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“The Black Gate Opens” surprised me. I’ve read The Lord of the Rings quite a few times by now (though not in a number...
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“The Black Gate Opens” surprised me. I’ve read The Lord of the Rings quite a few times by now (though not in a number...
“The Last Debate” is more like a “last discussion,” a “last planning meeting,” or perhaps a “last Gandalf monologue with which everyone is quickly...
I always laugh a bit that the final volume of The Lord of the Rings is called The Return of the King. It makes...
Welcome back, Tolkien friends! I have been simultaneously looking forward to and dreading this chapter. Denethor is one of the most interesting characters in...
We left off two weeks ago on a note of triumph, as Théoden stood tall on his saddle, rallied his troops, and as the...
So. My guys. Ghân-buri-Ghân. I have been low-key dreading this chapter since the start of our re-read, wondering what useful things I could possibly...
J.R.R. Tolkien, as he would like you to keep in mind, was not a fan of allegory. He states in his letters, on twelve...
It’s been too long! Finally, after a few chapters of non-stop action (you know, in relative terms) “The Muster of Rohan” brings us back...
“The Passing of the Grey Company,” for better or worse, is a bit of a grab-bag of a chapter. It jumps between three different...
Welcome back, everyone, as we dive into our last (!) book of The Lord of the Rings. It was always my favorite when I...