http://www.tolkien-online.com/Tolkien-blog.html A list of all recent site additions and updates pertaining to JRR Tolkien and his works. en-us Tolkien Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:52:28 -0400 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:52:28 -0400 tolkien-online.com http://www.tolkien-online.com/hobbit.html446fd9dd7bfb0c78cc77fafe51c6ec71Information on The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien's classic novel and precursor to The Lord of the Rings. Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:23:21 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/tolkien-biography.html8697de7382819f27caf7f34484fdf09dA short JRR Tolkien biography, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:15:48 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/hobbit-movie.htmld0fea72c668c02bd86e6e037303c2faaAn overview of the forthcoming Hobbit movie, including news-related items, updates, rumors, and the complicated background of the legal rights for 'The Hobbit' film. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:20:16 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/middle-earth.html5c1cb78bd38978a1c1e9dc5c785fb97eA brief look into Tolkien and Middle-earth, his relationship with its mythological landscape, its early conceptualizations and literary sources. Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:55:56 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-graveyard-book-by-neil-gaiman.htmla1855c4564e08f5286cf533f060d12f5Intended for the young reader, Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book portrays the uncertainties of juvenile life in an incredibly artful way. The story is simple: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:04:35 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/tolkien-news.htmlede7d581b4b3aa614e4d95ffc363a466Any little snippets of Tolkien-related news - book releases, music, art, movies, etc... Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:18:11 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-fire-of-heaven-trilogy.html257ba5a091c7d35750209b111dac39ce These three books written by Russell Kirkpatrick, the first of which is Across the Face of the World, is an excellent, interesting, and well-developed Sun, 23 May 2010 04:59:25 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/wiradjuri-analogy.htmlcb0066b83dddecb8f7f371f955b8af47Tom Bombadil-type figures are known in many Australian Aboriginal stories of the Dreaming or Dreamtime. Like Tom, they are not considered omnipotent and Sun, 23 May 2010 04:57:01 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/an-argument-for-bombadil-as-valar.html88fa0806f1eb25325ce7bf7f5ccff519I think this article fails to give adequate credence to the Vala hypothesis. Gene Hargrove's excellent article makes a very convincing case for his Valaric Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:35:09 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/pellinor-series-treesong-trilogy.htmlc7913b94e415a03d0498e1014c6479cfWritten by Australian poet Alison Croggon, The Gift (Editor's Note: The Gift was re-titled The Naming for the US Edition) is the first book of a Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:14:56 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/smith-of-wootton-major-review.html3bb428c2cd75198b6de1c8932ed49b5aA review of JRR Tolkien's novella 'Smith of Wootton Major' by reviewer Mike Foster. Tue, 5 Jan 2010 19:29:36 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/fantasy-reading-suggestions.html3ed1d563833e1e9bfb27334e04f952bfA rated list of fantasy reading suggestions (non-Tolkien) for fans of JRR Tolkien's writings, including short reviews. Fri, 1 Jan 2010 14:11:46 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/letters-from-father-christmas.html6c77f599e615ace48d940c45cf8d0bc3A review of Letters from Father Christmas by JRR Tolkien. Reviewed by Mike Foster. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:17:36 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/dusk-dawn-by-tim-lebbon.html72e3bde5c4887b3f7f034827c35fe841I first read these books when I was young and just coming off Darren Shan's Cirque du Freak, so how original it is I don't know. I can't see how Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:59:02 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/tolkien-scholarship.html8c086c77b8aedcaa1170ab50df791346An overview of the quickly-growing field of Tolkien scholarship, including book reviews, discussion groups, and college programs. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:26:46 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/epic-realm-of-tolkien.htmlbde017d08b64d8666c0626b63e0ba6efA review of The Epic Realm of Tolkien Part One, Beren & Luthien, by Alex Lewis and Elizabeth Currie. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:23:40 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/chesterton-tolkien-as-theologians.html9cd6a431285ea65b4aaa78a9927b9f2eMike Foster's review of Chesterton and Tolkien as Theologians: The Fantasy of the Real by Alison Milbank Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:09:49 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-other-side-of-the-gate.html46ec6c57d72ad9191b8006d0d0cefa21Hi there! My name is Craig M Curtis, and I'm the author of a recently released fantasy/adventure novel, The Other Side of the Gate. Since I wrote Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:49:31 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-hidden-door.htmlc047d30f637d9b460d15c920f46ab586A review of Tolkien artist Ted Nasmith’s CD of Tolkien-inspired music, The Hidden Door. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:13:35 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/a-tale-both-tragic-and-deeply-beautiful.html3ebde1c4fa84d2691c67d54a7f0d9a42After reading the chapter in The Silmarillion Of Turin Turambar, I was left with the impression that the tale was incomplete or that there was much Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:45:44 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/douglas-a-anderson.htmla7981f6cb36cd05eecd0665fccb34ddfAn interview with writer and scholar Douglas A. Anderson, author of The Annotated Hobbit and many other books of Fantasy Scholarship. