Brother, these articles are fantastic, thank you for putting in the work to unlock these. I've been hooked since reading about Tolkein possibly using maps that weren't know or accessible to the general public in his creation of Middle earth, particularly Doggerland.
Angband, being Morgoth's main fortress was landlocked. So I'm guessing that Jan Mayen was at one time landlocked as well. Or at least it would have been in Tolkien's writings. Either that, or it was ice locked.
I am fascinated by your tracking down places in Tolkien's work.
It happens that I'm presently reading Colin Wilson's _Mysteries_ and just last night finished the section on Lethbridge. Wilson didn't mention the mountaineering. I didn't expect a Tolkien connection to appear there, but here we are.
All of this is extremely exciting. It makes Tolkien's mythopoeic project about 10 times as impressive, discovering connections and possible connections to real-world Prehistory.
It really does. Of course, the big question of this series is whether this is all just Tolkien having some secret fun with his stories, or if he was doing something more serious.
Brother, these articles are fantastic, thank you for putting in the work to unlock these. I've been hooked since reading about Tolkein possibly using maps that weren't know or accessible to the general public in his creation of Middle earth, particularly Doggerland.
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
Excellent work. I’ve been following this series for close on two years now and I’ve loved every minute
Can't believe its almost been two years. I thought I was going to write here so much more often than I have. But it's been a fun time
Angband, being Morgoth's main fortress was landlocked. So I'm guessing that Jan Mayen was at one time landlocked as well. Or at least it would have been in Tolkien's writings. Either that, or it was ice locked.
I am fascinated by your tracking down places in Tolkien's work.
I think ice-locked would be more likely, but I'm not sure. I'm not sure how far the literality of this series can really take us
Feeling a Raider of the lost ark archaeological adventure coming…
Saxon Cross meetup on Rockall Island
It happens that I'm presently reading Colin Wilson's _Mysteries_ and just last night finished the section on Lethbridge. Wilson didn't mention the mountaineering. I didn't expect a Tolkien connection to appear there, but here we are.
So glad you keep trotting these out. Thank you Andrew!
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All of this is extremely exciting. It makes Tolkien's mythopoeic project about 10 times as impressive, discovering connections and possible connections to real-world Prehistory.
It really does. Of course, the big question of this series is whether this is all just Tolkien having some secret fun with his stories, or if he was doing something more serious.