DOCSLIB.ORG

Notes on J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia Latest Update: February 14, 2007

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Notes on J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia Latest Update: February 14, 2007 Notes on J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia Latest update: February 14, 2007. Contributors These five authors’ names appear differently with one or more of their entries from the way they appear on the list of contributors: Anthony S. Burdge is listed as “Anthony Burdge” with these entries: Arkenstone; Fandom; Gaming; Popular Music; Television: U.S. Coverage; War of the Ring, The; and Weapons, Named Matthew Fensome is listed as “Matt Fensome” with this entry: War of the Jewels, The Michele T. Fry is listed as “Michele Fry” with this entry: Oxford; and she is listed as “Michèle Fry” with this entry: Vale of the White Horse Olga Markova is listed as “O. Markova” with this entry: Reception of Tolkien. James I. McNelis III is listed as “James McNelis” with this entry: Mordor. Geoffrey Russom is listed but contributed no entries. Alphabetical List of Entries There is one entry missing from this list: Northern Venture, A. These 19 entries in the alphabetical list differ from their titles in the main text as follows: Artists’ and Illustrators’ Influence on Tolkien [text: first apostrophe omitted] Devil’s Coach-Horse, The [text: “, The” omitted] England, 20th Century [text: Twentieth spelled out] “Fourteenth Century Romance, A” [text: “A” moved to front] Frame Narratives [text: “Narrative” singular] Francis Thompson: Article for Exeter College Essay Club [text: “Frances Thompson” is in quotation marks] German Folktale: Deutsche Mythologie [text: Deutsche Mythologie italicized] Germany: Reception of Tolkien [text: comma replaces colon] Guthlac: Poem [text: comma replaces colon] “‘Iþþlen’ in Sawles Warde” [text: double-quotes omitted] Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien [text: addition of “, The”] Magic, Middle-earth [text: colon replaces comma] Monsters, Middle-earth [text: “, Middle-earth” omitted] Peoples of Middle-earth, The [text: “, The” omitted] Shaping of Middle-earth, The [text: “, The” omitted] Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , Pearl, Sir Orfeo: Edited by Christopher Tolkien [text: comma replaces colon] Thorin [text: addition of “Oakenshield” (compare to “Bilbo Baggins”)] “Tolkien Remembered”: Humphrey Carpenter [text: quotation marks omitted] Ylfe, Alfr, Elves [text: second word is “Álfar”] Return of the Shadow should read Return of the Shadow, The. Thematic List of Entries These 24 entries are missing from the thematic list: Ancrene Wisse; Barrie, J.M.; Buchan, John; Cave, The; Cecil, Lord David; D’Ardenne, S.R.T.O.; Fairyology, Victorian; Family Trees; Gibbon, Edward: Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire; Green, Roger Lancelyn; Holy Maiden Hood by J. Furnival: Review by Tolkien; Homer; Howard, Robert E.; Jordanes: History of the Goths; MacDonald, George; Morris, William; Northern Venture, A; Obituary for Henry Bradley; Old English Apollonius of Tyre, Edited by Tolkien; Saint Brendan; Saint John; Trench Fever; Two Trees; Wyke-Smith, A.E. and The Marvellous Land of Snergs There is one item on the thematic list for which no entry appears in the main text: Renewal (under the category Themes and Thematic Elements). There are five alphabetization errors on this list: In Adaptation… Films: Boyens before Bakshi. In Life… Children: Tolkien, Christopher before Tolkien, Baillie. In Literary Sources… England: Spenser before Milton. In Reception: Fan Fiction before Fan Art. In Scholars, Medieval: Turville-Petre before Scholars of Medieval Literature. These five entries appear twice (intentionally?) on the thematic list: Beowulf: Translations (Literature, Unpublished by Tolkien and Scholarship by Tolkien). Manuscripts, Medieval (Sources, Medieval History and Sources, Medieval Literature). World War I (Life and Tolkien’s Contemporary History). World War II (Life and Tolkien’s Contemporary History). Elvish Compositions and Grammar (Languages and Works of Literature). These eight thematic listings differ from their titles in the main text: Battle of Maldon [text: addition of “, The”] “Devil’s Coach-Horse, The” [text: “, The” and quotation marks omitted] “Fourteen Century Romance, A” [text: “A” moved to front] Frances Thompson: Article for Exeter College Essay Club [text: “Francis Thompson” is in quotation marks] Monsters, Middle-earth [text: “, Middle-earth” omitted] Shaping of Middle-earth, The [text: “, The” omitted] Thorin [text: addition of “Oakenshield”] Ylfe, Alfr, Elves [text: second word is “Álfar”] Return of the Shadow should read Return of the Shadow, The. Introduction Sixth paragraph, fourth sentence: change “542 entries” to “537 entries” (p. xxx). Entries A to Z General Notes Unlike most of the biographical entries, the following 25 omit dates in their titles: Aquinas, Thomas; Augustine of Hippo; Bakshi, Ralph; Barfield, Owen; Barrie, J.M.; Boyens, Philippa; Caedmon; Cynewulf; Dante; Guthlac, Saint; Jackson, Peter; Jones, Gwyn; King Alfred; Langland, William; Morgan, Father Francis; Ransome, Arthur; Saint Brendan; Saint John; Saint Oswald; Spenser, Edmund; Tertullian; Tolkien, Christopher Reuel; Tolkien, Faith; Turville-Petre, Joan; and Virgil. There are four puzzling issues of alphabetization in the main text: German Race Laws precedes German: Modern. Saints Brendan, John, and Oswald appear under S, but Saint Guthlac under G. North Polar Bear precedes Northern Courage. Sir Gawain appears under S, but Sir Orfeo under O. A random question I couldn’t fit anywhere else: Why is one article titled, “Spenser, Edmund” but others not “Shakespeare, William” or “Milton, John” but just “Shakespeare” and “Milton”? Notes on individual entries: (including page number and column) AB Language See also list: change “Ancrene Wisse, Ancrene Riwle” to “Ancrene Wisse” (p. 2b). Ælfwine See also list: add entry for “King Alfred” (p. 5a). Alliteration See also list: delete listing for non-existing entry on “Rhyme Schemes and Alliteration” (p. 9a). Ancrene Wisse Further Reading list: in third entry for “Dobson” (1976), title reads “The Origins of Ancrene Wisse” (p. 17b) but in the list for the AB Language entry, the same title reads “The Origins of the Ancrene Wisse” (p. 2a). Arthurian Literature Further Reading list: change “Carpenter, Humphrey, ed.” to “Carpenter, Humphrey” (p. 34a). Arthurian Romance See also list: delete listing for non-existent entry on “Unpublished Manuscripts” (p. 35a). Artistic Movements Further Reading list: change J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator to J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator (p. 36b). See also list: change “Tolkien’s Art and Illustrations” to “Art and Illustrations by Tolkien” (p. 36b). Artists and Illustrators’ Influence on Tolkien See also list: delete listing for non-existent entry on “Artists and Illustrators of Tolkien’s Works” (p. 38a). Or change listing to “Fan Art”? Bede Sixth paragraph, second sentence: add parenthetical citation for reference to Finn and Hengest (p. 55a). Sixth paragraph, third sentence: add parenthetical citation for reference to “English and Welsh” (p. 55a). Further Reading list: add entry for “Finn and Hengest” (p. 55b). Capitalism See also list: delete listing for non-existent entry on “Acquisitiveness” (p. 85a). Catholicism, Roman Sixth paragraph, eleventh sentence: delete citation of “Letters, 112” and replace with citation for Tolkien’s letter to Catholic Herald (p. 87a). Eighth paragraph, fourth sentence: change “Letters, 112” to “Letters, 53” (p. 87a). Eighth paragraph, sixth sentence: add citation to Letters, p. 99 (p. 87b). Twelfth paragraph, seventeenth sentence: change “Wooton” to “Wootton” (p. 88b). Further Reading list: change “Quenye” to “Qenya” (p. 89a). Cave, The See also list: change “Coalbiters/Kolbitár” to “Kolbítar” (p. 89b). Children’s Literature and Tolkien Further Reading list: change “Croft, Jane Brennan” to “Croft, Janet Brennan” (p. 97a). Further Reading list: change J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator to J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator (p. 97a) Collecting Second paragraph, fifth sentence: change “Medium Aevum (1940-59)” to “Medium Aevum (1932-34)” (p. 106a). Further Reading list: change “and Anderson, Douglas” to “with the assistance of Douglas A. Anderson” (p. 106b). Further Reading list: change “and Scull, Christina, eds.” to “and Christina Scull, eds.” (p. 106b). Dante Third paragraph, third sentence: delete “elsewhere” following “In his introduction to Pearl, Tolkien notes Dante’s age” (p. 116b). Further Reading list: move entry “Uncatalogued papers. A 13/1…” from listing for Humphrey Carpenter to listing for J.R.R. Tolkien (p. 117a). Devils See also list: add entry for “Satan and Lucifer” (p. 127a). Earth First paragraph, second sentence: change “First Age” to “Second Age” (p. 138b). Elves: Reincarnation Fifth paragraph, fifteenth sentence: replace two appearances of “REF” with correct note and page number (p. 155a). Fandom Fifteenth paragraph, first sentence: change “Waldeman” to “Waldman” (p. 195a). Seventeenth paragraph, fourth sentence: Pauline Baynes, official illustrator of three Tolkien works in his lifetime, is incorrectly termed a “fan artist” (p. 195b). Farmer Giles of Ham Fifth paragraph, third sentence: change “river Thames” to “river Thame” (p. 197b). Father Christmas Letters See also list: add entry for “Tolkien, Baillie” (p. 200b). Food Sixth paragraph, first sentence: change “drafts of the Ents” to “draughts of the Ents” (p. 214b). Gandalf Further Reading list: in entry for Petty, change “Island” to “Land” (p. 232a). German Race Laws Second paragraph, fourth sentence: description of letter in A&U files as “strongly worded refusal by Tolkien to provide the requested information” is in error, as shown later in the same paragraph (p. 237a).
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Mythlore Index Plus
    MYTHLORE INDEX PLUS MYTHLORE ISSUES 1–137 with Tolkien Journal Mythcon Conference Proceedings Mythopoeic Press Publications Compiled by Janet Brennan Croft and Edith Crowe 2020. This work, exclusive of the illustrations, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. Tim Kirk’s illustrations are reproduced from early issues of Mythlore with his kind permission. Sarah Beach’s illustrations are reproduced from early issues of Mythlore with her kind permission. Copyright Sarah L. Beach 2007. MYTHLORE INDEX PLUS An Index to Selected Publications of The Mythopoeic Society MYTHLORE, ISSUES 1–137 TOLKIEN JOURNAL, ISSUES 1–18 MYTHOPOEIC PRESS PUBLICATIONS AND MYTHCON CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS COMPILED BY JANET BRENNAN CROFT AND EDITH CROWE Mythlore, January 1969 through Fall/Winter 2020, Issues 1–137, Volume 1.1 through 39.1 Tolkien Journal, Spring 1965 through 1976, Issues 1–18, Volume 1.1 through 5.4 Chad Walsh Reviews C.S. Lewis, The Masques of Amen House, Sayers on Holmes, The Pedant and the Shuffly, Tolkien on Film, The Travelling Rug, Past Watchful Dragons, The Intersection of Fantasy and Native America, Perilous and Fair, and Baptism of Fire Narnia Conference; Mythcon I, II, III, XVI, XXIII, and XXIX Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Janet Brennan Croft .....................................................................................................................................1
    [Show full text]
  • The Roots of Middle-Earth: William Morris's Influence Upon J. R. R. Tolkien
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 12-2007 The Roots of Middle-Earth: William Morris's Influence upon J. R. R. Tolkien Kelvin Lee Massey University of Tennessee - Knoxville Follow this and additional works at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss Part of the Literature in English, British Isles Commons Recommended Citation Massey, Kelvin Lee, "The Roots of Middle-Earth: William Morris's Influence upon J. R. R. olkien.T " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2007. https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/238 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. To the Graduate Council: I am submitting herewith a dissertation written by Kelvin Lee Massey entitled "The Roots of Middle-Earth: William Morris's Influence upon J. R. R. olkien.T " I have examined the final electronic copy of this dissertation for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the equirr ements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, with a major in English. David F. Goslee, Major Professor We have read this dissertation and recommend its acceptance: Thomas Heffernan, Michael Lofaro, Robert Bast Accepted for the Council: Carolyn R. Hodges Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School (Original signatures are on file with official studentecor r ds.) To the Graduate Council: I am submitting herewith a dissertation written by Kelvin Lee Massey entitled “The Roots of Middle-earth: William Morris’s Influence upon J.
