John Ellison

John Ellison (21 February 1932 - 26 June 2016) was an author, editor and member of The Tolkien Society. With Patricia Reynolds he edited six editions of the Society's annual journal Mallorn and, over the years, has been a regular contributor to many of the Society's pamphlets and publications.

Bibliography, selected

Journals (editor)

• 1993: Mallorn 30 (with Patricia Reynolds)
• 1994: Mallorn 31 (with Patricia Reynolds)
• 1995: Mallorn 32 (with Patricia Reynolds)
• 1996: Mallorn 34 (with Patricia Reynolds)
• 1997: Mallorn 35 (with Patricia Reynolds)
• 1998: Mallorn 36 (with Patricia Reynolds)

Articles

• 1981: Amon Hen 52
  • "Carl Maria von Weber: the Music of LOTR"
• 1982: Amon Hen 54
  • "The Reality of Middle-earth"
• 1983: Amon Hen 61
  • "Music in Relation to Tolkien: A Critique"
• 1985: Mallorn 22
  • "Tolkien's Shire and Wagner's Nuremberg: a comparison"
• 1986: Amon Hen 81
  • "Art Review" (with Christina Scull)
• 1986: Mallorn 23
  • "From Innocence to Experience: the "naiveté" of J.R.R. Tolkien"
• 1988: Tolkien and Romanticism
  • "Tolkien, Wagner, and the End of the Romantic Age"
• 1989: Mallorn 26
  • "The Legendary War and the Real One"
• 1990: Mallorn 27
  • "The Structure of The Hobbit"
• 1991: Leaves from the Tree
  • "The why, and the how: Reflections on Leaf by Niggle"
• 1991: Mallorn 28
  • "Sublime Scenes and Horrid Novels: Milestones along the Road to Middle-earth"
• 1992: The First and Second Ages
  • "From Fëanor to Doctor Faustus: A "creator" destroys himself"
• 1992: Mallorn 29
  • "Tolkien and Beethoven"
• 1993: Mallorn 30
  • "Tolkien's Art"
• 1994: Mallorn 31
  • ""Before Defended Walls": Hill-forts and Fortified Sites in northern Eriador in the Second and Third Ages"
• 1995: Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference
  • "Baggins Remembered"
• 1996: Travel and Communication in Tolkien's Worlds
  • "The Road Goes Ever On: Tolkien's use of the journey motive in constructing The Lord of the Rings"
• 1996: Mallorn 34
  • "Gandalf, Frodo, and Sherlock Holmes; myth and reality compared in the works of Tolkien and Conan Doyle"
• 1997: Amon Hen 148
  • "Obituary: Lester Simons"
• 1998: Mallorn 36
  • "Tolkien's World and Wagner's: the music of language and the language of music"
• 1999: Mallorn 37
  • "Music Review - "Edda" myths from medieval Iceland"
  • "The Virtual History of Middle-earth"
• 1999: Tolkien, the Sea and Scandinavia
  • "Tolkien-on-Sea: The View from the Shores of Middle-earth"
• 2000: Tolkien: A Mythology for England?
  • "Tolkien's Mythology of England: The Shire as 'Local Community'"
• 2001: Mallorn 39
  • "Alternative history: An orc's-eye view"
• 2002: Mallorn 40
  • "Treebeard's voice"
• 2003: Mallorn 41
  • "From Fëanor to Doctor Faustus: a creator's path to self destruction"
• 2005: Mallorn 43
  • "The road goes ever on: Tolkien's use of the 'Journey' motive in reconstructing The Lord of the Rings"
• 2006: Mallorn 44
  • "Tolkien-on-sea: The view from the shores of Middle-earth"
• 2008: Amon Hen 211
  • "Tolkien and Sibelius"

Reviews

• 1988: Amon Hen 93
  • The Return of the Shadow
• 1992: Mallorn 29
  • The Tolkien Family Album
• 1994: Mallorn 31
  • Scholarship and Fantasy
  • A Tribute to J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Inklings
• 1994: Amon Hen 126
  • Morgoth's Ring
• 1996: Mallorn 34
  • J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator
• 1997: Mallorn 35
  • Defending Middle-Earth
• 1998: Mallorn 36
  • A Question of Time: J.R.R. Tolkien's Road to Faërie
• 2002: Mallorn 40
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• 2004: Mallorn 42
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• 2003: Amon Hen 180
  • "FotR Film Music Concert"