Search results

  1. R

    Speaking with the tongue of Melkor

    "For of this summons came many woes that after befell; yet those who hold that the Valar erred, thinking rather of the bliss of Valinor than of the Earth, and seeking to wrest the will of Ilúvatar to their own pleasure, speak with the tongues [read tongue] of Melkor." It seems to me, that this...
  2. R

    Tolkien as rereader of his own stories

    Now that I'm caught up I hope to return to Weathertop one last time, as we are not yet in the next chapter after its being the climax of the previous one. You have often said that Tolkien was a great rereader, able to approach his stories from outside them. These paragraphs published in the...
  3. R

    An examination of the two contentious paragraphs and theories as to their meaning

    " Sam could get hold of the Ring. Frodo betrayed by Gollum and taken by orcs (?) to Minas Morgol.(5) They take his ring and find it is no good; they put him in a dungeon, and threaten to send him to Baraddur. How can Sam get hold of Ring? He keeps watch at night and hears Gollum muttering to...
Back
Top