This week I want to talk about "The Scouring of the Shire," a chapter that is very much discussed in theory. It was not in the movies, and there may be a good reason. I used to get fired up that it wasn’t, but maybe there were good reasons. After all, I'm not trying to bash the movies, as I think they did do a good job. Why wasn't much of "The Scouring of the Shire" in the movies? Now, when we’re looking at it sort of zoomed out, we see it mainly featuring the Bay of Bywater. So in ...
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The Nature of Middle-earth Book Discussion
Greetings and welcome to my Book Discussion! So, I've been hearing that a lot of people got Nature of Middle-earth for Christmas. It's a great book, and honestly, the first time I read it I could hardly put it down. I'm so happy that you get to experience what Nature of Middle-earth has to offer, and that you get to learn all about the Middle-earth characters, languages and lore! You'll learn all about the foundational matters, systems, and lifestyles of the characters. And for those of ...
Sam’s Speech in the Lord of the Rings Books
Table of contents Personal Remarks Sam's Speech: analysis in the books But I suppose it's often that way. And why sir, I've never thought about it before! But you've left out one of the chief characters... The Closing of Sam's Speech There's one part which never ceases to move me, and many of us - it's Sam's Speech, regardless of whether it's from the book or movie. I was thinking about it for a while, but couldn't help but feel that the difference between Sam's speech in the ...
7 Speakers of the Elvish Languages
Now, we are going to discuss who speaks the Elvish languages. There are the Elves, Men, Hobbits, Ents, Orcs, Trolls, and Dwarves - they all spoke a language of Middle-earth. Before, we discussed the Quenya Alphabet, which is all about the alphabets of the two main Elvish Languages: Quenya and Sindarin. The Elvish Languages Tolkien had a lot of languages, which are the driving forces of his works in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. They were inspired by his knowledge of ...
6 Wonderful Benefits of Knowing the Languages of Middle Earth
Do you ever wonder what the "cool terms" or "weird terms" stand for (depending on your stance)? They're part of the Languages of Middle Earth - languages that were invented by JRR Tolkien and used throughout his works in Middle Earth. Picking up such languages is an acquired skill much like any other language that is to be picked up. It also provides many benefits, and is exciting and fun! But why, you ask? Of course, we're not going to converse in these Elvish terms on a day-to-day ...
A Complete Guide to the Quenya Alphabet
Disclaimer: The following information about the Elvish Languages is for informational and educational purposes only. See Disclaimer. This post will be updated periodically, with more information on the Elvish Languages. I didn't know he had developed languages until a while after reading Tolkien. Sure, it was early on, but I was so focused on grasping what I've "missed" (as it was, indeed, pretty well known - I just haven't gotten around to it), and living in a world that was not my own ...