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Dimitra Fimi, The Conversation

When Tolkien depicted orcs in ‘Lord of the Rings’, was he being racist rather than imaginative?

Recent accusations of racism are at odds with the values of friendship, altruism and courage exemplified in his books.

Dimitra Fimi, The Conversation
· Dec 10, 2018 · 05:30 pm
JRR Tolkien’s Christmas letters to his children bring echoes of Middle-Earth to the North Pole

The creator of ‘Lord of the Rings’ wrote letters to his children from Father Christmas every year for 23 years.

Dimitra Fimi, The Conversation
· Dec 23, 2017 · 05:30 pm
How to invent a Tolkien-style language

Quenya, Sindarin, Klingon and Dothraki – there's an art to making up languages.

Dimitra Fimi, The Conversation
· Apr 12, 2016 · 03:30 pm