Articles written by: Oloriel

From time out of mind, Oloriel has been typing away in her little apartment, cats at her feet, hoping to reach out to other fantasy lovers by way of folkandfairy.com. Her discovery of Tolkien as a young adult awakened her long-dormant love of the otherworldly, and now she sees magic everywhere. Oloriel has a degree in writing, which she put to work during a three-year stint in vanity publishing – an experience not unlike purgatory and very much like having to read 20 bad books each week – which she prefers not to talk about. To renew herself, she knits, naps, reads, prays, writes, walks in the woods, and eats too many cookies.

Francisco Guerrero’s Lord of the Rings Illustrations

Artist Francisco Guerrero graced the web this week with a series of Lord of the Rings illustrations that are, as The Mary Sue so aptly claims, part Disney, part Rankin Bass. (Before I go any further: […]

The Princess and the Goblin Soundtrack Review

I have always been skeptical of music reviewers. Perhaps too many brushes with people who refer to “genre-defying, pure pop-gem-nuggets” in their write-ups? Bespectacled hipsters have a way of making me wary of what I’m […]

A Hobbit’s Cookbook

The only people who should be excited by what I am about to say are people who need to eat. Ready? Astrid Tuttle Winegar (scholar and author of Why Does “Frodo Live?”) will be coming […]

Ian Brodie’s 2012 Middle-earth Calendar

It’s not often I give advice to readers, so it is imperative that you listen. Ready? Do not ever miss an episode of The Founders’ Inklings. Allow me to explain. Had you been present for […]

Enhanced Edition of The Hobbit

This Wednesday marks the release of the enhanced edition of The Hobbit, and it’s none too soon for fans eager to devour all things hobbit-related. While we wait for movie news, video blogs, and cast […]

From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages

Fun fact: I was going to write this entire post in Elvish. I kid. Or do I? Moving on. Michael Adams’s From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages seems to be one of those books […]

Tolkien in Chocolate

As a self-confessed sugar addict, I often find myself stalking around the office looking for lollipops or trolling for Tootsie Rolls. It isn’t often I find something sweet that makes me think twice about eating […]

Middle-earth Calendars for 2012

Fans of Tolkien will be able to mark their days this coming year with some brilliant art calendars. We have heard of at least two options to tempt you this winter, whether you go by […]

Graphic novel plot based on Lord of the Rings

Fans of William Shakespeare and J.R.R. Tolkien are finding pieces of their favorite stories alive in Kill Shakespeare, a graphic novel from IDW Publishing. This seemingly unconventional pairing was dreamed up by co-authors Conor McCreery […]