Tag Archives: Tolkien’s landscapes

The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Places that Inspired Middle-earth

Posted on 26 January 2021 by John Garth

‘Magnificent. The commentary is great, really thoroughly researched; the pictures are stunning’ — Tom Shippey, author of The Road to Middle-earth and J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century From world-renowned Tolkien expert John Garth comes the authoritative exploration of the … Continue reading →

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The perils of enchantment: Tolkien’s Lay of Aotrou and Itroun

Posted on 1 June 2019 by John Garth

The encounter between mortal man and immortal enchantress is always fateful in Tolkien’s Middle-earth. In The Lord of the Rings, for instance, Boromir fears the Elf-queen Galadriel and ignores her wisdom, then dies for his sins. The Lay of Aotrou … Continue reading →

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