Tag Archives: The Fall of Arthur

New Tolkien book on The Battle of Maldon, together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth

On the heels of The Fall of Númenor: and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth, here is another great piece of Tolkien publication news! Anna Smol and the gang at the “Tolkien and Alliterative Verse” blog tipped me … Continue reading

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Of Beren and Lúthien, Of Myth and the Worlds We Love

I don’t think I have ever read anything better than the tale of Beren and Lúthien. It is a bold statement, so allow me to give some context. One of the things that readers love about The Lord of the Rings … Continue reading

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