Rhûnic Revealed
Note: This is the first in what I hope will be a long-running series of articles on topics, tentatively titled “Philology Fridays”, regarding Tolkien, his languages, historical languages, and philology. Most articles should be relatively brief, but some will be a bit longer, if the...
2026 will be a HUGE Year for Fantasy Fans
Fans of the fantasy genre have been spoiled as of late with the return of major franchises like The Lord of the Rings, A Song of Ice & Fire, and Percy Jackson, as well as seeing the first formal adaptions of The Wheel of Time,...
Rings of Power Showrunners Talk Season Three’s Opening Scene
A couple of days ago, a Q&A involving The Rings of Power showrunners, J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, was conducted, and there were some fascinating revelations to come out of it. Among those revelations was the possibility of another flashback scene being the opening to...
Some Say There Is No Canon: Another Look at Canon and the Tolkien Estate
"Some say that he is a bear descended from the great and ancient bears of the mountains that lived there before the giants came. Others say that he is a man descended from the first men who lived before Smaug or the other dragons came...