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Rings and Rituals

Rings and Rituals

Di: Marilyn R. Pukkila & Sara Brown
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Tolkien scholars Marilyn R. Pukkila and Sara Brown explore the rituals woven throughout The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, analyzing what each ceremonial moment reveals about Middle-earth's cultures, their values, and the storytelling choices of showrunners Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne.

Ritual is everywhere in Tolkien's world, from the sword-drawing ceremonies of the Noldor to the migration rites of the Harfoots, but it rarely gets the focused analytical attention it deserves. Marilyn and Sara bring genuine academic grounding to their close readings, drawing on anthropology, religious studies, and decades of Tolkien scholarship to ask the questions that matter: What is the design of this ritual? What is its intent? What does it reveal about the culture performing it?

Whether you are a longtime devotee of Middle-earth lore or coming to The Rings of Power fresh, Rings and Rituals offers a perspective on the series that you will not find anywhere else.

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    Find Phillip:

    • Blue Sky: Phillip Menzies
    • Apple Podcasts: The Words and Magic of Music in the Rings of Power
    • YouTube: Phillip's SilmFilm Soundtrack
    • Facebook: Hern Ennorath Australia
    • Facebook: Sydney Tolkien Fellowship


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    Oct 28 2026

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