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If you're curious about the marvelously complex world created by J.R.R.Tolkien in works such as "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Silmarillion", the movies based on these works and the ever-growing throngs of Tolkien fanatics both young and old, then this is the place to be!

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J.R.R. Tolkien

Nov 7, 2004

Under-dogs of Middle-earth

One staple of modern film and fantasy is the tale of the under-dog - the poor bloke for whom there apparently is no hope. JRR Tolkien drew from the ancient texts he studied to craft stories of the under-dogs of Middle-earth.

Sep 30, 2004

Frodo's Temptation - the New Lord of Barad-dur

The final installment of the 'Frodo's Temptation' series of articles wherein the author gives in to the temptation to play a round of 'what-if'.

Aug 30, 2004

Frodo's Temptation, Frodo's Failure

An examination of what has been called Frodo's failure as a hero.

Jul 31, 2004

Misty Mountain High

What the author did on his summer vacation.

May 25, 2004

Frodo's Temptation; Aragorn's Resistance

The Kings of Numenore succumbed to Sauron's influence. The Nazgul had all been men who had been corrupted by him. Boromir went mad with desire for the One Ring. What enabled Aragorn to resist the temptation to seize the Ring?

Mar 30, 2004

Frodo's Temptation, Frodo's Hope

The second part of a short series regarding the nature of the One Ring and its unrelenting temptation of Frodo as the Ring-Bearer with attention paid to the Wise who had resisted the temptation to take possession of it.

Mar 1, 2004

Frodo's Temptation and The Wound That Wouldn't Heal

The first part of a reflection and reverie regarding the nature of the One Ring and its unrelenting temptation of Frodo as the Ring-Bearer.

Feb 7, 2004

Glossing the Hobbit Heroes' Homecoming

Further comments regarding Peter Jackson's 'Return of the King' with particular attention paid to the omission of 'The Scouring of the Shire' from the filmatic version.

Dec 31, 2003

Ghan-Buri-Ghan, Where Are You?

A review of 'The Return of the King', the third installment of Peter Jackson's cinematic version of 'The Lord of the Rings'.

Nov 30, 2003

A Real World, a Pseudo-History

Tolkien's Middle-earth is not an imaginary world. It is the real world at a imaginary period of time.

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J.R.R. Tolkien

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