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Tell Me About the Dragons, George

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Nathan

I had a few other things I wanted to write about, but since I found out Saturday was St. George’s Day, I thought he might be worth looking into. As someone who didn’t attend a church where saints were really … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglicanism, Authors, Catholicism, Christianity, Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Crusades, Diana Wynne Jones, Eastern Orthodox, England, Greek Mythology, History, Holidays, Humor, Islam, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Religion, Roman, Roman Empire, Stan Freberg, Tom Holt | Tagged dragons, edith nesbit, emperor diocletian, gordon r. dickson, hercules, kenneth grahame, king edward iii of england, medusa, order of the garter, ovid, paint your dragon, perseus, prince marvel, smaug, st. dragon and the george, st. george, st. george's day, st. patrick, st. theodore tiron, the deliverers of their country, the enchanted island of yew, the hobbit, the reluctant dragon, unicorns, witch week | Leave a comment

All in How You Spell ‘Em

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Nathan

I saw something recently about the difference between the words “fairy” and “faerie.” Really, there’s no difference; the latter is just an archaic spelling. The word comes from the French for “fate,” and therefore “enchantment”; and was applied to many different … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, British, Celtic, Discworld, Etymology, Greek Mythology, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Language, Magic, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Terry Pratchett | Tagged aleister crowley, dennis wilson wise, dwarves, elves, fairies, fairyland, gnomes, goblins, immortals, john william polidori, lee speth, lord of the rings, noldor, nomes, nymphs, orcs, ozma of oz, spelling, the baum bugle, the hobbit, the hungry tiger of oz, vampires, words | 2 Comments

You Should Have Put a Ring on It

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Nathan

The Wizard of Oz has been said to be the ultimate chick flick, as it’s about two women fighting over shoes. But then, J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium is one where a lot of world conflicts arise from jewelry, so maybe that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabian, Authors, Fairy Tales, Greek Mythology, Greek Philosophy, J.R.R. Tolkien, Magic, Music, Mythology, Norse, Philosophy, Semitic, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged aesir, aladdin, alberich, andvari, arabian nights, brothers grimm, candaules of lydia, demons, draupnir, dwarves, elves, fafnir, glaucon, gollum, gyges of lydia, hades, invisibility, isildur, jewelry, jinn, king solomon, link, lord of the rings, magic rings, middle-earth, one ring, plato, republic, richard wagner, ring cycle, ring of solomon, rings, rings of power, sauron, silmarils, socrates, tarnhelm, testament of solomon, the hobbit, the king of the golden mountain, the legend of zelda, the silmarillion, wishing rings | 1 Comment

Food and Cheer Over Hoarded Gold

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Nathan

I saw two old animated specials last night that were quite different, although I guess you could say that Garfield and Bilbo Baggins both have a similar desire for food and comfort. Garfield: His 9 Lives – This 1988 special, … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Cartoons, Comics, Humor, J.R.R. Tolkien, Monsters, Music, Poetry, Television | Tagged bilbo baggins, cats, cave cat, court musician, diana's piano, dogs, dragons, dwarves, elves, gandalf, garfield, garfield his 9 lives, gollum, hans conried, in the garden, john huston, jon arbuckle, king cat, lab animal, odie, orson bean, otto preminger, paul frees, rankin-bass, smaug, space cat, stunt cat, the hobbit, thorin oakenshield | 6 Comments

Worm Your Way

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Nathan

Looking into mythology and fiction involving giant worms is a little tricky because it seems like a lot of early societies thought worms and snakes were variations on the same thing. I guess they didn’t want to investigate all that … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Cartoons, Etymology, Final Fantasy, Futurama, Greek Mythology, J.R.R. Tolkien, Language, Monsters, Mythology, Science, Television, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged a link to the past, al gore, alien, annelids, arrakis, asclepius, beetlejuice, beowulf, carl linnaeus, dragons, dune, earthworms, final fantasy v, final fantasy vi, final fantasy X, frank herbert, glurmo, gobi desert, gogo, graboids, indus river, indus worm, john schoenherr, lambton worm, link, moldorms, mongolian death worm, moon worms, neitherworld, olgoi-khorkhoi, orcs, philip j. fry, professor hubert farnsworth, sandworms, saturn, skolex, slurm, slurm queen, sockburn worm, the battle of the five armies, the hobbit, tim burton, tremors, turanga leela, were-worms, worms, wormulon, wyrms, xenomorphs, zone eater | 2 Comments

