Are Orcs a Manifestation of Tolkien's Racism?
A response to a fairly thoughtless article insinuating Orcs are a racialist stand-in.
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One Does not Simply Fly to Mordor
People often ask why the Great Eagles didn't fly Frodo to Mount Doom. Here's why.
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Tolkien and Time Travel: Numenor Enters the Mythology
Numenor began in an unfinished time travel story: The Lost Road.
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Top 5 Ways Tolkien Impacted Modern Culture
Tolkien's impact on culture goes far beyond being the grandfather of modern fantasy.
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Tolkien on Love: Romantic and Realistic
In honor of Valentine's Day, a look at how Tolkien treats romance in his fiction.
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Top 5 Characters Ruined by Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies are great cinema, but his treatment of some of the characters is downright criminal.
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All the Ringbearers in Chronological Order
A full history of the One Ring as seen through the lens of who had it when and how they got it and/or lost it.
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