I ran across this little software application today - while not as flexible as something like Google Earth, it is a fun little tool. It has a reasonably detailed map drawn from The Lord of the Rings that you can click on, drag around, and even do text searches to find particular locations. […]

I must say, I was shocked (in a pleasant way) when I got the latest issue of The Tolkien Society’s Mallorn in the mail the other day. The tree drawn by Pauline Baynes that has graced the cover of Mallorn for ever has been replaced with a lovely Jef Murray illustration. Quite a […]

Here is a blog entry from a very big Tolkien fan (evidently, a movie fan). His (and co-conspirators’) effort seems to have been about a week, and the results are, um, sweet!
The Battle of Pelennor Fields
The question I have is, did they eat it or save it? (What would it go for […]

Slow me (this service has been around since 2005) but I finally ran across a Tolkien related book on Amazon that is available for their “Amazon Upgrade” service. What this means is that when you purchase the physical book, if you pay a small additional fee you can have unlimited online access to the […]

My own answer to the title of this post (feel free to add yours in the comments…):
I have been reading Wayne Hammond and Christina Scull’s The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion for the first time. Straight through. Without a copy of LOTR handy for reference. I can’t say it is […]