Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli vs. Ultramarathoners—Who Is More Impressive?
Someone recently sent me a private message asking about the plausibility of the feat of the Three Hunters, for which Eomer names Aragorn “Wingfoot.” Here’s the results of my research into the issue. ...
19 Aug 202423min
What are Tolkien’s Elves REALLY Like??
Recently a minor controversy erupted on X/Twitter regarding comments by Ismael Cruz Cordova, who plays Arondir in Amazon’s “Rings of Power” series, to the effect that he was trying to be the most Elve...
12 Aug 202425min
An Extremely Nitpicky Review of “The Two Towers” Part 1
Continuing my nitpicky review of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy, I get into the first part of The Two Towers, which involves lots of stupid decisions and...maybe an editing snafu? For prev...
5 Aug 202422min
How Does YouTuber Jazza Do at Faithfully Illustrating Book Versions of Tolkien’s Creatures?
Recently a video by YouTuber and artist Jazza (https://www.youtube.com/@Jazza) popped up in my feed, and it’s all about illustrating Tolkien’s creatures and characters according to their book descript...
29 Jul 202424min
For Tolkien, the Ends Don’t Justify the Means, the Ends Determine the Means!
In a quest fraught with practical problems, like how to get into Mordor, how to evade capture, and how to make good time, it turns out most of the decisions made have little to do with these practical...
22 Jul 202442min
George R.R. Martin Can’t Imagine Where Hobbit Children Come From
GRRM is at it again, or rather Twitter is at it again reviving old quotes by the Song of Ice and Fire author, with a really bonkers line about Tolkien and sex. Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon)...
15 Jul 202428min
Tolkien Meme Analysis: Just How Obvious Was Saruman’s Treachery?
Someone shared something of a meme on my Discord server (join at the link below!) and it actually raised some interesting points about how movies affect our imaginations, as well as a legitimate quest...
8 Jul 202419min
The Choices of Master Aragorn: A Book v. Movie AND Literary Analysis!
Aragorn’s choice to follow the Uruk-hai in order to rescue Merry and Pippin is made very differently in the original book as compared to Peter Jackson’s movie trilogy, but the same scene also foreshad...
1 Jul 202431min
