The Consolation of Philosophy
"If you want to be a philosopher, write novels." ―Albert Camus One decade ago, with the release of New Line Cinema's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey imminent, Christopher Tolkien gave a rare interview to French newspaper Le Monde. In it he expressed the sense of alienation he...
Of Oropher and Amdir: The Sindarin Kings
When you read Tolkien's Legendarium for the first time and come across the deep lore that surrounds the Elves, you may accidentally skim past two of Middle-earth's notoriously lesser-known Elven kings: Oropher of the Greenwood and Amdir of Lorinand. These two Elven kings were alive...
A Second Age Onomasticon – Part II: People
A little more than half a year after the deal between the Tolkien Estate and Amazon Studios was announced, Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke gave a little bit of information on what to expect from the new series in an interview with Deadline. In a...
A Second Age Onomasticon – Part I: Places
Amazon Studios' streaming series, The Rings of Power, is set to premiere in a little over two months from now. Set in a period Tolkien referred to as the "Second Age", many of the characters are different from those beloved by fans of Tolkien's most...