It can often be awkward joining a new group of people. If you don’t know anyone in that group already, it can even be a little scary. In the Realm of Nessa, we try to alleviate those fears and awkward moments. To do this, not only do we accept newbies into our fold, and treat […]
It is no secret that the Realm of Nessa has certain affections towards llamas. We are not sure why, we are not sure how, we just know that we are semi-obsessed with those cute furry animals. As a fun, and perhaps scary, idea for a Council Courier article, I posed a question to fellow Realm […]
Unless you have been living under a rock for the last several years, you have probably heard of “The Lord of the Rings”. There are, however, many people who have not heard of either the movie or the book. These “rock dwellers” will often look at LotR fans as if we have three heads when […]
In life, everyone has Mount Dooms to climb, quests to achieve, and every person needs something that will get them to the top of their mountain. For Frodo, that “something” was Sam, who found strength in his loyalty and love for his master. In the Realm of Nessa, we have a motto, “dance like nobody’s […]
“The human mind is capable of forming mental images of things not actually present. The faculty of conceiving the images is (or was) naturally called Imagination.” ~JRR Tolkien, “On Fairy Stories” With strongly stated opinions and a wealth of insight, Tolkien’s essay “On Fairy Stories” addresses the benefits of fantasy and imaginative thinking. To the […]
Note: the commentary follows the poem The Last Ship Firiel looked out at three o’clock: the grey night was going; far away a golden_cock clear and shrill was crowing. The trees were dark, and the dawn pale, waking birds were cheeping, a wind moved cool and frail through dim leaves creeping. She watched the gleam […]
Many of the members on this site have used some of the different themes that are available and have their all time favorite theme up now. Are you one of those many members? Or are you a member who has heard about the CoE Themes but do not quite understand what it is about? For […]
You admit that your first attempt to read The Hobbit ended in boredom. Did you find the books easy to read after seeing the movie? Hard to say if the movies had any effect on my reading really. Of course, I showed some interest on reading them after seeing the first two movies because I […]
In 2003-2004 Professor Martin Barker, from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, carried out some research to look at reactions to The Return of the King movie. One of the findings was, “the highest levels of enjoyment and importance came from those who saw watching it as going on a spiritual journey”. You can read more about the research findings in this article at Education Guardian.