Martin Reed
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The Lord of the Rings: 10 Nerdy and Mythological Facts
(1) J.R.R. Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon (Early English) Literature at the University of Oxford; in other words, he was one of the world’s leading experts on stories such as Beowulf. He had a side interest in Norse (Viking) mythologies and stories. A great deal of the background detail of The Lord of the Rings (and The Hobbit, etc.) comes from Norse mythology.
By Martin Reed6 years ago in Geeks
The Real Meaning of Christmas
It is pretty unlikely that Jesus Christ was born on 25 December, but does that matter? To many faithful Christians, no, it doesn’t seem to, much. Christmas day is the day they celebrate the birth of Jesus. Whether he was really born on that particular day is a bit of a side issue (after all, the actual date is not in the Bible).
By Martin Reed6 years ago in Futurism
Tory Views on How We Should Live
So, Tory Minister Dr. Phillip Lee has decided that we're all a selfish lot and don't care for our elderly parents enough. I wonder, is he talking about successful businessmen, etc. not paying out for nurses and home-helps for their parents? Is he talking about, for instance, high-flying government ministers who should perhaps give up those responsible positions to spend more time with their elderly relatives? (Can he provide an example of this happening?) Or is he talking about people with no money, or who work every hour they can to support their own kids, driving themselves further into poverty, and debt by taking on the care of their parents as well? I think you'll find it's the latter. And would I, when the time comes, want my kids to waste their opportunities just to make my dotage a little less miserable than it will, almost inevitably, be? Time the Tories stopped trying to tell the rest of us how we should live I think—as if they have any idea at all.
By Martin Reed7 years ago in The Swamp