The Hall of Fire

Shire Reckoning tweet reminded me that Galadriel's gift to Aragorn was a sheath for Andúril. Also remembered: "You shall not be sheathed again until the last battle is fought." I meant to note this a couple weeks ago, but Aragorn's statement you quote from "The Last Debate" brin...

Voronwë the Faithful wrote: ↑Thu Dec 19, 2024 4:18 pm I'm sure that this has been discussed before, but in my darkness I have lost it. So I am bringing it up again.

I thought the phrase I show as bolded might be an allusion on your part, but a Google search turns up only one result: this thread.

I don't have a picture, but driving to work today on the "innerbelt" freeway bridge (I-90) that spans the Cuyahoga River, I saw a bald eagle flying right on the edge of downtown Cleveland. I've seen one before along the Lake Erie shore in Lakewood about five miles west of downtown, and the...

Great question! I also note that Tolkien was also influenced by his period of England as well. He did not like everything about Anglo-Saxon England nor despise everything modern. Further it was not an allegory for these things. But, slavery was not what it became during the transatlantic slave trad...

I note these two passages from the article (emphasis added): 1. "Religiously, culturally, and politically, Tolkien was Anglo-Saxon rather than Modern . Tolkien’s ideals seemingly match his professional area of study, the Germanic and Anglo-Saxon culture, while much of what is presented as evil ...

Even with the gift link? Okay, I'll post the text (no St.Augustine). ... Sadly, I don’t live in Tolkien’s Gondor; unless something radically changes about medical science in the next few decades, my lifespan is unlikely to reach the biblical lengths afforded to Aragorn, Eldarion and Borlas. In any ...

Even with the gift link? Okay, I'll post the text (no St.Augustine). ... Sadly, I don’t live in Tolkien’s Gondor; unless something radically changes about medical science in the next few decades, my lifespan is unlikely to reach the biblical lengths afforded to Aragorn, Eldarion and Borlas. In any ...

Pretty sure V keeps the manuscript on a shelf between the rods of five wizards and a pair of boots (of Spanish leather) many sizes larger than those he wears now.

N.E. where DID you get that crazy Shatner video from?? :shock: :shock: I hadn't seen that particular fan video using Star Trek images before sharing it, but the music comes from Shatner's album, The Transformed Man , which was issued in 1968. My mom used to have a copy, along with Two Sides of Leon...

Okay, maybe if I post this here, I'll be able to get rid of the earworm that's been playing in my head for the last 3 days! Three days ago, I came across this old video of Roger McGuinn explaining how the Byrd's first big hit, "Mr. Tambourine Man," evolved. The big surprise to me was find...

It's behind a paywall for me. Out of curiosity: does Canavan mention St. Augustine?

Tom has no lord, Tom is unique. They asked who he was and discovered he is his own Master. Also, they were preoccupied when they first met him. Sure, but if "the first and most important thing to know about a person was who their lord was," then why didn't Frodo ask Bombadil that particul...

When Frodo, Sam, and Pippin met high elves in the Woody End of the Shire, the first thing Frodo asked was, “Who are you, and who is your lord?” The response was “I am… Gildor Inglorion of the House of Finrod.” The first and most important thing to know about a person was who their lord was (what cu...

This came up in my recommendations tonight ... the NYT apparently has a series called "Overlooked" where they publish belated obituaries "about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times". It's behind a soft paywall (I have better luck gettin...

When Frodo, Sam, and Pippin met high elves in the Woody End of the Shire, the first thing Frodo asked was, “Who are you, and who is your lord?” The response was “I am… Gildor Inglorion of the House of Finrod.” The first and most important thing to know about a person was who their lord was (what cu...

Was Frodo wrong to say that an "invasion of dragons" might do the Shire some good?

Wonderful thoughts, and much food for further thought. Thank you! But I'm inclined to interpret such sentiments figuratively, indicating a belief that evil ultimately stems from Morgoth but not that he's actively involved in every bad thing that happens. In most circumstances I would agree with you...

For a long time my favourite single film scene was the dueling songs from Casablanca . Recently, though, I re-watched Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V (in itself a very fine film) and I was struck by the power of the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt. I know we had a thread a while back on the best bat...

I don’t know if anyone is interested in hearing from HoF’s resident square, but here’s my list… 6. Claudio Monteverdi – What, I can only choose one of his madrigals? How is that even possible? Okay, how about “Io mi son giovinetta” from Book 4? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lSYV7JfwkY The bit ab...

Ah, but that definition of Patrick McGoohan presupposes that The Children of Húrin is a fairy story, in which case: what is the tale's eucatastrophe?