The recent release of the newest season of Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is an occasion to revisit one beloved legendary writer’s defense of the Jews amidst the attacks of those seeking our destruction.
(The Grave of J.R.R. Tolkien and his wife Edith, Wolvercote Cemetery) This summer I found myself in a curious but wonderful predicament for a Tolkien fan: I had one day to explore Oxford, England; …
It is a question that has been nagging me for some time: Why is Tolkien Scholarship Stronger than Lewis Scholarship? By this, I do not mean any particular insult to Lewis scholars. I am one, in fact. As I note in some of other writing in various places, we have critical Lewis work of significant
Puzzlewood Tolkien
He’s one of the most fascinating characters in contemporary literature, perhaps the ultimate Trickster figure: Gollum from “The Lord of the Rings,” the epic fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien. We see evidence…
