“His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, (Aragorn), The Return of the King
Tag: Tolkien
All things J.R.R. Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien)
May 19
April 2022 – Quote of the Month
“I should like to save the Shire, if I could – though there have been times when I thought the inhabitants too stupid and dull for words, and have felt that an earthquake or an invasion of dragons might be good for them. But I don’t feel like that now. I feel that as long …
Feb 28
The Rings of Amazon
Let’s talk about Amazon’s upcoming series, ‘The Rings of Power’. Recently, we’ve learned more based on a released teaser trailer and a vanity fair promo puff piece. Naturally, I won’t spoil anything if you aren’t versed in the subject. Short Summary Don’t have time to read my ramblings? Understood. Here is my quick take: It …
Feb 11
January 2021 – Quote of the Month
“But he that sows lies in the end shall not lack of a harvest, and soon he may rest from toil indeed, while others reap and sow in his stead.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion
Apr 26
March 2020 – Quote of the Month
“Yet do not cast all hope away. Tomorrow is unkown. Rede oft is found at the rising of the Sun.” ~LegolasThe Two TowersThe Lord of the RingsJRR Tolkien
Oct 30
Above a Dark Tor
Taken on a recent vacation while staying at the lovely Arenal Kioro Suites & Spa. “There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and …
Apr 17
March 2018 – Quote of the Month
“‘Time does not tarry ever,’ he said; ‘but change and growth is not in all things and places alike. For the Elves the world moves, and it moves both very swift and very slow. Swift, because they themselves change little, and all else fleets by: it is a grief to them. Slow, because they do …
Feb 05
January 2017 – Quote of the Month
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,’ said Frodo. ‘So do I,’ said Gandalf, ‘and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.’” ~ The Shadow of …
Apr 14
March 2016 – Quote of the Month
“Go in peace! I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.” ~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
Jan 23
Elven and Hobbit Power Tools
Amazon recommendations for me under, “Power & Hand Tools”. Oh Amazon! You know me so well!
Dec 30
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Whereas others have decorated their house for the winter holidays – namely, christmas, we’ve kept the arachnid Halloween decorations up in our entryway – Cirith Ungol (Sindarin for Spider’s Cleft, or Pass of the Spider). All Photos by Yours Truly – Glen Green. Click on images to see larger versions. In a ravine she lived, …
Oct 29
Why I’ll Never Retire
Between the amount of money I spend on and cheap Halloween decorations and on fireworks for the Fourth of July, I’ll never be able to retire. This weekend, on Saturday the 25th, we had a Big Halloween Bash. In preparation for it, we’d been decorating since late August. What took two months to put up …
Mar 20
A Hard and Bitter Winter
… But today is the start of Spring and may it bloom all the greener. In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure. ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
Jan 28
The Desolation of Peter Jackson
The Shadow of the Past As part of my considerable Lord of the Rings collection, I have the Minds Eye audio adaptation of the books. In the first few chapters of the collection, the rendition includes Elves speaking. – Speaking with pitched Keebler Elves voices. At that moment, an aficionado of the book can instantly …
Jan 05
December 2012 – Quote of the Month
This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down. ― J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
Jun 01
May 2012 – Quote of the Month
It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till. What weather they shall …
Apr 08
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn
The Fellowship of the Ring I’ve seen the Lord of the Rings > The Fellowship of the Ring for the sixth time. I was driven to see the movie this last time, in large part due to the four minute trailer for the Two Towers that has been added at the end. The following passages …
Jan 05
Welcome – 2002
2002 – Welcome. Far above the Ephel Dúath in the West the night-sky was still dim and pale. There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the …
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