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The Return of Durin! / Tumblr Contest

UPDATE 31st May: Please confirm your entry via message on tumblr (more info here)   Brewing ale has always been a passion of mine. Yet for many years it was only something that happened in books for me, and occasionally … Continue reading

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Khuzdul in the Battle of Five Armies Movie

Hello my friends, Many people have asked me over the past year or so to translate the Dwarvish lines spoken in the Battle of the Five armies movie. Though it took a tremendous amount of time to translate these (for … Continue reading

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Tolkien Language Haiku Contest on Middle-Earth News

It is with great pride and excitement I can announce that I will be one of the judges at the first ever Tolkien Language Haiku Contest on Middle-Earth News, as part of the Tolkien Week celebrations. As Middle-Earth finds its … Continue reading

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Translation Tool, Updated Dictionaries… and a tired Dwarrow Scholar

Hail friends! Firstly, I fear this will be a long post, so bear with me. Here’s the short version for those eager to get started in all that is new. Quite a few people have been very appreciative about the … Continue reading

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Uncle Bob or Cousin Bofur?

For those unfamiliar with the details of Tolkien’s Middle Earth, the dwarves (at first glance) appear to be short, plump, grumpy men with big noses and long beards – much like my uncle Bob come to think of it, but … Continue reading

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We’ve moved… a new Hall

Greetings friends and welcome to the new home of The Dwarrow Scholar, wordpress! It was with tremendous sadness that I had to say goodbye to the super boys and girls at mymiddleearth, where the story of The Dwarrow Scholar started. … Continue reading

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A present for you….. at last.

After a hiatus of a few months, finally a full length post on the Dwarrow Scholar blog. Reason why I shamelessly abandoned the fabulous readers of this blog ? I was utterly consumed by a present. “A present?”, you say. … Continue reading

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Goal! By Thorin Oakenshield

With the FIFA World Cup about to kick off I thought this might be an excellent idea for a bit of Middle Earth trivia about football.   For those of you outraged at the very idea that I dare mention … Continue reading

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Durin! And the winner is…

In a not so distant past I launched a contest to label a true Dwarven ale with the Deathless name of “Durin!”. I asked artists (and beer-lovers alike) to design a front and back label for this delicious ale, and … Continue reading

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LoTRO: Harnkegger Games (2013 Edition)

EVENT on the LAURELIN SERVER ————————————-   Hail and well met! As the end of summer comes within reach, the Dwarves of Khuzd Belkul and Durin’s Folk and the good Hobbits of the Shire Angling Club will together host the … Continue reading

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