Earth Birth

Our planet has much global warming
Perhaps we should think of transforming
New places of worth
Perhaps middle Earth
They tell me that it’s hobbit forming

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View from an Orc stronghold in the White Mountains. The mist in the distance marks the river that in a far distant future will make up the western border of Gondor.

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« Sauron Defeated », 1992

by Roger Garland (British artist, 1950-2017)
Original oil painting, 46x30cm
First published in "Garlands of Fantasy - The Art of Linda & Roger Garland", Paper Tiger, 1995

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One year ago today I posted this miniature Lord of the Rings Orc photo I created using real lighting, figures and miniature sets

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« The Death of Glaurung », 1989

by John Howe (Canadian illustrator, born 1957)
'Turumbar and Glorund’ from "The 1991 JRR Tolkien Calendar", Ballantine Books, for August 1991

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Q: Why Didn’t Saruman Attack Aragorn, Legolas, And Gimli In Fangorn?

ANSWER: I received the following set of questions from a reader in June 2025:

…do you know why Saruman didn’t attack Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli when they were into Fangorn Forest? Was it him they saw or just an illusion?

I just don’t think this scene makes sense, giving the disproportionate level of power between the […]

Q: Did Sauron Actually Worship Melkor?

ANSWER: I received the following questions in June 2025. I have reformatted them slightly to improve readability:

I was perusing thru “Notes on the Motives of the Silmarillion”, and I was wondering to what extent Sauron actually worshiped Melkor?

Was he utilizing the apparatus of a religion simply to control his followers?

Was there any point where his […]

The Silmarillion Bride

The Silmarillion x The Princess Bride

Lord of the Rings Online is letting players buy homes in Rivendell for its 19th anniversary celebration.

https://gamesbriefly.news/lord-of-the-rings-online-lets-you-buy-property-in-rivendell-like-a-retired-hobbi

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Art records an extra-long, extra-rambling Bookhouse Boys digging a little into a few systems for playing RPGs in Middle Earth.

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#middleearth #rpgs #podcast #lotr #roleplaying

https://youtu.be/oWPmDkpMbWg