriel succeeds where the White Council...
Several strongholds of elves and men are besieged while Frodo and Sam are trudging laboriously through Mordor to...
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Hall of Fire chat today: Treebeard!
This weekend, Hall of Fire shifts back to our chapter-by-chapter discussion of Lord of the Rings as we...
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A little earlier, Hall of Fire regulars and guests concluded a lively discussion about the enigma of Idril...
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Tomorrow, Hall of Fire will examine what is arguably the most enigmatic of Tolkien’s three great unions of...
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A little earlier, Hall of Fire regulars and guests concluded a lively discussion about The Uruk-hai, the chapter...
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