Ok, this picture has nothing really to do with this Blog, other than its the cover of a cool Tolkien book that my pastor gave me. I love the artwork, which is inspired by 'The Hobbit'. Anyway, the title of this blog is ... as you've read 'The Pig'n Brick' which has some significance in the old tale of the three pigs, and of course the only one that survived against the prevailing attacks from a 'big bad wolf' is the pig with the house made of stone. Thusly the title of my blog. These writings are a reflection of my continuuing studies at Mythgard Institute and my Tolkien studies. Before I even started taking courses at Mythgard, my knowledge of Tolkien and C.S. Lewis was very much like the straw house, blowing in the wind, and basically non-existant. Hopefully by the end of the 10 courses, and one M.A. degree in English Litature later, I will have a MUCH firmer grasp of Tolkien, his influences, and the people that he surrounded himself with.
Right now I'm am doing the second course based on the relationship between Tolkien and Lewis, and their respective differences in opinions and literary stylings. The first novel in this course is 'The Company they Keep' by Dianna Pavlac Glyer. A facinating look at all the Inklings -- a literary club of like minded individuals that Tolkien met up with regularly for 15+ years at least twice a week. I'm just writing down some of my observations, or things I'm struggling with during my tenure. So, if anybody is reading this .... enjoy :)
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