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This week (and probably next) I want to talk a bit more Tolkien, but in a somewhat different vein from normal. Rather than discussing the historicity of Tolkien's world or adaptations of it, I want to take a moment to discuss some of the themes of Tolkien's work, which express themselves in the metaphysical architecture...
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This week, I want to keep unloading my Tolkien-related thoughts, turning from last week's character study to a look at the way 'magic' and spiritual power work in Tolkien's legendarium and in particular to how contests between fundamentally magical beings in Middle-earth are decided. This is a topic that I think even the best adaptations...
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The Return of the King by J.R.R Tolkien (Harper Collins 1991) pp. 973-974 During this summer month, having completed my thoughts on The Fellowship of the Ring, I am writing a few reflections on some of the bigger themes of The Fellowship before I return to The Two Towers in September, and this week I...
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A translation of a concept art page from Hyrule Historia. Images taken from History of Hyrule's The Legend of Zelda art anthology. The Legend of Zelda Concept Art The 3rd illustration down is a sword-eating Like-Like. The drawing below that, depicting a hand extended from a wall, may be an early design of a Floor [...]
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