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Michael Martinez<p>[caption id="attachment_17086" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Gildor Inglorion is a mysterious character in ‘The Lord of the Rings’, but we have as many questions about how he and his people traveled across Middle-earth as about him. Here is what we know.[/caption]</p><p>An Elf and a Ranger were camping out in Eriador one night. As they lay in their blankets, the Elf nudged the Ranger and said, […]</p><p><a href="https://middle-earth.xenite.org/where-in-the-wild-is-gildor-inglorion/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://middle-earth.xenite.org/where-in-the-wild-is-gildor-inglorion/</a></p>
Michael Martinez<p>[caption id="attachment_17070" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Why did Amlaith of Fornost agree to divide the kingdom of Arnor with his brothers? Was he acting out of weakness or strength? Here is what we know.[/caption]</p><p>The conflicts between various Númenorean factions can be portrayed as clashes between conservative and liberal elements. Is there sufficient evidence to deduce what went […]</p><p><a href="https://middle-earth.xenite.org/politics-just-politics/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://middle-earth.xenite.org/politics-just-politics/</a></p>
Kosmos Jdr<p>Télérama fait la synthèse sur le litige en cours entre Vincent Ferré, spécialiste de Tolkien qui a joué un rôle important dans le redémarrage des traductions de cet auteur en français depuis 25 ans, et les éditions Christian Bourgois. Avec des informations sur la réception de Tolkien en France, et, au passage, mention de la thèse sur Tolkien menée par un auteur de jdr indé.<br><a href="https://www.telerama.fr/livre/edition-en-france-des-inedits-de-tolkien-sont-ils-coinces-dans-les-limbes-d-un-conflit-juridique-7024931.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">telerama.fr/livre/edition-en-f</span><span class="invisible">rance-des-inedits-de-tolkien-sont-ils-coinces-dans-les-limbes-d-un-conflit-juridique-7024931.php</span></a><br><a href="https://toot.portes-imaginaire.org/tags/JRRTolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JRRTolkien</span></a> <a href="https://toot.portes-imaginaire.org/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.portes-imaginaire.org/tags/jdr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jdr</span></a> <a href="https://toot.portes-imaginaire.org/tags/recherche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recherche</span></a> <a href="https://toot.portes-imaginaire.org/tags/universit%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>université</span></a> <a href="https://toot.portes-imaginaire.org/tags/%C3%A9dition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>édition</span></a> <a href="https://toot.portes-imaginaire.org/tags/ChristianBourgois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianBourgois</span></a> <a href="https://toot.portes-imaginaire.org/tags/VincentFerre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VincentFerre</span></a></p>
Michael Martinez<p>[caption id="attachment_17059" align="aligncenter" width="720"] J.R.R. Tolkien drew upon many Old and Middle English prototypes when creating Middle-earth. But how much was he influenced by the French language as well? Here is what we know.[/caption]</p><p>Why did Tolkien use the word ‘corsair’ for his pirates? He needed special pirates with a storied history as rich and detailed as Middle-earth […]</p><p><a href="https://middle-earth.xenite.org/the-french-connection/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://middle-earth.xenite.org/the-french-connection/</a></p>
Michael Martinez<p>[caption id="attachment_17053" align="aligncenter" width="720"] After Smaug destroyed Erebor many of Durin’s Folk scattered to the wide lands of Rhovanion and Eriador. King Thrór II eventually settled in Dunland beyond the Misty Mountains, but what was life like for him and his companions? Here is what we know.[/caption]</p><p>Q: What Do We Know About The Dwarves Of Dunland?</p><p>ANSWER: Lindis left […]</p><p><a href="https://middle-earth.xenite.org/what-do-we-know-about-the-dwarves-of-dunland/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://middle-earth.xenite.org/what-do-we-know-about-the-dwarves-of-dunland/</a></p>
Michael Martinez<p>[caption id="attachment_16048" align="aligncenter" width="720"] How much influence did the Bible have on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth – in a philologica sense? Here is a whimsical look (originally published on MERP.COM) at similarities and connections from a non-philologist.[/caption]</p><p>An armchair investigation of tongue-in-cheek or pen-in-hand Biblical passages which might have, could have, […]</p><p><a href="https://middle-earth.xenite.org/hobbitry-in-armchairs-philandering-tolkiens-philology/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://middle-earth.xenite.org/hobbitry-in-armchairs-philandering-tolkiens-philology/</a></p>
May ElisabethNew box set! I’ve read The hobbit, The lord of the rings and Silmarillion many times but somehow never got around to these. It’s such a cute set too 😍<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/tolkien?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tolkien</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/jrrtolkien?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jrrtolkien</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/tolkientreasury?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tolkientreasury</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/books?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bookstodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/readingaddict?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#readingaddict</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bookdragon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookdragon</a>
