Arda Rediscovered

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On Tolkien’s Mithril
The Properties, Origins, and Real-World Geology of Tolkien’s True-Silver
 • Arda Rediscovered and Nimue Avallon
What Was the Arkenstone?
A Mineralogical Investigation of the Heart of the Mountain
 • Arda Rediscovered and Nimue Avallon
Who or What is Tom Bombadil?
On the Eldest, the Fatherless, and the One Who Commands with Song
 • Arda Rediscovered and Nimue Avallon
Reviving the Evermind: Simbelmynë, Ancient Flowers, and the Archaeology of Memory
A 31,800 year old Flower Illuminates Tolkien's Mythology Through The Archaeology of the Eurasian Steppe
 • Arda Rediscovered and Nimue Avallon
Did Tolkien’s Elves Have Pointed/Pointy Ears?
The Evidence Is Thinner Than You Think, And What Exists Points Toward No
 • Arda Rediscovered and Nimue Avallon
As If On Wings: The Divine Horses in Tolkien’s Middle-earth
How Philological Method And Narrative Intuition Converges With Archaeological Evidence
 • Arda Rediscovered and Nimue Avallon
When Stone Circles Remember: Gil-galad, Gilgal, and the Last Alliance
The Last Alliance’s March And Its Possible Echoes In Biblical Geography
 • Arda Rediscovered
Arda Rediscovered
Arda Rediscovered
Arda Rediscovered explores Tolkien's Middle-earth through archaeology, comparative mythology, and deep time. Unpublished essays connecting the Legendarium to Neolithic cultures, Indo-European traditions, and the material record of our ancient past.
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