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Features, Legendarium, Opinion
Of Course Hobbits Have to be White
12.06.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | 3 Comments

I was advised by several friends not to write this post, which tells you something about the state of racial discourse in America today. But here we go…

Of course Hobbits have to be white!
Language
The word “Hobbit” in The Oxford English Dictionary
06.04.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

I have fulfilled a lifelong dream, and acquired my very own (digital) copy of the complete Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. Of course, the very first word I looked up was “hobbit,” which is famously included in this edition. I hereby reproduce the pertinent parts of the entry…
Features
The List of Tolkien Lists
01.24.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | 3 Comments

A list of lists of names and facts from the Legendarium of JRR Tolkien.
Features, Tolkien 101
Tolkien 101: Bilbo Baggins
06.02.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 2 Comments

Bilbo Baggins is the title character of 1937’s The Hobbit, Tolkien’s first published novel that takes place in Middle Earth. The story is told from Bilbo’s perspective; in fact, although this is not indicated in the novel itself, it was Tolkien’s intention that Bilbo himself was the author of The Hobbit and the story’s narrator, with Tolkien himself only acting as the “translator” of an ancient document.
Web Links
You can have Periannath.com when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers
10.17.08 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

Tolkien Enterprises, the folks who own the worldwide exclusive film, stage and merchandising rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, which The Professor sold off in 1968 for the bargain bin price of £10,000, are cracking down on cybersquatters holding onto domain names featurng the word “hobbit.”