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Tell Me About the Dragons, George

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 |

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 |

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 |

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 |

That’s My Spot

As you may well know, the dragon Smaug in The Hobbit had a completely armored body except for one spot. Bilbo Baggins found out about this weak spot, and a thrush brought the news to a man named Bard, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, British, Discworld, J.R.R. Tolkien, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Terry Pratchett | Tagged beowulf, bilbo baggins, death star, dragons, fafnir, guards! guards!, sergeant fred colon, siegfried, sigurd, smaug, star wars, the hobbit |