Faramir
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Gardens in The Lord of the Rings
Gardens are frequently mentioned in The Lord of the Rings, and their virtues in the tale are many. Tolkien himself loved gardening, although he was not the most diligent gardener by his own admission. In this post I want to review most of the references to gardens in The Lord of the Rings and to… Continue reading
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Stargazing in Middle-earth
When Faramir explains the downfall of the Kings of Gondor to Frodo, he says something interesting about stars: Kings made tombs more splendid than houses of the living, and counted old names in the rolls of their descent dearer than the names of sons. Childless lords sat in aged halls musing on heraldry; in secret… Continue reading
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The Mantle of Eowyn
On March 25th, as the Host of the West stands before the Black Gate and Frodo and Sam ascend to the Sammath Naur, Faramir and Eowyn stand upon the walls of Minas Tirith: No tidings had yet come, and all hearts were darkened. The weather, too, was bright no longer. It was cold. A wind… Continue reading
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The Houses of Healing and Anointing of the Sick
In my last post, I discussed some of the similarities between Aragorn’s use and blessing of athelas in the Houses of Healing and the Catholic tradition of the Blessing of the Herbs. In this post, I want to look more closely at the actual process by which Aragorn heals each person and compare it to… Continue reading
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Prancing Pony Ponderings
On Episode 291 of The Prancing Pony Podcast (of which I am a big fan and Patreon supporter), Alan Sisto and KnewBettaDoBetta discuss a mailbag question on the difference between Denethor’s suicide and Aragorn’s choice to lay down his life and kingship. I recommend their whole discussion to you at the episode link above, but… Continue reading
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Thinking and writing about Tolkien’s life and works.