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Adventures in Balrog Math

homunculus — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:38:02 -0800

The Fellowship of the Feebles?

dazed_one — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:35:09 -0800

"It is an army bred for a single purpose; to destroy the world of men."

If Middle Earth had a website this would probably be it

konolia — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:12:27 -0800

Council of Elrond You have stumbled upon one of the largest resource sites on the web offering a variety of unique features based on the creative works of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow the Paths of the Dead

Joey Michaels — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 18:41:15 -0800

Did The Wizard of Oz inspire Lord of the Rings? "The first film version of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz was released in the summer of 1939, less than a month before World War II officially began. Though started as early as 1937, The Lord of the Rings was largely composed during the war years, but not published until somewhat later. Therefore, it is by no means impossible that J.R.R. Tolkien saw the magnificent MGM movie before he wrote most of his magnum opus. Could Oz have influenced his tale somehow, consciously or unconsciously?"

My Precioussssss

MintSauce — Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:01:21 -0800

Final Lord of the Rings trailer [Quicktime Movie]. No sign of it yet on the official site. (Via BBC)

What IS the deal with Frodo and Sam, anyway?

UKnowForKids — Mon, 31 Mar 2003 05:25:30 -0800

Just how well do you know The Lord of the Rings? Test your knowledge here, courtesy of the Tolkien Sarcasm Page. Also of interest: the LOTR board game, and a brief synopsis of LOTR for you students who have to write a quick book report but just don't have the time to read the actual books.

Secret Diaries

Ron — Thu, 09 Jan 2003 00:00:15 -0800

Secret Diaries from the Lord of the Rings.

Tolkien's Eleventy-first.

condour75 — Fri, 03 Jan 2003 06:53:14 -0800

Tolkien's Eleventy-first. Today would've been JRR Tolkien's 111th birthday. According to the Tolkien Society, the proper thing to do is to raise a glass at 9 pm and say "The Professor." Mary-Ann was not available for comment.

UKnowForKids — Wed, 02 Oct 2002 16:17:35 -0800

Sure, Peter Jackson's might be the most famous, and you've probably all heard of Ralph Bakshi's animated version and the Rankin-Bass one, but did you know that there have been other cinematic adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien's works? Take a look at this 1960s musical adaptation of The Hobbit, for instance, or a 1940s Warner Bros. version of the complete trilogy. (Movie downloads require Quicktime.)

wfrgms — Wed, 05 Dec 2001 14:21:13 -0800

If you were expecting the Lord of the Rings movie to receive as much if not more scrutiny from Conservative Christians as Harry Potter did you’re in for a surprise. Despite LOTR being filled with violence and intense fantasy imagery few churches or religious watch-god groups will be condemning the fantasy epic like they did the occult heavy, yet kid-friendly Harry Potter flick.

The reason is simple: Tolkien was a devout Christian.
In fact, Tolkien persuaded C.S. Lewis, who himself later wrote several Christian classics, to become a Christian. The two are credited with paving the way for a new genre of devotional literature, influencing authors like Charles Williams, T.S. Eliot, G.K. Chesteron and Dorothy Sayers.

Fortunately for most Tolkien doesn’t let Christian imagery dribble into his stories the way C.S. Lewis did. So expect religous LOTR friendly reviews from all with the possible exception of the ChildCare Action Project. One has to wonder though - if Harry Potter author, J. K. Rowling, was more publicly religious would her books be as controversial?