Why Tolkien?
In the course of this blog I will cover many topics, (Sub-topics, I mean, all related to Tolkien) and endeavour to answer many questions about…
Lessons We Can Learn About the Christian Life from Tolkien #1 – Persistent Pilgrims
As I have asserted multiple times before on this blog, Tolkien's stories were never meant to be allegorical. Tolkien himself greatly disliked allegory, and hated…
Why Are There Talking Animals in the Hobbit?
The Hobbit book contains a lot of references to strange things. For example, if you've read it, perhaps you remember that Gollum used to teach…
How WWI Influenced Tolkien’s Works
I started writing this more than a year ago while sitting under a tree at the Old Edwardian Society. That's kind of random, but it…
Withybite #5 – WE’VE GOT OUR TOTTENHAM BACK!!!!!!
We truly have! And that's not the only thing that's back - Sam is too, fortunately. We had an absolute blast talking about the greatest…
The Rings of Power and Easter
One of the best quotes in the Rings of Power is "True creation requires sacrifice." It has been said a few times throughout the show…
Withybite #4 – The Influence of Christianity on the Rings of Power
More Withybite. Now there are four of them, which isn't an impressive number, but it's more than there were yesterday. I need about 16 more…
Withybite #3 – Meanings of Names
A miracle has occurred. I have actually made a new bite of the Withywaffle. It's been really busy recently, but now I'm not busy (hence…
Withybite #2 – Eärendil, Tuor, and Beren
Another bite of the Withywaffle is here! In this one, particularly aimed at those who haven't read the Silmarillion and etc, I explain some of…
“Withybite” #1 – the Dark Wizard
This is the Withywaffle Rings of Power podcast, but with much shorter episodes, so each episode is not a whole Withywaffle, merely a bite of…