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| | J. R. R. Tolkien - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Tolkien was strongly influenced by Anglo-Saxon literature, Germanic and Norse mythologies, Finnish folklore, the Bible, and Greek mythology. | | | Tolkien never expected his fictional stories to become popular but he was persuaded by a former student to publish a book he had written for his own children called The Hobbit in 1937. | | | But Tolkien was not fond of all the artistic representation of his works that were produced in his lifetime, and was sometimes harshly disapproving. |
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| | Tolkien's Impact in Literature and Life - PCANews |
| | Tolkien believed that what he wrote in The Lord of the Rings was true, not in the sense that the events really happened, but in the sense that they portrayed truth to us in a way that everyday events could not. | | | Lastly, Tolkien’s life was dominated by his vision of the future - not a vision of what he would do for God, but what God would do for him. | | | All the other myths of the world, Tolkien said, are a mixture of truth and error - truth because they are written by those made by and for God - error because written by those alienated by God. |
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| | Home Page - The Tolkien Society |
| | The Dutch Tolkien Society Unquendor gave him the golden pin for his translations in 1995. | | | He alse translated all the other works of Tolkien in the Netherlands and was contacted to give his opinion for the Movie translation. | | | The Tolkien Library has just announced publication of the complete bibliography of all Dutch Tolkien books on line. |
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| | In Tolkien's world the temptation of evil is one that all, or nearly all, of his characters must confront. | | | Tolkien wrote books of beauty, imagination, and utility, in keeping with his six destiny rhythm, the vibration of co-created worlds, the prince and princess, and pre-creation. | | | Tolkien is doubtful of man's ability to resist the temptation of absolute power. |
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| | JRR Tolkien |
| | By that time the Tolkien’s family consisted of four children (three sons and a daughter) and more than anything father liked to tell his children about mythical beings – elves, hobbits, etc. At first such stories were simply fairy tales. | | | And the first book, which made him famous worldwide, “the Hobbit” (published in 1937) was written in the genre of a fairy tale. | | | After the war he obtained a post on the New English Dictionary, and began to write the mythological and legendary cycle which he originally called “The Book of Lost Tales” but which eventually became known as “The Silmarillion”. |
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| | J.R.R Tolkien Biography - Planet-Tolkien.com |
| | Tolkien customized each letter with the handwriting of the character: the polar bear wrote in runes, Snow Man in all caps, Ilbereth in a flowing script and Santa in a shaky script. | | | This tale told of a dog that was turned into a toy by a wizard, was lost then turned back into a dog and went on great adventures to the moon. | | | The debate continues on whether Tolkien's works are children's books, but, no matter whom his books are meant for, most of them began as |
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| | On Tolkien |
| | Tolkien decided that languages related to Westron would have to be translated into languages with equivalent relationships to English. | | | With Hobbit Westron now translated as English, to convey this relationship Tolkien translated the language of the Rohirrim (in the hypothetical manuscript) into words and names that were similar, though not exactly like, Old English words and names. | | | As a result, he began to spend more time composing the stories of this imaginary world, "middle earth" (which was a common name for the world in Old English times, setting earth between heaven and hell). |
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| | J.R.R. Tolkien AUTHOR CATALOG |
| | J. Tolkien's groundbreaking epic of good versus evil, extraordinary heroes, wondrous creatures and dark armies of terror will be presented in a trilogy of feature films. | | | This second part of THE BOOK OF LOST TALES includes the tale of Beneren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, Necklace of the Dwarves, and the Fall of Gondolin. | | | The Silmarillion tells of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien's World, when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle Earth, and the High Elves made war upon them for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. It is to this ancient drama... |
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| | Sacred-Texts: Sources of Lord of the Ring |
| | Tolkien was a distinguished scholar of Middle and Old English. | | | The cursed ring of doom is likewise a central theme of Tolkiens' mythology. | | | Among the sources for Tokien's languages was Welsh, and the Welsh stories of the 'Red Book of Hergest' appear to have also had an influence on the narratives of Tolkien's fictional 'Red Book of Westmarch'. |
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| | A Biography of JRR Tolkien |
| | It was at this boarding house, at the age of 16 that he would meet and fall in love with Edith Bratt. | | | This work would one day result in his famous books. | | | The young man lavished praise on the book, and Unwin decided to take a risk on it. |
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| | JRR Tolkien Biography - The Tolkien Society |
| | In typical Tolkien fashion, he then decided he needed to find out what a Hobbit was, what sort of a hole it lived in, why it lived in a hole, etc. From this investigation grew a tale that he told to his younger children, and even passed round. | | | At this time he was also working on various poetic attempts, and on his invented languages, especially one that he came to call Qenya [sic], which was heavily influenced by Finnish - but he still felt the lack of a connecting thread to bring his vivid but disparate imaginings together. | | | The reader's reaction was mixed: dislike of the poetry and praise for the prose (the material was the story of Beren and Lúthien) but the overall decision at the time was that these were not commercially publishable. |
