The Library of Lewis and Tolkien

Exploring the Richness and Roots of Fantasy

Fantasy stories have a long, long history in the Western world

Mar 21 • Library of Lewis and Tolkien

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January 2026

C.S. Lewis and the Greatest Arthurian Epic

Reading (and Appreciating) Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur

Jan 24 • Library of Lewis and Tolkien

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December 2025

The Hidden Link between Middle-earth and "O Come, O Come Emmanuel"

Would it surprise you to learn that The Lord of the Rings and the Advent hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” are cousins?

Dec 23, 2025 • Library of Lewis and Tolkien

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November 2025

Topics on the Horizon

Finnish wizards and obscure medieval dialects; King Arthur and our cultural moment; and more

Nov 15, 2025 • Library of Lewis and Tolkien

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September 2025

Books I'm Excited to Teach in the Fall

Knights and ladies, vestiges of Celtic mythology, and medieval Iceland.

Sep 20, 2025 • Library of Lewis and Tolkien

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August 2025

Explaining the "Fairy" in "Fairy Tale"

Journeys into the Perilous Realm, Part Three

Aug 30, 2025 • Library of Lewis and Tolkien

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"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high": Tolkien and Lewis as Readers of Fairy Tales

Journeys into the Perilous Realm, Part Two

Aug 20, 2025 • Library of Lewis and Tolkien

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"When I became a man, I put away childish things": Grownups Reading Fairy Tales

Journeys into the Perilous Realm (Part One)

Aug 9, 2025 • Library of Lewis and Tolkien

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Lewis on the Makings of a Great Story

There's more to stories than excitement and relatability.

Aug 6, 2025 • Library of Lewis and Tolkien

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July 2025

What Kind of Readers Were Lewis and Tolkien?

What They Read and Why, and in What Spirit

Jul 29, 2025 • Library of Lewis and Tolkien

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