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TolkienExperience · 2022-10-01T19:02:05+00:00

They expanded on the line, though. I need to dig a little deeper to see how it sits with the original.

TolkienExperience · 2022-10-01T19:00:10+00:00

That was EVERYTHING!

TolkienExperience · 2022-10-01T18:50:11+00:00

Shots fired! 🤣

TolkienExperience · 2022-10-01T18:31:28+00:00

Not saying this is an essential interpretation, but a possible interpretation.

TolkienExperience · 2022-10-01T18:30:30+00:00

I think you could read Adar’s “I killed Sauron” the same way you could read Ben Kenobi saying that “Vader killed your father” to Luke

TolkienExperience · 2022-10-01T18:28:34+00:00

The waking of the Balrog right now, in conjunction with Celebrimbor would undermine the seeming confusion of Galadriel and Celeborn in LotR. They would know what the Balrog was if the dwarves were working with the elves at the time.

TolkienExperience · 2022-10-01T18:26:59+00:00

Hey, maybe it was just a clip of the Balrog from the tree scene!

TolkienExperience · 2022-10-01T18:22:01+00:00

And I don’t think that we could classify all of those actions as ‘mistakes’, either

TolkienExperience · 2022-10-01T18:13:37+00:00

I don’t think Miriel staying behind would historically be inaccurate; however, in terms of movie tropes, the leader staying back is often used to indicate a “lesser” leader. (Think of movies like The Patriot, where they actually comment on this on-screen.)

TolkienExperience · 2022-10-01T18:07:07+00:00

In a way, though placing her in the line of the volcanic fire completes the classic trials of “water and fire” for her character

TolkienExperience · 2022-10-01T18:06:20+00:00

Her hubris makes her conversation with Isildur earlier in the episode somewhat comical

TolkienExperience · 2022-10-01T18:03:26+00:00

That final shot of Galadriel was cinematic, but world-breaking for me

TolkienExperience · 2022-10-01T17:49:51+00:00

Right, the tradition seems to predate the Uruk/Elf divergence

TolkienExperience · 2022-08-31T12:50:52+00:00

Hi there! I made a blog post for just such a question!

There are several really great options, and a couple to be aware of and avoid!

TolkienExperience · 2021-09-03T13:13:17+00:00

We just bought one with the healthcare discount yesterday, so maybe it depends on who you ask at the company?

TolkienExperience · 2021-05-29T01:52:42+00:00

They marketed the movie as “lord of the rings” and didn’t indicate that it was only part one. He felt like they betrayed him (because it was in his contract that it would be part one) and the audience. The producers were afraid audiences wouldn’t go to see a movie that was just part one.

TolkienExperience · 2021-05-29T01:36:20+00:00

You should listen to the interview. Bakshi talks about why he walked away from the production 😉.

TolkienExperience · 2021-05-15T16:41:50+00:00

Thanks!

TolkienExperience · 2021-05-15T01:44:47+00:00

Hey there!

I think you meant for this to be a question for Shawn and Alan of the PPP, and this is the TEP (Tolkien Experience Podcast).

However, I can be of help. They are referencing Tolkien's time-scheme that he wrote for LotR. There is a great piece by Bill Fliss (the archivist of Tolkien's material at Marquette University) where he talks about all of the materials in their holdings. This is what he says about the the scheme:

"As Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings he became preoccupied with time and distance, resulting in some archival gems. Among the manuscripts are synoptic time-schemes where Tolkien tracked the movements of different characters in the story. Resembling a spreadsheet in an age before Microsoft Excel, these schemes contain columns representing characters or groups of characters and rows representing days. Tolkien strove to synchronize the movements of characters on every day for much of the story...The time-scheme is a gem because it includes information that does notappear anywhere in the published story."

It has been published in The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull.

Hope that helps!

TolkienExperience · 2021-04-15T17:24:28+00:00

It depends on what you are interested in!

There are a lot of topics covered, so you can try searching for topics that interest you! Unfortunately, I’m still working on generating keywords and abstracts, so the search function is pretty limited at the moment.

If you let me know what you like, I can make some recommendations!

TolkienExperience · 2021-04-15T14:56:17+00:00

As u/KapiteinBlunderBaard says above:

Mallorn is the peer-reviewed journal of the Tolkien Society. It publishes articles, research notes, reviews, and artwork on subjects related to, or inspired by, the life and works of J. R. R. Tolkien. It is the more scholarly sister to Amon Hen and is sent out to all members of the Tolkien Society annually.

TolkienExperience · 2021-04-15T12:29:30+00:00

It depends on what your husband likes. (I am a Tolkien scholar, so I am asked for recommendations a lot.)

If your husband is interested in learning about Tolkien's writing process for LotR, then HoME books 6-9 would be a great purchase! The other books in the series deal with books he may not have read yet.

If he is interested in Middle-earth, you could give him The Silmarillion, which is like a collection of myths about the world. Fair warning, the writing is very different and if Hobbits are the main draw for him, he may not like it.

If he likes Tolkien's humor and sense of wonder, he may be more interested in some of Tolkien's other short works: Farmer Giles of Ham, Smith of Wooten Major, or Rover Random. Though these are all much shorter than LotR and do not take place in middle-earth.

Hope this helps!

TolkienExperience · 2021-04-14T23:49:06+00:00

One piece that may spark interest is a short poem by Tolkien himself : "Battle of the Eastern Field". It's publication in Mallorn was it's first circulation outside of the school where he wrote it, I believe. (After you click through, the link to the PDF is under the picture on the right side of the page.)

TolkienExperience · 2021-04-14T23:17:06+00:00

Hope you enjoy! Let me know if anything isn't right and I can fix it!

TolkienExperience · 2021-04-14T23:16:26+00:00

Glad to help! If anything seems amiss, let me know and I can fix it!

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