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  Glow-in-the-Dark Hobbits & Homophobic Frodos: Rankin Bass’ 1980 “The Return of the King” Reviewed

  08.10.11 | Kunochan | Permalink | 7 Comments

  Here, my fellow Tolkien fans, is my review of The Return of the King. Produced by Rankin Bass and Studio Ghibli predecessor Topcraft, this television special aired May 11, 1980 as a very unofficial sequel to Bakshi’s The Lord of the Rings, which only covered Fellowship and most of Two Towers…

• Features, Legendarium, Tolkien 101

  Tolkien 101: Fëanor

  07.14.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Fëanor is one of the greatest characters of The Silmarillion; although Beren Erchamion, Lúthien Tinúviel and Túrin Turambar are more traditional heroes, it’s Fëanor’s choices for both good and evil that create the conflicts that drive the bulk of the story.

  The story of Fëanor (told here as briefly as possible) begins as the story of the earliest Elves…

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