Alatar
How Large Was Smaug Really?
The following is planned to be submitted for canon review in the Quora space The Nine. You can find the final draft here. Smaug the...
top of page
ESSAYS
Search
Alatar
Aug 7, 20231 min read
Dune: An Economic Analysis By Mark Koyama
Fictionomics: Frank Herbert's Dune from the perspectives of economic history and institutional economics I've found more economic...
Alatar
Jun 29, 20231 min read
DUNE PART TWO TRAILER 2!!
Dune: Part Two | Official Trailer 2 Brief rundown of what we see: Glimpses of the Jihad The reunification of Paul and Gurney Paul's...
Alatar
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Saruman's Dilemma
In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Saruman summons Gandalf to his abode of Isengard in the Gap of Rohan. After...
Alatar
May 31, 20231 min read
No, the New Lord Of the Rings Movies Are Not About "Another Ring"
It was satire, guys. Come on. Yes, Warner Bros will be making some sort of adaptations of Tolkien's writings. No, they will not have dual...
Alatar
May 2, 20231 min read
DUNE TRAILER TOMORROW!
The checkmark account @dunemovie tweeted today:
Alatar
Apr 5, 20231 min read
Brandon Sanderson On Fantasy and Emotion
Brandon Sanderson: Outside
Alatar
Feb 12, 20231 min read
Avatar II VFX Broken Down By Weta FX Supervisor
We finally know what "that shot" was. Hint: The water wasn't real.
Alatar
Jan 21, 20231 min read
Metaglass From "Dune"
This is just some art of glass I found. In "Terminology Of the Imperium" at the back of Dune, a substance known as "metaglass" is...
Alatar
Dec 26, 20221 min read
"The Nature Of Middle-earth" Is Awesome
I recently received one of the latest collections of Tolkien's notes, The Nature Of Middle-earth. Edited by Carl F. Hostetter, it...
Alatar
Dec 23, 20222 min read
Quantifying Gandalf's Lightning Attack
In The Lord Of the Rings: The Two Towers, we see a flashback of Gandalf fighting the Balrog. At the duel's climax, the Wizard causes...
Alatar
Nov 17, 20222 min read
Amban Phase-Pulse Blaster Capabilities
Also known as the Amban sniper rifle, this is Din Djarin's primary weapon in The Mandalorian. This weapon fires glowing orange bolts not...
Alatar
Aug 20, 20221 min read
ROP Soundtrack Released: Some Thoughts, Too
Positive ones.
Alatar
Aug 17, 20221 min read
ROP Releases 6pm PT On September 1st!
(Early on the morning of the 2nd if you're in the UK.) Source (and another teaser)
Alatar
Aug 11, 20221 min read
Awesome New Images For Rings Of Power!
Lloyd Owen as Elendil. Amazing casting. The Stranger. Númenórean ship. What are you Durin? Ar-Pharazôn, last king of Númenor. He who...
Alatar
Jul 24, 20221 min read
Every LOTR: ROP Teaser So Far
Rings of Power—Title Reveal Beyond our wandering—First Teaser The skies are strange—Amazon Prime Sneak Peak A new era—Main Teaser You...
Alatar
May 26, 20221 min read
Weta Workshop and Weta FX Are Working On The Rings Of Power!
Weta Workshop website source Weta FX website source
Alatar
Mar 2, 20221 min read
Priscilla Tolkien Dies Aged 92
Priscilla Tolkien, Tolkien's last child and only daughter, passed away yesterday.
Alatar
Jan 8, 20222 min read
The Sardaukar's Arsenal: An Overview
(2021 film version.) Modern armies have four main types of weapons, and have so for centuries and centuries:, Melee weapons (knives,...
Alatar
Mar 21, 20211 min read
So I'm As Fast As General Grievous
Okay, so General Grievous (from Star Wars) is stated in Legends as being able to attack up to 20 times per second (5 per arm), and I've...
bottom of page