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  I Am 54 And I Think I'm A Hobbit
  Do you suffer from a split personality and is one of them a hobbit? You aren't alone.
  by fotodigital / on Oct 29, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “tolkien”

• The Holy Grail of True Knighthood

  
  Mary Victrix — Authority: 459
  True knighthood is the Holy Grail of manhood, a revelation attainable only by the pure.  The proud are ever barred from taking a draught from it. Our very captivation with the Holy Grail consists in the fact that it has not been found and only few have even seen it.  And, of course, the reason that the mysterious ...
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• Maliszewski and “The Books That Founded D&D”

  
  The Cimmerian — Authority: 137
    James Maliszewski, the proprietor of Grognardia and a Friend of The Cimmerian , has posted an article on The Escapist website. It is called “The Books That Founded D&D” and I found it quite interesting. I thought it worth some commentary. Mr. Maliszewski starts his essay noting the various ...
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• The Barbarians of Middle-earth: The Dúnedain

  
  The Cimmerian — Authority: 137
  “And it happened that when Arathorn and Gilrean had been married only one year, Arador was taken by hill-trolls in the Coldfells north of Rivendell and was slain…” –J.R.R. Tolkien, “Here Follows A Part of the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen,” Appendix B, The Lord of the Rings Dark-haired, light-eyed, dressed ...
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• Jonathan Zap on Inner & Outer Riches

  
  MAGICK RIVER — Authority: 130
  Appreciating Inner Riches By Jonathan Zap 14 November 2009 What good fortune can possibly surpass the value of a rich inner life? Yes, for thousands of years, the earths resources have largely been ruled by extroverted men of action, but as Mark put it, "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain ...
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• Why shouldn’t the prophecies prove true?

  
  The Eagle & Child — Authority: 121
  “Then the prophecies of the old songs have turned out to be true, after a fashion!” said Bilbo. “Of course!” said Gandalf. “And why should not they prove true? Surely you don’t disbelieve the prophecies, because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself? You don’t really suppose, do you, that all ...
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• Story moments in new Siege of Mirkwood screens

  
  Massively — Authority: 690
  Lord of the Rings Online is well known for its story, which it has Tolkiens works to thank for -- although Turbine does a great job of making it all come alive. These new Siege of Mirkwood screens depict a few of the new epic story moments players can expect come December 1st when the expansion is made ...
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• Anna’s Lovecraft, Tolkien, Escher Mash-Up Tattoo

  
  Geeky Tattoos — Authority: 121
  Anna sent in her impressive backpiece. She says it’s a tribute to people that changed and inspired her: Escher, Lovecraft, Tolkien, and her mom. The full piece was designed by a friend and then Anna got it inked by Attilio Cara at Il Pellerossa . The tattoo is based on the “Haunter in the dark” story from ...
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• Museum of Storytelling

  
  Other Stories — Authority: 117
  Here’s a good thing. A museum of storytelling in Oxford is getting the go-ahead after an anonymous £2.5m donation. From Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland to JRR Tolkien’s Middle-earth, CS Lewis’s Narnia and the parallel universes of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, Oxford has played host to some of the ...
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• Beren and Luthien

  
  Traditio et Virtus — Authority: 128
  I read the story of Beren and Luthien in the Silmarillion yesterday. It is by far one of the greatest things Tolkien has written (though maybe this is because it bears such similarities to the ancient Welsh story of Culhwch and Olwen ). My immediate thoughts, for some reason, were that it has the potential to be a ...
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• Born of Hope

  
  Traditio et Virtus — Authority: 128
  Coming December 1st, Born of Hope , is an independently made, originally crafted Lord of the Rings prequel, based on the story of the parents of Aragorn. And its free to watch as well. Could be quite good.
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• On zombie Robert Jordan

  
  Mr. Topp and the Big Bad Blog — Authority: 131
  As a child and young adult, my favourite genre of fiction was without a doubt fantasy. As a child, I did not care about the quality of the writing at all. As I aged, I still loved the fantastical stories but required a bit more from the author than a vivid imagination. Today, I question even the “vivid ...
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• New Audio At The Library

  
  On The Same Page — Authority: 123
  Half the Sky Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn guide us through Africa and Asia to meet the extraordinary women struggling there and how a little help can transform their lives. A Cambodian teenager ...
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• Tolkien/Lewis lecture this weekend in Dallas

  
  Lingw - Musings of a Fish — Authority: 104
  First, my apologies for the silence here at Lingwë over the past few weeks. I lost my job on November 2 and have been engaged in the search for a new one since. The good news is that it looks like I’ll be gainfully employed again starting the first week of December. But in the meantime (and considering that ...
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• Dude and Dude: Like Un Friends

  
  O'Ceallaigh & The Quill — Authority: 127
  “Like wow , dude. I wonder what the prize was.” “Prize for what , dude?” “For winning the New Word of the Year Award , dude!” “They’re giving out awards for new words? Who is?” “The, um, New Oxford American Dictionary, says here.” “Somebody’s sales projections are down, I see. So ...
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• Andy Serkis: From Gollum to Wormwood

  
  The Cimmerian — Authority: 137
                      Andy Serkis, the actor whose voice and mannerisms drove the character of Gollum in Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of Lord of the Rings , has now taken on another unsavory character sprung from the well of imagination that was the Inklings . This time, Serkis is trying his ...
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• Tolkien and Lewis Lecture with Peter Kreeft in Dallas

  
  Narnia Fans — Authority: 415
  From booksblog.dallasnews.com : Saturday evening, Nov. 21, 2009, lovers of two of the most popular writers of all time–C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, known popularly for the Narnia series and Lord of the Rings–may spend an evening with Peter Kreeft of Boston. The dinner opens at 6:30 p.m. in Elliott Hall at ...
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• Tolkien and Lewis Lecture with Peter Kreeft in Dallas

  
  Hobbit Movie News and Rumors | TheOneRing.net — Authority: 617
  From booksblog.dallasnews.com (via Gary L): Saturday evening, Nov. 21, 2009, lovers of two of the most popular writers of all time–C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, known popularly for the Narnia series and Lord of the Rings–may spend an evening with Peter Kreeft of Boston. The dinner opens at 6:30 p.m. in Elliott ...
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• The Digital Continuum: LotROs feature future

  
  Massively — Authority: 690
  Filed under: Lord of the Rings Online , Expansions , Opinion , The Digital Continuum There are many wonderful features within Lord of the Rings Online , especially with Siege of Mirkwood edging upon the horizon like a merchants ship carrying treasure chests full of shiny new features. However, for ...
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• Inside the Blogosphere: Worst Endings in SF/F/H

  
  Grasping for the Wind — Authority: 138
  Occasionally, I ask some of the best book bloggers in sf/f/h a question about their reading choices, favorites, desires, or any old thing about the genre. I then collect the answers and post them here. This time I asked our participant bloggers: What are the worst or most disappointing endings in science ...
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• Long Ago and Far Away: The New Tolkien Newsletter

  
  Sacnoth's Scriptorium — Authority: 123
  So, yesterday I had another go at the box room, and this time amongst the items unearthed (from box #130)* were my copies of THE NEW TOLKIEN NEWSLETTER and some issues of THE FANTASY REVIEW (the latter gifts from Jim Pietrusz and Roger Moore in Days Gone By). The former was, in its time, perhaps the most notorious ...
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