<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>J. R. R. Tolkien Archives - Stephen Barkley</title> <atom:link href="https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/j-r-r-tolkien/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/j-r-r-tolkien/</link> <description>Teacher | Writer | Practical Theologian</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2022 01:31:59 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">5343192</site> <item> <title>Beren and Lúthien | J. R. R. Tolkien</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/08/30/beren-and-luthien-j-r-r-tolkien/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/08/30/beren-and-luthien-j-r-r-tolkien/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 11:30:23 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[first age]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harper Collins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J. R. R. Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Middle Earth]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=11213</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Beren and Lúthien, one of the great tales from the first age of Middle Earth, held a special place in J. R. R. Tolkien’s heart. His wife, Edith, was the inspiration for Lúthien and these two names are now inscribed on John and Edith’s tombstone. This is a love story full of overwhelming danger and [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/08/30/beren-and-luthien-j-r-r-tolkien/">Beren and Lúthien | J. R. R. Tolkien</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2021/08/30/beren-and-luthien-j-r-r-tolkien/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">11213</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Power of Pity | J. R. R. Tolkien</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2020/07/03/power-of-pity-j-r-r-tolkien/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2020/07/03/power-of-pity-j-r-r-tolkien/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 11:30:59 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[anger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harper Collins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[heart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J. R. R. Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pity]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=10591</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>For heart that is pitiless counteth not the power that pity hath, of which stern anger may be forged and a lightning kindled before which mountains fall. — Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin, 256.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2020/07/03/power-of-pity-j-r-r-tolkien/">Power of Pity | J. R. R. 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Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Middle Earth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Noldori]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tuor]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=10594</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The First Age of Middle Earth was tragic. As the renegade Valar Morgoth rose in power, he hunted down men and Noldori alike. This tale is the tragic story of how one of the most secret and treasured elven kingdoms—Gondolin—came to an violent end. It is a testament to the power of Tolkien’s storytelling that, [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2020/04/13/the-fall-of-gondolin-j-r-r-tolkien/">The Fall of Gondolin | J. R. R. 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Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Middle Earth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unwin Hyman]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=10578</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>This isn’t the first time I’ve read The Hobbit. Far from it. This time, however was special. This time I read it aloud for my children. At first I was struck by the (intentionally) archaic language and lengthy complicated sentence structure. As a pastor, I’m used to reading aloud and paraphrasing from time-to-time. With Tolkien’s [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2020/04/06/the-hobbit-j-r-r-tolkien/">The Hobbit | J. R. R. 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Tolkien</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2019/10/14/the-children-of-hurin-j-r-r-tolkien/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2019/10/14/the-children-of-hurin-j-r-r-tolkien/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:30:28 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christopher Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dragon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dwarves]]></category> <category><![CDATA[elves]]></category> <category><![CDATA[first age]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HarperCollins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J. R. R. Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[men]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Middle Earth]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=10334</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>I love Middle Earth. There’s a nobility, an elevated sense of morality in Tolkien’s world that is deeply winsome. Having recently read Matthew Dickerson’s A Hobbit Journey, I was ready to jump back in. I had planned to reread the Silmarillion when I stumbled across one of the great stories of the first age, The [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2019/10/14/the-children-of-hurin-j-r-r-tolkien/">The Children of Húrin | J. R. R. Tolkien</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2019/10/14/the-children-of-hurin-j-r-r-tolkien/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">10334</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Fleeing Fear | J. R. R. Tolkien</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2019/02/07/fleeing-fear-j-r-r-tolkien/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2019/02/07/fleeing-fear-j-r-r-tolkien/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2019 12:30:48 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Weekend Wisdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harper Collins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J. R. R. Tolkien]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://stephenbarkley.com/?p=10338</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>[A] man who flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it. — Tolkien, The Children of Hurin, 42.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2019/02/07/fleeing-fear-j-r-r-tolkien/">Fleeing Fear | J. R. R. Tolkien</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2019/02/07/fleeing-fear-j-r-r-tolkien/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">10338</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Tolkien Reader | J. R. R. Tolkien</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/12/22/tolkien-reader-j-r-r-tolkien/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/12/22/tolkien-reader-j-r-r-tolkien/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:00:42 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ballantine Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Farmer Giles of Ham]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J. R. R. Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reader]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelms Son]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tree and Leaf]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=6930</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>People know Tolkien as the writer of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. In 1966, Ballantine books collected some of his shorter works to serve as a paperback introduction for those who had not yet read his Ring Trilogy. Peter Beagle wrote a fine introduction to this volume. It was amusing to read his biographical blurb [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2014/12/22/tolkien-reader-j-r-r-tolkien/">The Tolkien Reader | J. R. R. 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Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mark Horne]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Nelson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[writing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=4144</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>J. R. R. Tolkien's fame seems strangely limitless. His limited published output of only one children's book, one three-part adult book, and a few scholarly works during his lifetime only add to the curiosity of his world-wide appeal. That is, at least, until you sit down and read The Lord of the Rings. Then it [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2011/08/03/j-r-r-tolkien-mark-horne/">J. R. R. Tolkien | Mark Horne</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2011/08/03/j-r-r-tolkien-mark-horne/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4144</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>