    [Show full text]
  • Tolkien Encyclopedia
    Tolkien Encyclopedia The Accursed • Oromë • Uldor Algund Adanedhel • A member of the Guar-waith. • Túrin Almarian Adurant • The daughter of Vëantur, husband of • A tributary of Gelion. Meneldur, and mother of Anardil, Ailinel, and Almiel. Aegnor • Elvish son of Finarfin. Almiel • Called: Egnor • A daughter of Meneldur and Almarian. Aelin-uial Alqualondë • The Twilight Meres • The mansions of Olwë in Aman. • Called: The Haven of Swans. Aerandir • A mariner who sailed with Eärendil to Aman Aman. • Home of the Valar. Across the Outer Sea from Arda Aerin • Called: The Land of Aman, the Blessed • A relative of Húrin. The wife of Brodda, an Realm, the Guarded Realm Easterling. The daughter of Indor. Amlach The After-born • The son of Imlach. • Men Amon Ereb The Aftercomers • A hill in Ossiriand where Denethor died • Men during the First Battle of the Wars of Beleriand. Agarwaen • Túrin Amon Ethir • A hill raised by Finrod in front of Aglon Nargothrond. • Himlad • Called: The Spyhill Ailinel Amon Gwareth • A daughter of Meneldur and Almarian, the • A mountain in Tumladen. wife of Orchaldor, and mother of Soronto. Amon Obel Ainairos • A mountain in Brethil. • An Elf of Alqualondë who stirred up the Valar against Melkor. Amon Rûdh • Mîm’s home in the west of Doriath. The Ainu of Evil • Called: Sharbhund, the Bald Hill, Bar-en- • Melkor Danwedh, the House of Ransom, Echad i Sedryn, Camp of the Faithful Alcarinquë and Elemmírë • Stars Amras • Elvish son of Fëanor. Aldarion • Anardil Amrod • Elvish son of Fëanor. Aldaron Tolkien Encyclopedia Anadûnê Anduin the Great • Andor • A river in Arda Anardil Andúnië • The son of Meneldur and Almarian.
    [Show full text]
  • Tolkienâ•Žs Modern Reading
    Journal of Tolkien Research Volume 12 Issue 2 Article 6 2021 An Unexpected Study: A Response to Ordway's "Tolkien’s Modern Reading" Maureen F. Mann retired, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch Part of the English Language and Literature Commons Recommended Citation Mann, Maureen F. (2021) "An Unexpected Study: A Response to Ordway's "Tolkien’s Modern Reading"," Journal of Tolkien Research: Vol. 12 : Iss. 2 , Article 6. Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch/vol12/iss2/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Tolkien Research by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staff member at [email protected]. Mann: An Unexpected Study An Unexpected Study: A response to Ordway’s Tolkien’s Modern Reading In many ways, Holly Ordway’s Tolkien’s Modern Reading is a surprising book. With such a title, it was sure to garner attention; Tolkien’s reading is a perennial interest to his fans and scholars alike. And the book does identify some contemporary authors not previously known to have been read by Tolkien. However, those authors are presented in some unexpected ways. Many readers might have been expecting new discussions of what Middle-earth shares with modernism, but the book demonstrates a disinclination to discuss intertextuality in favour of attempting to identify aspects of Tolkien’s character. What many readers likely were not expecting is that the study comes with a polemical style of rhetoric.
