Add to ORKGInvestigates name magic associated with evil characters in Tolkien and Rowling, such as acts of naming and self-naming, avoidance terms, and the use of true names. Describes the naming plots associated with Melkor/Morgoth, Sauron, Saruman, and Voldemort
After his St Andrews lecture on ‘Fairy Stories’ Tolkien projected his theory of sub-creation into hi...
Considers how important word choice was to Tolkien in his fiction, no doubt a result of his philolog...
A history of the languages of Middle-earth and their relationships with each other
Investigates name magic associated with evil characters in Tolkien and Rowling, such as acts of nami...
Deals with the decline in power of evil through the ages of Arda, and how this is connected with pha...
Considers named weapons, noms de plume and other personal name changes, place name changes. Un-namin...
Notes how the names of people and things in Narnia are well-chosen to establish character and settin...
Discusses the significance of choosing names in fantasy, drawing on statements from Le Guin and Tolk...
An engaging linguistic study of the Mirkwood episode in Tolkien’s The Hobbit, which the author uses ...
Concerns the roots of the wizard Gandalf’s character in the legendary figure of Merlin, tracing Merl...
A discussion of Hobbit names and their roots in Germanic and Celtic names and words
A somewhat playful look at Tolkien’s invented languages, deducing some of the rules for evolution fr...
Discusses the structure of the Angerthas or Cirth, the runic alphabet used primarily for incision in...
Reviews various definitions of allegory and Tolkien’s writings on the subject to determine more prec...
Asks “to what degree does Tolkien consistently use introductory verbs and modifiers to develop his c...
After his St Andrews lecture on ‘Fairy Stories’ Tolkien projected his theory of sub-creation into hi...
Considers how important word choice was to Tolkien in his fiction, no doubt a result of his philolog...
A history of the languages of Middle-earth and their relationships with each other
Investigates name magic associated with evil characters in Tolkien and Rowling, such as acts of nami...
Deals with the decline in power of evil through the ages of Arda, and how this is connected with pha...
Considers named weapons, noms de plume and other personal name changes, place name changes. Un-namin...
Notes how the names of people and things in Narnia are well-chosen to establish character and settin...
Discusses the significance of choosing names in fantasy, drawing on statements from Le Guin and Tolk...
An engaging linguistic study of the Mirkwood episode in Tolkien’s The Hobbit, which the author uses ...
Concerns the roots of the wizard Gandalf’s character in the legendary figure of Merlin, tracing Merl...
A discussion of Hobbit names and their roots in Germanic and Celtic names and words
A somewhat playful look at Tolkien’s invented languages, deducing some of the rules for evolution fr...
Discusses the structure of the Angerthas or Cirth, the runic alphabet used primarily for incision in...
Reviews various definitions of allegory and Tolkien’s writings on the subject to determine more prec...
Asks “to what degree does Tolkien consistently use introductory verbs and modifiers to develop his c...
After his St Andrews lecture on ‘Fairy Stories’ Tolkien projected his theory of sub-creation into hi...
Considers how important word choice was to Tolkien in his fiction, no doubt a result of his philolog...
A history of the languages of Middle-earth and their relationships with each other