Research at a snail's pace

If you've missed the other bits, be sure to check the rest of the series: Part 1:  http://pascals-puppy.blogspot.com/2013/12/unnatural-...

Okay, the story so far: we've got this "paleo-continent" of Rhovanion with features like the Lonely Mountain and the Iron Hill...

Gold. It's at the heart of nearly every Fantasy trope. It's what any reasonably complex fantasy economy is based on. Aside from the ...

When we left, we had established the possible tectonic system responsible for the two large mountain ranges related to events in The Hobbit....

I hope you've had a chance to look at a map of Middle Earth. There is a lot going on - the landscape was formed by the need of Tolkien...

Like many of you, I saw The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug last weekend. Like many of you, I've read "The Hobbit" several tim...