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| ARTICLES RELATED TO J. R. R. Tolkien | | | | |  J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - Stormbringer - DescriptionThe blade has an edge capable of cutting through virtually anything, but its most distinctive feature is that it is sentient (if not sapient), with a mind and will of its own, and feeds on souls of those it kills. Elric loathes the sword, but is almost helpless without the strength and vitality it confers him. Stormbringer’s hunger for souls is such that it frequently betrays Elric, turning in his hands and killing friends and lovers, adding to Elric’s guilt and self-loathing even as he ...
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - Hobbit - Usage outside Tolkien "Hobbit" is a trademark owned by the Tolkien estate, as are most of the names, places and artifacts included in books by J. R. R. Tolkien. For this reason Dungeons & Dragons and other fantasy tend to refer to Hobbits and Hobbit-like races rather as Halflings (hin in the Mystara universe, hurthlings in ADOM).
The name hobbit had previously appeared in an obscure "list of spirits" by Michael Denham, which includes several repetitions. There is no evidence to suggest Tolkien used this as a source — indeed he sp ...
See also:Hobbit, Hobbit - Description, Hobbit - Origin, Hobbit - Etymology, Hobbit - Some well-known Hobbits, Hobbit - History, Hobbit - The theological nature of hobbits, Hobbit - Usage outside Tolkien, Hobbit - Notes Read more here: » Hobbit: Encyclopedia II - Hobbit - Usage outside Tolkien |
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - Michael Moorcock - Views on other writers Moorcock is a fervent supporter of the works of Mervyn Peake, and an almost equally fervent detractor of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. He met both Tolkien and C. S. Lewis in his teens, and claims to have liked them personally even though he does not admire them on artistic grounds. Some critics have accused Moorcock of condemning Tolkien for not writing like Peake, although this is disputed.
Moorcock criticises works like The Lord of the Rings for their Merry England point of view, famously equating Tolkien's trilogy to Win ...
See also:Michael Moorcock, Michael Moorcock - Works, Michael Moorcock - Musical interests, Michael Moorcock - Views on other writers, Michael Moorcock - Sharing fictional universes with others, Michael Moorcock - Biographical, Michael Moorcock - Select bibliography Read more here: » Michael Moorcock: Encyclopedia II - Michael Moorcock - Views on other writers |
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| | | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - Enya - Music A number of Enya's songs are sung entirely in Irish or Latin, with others containing the hitherto-mentioned mixed with English or English by itself. Roma Ryan has written lyrics in Welsh, Irish, Latin, Spanish,French and even languages created by J. R. R. Tolkien. On her latest album, Amarantine, Enya also sings in Japanese and Loxian, a language invented by Roma Ryan.
Enya has performed songs relating to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, including 1991's "Lothlórien" (instrumental), 2001's "May It Be" (sung in ...
See also:Enya, Enya - Biography, Enya - Musical upbringing, Enya - Solo career, Enya - Music, Enya - Discography, Enya - DVD release, Enya - Music rankings Read more here: » Enya: Encyclopedia II - Enya - Music |
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - Tengwar - External history
Tengwar - Precursors.
The sarati, described in Parma Eldalamberon 13, a script developed by J. R. R. Tolkien in the late 1910s, anticipates many features of the tengwar, especially the vowel representation by diacritics (which is found in many tengwar varieties), different tengwar shapes and a few correspondances between sound features and letter shape features (though inconsistent).
Even closer to the tengwar is the Valmaric script, described in Parma Eldalamberon 14, which J. R. R. Tolkien ...
See also:Tengwar, Tengwar - Internal history and terminology, Tengwar - External history, Tengwar - Precursors, Tengwar - The tengwar, Tengwar - Spelling and pronunciation, Tengwar - Modes, Tengwar - Tengwar letters, Tengwar - Encoding schemes, Tengwar - Non-Unicode, Tengwar - Unicode Read more here: » Tengwar: Encyclopedia II - Tengwar - External history |
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| | | | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - The Magician's Nephew - Commentary Readers familiar with Genesis will recognise the parallels to it in Lewis's work. With respect to creation, it also has some core similarities with Ainulindalë, the Song of the Ainur, the story of creation in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, due, presumably, to both drawing on the Biblical accounts for some of their material and to the close professional relationship between Tolkien and Lewis, who may have discussed together some themes such as a song of creation seen in both Ainulindalë an ...