Knight Time Is the Right Time

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Nathan

The King Arthur Collection – I’ve been reading this one on and off for about a year and a half. It’s long, but worth reading. There are six separate works included, as well as some background information about the historicity … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Arthurian Legend, Authors, Book Reviews, British, Christianity, England, Fairy Tales, Final Fantasy, History, J.R.R. Tolkien, Magic, Mythology, Poetry, Religion, Roman Empire, Video Games | Tagged a connecticut yankee in king arthur's court, alfred lord tennyson, baba yaga, camelot, charlton miner lewis, dolorous stroke, emperor magnus maximus, fisher king, garland, garlon, gawayne and the green knight, geoffrey of monmouth, holy grail, idylls of the king, jesus, john william waterhouse, joseph of arimathea, king arthur, king arthur and his knights, king arthur and the knights of the round table, lady of shalott, lady of the lake, le morte d'arthur, lucius tiberius, mark twain, maude radford warren, queen guinevere, round table, siege perious, sir balan, sir balin, sir galahad, sir gareth, sir gawain, sir jame knowles, sir lancelot, sir thomas malory, spear of destiny, the hobbit, the king arthur collection, vasilisa the fair | 2 Comments

Riddle Me This

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Nathan

When I first came across the term “riddles,” it was most likely referring to what you find in kids’ joke books, specifically puns or other simple jokes presented in question-and-answer format. You know, the “When is a door not a … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Beatrix Potter, Cartoons, Games, Greek Mythology, Humor, J.R.R. Tolkien, Language, Mythology, Nursery Rhymes, Poetry, Sesame Street, Television | Tagged batman, batman the animated series, bilbo baggins, brainteasers, gollum, humpty dumpty, michael showalter, minute mysteries, puns, puzzles, riddler, riddles, the hobbit, the tale of squirrel nutkin | 3 Comments

Is Your World-Building Up to Code?

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Nathan

While I generally find the results to be the really interesting part, I also find how fictional worlds are created to be quite intriguing. J.R.R. Tolkien is often held up as an author whose fantasy works take place in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, C.S. Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia, Discworld, Dragon Quest, Fairy Tales, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Maps, Mario, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Politics, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Star Wars, Terry Pratchett, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged alefgard, archenland, aslan, calormen, dragon quest ii, hyrule, lord of the rings, middle-earth, mushroom kingdom, mushroom world, super mario bros. 3, telmar, the hobbit, the horse and his boy, the last battle, the legend of zelda, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, the magician's nephew, the silver chair, the voyage of the dawn treader, zelda ii the adventure of link | 1 Comment

The Language of the Stars

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Nathan

Ultimate Star Wars, by Patricia Barr, Adam Bray, Daniel Wallace, and Ryder Windham – I saw this fully illustrated guide to the series mentioned online, and decided to check it out at the library. It’s divided into sections on characters, … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Etymology, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Language, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Star Wars | Tagged adam bray, admiral ackbar, barsoom, daniel wallace, dantooine, darth vader, edgar rice burroughs, endor, gregory maguire, han solo, james rolfe, lando calrissian, luke skywalker, mike matei, millennium falcon, mon calamari, naboo, nabu, patricia barr, princess leia, r2-d2, ryder windham, socorro, tatooine, the force awakens, the hobbit, the silmarillion, ultimate star wars | 7 Comments

Say My Name, Say My Name

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Nathan

Names have a lot of power. Just try saying someone’s name when they’re across the room, and see how quickly they turn to look at you. The idea that names are somehow magical is something I first came across in … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Discworld, Egyptian, Fairy Tales, J.R.R. Tolkien, Judaism, Magic, Mythology, Names, Norse, Religion, Terry Pratchett | Tagged bartimaeus trilogy, bilbo baggins, demons, dragons, earthsea, fafnir, isis, jonathan stroud, librarian, old speech, ra, sigurd, smaug, the hobbit, the last continent, Ursula K. LeGuin | 10 Comments

Tag Archives: the hobbit

Tell Me About the Dragons, George

All in How You Spell ‘Em

You Should Have Put a Ring on It

Food and Cheer Over Hoarded Gold

Worm Your Way

Knight Time Is the Right Time

Riddle Me This

Is Your World-Building Up to Code?

The Language of the Stars

Say My Name, Say My Name

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