This is a book compiled from J. R.R. Tolkien’s writings and notes after he died by His Son, Christopher Tolkien. It should not be compared to Tolkien’s published works as it was unfinished, but it certainly relates as a background mythology of Middle Earth. Tolkien was a professor of ancient language and was intrigued by Norse… Continue reading The Silmarillion
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Giorgia Meloni
"And so they attack national identity, they attack religious identity, they attack gender identity, they attack family identity. I can't define myself as: Italian, Christian, woman, mother. No. I must be citizen x, gender x, parent 1, parent 2. I must be a number. Because when I am only a number, when I no longer… Continue reading Giorgia Meloni
The Lord of the Rings
When I was 16 years old a friend encouraged me to read a book he had just finished "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien. He described it as being about Hobbits, Wizards, Elves, Dwarves, Dragons and Fiery Mountains and the like. I had always loved to read but had no use for fiction… Continue reading The Lord of the Rings
More Evidence
In books of fiction there are characters I describe as indestructible, not because they are supernaturally powerful or surrounded by great armies. The author gives them invincibility by virtue of their importance to the story or because they are critical to some other purpose. Fiction borrows enough reality to give it credibility and interest. One… Continue reading More Evidence
