“J.R.R. Tolkien was just a delightful old gentleman, interested in a lot of things, with a lively curiosity and a deep knowledge of philology; a love of words and language and a masterly storyteller. He had a well-ripened personality, like a wrinkly old apple full of flavor. And he had the Hobbit virtues of steadiness, modesty, and a quiet demeanor. He seemed, in a way, quite ordinary, but also, just like a Hobbit, determined and capable of extraordinary things.”
–From a phone interview I did on 1/24/2012 with author and recovering physicist Amory Lovins, who was a young don at Merton College, Oxford when Professor Tolkien had retired but occasionally dined in the Senior Common Room.
Convention Reports
HobbitCon: Mark Atkin’s (Thorin Double) FIRST Convention Panel
Legendarium Media was there at HobbitCon where Mark Atkin(Thorin Double) talks about his first ever panel at a convention. The video shows the fun side of movie fight choreography as well as questions from the […]
The Hobbit
Hobbit Inspired Recipes: Thranduil’s Spice Pastries
Thranduil’s Spice Pastries by Astrid Tuttle Winegar Bilbo’s innate resourcefulness rescues them all from the gruesome fate of becoming an arachnid’s entrée. Circumstances lead Bilbo and company into yet another stressful chapter wherein the dwarves […]
Editorials
First Impressions: The Force Awakens – SPOILER FREE
I finally had a chance to see The Force Awakens! This review is intended to minimize the risk of spoilers for readers who have not had a chance to see the film yet. Later next […]
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