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The Complete Story of Rivendell

May 11, 2022      1 Comment

“[Elrond’s] house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking, best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. Merely to be there was a cure for weariness. ... Evil things did not come into the secret valley of Rivendell.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit “A Short Rest” Imladris (n.), or Rivendell, its common speech translation and the most widely used term today - is located at the edge of the Bruinen River, and the eastern edge ...

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The Quest of Erebor + A Complete History of Thorin and Bilbo

May 4, 2022      Leave a Comment

In the Quest of Erebor in both The Hobbit books and films, Thorin and Bilbo initially had struggles seeing eye to eye. However, they eventually respected each other and became close friends.  But how did it get to that point? Let’s find out! Thorin  Thorin II Oakenshield was born in 2746, making him 195 years old during the quest of Erebor which he led. 11 other dwarves, plus Bilbo and Gandalf, were with him. Born in the Lonely Mountain with his grandfather, Thrór - Thorin ...

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NoME Section 4: Appendices – 11 Extraordinary Middle-earth Themes

April 27, 2022      Leave a Comment

Greetings and we will be discussing the Appendices in Nature of Middle-earth, featuring the Middle-earth themes, most particularly Appendix I as the second Appendix is the Index. Appendix I involves the Metaphysical and Theological Themes of this work - which is very prevalent.  Introduction + the core of the Middle-earth Themes “The Lord of the Rings is a Fundamentally Catholic Work, unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision.” (Letter # 142) This has puzzled ...

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Did Bilbo know of the One Ring’s Significance?

April 20, 2022      Leave a Comment

In Riddles in the Dark, Bilbo found the One Ring, but most of us didn’t know if it was known to him the significance, or if it was ever. Here’s a little fun skit on exploring its significance! ...

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A Complete Story of Celeborn and Galadriel

April 13, 2022      1 Comment

Today we are going to take a look at Celeborn and Galadriel. You may have heard of them from Lord of the Rings, but did you know they have a long and intense history? Let’s dive deep on where it all started! Galadriel Their origin was compared in earlier drafts to the Lord of the Rings, App B. Galadriel is known to go east into the Mountains and Beleriand alone, even through the Fellowship of the Ring but a later version appeared in the appendices saying they went to the mountains ...

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How did the Númenóreans live?

Lands + Lifestyles of the Númenóreans

April 6, 2022      Leave a Comment

Greetings, and we will be discussing the lands and lifestyles of the Númenoreans.  Numenor was described in great detail in Unfinished Tales, as well as Nature of Middle-earth. Númenórean Lands There, we see a map of the island of Numenor. It resembled a five-pointed star, or pentangle and each “end” expending about 250 miles. They were named: Forostar (Northlands)Andustar (Westlands)Hyarnustar (Southwest-lands)Hyarrostar (Southeastlands)Orrostar (Eastlands) There was also ...

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