Recent content by Georgiann McLellan

I'm not certain the washing day information is exactly there. I seem to remember at some point Tolkien wrote: " I am in fact a Hobbit in all but size. I like gardens, trees, and unmechanized farmlands... implying he has a knowledge of taking care of gardens which means he would have known to...

Matthew H's post on Pippin piqued my interest in exactly how much does Tolkien's British upbringing play in the creation of his characters and their responses to situations? If recollection serves me, didn't Tolkien in his letters elude to real people make great characters? Having several...

Corey, Thanks to my daughter's inquisitive mind, she introduced me to your LOTRO lectures on Youtube. Unfortunately I am behind all of you at present. In Episode 4, you talk wonderfully about the trees and the hopes that they connect somehow to later sections of the books. One of your pieces...