Spooky Panda 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ScribesAndMakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScribesAndMakers</span></a> 3.6 — Tell us about a book you go back and read over and over. What do you love about it?</p><p>(I broke something on my bookshelf just to retrieve these two books, so I hope this post is worth the strife. Crystals and glass went everywhere.)</p><p>Let me preface this by saying that I am a huge fan of Tolkien as both a human being and as a writer. My library has an entire section for Tolkien's Legendarium. It's overflowing at this point.</p><p>On the left we have my own copy of The Silmarillion, and on the right is my father's. He took that book across the country, while backpacking and later while living in his VW bus. It's special to me. The book, as a whole, was what drew me to writing in the first place. As a child, my dad first read The Hobbit to me before bed, and then The Lord of the Rings after. It was off to the races from that point on. The Lost Tales and The Unfinished Tales followed. When I got my hands on The Silmarillion, it sealed the deal for me. This is a comfort book for me, even though I cry buckets at the myths and tales within. That's okay, though.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TheSilmarillion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheSilmarillion</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/LOTR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LOTR</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TheLordOfTheRings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheLordOfTheRings</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TheHobbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheHobbit</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/JRRTolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JRRTolkien</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Michael Martinez<p>[caption id="attachment_16043" align="aligncenter" width="720"] ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Silmarillion’ are not written in the style of typical sword and sorcery books. Nonetheless, they are loaded with barbarians and barbarian migrations. Here is an essay originally published on MERP.COM that highlights what J.R.R. Tolkien told us about his barbarians.[/caption]</p><p>Why are there no […]</p><p><a href="https://middle-earth.xenite.org/pedo-barbarians-a-minno/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://middle-earth.xenite.org/pedo-barbarians-a-minno/</a></p>
Michael Martinez<p>[caption id="attachment_16105" align="aligncenter" width="720"] The city of Tharbad has inspired many questions from Tolkien fans throughout the years. Although he wrote a few things about Tharbad there are not many details about its history and population. Here are answers to some of the questions readers have asked.[/caption]</p><p>Q: Questions About Tharbad</p><p>ANSWER: People have asked many […]</p><p><a href="https://middle-earth.xenite.org/questions-about-tharbad/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://middle-earth.xenite.org/questions-about-tharbad/</a></p>
João Fernando Costa Júnior<p>No mínimo, curioso. </p><p>Vejam bem no que o Tremendão se meteu a anos atrás! "Gigante Gentil’, álbum de que tem inspiração no universo dos quadrinhos, Senhor dos Anéis e J.R.R. Tolkien. Que interessante, viu...</p><p>Erasmo Carlos, mesmo não estando aqui, continua vivo. 👏👏👏</p><p><a href="https://whiplash.net/materias/news_685/367654-erasmocarlos.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">whiplash.net/materias/news_685</span><span class="invisible">/367654-erasmocarlos.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocknroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rocknroll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/grammy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grammy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/latino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>latino</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brasil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brasil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/m%C3%BAsica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>música</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quadrinhos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quadrinhos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lordoftherings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lordoftherings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jrrtolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jrrtolkien</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/album" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>album</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mu%CC%81sicabrasileira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>músicabrasileira</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tremend%C3%A3o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tremendão</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/erasmocarlos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>erasmocarlos</span></a></p>
NegativePrimes<p>I've decided to buy a handful of small keychains with the miniature likeness of JRR Tolkien attached.</p><p>When someone does something nice to me, I'll give them one and tell them it's a small Tolkien of my appreciation. 😁</p><p><a href="https://urusai.social/tags/tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/JRRTolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JRRTolkien</span></a> <a href="https://urusai.social/tags/puns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puns</span></a></p>
