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Died this day: 09/02/1973 (b. 01/03/1892) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien

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Died this day: 09/02/1973 (b. 01/03/1892) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien

#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #bookart #bookcovers
#JRRTolkien @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

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Died this day: 09/02/1973 (b. 01/03/1892) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien

#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #bookart #bookcovers
#JRRTolkien @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

https://astralcomputing.com

Died this day: 09/02/1973 (b. 01/03/1892) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien

#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #bookart #bookcovers
#JRRTolkien @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

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Why Didn’t Sauron Create An Army Of Morgûl-Blade Slaves?

ANSWER: I have been asked about this a few times over the years, although not very often. It’s one of those questions that kind of pops into your mind when you’re reading the story for the nth time. Or maybe you’re reading a blog like this one and someone mentions an item or something and suddenly your mind starts wandering.

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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.

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SONG OF THE WEEK “Changing of the Guard” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/changing-of-the-guard

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I always thought that #JRRTolkien's #Smaug was a metaphor for the #IndustrialAge and #WealthHoarding. It seems I'm not alone! #Tolkien was actually an #environmentalist and possibly a #socialist (though he describes himself as an #anarchist). Does that mean #LOTR will be banned by #Fascistic #Capitalists? Hmmmm...

#Dragonomics: Smaug and #ClimateChange

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Richard Fahey

Excerpt: "Today, we talk about dragons. I refer specifically to the greedy, northern (often fire-breathing) variety as described in Beowulf and featured in Tolkien’s #Hobbit, and I will consider how these monsters present #EnvironmentalCatastrophe as a direct result of #hoarding and #greed.

"My discussion of dragons and climate change continues my recent series of blogs interested in placing medieval literature (and in this case also modern medievalism) in conversation with current crises. This blog develops an earlier argument made in a paper at a 'Tolkien in Vermont' conference (2014), titled 'Dragonomics: Smaug and #Pollution on Middle-Earth,' in which I argue that pollution in Tolkien’s Hobbit is linked to both the literal destruction by the dragon, and the rampant greed that motivates Smaug and ultimately initiates the plunder and violence at the Battle of Five Armies."

Read more:
https://sites.nd.edu/manuscript-studies/2019/02/22/dragonomics-smaug-and-climate-change/#:~:text=I%20would%20argue%20that%20for%20Tolkien%E2%80%94whose%20environmentalism,promised%20wealth%20but%20delivered%20also%20ecological%20catastrophe.

#MiddleEarth #Capitalism #ClimateCrisis #Oiligarchy #Oligarchy #CapitalismMustDie

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MY SONG OF THE WEEK “Changing of the Guard” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/changing-of-the-guard

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SUNDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “We’re Getting Closer to the Sun” short promotional video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FwujlMUyb4

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It's very telling that many #rightwing and fascist #propagandists are terrible #readers.

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I could go on…