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Tag Archives: Tolkien

Pity for a Creature As Dark As Darkness

Gazzolo Creative Posted on December 28, 2020 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 22, 2020

The meeting of Bilbo, the dreadfully and fearfully lost hobbit, and Gollum, a creature “as dark as darkness” (Hobbit 88), their riddle-game and what happens after Gollum loses are among the most iconic scenes of children’s literature. But how many … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Bilbo, Gollum, Middle-earth, spiritual warfare, The Hobbit, Tolkien

The Legacy of Tolkien and the TCBS: A Light to the World: The Call Heard and Answered

Gazzolo Creative Posted on December 21, 2020 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 21, 2020

At the ‘Council of London’ held by the Tea Club and Barrovian Society in December 1914, J. R. R. Tolkien and his three dearest friends spoke of the call they felt to bring beauty and meaning back into a world grown … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Christian, Inspiration, Middle-earth, Sub-creation, Tolkien

Harkening to the Horns of Hope and Love: What The Lord of the Rings Teaches Us For Today

Gazzolo Creative Posted on December 14, 2020 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 21, 2020

Hope and love are dominant themes in The Lord of the Rings. These are two of the most desperately needed virtues today in a world entrenched in a culture of death, despair, and lust, due to the instant and 24 … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Aragorn, Faramir, Frodo, Gandalf, Gollum, Inspiration, Middle-earth, Motivation, Pippin, Sam, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Wisdom from Middle-earth

Guardian Angels of the Quest: Frodo, Sam, and the Valar

Gazzolo Creative Posted on November 23, 2020 by Anne Marie GazzoloNovember 23, 2020

Sam is Frodo’s guardian angel on the Quest, but he is not the only one. The Valar also play instrumental roles in aiding the Ring-bearer and his friends during the War of the Ring and beyond. So vital is their … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Frodo, Inspiration, Middle-earth, Sam, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Valar, Wisdom from Middle-earth

Creation and Sub-Creation in Narnia and The Timeless Halls

Gazzolo Creative Posted on November 1, 2020 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 21, 2020

 C.  S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien varied greatly in their conceptions of the secondary worlds they fashioned. Lewis focused on the creative power of God to call into existence an entire world out of nothing. Tolkien chose to … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C. S. Lewis, Christian, Fantasy, Middle-earth, Narnia, Sub-creation, Tolkien

Eucatastrophe, Fate, and Free Will in the Life of Beren and Lúthien

Gazzolo Creative Posted on October 26, 2020 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 24, 2020

Welcome to my site, Gazzolo Creative! After Beren avenges his father’s murder and spends years as an outlaw, he climbs the Mountains of Terror and sees the land of Doriath from far away. “There it was put into his heart … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Beren, Fantasy, Lúthien, Middle-earth, The Silmarillion, Tolkien

Nienna, Lady of Pity and Mercy, and the Fall of Sauron

Gazzolo Creative Posted on June 12, 2020 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 21, 2020

I finished my Master’s Degree at Signum University! I highly recommend anyone interested in pursing their Tolkien studies in a scholarly manner to consider attending some classes here. You do not have to be there to pursue a degree. You … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Aragorn, Bilbo, Faramir, Frodo, Gandalf, Gollum, Nienna, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien | Leave a reply

The Role of the Narrator in Tolkien and Lewis

Gazzolo Creative Posted on July 1, 2019 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 21, 2020

The voice of the narrator is similar in both The Hobbit and the Narnia books and used wonderfully well to draw readers into the tale. They talk directly and indirectly to their audience, offer advice, use words that speak of … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Lewis, Narnia, Sub-creation, The Hobbit, Tolkien | Leave a reply

Frodo’s Sacrifice

Gazzolo Creative Posted on March 25, 2019 by Anne Marie GazzoloOctober 21, 2020

Ah, March 25, that most glorious of days! Here is an excerpt from my book, Chosen: The Journeys of Bilbo and Frodo of the Shire. In Frodo’s devotion to the mission entrusted to him, he gives a wonderful example of … { Read More }

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Frodo, Middle-earth, Non-Fiction, spiritual warfare, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien | Leave a reply

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