Tag Archives: Middle Earth

A Small Circle of Blog Friends

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

As we slide into this New Year, I thought I would share some of the other bloggers and websites I’m networked with. Thanks to WordPress stats, I can track these things pretty easily. Here is my small circle of blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, News & Links | Tagged blogger, Blogging, books, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, children's literature, fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth, Tolkien | 16 Comments

The Fated Classic: The Great Luck of the Hobbit

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

Hobbit fans around the world are already lining up to see part 2 of Peter Jackson‘s adaptation of The Hobbit, called The Desolation of Smaug. I have already talked about how important C.S. Lewis was to the publication and promotion … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing, Fictional Worlds, Lewis Biography, Reviews | Tagged Alister McGrath, Bilbo, children's literature, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth, Out of the Silent Planet, publishing dreams, The Desolation of Smaug, writing | 12 Comments

“But I Don’t Wanna Be Susan!” Guest Post by Beth Oliver

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

This summer I posted a quick write up of my project of reading Lewis chronologically thus far, called “Taking a Breath Before a Second Dive.” In the comments a great discussion broke out, and one of the dialogue partners, Beth … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, fantasy, Frodo, George MacDonald, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth, Ransom Trilogy, The Great Divorce, The Hobbit, The Pilgrim, The Screwtape Letters | 17 Comments

Let Folly Be Our Cloak: Tolkien on Power in Lord of the Rings

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

While J.R.R. Tolkien did not write moralistic fantasies or allegorical tales, still the force of his worldview emerges in his writing. He wrote the Lord of the Rings over the fifteen year period through World War II and into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged allegory, Bilbo Baggins, fantasy, Hitler, Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth, nuclear bomb, original sin, Peter Jackson, philosophy, power, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings | 44 Comments

Meeting Prue: Reflections on Wildwood by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

I am always struck most by the female protagonist. Both of my children’s books and a fantasy book I am working on, The Curse of Téarian, feature young women as the driving forces of personality in the narrative. In Harry … Continue reading →