Lore and Literature

Certain books strike me as having different flavors. Books and food. It's not a bad analogy really.  The reader ingests and then diges...

I often contemplate the beginning of The Hobbit , by J. R. R. Tolkien. How would I have responded to an Unexpected Party, comprised of stran...

It whispers, it purrs, and its deep tones are laced with power and cunning. It is the voice of Khan. Benedict Cumberbatch as Khan All ...

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 felt like they were my neighbors, my relations, my community, these Icelanders from a thousand years ago. I think it was the style in wh...

Somethings are just lost in translation, we all know that. If you can't read the original, somethings are found by reading translations ...