by M. W. Wollacott | Nov 19, 2023 | Beasts and Monsters, Fantasy, Tolkien
My childhood was filled with fantastical tales. I did not grow up on J.R.R. Tolkien’s work because by the 1980s, most of the shelves were filled with the derivatives and the knock offs. I grew up on Dragonlance and Raymond E. Feist. Yet, the primary races – the...
by M. W. Wollacott | Nov 19, 2023 | Beasts and Monsters, Fantasy, Tolkien
While arachnophobes might not agree, the Black Riders are one of the scariest things in The Lord of the Rings; particularly as they track Frodo and the Ring through the shire. There are some questions about the Black Riders, otherwise known as the Nazgûl or...