{"id":16400,"date":"2024-10-30T21:52:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T21:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/potbanks.wordpress.com\/?p=16400"},"modified":"2025-08-29T17:44:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:44:44","slug":"tolkien-gleanings-244","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jurn.link\/spyders\/2024\/10\/30\/tolkien-gleanings-244\/","title":{"rendered":"Tolkien Gleanings #244"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tolkien Gleanings<\/a> #244<\/p>\n

* From Anna Smol, two new articles on Tolkien\u2019s \u2018The Homecoming\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

* A new Italian dissertation from Padua, Lo Hobbit: le origini del drago Smaug tra modello indoeuropeo e germanico<\/a> (‘The origins of the dragon Smaug among the Indo-European and Germanic models’). “The study shows that Tolkien was clearly inspired by Indo-European and Germanic models to create Smaug.” No PDF download as yet, just a short abstract.<\/p>\n

* New to me, an L.P. vinyl record of The Silmarillion Of Beren And Luthien<\/a><\/em> (1977), read by Christopher Tolkien.<\/p>\n

* At Signum University, a course on The Music of Middle-earth<\/a>. Running into 2025, with a focus on the magnificent movie music of Howard Shore.<\/p>\n

* In a May 2024 issue of the Glasgow student journal Mapping the Impossible: Journal for Fantasy Research<\/em>, “Tolkien and Voice: Sound Descriptions in The Lord of the Rings<\/em>“<\/a>. Freely available online.<\/p>\n

* A YouTube video from 2023, “The Promises to the Overcomer”<\/a>. I probably missed it before because both the cryptic title and the blurb omitted any mention of what it was about. Turns out that the subtitle of the talk was actually “The Gifts and Rewards Given to the Fellowship in The Lord of the Rings<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

* A new and sumptuous Daniel Crouch Rare Books Catalogue XXXIX: \u201cI wisely started with a map…\u201d – a celebration of fictional cartography<\/em> (2024). Illustrated. \u00a350 in paper, or download the PDF for free<\/a>.<\/p>\n

* Jordan M. Poss blogs on Tolkien and Buchan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

* In Oxford, a planning application has been submitted for the initial repair of the exterior of The Eagle & Child pub, one of the key Oxford pubs frequented by Tolkien and Lewis, ahead of a re-opening by the new owners.<\/p>\n

* And finally, The Internet Archive is back online, partly. No new items after 9th October. No user log-ons or uploads. No ‘search inside’, just search of metadata. Still, it’s significantly faster than it used to be. Donations are welcomed, to help it stay online in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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