Pius Samwise: Roman Heroism in The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien received early training in the classics under Robert Cary Gilson when he studied at King Edward’s, an independent secondary school in Birmingham. According to Tolkien’s official biographer, Humphrey […]

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The Hero from Bagshot Row

There is a friend, closer than a brother; Through thick and thin, you’ll wish for no other.   His comfort, sweet; yes, sweeter than honey: His care, like lembas, keeps […]

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The Imaginative Power of Sub-Creation

The brave things in the old tales and songs, Mr. Frodo: adventures, as I used to call them. I used to think that they were things the wonderful folk of […]

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