by NamelessOne | Apr 16, 2020 | Tolkien Lesson, Uncategorized
This is my own preferred order in which I read Tolkien’s plethora of Middle Earth related books. It also came to my attention that my reading order is very similar to the guys over at TolkienLibrary. So head over there for a more detailed explanation on why,...
by NamelessOne | Jan 3, 2019 | Tolkien Lesson
Today’s lesson comes from the book The Children of Hurin. This book was released in 2007 which contains a quite immaculate re composition and expansion on the story of Hurin. The story is originally found in The Silmarillion but with all the additional work...
by NamelessOne | Oct 4, 2018 | Tolkien Lesson
I often think back to the fellowship that went on the journey to mount doom to destroy the One Ring. The fellowship that was assembled in Rivendell by Lord Elrond. Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Gimli, Logolas, Boromir, Aragorn and Gandalf. From the 9 of them who do we...
by NamelessOne | Jul 3, 2017 | Tolkien Lesson
“Every day that passes is a precious day lost” These are the words spoken by Frodo to Sam on their way to Morder to cast the ring into the fiery depths of mount doom. First a bit of context: Click here for more Tolkien Lessons. We find Frodo and Sam in a pretty dire...
by NamelessOne | Jun 12, 2017 | Tolkien Lesson
Click here for more Tolkien Lessons. Fëanor is without a doubt one of my own personal favourite characters in the Tolkien universe. I already mentioned Eärendil as one of the most popular but there were none that could compete with the wisdom, skill, passion, anger...
by NamelessOne | Jun 8, 2017 | Tolkien Lesson
Today’s quote comes from another favorite scene of mine from Lord of the rings, which lead to an even greater scene later on. The quote: “May it be a light for you in dark places when all other lights go out” The scene is of-course the gift-giving...
