Welcome to the Signum Fellowship, our shared habitat for personal learning and enrichment provided by a number of organizations!
October 2026
Confirmed
Standard Module
Days and Times
Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 11:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on October 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26
There are dragons in Tolkien’s works, of course, as well as Ents, Trolls, and Orcs, all enabling Tolkien to give shape and dimension to his world of Middle-earth. Less discussed amongst readers of the legendarium are the weird creatures that sit in the shadows – the ones designed to really make the back of your neck prickle. In this course, we will discuss these more troubling inhabitants of Middle-earth, with some close reading of the texts to guide our way.
Access to copies of The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings is essential. Prior knowledge of the texts is desirable, but you could read them as we go along.
Access to copies of The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings is essential. Prior knowledge of the texts is desirable, but you could read them as we go along.
Recorded Sessions
All live sessions will be recorded and shared with enrolled students so everyone can review the material or catch up if they can’t attend live.
Note: If a recording does not appear as expected, please let us know at EverLearn@SignumU.org. Thank you!
Required Texts
Access to copies of The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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