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Simple Hobbits Have Lots of Friends
Middle-earth is clearly based on the medieval traditions of Sicily. Tolkien's allegory against the perils of allowing organized crime to flourish in an apathetic society is one of the 20th century's truly underappreciated social commentaries.
organized crime • mafia • mafiasi • isengard • saruman

Tolkien In Metal
A deeper delve into the inspiration behind metal bands reveals that a lot derive music and lyrics from Lord Of The Rings and other Tolkien tales
tolkien • lord of the rings • john ronal reuel tolkien • tolkien influence music metal • gorgoroth

Browsing the Compleat Middle-Earth Library
The study of J.R.R. Tolkien's life and works is an ever-expanding field. Here is a road-map for readers new and old to help them navigate their way through the winding paths of Tolkiendom.
j.r.r. tolkien • the history of middle-earth • the lord of the rings • the hobbit • the new shadow

Ferthu Theoden Hal!
If you've ever wondered what was so special about Theoden, there may be an answer to your question. We can study the world in which Theoden lived to learn a little more about him.
theoden • edoras • tolkien • eomund • eofor

The Sauron Strategies: One War to Win Them All, Except...
The second of two essays examining the strategies Sauron employed during the Second and Third Ages. Striving to be like Morgoth, Sauron took on the world. Perhaps he bit off more than he could chew.
sauron • gondor • arnor • lords of the eldar • council of elrond

Potter Versus the Ring Trilogy
Though they are both magical quests, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series and J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy actually approach magic in very different ways.
harry potter • the lord of the rings • magic • j.k. rowling • j.r.r. tolkien

East of Anduin: Fangorn's Search for Fenethril - Part I
What happened to the Entwives in "The Lord of the Rings?" Tolkien only tells us that they vanished east of the Anduin River when Sauron blasted that land toward the close of the Second Age of Middle Earth. Let us listen now to Treebeard's tale of lost love and journey in search of his beloved wife, Fenethril.
tolkien • lord of the rings • treebeard • fangor • fenethril

Interzone 220 Reviewed
Fiction from Eugie Foster, Jason Stoddard, Leah Bobet, Neil Williamson, Gareth Lyn Powell and Rudy Rucker. Jeffrey Ford and Christopher Priest reviewed in Book Zone.
interzone 220 • tta press • eugie foster • jason stoddard • leah bobet

LOTR Art Project Ideas for Homeschoolers
The movie trilogy based on Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a great starting point for Middle-Earth art projects and essays, both for older and younger homeschoolers.
tolkien projects • lotr movies • art project ideas • lotr • homeschooling project ideas

Are We Ready For Peter Jackson's Aragorn?
An assessment of the character of Aragorn and how it should be portrayed in Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" movies.
peter jackson • lord of the rings • aragorn • viggo mortensen • frodo

It is a dark and stormy movie...
A discussion of the emotional impact Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' movies are having on fandom, and how Tolkien's story evokes emotional responses from the readers. Will Jackson's films evoke similar responses?
peter jackson • lord of the rings • fellowship of the ring • two towers • return of the king

The Merchants of Middle-earth
A discussion of money and economics in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth through the ages.
money • middle-earth • j.r.r. tolkien • economy • trade

Which parts of Middle-earth will we not see?
A discussion of several places in Middle-earth which are never seen in either Tolkien's book or Peter Jackson's movies, but of which J.R.R. Tolkien told us much.
belfalas • calenardhon • tharbad • rohan • aldburg

A History of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, Part 3
Part three of a three-part article examining the causes and events of the War of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. This section includes the end notes and bibliography of sources.
aule • valinor • war of the last alliance of elves and men • concerning galadriel and celeborn • unfinished tales

Looking inside the Sauron Project
Most fantasy movie villains turn out badly. As a literary villain Sauron is unusual but successful. So what will it take to bring him to life in Peter Jackson's three LOTR movies, and to make him convincing as a strong, powerful, and terrifying villain?
sauron • peter jackson • tolkien • the lord of the rings • frodo

Music Inspired by The Lord of the Rings
Fans of JRR Tolkien can enjoy a number of musical renditions of poetry found in Tolkien's works, as well as songs and music inspired by the LOTR books.
lord of the rings music • lotr soundtrack • tolkien music • tolkien poems • lord of the rings musical

The Historic Baranduin
An essay written in the style of National Geographic which examines life and history along the historic Baranduin river in Eriador.
lake evendim • baranduin • middle-earth • annuminas • dunedain

Review of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
This week's article in a review of the Fantasy movie "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers."
ring • frodo • sam • gollum

Frodo Lives! The Graffiti of Middle-Earth
There must have been graffiti in Middle-Earth. Since graffiti occurs in almost every ancient civilization, I do not see any reason why it did not occur in the realms of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth. Uh-oh. . .the Dark Lord himself has passed me some modest examples. . .
frodo • tolkien • lord of the rings • silmarillion • graffiti

