Another round up of interesting new Tolkien items, mostly free:<\/p>\n
The Journal of Tolkien Research<\/a><\/em> has a new issue. Three new papers from the prolific Kristine Larsen, all of interest. <\/p>\n * Who Maketh Morwinyon, and Menelmacar, and Remmirath, and the Inner Parts of the South (Where the Stars are Strange): Tolkien\u2019s Astronomical Choices and the Books of Job<\/em> and Amos<\/em>.<\/p>\n * Smaug\u2019s Hoard, Durin\u2019s Bane, and Agricola\u2019s De Re Metallica<\/em>: Cautionary Tales Against Mining in Tolkien\u2019s Legendarium and the Classical Tradition.<\/p>\n * \u201cOre-ganisms\u201d: The Myth and Meaning of \u2018Living Rock\u2019 in Middle-earth.<\/p>\n Also three indexes, all apparently new, to key Tolkien journals.<\/p>\n Another bumper Mythlore<\/a><\/em> issue, including…<\/p>\n * All Worthy Things: The Personhood of Nature in J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s Legendarium.<\/p>\n * The Shape of Water in J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s The Lord of the Rings<\/em>. (water symbolism)<\/p>\n * The Enigmatic Loss of Proto-Hobbitic. (the languages of early hobbits) <\/p>\n The latest Fafnir<\/a><\/em> has…<\/p>\n * Book Review: Music in Tolkien\u2019s Work and Beyond.<\/p>\n * Book Review: Utopian and Dystopian Themes in Tolkien\u2019s Legendarium.<\/p>\n Unexpected<\/em> has…<\/p>\n * Pius Samwise: Roman Heroism in The Lord of the Rings<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n A paywalled book chapter, but of mild interest…<\/p>\n * Medieval Animals in Middle-earth<\/a>. Update: May also be open access (temporary?) here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
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