See also:The Magician's Nephew, The Magician's Nephew - Synopsis, The Magician's Nephew - Commentary, The Magician's Nephew - The Rings, The Magician's Nephew - Christian Parallels Read more here: » The Magician's Nephew: Encyclopedia II - The Magician's Nephew - Commentary |
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - Eye of Providence - Freemasonry The Eye of Providence also appears as part of the iconography of the Freemasons. The all-seeing eye is then a reminder that a Mason's deeds are always observed by the Grand Architect of the Universe. Typically the Masonic Eye of Providence has a semi-circular glory below the eye — often the lowest rays extend further down. Sometimes the Eye is enclosed by a triangle, but here this is seen as a reference to the Freemason's preference for the number three in numerology. Other variations of the symbol can also be found, with the eye itself being replaced by the ...
See also:Eye of Providence, Eye of Providence - Origin, Eye of Providence - United States, Eye of Providence - Freemasonry, Eye of Providence - Virgin of Garabandal, Eye of Providence - UFO Lore, Eye of Providence - Cao Dai, Eye of Providence - Illuminati, Eye of Providence - Current usage Read more here: » Eye of Providence: Encyclopedia II - Eye of Providence - Freemasonry |
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - Dwarf - Dwarves in modern fantasy fiction
Dwarf - Tolkien's dwarves.
See Dwarves (Middle-earth)
Traditionally, the plural of dwarf was "dwarfs", especially when referring to actual humans with dwarfism, but ever since J. R. R. Tolkien used dwarves in his fantasy epic novel called "The Hobbit" or "There and back Again" and the subsequent three-volume novel, The Lord of the Rings, the plural forms "dwarfs" and "dwarves" have been used interchangeably. (When discussin ...
See also:Dwarf, Dwarf - Mythology and folklore, Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs, Dwarf - Dwarf places, Dwarf - Fairy tales with dwarfs in them, Dwarf - Possible origin, Dwarf - Dwarves in modern fantasy fiction, Dwarf - Tolkien's dwarves, Dwarf - Dwarves in Artemis Fowl, Dwarf - Dwarves in subsequent fantasy fiction, Dwarf - Female dwarves Read more here: » Dwarf: Encyclopedia II - Dwarf - Dwarves in modern fantasy fiction |
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - Middle-earth - The name The term "Middle-earth" was not invented by Tolkien. Rather, it existed in Old English as middanġeard and in Middle English as midden-erd or middel-erd; in Old Norse it was called Midgard. It is English for what the Greeks called the οικουμένη (oikoumenē) or "the abiding place of men", the physical world as opposed to the unseen worlds (The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, 151). The word Mediterranean comes from two Latin stems, m ...
See also:Middle-earth, Middle-earth - The name, Middle-earth - The world, Middle-earth - Cosmology, Middle-earth - Geography, Middle-earth - Peoples, Middle-earth - Languages, Middle-earth - History of Middle-earth, Middle-earth - Books, Middle-earth - Works by Tolkien, Middle-earth - Works by others, Middle-earth - Adaptations, Middle-earth - Films, Middle-earth - Games Read more here: » Middle-earth: Encyclopedia II - Middle-earth - The name |
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - The Lord of the Rings - The books For character information see: List of Middle-earth characters
The Lord of the Rings began as a personal exploration by Tolkien of his interests in philology, religion (particularly Roman Catholicism), fairy tales, and Norse and Celtic mythology, but it was also crucially influenced by the effects of his military service during World War I.
Tolkien detailed his creation to an astounding extent; he created a complete mythology for his realm of Middle-earth, including genealogies of characters, l ...
See also:The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings - Synopsis, The Lord of the Rings - Books and volumes, The Lord of the Rings - Writing, The Lord of the Rings - Publication, The Lord of the Rings - Publication history, The Lord of the Rings - The books, The Lord of the Rings - The Verse of the One Ring, The Lord of the Rings - The storyline, The Lord of the Rings - Criticism, The Lord of the Rings - Praise, The Lord of the Rings - Adaptations, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on radio, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in film, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on stage, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in video gaming, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in art, The Lord of the Rings - Pop culture references to The Lord of the Rings Read more here: » The Lord of the Rings: Encyclopedia II - The Lord of the Rings - The books |
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - Dwarf - Dwarves in modern fantasy fiction
Dwarf - Tolkien's dwarves.