    [Show full text]
  • Bibliography of Recommended Secondary Sources I. General
    Bibliography of recommended secondary sources With thanks to Denise Leathers for the initial version (items in bold are available via links to our blog as .pdf files; listings in Green show local holdings) I. General Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Princeton: Princeton University Press 1973 [1949]. (PIC/PC/RWU) Enright, Nancy. “Tolkien’s Females and the Defining of Power.” Renascence 59.2 (2007): 93-108. Flieger, Verlyn. “Fantasy and Reality: J.R.R. Tolkien’s World and the Fairy-Story Essay.” Mythlore 22.3 (1999): 4-13. Le Guin, Ursula K. “The Child and the Shadow,” and “The Staring Eye.” In The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction. NY: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1979. (RIC, PC, RWU) Northrup, Clyde. “The Qualities of a Tolkienian Fairy-Story.” Modern Fiction Studies 50.4 (2004): 814-837. Shippey. Tom. “Light-elves, Dark-elves and Others: Tolkien’s Elvish Problem.” Tolkien Studies 1.1 (2004): 1-15. Smith, Thomas W. “Tolkien’s Catholic Imagination: Mediation and Tradition.” Religion and Literature 38.2 (2006): 73-100. Tolkien, J.R.R. “On Fairy Stories” (first given as a lecture in 1939, published in 1947, and since brought out in a critical edition edited by Verlyn Flieger and Douglas A. Anderson (2008). (ILL) ---------------. The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Humphrey Carpenter. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. (RIC, PC). II. The Legendarium Beare, Rhona. “A Mythology for England.” In Allan Turner, ed., The Silmarillion: Thirty Years On. Zürich: Walking Tree Publishers, 2007 (ILL) Fisher, Jason. “Tolkien’s Fortunate Fall and The Third Theme of Ilúvatar.” In Jonathan B.
    [Show full text]
  • Myth, Fantasy and Fairy-Story in Tolkien's Middle-Earth Buveneswary
    MYTH, FANTASY AND FAIRY-STORY IN TOLKIEN’S MIDDLE-EARTH Malaya BUVENESWARY VATHEMURTHYof DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY MALAYA University2016 MYTH, FANTASY AND FAIRY-STORY IN TOLKIEN’S MIDDLE-EARTH BUVENESWARY VATHEMURTHYMalaya of DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ARTS FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR University2016 Abstract This dissertation explores J.R.R. Tolkien’s ideas and beliefs on myth, fantasy and fairy story and their roles in portraying good and evil in his famous works. Indeed, many authors and critics such as Bradley J. Birzer, Patrick Curry, Joseph Pearce, Ursula Le Guin, and Jay Richards have researched Tolkien based on this connection. They have worked on the nature of good and evil in his stories, the relevance of Tolkien in contemporary society, and the importance of myth and fantasy. However, my original contribution would be to examine the pivotal roles of myth, fantasy and fairy story as a combined whole and to demonstrate that they depend on one another to convey truths about good and evil. This research is aimed at showing that Middle-earth evolves from a combination of these three genres. This is made evident by the way Tolkien crafted his lecture On Fairy Stories for a presentation at the AndrewMalaya Lang lecture at the University of St Andrews in 1939. This dissertation then examines Tolkien’s own definitions of myth, fantasy and fairy stories and his extensiveof research on these “old-fashioned” or forgotten genres. He believed they could provide a cure for the moral and human degradation triggered by modernism.
    [Show full text]
  • Some Readers' Thoughts
    Volume 9 Number 2 Article 2 6-15-1982 Some Readers' Thoughts Lloyd Alexander Dainis Bisenieks Robert Boeing Frederick Brenion Joe R. Christopher See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore Part of the Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons Recommended Citation Alexander, Lloyd; Bisenieks, Dainis; Boeing, Robert, et al. (1982) "Some Readers' Thoughts," Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 9 : No. 2 , Article 2. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol9/iss2/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Mythopoeic Society at SWOSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature by an authorized editor of SWOSU Digital Commons. An ADA compliant document is available upon request. For more information, please contact [email protected]. To join the Mythopoeic Society go to: http://www.mythsoc.org/join.htm Mythcon 51: A VIRTUAL “HALFLING” MYTHCON July 31 - August 1, 2021 (Saturday and Sunday) http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-51.htm Mythcon 52: The Mythic, the Fantastic, and the Alien Albuquerque, New Mexico; July 29 - August 1, 2022 http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-52.htm Additional Keywords Sarah Beach Authors Lloyd Alexander, Dainis Bisenieks, Robert Boeing, Frederick Brenion, Joe R. Christopher, Paul F. Ford, Paul Nolan Hyde, Paul H. Kocher, Alexei Kondratiev, Nancy Martsch, Margaret R. Purdy, Laura Ruskin, Mark Samuels, Joseph Simmons, Benjamin Urrutia, and Steven C.
