Category: Council Courier

Of all the Tolkien characters, the most difficult to portray are probably Lúthien and Fëanor; Lúthien because of her otherworldly beauty, Fëanor because of the combination of his great looks, power, and madness, which seem almost impossible to be captured in the same picture. In the Silmarillion, he is described like this: He was tall,…

The October Realm Newsletter, brought to you this month by the Realm of Yavanna, is now up and ready for viewing! It’s got lots of fun articles, great pictures, and even a poll! You can view it here, in the Newsletter sub-forum of the General Realms forum.

9. As you dine, what would you like to converse about? What one custom from your ccountry do you wish to teach them? What do you wish them to teach you? I’d love to hear about their own countries, how it is living there etc. I’ve always been interested in different cultures It would also…

Though this is no Yukio Mishima we’re dealing with here: no haunting images of cherry blossoms, no elegies on honorable samurais and on the frailty of ephemeral life, no geishas and delicate Japanese painting landscapes flooding his works. Murakami confesses, through a number of his characters, that he’s not particularly fond of Japanese literature, nor…

South of the Ered Wethrin lay the Pools of Ivrin, from whence the River Narog flowed. It was a fair place, and its waters came from crystal clear fountains, and were guarded against defilement by Ulmo. It was here that the Mereth Aderthad, the Feast of Reuniting, was hosted by Fingolfin. Gwindor son of Guilin…

One such proof is the fact that while still in Aman, Finrod was betrothed to Amarië of the Vanyar, who refused to join him in exile. And later on, when Nargothrond was full wrought and Galadriel came to stay with him a while, Finrod confessed her: “An oath I too shall swear, and must be…

“It is elvish, light hearted, quick worded and over soon…” says Treebeard to Merry and Pippin of poetry when telling them the tale of the Entwives. Some would disagree with the last bit, even perhaps skimming over the verses which can be found within the story. But when one skips the poetry, one might say…

The first time I ever read The Lord of the Rings, no sooner had I closed The Return of the King upon finishing it, that I dove for my copy of The Hobbit and began rereading without a millisecond of delay. As I am known as an obsessive person, this was looked upon coldly by…

Most people who are fans of LotR and The Hobbit have seen the movies, in some way or another. Most people who have seen the movies immediately find another sympathetic, unsuspecting LotR fan and go on at length about how terrible it was, how totally bizarre the effects were, and how the music was just……

1. What is your favourite flavour jelly bean? Cherry, I think. The ones that are red. 2.What is your middle name? Janette. 3. Do you have a pet? Yes, a cat named Mazzy and a goldfish named Kodachrome. (Please keep in mind that Mazzy actually owns the fish and me.) 4. Other than LotR, what…