In 1934, Tolkien published a poem in The Oxford Magazine ... the philosopher Charles Taylor argues that much of western art for the past two centuries has been deeply concerned with the problem ...
Indeed it is! Listening to Tolkien’s voice both shaped McKellen’s depiction of Gandalf, and assured him that the adaptations were in keeping with the author’s original intent. “We found a ...
What if I told you that the question of whether balrogs have wings at all has been vexing Tolkien scholars for decades? The source of the problem is that all of the language that Tolkien used to ...
Alan Lee was the artist responsible for producing the concept art for Peter Jackson’s film trilogy and has since lent his talents to illustrating Tolkien’s other works. While the illustrations ...
It is difficult for me to look at The Rings Of Power and what its creators have done with—and to—the works of J.R.R. Tolkien with anything other than horror and disdain. As Galadriel says at o ...