    [Show full text]
  • Tolkien's Treatment of Dragons in Roverandom and Farmer Giles of Ham
    Volume 34 Number 1 Article 8 10-15-2015 "A Wilderness of Dragons": Tolkien's Treatment of Dragons in Roverandom and Farmer Giles of Ham Romuald I. Lakowski MacEwan University in Edmonton, Canada Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore Part of the Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons Recommended Citation Lakowski, Romuald I. (2015) ""A Wilderness of Dragons": Tolkien's Treatment of Dragons in Roverandom and Farmer Giles of Ham," Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 34 : No. 1 , Article 8. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol34/iss1/8 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Mythopoeic Society at SWOSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature by an authorized editor of SWOSU Digital Commons. An ADA compliant document is available upon request. For more information, please contact [email protected]. To join the Mythopoeic Society go to: http://www.mythsoc.org/join.htm Mythcon 51: A VIRTUAL “HALFLING” MYTHCON July 31 - August 1, 2021 (Saturday and Sunday) http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-51.htm Mythcon 52: The Mythic, the Fantastic, and the Alien Albuquerque, New Mexico; July 29 - August 1, 2022 http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-52.htm Abstract An exploration of Tolkien’s depictions of dragons in his stories for children, Roverandom and Farmer Giles of Ham. Draws on “On Fairy-stories,” the Beowulf lecture, the Father Christmas letters, and a little-known “Lecture on Dragons” Tolkien gave to an audience of children at the University Museum in Oxford, as well as source Tolkien would have known: Nennius, The Fairy Queene, and so on.
    [Show full text]
  • The Geology of Middle-Earth
    Volume 21 Number 2 Article 50 Winter 10-15-1996 The Geology of Middle-earth William Antony Swithin Sarjeant Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore Part of the Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons Recommended Citation Sarjeant, William Antony Swithin (1996) "The Geology of Middle-earth," Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 21 : No. 2 , Article 50. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol21/iss2/50 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Mythopoeic Society at SWOSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature by an authorized editor of SWOSU Digital Commons. An ADA compliant document is available upon request. For more information, please contact [email protected]. To join the Mythopoeic Society go to: http://www.mythsoc.org/join.htm Mythcon 51: A VIRTUAL “HALFLING” MYTHCON July 31 - August 1, 2021 (Saturday and Sunday) http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-51.htm Mythcon 52: The Mythic, the Fantastic, and the Alien Albuquerque, New Mexico; July 29 - August 1, 2022 http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-52.htm Abstract A preliminary reconstruction of the geology of Middle-earth is attempted, utilizing data presented in text, maps and illustrations by its arch-explorer J.R.R. Tolkien. The tectonic reconstruction is developed from earlier findings yb R.C. Reynolds (1974). Six plates are now recognized, whose motions and collisions have created the mountains of Middle-earth and the rift structure down which the River Anduin flows.
