Philip Wortmann

During the Lockdown of 2020 I began work on writing and illustrating my Novel, "The House of Noth: A Myth over Middle-Mere", and self-published it on October 31st 2021 via Amazon KDP. This original version has since been replaced by an improved and slightly expanded 1st Aniversary Edition, published this time via Lulu under the Title "The House of Noth: A Myth amid the Roots of Day". As this is my first novel it has been a bit of an experiment in my eyes, setting the stage for what will be, God willing, a deeper delve into the Roots of Day. I have recently also written an Arthurian poem called "A Loveless Lay" for Nathan Hood's "Arthur Day", also to be found in the form of a dramatic reading on my Youtube channel (The Roots of Day).

Primarily I am a student of Theology, striving for the pastoral ministry. My writing endeavours have, as my regular reflection on the matter reveals to me, always been something of an attempt at reconciling the nature of the words and the literature I have inherited with experiences which I have had yet do not fully understand. In this process my study of the classical languages (Hebrew, Greek, and Latin), as well as my own time spent dabbling in the old Germanic languages from the Middle Ages, and some of the more prevalent Modern languages, have played a key role in shaping my style and the content of what I write.

For freer exploration of my theological considerations, I have also published a number of Youtube videos on my Theological channel (Phil Hypocrite), and I have been honoured with regular appearances on Luke Avery's "Lambda Bible Studies".

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The Roots of Day

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Phil Hypocrite
Welcome to the Phil Hypocrite! Here we’ll be exploring the Wor(l)d of God in Ancient Hebrew and Greek, as well as other ancient texts.
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The Roots of Day
“And when he looked into the deep, he took a hold of it, and pierced it with his name. And it was bound together, and its sinews wove the patterns that undergirt all the world, and they were fast and grey as stone. They were as a tree in the depths of time, and as his name bound it together, it brought forth a light, so that the darkness fled before the tree with a great fear. That tree was called ‘Izdin’, which means as much as ‘Day’.” Long since has passed that first Day, but among its roots still dwell the many mischievous creatures of the world. Beneath them writhe the secrets that have the power to upturn the land, and above linger the witnesses of weathered age and history alike. Welcome to the Roots of Day!
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Lambda Bible Studies
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The House of Noth
In a land of lights and shadows of things that are and want to be, a nomadic tribe is threatened with certain doom. A darkness roams the northern steppes, crowned with horns, and yet enslaved. What powers lurk beyond the dangers that the roaming river-people will have to face as they battle for their survival in the east? Their new chieftain, Authaen, seems ill-prepared to meet the looming danger. Meanwhile, a mighty wanderer has trekked into the northern world from a faraway south. Gaba the wanderer is robed in strange attire, playing foreign melodies in a world that seems to make little sense. Together, he and Authaen will unravel the mysteries that are rooted deeply in the steppes over Middle-mere; mysteries that will lead to further secrets in a land of black forests, snow-clothed mountains, and hardy warriors: the Children of Imnir.
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A Loveless Lay
“A Loveless Lay” is a poem in the style of a ballad, which tells a story about King Arthur after the discovery of Lancelot’s love affair with Guinevere. It is a sombre meditation on the human desire for vengeance, the power to take it, and a general contemplation on the power vested in the authority of rule. This book also contains the influential poem “Morte d’Arthur” by Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892), which is intentionally positioned here to potentially complete the narrative of “A Loveless Lay”.
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