“One Does Not Simply Walk Into Mordor”
In our latest Library feature, Robert Repici writes about the narrative and thematic force in Peter Jackson’s The...
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Peter of many colours? Jackson finally leaves the path of...
In our latest Library feature, TORn columnist Timothy Furnish writes about his reaction to The Desolation of Smaug...
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Are Tolkien’s dwarves an allegory for the Jewish people?
In this piece, Matt Lebovic of The Times of Israel explores the eternally fascinating question of the parallels...
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Why Smaug still matters
Lauren Davis from SF webzine io9 explores why, “in a media landscape overstuffed with dragons, do we still...
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What is the anatomy of Smaug?
Ringer ArchedCory, who writes for our friends at Heirs of Durin, has put together this excellent article dissecting...
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John D. Rateliff reviews The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
John D. Rateliff is one of the foremost experts on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. He is, of course,...
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