• Thumbnail for Phial of Galadriel
    d'Or et de l'Arbre d'Argent est de consistance liquide et recuellie dans des cuves. [If we deepen the symbolism of water in Tolkien a little more, we'll...
    19 KB (2,110 words) - 13:00, 13 September 2024
  • with the Valar. Some critics have suggested that The Lord of the Rings was directly derived from Richard Wagner's opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen...
    79 KB (8,902 words) - 19:51, 6 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tolkien's Round World dilemma
    stronghold, and because of this, it is moved further away from the Earth by the Valar to diminish Melkor's influence. Christopher Tolkien considers this a further...
    27 KB (3,316 words) - 13:20, 10 September 2024
  • element of rising to nobility. Men cannot climb the hierarchy, as Eru, Valar, and Elves are permanently above them. But the Elves voluntarily leave at...
    49 KB (6,315 words) - 07:03, 9 September 2024