My oh my! Such a laborious task …

… “herculean” I should rather say.

Yes, I’ve promised a “‘The Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy Review” and I’m currently finding myself ploughing through the enormity of personal thoughts and critical analyses contained within ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’.

The Dark Land … (not Mordor, the other one)

– Something else lies “dark” within Arda …

In the early part of the 20th century, Tolkien wrote a short treatise entitled ‘Ambarkanta’ (found in ‘The Shaping of Middle-earth’), relating the shape and layout of the world (Arda) –  sketching a map (amongst several) with all the continents within – namely: Aman, Middle-earth, Harad and the Great Sea.

The Men of the Sea: Part II

The second of an article in two parts I had written a while back …

The Númenórean fleet and the voyages throughout Arda

The Men of the Sea: Part I

The first of an article in two parts I had written a while back …

The Númenórean fleet and the voyages throughout Arda

1.0 Introduction

The Númenóreans were, without any doubt, not only the greatest mortal beings, but also the finest mariners in the Second Age. Their skills in the building of ships and their voyages across the vast seas of the world were unsurpassed by any other race. This article will give a glimpse into the workings of their fleet and how it was organized. Also, it will look into the innumerable navigations that the men of Númenor undertook throughout the wide oceans. I shall be looking mainly at a span of 1523 years: from the first Númenórean ships to arrive in Middle-Earth, until the death of Tar-Minastir, when they began “failing” as a race.

Unite! Setting ‘The Children of Húrin’ among the Classics

I’ve already expressed my deep love and “obsession” for ‘The Silmarillion’ (Tolkien’s “greatest” book?) as one of the greatest works in English Literature. However, not everyone may be on the same page as mine when it comes to editorial and “canon” issues.

Memorable confrontations in Film and Literature: Part III

The third, and last part of this series of posts – this time concentrating on memorable confrontations in Middle-earth; to select but a very few …

As always, some spoilers present. Enjoy!

Memorable confrontations in Film and Literature: Part II

The second part of my list of “Memorable Confrontations” from all aspects of literature, film and TV … enjoy! 🙂

Memorable confrontations in Film and Literature: Part I

– A slightly unrelated Tolkien topic (though not entirely)…

We’ve all been in that very tense, awkward but thrilling moment when the main character in a story finally gets to met his or her long sought-after enemy (or archenemy in some cases).

Massive ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy review on its way!

I’m not a person that is easily fond of his own work – especially when it comes to writing; I’ve got a rather pessimistic outlook towards it. It mainly arises out of the urge to constantly try to revise and improve the text to suit the reader and making it worthy of a good read.

A phonecall to Warner Bros.

If I had the ability to rewind Time back to the 1st of October, and be allowed to fantasize a fictitious scenario moments prior to the release of the new trailer for ‘The Desolation of Smaug’, it would have gone something like this …