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They Should have done their Homework
Of all the television networks you would think that the History Channel would be most conscientious in preparing their specials. This is not the case, as demonstrated by last night’s “Clash of the God… more →
Wandering Paths
They Should have done their Homework
ilverai wrote 2 months ago: Of all the television networks you would think that the History Channel would be most conscientious … more →
Christian Undertones in Tolkien's City Plan
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ilverai wrote 2 months ago: In medieval art and architecture geometry and number were given prime importance as symbolic forces. … more →
What's in a Name?
ilverai wrote 1 year ago: Tolkien is well known for his careful choice of names in his works. He made an effort to give them … more →
oxes gored
wordsplay wrote 1 year ago: great phrase, applicable universally, rarely is the ox the property of both, much less all. and some … more →
A "Lord of the Rings Christmas"
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ilverai wrote 1 year ago: About a month ago, I was surfing through some blogs, when a post caught my eye. The author describe … more →
A Little Christmas Encouragement Of Barrow Wights and Old Man Willow
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ilverai wrote 2 years ago: No other event or character is noticeably absent from The Fellowship of the Ring film than the Barro … more →
Try Me: Creation
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ilverai wrote 2 years ago: Ok Brit, here we go! I’m going to focus on one particular piece of your question, the Creatio … more →
Try Me: The melding of two Worlds
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ilverai wrote 2 years ago: Turin Hurinson asked “What do you make of how the Lord of the Rings is a combination of origin … more →
Respect Life Month
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ilverai wrote 2 years ago: As many of you already know, I am a Christian, specifically, Roman Catholic. October is Respect Lif … more →
Try Me: Haldir
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ilverai wrote 2 years ago: Haldir only appears in the second book (TT). He is one of the elves set to guard the northern bound … more →
A Pre-Christian Christian Myth
ilverai wrote 2 years ago: Many have wondered how a book with no apparent religion or reference to Christianity could be consid … more →
The Ring of the Drafts
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ilverai wrote 2 years ago: I have been reading The Return of the Shadow, the first book of the History of the Lord of the Rings … more →
The Gifts of Iluvatar
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ilverai wrote 2 years ago: The gifts of Iluvatar are considered both a blessing and curse, for the elves and for the men of Mid … more →
The concept of Loss
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ilverai wrote 2 years ago: Often, since the publication of The Lord of the Rings, critics have claimed that none of the charact … more →
The amazing Truth of Charlotte's Web
ilverai wrote 2 years ago: I saw the live action film version of Charlotte’s Web today. EB White’s book was one of … more →
Escapism
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ilverai wrote 2 years ago: es·cap·ism [i-skey-piz-uhm]–noun the avoidance of reality by absorption of the mind in entertainment … more →
Samwise Gamgee: True Hobbit, Unlikely Hero
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ilverai wrote 2 years ago: Samwise Gamgee is the only ordinary hobbit of the four. Frodo is a Baggins, part Took and raised in … more →
The purpose of Tom Bombadil, revisited
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ilverai wrote 2 years ago: Here is what Tolkien had to say on the subject: ”‘…even in a mythical Age there m … more →
