Book vs. Movie Legolas: Ethereal Stoic or Emotional Jokester?
Peter Jackson did some interesting things with Elves in his movies, and Legolas’ personality is the main victim. Far from the always-steady, joyless stoic portrayed by Orlando Bloom, Legolas was much ...
20 Maalis 202319min
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Do the Wizard’s Staves Contain the Power of Each Wizard?
I have one final theory about wizard staves to share, and this one is much more speculative and likely not true, but hinges on some...interesting words that Saruman has for Gandalf. For my previous tw...
16 Maalis 20239min
Tolkien Book Review: The Fall of Numenor
I know I’m late to the party on this, but at long last here’s my review of The Fall of Numenor, edited by Brian Sibley and illustrated by Alan Lee. Do you need to get this book? Probably not, but yo...
13 Maalis 202321min
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: Theory—Wizards’ Staves Are a Limitation, Not a Source of Power
Earlier this week (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1GRzWjH_V4) I took a look at whether the Istari, or wizards, of Middle-earth actually needed their staves to perform magic. In this follow-up, I ex...
9 Maalis 20238min
Do the Wizards of The Lord of the Rings Need a Staff to Do Magic?
The Wizards we meet in The Lord of the Rings always seem to be carrying a staff, and those pieces of wood sure seem important, but are they actually necessary to the Wizards’ use of magic? Other Links...
6 Maalis 202327min
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: The Numenorean Fascination with the Dead and Splendid Tombs
A viewer suggested this topic, and particularly asked for any lessons we moderns could learn from the Numenorean’s folly. Other Links: Utreon: https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/ Rumble at https:...
2 Maalis 20238min
Tolkien Book Review: “The Wisdom of Hobbits” by Matthew J. Distefano
Many of us at one point or another had an idealized conception of hobbits, but whether you’ve grown out of that or not, this book will give you a fresh look at hobbits and probably teach you a few les...
27 Helmi 202330min
Thursday Tolkien Thoughts: How Gandalf and Elrond Knew To Destroy the Ring in Mount Doom
David Rowe (who has appeared on my channel in a criminally underwatched video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOHLbX0u8EI) recently noted on Twitter that while he understood the logic, he still wonde...
23 Helmi 20236min
