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A Fellowship Stronger Than Fate
How friendship shapes fate and transcends wisdom in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings
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Tiffany Chu
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The Courage of Hobbits
Bilbo's descent into the heart of the mountain
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JRR Jokien
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🚪 Speak 'Fan' and Enter
On fandoms and who qualifies as a "true" fan
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JRR Jokien
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🎆 Let Freedom Ring
Happy Fourth of July, all! It’s a holiday here in the States and so for today’s newsletter I thought I’d picture some of our favorite characters…
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JRR Jokien
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June 2024

A Memory Glad and Honourable
Grief and Memory in The Return of the King
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JRR Jokien
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Why I Let My Young Kids watch The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
… besides the fact that I need them to understand my references
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Samantha Coté
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The Return of the King of Cinemas
Thoughts on The Lord of the Rings returning to theaters
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JRR Jokien
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🐉 Reevaluating "The Hobbit" Trilogy 10 Years Later
Has time changed my initial judgment of the lesser of Jackson's Tolkien trilogies?
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JRR Jokien
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Council of Jokien: Extended Edition Discussion — June '24
Strangers from distant lands, friends of old. You have been summoned here for the June 2024 Extended Edition chat!
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JRR Jokien
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May 2024

🕮 Tolkien On Fairy-Stories and Why We Love Fiction
Fantasy, recovery, escape, and consolation
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Keela Dee
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J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Nitpick Over Names
Another Round of Tolkien vs Lewis! PLUS an epic poem on Fingolfin's Duel with Morgoth
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JRR Jokien
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📗Why Peter Jackson's "The Fellowship of the Ring" is My Favorite of His LOTR Trilogy
How the changes from book to film help elevate the first of the trilogy above the others
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JRR Jokien
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