Lost: A Lord of the Rings Story
~ by Vanessa Parry Lost. Another friend lost. Another hole punched through his heart. There were days, like today, when his fea felt like a spider's web caught in the storm . . . ragged and…
Tag: The Lord of the Rings
Beebo and the Bunny: A Lord of the Rings Story
“Beebo!” the tiny tot squealed, delightedly as he threw himself into his uncle’s arms, the squeal turning into a giggle as Bilbo scooped him up and swung him around. Drogo chuckled as he lowered the…
Tolkien and Reality
It shall come as a surprise to no one that I am a great fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work. Having discovered The Lord of the Rings in Junior High (thanks in no small part to…
Bell’s Table
~by Vanessa Parry Bilbo settled on one of the benches by the kitchen table and Bell smiled as she placed one of her best teacups before him, pouring milk and adding the strong tea. Little…
Tithendell in the Rain: A Lord of the Rings Story
~By Vanessa Parry (alias: Elwen) Tithen was an integral part of Rivendell's healing song. She accepted that. The twolegs fed her and she graced them with her presence, which was apparently all that was required…
Beyond the Shire: Memories of Reading “The Lord of the Rings”
The climb used to seem dangerous to reach the correct tier of the waterfall, the best one for reading, especially reading Tolkien. Safe there from the rest of the world, ready to be absorbed into…
Arising in Might: The Concept of Evil in the Works of Tolkien
The concept of evil is in The Silmarillion represented by Melkor, whose similarity to Satan is even greater than that between Eru and God. Melkor was the greatest of the Ainur with a share in…
Tolkien and Pagan Myth
What is the Druidic tradition of spirituality conveyed through storytelling, and what were some of Tolkien’s inspirations taken from Pagan Myth? OK, big subject this, and it’s not possible to provide more than a quick…
Tolkien and Kingship
It’s fair to say that Tolkien was a royalist. Although he rarely discussed his political views in detail in his correspondence, in a letter to his son Christopher in 1943 he wrote, “My political opinions…
The Children of Iluvatar
~by Martina Juričková Probably one of the most controversial things to discuss about the Christian motives within The Silmarillion is the understanding of so-called Ilúvatar’s children, the Elves and Men. The likeness of the term…