A Middle-Earth Pronunciation Guide, Part 2: Languages Other than Elvish
Now that I’ve covered the basic rules for Elvish (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJNita-4Ujk), we can explore some other rules unique to other languages, like Khuzdul, Black Speech, and the tongue of...
20 Helmi 202319min
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: How Tolkien Always Leaves Us Wanting More
Tolkien is famous for creating a sense of history in his Middle-earth Legendarium, but his references to ancient history is only the beginning of how he leads us to want to get more out of his imagina...
16 Helmi 20239min
A Middle-Earth Pronunciation Guide, Part 1: Rules for Elvish Words
Years ago I made a video about how to pronounce words in Tolkien’s Middle-earth which was...a bit flawed. Now I’m redoing that in two videos. This first video will cover the rules for Elvish words, ...
13 Helmi 202345min
“Magic” Beverages in The Lord of the Rings: Their Contents (Booze?) and Effects
For a story that focuses so little on eating and drinking (outside of the Shire of course!), The Lord of the Rings has quite a few important and seemingly magical beverages, each with its own effects ...
9 Helmi 20238min
Beyond Subcreation: Tolkien’s Emphasis on Child-Bearing in Middle-Earth
One of Tolkien’s key themes throughout his work is subcreation, the idea that as beings created by a creator God, we (or his invented elves and other races) are also by nature creative. But there are...
6 Helmi 202321min
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: The Continent of Aman as the Americas
As a young reader my brain quite naturally correlated Aman, west of Middle-earth (Europe) with America, though I was aware that was not really Tolkien’s intent. Imagine my surprise to find out he alm...
2 Helmi 20236min
Lord of the Rings Book vs. Movie: King Theoden of Rohan
The contrast between book Theoden and movie Theoden could hardly be more striking. Some of that is related to some plot changes introduced in the movie, but those don’t justify movie Theoden’s whiny ...
30 Tammi 202336min
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: What Does the White Flag of the Stewards of Gondor Signify?
The Ruling Stewards of Gondor declined to use the standard of the kings and instead used a simple white flag. What’s the significance of this choice? Whatever it means, it definitely isn’t surrender...
26 Tammi 20235min
