Claudia Riiff Finseth contacted us a while ago offering her articles on Tolkien, here is her second article ‘The Magic of Faerie Stories’.
Riiff Finseth is a freelance writer and author. Among her favorite works of literature is Lord of the Rings, which she has read over twenty times, more than any other book. Name the chapter, and Claudia can tell you what happens in it. Claudia was born in 1954 in Longview, Washington, USA. She studied literature and nursing at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, where she lives today with her husband and their family. She can be reached at dragonflypond@gmail.com. Continue reading “Essay: The Magic of Faerie Stories”
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Claudia Riiff Finseth contacted us a while ago offering her articles on Tolkien, here is her first piece ‘Tolkien in Winter’.
Riiff Finseth is a freelance writer and author. Among her favorite works of literature is Lord of the Rings, which she has read over twenty times, more than any other book. Name the chapter, and Claudia can tell you what happens in it. Claudia was born in 1954 in Longview, Washington, USA. She studied literature and nursing at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, where she lives today with her husband and their family. She can be reached at dragonflypond@gmail.com. Continue reading “Essay: Tolkien in Winter”
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In the March 2008 edition of Delta Airlines ‘SKY’ Magazine, the ‘Star Books’ area featured an excerpt from ‘The Two Towers.’ The entire edition of the magazine featured a ‘green’ theme and The Two Towers we chosen because of Professor Tolkien’s love for the environment. Ringer Michelf send along some great scans, but you can also visit the official Sky Magazine website to see the article for yourself. [Scans] [Delta Sky Magazine]
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The Lord of the Rings has remained popular since the 1960s, and became a hugely successful film trilogy. Tolkien’s themes of fellowship, sacrifice and the importance of the natural world are traceable to his experiences in the First World War, as well as to a love of folklore and of myth. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa and educated at King Edward 1V School, Birmingham, and Oxford. His mother, who inspired a love of fairytales and Roman Catholicism, died when he was 12. The Times Names 50 greatest postwar writers: Tolkien Comes in 6th
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Bulgarian readers placed The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K.Rowling at the top three spots in a survey of the fifteen books of all times. A total of 28,000 readers voted for their favorite book in the poll carried out by Helicon bookstores, abandoning renowned literature classics at the bottom of the ranking. Continue reading “Bulgarians Name Lord of the Rings Top Book of All Times”
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James writes: Hello there! It’s been over three weeks since the AME Exhibition in Malta showcased, for the last time, its vast collection of models, including the massive Helm’s Deep Model. The AME website has just been updated with a photo gallery containing a large number of photos of the model. Also, an article on ‘The Making of’ has also been written and posted. Follow this link to learn how this impressive diorama was built from scratch, complete with all the necessary figures to recreating the intense battle scene in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’.AME Exhibition Helm’s Deep Model – The Making Of
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