Forum: J.R.R. Tolkien

Just re-reading RotK, and I came across the section where Eowyn rides with the Rohirrim as Dernhelm. Now, I never thought about it before now, but...

Just want to know how in the lore mortals faced Valar or Maia in deadly combat Are the weapons enchanted? Do they posses incredibly agility? ...

Though not entirely canonical, it is nonetheless interesting. Mordor Map

One thing (of the many) I don’t think I understand fully is the prophecy made concerning Arvedui, the last king of Arthedain, which is also the...

This must be how they're gonna get the treasure back from Smaug...

This isn't an original idea, and I did in fat take the idea from this forum, but I liked what was done a great deal and so I decided to copy it. I'm...

Illurambar (or the Walls of the World) borded the entierty of Arda. Upon it were the Gates of Morning and the Door of Night. Now jump to the Fall...

Outside of the Tree of Gondor, does Aragorn have any symbol that represents him?

Did the Rangers of the North or the Shire have a logo, like Gondor has the Tree of Gondor?

I've been hanging out at the Tolkien Gateway (http://tolkiengateway.net/) refreshing my lore knowledge I was reading of how Melkor corrupted some of...

Here is the account of what truly happened in Erebor and the sad fate of Bombur :rolleyes: "Dwalin turned to Dori, a worried expression on his...

Well after about 6 months of searching I was finally able to find myself a copy of the Silmarillion, and to say the least, it is fantastic. I am...

Just wondering if anyone has already picked up, or is planning to do so shortly, the Fall of Arthur which was recently released? This is a new book...

While doing the Nud-Melek revamped quest chain recently, I wondered if anyone knew the answers to the following questions. There is a piece of music...

I'm currently re-reading LOTR, and when reading the prologue bit which tells the reader about hobbits and their history, I found the following...

A passage from the Silmarillion: Now, I don't quite understand why Turgon was so feared by Morgoth, especially when there are other members of...

I wonder if anyone else is feeling that the Wildermore quests and stories are more like George R.R. Martin than J.R.R. Tolkien? I'm referring to...

Yeah, I know. This one sounds like it will be difficult, but bear with me. We have had One-word Tolkien Trivia, then I started a Two-word version...

What do you think will be the next expansion, considering RoR brought east Rohan its more then likely west Rohan is next. However there are still...

Here are the books I currently own: The Hobbit LotR trilogy The Silmarillion That's only 5 books, but I'm aware that there are many other...

So Elrond chose to be numbered among the elves, along with his mother and father, and the sons of Fëanor who basically raised him, until the War of...

Hello! I am currently reading The Silmarillion and am about 225 pages in right now, reading about the Silmarils and the lies of Melkor. One...

One of the things I think is severely missing from publications of the Professor's works is a book just consisting of the poems he wrote. The poems...

So title pretty much says it all, I did a little research online and didn't see anything. So anyone know for sure?

Not sure if the right section but here stays ;) http://io9.com/only-a-chemistry-student-would-organize-lord-of-the-rin-493562870

Hi guys so I recently tried to name my elf Mighty squirrel and it didn't work out to well so im decided to try Agile warrior this time and from my...

Hi guys so I want my elfs name to say Mighty and his last name to say squirrel for my last name reading mighty squirrel (this should be for obvious...

Hello, I've never had the chance to read LotR in full as of yet, although I am working on it in my spare time (As well as reading Dune!) But...

Does anyone know of somewhere that I can get the Complete History of Middle Earth as an eBook? The hardcover sets are too expensive and even the...

I have the theatrical DVDs, the EE DVD box sets, and the Limited Edition DVDs. So, anyone have these AND the bluray box set of EEs? Am I missing...