Archive - The Elven Rings

Languages in the Making

I have taken several linguistic classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Oct 5, 2025 • Rachel Lulich

February 2025

Poet Knights: The Middle High German Warrior Poets

The Concept of Warrior Poets

Feb 12, 2025 • Rachel Lulich

January 2024

Flattery and Rap Battles: Poetry in Norse Culture

Did you know that in medieval epics, warriors sometimes instigated duels by spinning poems?

Jan 7, 2024 • Rachel Lulich

November 2023

We all know about the One Ring and its attributes.

Nov 25, 2023 • Rachel Lulich

November 2022

The Wanderer: Where is the Horse and the Rider?

I was an English major in college.

Nov 24, 2022 • Rachel Lulich

Galadriel's RoP Swim: A Character Compression

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 when Galadriel jumps from…

Nov 5, 2022 • Rachel Lulich

The Master Adapter: What People Don't Understand about Tolkien

Have you seen this meme?

Nov 3, 2022 • Rachel Lulich

The Elven Rings - An Introduction

Welcome to The Elven Rings!

Nov 3, 2022 • Rachel Lulich

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