Here is a list of possible errors and additions that I have found in Hammond and Scull’s The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion 3rd Edition (2014). Items already listed in the official a…| Zion in Ulthos
It’s well-known that in 1999 an Icelandic newspaper published an interview (compare the first photo from the interview with the one in Tolkien Family Album dated March 1930) of Arndís Þorbjarnardóttir (1910-2003, her obituary), who was one of the au pair girls living with the Tolkien family, which provides a very different and interesting angle of the Tolkiens. A partial translation can beContinue reading "Interview of the Icelandic au pair girl who lived with the Tolkiens in 193...| Zion in Ulthos
(Last update in Aug 2023) I have checked the 1st (1955 impression), 2nd (Ballantine 1970 impression and Allen&Unwin 1977 impression), HarperCollins 1994, 2005, 2021 editions of The Lord of the Rings to compile a change list, which is then used to locate possible errors in the latest version.The editions I checked are quite limited and mostly reprints (withContinue reading "List of possible typos in the current edition of The Lord of the Rings"| Zion in Ulthos
There are dozens of typos in the kindle editions of The Lord of the Rings. Here is an incomplete list. List α appears to be based on an older version, because most of the new text changes listed in http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/rings.html are not incorporated, such as: There are also lots of typos in α that onlyContinue reading "List of typos in the kindle editions of The Lord of the Rings"| Zion in Ulthos
Here is a list of the possible issues I’ve noticed in various Tolkien books, and I haven’t seen them being discussed by others. Lord of the Rings See https://zionius.wordpress.com/2021/06/ … in-the-lord-of-the-rings/ The Hobbit Chapter XIV, last page: Still elves are light-footed, and though they were not in these days much used to the marches and theContinue reading "Errata suggestion for various books by & on Tolkien"| Zion in Ulthos
2023 Update: this post contains some outdated argument and I have found many more typos since then. Please refer to its new version here instead. I noticed a few possible typos in The Lord of the Rings. There are various origins: 1. from Tolkien himself and existed since 1954；2. the publisher misinterpreted Tolkien’s manuscript, suchContinue reading "Typos in The Lord of the Rings"| Zion in Ulthos
Demonym is adding suffix to a place name to represent its people. E.g. -an (American, Mexican), -ean(Chilean, Korean), -se (Chinese, Japanese), -er (Icelander, New Zealander), -ic(Icelandic, Greenlandic), -ish (English, Irish), -i (Iraqi, Pakistani), -ine(Byzantine, Florentine), -k(Greek, Slovak). See its usage around the world. The same word can often be used as adj and name of language. It’sContinue reading "List of nationality suffixes in ASOIAF"| Zion in Ulthos
Every known inconsistency in the official English maps is listed here. List of official maps Maps in ASOIAF main series. There are three illustrators: James Sinclair (in early prints), Richard Geiger (in later UK prints by Harper), and Jeffrey L. Ward (in later US prints by Bantam) Maps in The Lands of Ice & FireContinue reading "Errata of the maps in ASOIAF"| Zion in Ulthos
Here’s a summary of plots and details in ASOIAF that probably inspired by certain personal experience of GRRM. Turtle [Turtles] were the only pets we could have. I had a toy castle set up near my bed, made of tin, and the courtyard was just big enough for two turtle tanks, and I had fiveContinue reading "Real-life inspirations in ASOIAF"| Zion in Ulthos
Chris M. Barkley和Jason Sanford今天在File770发布了一篇重磅2023年雨果奖调查报告，但其分析部分较为薄弱。现根据报告提供的原始证据，略做梳理分析。 2023年成都世界科幻大会的雨果奖管理团队共9人：Dave McCarty、Ben Yalow、Ann Marie Rudolph、Diane Lacey、陈石、姚驰、王雅婷、郭东升、庞博（中文版名单还有姜振宇…| Zion in Ulthos