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#fantasy

2026

Tolkien and Éowyn Between Two Wars 2026 Jan 29    acoup.blog
The Professor puts Lord of the Rings' heroine Éowyn in her proper historical context, explaining that her fate – giving up her shield and sword – is not the tragedy that some readers mistakenly believe it to be.

2025

Writing about kings 2025 Apr 1    patreon.com
zompist's creator put a free PDF on his Patreon a few years ago, talking about nuance at the intersection of fantasy world creation and monarchies. How could a writer take notes from real world history in creating a story about a king that's believable and thoroughly thought-through?