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Stockholm Tolkien Society interview of Miriam Ellis in their Medlemsbladet Member Magazine
Published: September 4, 2026 16:40
My sincere thanks to Linnea Took of the Stockholm Tolkien Society for connecting me with interviewer, Voronwë, for this lovely new interview in their extremely attractive Medlemsbladet (Member Magazine). It looks to me like this organization has enchanting…
A Shire Walking-Party is now published!
https://www.miriamellis.com/post/a-shire-walking-party-is-now-published
Published: August 27, 2026 06:39
I hope all my friends will celebrate the news with me that my second book, A Shire Walking-Party: Paintings Inspired by Tolkien's Little Folk, is now published! You are invited on an immersive walking-party through hobbit homelands, history, and culture in…
Elwing, Ulmo, and Second Chances in Tolkien
https://www.miriamellis.com/post/elwing-ulmo-and-second-chances-in-tolkien
Published: July 31, 2026 22:52
You are witnessing Ulmo bearing Elwing up out of the sea at the moment she is being transformed into the white bird which will fly to safety aboard the ship of her husband, Eärendil. The rush of bubbles from below signals the power of Ulmo lifting her up…
What Does a Mallorn Tree Look Like? A Visual Guide to Seeing Tolkien's Mellyrn in Nature.
Published: July 30, 2026 18:34
"If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it’s my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, Niekas Publications, 1966 One of the reasons I find painting from Professor Tolkien's…
Sea-Longing in the Family: Tuor, Idril, and Eärendil
https://www.miriamellis.com/post/sea-longing-in-the-family-tuor-idril-and-e%C3%A4rendil
Published: July 23, 2026 20:36
J.R.R. Tolkien's story of Eärendil's heritage is calling to me like the sea this year. In this new painting, you see him in his youth, sitting with his parents, Idril and Tuor, on a great rock at the Havens of Sirion, looking across the water towards the…
Finrod walks with Finarfin: One of Tolkien's greatest consolations
https://www.miriamellis.com/post/finrod-walks-with-finarfin-one-of-tolkien-s-greatest-consolations
Published: July 19, 2026 03:13
How great a thing it is to know that after all the storm and stress caused by the Silmarils, "Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar." This line from "Of Beren and Lúthien" never fails to stop me in my reading for a moment, to…
The Moment Before Voronwë Met Tuor at Vinyamar
https://www.miriamellis.com/post/the-moment-before-voronw%C3%AB-met-tuor-at-vinyamar
Published: July 15, 2026 05:46
We never know when the very next moment might bring us a new hope, unlooked-for. Here sits Voronwë, cast ashore, the sole survivor of a failed voyage to Valinor. You can tell he is an elf because of the way in which his submerged boot glimmers under the…
Sister Wendy Beckett: A Tolkien connection and a hero of mine in the arts
Published: July 10, 2026 19:44
The lives of great women and men sometimes seem to me like pebbles dropped into ponds; circles emanate out from them bringing new light and beauty to the world. The bright rings spreading outwards from J.R.R. Tolkien seem almost endless once you start…
Tuor in the Rainbow Cleft and Tolkien's Gifts of Beauty
https://www.miriamellis.com/post/tuor-in-the-rainbow-cleft-and-tolkien-s-gifts-of-beauty
Published: July 6, 2026 23:10
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion is full of heartbreak and darkness. Some readers have told me they even find it difficult to get through. But here and there, the author gives us glimpses of such sublime beauty that one may have to put the book down, just…
New Tolkien Letter Solves Old Mystery of Hal and the Ent, Sparks New Questions!
Published: June 20, 2026 18:41
This is the definition of a red letter day! Christie's has just posted notice of the upcoming auction of a previously-unknown letter of J.R.R Tolkien's, written on February 28th, 1966, to a Miss Jenny Hall of Hillcrest, Hatfield, Herts. I am so grateful to…
Edith's Dance for J.R.R. Tolkien at Roos and the problem of war
https://www.miriamellis.com/post/edith-s-dance-for-j-r-r-tolkien-at-roos-and-the-problem-of-war
Published: June 8, 2026 03:51
War is the thief of beauty in the world. As is told in J.R.R. Tolkien's Letter Number 340 to his son Christopher: "I never called Edith Lúthien — but she was the source of the story that in time became the chief part of the Silmarillion. It was first…