I say this as a lifelong Tolkien nerd: I am not at all sure about the idea of Tom Bombadil coming on camera for season 2 of Rings of Power. Every time I've ever read Lord of the Rings, I've pretty much glossed right past his appearance in Fellowship, just because I tend to find how he is presented unutterably twee.
It'll be interesting though to see how Rings of Power actually depicts him. And it'll take some skillful acting to strike a balance between how ol' Tom comes across (which is to say, twee), and the staggering level of power he possesses. Skillful writing, too, to actually deploy him into the plot in a meaningful way.
Most folks can't tolerate someone who hums four cubicles over. They are in no way prepared for the amount of singing Tom Bombadil thinks is perfectly normal for a Tuesday afternoon. #lotr#amazon#ringsofpower#tolkien
At a banquet in the late 1980s, a delegation from the #Visby#Tolkien Society gave the ivy on St. Olaf's ruin to the Stockholm Tolkien Society as a diplomatic gift. I am pleased to report to all my fellow Stockholm Tolkienians that our ivy is doing well.
Why Do Dwarves Sound Scottish and Elves Sound Like Royalty?
Blame Tolkien and time - by Eric Grundhauser December 7, 2016
"...Tolkien would create languages first, then write cultures & histories to speak them... In the case of the ever-present Elvish in his works, Tolkien took inspiration from Finnish and Welsh. As the race of men & hobbits got their language from the elves in Tolkien’s universe, their language was portrayed as similarly Euro-centric in flavor.
For the dwarves, who were meant to have evolved from an entirely separate lineage, he took inspiration from Semitic languages for their speech, resulting in dwarven place names like Khazad-dûm & Moria.
“When dwarves actually talk, they don’t sound Scottish at all,” says Olsen. “They sound like Arabic or Hebrew.”...As radio & film adaptations of Tolkien’s works were released in later decades, you can see the slow evolution of the dwarven accent..."
@fipaddict Du Tonique des Orques
1L de cidre brut
125 ml de whisky
125 ml de jus d'orange
4 cuil à soupe de miel
2 bâtons de canelle
Mettez tous les ingrédients dans une casserole, couvrir et laisser mijoter 20 min. Tourner la préparation et la répartir dans des récipients résistant à la chaleur. #Tolkien#LOTR@dlb
Half of the clear plastic ghosts box painted up. Knowing how quick and easy they are, I'll smash through the other half of the box when I only have a couple of hours to spare.
Well... I'm about to go on holiday so I won't be super active, BUT this is a sneak peek of my latest #Maedhros because I love him your honour and I can't resist 💙
New on my blog is the second half of my top 10 imaginary worlds. I get a bit deeper this time (or go on a bit more!), as these are ones that have shaped me as a writer.