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Ugly Elves & Inflatable Orcs: Rankin/Bass’ 1977 ‘The Hobbit’ Reviewed

On Periannath.com: a review of the 1977 Rankin/Bass animated version of The Hobbit. Author JRR Tolkien believed that we each have a great sacrifice to make, for the betterment of all humanity. Frodo bore the Ring, for the sake of The Shire; Aragorn walked the Paths of the Dead, for the sake of the Free...

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Hobbit,’ Composed Entirely of Screencaps from ‘The Lord of the Rings’

I’ll bet you thought Guillermo del Toro’s The Hobbit wasn’t coming out until 2012! But it’s available now, on Periannath.com –  composed entirely of screencaps from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings. Read it...

Sauron’s Blog Gets New URL and WordPress Theme

I just received this mysterious press release, left under the door. The hallway is filled with a foul odor and sticky hoofprints. Greetings, foul subcreature. I am The Mouth of Sauron, Lieutenant of Barad-dûr, Herumor’s Heir, and Rightful Chief of the Dúnedain. It is my task to communicate to you the...

I Am Now The JRR Tolkien Examiner on Examiner.com

As I mentioned in the title, I am now the official JRR Tolkien Examiner at Examiner.com. I will continue working on Periannath.com, my personal Tolkien blog, as well. Any news stories from Examiner.com will also appear on Periannath.com. At the request of my editor at Examiner.com, I am writing Tolkien 101,...

If “The Lord of the Rings” Had Been Written By a Game Developer

Originally posted 11/26/06 on Furinkan High School Kendo Club. If “The Lord of the Rings” Had Been Written By a Game Developer By Erik Even Frodo Baggins of the Shire stooped over in Farmer Maggot’s field and harvested another mushroom cap. As long as he moved slowly, and did not creep into their line...