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Q: Why Doesn’t Galadriel Fight In Lord Of The Rings?

ANSWER: People have been asking this question for years. It’s connected to similar questions like “is Galadriel a warrior,” “did Galadriel fight,” and “why was Galadriel weak in Dol Guldur?” It’s not clear to me, in looking at the sources I compiled for this article, whether these people are asking about Galadriel’s role in the movies, the […]

https://middle-earth.xenite.org/why-doesnt-galadriel-fight-in-lord-of-the-rings/

Q: Did Dale Have A More Advanced Culture Than Rohan?

ANSWER: The city of Dale has fascinated Tolkien fans for decades. I’ve answered several questions about Dale through the years. And in February 2025 I received the following questions:

Why is Dale depicted as so much more sophisticated and wealthy than Rohan? Is this just because of its proximity to Erebor, or is there more to this?

Also […]

https://middle-earth.xenite.org/did-dale-have-a-more-advanced-culture-than-rohan/

Having still not read the books....I really get the impression #Hobbit ses really WERE supposed to be rabbit people down to almost every detail, not just Short Kings with hair on the top of their feet?

At the very least, every aspect of their society seems rabbit-based, and obviously the name too. I've heard of that "I used to think they were rabbits" post and honestly it seems like "they're men" is the misinterpretation?

Q: What Was Gandalf’s Plan For Getting The Ring Into The Fire?

ANSWER: This question has come up a few times in the past 75-ish years. And I received this iteration of it in October 2024:

You’ve probably gotten this one a hundred times, but I was wondering what Gandalf’s plan might have been for getting the Ring into the Fire? I haven’t read past The Treason of Isengard yet (took a side […]

https://middle-earth.xenite.org/what-was-gandalfs-plan-for-getting-the-ring-into-the-fire/

New podcast from the Middle-earth Blog channel on YouTube. This episode features an AI-generated discussion of my article "What Were The Honey-cakes Of The Beornings?"

As I mention in the introduction, the AI hosts mispronounce "Beorn" and "Beornings". They apparently follow the pronunciation in the movies, which is wrong.

#fantasy #middleearth #tolkien #thehobbit #honeycakes #recipe #ai #podcast

youtube.com/watch?v=Ppn1WknJU8

Probably going to delete this, but if you want to hear what kind of music I was working on ten years ago, here's a cover I did of Billy Boyd's The Last Goodbye from The Hobbit soundtrack.

I've been deleting my tracks off of Soundcloud and wanted to share this track one last time, even tho it's kind of cringe-y and I hear all the mistakes. But it's also kind of nice to hear how much I've improved since then.