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Q: Why Did The One Ring Allow Frodo To Hand It To Bombadil?

ANSWER: I had half-written this article and then had to stop working on it. I left the browser window open but when I came back to it the article vanished. So it’s possible I haven’t reconstructed all my previous ideas and I may miss something in what follows (as I wrote it hastily). I received the following questions in December […]

"Melkor's Choir"
gouache on cotton paper
12x18in

commissioned in 2019
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Q: What Was Sauron’s True Name?

ANSWER: Sauron’s “true” name must be one of the most popular topics among Tolkien fans who dive deep into the minutiae of the books. When Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli were discussing the Orcs whom Boromir had killed, they pondered what the “S” rune on their helms might represent. Aragorn dismissed the idea that it could represent “Sauron” because “he does not […]

Q: What Did Tolkien Mean When He Used ‘Swart’ And ‘Swarthy’ To Describe Elves And Men?

ANSWER: I have deferred answering this question because of my recent post about Andy Serkis. I received this question in September 2025 and as I process my queue of visitor-submitted questions it was coming up when Andy made waves in the news. I hope enough time has passed that people won’t mind my […]

J.R.R. Tolkien on Fairy Tales, Language, the Psychology of Fantasy, and Why There’s No Such Thing as Writing “For Children”

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/08/11/j-r-r-tolkien-on-fairy-stories/

Q: Why Didn’t The Elves Destroy The Three Rings?

ANSWER: People have asked many questions about the Rings of Power. I received the following question about the Elven rings in July 2025:

… why did the Elves keep the Three Rings all those years, instead of destroying them? They had access to Mount Doom for at least the first millennia of the 3rd Age. The Keepers wanted to keep the power […]

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Q: When Does A Tolkien Question Stop Being About Tolkien?

ANSWER: Through the years I receive occasional thoughtful opinions or responses to recent posts on this blog, where long-time readers feel I may have strayed beyond their expectations or – in some cases – comfort zones. Those two areas are not the same (in my eyes). There may be other, unseen boundaries I occasionally cross. Years ago, […]

Rezension: The Mythmakers
John Hendrix veröffentlichte 2024 die Graphic Novel The Mythmakers. The remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien im Verlag Abrams Fanfare. Sie gibt einen Einblick in das Leben und die besondere Freundschaft der beiden Schriftsteller.
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Q: Why Were Arnor And Gondor Separate After Isildur Died?

ANSWER: I received the following question from a reader in November 2025:

Why were Armor and Gondor sundered after Isildur’s death, if long-range communications with the Palàntiri was a thing?

Technically, the realm of Elendil persisted until Third Age year 861, when Amlaith and his two (unnamed) brothers divided Arnor into three […]

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022-): Season 3 – Official Trailer

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Q: Did The Mouth Of Sauron Survive The War Of The Ring?

ANSWER: I received this question in October 2025:

Do you think the Mouth of Sauron could have survived Sauron’s defeat?

Therefore, could he still be alive during the fourth age and still roaming Middle earth and represent a menace?

I can see different ways he might have survived. So far as I know, unless there is some letter out there […]

Q: Were The Shire Hobbits White-skinned?

ANSWER: This question was inspired by Andy Serkis’ recent response to criticisms about his casting for The Hunt for Gollum. Serkis, according to Variety and other sources, said that “… I don’t think we will be doing a politically correct just-casting-for-the sake-of-casting-and-ticking-boxes version of the film…” He added, “So, it’s where […]

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Pack up the car

None really. I’m not much of a traveler so no book or movie has inspired me to travel. In fact, the first movie I thought of this morning inspired me not to travel and that’s The Wizard of Oz. When Dorothy wakes up in her bed and tells us if she ever goes looking for her heart’s desire again she won’t look any further than her own back yard because if it’s not there, it was never lost to begin with, it made sense to me. Stay home, stay safe. Kind of a sheltered existence, but it works. About the best a book has ever done for me is inspire me to want to travel. Travels With Charley, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. On the Road. I suppose The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the Hobbit books might have to be somewhere on that list too. Maybe, in a way, metaphorically?, the Book of Exodus? If I think about it more I’m guessing more titles will come to mind so I’ll stop thinking about it now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfo0XBrGgI0&list=RDLfo0XBrGgI0&start_radio=1

Q: Are Orcs And Elves The Same Race Or Not?

ANSWER: People have asked variations on this question since The Silmarillion was first published. Maybe the question arose even before 1977. There is no definitive answer to the question, given that Tolkien never flatly answered it in any book AND he began revising his thoughts on Orc origins in his private notes.

But the question has reared its […]

The Guardian view on The Lord of the Rings: not a weapon in the culture wars | Editorial
By Editorial

The lack of diversity in the latest film is a backwards step. Adaptations of Tolkien’s epic must reflect our times

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/17/the-guardian-view-on-the-lord-of-the-rings-not-a-weapon-in-the-culture-wars

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The Hunt for Gollum is being criticised for its all-white cast. Blaming Tolkien is the wrong answer https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/17/hunt-for-gollum-criticised-white-cast-blaming-tolkien-wrong-answer-andy-serkis #Film #AndySerkis #Race #JrrTolkien #LordOfTheRings #Books #Culture #ScienceFictionAndFantasyFilms #WorldNews

The Hunt for Gollum is being criticised for its all-white cast. Blaming Tolkien is the wrong answer
By Ben Child

The Lord of the Rings author’s debt to Norse mythology is simply irrelevant when it comes to the appearance of hobbits and elves on screen today

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/17/hunt-for-gollum-criticised-white-cast-blaming-tolkien-wrong-answer-andy-serkis

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Q: Could Halbarad Have Spent Time In The Shire Or At Bree?

ANSWER: I received the following question in August 2025:

Could Halbarad have spent time in the Shire or at Bree?

Halbarad Dunadan, Ranger of the North, kinsman to Aragorn, appears out of the night in Rohan. He is clearly close in friendship with Aragorn and it seems at first that he is going to be a strong supporting character. […]