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Kingship in Middle-Earth This article focuses on Tolkien's ideal form of kingship practiced by the Free People and draws heavily from material in my book, "The Road Goes Ever On and On." https://www.thepostil.com/kingship-in-middle-earth/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFw1StleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaREpctB8yJ9m...

J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth has captured the imaginations of millions of readers around the world for generations. He is considered the father of modern fantasy, but few understand how Tolkien's worldview impacted his mythology. The Road Goes Ever On and On is the first book of its kind to place T...

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Before the rise of written law where customs were passed orally. Thes Germanic northern societies were libertarian of a sort with almost powerless kings. Unlike the later middle ages absolutist kings [also of Númenor and Gondor] the feudal lord was below the law, he was under it and restricted by i...

Perfect. Thanks for the great post. It looks like I scrambled a few letters together. Specifically, I was looking for letter 77, thank you for providing it. I searched the index but could not find anything to point me where I wanted to go, you have. I'm glad I could help! :) You beat me to it, Eldy...

The only references to Gaul and the Holy Roman Empire that I'm seeing (with a ctrl-f search; neither are listed in the index of my print edition) are in Letters 77 and 294, respectively. What kind of mass manias the Soviets can produce remains for peace and prosperity and the removal of war-hypnoti...

I have a vague memory of Tolkien stating he would prefer a Gaul-like monarchy or perhaps HRE. He also stated he disliked pagan Rome. Does this ring a bell to anyone?

All of the above.

Voronwë the Faithful wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 2:57 pm TolkienJRR, you may want to check out this old thread.

The Humanity Of Sam

Wow, I was not expecting that, incredible.

Voronwë the Faithful wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 2:57 pm TolkienJRR, you may want to check out this old thread.

The Humanity Of Sam

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Robert Frost, I believe. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was gras...

Why does this saying ring a Tolkien bell in my head? Is this from Tolkien?

I wanted to know if posters had a favorite example or quote that portrays the humility of this beloved hobbit.

What’s your book about? Well, that is the issue; it is about many things. I am breaking it into two because the first half is about "themes" in Tolkien's works. Such as environmental and political "themes." But I have many other subjects related to "lore." So I talk ab...