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The Cauldron of Story

There’s sort of a recurring theme to a few of the books I’ve read recently, so I’ll expound on that in these three reviews. Tales from the Perilous Realm, by J.R.R. Tolkien – This volume collects some of Tolkien’s short … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Arthurian Legend, Authors, British, C.S. Lewis, Catholicism, Christianity, Chronicles of Narnia, Fairy Tales, Humor, J.R.R. Tolkien, L. Frank Baum, Language, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Neil Gaiman, Norse, Nursery Rhymes, Oz, Oz Authors, Poetry, Relationships, Religion, Technology, Winnie-the-Pooh | Tagged alan lee, bilbo baggins, blunderbuss, bombadil goes boating, chrysophylax dives, dogs, dragonrouge, dragons, elric of melnibone, epic pooh, farmer giles of ham, fastitocalon, giants, hey diddle diddle, his dark materials, hobbits, lady of abundance, leaf by niggle, lin carter, lord of the rings, man in the moon, melnibone, middle-earth, moon, multiverse, on fairy-stories, philip pullman, roverandum, sexual harassment, smith of wootton major, spiders, tales from the perilous realm, terra magica, the adventures of tom bombadil, the fortress of the pearl, the hobbit, the last battle, the man in the moon, the man in the moon stayed up too late, the marvelous land of oz, the sailor on the seas of fate, the weird of the white wolf, the well at the world's end, tom bombadil, tom shippey, voluspa, weapons, william morris, wizards, wood between the worlds |

Food and Cheer Over Hoarded Gold

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 |

Riddle Me This

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 |

Say My Name, Say My Name

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 |

There and Back Again

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – This was Peter Jackson’s final foray into Middle-Earth, at least until he can get permission to film any of the various scraps of J.R.R. Tolkien’s notes that his son Christopher found … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, J.R.R. Tolkien, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged alfrid lickspittle, bilbo baggins, christopher tolkien, dain, dwarves, elves, grima wormtongue, hobbits, kili, lord of the rings, peter jackson, radagast, sauron, smaug, tauriel, the battle of the five armies, the hobbit, thranduil |

Baggins of Fun

Today is Bilbo and Frodo Baggins’ birthday, although I don’t think they’re still alive to enjoy it. Even though they sailed off to the Undying Lands, mortal beings who reach there remain mortal. How long they live is unknown, though. … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, J.R.R. Tolkien | Tagged bilbo baggins, birthdays, frodo baggins, gollum, hobbits, immortality, middle-earth, one ring, sauron, undying lands |

Smaug Gets in Your Eyes

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Peter Jackson’s first movie based on The Hobbit was a financial success, but reviews from people I know tended to be mixed. Beth didn’t even care to see the second one, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, J.R.R. Tolkien, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged arwen, beorn, bilbo baggins, dragons, dwarves, elves, gimli, gloin, katniss everdeen, kili, legolas, lord of the rings, orcs, peter jackson, smaug, tauriel, the hobbit, the hobbit: an unexpected journey, the hobbit: the desolation of smaug, thranduil |

Fandom Is the Path to the Dark Side

The People vs. George Lucas – This 2010 documentary presents different sides in the debate over whether Lucas ruined his legacy, and whether he had the right to do so. Not surprisingly, most of the focus is on the edits … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, J.R.R. Tolkien, Star Wars, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged bilbo baggins, emperor palpatine, george lucas, gollum, greedo, han solo, jar jar binks, lord of the rings, midichlorians, the hobbit, the people vs. george lucas |

The Business of Magic

In Your Dreams, by Tom Holt – When you rely on libraries for your reading material, it’s an unfortunate fact that they rarely carry all of the volumes in a series, and the ones they do have often seem randomly … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Tom Holt | Tagged bilbo baggins, fairies, gilbert and sullivan, goblins, in your dreams, j.w. wells & co., john wellington wells, paul carpenter, the sorcerer |

Post No Bilbo

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Unexpected? We’ve seen expecting this for years! Anyway, I finally saw this movie last night, and I thought it was really good overall. It looked excellent and pulled me into its world, which for … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, J.R.R. Tolkien, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged azog, bilbo baggins, dwarves, frodo baggins, gandalf, goblins, gollum, lord of the rings, orcs, peter jackson, radagast the brown, saruman, the hobbit, the hobbit: an unexpected journey, trolls |