IAN: Orcs and Ents and J.R.R.

(h/t jeremybloom)

A video about Tolkien’s invented languages was the impetus for today’s diary. I went to YouTube to see what other interesting videos there might be on the topic of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and this is a selection of the ones I liked. These don’t get too deep into the weeds, because although I read LOTR several times, I haven’t read it since high school.

Tolkien’s Invented Languages

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Remaking LOTR Monsters Based Only on the Books

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📅Today is Tolkien reading day!

💍25 March is chosen as the date in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ on which the Ring was destroyed.

📖What will you be reading by Tolkien this year?#Tolkien #reading #woodlandtrust #lordoftherings #ents #poetry #trees #woods pic.twitter.com/CU9vF5vXrJ

— Woodland Trust🌳 (@WoodlandTrust) March 25, 2024

Orcs, Goblins, & Uruk-hai — What’s the Difference?

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The Orc Demon King called his subordinates together for a meeting.🪓
Generated with DALL-E3.🕯️#DALLE3 #AIArtworks #AIArtCommuity #Orcs #fantasy pic.twitter.com/3xMojH9ZCN

— Mai Yamaki (@YamakiMai) March 26, 2024

Honest Trailers: LOTR

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For a while the hobbits continued to think of the past journey and of the perils that lay ahead; but such was the virtue of the land of #Rivendell that soon all fear was lifted from their minds. The future was not forgotten, but ceased to have any power over the present. #Tolkien pic.twitter.com/4u73AxgAtJ

— J.R.R. Tolkien (@JRRTolkien) September 8, 2021

More Hobbit (SNL)

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. #TravelTuesday #Flashback to 2014 .
The Old Mill - #Hobbiton pic.twitter.com/7dujqIxfgw

— Roger (@GoonerMaui) July 11, 2023

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