See Dwarves (Middle-earth)
Traditionally, the plural of dwarf was "dwarfs", especially when referring to actual humans with dwarfism, but ever since J. R. R. Tolkien used dwarves in his fantasy epic novel called "The Hobbit" or "There and back Again" and the subsequent three-volume novel, The Lord of the Rings, the plural forms "dwarfs" and "dwarves" have been used interchangeably. (When discussin ...
See also:Dwarf, Dwarf - Mythology and folklore, Dwarf - The creation of dwarfs, Dwarf - Dwarf places, Dwarf - Fairy tales with dwarves in them, Dwarf - Possible origin, Dwarf - Dwarves in modern fantasy fiction, Dwarf - Tolkien's dwarves, Dwarf - Dwarves in Artemis Fowl, Dwarf - Dwarves in The Inheritance Trilogy, Dwarf - Dwarves in subsequent fantasy fiction, Dwarf - Female dwarves Read more here: » Dwarf: Encyclopedia II - Dwarf - Dwarves in modern fantasy fiction |
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - Eye of Providence - Origin In its current form, the symbol first appeared in the west during the 17th & 18th centuries, but representations of an all-seeing eye can be traced back to Egyptian mythology and the Eye of Horus. 17th-century depictions of the Eye of Providence sometimes show it surrounded by clouds. The later addition of an enclosing triangle is usually seen as a more explicit trinitarian reference to the God ...
See also:Eye of Providence, Eye of Providence - Origin, Eye of Providence - United States, Eye of Providence - Freemasonry, Eye of Providence - Virgin of Garabandal, Eye of Providence - UFO Lore, Eye of Providence - Cao Dai, Eye of Providence - Illuminati, Eye of Providence - Current usage Read more here: » Eye of Providence: Encyclopedia II - Eye of Providence - Origin |
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - Eye of Providence - United States In 1782 the Eye of Providence was adopted as part of the symbolism on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States. The Eye was introduced by the original design committee of 1776, and is thought to be the suggestion of the artistic consultant, Pierre Eugene du Simitiere.
On the seal, the Eye is surrounded by the words Annuit Coeptis, meaning "It [the Eye of Providence] is favorable to our undertakings". The Eye is positioned above an unfinished pyramid with thirteen steps, representing the original thirteen states and the future growth of the country. The combined implication is that the Eye, ...
See also:Eye of Providence, Eye of Providence - Origin, Eye of Providence - United States, Eye of Providence - Freemasonry, Eye of Providence - Virgin of Garabandal, Eye of Providence - UFO Lore, Eye of Providence - Cao Dai, Eye of Providence - Illuminati, Eye of Providence - Current usage Read more here: » Eye of Providence: Encyclopedia II - Eye of Providence - United States |
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - The Lord of the Rings - Publication history The three parts were first published by Allen & Unwin in 1954–1955 several months apart. They were later reissued many times by multiple publishers, as one, three, six or seven volumes. Two current printings are ISBN 0-618-34399-7 (one-volume) and ISBN 0-618-34624-4 (three volume set).
In the early 1960s, Donald A. Wollheim, science fiction editor of the paperback publisher Ace Books, realized that The Lord of the Rings was not protected in the United States under American copyright law because the US hardcover edition ha ...
See also:The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings - Synopsis, The Lord of the Rings - Books and volumes, The Lord of the Rings - Writing, The Lord of the Rings - Publication, The Lord of the Rings - Publication history, The Lord of the Rings - The books, The Lord of the Rings - The Verse of the One Ring, The Lord of the Rings - The storyline, The Lord of the Rings - Criticism, The Lord of the Rings - Praise, The Lord of the Rings - Adaptations, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on radio, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in film, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on stage, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in video gaming, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in art, The Lord of the Rings - Pop culture references to The Lord of the Rings Read more here: » The Lord of the Rings: Encyclopedia II - The Lord of the Rings - Publication history |
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - The Lord of the Rings - Adaptations
The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on radio.
