The Romance of Ergon and Thallasai: A Silmarillion Poem
Deep in wood of Great Skögr A faint rustling dost I hear As a lay of love recalleth I, The tale of Ergon and Thallasai - Ergon was of human race, Keen in eye, fair…
Tag: J.R.R. Tolkien
The Victorious Godhead: Good Friday, the Annunciation, and the Inklings
This year, a marvelous event happened that will not occur again for decades: Good Friday and the Feast of the Annunciation fell on the same day. In the Roman Church, unfortunately, Annunciation has been…
Shaping Destiny: The Importance of Men in Middle-Earth
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is truly a layered work; each time you read it, you can learn something new. Maybe you’ll find a nugget of Catholic theology or finally decipher the hobbits’ family tree…or…
Gloriam Vidi Resurgentis: The Sudden Joyous Turn
Sing and be glad, all ye children of the West for your King shall come again, and He shall dwell among you, all the days of your life. And the Tree that was withered shall…
O Dayspring, Come: Frodo's Salvation through Mercy
When Frodo raises the star glass and cries out, “Hail, Eärendil, O Brightest of Stars!” he invokes a history of which, with Sam, he is now a major part. Throughout the history of Arda…
Magic Must Have a Meaning: Chesterton, Lewis & Tolkien in Elf-Land
It is difficult to overstate the influence of G.K. Chesterton. Apart from the numerous converts who have come to Christianity, at least in part, because of an encounter with his writings, two of the bestselling…
The Ring: A Lord of the Rings Poem
Imagine if a ring of gold Could spin spells and tricks a hundredfold, Starting in a forge of fire Tainted by one’s great desire. – Tumbling paths fraught with greed Are numerous in the ones…
Empress of Eternity: A Lord of the Rings Poem
A Lady of Light A Woman of Water A Sister of the Stars A Daughter of the Dawn. - With sun woven in her hair Spills light Into even the darkest of nights. - With…
When All Other Lights Have Failed: The Christmas Message and The Lord of the Rings
There was a huge hubbub of anticipation in Palestine before Jesus was born. All sorts of people rising up and gathering some followers and saying that they were the messiah and then getting killed…
Yule on the Quest: A Lord of the Rings Story
“May I help you, Master Peregrin?” Glorfindel asked. Pippin abruptly straightened and jumped off the chair he had brought up aside a high shelf in the kitchens of Rivendell. He colored…