If you happen to be a non-white Tolkien fan, or if you first read Tolkien in a language other than English, this short survey is for you!
Elros
Who was Elros and why did he matter? What's he got to do with Elrond or with Aragorn?
Second Age Exploratory Series: Intro
A series exploring the events and known information concerning the Second Age of Tolkien's Middle-earth prior to the release of Amazon's TV series.
Tolkien Recommended Reading
A listing of Tolkien's works and where they all fit together, with some guidance on reading-order.
On Food and Cheer and Song
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." So too if script-writers would not change perfectly-written lines of dialogue for no good reason at all!
Tolkien Exhibition, Bodleian Library, Oxford
Jerry visits the Tolkien Exhibition at the Bodleian in Oxford, July 2018
True story.
The only autographed book I own, via @tolkienprof. It may seem an odd thing to have written in a book concerning The Hobbit, but it was Professor Olsen who convinced me of the "no wings" argument. So I asked him to memorialize it.
Savagery Through the Eyes of a Savage
How bad does something have to be in order for a vicious, shape-shifting were-bear to call it savage?
Unlooked-for Hope and Unconscious Hobbits
Let's compare Bilbo's last stand with Pippin's.
Dwalin Blue-beard
Dwalin the Dwarf's beard is described as 'blue'. Why?
