0022 - On Fairy-Stories - Tolkien's Literary Manifesto

Our 2025 Silmarillion journey continues with Chapter 12 of Quenta Silmarillion - Of Men.Yes, Chapter 12 introduces a mysterious new intelligent species to Middle-earth - the Atani, that is, the mortal...

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Our 2025 Silmarillion journey continues with Chapter 11 of Quenta Silmarillion - Of The Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor.With the hurricane of catastrophes brought on by Morgoth’s murder of the ...

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Our 2025 Silmarillion journey continues with Chapter 10 of Quenta Silmarillion - Of The Sindar.The Noldor, led by Fëanor, have re-entered Beleriand in pursuit of Morgoth and the Silmarils. This chapte...

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Our 2025 Silmarillion journey continues with Chapter 9 of Quenta Silmarillion - Of The Flight Of The Noldor.With Melkor and Ungoliant having slain the Two Trees and stolen the Silmarils, Chapter 9 con...

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Our 2025 Silmarillion journey continues with Chapter 8 of Quenta Silmarillion - Of the Darkening of Valinor.In Chapter 8, the bliss of Valinor comes to a sudden end as Melkor unleashes his sinister pl...

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Our 2025 Silmarillion journey continues with Chapter 7 of Quenta Silmarillion - Of the Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor.In Chapter 7, we learn what the Silmarils are, where they came from, and h...

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Our 2025 Silmarillion journey continues with Chapter 6 of Quenta Silmarillion - Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor.Chapter 6 is really the quiet calm before the storm. All hell is about to break l...

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Our 2025 Silmarillion journey continues with Chapter 5 of Quenta Silmarillion - Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië.In Chapter 5, we come to find out how the three Elvish peoples (the Vanyar, th...

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