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Service, Sacrifice, and the Artist's Calling in Leaf by Niggle (opens the original)
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Leaf by Niggle is one of my favourite short stories by Tolkien. Back in 2024 I made two illustrations based on this tale and now as my friend Kelly is focusing on Leaf by Niggle as part of the “Year of Tolkien” in her publication , I was inspired to revisit some of my thoughts on it.It is unrelated to Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium and very different from his other tales, but I think it is a m
Impressions from an Enchanting Weekend: Oxonmoot 2026 in Oxford (opens the original)
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In case you do not know what Oxonmoot is, it is an annual gathering of the Tolkien Society in Oxford to celebrate the life and work of J.R.R. Tolkien who lived in that city for most of his life. It is a lovely mix of an academic conference and a fan convention, with plenty of accompanying events. It was started in 1974, and this year’s edition, which took place from 3 to 6 September 2026 at St Anne’s College, was the biggest one so far with 355 attendees in person and some hundreds more online.N
A Short Rest: In the Fair Valley of Rivendell (opens the original)
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This is the third step in our journey through The Hobbit, following Thorin’s company from the troll‑haunted Lone‑lands into the hidden valley of Rivendell. While in the previous chapter, the road has shifted from comfort to uncertainty, “A Short Rest” offers a pause: a moment of light, music, and ancient lore before the perilous crossing of the Misty Mountains.If you haven’t read the previous posts, You might want to start from there:In this chapter, Tolkien lets the world deepen. The story
The Dance in the Hemlock Glade That Shaped Tolkien’s Legendarium (opens the original)
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The image of the immortal elf-maiden Lúthien Tinúviel dancing in a moonlit glade, where the mortal man Beren first sees her and falls in love with her, is one of the most beautiful scenes in Tolkien’s legendarium. It is also one of the few Silmarillion passages familiar even to readers of The Lord of the Rings, as Aragorn’s sings of it on Weathertop. And it is one of the most personal scenes. Tolkien himself drew a direct connection between it and the memory of his wife Edith dancing for him in
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