A Game of Thrones – Page 2

A Comic-Con footnote

July 28, 2014 by Nick Owchar, posted in A Game of Thrones, Books, Comic books, faith, Myth - spirituality, religion, spirituality, Superheroes

I was standing outside the convention center for Comic-Con 2014 on Saturday -- it was hot and noisy, and waiting for the traffic signal to change was even more unpleasant because of the Christian evangelicals positioned at various crosswalks. As we waited to cross the street, they blasted our ears with their mini-speakers. All of us, … Continue reading A Comic-Con footnote

Don’t even publish your book: Tolkien’s option

July 21, 2014 by Nick Owchar, posted in A Game of Thrones, Beowulf, Books, J.R.R. Tolkien, Myth - George R.R. Martin, Myth - Tolkien, Publishing, Reading, self-publishing, Writing

With my recent conversation with Jim Rossi about self-publishing in mind, I turn again to J.R.R. Tolkien, whom I've been reading lately because of the publication of his Beowulf translation in May. He published The Hobbit and LOTR, and more besides these, but his translation of Beowulf never saw the light of publication in his lifetime. Though complete, and though he … Continue reading Don’t even publish your book: Tolkien’s option

Hobbitwulf

June 25, 2014June 26, 2014 by Nick Owchar, posted in A Game of Thrones, Beowulf, C.S. Lewis, George R.R. Martin, Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Myth - Tolkien, Tolkien

J.R.R. TOLKIEN is certainly not the only person to ever translate the word "middangeard" in Beowulf as "Middle-earth" -- but his word choice, obviously, is more conspicuous (and interesting) to us than it is in other editions. The recent publication of his version of the epic poem is hardly a mere tiber to his fans — that's "gift" … Continue reading Hobbitwulf