Prosody in Tolkien and The Rings of Power
J.R.R. Tolkien, it is fairly well known, was a philologist. The word is not now much used in academia. In contemporary terms a philologist might be called a historical or comparative linguist. However, philology was a broader discipline than that. In today's highly specialized world...
New Middle-earth Games?
Folks, A new string of leaks has pointed us in the direction of some new interesting information around video games rights as it pertains to Middle-earth. Check out the images below. A redditor that goes by LongJonSilver who is a part of the subreddit LeaksAndRumors shared these...
The Definitive Answer: Why didn’t the Fellowship fly to Mordor
"The Eagles are a dangerous 'machine'. I have used them sparingly, and that is the absolute limit of their credibility or usefulness. The alighting of a Great Eagle of the Misty Mountains in the Shire is absurd" - Professor J. R. R. Tolkien. This was Tolkien's...
Lord of the Rings Online 2022 Events Schedule And Letter From The Producer
Cordovan, the Community Manager for Lord of the Rings Online has recently released the 2022 calendar for their in-game events for the year. I did try to parse through and see if there was anything relevant to the Lord of the Rings on Prime Amazon...
“How did it come to this?” The humble beginnings of the Middle Earth “franchise”
"Its not a [contemptously] "franchise", its a series of films" - Sir Ian McKellen Damn straight, Sir Ian. It is a series of films, twenty years in the making, six-entries strong (coming up on seven thanks to The War of the Rohirrim), with $6 billion in...