After the Battle of Five Armies

Generally speaking, everyone prospered after the Battle of Five Armies. Erebor was repopulated, Dale rebuilt, Mirkwood made marginally safer by Sauron’s absence. Everyone just went on living until the War of the Ring shook things up again (a few battles were fought up north, but the good guys won just like they did in the…

“Magic” and the Race of Men

I don’t think it’s true that men can only use dark magic… if that came from one of the books, could you let me know where you read it? Because here’s my understanding on the subject: “Magic” in Middle Earth is incredible vague. Like, so vague. I wrote a whole post on that subject here,…

Why No King of Laketown?

After Smaug was destroyed and Laketown along with him, there was a fair bit of unhappiness among the people with their Master, and a crowd started calling for a new “King Bard” (Bard at this point helpfully points out his ancestor, Lord Girion.) But the Master responds to this idea by saying: Girion was lord…