Tag Archives: Lord of the Rings

Peruse Some More Old Books with C. S. Lewis: Guest Post by Dale Nelson

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

I want to welcome back Prof. Dale Nelson. Dale has written for us before (see here and here and here), and he is following up his great Peruse Some Old Books With C.S. Lewis post with some more! Drawing on … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Reviews | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Frank Frankfort Moore, Guy Mannering, H. Rider Haggard, James Thomson, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Lord of the Rings, Montezuma’s Daughter, Reading, Selected Literary Essays, She, Sir Walter Scott, The Lion | 9 Comments

Stephen Colbert to become Honorary Citizen of Hobbiton

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

In a recent Late Night interview, Stephen Colbert called New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern “basically a hobbit.” This little quip, connecting New Zealand (once again) to the Peter Jackson films, caused Ardern to admit that she did, in fact, audition … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, News & Links | Tagged Hobbiton, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jacinda Ardern, Lord of the, Lord of the Rings, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, Stephen Colbert, The Hobbit | 17 Comments

Lewis, Tolkien and Different Views of Fan Fiction

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

One of the assignments that I give my students, adapted from the late C.S. Lewis scholar Dr. Bruce Edwards, is for students to get into groups and sketch out an 8th Chronicle of Narnia in the form of a book … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, copyright, FIonavar Tapestry, Guy Gavriel Kay, J.R.R. Tolkien, letters, Letters to Children, literature, Lord of the Rings, Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, writing | 99 Comments

Luke Shelton’s Tolkien Experience Project

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

One of my fondest early memories of The Hobbit was when a storyteller came to my elementary school and recited the entire book (from memory) to my fourth grade class in installments. This was a marvelous feat. I must have … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Original Research | Tagged J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, PhD Research, Return of the King, The Hobbit | 2 Comments

“Wood-Woses: Tolkien’s Wild Men and the Green Knight” by Ethan Campbell

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

In his poem, ‘The Son of Lancelot’, Charles Williams imagines a year when ‘Quinquagesima’ Sunday, the last before Lent, coincides with the pagan Lupercalia (15 February). This year, Ash Wednesday falls on the Feast of St. Valentine. And, by good … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Inklings and Arthur | Tagged A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Arthuriana, C.S. Lewis, Chaucer, Inklings, Inklings and Arthur, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Middle English, Old English, The Hobbit | 31 Comments

“‘The Name is Against Them’: C.S. Lewis and the Problem of Arthur” by Gabriel Schenk

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

What a delight and relief it is to give something entrusted to your responsibility, out of your hands, step back – and see it prosper. In this case, the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society, which has gone from strength to strength … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Inklings and Arthur | Tagged Arthuriana, Brexit, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Dorothy L. Sayers, Inklings, Inklings and Arthur, Inklings and King Arthur, Logres, Lord of the Rings, Malory, Morte Darthur, mythology, Narnia, Tennyson, That Hideous Strength | 33 Comments

“A Personal Reflection on Logres and The Matter of Britain” by Stephen Winter

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Having sent out the call for papers, it is delightful to be more a ‘receiving’ than a ‘commissioning editor’, discovering what serendipities Providence supplies. We began last week with Suzanne Bray’s illuminating study of ‘Post-Inklings’ Arthurian fiction of as recently … Continue reading →