theory

The Eru-as-Audience Symphony Theory: reading Tolkien’s legendarium as the Great Music unfolding in time This is a long-form interpretive theory I’ve been developing about the Ainulindalë and the role of Eru in Tolkien’s legendarium. The short version is that the stories are not merely events...

Its no contest to these movies being legendary timeless film due to great choice of picked actors and direction. But if we were going to argue what they would look like if actors got changed. For example. What if Lord of the Rings live action was made in 1987. What if Frodo Baggins was played...

Quite by chance, I came across this page by a fanfiction writer called 'AeolianSands', which has a theory about the tectonic activity of Beleriand, based on the location of its mountains. I found it very interesting, even if it may not be a perfect theory or an intentional choice by Tolkien...

Everyone has theories on who Tom Bombadil could be. One of my favorites is the one I posed in the title: Could Tom Bombadil truly be the embodiment of the Music of the Ainur? The idea that Tom Bombadil is "oldest and fatherless" and is indicated with the name Iarwain Ben-Adar by the Elves...

Just a thought when I was watching The Rings of Power. Since there is no accounted fate for Maglor, besides walking the seashore in pain and sorrow, could Adar be Maglor? Of course, I understand that everything in The Rings of Power, is standalone, and does not have bearing onto Tolkien's...