What even are Hobbits?
Hobbits are not mentioned in Tolkien’s creation myth, the Ainulindalë published as part of The Silmarillion. So what are they…
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What’s the deal with the three Elven rings of power?
Cue Seinfeld joke here. But seriously, we know that the Elves have three rings of power, and that they’ve been…
Who was Celebrimbor, anyway?
Celebrimbor was one of the greatest of the Elven smiths, save only maybe for his grandpappy Fëanor (dick). But who…
Why The Hobbit Movies are Crap
Lest you think I save up all of my enmity for the Hobbit movies for my blog, I would like…
Rings of Power, S1 E2
Ok. I’m finally getting around to watching the next episode. Here we go! Liveblog for initial watch-through of Rings of…
Fëanor was a dick, y’all.
He may have been super skilled, but Fëanor might just have been the biggest dick in the history of Middle…
Rings of Power, S1 E1
Liveblog for initial watch-through of Rings of Power S1 E1 I’ve put my initial thoughts as I was watching in…
Rings of Pow-Pow-Power, here I come!
Screenshot of show cover image from Amazon Prime So I’ve been putting off watching Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings:…
Do you know which towers are “The Two Towers”?
No doubt you recognize the two towers in the DVD cover of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers:
Glorfindel: Great Elf or GREATEST Elf?
Glorfindel. Elf of elves, forgotten by Peter Jackson, but always in our hearts. Was he a great elf or the…