scriptorium
Essays
Long-form research on lore, language, and daily life in the Professor's world. Eclectic by design — filter by subject below.
The Lore-keepers of Minas Tirith
What the archives of the Tower of Guard held, who kept them, and the scripts grown dark to later men.
Farm Economics and Deep Authenticity
Lessons from a modern day homestead.
Water Carriers of Middle-earth: a survey
A survey of a most basic need - how those in Middle-earth carried water.
Shorter notes are kept in the marginalia.