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 Eucatastrophe | May 20, 2020 | Experience the Music and the Water, Submissions, Themes
It is difficult to say what the most captivating water scene is in the Legendarium. Is it Kheled-zâram, Mirrormere? Despite any hurt or weariness, it draws you by its still blue water—only to transform before your very eyes whence you see the forms of the encircling...
by Eucatastrophe | May 20, 2020 | Experience the Music and the Water, Submissions, Themes
“And at that hour the sun went down beyond the rim of the world, as a mighty fire; and Tuor stood alone upon the cliff with outspread arms, and a great yearning filled his heart.” The image of Tuor looking upon the Belegaer for the first time never fails...
by Eucatastrophe | Apr 29, 2020 | Life in the Shire, Submissions, Themes
Of the many charming places I wish to visit in the Shire, my first choice would be Hobbiton. My preferred companion of the day would be Rosie Gamgee née Cotton. I wouldn’t complain of meeting any of our beloved and most famous hobbits, but I fancy that to have a...
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