And the Skies Look On: A Lord of the Rings Poem
by Vanessa Parry (alias Elwen) Word Count: 174 Rating: G Summary: A poem from Middle Earth White clouds, scudding swift, 'cross a cobalt blue sky. He sits 'neath an oak, book on knee. Dwarves, dragons…
Tag: The Lord of the Rings
Why George R.R. Martin is Not the American Tolkien: A Comparison of Two Literary Giants and Their Fantasy Worlds
First, I am really enjoying HBO’s adaptation of George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones. I was enjoying the books immensely until I realized I was forgetting so much between volumes that it just made…
Reflections of the Truth: An Analysis of Five Catholic Quotations from “The Lord of the Rings”
How often can you say that a book truly changed your life? How often do you discover a book that reflects eternal Truth and encourages you to elevate your eyes to heaven? As an avid…
Not By the Hand of Man: The Women of “Lord of the Rings”
The Lord of the Rings is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of our modern era, but that does not mean it is without detractors. One of the chief claims of the naysayers…
Frodo & Samwise: A Lord of the Rings Poem
~ by Amanda Pizzzolatto Frodo Friendly little hobbit who always cared Reading stories that he soon shared Ordering little gifts from near and far Down to earth, yet in the stars Only with his friends…
Kenosis of the Secret Fire: An Adventure through Middle Earth into the Divine Imagination
“No time for it,” said the wizard. “But—,” said Bilbo again. “No time for that either! Off you go!” To the end of his days Bilbo could never remember how he found himself outside, without…
Sound and Silence: Motifs in Tolkien’s Epic Fantasy Universe
When I first heard that this year’s topic of the project “I read, therefore I am” is "silence", I thought there was nothing to tell about it in relation to Tolkien. At first sight, it seems…
Théoden’s Prayer: A Lord of the Rings Poem
Still was the night before the fight Loud were the horns of warning Deep were our sighs and dark the eyes That met ours in the morning The fight’s to begin, and what’s to be…
Vale of Tears: A Song of the Elves
You graced my brows with gleaming light And sent me forth into the night A lantern swinging in my hand I faced a sea of windswept land A glitter, glimmer Moth of white Unto a…
The Adventure: A Tale of Two Small Hobbits
Author’s Note: Gracie is the little hobbit girl, who, in the very beginning of “The Fellowship”, is listening to Bilbo’s story of the trolls with HUGE eyes. I know that, between the movies and the books, the time between…