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In the last few weeks I have read multiple books that at one point or another concerned themselves with negative criticism of Tolkien's Works, especially the Lord of the Rings, and all of these Books went out of their way to prove these critics wrong. Sometimes it seemed the critics didn't even...

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Hello, new member here. I was not really sure of where to post this in the forum but I have drawn three different types of gollum-hands. I think all three of them tell diferent stories. What would you think those stories are?

Upon scrupulous exegesis of the Ardan chronotexts, one is compelled to interrogate the One Ring’s fulgorithmic ontoparadox: insofar as it mandates both annihilative praxis and preservative perpetuation, can one construe its destruction as simultaneously imperative and antithetical, or merely as...

Once, I saw someone claim on Facebook that "Without bodies, the Ainur cannot interact with the world in any way." Also, in Unfinished Tales, it is said that they wear bodies because even the Eldar cannot perceive them if they don't wear them. And the Dead Army also couldn't fight with the humans...

Two months ago, for my writing class final, I did a project on lotr! My project was mainly about differences between the books and the Peter Jackson films' representation of the Eye of Sauron. personally, I find that the films' depiction of the Eye has made it even more confusing than in the...

How would one pronounce Dáin Ironfoot? One syllable or two? Me and a gaming buddy of mine are in a bit of a debate about this right now 😂. Any insights are appreciated!

So, decided to make a general question thread for all things Middle Earth and Tolkien that people on this forum might has questions about. Anyway, since I am writing a thesis involving Tolkien I like to know if anybody who is more of a Tolkien admirer then me can point out were in the books it...

Game vs real US airforce uniforms Because i will assume that is what MGS3 uniforms is based on right? Now i was watching the episode 27 Final Approach of MacGyver. An old TV series from the 1980s. And this girl looks like she is wearing a US Airforce uniform Now what i am wondering. Is...

Is Tom Bombadil the point where Tolkien stopped understanding his own works? Did one of his creations confuse him? I'm wondering because there is never any indication about what Tom actually was, or how he fit into Middle Earth.

Hello. I just have a request for Peter Jackson about new movies. Everybody knows that it would be awesome that there could be done a Silmarillion movie, but my request would be if Peter Jackson could consider making a trilogy of movies based on The Silmarillion. That would be all of my request...

Hello all, I have a question about the content for Of Tuor and His Coming to Gondolin, as published in The Unfinished Tales, compared to the corresponding reprinted inclusion in the book The Fall of Gondolin. Are they the same? Exactly? Or are there omissions between one or the other version...

According to all sources, trolls were created by Morgoth at the end of the first age or before the end of the first age. The part and battle where the trolls are first mentioned in the Silmarillion and Middle-earth is the nirnaeth arnoediad. And the gothmog had a troll guards in this war. so...

Hello. I would like to ask, would the name "Meliton" be correct for a male elf?

Hello, It would mean a great deal to me if members could confirm that the attached picture correctly reads the names ‘Charlie’ and ‘Luka’ - and that both represent males. This will be my one and only ever tattoo and I wanted to ensure that it was right! Thank you Brig

A friend recently read The Silmarillion and we had a short conversation over text, they said they thought the premise was basic-follow the Valar and you’ll be fine (basically. It wasn’t just that, we went on to discussing the world-building and wonderful backstories). But…thoughts? (Either on...

Hi there, I've only read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings so far, and going to pick up the Silmarillion next. Now I found also the following two books at the bookstore: - The Complete History of Middle-earth - The Complete Guide to Middle-earth Am I right that these books are different...

I have a strong memory from my first reading of The Hobbit of the adventures meeting Radagast, surrounded by wildlife. I have not found this any any subsequent reading. Was this only in an early addition? Is my memory faulty, or am I going mad? 🤔

I'm trying to figure out what Tolkien was getting at when he said "The purchase of provisions fell almost to nothing throughout the district in the ensuing weeks..." - was he saying the party guests were so full they didn't need to buy anything in the ensuing weeks? Seems unlikely as hobbits eat...

I've just finished reading The Silmarillion, Children of Hurin, and The Hobbit, and I'm now reading LOTR. I've come across a few stories in the LOTR that seem to talk about events that happened in the Middle Earth east of Belleriand. I was wondering if there's a book that I can read that tells...