Character Profile: Bard the Bowman

–The race of Men’s own version of Legolas …

Now that The Desolation of Smaug has been released, I can continue discussing the new characters that have become part of the Hobbit story-line – comparing and contrasting them between novel and film.

Your Quick Guide To Dragons in Middle-earth (and how to tackle one)

Introduction

Following the sudden increase of interest in anything related to these creatures, I thought it would be good to provide you with the essential ingredients that make up a dragon within Tolkien’s own fantasy world.

This “Guide” is meant to present a clear description of what constitutes a dragon in Middle-earth, whilst at the same time providing a “how-to” list on avoiding being burnt to a crisp by one of these creatures – given by Tolkien himself …

‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ – Review

-Smaug has finally arrived!

As promised, here’s a much detailed review of the second installment in ‘The Hobbit’ Trilogy. Having seen the film three times so far, I’m able to delve into a bit more detail concerning the workings of the film.

A Tolkienist’s Perspective reaches over 100 followers!

105 and counting … woohoo! You’re all awesome!

We made it! But there’s still a long way to go … I have only just started talking about Tolkien and anything Middle-earth related 😀

Post DoS: Day 2 of 369

Have you started the countdown?

It’s exactly 369 days (if my calculations are correct), until the release of ‘There and Back Again’ on December 17, 2014.

‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Extended Edition: Review

I know I said I’ll continue posting my ‘The Lord of the Rings’ review, but since that is taking rather longer to complete, I thought I’d write a couple of posts on news that is more pressing and currently ‘hot’.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition – Review (Part I)

– It’s finally here! Well, partially at least …

Phew! The last couple of days have been pretty hectic. Apart from the daily, real-life chores, I’ve been writing away on the reviews, adding images, and writing a bit more. This was naturally accompanied by copious amounts of viewings of the three films to complement the writing and stimulate the mind! 🙂

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.

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!

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.