Kind of funny that people or orcs in 3rd Age Mordor would name a baby boy Gothmog after a 1st Age balrog. It's a bit like how over 5,500 men in Sweden are currently named Loki.

J.R.R. #Tolkien was not above a pun, but I can’t tell if this one was intentional or not. Chapter 13 of the Silmarillion “On the Flight of the Noldor” says, “…there followed after long years of peace, while their swords fenced Beleriand…” What do you think?

Encouraging thought for those of us to whom wisdom does not come easily. #Tolkien https://stephencwinter.com/2025/03/29/frodo-i-think-you-do-very-unwisely-in-this-i-do-not-think-you-should-go-with-this-creature-it-is-wicked-frodo-and-the-wisdom-of-unwisdom/

#TolkienReadingDay

"The date of the 25th of March was chosen as the date on which the Ring was destroyed, completing Frodo's quest and vanquishing Sauron."

https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolkien-reading-day-2025/

We all live in a story. Denethor ends badly because he thinks he's in a Cold War thriller. Which story does Faramir think he's in? #Tolkien
https://stephencwinter.com/2025/03/20/i-declare-you-free-in-the-realm-of-gondor-to-the-furthest-of-its-ancient-bounds-why-does-faramir-set-frodo-free/

"In the land of Mordor, in the fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Sauron forged in secret, a master ring, to control all others. And into this ring he poured all his cruelty, his malice and his will to dominate all life. One ring to rule them all."

All shot using real lighting, figures and miniature sets.

A small pause because I found this Tolkien letter. Remember kids, Nazis are bad, if you got a choice of employer or client think that at least a drug cartel is always inclusive. This is the answer when tolkien was inquired about his aryan blut. #tolkien #nazi #racism #anarchism #fucknazis #books

"The servants of Sauron ... believe that his triumph is inevitable and they want to be on the winning side." #Tolkien https://stephencwinter.com/2025/03/15/there-are-locked-doors-and-closed-windows-in-your-mind-and-dark-rooms-behind-them-but-in-this-i-judge-that-you-speak-the-truth-faramir-and-gollum-in-henneth-annun/

My recoloured map of the second age based on the map by Karen Wynn Fonstad.

There will be a big rework of this "soon"
#Tolkien #Maps #Fantasy

Frodo’s moral quandary with respect to Gollum. #Tolkien https://stephencwinter.com/2025/03/09/he-came-to-me-because-he-trusted-me-at-first-im-afraid-frodo-and-the-capture-of-gollum-in-the-pool-beneath-henneth-annun/

https://youtu.be/_xb3zd5AGTY?si=6VzD0klp3Gi89Su5

Please trust me on this, this is the 3 hour video on Boromir and the Relapse into Fascism that you need to watch. Seriously. You'll thank me later.

Having fun applying #digitalHumanities visualization tools to #Tolkien's letters.
https://apilgriminnarnia.com/2025/03/04/spreadsheets/