Majesty and simplicity: on Tolkien and allegory
In our latest Library feature, Tedoras takes up the vexed issue of Tolkien and allegory. Majesty and...
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Tolkien and Italy, through Switzerland and the FanContest
In our latest Library piece, TORn reader and Tolkien Italian Network member Gabriele Marconi explores how a 2 minute...
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Could the Black Arrow actually kill a dragon?
Over on Wired, Rhett Allain from Southeastern Louisiana University (who has previously analysed the length of the Balrog’s...
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When exactly did Saruman fall?
Christopher Lee has precisely one line in the recent trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five...
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Analysing The Battle of The Five Armies preview in The...
Our friends over El Anillo Unico have assembled this outstanding analysis of the content of The Battle of...
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12 definitive moments from the trailer for The Hobbit: the...
Well, the trailer is here! And I think we can all agree that it was well worth the...
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