The BBC produced a 13-part radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings in 1956, and a 6-part version of The Hobbit in 1966. It is uncertain whether Tolkien ever heard either series. No recording of the 1956 series is known to exist, but The Hobbit has survived. It is a very faithful adaptation, incorporating some passing references ...
See also:The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings - Books and volumes, The Lord of the Rings - Writing, The Lord of the Rings - Publication, The Lord of the Rings - Publication history, The Lord of the Rings - The books, The Lord of the Rings - The Verse of the One Ring, The Lord of the Rings - The storyline, The Lord of the Rings - Criticism, The Lord of the Rings - Praise, The Lord of the Rings - Adaptations, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on radio, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in film, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on stage, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in video gaming, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in art, The Lord of the Rings - Pop culture references to The Lord of the Rings Read more here: » The Lord of the Rings: Encyclopedia II - The Lord of the Rings - Adaptations |
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - The Lord of the Rings - Adaptations
The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on radio.
The BBC produced a 13-part radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings in 1956, and a 6-part version of The Hobbit in 1966. It is uncertain whether Tolkien ever heard either series. No recording of the 1956 series is known to exist, but The Hobbit has survived. It is a very faithful adaptation, incorporating some passing references ...
See also:The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings - Synopsis, The Lord of the Rings - Books and volumes, The Lord of the Rings - Writing, The Lord of the Rings - Publication, The Lord of the Rings - Publication history, The Lord of the Rings - The books, The Lord of the Rings - The Verse of the One Ring, The Lord of the Rings - The storyline, The Lord of the Rings - Criticism, The Lord of the Rings - Praise, The Lord of the Rings - Adaptations, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on radio, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in film, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on stage, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in video gaming, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in art, The Lord of the Rings - Pop culture references to The Lord of the Rings Read more here: » The Lord of the Rings: Encyclopedia II - The Lord of the Rings - Adaptations |
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - The Lord of the Rings - Synopsis Although a major work in itself, The Lord of the Rings is merely the last movement of a larger mythological cycle which Tolkien called his legendarium. The action is mainly set in the lands of the real Earth inhabited by men but placed in a fictional time. Tolkien called this setting by a modern English rendering of the Old English Middangeard: Middle-earth.
The back story to the plot begins thousands of years before the action in the trilogy, with the rise of the eponymous Lord of the Rings, the Dark Lord Sauron, a malevolent incarnated spirit who possesses great supernatural powers an ...
See also:The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings - Synopsis, The Lord of the Rings - Books and volumes, The Lord of the Rings - Writing, The Lord of the Rings - Publication, The Lord of the Rings - Publication history, The Lord of the Rings - The books, The Lord of the Rings - The Verse of the One Ring, The Lord of the Rings - The storyline, The Lord of the Rings - Criticism, The Lord of the Rings - Praise, The Lord of the Rings - Adaptations, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on radio, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in film, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on stage, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in video gaming, The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings in art, The Lord of the Rings - Pop culture references to The Lord of the Rings Read more here: » The Lord of the Rings: Encyclopedia II - The Lord of the Rings - Synopsis |
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| | | | | J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia II - C. J. Cherryh - Major themes Cherryh's works depict fictional worlds with great realism supported by her strong background in languages, history, archaeology, and psychology. Her world-building skills, comparable to J. R. R. Tolkien's, allow her to create uniquely believable alien cultures, species, and perspectives, and to make the reader reconsider basic assumptions about human nature. Much of Cherryh's alien world is conveyed by implication rather than explication, but very little descriptive narration is needed because her ...
See also:C. J. Cherryh, C. J. Cherryh - Biography, C. J. Cherryh - Writing style, C. J. Cherryh - Major themes, C. J. Cherryh - Works, C. J. Cherryh - The Alliance-Union Universe, C. J. Cherryh - The Morgaine Cycle, C. J. Cherryh - The Foreigner Universe, C. J. Cherryh - Finisterre, C. J. Cherryh - Gene Wars, C. J. Cherryh - Miscellaneous science-fiction, C. J. Cherryh - Fantasy Works, C. J. Cherryh - Collections, C. J. Cherryh - Awards, C. J. Cherryh - Footnotes Read more here: » C. J. Cherryh: Encyclopedia II - C. J. Cherryh - Major themes |
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