Anywho, so right before Rings of Power Episode 2 and during it - since the end of episode 1 Galadriel went there after Gil-galad let her in, and went swimming when she was on the ship to Valinor. Rings of Power Episode 2: The Stranger Then the scene skips to the Harfoots - when Nori sees something - I’m not sure what it’s supposed to be. Some sort of body or statue laying in the middle of a fire - which we later see it being The Stranger. She says it could be a man or an elf. There ...
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Response to: FEE’s “You’re Wrong About Optimism”
FEE (Foundation of Economic Education)'s "You're Wrong About Optimism" uses the plots of the Lord of the Rings, and a couple of other movies and shows to show the importance of optimism and optimistic characters in times of despair. So the beginning of the video talks about how LOTR is a story that is not about big heroes but small heroes that want to make the world a better place. Since this is a LOTR channel I will mainly go over the Middle-earth sections of it - though the videos do ...
Rings of Power Episode 1 Review
Rings of Power Episode 1 Review: So I haven't done a RoP post in a while, mainly because I wanted to sort of wait until the show comes in. I kind of got excited for the first trailers, but after that it just got kind of boring to me it was hard to keep up with all the new news (ha!) going on. I vaguely watched many of the trailers, and while before it didn't really give me the Middle-earth feel, it sort of grew on me after that. But I kind of had this feeling that they might stray too far ...
Sam’s Speech Two Towers Explained
Did you know that Sam’s iconic speech in the movies, was also in the books as well? Much like the movie, it was in The Two Towers. though it was in the stairs of Cirith Ungol, and starts with “Yes, that’s so.” “‘Yes, that’s so,’ said Sam. ‘And we shouldn’t be here at all, if we’d known more about it before we started.’”JRR Tolkien, The Two Towers, "The Stairs of Cirith Ungol" And it goes on until: “Things done and over and made into part of the great tales are different. Why, even ...
3 questions I’d ask Tolkien
Imagine Tolkien was sitting across you shortly after the publication of LOTR and The Hobbit. What would you ask? Of course I would start by thanking him for all the work that he did in building a legendarium that has impacted many of us - me, you… Then we would get on to the questions. They are mainly based on the lore. Of course - there are definitely more than just three - or one - but we will be sticking to the three that are based on lotr lore, for today. Where were the dwarves ...
Why was Frodo’s compassion to Gollum so significant?
Frodo’s compassion to Gollum was significant because it was referred to by Tolkien as an instrument of Providence. "His humility (with which he began) and his sufferings were justly rewarded by the highest honour; and his exercise of patience and mercy towards Gollum gained him Mercy: [Frodo's] failure was redressed." (JRR Tolkien, Letter # 246) Finding of the Ring 17 years after Bilbo’s and Frodo’s big birthday celebration, Gandalf shows up at Bag End for big news. He shows up ...