Tag Archives: Middle Earth

The Hobbit as a Living Text: The Battle of 5 Blogs

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

This post is part of the Battle of the Five Blogs, or six blogs to be precise. It is a throw-down of various Tolkien bloggers who are thinking about the release of the final installment of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Christopher Tolkien, Diana Pavlac Glyer, film, Guy Gavriel Kay, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth, That Hideous Strength, The Battle of Five Armies, The Hobbit, The Silmarilion | 102 Comments

Why Do They Quote Shakespeare on Mercury?

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

E.R. Eddison‘s challenging and infectious epic, The Worm Ouroboros, has a curious set up. The story itself is about a series of adventures between various warring countries. To begin with, the names of these countries are odd. The primary battle … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Original Research | Tagged C.S. Lewis, E.R. Eddison, fantasy, Fictional Universes, J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle Earth, Philip Pullman, Planet Narnia, Roger Zelazny, Shakespeare, The Worm Ouroboros | 30 Comments

Tolkien Post Master List (For Tolkien Reading Day)

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Since it is Tolkien Reading Day (03/25), here is a great list of Tolkien resources.

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Reflections | Tagged children's literature, fantasy, imagination, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth, myth, The Hobbit | 4 Comments

An Incredible List of Faerie Books (by J. Aleksandr Wootton)

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

It’s Myth and Legend Week here on A Pilgrim in Narnia (see “On Leprechauns” and “CSL and the Music of the Spheres“). J. Aleksandr Wootton is the author of the Fayborn series, a modern, urban threshold fantasy trilogy. I’ve read … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Original Research | Tagged C.S. Lewis, faerie, fairy tales, fantasy, George MacDonald, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, lion the witch and the wardrobe, literature, Middle Earth, myth, Narnia, The Hobbit, The Screwtape Letters, writing | 9 Comments

“From Middle Earth to the Garden of Eden” An Inklings Class (by Distance)

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I am excited to announce that I have a class on culture and ideas beginning tonight called, “From Middle Earth to the Garden of Eden: Thoughts on Faith and Culture from C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.” Most of you don’t … Continue reading →