The Elf and the Orc: Chapter 3
Morfang scanned the area and noted that a group of archers were waiting for him. Obviously stationed by the Prince’s orders. He stood and placed the princess in front of him. The archers lowered their…
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The Elf and the Orc: Chapter 2
Morfang glanced up and about. He still held the Elven girl down on the woodland floor. He might have to take her hostage to buy his freedom. Deciding that no one was coming anytime soon,…
An Unexpected Journey: A Lord of the Rings Story
Pearl was going home after picking some mushrooms out in the fields when she noticed Merry and Pippin leaving the Tooks’ house. This was normal enough, but Pearl noticed a slight shade of…
The Elf and the Orc: Chapter 1
Disclaimer: First off, I don’t own Lord of the Rings or anything related to Lord of the Rings. They all belong to Tolkien. I only own the following: Lindariel (daughter of Thranduil), Morfang (son of…
The Pleasure of His Majesty: Kingship in the Works of the Inklings
An age of fable has ended. The world has gotten old; skepticism is our wisdom. We do not believe in the magic of pedigree, and we expect the son not to take up his…
A Journey of Virtues: Reflections of Advent Ideas in The Lord of the Rings
Quite a lot has been written on the symbolism of the duration of Frodo’s journey from Rivendell to Mount Doom taking place between December 25 and March 25 - dates which in Christian…
Lux Fulgebat Super Nos: a Tolkienian Blessing for Christmas
The adventus Redemptoris is the beginning of the Christian liturgical year, the season of spiritual preparation for the commemoration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas. Although it precedes the Nativity, its purpose is to prepare the…
Faith and Fantasy: Tolkien the Catholic, The Lord of the Rings, and Peter Jackson’s Film Trilogy
Note: This article refers to important, even climactic plot points in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings necessary to this overview of the spiritual significance of Tolkien’s work. If you haven’t read the books…
First Yule: A Lord of the Rings Story
Sam rose late from his afternoon nap to find the smial entirely dark, except as he walked closer to the parlor he saw two candles burning with another set a bit apart. Then as he watched, more…
Boromir the Misunderstood Hero: A Fallen Man Finds Reconciling Grace
Tolkien’s most famous novel The Lord of the Rings displays a multitude of characters, but probably no other of them is as controversial as Boromir. Many readers hold the view that Boromir was the only one…