Dwalin the Dwarf's beard is described as 'blue'. Why?
Dwalin Blue-beard
Stout Farmer Maggot and Hobbitish Distrust
Farmer Maggot is a stout fellow, and nobody trusts anyone else.
Black Riders
A 10 year-old's first experience with Tolkien's Black Riders.
The Shadow of the Past
Lucy's thoughts on "The Shadow of the Past" and "invisible men".
The 1960 Hobbit: The Narrative Frame
What would the in-world origin of the '1960 Hobbit' have been?
A Sword Instead of a Walking Stick
You think Bilbo was unprepared? Get a load of these guys.
“Good morning! Treasure-inspectors!”
Quick! Dump it down the loo!
Thorondor’s Impressive Size
Just how big were Tolkien's Eagles? With diagrams!
Cannot vs Shall Not
Book vs Film; Cannot vs Shall Not; why all the fuss?
Blog Experiment
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 →
The Mathom-house 