Amateur Studies in Tolkien
Scary, scary NightPaint your pallette black and greyLook out on a dreary dayMy eyes can see the darkness in your soul Shadows on the hillDead, the trees and the daffodilsBiting breeze and the deadly chillsNo colour on the ashen, barren land Now, I understandWhat you tried to say to meHow I'll suffer, lose my sanityHow... Continue Reading →
An excerpt from the Blue Book of Frogmorton (not nearly so well-known as its red cousin in Westmarch): There once was a hobbit named Baggins Who'd gone off to steal jools from a dragon Folk thought he was dead but he came back instead And his treasure set tongues all a-waggin'. As with most entries... Continue Reading →
10-year-old girl discovers why Éowyn is one of the most badass characters in The Lord of the Rings.
Nowhere on this blog (as of yet) have I offered you fine readers any background on how I personally came to Tolkien and what my thoughts, feelings, and purposes for reading the good professor’s works really are. Perhaps I’ll elucidate more fully on this in a future post if there is interest (ether from myself to do so or from readers who wish to know).
In the meanwhile, I cannot recommend the blog of Luke Shelton highly enough. Among many insightful posts about his own thoughts on Tolkien, Luke also has an ongoing series wherein readers are encouraged to answer a few simple questions that explain their unique background on Tolkien.
As it happens, Luke has this week offered up my submission to his wonderful project. (First time I’ve re-blogged anything on this blog, so hopefully this works smoothly.)
This is one in a series of posts where the content is provided by a guest who has graciously answered five questions about their experience as a Tolkien reader. I am very humbled that anyone volunteers to spend time in this busy world to answer questions for my blog, and so I give my sincerest thanks to Jeremiah and the other participants for this.
To see the idea behind this project, check out this page
If you would like to contribute your own experience, you can do so by using the form on the contact page, or by emailing me directly.
Now, on to Jeremiah B’s responses:
My dad introduced me to Tolkien by sitting me down at about the age of 4 to watch the Rankin-Bass animated version of The Hobbit, and I’ve gone ever-deeper into the legendarium from there. But…
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A 10 year-old's reaction to Gandalf's triumphant return from the dead.
What did Lucy (aged 10) think of Book One of Lord of the RIngs?
Farmer Maggot is a stout fellow, and nobody trusts anyone else.
I'm experimenting with the idea of cutting down on my social-media consumption (primarily Facebook, but perhaps a cut-down on G+ as well). One of the reasons for this is to allow myself more time for things on which I'm currently trying to focus (e.g., reading, writings based on those readings, calligraphy study, penmanship, etc.). It's... Continue Reading →
A thrush by any other name might not be the sort that knocks.
The Mathom-house 