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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. orcs • lord of the rings • mordor • brigands • bandits
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
Them Dwarves, Them Dwarves, Part II A continuation of the discussion of Tolkien's Dwarves: their history, culture, and relationships with other peoples. dwarves • middle-earth • tolkien • eriador • hobbits
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
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. snoopy • lord of the nazgul • middle-earth • orcs • hagar the horrible
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
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. middle-earth • tolkien • imaginary • pseudo-history • fairy
Beorning questions... Where the Beornings may have come from, and what they may have been like as a people... beorn • beornings • gandalf • bilbo • thorin
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. sauron • elendil • anardil • numenor • of the rings of power and the third age
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. star wars • george lucas • peter jackson • tolkien • lord of the rings
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. new shadow • j.r.r. tolkien • middle-earth • borlas • barrow-wights
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
Speaking of Legolas... An examination of the character of Legolas, and the possible clues Tolkien may have left concerning Legolas' age. legolas • gimli • aragorn • gandalf • thranduil
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? tolkien enterprises • iron crown enterprises • middle-earth • gaming • role-playing games
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
Ranger For Hire: Have Horse, Will Travel A discussion of possible locations where Aragorn's people may have lived in Eriador. aragorn • eriador • tolkien • rangers • dunedain
Deconstructing Star Wars A basic analysis of seemingly innocent popular culture texts often reveals strong undercurrents of colonial aggression towards Indigenous people. star wars • colonial propaganda • temuera morrison • conspiracy theory • racism in cinema
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. prophecy • melkor • manwe • osanwe-kenta • valar
Kryptic Tales of Middle-earth A review of the various tales of horror and dread that Tolkien slipped into the Middle-earth canon. ghost stories • horror stores • dead men • sorcery • necromancy
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. sam gamgee • frodo • bilbo • hobbits • rosie cotton
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. quest • gilgamesh • j.r.r. tolkien • the lord of the rings • fellowship
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 two worlds curse of souls • downloadable content for two worlds • new two worlds add-on • xbox 360 version curse of souls • crpg two worlds
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
Dear Gandalf ... Speculations (some serious, some not so serious) on Gandalf's early movements and career. gandalf • middle-earth • dunedain • j.r.r. tolkien • the lord of the rings
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
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 lord of the rings • two towers • peter jackson • tolkien • imperialism
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 peter jackson filmography • peter jackson recent films • peter jackson future projects • the frighteners film • fellowship of the ring film
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. lord of the rings film • racism and film • lord of the rings • peter jackson • j.r.r.tolkien
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
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. genre • science fiction • writing • publishing • speculative
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? rpg mmorpg free online game • best online gaming adventure quest • online role playing games • cool internet computer games • cool games playable games
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. free online games • role playing games • aqworlds when live • free online game • mmorpg
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. the sundering by jacqueline carey • kushiel’s dart saga phedre anguissette • epic fantasy tolkein • books like lord of the rings • sunderer banewreaker godslayer
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. world of warcraft addiction • the burning crusade • wrath of the lich king launch • world of warcraft and the lich king • online gaming and addiction
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
Just Whose Middle-earth Is It, Anyway? J.R.R. Tolkien brought us to Middle-earth, but we have never left it since then.... middle-earth action figures • cinderella • j.r.r. tolkien • peter jackson • movies
Them Dwarves, Them Dwarves! First part of a discussion about Tolkien's Dwarves. dwarves • tolkien • middle-earth • belegost • nogrod
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. second age • first age • third age • middle-earth • elrond
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. aragorn • arwen • strider • the lord of the rings • tolkien
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. hobbits • history • shire • eriador • harfoots
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. j.r.r. tolkien • middle-earth • rohan • iceland • sagas
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! gormenghast • bbc america • 1900 house
LOTR Preview: Not the Easiest Site to See If you have the equipment and lots of time, check out the first glimpses of LOTR. new line • preview • lotr • lord of the rings • trailer
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. madness • computer games • fiction • writing • homer
Recommended Reading Dragons, Water, Fantasy, good stuff. imagination • common • thought • catharsis • art
Modes of Collaboration Why don't more IF writers collaborate with one another? collaboration • philip k dick • roger zelazny • science fiction • computer games
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. hobbit • saruman • wormtongue • battle of bywater • meriadoc
Journal of Creation: DragonGrace 5 Kingdoms, Cultures, Currencies, and Racial Relationships in the world of DragonGrace imagination • common • thought • catharsis • game
Myths and Monsters A-Z Part I A-G An A-Z compendium of not often seen monsters to spice up your next game. myths • monsters game • rpg • role-play
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. frodo • tolkien • bilbo • ring of power • gandalf |
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