Welcome to Litsy!

I‘ve got two words to share today. This one is actually from the Lord of the Rings Reader‘s Companion rather than LotR itself. Tolkien explains in a letter how Frodo‘s actions at the Crack of Doom had been foreshadowed or adumbrated earlier in the story.

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Not many notes for this chapter, just a lap full of pets who don‘t think I should get up to finish this morning‘s housework or get ready to leave for church.

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For Book 6 Chapter 4 “The Field of Cormallen”

I found this note about March 25, the day the ring was destroyed, and it‘s traditional relevance in Christian history as the date of the Annunciation and Crucifixion interesting. The note also explains its meaning as Lady Day which I had no knowledge of, other than recently noticing it in reading Tess of the D‘Urbervilles.

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From Book 5 Chapter 6 “The Battle of the Pelennor Fields”

This is another place we see just how much interconnection there is between the details of the story. Comments made in Book 1 are relevant to events in Book 5, and the history within the story connects the event back to the Numenoreans.

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From Book 5 Chapter 6 “The Battle of the Pelennor Fields”

Eowyn refers to the Nazgûl as a dwimmerlaik. What a fun word to use at the start of such a momentous scene.

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If you haven‘t already seen this, we‘re at a point in the story when characters are headed in various directions and it can be helpful. The LotR Project has an interactive map where you can choose characters from LotR and see their color coded journeys on the map.

http://lotrproject.com/map

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A few notes to go along with Book 2 Chapter 7 “The Mirror of Galadriel”

Galadriel is an amazing character and one of the elves who shows up throughout the history of Middle-Earth. Yet, as with many aspects of the Legendarium, her story was continuously being developed so that there are some inconsistencies. There are several pages about her in this chapter of the Reader‘s Companion.

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I‘ve never read excerpts from “The Hunt for the Ring” in the Marquette manuscripts before, so I‘m finding them some of the most fascinating notes. It‘s amazing that although we never see the perspective of the Black Riders in the finished LotR, Tolkien had a whole story of their travels as well. This excerpt gives some answers as to why they did not follow through with more of an attack near Weathertop in Book 1 chapter 11 “A Knife in the Dark.”

I thought this was an interesting note to share for LotR Book 1 Chapter 5. After the hobbits cross the Brandywine on the ferry, they look back to see one of the Black Riders on the other side. This draft references that pursuit by the Black Riders.

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I added a new book to my collection for our readalong! This reader‘s companion is basically a book of annotations. It also includes references to the pages of HoME for drafts of each chapter, which should be helpful if I want to cross reference.

I figured this was also a good time to reorganize my Tolkien bookshelf. The images in the lower right are ones I have in ebook form only.

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It‘s almost midnight here but I didn‘t want to pass up on the chance to post something for #TolkienReadingDay - so here‘s the core of my Tolkien collection: the Middle-earth stories in English and Finnish. I have a few other related books as well, both written by and about #Tolkien - I‘m sure some of them are going to make an appearance here. Did you do anything special today to celebrate the downfall of Sauron? 😉