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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.
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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.
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Them Dwarves, Them Dwarves, Part II
A continuation of the discussion of Tolkien's Dwarves: their history, culture, and relationships with other peoples.
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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.
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Snoopy Versus the Lord of the Nazgul
How J.R.R. Tolkien's <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> might look if some famous American cartoon characters were to take on the key roles in the story.
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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.
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A Real World, a Pseudo-History
Tolkien's Middle-earth is not an imaginary world. It is the real world at a imaginary period of time.
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Beorning questions...
Where the Beornings may have come from, and what they may have been like as a people...
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The Sauron Strategies: Footsteps into Failure
The first of two articles examining Sauron's strategies and objectives. In the Second Age, Sauron proved to be flexible and resilient, but he consistently underestimated his enemies' abilities and resources.
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When is a movie not just a movie?
An examination of the ethnic, moral, and historical issues surrounding The Lord of the Rings, which is occasionally embroiled in a controversy alleging that the book is racist.
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Exploring Tolkien's Fourth Age
How Middle-earth might have appeared in the Fourth Age, had J.R.R. Tolkien finished writing The New Shadow.
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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.
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Speaking of Legolas...
An examination of the character of Legolas, and the possible clues Tolkien may have left concerning Legolas' age.
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Mountains on the Left, Ruins on the Right
Tolkien Enterprises recently moved to protect its trademarks in the gaming marketplace. Can they really prevent the gaming community from exercising its imagination, or are they just delaying the inevitable?
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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.
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Ranger For Hire: Have Horse, Will Travel
A discussion of possible locations where Aragorn's people may have lived in Eriador.
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Deconstructing Star Wars
A basic analysis of seemingly innocent popular culture texts often reveals strong undercurrents of colonial aggression towards Indigenous people.
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The Middle-Earth Prophecies
An examination of the role prophecy plays in Middle-earth, and how Tolkien distinguishes between true foretelling and forecasting, and how prophecy may be a tool for compulsion.
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Kryptic Tales of Middle-earth
A review of the various tales of horror and dread that Tolkien slipped into the Middle-earth canon.
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And Now for the Other Love Story
An examination of the lifestyles Sam Gamgee and Rose Cotton may have known while growing up, and how their families fit into Shire economics and society.
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The Quests of Middle-earth
A look at Tolkien's use of quests in his stories, long and short, and of how role-playing games and more recent fantasy stories have departed from Tolkien's ideas.
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Two Worlds Curse of Souls Download
A new Two Worlds add-on for the XBox 360 version, Curse of Souls adds new maps and quests plus a new player versus player arena for extended online play
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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. . .
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Dear Gandalf ...
Speculations (some serious, some not so serious) on Gandalf's early movements and career.
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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.
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Imperial Politics in LOTR The Two Towers
The second chapter of Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy is a tale of attempted conquest on the part of an Imperialist power at the expense of a dwindling rural country
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Peter Jackson Films 1996 - Present
Peter Jackson's filmography from 1996 to present, listed by year of release and including synopses. Plus a look at future projects for Jackson circa 2008-9
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Racism and The Lord of the Rings
It is the changing cultural situation, not the original texts, which have led some people to identify possibly racist elements to the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
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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
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Writing Speculative Fiction
So you want to write Speculative Fiction? Don't call it Sci-Fi. Know who you're writing for, and what to write about.
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Adventure Quest Online RPG Guardianship
AdventureQuest is an online RPG game offering exciting free play for pre-teens, teens, and adults. Is paying to upgrade to Guardian worth the one-time fee?
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AQWorlds Final Alpha Beta and Final Testing 2008
The highly anticipated live-action version of the free role-playing game (RPG) Adventure Quest completes its final alpha & beta testing with the help of AQ Guardians.
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Banewreaker and Godslayer: Review
If all that's good considers you evil, are you? Jacqueline Carey's Sundering duology poses the question... and leaves a reader with only the most ambiguous of answers.
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World of Warcraft and Addiction
After the hugely successful expansion pack The Burning Crusade, the newest expansion pack for World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King has now been launched.
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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?
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Just Whose Middle-earth Is It, Anyway?
J.R.R. Tolkien brought us to Middle-earth, but we have never left it since then....
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Them Dwarves, Them Dwarves!
First part of a discussion about Tolkien's Dwarves.
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Unwritten Tales of Love and War in Middle-Earth
Both the First Age and the Third Age are highlighted by tales of love and tragedy. Yet the Second Age reveals only pieces of what might have been another enchanting cycle of stories of love, heroism, and the long struggle against evil.
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Where Are the Aragorn and Arwen Web Sites?
A discussion of Aragorn and Arwen, how Web sites for them are currently lacking, and what may emerge on the Web as the popularity of these characters and the actors who portray them rises.
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Charting the Shire lines
Why is it that the Hobbits didn't overrun Eriador, and how, exactly, did they end up where they did end up? Their names and the Tale of Years provide a few clues that can provide a greater, if grimmer, picture of Hobbit society and history.
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How did Tolkien actually portray the Rohirrim?
A discussion of how Tolkien portrayed the Rohirrim, comparing and contrasting them with the peoples of the Icelandic sagas and ancient Germanic tribes.
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Gormenghast is Coming (to BBC America) | 1900 House on PBS
<i>Gormenghast</i> is coming to BBC America and <i>1900 House</i> is coming to PBS. Must see telly in June!
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LOTR Preview: Not the Easiest Site to See
If you have the equipment and lots of time, check out the first glimpses of LOTR.
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Madness and the Eternal Player-Character
Reflections on the stereotyped PC of IF and computer games, and one strategy for getting around some of his most annoying traits.
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Recommended Reading
Dragons, Water, Fantasy, good stuff.
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Modes of Collaboration
Why don't more IF writers collaborate with one another?
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Glossing the Hobbit Heroes' Homecoming
Further comments regarding Peter Jackson's 'Return of the King' with particular attention paid to the omission of 'The Scouring of the Shire' from the filmatic version.
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Journal of Creation: DragonGrace 5
Kingdoms, Cultures, Currencies, and Racial Relationships in the world of DragonGrace
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Myths and Monsters A-Z Part I A-G
An A-Z compendium of not often seen monsters to spice up your next game.
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Frodo's Temptation and The Wound That Wouldn't Heal
The first part of a reflection and reverie regarding the nature of the One Ring and its unrelenting temptation of Frodo as the Ring-Bearer.
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