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Here to help make Tolkien’s works a little more digestible, one tidbit at a time.
Here you can find (mostly) bite-sized Tolkien content, as we read through his works, watch the new Amazon prime TV series, and discover anything else to do with his writings.
I hope you’ll join for the journey!
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Latest Posts
- Breaking Down ‘Of Maeglin’ in The SilmarillionA breakdown of Tolkien’s ‘Of Maeglin’, Chapter 16 in The Silmarillion. As usual I share a mini summary with my thoughts, 10 tidbits and 5 quotes! A Mini Summary and Some Personal Thoughts If you’re looking for a tragic + gripping tale, just turn to Chapter 16 of The Silmarillion. In it we first meet Aredhel, the sister of Turgon. She grew restless of Gondolin and left against her brother’s wishes. But she gets lost along the way, only to…
- Breaking Down ‘Of the Noldor in Beleriand’A breakdown of Tolkien’s ‘Of the Noldor in Beleriand’, Chapter 15 in The Silmarillion. As usual I share a mini summary with my thoughts, 10 tidbits and 5 quotes! A Mini Summary and Some Personal Thoughts This chapter is a shorter one in The Silmarillion, and there’s not a whole lot of action. But there is the building of the city of Gondolin, which sounds like a pretty amazing place (with some beautiful sights to see!). There are a number…
- Breaking Down ‘Of Beleriand and its Realms’ in The SilmarillionA breakdown of Tolkien’s ‘Of Beleriand and its Realms’, Chapter 14 in The Silmarillion. As usual I share a mini summary with my thoughts, 10 tidbits and 5 quotes! A Mini Summary and Some Personal Thoughts Chapter 14 of the Silmarillion is known for being a tough one. When a chapter basically describes a map, it’s not going to be the easiest read. My best piece of advice is to read this chapter with a map of Beleriand in front…
- Breaking Down ‘Of the Return of the Noldor’A breakdown of Tolkien’s ‘Of the Return of the Noldor’, Chapter 13 in The Silmarillion. It’s a longer chapter, so I share 20 tidbits and 10 quotes this time! A Mini Summary and Some Personal Thoughts Chapter 13 of The Silmarillion is filled with dramatic scenes. There’s the fiery death of Fëanor, after he’s brought down by the Lord of Balrogs himself. Fëanor’s son Maedhros gets captures by Morgoth and hung up on a cliff, and then saved by Fingon,…
- Breaking Down ‘Of Men’ in The SilmarillionA breakdown of Tolkien’s ‘Of Men’, Chapter 12 in The Silmarillion. As usual I share a mini summary with my thoughts, 10 tidbits and 5 quotes! A Mini Summary and Some Personal Thoughts In Chapter 12 of The Silmarillion, Men finally arrive in Middle-Earth! We learn the names Elves had for Men – including the Avari meaning the Second People, and my personal favorite, the Sickly. We also read about the differences between Elves and Men, cause there’s a lot….