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| | Tolkien's Not-So-Secret Vice |
| | Later Tolkien decided that the last word should have been omentielvo instead, and this form was used in later editions. | | | But in Tolkien's pre-LotR notes, Sindarin is called Noldorin, and before that Gnomish, for this was the language of the Noldor or "Gnomes", the "Wise Elves". | | | The book that provided Tolkien with the word ond was finally identified in Vinyar Tengwar #30: Celtic Britain by Professor John Rhys, that according to Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick Wynne "consists of over 300 densely-set pages and eschews neither etymological discussion, untranslated Latin passages, nor untransliterated Greek words". |
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| | Amazon.com: Books: J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography |
| | Carpenter chronicles Tolkien's early life with a special sensitivity; after losing both parents, Tolkien and his brother Hilary were taken from their idyllic life in the English countryside to a poverty-ridden existence in dark and sooty Birmingham. | | | Tolkien also found love, and discovered within himself a surpassing love of comparative linguistics. | | | He is very fair with his subject, and treats Tolkien neither as a deity nor an eccentric old man. The man who created Middle Earth was human, and Carpenter captures this brilliantly. |
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| | J.R.R. Tolkien Biography |
| | When he was lying awake, his father would come and sit on his bed and tell him tales of Carrots, a boy with red hair who climbed into a cuckoo clock and went off on a series of strange adventures. | | | And in The Hobbit the leaf-mold of Tolkien’s mind nurtured a rich growth with which only a few books in children’s literature can compare. | | | Those who know and love the works of J.R.R. Tolkien know also that they stand on their own and need no further explication or justification. |
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| | THE TOLKIEN FORUM - Powered by vBulletin |
| | Discussions and activities aimed at understanding the depth of Tolkien's works, and their relationship to other mythologies, theologies, history, and other literary works. | | | First published in 1954-5, Tolkien's peerless masterpiece recounts the 'Downfall of the Lord of the Rings, and the Return of the King,' has been declared to be among "the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the 20 | | | These fora are for discussions and deliberations encompassing a wide range of topics related to Tolkien's collective body of work. |
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| | The New York Times: |
| | J. Tolkien, linguist, scholar and author of "The Lord of the Rings," died today in Bournemouth. | | | A selection of rare editions of "The Lord of the Rings" and illustrations by J. Tolkien. | | | A production less of Tolkien himself than of the Tolkien industry - a book for the specialist, the scholar of Middle-earth, the addict, who will doubtless revel in the wealth of lore that it provides. |
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| | The HoBBiT Site |
| | I can offer is a bit of general information on Tolkien and his works, about one of his mythological creatures, the Hobbit. | | | Two of them has been widely used as cover-art for The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. | | | Some ask me to write down a summary of Tolkien's books! |
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| | Resources for Tolkienian Linguistics |
| | Tolkien also here discovered "for the the first time the study of a language out of mere love", by which he meant "for the acute aesthetic pleasure derived from a language for its own sake, not only free from being useful but free from being the 'vehicle of a literature'". | | | An excellent source of both new and secondhand Tolkien books, and of assistance in locating the same, is Daeron's Books, a book buying, searching, and selling business in the U.K. specializing in the works of Tolkien and other Inklings. | | | Nearly all Tolkien books in print can be ordered from the US's Amazon.com and the UK's Amazon.co.uk. |
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| | Tolkien Newsgroups FAQ: Story Internal Discussions: History and Happenings |
| | As explained there, the essay on the Istari in Unfinished Tales tells us that their names in Valinor were Alatar and Pallando, and that they went into the east of Middle-earth and did not return. | | | is an inherent power not possessed or attainable by Men as such." However, against this in the margin Tolkien wrote, "But the Numenoreans used 'spells' in making swords?" (and he omitted the whole discussion of magic from the final version of the letter). | | | Some have objected that Men could not use magic "spells", as Tolkien discusses in Letter #155: "'magic' in this story... |
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| | TolkienWiki: FrontPage |
| | The Quotations: The Wisdom and the Humor of J.R.R. Tolkien | | | The Books Pages: An overview about books of J.R.R. Tolkien or other Middle-earth related books | | | The Authors Pages: A short description of J.R.R. Tolkien and other authors of related books |
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| | Club Tolkien-Yu - The Lord Of The Rings Online |
| | But a newly published book, called The Real Middle Earth, examines the possibility that Tolkien's mythical world probably bore a strong resemblance to how Dark Ages people envisaged life. | | | The author, Professor Brian Bates, suggests Tolkien - who is known to have holidayed in Devon - created fantasy from Dark Ages reality and uses Crediton to illustrate his case..." | | | "Early last evening I got to see about 20 minutes of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," Peter Jackson's third and final installment in his epic rendering of the Tolkien books. |
