Tolkien (and other loves of my life)
Tag: Gandalf
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Perspective and Humility Or The Overview Effect and Its Inverse
An earlier version of this essay was written and posted on Tumblr in response to Some excellent thoughts by warrioreowynofrohan. The Ainur are the only beings (that we know of) inside Eä during the Ages recorded in the Legendarium who have also seen Eä from the “outside.” From the Timeless Halls, the Ainur first experienced…
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Valier Evolution
One of the things I find most interesting In the development of the Legendarium: Varda and Nienna grow in importance and potency over time, and seem to pass certain aspects of Marian imagery back and forth between each other from version to version. The growth aspect is true of several of the Valier, and my…
