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The Lord of the Rings and Christian Symbolism

  The first installment of the epic Lord of the Rings Trilogy was first published in 1954.  Since that time, the world of Middle-Earth has fascinated readers and transformed lives.  Today, I desire to delve into this incredible story, and share...

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Why We Still Need Kings

In today's postmodern society, kings and royalty are viewed as quaint and obsolete remnants of the past. Our egalitarian sensibilities tell us that no one has the right to lord over us. The great democracies...

5 comments    religion politics lord
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Lord of the Rings Tattoos

Because the Lord of the Rings is probably my favorite story of all time, and one of my favorite movies, I wanted to check out what types of tattoos there would be out there in connection to the franchise. ...

8 comments    tattoo lord rings orc tattoo
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Lord of the rings tattoos

I am so thankful to the very skilled artists that help me to create my theme of Lord of the rings tattoos. I have now got seven pieces of work (with more to follow). I only started to get my tattoos at the age of 44 (two years ago) because i...

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J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (A Reader's Companion)

For Those That Love It, Welcome to Middle-Earth This piece of literature has now fallen into the shadow of the films in terms of overall recognition. Those of us who read it over again for the pleasure we recieve reading Tolkien's prose know...

8 comments    literature books fantasy
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How To Be Chivalrous

If you're American, you probably think chivalry is dead. For the most part, I'd say that's close enough; American chivalry was one of the many casualties of radical feminism. On the other hand, if you live a bit further east, (say, central Europe)...

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Dress Like Heros From Lord Of The Rings

When Fellowship of the Ring, the first in the motion picture trilogy the Lord of the Ring was released, people were simply left begging for more. After The Return of the King, people were already considering...

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The Womble, A Wiser Hominid?

The Womble is clearly a wiser hominid than is human kind. Wombles use things that dumb humans disregard, and Dick Cheney and other capitalist pigs hate wombles - which proves their value in and of itself.

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Matt's Fellowship of the Ring Review

I am a huge Tolkien fan, and it’s just no good pretending any different.  I grew up with the series, and when Fellowship of the Ring hit theaters I was there on opening night to see it.  What I’ve found...

3 comments    reviews lord of the rings frodo
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Matt's The Two Towers Review

Peter Jackson and his team tackled the rest of the Lord of the Rings series with the same vigor and respect for the source material they had when making the first film.  With The Two Towers, the story becomes, if anything, even bigger and more...

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