by Eucatastrophe | Jun 10, 2020 | Discover Hope!, Submissions, Themes
An exceptionally lovely moment of hope returning unexpectedly is found in The Return of the King, in the chapter “The Land of Shadow.” Frodo and Sam have passed into Mordor, wearily and with great struggle, after a brief respite and replenishment in Ithilien. Sam,...
by Eucatastrophe | Jun 10, 2020 | Discover Hope!, Submissions, Themes
Hope is manifested in many forms. One moment, hope is presented as a nagging insistence that cannot be dismissed, or perhaps a wild rush of emotion coupled with fear, or maybe a shying away from the notion that it could be too could to be true. Or it might come in its...
by Eucatastrophe | Jun 10, 2020 | Discover Hope!, Submissions, Themes
Despair? ‘Despair or folly?’ said Gandalf. ‘It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt.’ How can we dismiss such words from one of the Wise? We can because there was so much at stake. The rediscovery of...
by Eucatastrophe | Jun 10, 2020 | Discover Hope!, Submissions, Themes
The Lord of The Rings is filled with innumerable examples of eucatastrophe. Just as Evil looks to strike the fatal blow, the fate of Middle-earth is saved by a small moment of courage, love, and kindness for friends and home, or extraordinary sacrifice from ordinary...
by Jacob Forrest | Jun 8, 2020 | Appreciating Beauty & Wonder, Articles, Essay Opportunities, Members-Only Content
Call for entries – July 2020 July’s theme is: Appreciating Beauty & Wonder In anticipation of our July content, the essay question is: In your estimation, what scene, dialog between characters, or some other special event in Tolkien’s Legendarium...
by John Pletcher | Jun 3, 2020 | Articles, Discover Hope!, John Pletcher, Members-Only Content, Themes, Tolkien Authors
Discover Hope in Tolkien’s Tales by John Pletcher Every direction we look, people are hungry for hope. I know numerous friends and family—as do you—whose lives have been turned upside down by the Covid-19 crisis. Our planet’s pandemic has triggered an avalanche of...
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