#Hobbits

Uwe Edelheit (no, that's not my real name)

dietweeterei

1/ Have you ever wondered which of #Tolkien’s invented writing systems is used by the #Hobbits? This is a question I repeatedly get asked. Let’s have a look… #TolkienFriday 2/

David Rowe

mrdavidrowe

1 Like, 1 LOTR opinion that probably isn't that interesting anyway... Elrond is an underachiever. Yes, the walking tree on the North Downs was an Entwife. No, Hobbits don't have

Adam Sharp

AdamCSharp

Why should a flat battery in a car be called a flattery?Because it gets you nowhere#UKPunDay ME: I’m having problems with my hearing.DR: Can you describe the symptoms?ME: Sure. Homer

Alf

AlfonzCavalier

Tom Bombadil is a good thing and completely fundamental to the Christian elements of the Tolkien world view.I'm no Tolkien scholar but a few thoughts: Basically, Bombadil embodies a very

Robert Kearney

Robkearney1981

Millions have come to enjoy and love J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy but few know that the author privately told many that these works were based on a

Doctor-Baron 17cShyteposter, DDS

17cShyteposter

Learning that John Gardner's GRENDEL is a vicious takedown of Sartre makes me understand why I loved it even as a young prog, and already makes even the second page

Brendan O'Kane

bokane

Big-character posters appearing on Democracy Walls all around West Philly Local hobbits doing their bit I’m sorry but i don’t think that chicken is going to make

rhod chang @SHUOYUE1994

quigonejinn

this is why I quit watching Sleuth. no shame to those who love it, including lots of other Chinese diaspora folks I know, but the treatment of non-Han ethnicities in

Klavan Squarebeard, tiny of head and great of soul

SpencerKlavan

The whole point of sending hobbits was to avoid the gaze of the all-seeing eye so flying on eagles for

LL McKinney says pre-order Nubia: Real One

ElleOnWords

Kirkus has a really weird relationship with books about Black American girls in contemporary fantasy settings, and...I think we need to talk about it. If I'm gonna be frank, Kirkus

Gareth Hanrahan

mytholder

So, for various reasons, I'm rereading the HISTORY OF MIDDLE-EARTH books about the writing of Lord of the Rings. They're fascinating (for certain values of fascinating); what I'm going to

Ritika Bhasker

mostlyinane

can't believe we were ever obsessed with elves and numenorians when hobbits were RIGHT HERE ALL I WANT IS TO SIT DOWN IN A SMALL GARDEN, EATING AND DRINKING AND

PEG

pegobry

Rereading The Lord of the Rings gives me even more sympathy for some of the choices Jackson made. After Weathertop, the hobbits and Strider hang out and listen to Sam

Ekaterine Xia

KatjeXia

We thought you all had the wrong idea about what you find satisfying for an ending, so we changed it ... is a HELL of a white take.Mulan: On Adapting

Scott "Inside Joke for One" Paladin

scottpaladin

Hey sci-fi and fantasy writers, it's OK to put words like Aleahji'Quadkta or whatever into your stories. But just stringing semi-random letters together will only take you so far. So,

Molly Knox Ostertag

MollyOstertag

well, I wrote three chapters of a story about my favorite hobbits that I will almost certainly be continuing. If you're interested and promise not to make fun of me

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