Q: What Is The IQ Of Elves? ANSWER: There are some questions which are seem so unanswerable they invite not so much speculation as perhaps [...]| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Q: How Could Dragons Consume Rings Of Power? ANSWER: This is one of those questions for which there is no direct citable answer. In May 2025 a reader asked: I suppose my question is simple. When Ga…| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Chapter 5 – Part 4 Chapter 5 – Part 3| Postcards from the Age of Reason
Why Didn’t Butterbur Trust Aragorn? ANSWER: This is not a simple question. A reader asked the following in May 2025: Was there some advantage to [...]| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Q: Can Normal Animals In Middle-earth Speak? ANSWER: Yes, normal animals in Middle-earth can speak. I ran into this discussion while following a chain of [...]| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Q: What Were The Spirits Of The Watchers Of Cirith Ungol? ANSWER: Although Tolkien fans have discussed the nature of the Watcher for decades, there has never been a definitive answer to this questi…| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Q: What Did Theodred’s Dying Words Mean? ANSWER: I received the following question about Theodred’s last words in October 2024: Hi Michael, I never understood why Theodred said to Elfhe…| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Chapter 5 – Part 2 Chapter 5 – Part 1 Chapter 4 – Part 2 Chapter 4 – Part 1 Chapter 3 – Part 2 Chapter 3 – Part 1 Chapter 2 – Part 3 ...| Postcards from the Age of Reason
A happy birthday month to my father! I just recently recovered a box of his Tolkien materials and discovered an essay he wrote 32 years ago. Did some quick speech-to-text reading, some edits, and a…| DREAMING DRAGONSLAYER
Q: Questions About Galadriel ANSWER: I see many questions about Galadriel in the search referrals for this Website. While I’m sure many of those questions are answered by various articles her…| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Q: Why Doesn’t Galadriel Fight In Lord Of The Rings? ANSWER: People have been asking this question for years. It’s connected to similar questions like “is Galadriel a warrior,R…| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Q: How Were The Istari Supposed To Help Defeat Sauron? ANSWER: The Istari (Wizards) were the emissaries of the Valar, sent to Middle-earth to help Elves and Men (and Dwarves and Hobbits) resist Sau…| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Q: Did Dale Have A More Advanced Culture Than Rohan? ANSWER: The city of Dale has fascinated Tolkien fans for decades. I’ve answered several questions about Dale through the years. And in Feb…| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Chapter 4 – Part 2 Chapter 4 – Part 1| Postcards from the Age of Reason
Q: Did Tolkien Hobbits Really Have Big Feet? ANSWER: I received a somewhat lengthy inquiry in February 2025 about Hobbit feet (and ears): Analogous to the question already answered as to whether el…| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Q: What Was Gandalf’s Plan For Getting The Ring Into The Fire? ANSWER: This question has come up a few times in the past 75-ish years. And I received this iteration of it in October 2024: You…| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Q: Did J.R.R. Tolkien Model Beleriand On Doggerland? ANSWER: In October 2024 the @massimo account on X asked: “Do you think J. R. R. Tolkien knew about Doggerland and it may have been its ins…| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Q: Would Dwarves Have Lived And Worked In The Shire? ANSWER: This question occurred to me as I was working on a podcast episode for the Middle-earth Blog on YouTube. The podcast discusses an articl…| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Q: What Is The Name Of The River In Lindon? ANSWER: In January 2025 a reader asked the following question: What do you think is the identity of the river in Lindon west of the Ered Luin? The Gelion…| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
I was the deputy chair of Westmoot, the Tolkien Society’s recent event in the United States. This is the closing address that I gave for the event!| Luke Shelton PhD
Q: When Did The One Ring Begin To Influence Frodo? ANSWER: It was not easy to rewrite this question, which was submitted in October 2024: Re-reading LOTR for the 100th time. Do think that when Frod…| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Chapter 4 – Part 1 The Healing of Lórien Chapter 3 – Part 2 The Ring of Doom Chapter 3 – Part 1 The Ring of Doom Chapter 2 – Part 3 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 2 – Part 2 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 2 – Part 1 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 1 – A Staircase of Stars...| Postcards from the Age of Reason
Chapter 3 – Part 2 The Ring of Doom Chapter 3 – Part 1 The Ring of Doom Chapter 2 – Part 3 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 2 – Part 2 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 2 – Part 1 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 1 – A Staircase of Stars Author’s Note: This is another facet seen in LOTR,...| Postcards from the Age of Reason
Chapter 3 – Part 1 The Ring of Doom| Postcards from the Age of Reason
Chapter 2 – Part 3 Unexpected Surprises| Postcards from the Age of Reason
Stephen Gallagher installed ORIA in time to complete the score for new LOTR anime feature & described interface as 'absolutely stunning'| Audient
Chapter 2 – Part 2 Unexpected Surprises| Postcards from the Age of Reason
Chapter 2 – Part 1 Unexpected Surprises Chapter 1 – A Staircase of Stars| Postcards from the Age of Reason
Discover everything you need to know about visiting Poolburn Dam, an amazing Lord of the Rings film location, on a tour with the landowners.| Away With Maja
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Discover the best Lord of the Rings film locations around New Zealand with this guide to real-life Middle Earth.| Away With Maja
Moria Through the Doors of durin is legendary and filled to the brim with happiness hormones for Lord of the Rings fans and role-players.| penandpaper.news
This Tuesday and Wednesday, the Kindle edition of this recent publication on astronomical phenomena in "The #Hobbit" and other works by #Tolkien can be downloaded for free: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07BCK9FNT | Lalaith's Middle-earth Science Pages
2023 Update: this post contains some outdated argument and I have found many more typos since then. Please refer to its new version here instead. I noticed a few possible typos in The Lord of the Rings. There are various origins: 1. from Tolkien himself and existed since 1954；2. the publisher misinterpreted Tolkien’s manuscript, suchContinue reading "Typos in The Lord of the Rings"| Zion in Ulthos