Tolkien Speaks on Lord of the Rings
February 16, 2011Recently, I stumbled across several videos of Tolkien dating from the late 1960s, in which he discusses various topics of interest regarding Lord of the…
Category: Myth and Legend
Inspiring Objects: Old Maps
February 14, 2011You pick up the thick scroll, edges worn and frayed with age, and unfurl it with care. Paper crackles, and the scent of must tickles…
Of Fantasy, History, and the Greatest Eucatastrophe
December 3, 2010I’ve been re-reading Tolkien’s essay “On Fairy-Stories” and letting the concepts rattle around in my brain. I was going to post on sub-creation, but I…
Fairy Tales and Interdiction: A Reflection of the Fall and Redemption
November 26, 2010Often fairy tales, myths, and legends carry dim echoes of important truths…truths that are universal across time and culture. One such element, common in fairy…
Berserkers: Warriors or Madmen?
October 22, 2010Such is the mind of a fiction writer, and perhaps especially a fantasy writer, that the strange, the unusual, anything that simply must have a…
Lunar Lore: A Compendium (Part Three of Three)
October 8, 2010Rather than pick one topic about the moon for today’s post, I offer a random sampling of moon related sayings, history, and lore for your…
Lunar Lore: The Man in the Moon (Part Two of Three)
October 6, 2010When I think of moon lore, my thoughts immediately travel to the man in the moon, a figure who has managed a varied and illustrious…