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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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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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Thinking and writing about Tolkien’s life and works.