Lore and Literature

The Hobbit was written by J.R.R Tolkien and published in 1937. The first two installments of the film trilogy by Peter Jackson were release...

I just read the news: J.R.R. Tolkien's translation of Beowulf  is set to be published on May 22 ( The Guardian ). As a Beowulf and To...

It's a tale you don't hear about too often, but it is a good one. Written by J.R.R. Tolkien, it's the story of a little dog na...

In The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki there is a ring that is coveted greatly. The passion for this ring and the terms in which it is spoken of i...

I recently started reading The Story of Burnt Njal , an Icelandic saga translated by Sir George Webbe Dasent. I'm not even half-way thro...

Here is a selection of Christmas greetings in several interesting languages, group loosely by family or similarities. Heughliche Winachten...

Who's excited for the film The Hobbit ? I am, for sure, and I know many others are! Ever since he directed The Lord of the Rings , fa...

"Look to the past, learn for the future." This was our motto in American Girl's Club.  "Legends are lessons. They rin...

Photo Credit: Edana A. "The Road goes ever on and on  Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone, ...