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Benjamin Mallinak
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“Yea, but who shall give us back the joyous heart without which works of loveliness and magic cannot be?”-Fëanor
Tolkien does such an incredible job of putting into words the core of why and how beautiful things are made and why they are oft not reproduced.
— Nov 08, 2025 08:11AM
Tolkien does such an incredible job of putting into words the core of why and how beautiful things are made and why they are oft not reproduced.
Benjamin Mallinak
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I will now be attempting to add “fain” (pleased) and “limpid” (clear, transparent) to my vocabulary. Also the name Tinfang Warble is such a perfect name for a minstrel and is going to live in my head rent free.
— Aug 30, 2025 08:24AM
Benjamin Mallinak
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The current chapter feels like bonus Silmarillion content—more information about the early days of Valinor and the creation of the two lamps and the two trees.
— Jun 14, 2025 06:14AM
Benjamin Mallinak
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It will always be fascinating to me that both Lewis and Tolkien recount the creation of their fictional worlds as being accomplished through song.
— May 31, 2025 08:11PM
Benjamin Mallinak
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Realizing that this is almost an academic pursuit, whereupon I shall learn of the evolution and intention of Tolkien’s mythology—and while it may be slow going, I am so onboard.
— May 17, 2025 08:14AM
Benjamin Mallinak
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So begins my quest to read all 12 volumes of the Histories of Middle-earth! Very glad I have made it a habit to read the foreword of books, because I now feel well prepared for this endeavor.
— May 03, 2025 07:45AM

