Tag Archives: Lord of the Rings

“Sometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What’s to be Said” by C.S. Lewis (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Last year I introduced an occasional feature I call “Throwback Thursday.” This is where I find a blog post from the past–raiding either my own blog-hoard or someone else’s–and throw it back out into the digital world. This might be … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing, Fictional Worlds, Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes, News & Links, On Writing, Throwback Thursdays | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, children's stories, fairy tales, fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, lion the witch and the wardrobe, literature, Lord of the Rings, myth, mythmaking, mythopoiea, Narnia, Neil Gaiman, The Chronicles of Narnia, writing | 49 Comments

My Defiant Appreciation of the Biopic Tolkien

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I live on the edge of the continent, on a small island in the North Atlantic. This “lonely island” I call home is more like Hobbiton than the majestic and magical sanctuary of Tol Eressëa of J.R.R. Tolkien’s early mythology. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, art, biopics, film adaptation, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lily Collins, Lord of the Rings, Madeleine L'Engle, mythology, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Jackson, Prince Edward Island, Rocketman, The Hobbit, Tolkien, Tolkien and the Great War | 57 Comments

Getting Ready for TOLKIEN: John Garth and Other Resources

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I don’t know if it is rumour or just the coolness of the social media age, but über Tolkien fan Stephen Colbert has been sent a copy of John Garth’s Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, News & Links | Tagged Derek Jacobi, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Garth, Lily Collins, Lord of the Rings, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Jackson, TCBS, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Tolkien and the Great War, WWI | 32 Comments

Affirming Creation in the Lord of the Rings #earthday

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Perhaps it isn’t that surprising that J.R.R. Tolkien’s books are so environmentally sensitive. Like Sam Gamgee, Tolkien loved things that grow and good tilled earth. He loved walks–long walks beyond his garden through English towns and villages and vast, untouched … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Reflections | Tagged creation, creation care, Earth Day, environment, fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, Legolas, literature, Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Treebeard, WWI | 5 Comments

TOLKIEN Official Trailer: Tentative Hope

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I’m actually starting to get excited about this. Coming from a place of deep skepticism, I am a bit of a late adopter to the idea of this film. Or most any biopic, actually, if I know the main characters. … Continue reading →

Cyber Monday: Inklings and Theology Bundles on Christian Audio

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Inklings Audiophiles and readers of classic Christian theology will love the Cyber Monday bundles at ChristianAudio.com. They have $15 three-pack of unabridged audiobooks, including: The Lord of the Rings trilogy read by Rob Inglis C.S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy read by Geoffrey … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday | Tagged A.W. Tozer, Augustine, C.S. Lewis, Calvin's Institutes, Confessions, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, g k chesterton, J.I. Packer, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Bunyan, John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, Lord of the Rings, Pilgrim's Progress, Ransom Trilogy | 7 Comments

C.S. Lewis And J.R.R. Tolkien: The Unpayable Debt of Writing Friends (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

This year I introduced an occasional feature I call “Throwback Thursday.” This is where I find a blog post from the past–raiding either my own vault or someone else’s–and throw it back out into the digital world. This might be … Continue reading →