Michael Martinez<p>[caption id="attachment_15917" align="aligncenter" width="720"] When Legolas reported on Gollum’s escape to Elrond’s council, Glóin became upset when Legolas spoke of treating Gollum gently. Was he addressing Legolas personally or referring to all the Elves of Mirkwood? Here is what we know.[/caption]</p><p>Q: Did Glóin Imply He Had Met Legolas?</p><p>ANSWER: Peter Jackson’s inclusion of Legolas in […]</p><p><a href="https://middle-earth.xenite.org/did-gloin-imply-he-had-met-legolas/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://middle-earth.xenite.org/did-gloin-imply-he-had-met-legolas/</a></p>
Michael Martinez<p>[caption id="attachment_15806" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Thorin and his 12 companions were supposedly traveling together. So why did they all arrive in small groups at Bag End? Here is what we know.[/caption]</p><p>Q: Why Didn’t The Dwarves All Arrive Together In ‘An Unexpected Party’?</p><p>ANSWER: This is a question that someone asks every few years. It was probably more popular around the […]</p><p><a href="https://middle-earth.xenite.org/why-didnt-the-dwarves-all-arrive-together-in-an-unexpected-party/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://middle-earth.xenite.org/why-didnt-the-dwarves-all-arrive-together-in-an-unexpected-party/</a></p>
Charles Hildebrandt<p>'The Wedding of the King', by Tim and Greg Hildebrandt, from the 1977 JRR Tolkien Calendar</p><p><a href="https://wargamers.social/tags/tolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolkien</span></a> <a href="https://wargamers.social/tags/middlearth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>middlearth</span></a> <a href="https://wargamers.social/tags/lotr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lotr</span></a> <a href="https://wargamers.social/tags/lordoftherings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lordoftherings</span></a> <a href="https://wargamers.social/tags/JRRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JRRT</span></a> <a href="https://wargamers.social/tags/JRRTolkien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JRRTolkien</span></a> <a href="https://wargamers.social/tags/ValentinesDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ValentinesDay</span></a></p>
Michael Martinez<p>[caption id="attachment_15834" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Elrond had an important role in Gil-galad’s realm in the Second Age. A reader asks why he didn’t leave Middle-earth at the start of the Third Age, when many of the Eldar appear to have done so. Here is what we know.[/caption]</p><p>Q: Why Did Elrond Stay In Middle-earth After The Second Age?</p><p>ANSWER: I received this question in July […]</p><p><a href="https://middle-earth.xenite.org/why-did-elrond-stay-in-middle-earth-after-the-second-age/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://middle-earth.xenite.org/why-did-elrond-stay-in-middle-earth-after-the-second-age/</a></p>
Michael Martinez<p>[caption id="attachment_15799" align="aligncenter" width="720"] J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a great deal about the history of his Dwarven civilizations, but not much about how those civilizations functioned. Fans ask what professions besides mining and smithing the Dwarves would have supported. Here is what we know.[/caption]</p><p>Q: What Professions Did Tolkien’s Dwarves Actually Practice?</p><p>ANSWER: An […]</p><p><a href="https://middle-earth.xenite.org/what-professions-did-tolkiens-dwarves-actually-practice/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://middle-earth.xenite.org/what-professions-did-tolkiens-dwarves-actually-practice/</a></p>
Michael Martinez<p>[caption id="attachment_15724" align="aligncenter" width="720"] If Galadriel did not trust the Maia claiming to be an emissary of the Valar, readers wonder why should would not have driven him out of Eregion. Here is what we know.[/caption]</p><p>Q: Why Would Galadriel Have Allowed Sauron To Stay In Eregion?</p><p>ANSWER: This question is not connected with Amazon’s Rings of Power show. A Tolkien fan […]</p><p><a href="https://middle-earth.xenite.org/why-would-galadriel-have-allowed-sauron-to-stay-in-eregion/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://middle-earth.xenite.org/why-would-galadriel-have-allowed-sauron-to-stay-in-eregion/</a></p>
Michael Martinez<p>[caption id="attachment_14870" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Orcs constantly bickered and fought each other in ‘The Lord of the Rings’. Many readers ask why they didn’t all get along if Sauron controlled them. Here is what we know and some speculation.[/caption]</p><p>Q: If Sauron Controlled The Orcs, Why Didn’t They All Get Along?</p><p>ANSWER: This is an amalgam of several questions people have […]</p><p><a href="https://middle-earth.xenite.org/if-sauron-controlled-the-orcs-why-didnt-they-all-get-along/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://middle-earth.xenite.org/if-sauron-controlled-the-orcs-why-didnt-they-all-get-along/</a></p>
Michael Martinez<p>[caption id="attachment_14827" align="aligncenter" width="720"] J.R.R. Tolkien is often portrayed as a very conservative thinker. But the views he expressed in his letters were far more liberal than many people given him credit for. And he was very much aware of the social and political issues of his lifetime – as well as thoughtful about them. Here is what we know.[/caption]</p><p>Q: Was J.R.R. […]</p><p><a href="https://middle-earth.xenite.org/was-j-r-r-tolkien-woke/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://middle-earth.xenite.org/was-j-r-r-tolkien-woke/</a></p>
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