Garn, Garn, It's an Orc's life for me!
A discussion of how Orcs are portrayed, could be portrayed, and perhaps should be portrayed in movies, television, and online gaming systems.
orcs • lord of the rings • mordor • brigands • bandits

The Beginning and Ending of Trees
Trees, tall and short, grow silently in backyards, parks and hills. These beautiful, towering organisms have been around since the beginning of time. People love trees, sometimes worship them, and other times obliterate all the trees they can. What is it with trees?
beginning ending trees • sharon west • history trees • knowledge good evil • grove

Ghan-Buri-Ghan, Where Are You?
A review of 'The Return of the King', the third installment of Peter Jackson's cinematic version of 'The Lord of the Rings'.
return of the king • peter jackson • tolkien • aragorn • legolas

Hey guys, how's the weather down there?
A review of the impact that New Zealand's climate may have on filming the "Lord of the Rings" movies, how Peter Jackson may address issues of climate and geography, and what challenges lie ahead for him.
tolkien • lord of the rings • peter jackson • actors • movies

Look what they've done to Middle-earth, Ma
An assessment of Peter Jackson's Internet preview for the upcoming <i>Lord of the Rings</i> movies and how it reflects the accuracy (or inaccuracy) of the films in portraying Middle-earth.
middle-earth • tolkien • jackson • lord of the rings • lotr

The Middle-earth Mysteries
A brief discussion of some of the unanswerable questions about Middle-earth's peoples, creatures, and history.
ents • spiders • dunedain • woses • druedain

Good Night, Good Rhudaur
Despite a reputation for evil, Rhudaur may have served a good purpose, both in the early centuries of the history of Arnor and in the last centuries of the Third Age.
rhudaur • cardolan • arthedain • arnor • imladris

Hobbit Tales, or Never There And Back Again...
A discussion of some of the other stories Tolkien could have told about Hobbits had he explained their history in greater detail.
hobbits • tolkien • shire • buckland • gondor

Is That an Orc in Your Pocket, Or Are You Just Happy to Be Evil?
In classic story-teller fashion, J.R.R. Tolkien used good and evil in Middle-earth to reflect human ambitions and failings.
good and evil • orcs • men • elves • nargothrond

Real Orcs Don't Do Windows
Tolkien's vision of the Uruks, the black Orcs from Mordor and Isengard, followed a very unconventional path from conception to publication. Why did he feel compelled to create a new race of goblins, one which possessed none of the weaknesses of the older race of goblins?
uruks • orcs • goblins • uruk-hai • goblin feet

The Over-the-Bree-Hill Gang Rides Again
The problem with creating any sequel to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings is that you can't bring in a new Dark Lord. A successor to Sauron invalidates the whole mythology.
sauron • morgoth • dark lord • gandalf • lord of the rings

Count, Count, Weigh, Divide
It took a miracle to overthrow Sauron, and Iluvatar's intervention in the War of the Ring may have come on the heels of successive pre-emptive moments which served as warnings to Sauron that his time in Middle-earth was about to come to an end.
iluvatar • mene mene tekel upharsin • medes • persians • sauron

Cry 'Havoc!' and Let Slip the Wargs of Fandom!
An analysis of how Peter Jackson's movies portray Middle-earth, and how the film-maker uses compression to squeeze in as many details as possible.
the two towers • the lord of the rings • peter jackson • viggo mortensen • tobacco

Strange as news from Bree...
A discussion of Bree's significance and probable history in the Third Age.
bree • hobbits • arnor • dunedain • middle-earth

What Can We Expect From the Upcoming Movies?
An initial discussion of what fans can expect from Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies.
tolkien • peter jackson • lord of the rings • hobbits • rangers

Celeborn Unplugged
Taking another look at Celeborn, we find he is not quite so cut-and-dried as his detractors would have us believe. But is what Tolkien told us about Celeborn nearly as important as what he implied?
celeborn • galadriel • fangorn forest • treebeard • lothlorien

Guess Who's Coming to the Disaster
Tolkien is often criticised for not including more romance in The Lord of the Rings. But the romance is scattered throughout his long pseudo-history, and the fate of Middle-earth was more than once decided by a love story.
j.r.r. tolkien • middle-earth • the lord of the rings • the hobbit • the silmarillion

If I only had a Bombadil...
A discussion of Tom Bombadil and his importance to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Should fans hope to see Bombadil in a Fellowship of the Ring Dvd?
tom bombadil • frodo • sam • merry • pippin

The Other Way 'Round
J.R.R. Tolkien learned about philology and mythology through the study of Greek literature. What does Middle-earth owe to his lifelong interest in the Classics? How did he bring classical and medieval literature and poetry together to create a modern literary tradition which he so uniquely defines?
beowulf • the fall of troy • the iliad • the epic cycle • homer

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