Archive - Jokien with Tolkien

New Life, In Defiance of Death

Planting Gardens and Promises of Hope

Apr 10 •

📯 The Redemption of Boromir

What Boromir's final fate says about Tolkien's view of Good and Evil

May 8 •

Forgive Us Our Trespasses: How Frodo’s Pity Draws from Jesus’ Most Famous Prayer

The Influence of the Lord's Prayer on The Lord of the Rings

Jan 25, 2024 •

🎄 10 Reasons The Lord of the Rings is a Christmas Movie

One Golden Ring to Rule them All

Dec 8, 2022 •

Election Day Wisdom from Gandalf

With Bonus Extended Edition Content At the End

Nov 5, 2024 •

🌺A Home and a Garden Of His Own

The temptation and triumph of Samwise Gamgee

Jan 31 •

Wounds That Cannot Be Wholly Cured

But by a new road or a secret gate

Mar 9, 2023 •

👁️ Flaming Eye of Sauron Miraculously Cured! Dark Lord Evil No More!

Middle-earth is saved! Plus: read to the end for bonus Extended Edition content!

Feb 20 •

🎥 All 10 LOTR and Hobbit Films Ranked

From 1977's 'The Hobbit' through the Peter Jackson films and including 'The War of the Rohirrim'

Jan 9 •

The Hidden Connection Between Christmas, Fairy-stories, and 'The Lord of the Rings"

Hello friends and Merry Christmas!

Dec 24, 2024 •

Love Is Now Mingled With Grief

Joy and Sorrow in The Lord of the Rings

Dec 19, 2024 •

The Courage of Hobbits

Bilbo's descent into the heart of the mountain

Jul 18, 2024 •

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