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I have to admit I'm a bit surprised at the controversy around the capitalization of compass directions. At some point I learned that you capitalize a compass direction when it refers to a specific geographic region (making it a proper noun), but not when it refers to a direction. (I thought this...

It would be interesting to look at SSG's depiction of the global collection of orcs and their cultural and political structure, and compare that to what is actually canon (I suspect it's almost entirely non-canon). I'm especially interested in a closer look at which orcs align with which power...

When Tom wakes the hobbits on the first morning in his house he says "If you come soon you'll find breakfast on the table. If you come late you'll get grass and rain-water!" Obviously this is a jest. But I love how the chosen alternative for coming late is the what was likely fed to the ponies...

In a previous class, when we discussed the nazgul's interactions with Maggot, a question came up about the nazgul's behaviour. Specifically, why was the nazgul being "polite" to Maggot? The discussion can be seen here. I think it's possible that this nazgul is feigning politeness. I find it...

No question here, just a thought. While this isn't a significant insight, it is one of the most relate-able (to tie it to another thread) little tidbits in the text we've covered so far, at least for me. "They went into the farmer’s kitchen. ... After a few remarks about the weather and the...

I'm wondering how academic Mythmoot is? I'm considering going, but I've never been involved in any kind of literary activity or event before, and I'm trying to determine if it's appropriate for my level of knowledge. Would it be worthwhile for someone who just recently learned the word "retcon"...

In a never-ending endeavor to complete everything, I would like to get all my trait points on one of my level capped characters. He is Helting, a 105 minstrel. This is the quest that grants the trait point, they start in the Osgiliath culverts (I've always went in from the "before battle...

I'll just put the imgur collection here. If anyone wants any pictures, and imgur won't give you the full size, let me know and I will get it to you. https://imgur.com/a/bh0dV