    [Show full text]
  • Treasures of Middle Earth
    T M TREASURES OF MIDDLE-EARTH CONTENTS FOREWORD 5.0 CREATORS..............................................................................105 5.1 Eru and the Ainur.............................................................. 105 PART ONE 5.11 The Valar.....................................................................105 1.0 INTRODUCTION........................................................................ 2 5.12 The Maiar....................................................................106 2.0 USING TREASURES OF MIDDLE EARTH............................ 2 5.13 The Istari .....................................................................106 5.2 The Free Peoples ...............................................................107 3.0 GUIDELINES................................................................................ 3 5.21 Dwarves ...................................................................... 107 3.1 Abbreviations........................................................................ 3 5.22 Elves ............................................................................ 109 3.2 Definitions.............................................................................. 3 5.23 Ents .............................................................................. 111 3.3 Converting Statistics ............................................................ 4 5.24 Hobbits........................................................................ 111 3.31 Converting Hits and Bonuses...................................... 4 5.25
    [Show full text]
  • Fire and Ice: the Traditional Heroine in <I>The Silmarillion</I>
    Volume 18 Number 1 Article 7 Fall 10-15-1991 Fire and Ice: The Traditional Heroine in The Silmarillion Sarah Beach Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore Part of the Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons Recommended Citation Beach, Sarah (1991) "Fire and Ice: The Traditional Heroine in The Silmarillion," Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 18 : No. 1 , Article 7. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol18/iss1/7 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Mythopoeic Society at SWOSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature by an authorized editor of SWOSU Digital Commons. An ADA compliant document is available upon request. For more information, please contact [email protected]. To join the Mythopoeic Society go to: http://www.mythsoc.org/join.htm Mythcon 51: A VIRTUAL “HALFLING” MYTHCON July 31 - August 1, 2021 (Saturday and Sunday) http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-51.htm Mythcon 52: The Mythic, the Fantastic, and the Alien Albuquerque, New Mexico; July 29 - August 1, 2022 http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-52.htm Abstract Defines the Light and Dark heroine, each of which may have a positive or negative aspect. Sees Finduilas and Nienor Níniel as negative, non-active, acted upon; Lúthien and Idril participate “in the course of their heroes’ actions.” Additional Keywords Fair and dark ladies; Heroines; Tolkien, J.R.R.—Characters—Finduilas; Tolkien, J.R.R.—Characters—Idril; Tolkien, J.R.R.—Characters—Lúthien Tinúviel; Tolkien, J.R.R.—Characters—Niënor/Níniel; Tolkien, J.R.R.
    [Show full text]
  • Tolkien Encyclopedia
    Tolkien Encyclopedia The Accursed • Called: The Hornburg, Glæmscrafu • Uldor (Rohirrim) Adanedhel Aglon • Túrin • Himlad Adorn Akallabêth the Downfallen • A river in the Enedwaith near the fortress of • Andor Freca. Ailinel Adrahil • A daughter of Meneldur and Almarian, the • (Númenórean) Ondoher’s Captain of the wife of Orchaldor, and mother of Soronto. Left Wing Ainairos Adûnaic • An Elf of Alqualondë who stirred up the • The language of the King’s Men in Andor. Valar against Melkor. Adurant The Ainu of Evil • A tributary of Gelion. • Melkor Aeglos Aiwendil • The spear of Gil-galad. • An Istari sent by Yavanna. • Called: Radagast Aegnor • Elvish son of Finarfin. Alatar • Called: Egnor • An Istari sent by Oromë. Aelin-uial Alcarin • The Twilight Meres • Atanatar II Aerandir Alcarinquë and Elemmírë • A mariner who sailed with Eärendil to • Stars Aman. Alcarondas Aerin • Pharazôn’s mighty ship. • A relative of Húrin. The wife of Brodda, an • Called: Castle of the Sea Easterling. The daughter of Indor. Aldamir The After-born • (Eldarin) A son of Eldacar and father of • Men Hyarmendacil II. A king of Gondor. The Aftercomers Aldarion • Men • Anardil Agarwaen Aldaron • Túrin • Oromë Aghan Adelard Took • A Drûg leech and friend of Barach. • A hobbit friend of Bilbo. Aglarond Aldor • A fortress watching the Gap of • (Rohirrim) A son of Brego and father of Calenardhon. Fréa. A king of the Rohirrim who drove out the Dunlendings. Tolkien Encyclopedia Algund Amon Gwareth • A member of the Guar-waith. • (Sindarin) A mountain in Tumladen. Almarian Amon Obel • The daughter of Vëantur, husband of • (Sindarin) A mountain in Brethil. Meneldur, and mother of Anardil, Ailinel, and Almiel.
    [Show full text]