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| | yourDictionary.com • Tolkien's Invented Languages |
| | The Mannish languages, such as Adûnaic (or Númenorean), Taliska, and Drúedainic and Khuzdul, the secret language of the Dwarves are probably not represented well enough in Tolkien's writings for us to derive a clear ideas of them. | | | Languages of Middle Earth: An Encyclopedia of Tolkien Languages | | | Links to Tolkien Language Sites on the Web |
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| | The Tolkien Meta-FAQ |
| | Why is Tolkien's work, The Lord of the Rings in particular, so difficult to translate (into other languages of our world)? | | | What editions of Tolkien's books in the US are best? | | | Which books about Tolkien are good, and which aren't? |
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| | J.R.R. Tolkien's "THE LORD OF THE RINGS" Unofficial Homepage |
| | Those who have made the journey to Middle-earth, and yet still hunger for more, will enjoy "The Silmarillion," Tolkien's epic history of the First Age of Middle-earth, and perhaps "Unfinished Tales," a collection of stories from different ages of Middle-earth, ranging from the long First Age until Sauron's final defeat. | | | This site is not an official site, and is not authorized by the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien, his representatives, assigns, or heirs, nor is this site intended to be so construed. | | | Houghton Mifflin has updated their 'trade' three volume softcover edition of "The Lord of the Rings." |
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| | The Grey Havens - The Ultimate J.R.R. Tolkien Resource Web Page |
| | But in the film, Jackson has love scenes between her and Aragorn?a romance based on an appendix that Tolkien later wrote about their doomed relationship. | | | If we make a good film, we'll be forgiven, whatever the crimes we commit to the book." Arwen, the beautiful elf played by Liv Tyler, doesn't appear in the book. | | | Indeed, the passion for the first movie and this one is part of a new American obsession with fantasy, a national journey to a mythical past where evil is punished and virtue rewarded (see following story). |
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| | The Tolkien Trail - A Lord of the Rings Fan Site |
| | THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and all place names and characters relating to Tolkien's works, are property of Tolkien Estates, and we are in no way connected to them. | | | You are about to embark upon a journey that takes you across Middle Earth, as described in J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. | | | Your guide on this tour is the famed wizard Gandalf. |
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| | Council of Elrond :: LotR News and Information |
| | The book was translated by Nicholas Williams who has previously translated a number of books into Irish. | | | It deals with subjects as: who was Tolkien, who inspired him and why did he write his books? | | | Canadian readers have been voting for their favorite books and 4 of Tolkien’s works have been voted into the top 40 list. |
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| | The Tolkien Timeline |
| | This compilation is a chronological list of important events relating to Tolkien's life, career, and scholarly pursuits, and attempts to provide a more clear picture of this astounding man. | | | Tolkien continued to work on both his languages and stories, long after his retirement from Oxford, right up until his death in 1973. | | | Though Tolkien may have died in 1973, the popularity of his work, and the admiration and joy of his fans, has done nothing but grow. |
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| | am taking fragments from Tolkien's writing and illustrating them with images from the Bayeaux Tapestry, which tells the story of the Norman invasion of Britain in 1066. | | | They are my adaptation of the Darion Alphabet, which can be found in "The History of Middle Earth, part 2 - The Treason of Isengard". | | | A series of one-of embroideries, inspired by the works of JRR Tolkien, |
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| | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| | Master of the Rings: The Unauthorized Story Behind J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (2001) (V).... | | | J.R.R. Tolkien: The Origin of the Rings (2002) (V).... | | | J.R.R.T.: A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien (1996) (V) (books) |
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| | Rolozo Tolkien |
| | I thought the discussion on debate over modernism in Tolkien's works was particularly interesting given my own (and maybe your) leanings towards technology. | | | I've added 40 or so book covers, 10 images by a new artist, and several more from the new Tolkien calendar. | | | John Howe wrote in (!) to let me know that what I had as Dol Amroth wasn't actually a part of his Tolkien collection so I removed it. |
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| | Tolkien computer games |
| | This world of elves, dwarves, hobbits and other creatures became the setting for his bestselling novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. | | | J.R.R. Tolkien worked for an entire lifetime in creating his amazing fantasy world, Middle-earth. | | | These pages, created as a homage to Tolkien and to the many devoted people who brought Middle-earth to new life with their computers, are designed to be a source of reference for the computer-gaming Tolkien fan. |
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| | The Electronic Tolkien Encyclopedia Project: |
| | This resource is made possible by the efforts of people like yourself who have discovered this web site and actively support it with submissions and by participating in the Middle earth Society. | | | Communication concerning all parts of ETEP including the Encyclopedia of Middle-Earth can be send to the Publisher. | | | The Electronic Tolkien Encyclopedia Project (ETEP) is an ongoing effort to provide to the reading public a collection of thought provoking articles concerning Tolkien's written work. |
