Blog: February 2015

Was Tolkien the first writer in English to use the word ‘quisling’?

(more…)

the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-extended-edition-19

The Extended Edition of 2013’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was released on Monday 3rd November. Tolkien film-aficionados have got used to the obligatory 11-month wait for the “proper” version of the film, but is the extra half-an-hour of “juicy” book-based shenanigans really worth it? Warning: spoilers ahead. (more…)

January 2015

All the usual disclaimers apply about newness, completeness and relevance (or
any other implication of responsibility) 🙂

(more…)

One of the most amusing fan debates (for me) has been the legend of the Ent-wives, launched by an anonymous forum member using the name Teleporno. Teleporno’s thread, “I found the Ent-wives!”, became infuriatingly long and devoid of helpful information for many fans, although it certainly drew a lot of interesting comments and facts. (more…)