Read a Lawyer’s Amazingly Detailed Analysis of Bilbo’s Contract in The Hobbit. Editor’s Note: James Daily, a lawyer and co-author of The Law and Superheroes, typically focuses his legal critiques on the superhero world at the Law and the Multiverse website he runs with fellow lawyer and co-author Ryan Davidson.
Today, Daily takes a look a very important cultural document for Wired: The contract between Bilbo Baggins and the dwarves in The Hobbit. Ordinarily I don’t discuss legal issues relating to fictional settings that are dramatically different from the real world in terms of their legal system. Thus, Star Wars, Star Trek, Tolkien’s Middle Earth, etc. are usually off-limits because we can’t meaningfully apply real-world law to them. But the contract featured in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was just too good a topic to pass up, especially since you can buy a high-quality replica of it that is over 5 feet long unfolded. So, without further ado, let’s get to it.
The Contract in General. Travel Routes and times in Middle-Earth by Horseback by Sulriel. Writing Horses The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Horses by Sue L. is a pointed and concise guide to help non-horseman write believeable horses.
It details 33 common misconceptions and gives suggestions on how to write them right. It's the first book in a series of 33 Mistakes Writers Make About... hosted by novelist Holly Lisle and available as a download from the HollyShop Middle-earth Resources links These were written to be used by the people of the fandom, and I'm always delighted to know they've been useful to someone. Rohirrim Grey ~ A Horse of a Different Color ~ This article touches on basic elements of equine color genetics and provides photo examples to help you correctly describe the horses in your fic.
We're very proud to announce that Rohirrim Grey was awarded the 2005 MEFA - Middle-earth Fanfiction Awards Scrolls of Orthanc Award, 3nd place in the Non-Fiction Category. A Meara for 'Me! ' Schmoop Bingo. Bree_black: "Let's get gay married!" commentfic meme. In celebration of New York's legalization of same-sex marriage, let's write fic about weddings!
All same-sex pairings welcome, any rating, any fandom. Archive of Our Own » home. Alphas, Betas, Omegas: A Primer - norabombay - Multifandom. Thomas Monteath critiques An Unexpected Journey. December 27, 2012 at 6:09 am by thomasmonteath - Pages: 1 2 3 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
The Hobbit would be better subtitled ‘Great Expectations’ rather than ‘An Unexpected Journey’, given the spectacular triple-act it follows, and the accumulated anticipation in the near decade since the Oscar-sweeping The Return of the King. This presents a problem for judging the film, for we are none of us objective. Comparisons with the original trilogy are inevitable, and thus before we even look at the intrinsic merits of the latest addition to Jackson’s Middle-earth adaptations, we need to be aware of how much we take for granted in coming to this new trilogy, and thus how our critical faculties are skewed.
It’s easy to forget just what a feat it was to bring Tolkien to the screen at all, imbued not only with plausibility, but also mass appeal. The new film also suffers from déjà vu, and not simply in the return of a number of characters from the original trilogy. Related. Lembas Bread and Leaf Wrappers. Here's a very easy, quick, and fun prop project for any Lord of the Rings fan.
You'll need scissors, craft foam, glue, a heat source, and a few cooking ingredients. Enjoy! To make the lembas, I used an adaptation of this recipe. It makes a delicately lemon-flavored, lightly sweetened scone-type bread. 2 1/2 cups of flour 1 Tablespoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 8 Tablespoons cold butter 1/3 cup sugar 2/3 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract Preheat over to 425 degrees. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Roll the dough out about 1/2 inch thick. Grammarie.net. Fanlore. Geek Girls Network™ GameWoman » Woman Can Play!!! Home Page. Mutant Reviewers From Hell. Bark Like A Fish, Damnit! Glycon: Fossil Angels - Part 1. Fossil Angels was written by Alan Moore in December 2002, and was to appear in KAOS #15.
KAOS #15 never actually appeared, and the piece has been without a home since then. (More information about KAOS and why this wasn't published there in this article on Bleeding Cool.) I was lucky enough to be given a number of Alan Moore’s scripts by Alan himself a few years ago, and this was amongst them. I asked if I could publish it and, when another publication which it was slated to appear in folded, Alan told me I was free to go ahead.
So, I am very proud to be allowed to present this piece here on Glycon for its first publication anywhere.