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| | Yamada Language Center: Tolkien Fonts |
| | [FAQ] [Font Index] [Tolkien language Guide] [Guide index] [Yamada home page] | | | PC fonts are available from links on our Tolkien Language Guide page. | | | We have discovered, in our searches, some fonts based on the writing systems created by the immortal J.R.R. Tolkien. |
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| | Ardalambion |
| | The Tengwar - download Daniel S. Smith's fonts for Tolkien's most beautiful Elvish script! | | | Index to the Etymologies by Elvish words - where do you find the word you can't understand? | | | Elvish pronunciation guide - with recordings of Quenya (not perfect, but the theory stuff is good!) |
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| | Nevrast: Bio |
| | She was three years older than him and the priest forbade that he should see or write to her until he was twenty-one. | | | Lithriel, Galadnilien, and Megilhirile are in no way affiliated with Tolkien or New Line Cinemas and it is not their intention to infringe on any laws. | | | After the war he attended college at Oxford University where he gained a first class degree in English Language and Literature. |
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| | Main Page - Tolkien Gateway |
| | You may be a bit confused, seeing as the site is a bit different than most sites. | | | Feel free to use the search form on the left to search for anything related to J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings and Middle-earth. | | | This is a step in another direction from the Old Tolkien Gateway I, along with those who wish to help contribute, hope to create the largest encyclopedia based on J.R.R. Tolkien's works on the net. |
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| | Planet-Tolkien.com |
| | Tolkien fans do not just watch the films and read the books again and again - they are on a spiritual journey and doing their best to forget the ending, says an international study that voyaged to many lands to bring back wisdom and understanding. | | | A Birmingham landmark that inspired JRR Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings trilogy is all set to get a facelift. | | | Beyond the man in the leather waistcoat, past beards and medieval-style black jeans that are laced together where seams should be, is a vision in blue with bright yellow boots. |
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| | the Inn of the Prancing Pony |
| | What we need is tales, pictures, poems, channel logs you wish to share with people, anything considering Tolkien and our channel is welcome. | | | Hatemail, flames and suggestions about this homepage as well as new material can be sent to me Ferin. | | | Lot's of talking about these up coming new pages has been done and here they are. |
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| | The One Ring For Online Tolkien Fans The Lord of the Rings Source |
| | Read an interview with Tolkien scholar and lecturer, Michael Martinez, who kindly shared his thoughts and answered some questions we had for him... | | | Here is an excerpt of their Tolkien retrospective just after his death in 1973. | | | Sev.com.au comes out with a little jab at Star Wars and Lord of the Rings with his latest Comic. |
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| | Tolkien |
| | Usenet - rec.arts.books.tolkien - The works of J.R.R. Tolkien. | | | Must I _really_ tell you who JRR Tolkien is? | | | Minas Tirith - A tolkien related page created by Mithrandir, also contains information about the dutch Tolkien society "Unguendor". |
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| | TolkienMovies.com - Lord of the Rings Movie News, Rumors, Photos, Writing and More |
| | John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, who died a fortnight ago in his 81st year, was as much a writer of his time as the archetypical modern from whom he seemed to differ so radically and so sharply. | | | well, I think Tolkien implied they more or less just turn into goop or dust, I shall propose an utterly ridiculous theory as to where orcs go. | | | The Centre for Lifelong Learning of Cardiff University will run a course for adult learners entitled "The Foundations of Middle-earth: Myth, Language and Ideology in J. Tolkien's Literature"... |
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| | scholar |
| | If you're a fan of his works, one of which is the notable Lord of the Rings epic, then by all means, join! | | | Hello and welcome to "Scholar", the approved fanlistings for the author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. | | | Then visit the headquarters or the about section, where you will also find more information about Tolkien. |
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| | There and Back Again - The Journal and Exploits of the Hobbits of the Shire |
| | Copyrights and trademarks for the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and the films of New Line Cinema are held by their respective owners and their use is allowed under the Fair Use Clause of the Copyright Law. | | | This site is in no way endorsed by/affiliated with Tolkien Enterprises, the Saul Zaentz Company, or New Line Cinema. | | | Created by saulone, cloverfish, and remote not for profit, but to celebrate the imagination of J.R.R.Tolkien. |
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| | TheOneRing.net™ Lord of the Rings Movie News and Rumors |
| | That's because, in an act of unprecedented governmental showmanship, Ontario's officials - on behalf of their 12 million citizens - have signed on as investors for the show, which is expected to be one of the most expensive ever. | | | We in no way claim the artwork displayed to be our own. | | | This site is maintained and updated by fans of The Lord of the Rings, and is in no way affiliated with Tolkien Enterprises or the Tolkien Estate. |
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