Middle-earth Blog
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Middle-earth Blog is a repository of articles, news, and resources for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. It is a collection of essays about J.R.R. Tolkien and Middle-earth written by Michael Martinez from late 1999 to early 2003.
Middle-earth Blog
7M ago
Q: Could Amazon Have Covered 3,441 Years of Second Age History In 5 Seasons? ANSWER: Yes, Amazon could easily have covered 3,000 years of history ..read more
Middle-earth Blog
7M ago
Q: How Faithful is Amazon’s Rings of Power to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Books? ANSWER: Amazon Prime’s show is not very faithful to J.R.R. Tolkien at all ..read more
Middle-earth Blog
1y ago
Q: Were Tolkien’s Notes Exhaustively Worked Through? ANSWER: To be honest, I’m not the right person to ask this question. However, I received the following ..read more
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1y ago
Q: What Is the “Light of Valinor”? ANSWER: The “Light of Valinor” is a fannish myth, most likely arising from a bizarre scene in The ..read more
Middle-earth Blog
1y ago
Q: Is Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Based on The Silmarillion? ANSWER: A reader asked if Amazon is using The Silmarillion as the source material ..read more
Middle-earth Blog
1y ago
Q: Could Gwindor and Finduilas Fall In Love Again? ANSWER: I’m not sure where I got this question from. It’s been sitting my queue for ..read more
Middle-earth Blog
1y ago
Q: Why Did J.R.R. Tolkien Write So Little about the Second Age? ANSWER: If you ask most scholars about Tolkien’s Second Age, they’ll usually say ..read more
Middle-earth Blog
1y ago
Q: Are Hobbits Anarchists? ANSWER: This question is making the rounds on social media, although it may be an old question. Some people believe that ..read more
Middle-earth Blog
1y ago
Q: How Did Galadriel Know Gandalf Was Alive? ANSWER: A reader submitted the following question in April 2022: Gandalf explained to Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas ..read more
Middle-earth Blog
1y ago
Q: Were There Glass Window Panes in Middle-earth? ANSWER: A long time ago, in a place far, far away, someone once asked me if there ..read more