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Mapping Chatterton and Macpherson in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain
I recently had the pleasure of publishing half of my MbyRes thesis in the Journal of Tolkien Research titled 'Tolkien and the Age of...
Will Sherwood
Dec 6, 202016 min read
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LOTR 10: There’s an inn of old renown
The introduction of Bree is synonymous with a few entertaining moments for Tolkien fans: we meet the blundering Barliman Butterbur,...
Will Sherwood
Oct 11, 20207 min read
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LOTR 9: If there’s something strange in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call? Tom Bombadil!
(Fog on the Barrow-Downs, by Jonathan Guzi - reproduced with permission) On the chapter ‘Fog on the Barrow-Downs’, Christopher...
Will Sherwood
Aug 6, 20203 min read
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LOTR 8: You are Here
This post's title may sound a little ambiguous and disconnected from the theme of these posts. However! By the end of the post you will...
Will Sherwood
Aug 2, 202010 min read
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LOTR 7: Into the Woods to Bombadil’s House
Into the woods, It's time to go, I hate to leave, I have to go. Into the woods- It's time, and so I must begin my journey. - Stephen...
Will Sherwood
Aug 1, 20204 min read
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LOTR 6: He’s a poet and he sure does know it.
(Peter Jackson, 2002) So it has a been a while. I have missed writing these. Let us dive back in. So the hobbits were on their way to...
Will Sherwood
Jun 27, 20206 min read
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LOTR 5: The Invisible Man
There are four key points to take away from the development of chapter 4, 'A Short Cut to Mushrooms': Hobbit names The development of the...
Will Sherwood
May 3, 20209 min read
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LOTR 4: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's just a Ringwraith.
Chapter 3: 'Three is Company'. The adventure begins! Frodo sells Bag End to Lobelia Sackville-Baggins and begins his journey across the...
Will Sherwood
Apr 19, 20206 min read
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LOTR 3: You know nothing, Frodo Baggins.
Chapter 2: 'The Shadow of the Past' is of 'central importance in the evolution of The Lord of the Rings' as it provided Tolkien with the...
Will Sherwood
Apr 12, 20209 min read
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LOTR 2: From Fairy-tales to Myth
Before beginning on the chapter itself, I need to briefly comment on my methodology. When preparing for a post, I read the chapter in its...
Will Sherwood
Apr 7, 20208 min read
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LOTR 1: One Prologue to Rule them All
So here is the first blog post on The Lord of the Rings and what better place to start than the 'Prologue'? It should not come as a...
Will Sherwood
Apr 4, 20207 min read
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New Tolkien Reading Project!
Over a long series of posts I will be sharing my reflections and musings from my re-reading of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and the...
Will Sherwood
Mar 28, 20202 min read
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