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Tolkien 101: The Shire
09.28.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | 3 Comments

There are two locations that appear in both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings that play central roles in both stories, and that can themselves be described fairly as “characters.” One of them is Rivendell, the sanctuary and fortress of Elrond Halfelven.

The other is the Shire, the homeland of that prosperous and agrarian race, the Hobbits…
Legendarium
This week in Middle-earth history: March 14-20
03.15.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

This week in Middle-earth history: Denethor dead, Faramir not; The Battle of the Pelennor Fields, and the deaths of King Théoden and the Witch-king of Angmar; The Battle of Dale.
Legendarium
This week in Middle-earth history: February 28 – March 6
03.02.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

This week in Middle-earth history: Frodo and Sam capture Gollum in the Emyn Muil; Aragorn is born; the Second Battle of the Fords of Isen; Isengard destroyed.
Humor
If Tom Bombadil Had Appeared in Peter Jackson’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’
01.24.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | 5 Comments

If Tom Bombadil had appeared in Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings,” it may have gone something like this.
Tolkien 101
Tolkien 101: Ringwraiths
09.30.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 1 Comment

…Men were the perfect victims for the rings. Nine heroes, sorcerers and kings of Men accepted the rings, gaining seeming power and unnaturally long life. But after a few centuries, it became clear the rings were a curse rather than a gift. The nine Men were enslaved by the rings, and by the Dark Lord wearing the One Ring. Their bodies faded away, until the Men were nothing but invisible, undead shades enslaved by Sauron. They became the Nazgûl or “Ringwraiths,” the greatest of Sauron’s servants.