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In the 'Hands of a King'
Some Assorted Thoughts on the Day I Become British
Jul 22 • 
Erik Jampa Andersson

May 2025

Fëanor's Smithy
Tolkien and Wayland the Smith
May 23 • 
Erik Jampa Andersson
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King of the Hollow Hill
Gwyn ap Nudd and the Other(-than-Human) World
May 21 • 
Erik Jampa Andersson
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The Spell of Bottomless Dread
Tolkienian Existentialism and the Perils of Nihilism
May 12 • 
Erik Jampa Andersson
12
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May Day: Beltane and the 'Birth of Flowers'
Celebrating the Passage into Warmth
May 2 • 
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April 2025

The Paradox of Liberation
On Spirituality, Mastery, and the Fear of Freedom
Apr 21 • 
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The Spirited Ecologies of Tibet
Tibetan Daemonology and the Environment
Apr 19 • 
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The Shaman of the Old Forest
Bombadil, Väinämöinen, and the Animistic Spirit
Apr 17 • 
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Tact-ful Speech
A Recap of This Week's Study Group
Apr 15 • 
Erik Jampa Andersson
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A Journey to Kortirion
A Brief Introduction to Tolkien's Warwick
Apr 14 • 
Erik Jampa Andersson
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Tolkien and the Fates of Men
On Myth and Spirituality Beyond Eschatology
Apr 9 • 
Erik Jampa Andersson
10
Into the Perilous Realm
Some changes to 'The Spirited and Storied Earth'
Apr 2 • 
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