The Crossroads: A Lord of the Rings Poem
Silence reigns upon this land Beneath the Shadow’s grim command, Save thunder rolling off the hills, A bleak portent that give us chills. The trembling earth beneath our feet Seems to warn of our defeat;…
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Out of the Information Highway to Middle-Earth I Am Come: A Review of The Lord of the Rings Online
Aragorn crouches on the ground, studying the map laid out before him. I stand off to one side and try to look as if I actually belong here. Tersely he gives orders to our…
Where Are My Lembas?: A Lord of the Rings Poem
O where, O where have my lembas gone? O where, O where can they be?! I’ve looked in the sack and I’ve looked on the ground! O where, O where can they be?! – O…
O For a Star: A Lord of the Rings Poem
Outside the lair: This wasteland chokes my hope, my breath. My doomed path looks only to death. My Burden hangs with heavy strain. It makes each step a piercing pain: A fiery wheel, an Eye…
The Marriage of the White Lady: A Lord of the Rings Story
It is one of those damp and foggy days, with sporadic rain pattering on the city of Minas Tirith. A poor time to have a wedding celebration, in my humble estimation. But here I am…
LOTR = LOve it, or TRy harder!
In the beginning, I saw a pale, bloated and dirt-speckled face of someone who might have been a man—but slimy, stringy-looking goo encased him too tightly for me to be assured of his exact species.…
Éowyn: A Lord of the Rings Poem
The simbelmynë and I are kin, Blossoming in this land of Men: A western star the heavens wept Upon the mounds where Dead are kept. The daughter of all noble kings, Within my soul, a war…
Aragorn’s Victory Song: A Lord of the Rings Poem
I see a fire behind your eyes That darkness cannot quell; As ashes from the mountain rise, You’ll storm the gates of Hell Mornie Utulie, Horo! - The ancient lava from the earth Is cool…
If I Could Speak in Elvish: A Lord of the Rings Poem
If I could speak in Elvish I would stump all my friends Saying things in a tongue That they could not understand. – I could tell my darkest secrets And they still would be unknown.…
A Promise Lives: The Musical Moods of Middle-Earth
The musical score behind Sir Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy is intricately crafted to match the proportions of the epic tale. The plot, based on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien,…