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Valinor: The Hobbits + An Overview of the Undying Lands

March 9, 2022      2 Comments

At the end of the Lord of the Rings Series, Bilbo, Frodo and Sam eventually go to Valinor, known commonly as the "Undying Lands." Tolkien also notes this as well, in letter #246, all while defending what Frodo has gone through on his journey. They all went at different times (well - sure Bilbo and Frodo went together, while Sam went after the passing of his wife Rosie). And one thing they had in common was that they had held the One Ring. But what made them go to Valinor? Today we will ...

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What did the Sackville-Bagginses have on Bilbo and Frodo?

March 2, 2022      2 Comments

At the end of The Hobbit, Bilbo spots the Sackville-Bagginses when he finally gets home from the journey - and having not been able to see his beloved hobbit hole for a long time. Nevertheless, while he had missed his hole so dearly (which was a recurring theme in the entire book, primarily due to the Baggins side), he had came back different - almost, like he was a better version of himself. He found the ring (which we later know to be the One Ring), and went to the Lonely Mountain, and ...

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NoME Section 2: Body Mind and Spirit

February 23, 2022      1 Comment

Greetings! We are underway in the Nature of Middle-earth book discussion, covering Section 2: Body Mind and Spirit. Here, you may expect to read about the creatures - the Elves, Men, and the Valar most notably - and how they communicate and interact with one another. This will be one video on the communication of the characters - though Section 1 should've been two, (time and gestation/generation) but due to the copyright of music I had to take down part of the second one and move it to ...

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LOTRon Prime Trailer!

February 16, 2022      Leave a Comment

Greetings! So as many of you will know, there was a Lord of the Rings Trailer from Amazon that came out during the Super Bowl. We not only have this coming up, but the War of the Rohirrim coming up in 2024 - which will still be a couple more years but not a very long time. So in the beginning, in my opinion the caption was a little bit overdone in fantasy.  “Have you ever wondered…what else is out there?” “There’s wonders in this world…beyond our wandering.” I mean, in ...

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LOTRonPrime Vanity Fair Analysis!

February 13, 2022      2 Comments

On February 10, Vanity Fair released an article with a countdown so fans were all awaiting and speculating anticipating what’s going to come with the Amazon LOTRonPrime Series. After it finally acquires a name, and the 23 posters were released earlier in the week, (earlier this week at time of posting) we are starting to know more about the series.  Yes, not EVERYTHING yet of course.  But now we know that it’s not based on the Silmarillion, but more so based on the Appendices in ...

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The 2 lamps of the Valar: What is the Significance?

February 9, 2022      1 Comment

There are two lamps of the Valar. They are Illuin and Ormal. They were brought on and built by Aulë at the prayer of Yavanna, in order to light Middle-earth - built along the encircling seas. This need for light was expressed after the Valar entered Middle-earth, subduing the fires of Melkor. Lamps of the Valar - Etymology While it was unclear where the name Illuin came from, it was claimed by Paul Strack that it came from the terms Il- 'sky' and -luin 'blue.' The name meant 'blue ...

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