Oh man, this one really hurts. Thank you for Giles, and then for decades of playing oily bastards who were nothing like Giles and clearly having a ball with that. www.bbc.com/news/article...
The 72-year-old British actor also had roles in shows including Merlin and Little Britain.
The Great Tolkien Reread is still discussing "The Council of Elrond". This essay is about hope and despair in LOTR, and the story's religious subtext (or, well, text). Also, why you should never ask "why couldn't the eagles take the Ring to Mordor?"
The Great Tolkien Reread is still discussing "The Council of Elrond". This essay is about hope and despair in LOTR, and the story's religious subtext (or, well, text). Also, why you should never ask "why couldn't the eagles take the Ring to Mordor?"
The Great Tolkien Reread is still discussing "The Council of Elrond". This essay is about hope and despair in LOTR, and the story's religious subtext (or, well, text). Also, why you should never ask "why couldn't the eagles take the Ring to Mordor?"
Strangely compelling art. The image of the ents marching on Isengard is unsettling.
Further to using one of his paintings as an illustration for this week's Great Tolkien Reread post, here is a discussion of the inimitable Tolkien fan artist Cor Blok, with quotes from his book A Tolkien Tapestry and tons of reprints of his art.
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/06/tolk...
Further to using one of his paintings as an illustration for this week's Great Tolkien Reread post, here is a discussion of the inimitable Tolkien fan artist Cor Blok, with quotes from his book A Tolkien Tapestry and tons of reprints of his art.
I have reached That Chapter in The Return of the King
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"The Council of Elrond" by Cor Blok , 1960 'Then,' said Erestor, 'there are but two courses, as Glorfindel has already declared: to hide the...
Further to using one of his paintings as an illustration for this week's Great Tolkien Reread post, here is a discussion of the inimitable Tolkien fan artist Cor Blok, with quotes from his book A Tolkien Tapestry and tons of reprints of his art.
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/06/tolk...
Commenters on the most recent post in my Great Tolkien Reread series seemed divided in their reactions to the essay’s illustration, an extremely minimalistic, almost childish depiction of the Council…
Commenters on the most recent post in my Great Tolkien Reread series seemed divided in their reactions to the essay’s illustration, an extremely minimalistic, almost childish depiction of the Council ...
Commenters on the most recent post in my Great Tolkien Reread series seemed divided in their reactions to the essay’s illustration, an extremely minimalistic, almost childish depiction of the Council ...
