The Elven Rings

The Concept of Warrior Poets The Warrior Poet has existed at least as far back as King David, who was a famous fighter from his youth (1 S...

Did you know that in medieval epics, warriors sometimes instigated duels by spinning poems? In the Saga of Gunlaug Serpent-Tongue ,  G...

We all know about the One Ring and its attributes. Most notably, it made its wearer invisible. Genius idea! But even though I knew Tolkien d...

I was an English major in college. As part of our program, we had to take a 3-term sequence of classes called Introduction to the English Ma...

Perhaps the key moment of "A Shadow of the Past," the first episode of The Rings of Power's first season, happens at the end ...

Have you seen this meme? It floats across my social media periodically: It's a fun meme, and there is truth behind it, but it's also...

Welcome to The Elven Rings! This site is about Tolkein's works and adaptations thereof, and the medieval literature and languages that i...