Hail Éarendel!
In which I examine the connections of one of Tolkien's most famous characters to Shakespeare, Norse myth, and a local legend from...
The Dragon-Slaying Bishop of Caithness
Image: Dornoch Cathedral. Credit: undiscoveredscotland.co.uk N.B. This post has been updated to reflect my further researches into this...
Orcs before Tolkien
A look at the early literary history of orcs. Content note: racism. Image: engraving of Orcus from Orlando Furioso. The orc – generally a...
