Christmas Poem
By Martina Juričková Word Count: 90 Rating: G Summary: A poem about the joys of Christmas Listen to this Christmas poem; wonderful, the warmth of home when mum’s baking cakes and more while just beyond the…
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Tolkien and His Friends
Even though Tolkien disliked a literary work being analyzed in reference to its author’s life, he admitted that “[a]n author cannot…remain wholly unaffected by his experience” (Tolkien, 2011, p. xxii). And since in his life…
Different Kinds of Friendship in Middle-Earth
Note: In the text I use the following abbreviations: FOTR – The Fellowship of the Ring TT – The Two Towers ROTK – The Return of the King H - The Hobbit SIL – The…
Frodo and Sam’s Relationship in the Light of Aristotle’s Philia
Author's Note: In the text I use the following abbreviations: FOTR - The Fellowship of the Ring TT - The Two Towers ROTK - The Return of the King SIL - The Silmarillion NE -…
Tolkien and the Myth of Creation
The books of the British writer John Ronald Reuel Tolkien are very popular, irrespective of age, gender, race, and religion. Most readers enjoy his books because of the heroic events which bring them to an…
A Journey of Virtues: Reflections of Advent Ideas in The Lord of the Rings
Quite a lot has been written on the symbolism of the duration of Frodo’s journey from Rivendell to Mount Doom taking place between December 25 and March 25 - dates which in Christian…
Boromir the Misunderstood Hero: A Fallen Man Finds Reconciling Grace
Tolkien’s most famous novel The Lord of the Rings displays a multitude of characters, but probably no other of them is as controversial as Boromir. Many readers hold the view that Boromir was the only one…