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  • [ Daily Tolkien ] Have you been to Valinor lately?

    04/16/2003 11:30:22 PM PDT · by JameRetief · 2 replies · 298+ views
    Suite 101 ^ | September 29, 2000 | Michael Martinez
    Have you been to Valinor lately?I thought I would depart from the intensive Lord of the Rings scrutiny I've engaged in lately and look at parts of the mythology which have crept into some of Tolkien's other works.Traditionally we assign the Valinorean mythology to The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, The Road Goes Ever On, and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (although the only real aspect of it in the latter is the poem "The Last Ship", about a mortal woman who is invited to sail over sea by some Elves). The Valinor mythology, or myth, is...
  • [ Daily Tolkien ] A Tolkien Virgin: Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor

    02/07/2003 4:12:56 AM PST · by JameRetief · 2 replies · 402+ views
    Tolkien Online ^ | December 14, 1999 | Mark-Edmond
    A Tolkien Virgin: Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinorby Mark-Edmond The Journey Continues Okay, first things first: who is "the mightiest mariner of song?" I'm dying here! What a way to end a chapter. All, I can do is sigh. Unless Tolkien decides to take a break from the grand legendary history to tell a more personal tale of the one mariner that was ever able to sail to Valinor. I just hope this story is told later. Don't ruin it for me, and tell me if it is or is not told--just let me...