Kristine Larsen

Kristine Larsen is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the Central Connecticut State University. She regularly writes about the astronomy and cosmology of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.

Bibliography

Articles

• 2005: Tolkien Studies: Volume 2
  • "A Definitive Identification of Tolkien's 'Borgil', An Astronomical and Literary Approach"
• 2005: Mallorn 43
  • "Tolkien's Burning Briar - an astronomical explanation"
• 2006: Mallorn 44
  • "Swords and sky stones: Meteoric iron in The Silmarillion"
• 2007: Tolkien Studies: Volume 4
  • "Sauron, Mount Doom, and Elvish Moths: The Influence of Tolkien on Modern Science"
• 2008: Amon Hen 209
  • "Rose-stained in the Sunset"
• 2008: Mallorn 45
  • "(V)Arda Marred - The Evolution of the Queen of the Stars"
• 2008: The Ring Goes Ever On: Proceedings of the Tolkien 2005 Conference
  • "A Little Earth of His Own: Tolkien's Lunar Creation Myths"
• 2009: Mallorn 48
  • "The Stone of Erech and the Black Stone of Ka'aba: meteorite or 'meteor-wrong'?"
• 2010: Mallorn 49
  • "The words of Húrin and Morgoth: microcosm, macrocosm and the later legendarium"
• 2010: Music in Middle-earth
  • "'Behold Your Music!': The Themes of Ilúvatar, the Song of Aslan, and the Real Music of the Spheres"
• 2010: Silver Leaves 3
  • "Silmaril or Simulacrum? Simulations of the Heavens in Middle-Earth"
• 2010: Tolkien Studies: Volume 7
  • "Myth, Milky Way, and the Mysteries of Tolkien's Morwinyon, Telumendil, and Anarríma"
• 2011: Amon Hen 229
  • "And the Stars Were Hidden"
• 2011: Amon Hen 230
  • "The Lunacy of The Hobbit"
• 2011: Tolkien and the Study of His Sources
  • "Sea Birds and Morning Stars: Ceyx, Alcyone, and the Many Metamorphoses of Eärendil and Elwing"
• 2011: Mallorn 52
  • "We hatesses those tricksy numbers: Tolkien, Lewis and maths anxiety"
• 2012: Mallorn 53
  • "An Elrond by any other name" (guest editorial)
  • "From Dunne to Desmond: disembodied time travel in Tolkien, Stapledon and Lost"
• 2013: Mallorn 54
  • "'That sickle of the heavenly field': celestial motifs in The Lay of Leithian"
• 2014: The Hobbit and Tolkien's Mythology
  • "'It passes our skill in these days': Primary World Influences on the Evolution of Durin's Day"
• 2014: Tolkien in the New Century: Essays in Honor of Tom Shippey
  • "'Alone Between the Dark and Light': "The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun" and Lessons from the Later Legendarium"
• 2015: Perilous and Fair: Women in J.R.R. Tolkien's Work and Life
  • "The Power of Pity and Tears: The Evolution of Nienna in the Legendarium"
• 2016: Amon Hen 260
  • "Death to Bree Creek Quadrangle"
• 2016: Amon Hen 261
  • "Do Dwarves Wear Their Sunglasses at Night?"
• 2017: Amon Hen 263
  • "Haldane's Rule and the Half-Elven"
• 2017: Amon Hen 264
  • "Medieval Fostering...Part One"
• 2017: Amon Hen 265
  • "Medieval Fostering...Part Two"

Reviews

• 2012: Tolkien Studies: Volume 9
  • The Ecological Augury in the Works of JRR Tolkien

External links

• Kristine Larsen's website
• Kristine Larsen's "The Astronomy of Middle-earth"