The Long Defeat

Of the differences between the novel and Peter Jackson's three films there are only a few that can really be considered dangerous . It...

The first time I read Lord of the Rings, I thought Merry was a girl. Hey, I was eight years old! And Merry sounds like a girl's name! Ho...

It is not really surprising that so many people come to Middle-earth, and LotRO, intent on playing dark, brooding, sell-swords who would as ...

[Notes on continuing research] Olwe was the king of the Teleri who came last to Aman and dwelled in Tol Eressea before coming to Alqualonde,...

I continue to research Imraheth's sword, the Swan-Blade, known later in Sindarin as Alfcrist . I discovered last night while in very enj...

Time for some totally unfounded and idle speculation on the future of LotR. Well, maybe not totally unfounded. I believe the developers have...

The fine people at Sindanorie have used Tolkien's languages to write original poetry, translate lines given in English by Tolkien into ...