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A Lord of the Rings Christmas Song

The world has long needed it. So I did it. Last Christmas I wrote a LotR Christmas song, and since my blog didn't even exist this time...

E. G. Runyan

Dec 8, 20232 min read

Description from Goodreads In the 1890s Conor and his family live on the sovereign Saltee Islands, off the Irish coast. Conor spends his...

E. G. Runyan

Dec 1, 20232 min read

A lot of people I talk to who are fans of The Lord of the Rings don’t like Frodo. “He’s so weak,” they’ll tell me. “He’s really whiny.”...

E. G. Runyan

Sep 1, 20233 min read

Well friends, I watched it. And here is the promised review. For those of you who are brave enough, I have also added scenes and clips...

E. G. Runyan

Aug 22, 20232 min read

I thought it would be amusing to describe my individual feelings for the different Tolkien renditions by using LotR GIFs, and here is...

E. G. Runyan

Jul 21, 20231 min read

As most of you know, I have sworn to become a Tolkien nerd. One of my first steps in this direction was to check out The Silmarillion...

E. G. Runyan

Jul 7, 20232 min read

As of today, I'm thrilled to announce that I'm starting a new category on the blog exclusively for thoughts and facts on Tolkien's world....

E. G. Runyan

Jun 23, 20231 min read

I’ve wanted to write this article for a while since there’s been plenty of dispute over The Hobbit Trilogy films. Some people are avid...

E. G. Runyan

Jun 20, 20236 min read