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:08:15 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-hobbitonian-anthology.html60ce5b10cd884634e9ad9bdb52211585The collection of articles in The Hobbitonian Anthology is a miscellany, but largely linguistic in nature. Part One of the book is about names: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 12:46:16 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/legend-of-sigurd-and-gudrun.html5660db13d079098f4ec7906ada97f794An introduction and overview of The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun, a newly-released book by JRR Tolkien. Wed, 3 Jun 2009 17:31:33 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-waylander-novels-by-david-gemmell.html647b161f209e27fc860f1c1e335b76ae Imagine returning home from a hunt and finding your wife and children butchered. Imagine single-mindedly tracking down the killers, Fri, 8 May 2009 13:36:12 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/hunt-for-gollum-interview.html60c284aa0dca09b783724c58cec83d4dAn interview with Chris Bouchard the director of the popular Tolkien fan film, The Hunt for Gollum. Thu, 7 May 2009 17:04:34 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-hunt-for-gollum.html990ef8b58a8f51d8372596970f1fedc9Information as it becomes available for the independent, non-profit film, The Hunt for Gollum. Sat, 2 May 2009 11:54:30 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-broken-sword-by-poul-anderson.html44ff74fc699103b13a9e684fdc9e13ea The Broken Sword was first published in 1954, the same year as The Fellowship of the Ring. Anderson's approach to his Norse material is grittier Sun, 5 Apr 2009 17:26:23 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/black-and-white-ogre-country.htmld13bdd91fca5f39124c15739c13c8923A review of Hilary Tolkien's Black and White Ogre Country by reviewer Mike Foster. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:33:15 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/toms-origins.html9a2bfcc603adc90f8587ab0b48648e5eI have always been fascinated with this topic since first reading LOTR over 30 years ago. It always seemed clear to me that Tom was something Mon, 2 Mar 2009 22:45:03 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-kingkiller-chronicles-by-patrick-rothfuss.htmle17e5ffcc8c33272823f895d7a9a49a9 The Name of the Wind is the first book in a series of two. The second, The Wise Man's Fear is scheduled for an April 2009 release. There will be Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:00:02 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/lord-of-the-rings.html8003acc7d53021d2a2eafac7ef33d1e2Information on the the twentieth-century masterpiece of fantasy, The Lord of the Rings Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:35:54 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/pippin-took.html55d224814f45b87b6a81534df1907fb0A character study of Pippin Took (Peregrin) and his role in JRR Tolkien's, Lord of the Rings, by Amy Spivey. Fri, 2 Jan 2009 15:29:59 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/history-of-the-hobbit.html6ef98725f8378a4149dedc46349ea466An introduction and overview of 'The History of The Hobbit' the two-volume study of early drafts of JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’, edited by John D. Rateliff. Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:20:44 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/history-of-the-hobbit-review.html73b2bdb581a4f23b2b83a3eb842b899bA review of John D. Rateliff's The History of the Hobbit by Mike Foster Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:15:42 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-hobbit-review.htmlbc2ec7a5834319d98843eabb54617c14A review of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit, by Mike Foster. Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:29:09 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight.html2b25dfa9aefe2ec93014d246ccbecde0A review of JRR Tolkien's translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Sun, 7 Dec 2008 18:47:00 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/return-of-the-king-review.htmleb73fd8ea15588d906ca7d0ddc6ed606A review of JRR Tolkien's The Return of the King by Mike Foster. Sat, 6 Dec 2008 15:20:55 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/two-towers-review.html80c3d23f20a6d433f1dc9b25b7a92ecaA review of JRR Tolkien's The Two Towers by Mike Foster. Sat, 6 Dec 2008 13:53:10 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/tolkien-from-fairies-to-hobbits.htmldd06b6e017c6c40b35c07ecd7c568268An introduction to Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits, an examination of JRR Tolkien and his personal and cultural factors that drove his mythmaking. Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:33:12 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/tolkien-snergs.html269f4d313c749735e23a864c0aa1b530An essay dealing with the influences of E.A. Wyke-Smith's The Marvellous Land of Snergs and JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 18:52:04 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/fellowship-of-the-ring-review.html6551374f7f5ce727730068b358ccc885A review of The Fellowship of the Ring by Tolkien scholar Mike Foster on the book's 50th anniversary. Thu, 4 Dec 2008 11:21:10 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/gods-and-fighting-men-by-lady-gregory.htmla80a38a09ffe3114ba978537579a8798Considering how central to Tolkien's work was his love of mythology, and given how much other country's mythologies inspired him to write The Lord of Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:05:48 -0500 http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-children-of-hurin.html1d31ade623bb76cbc61927c1998965c9A preview and information on The Children of Hurin, a recently-published novel by JRR Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:19:30 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/tom-bombadils-origin.html08ac7dc4f2db7b5d7ec750b358b464a8As for his Middle-earth origins, I think Tom Bombadil is a manifestation of the elements of nature, in dealing with the area of the Old Forest that Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:52:27 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-young-wizard-series-by-diane-duane.htmlc00395003206692fca01859ec1bcccabThe first book in Diane Duane's Young Wizard's Series is called So You Want to be a Wizard? These books were published long before Harry Potter and Sat, 31 May 2008 11:09:26 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-stand.htmleb357c6f26ba0aedbcbd5957f47d2a11The Stand is Stephen King's magnum opus, about a plague ravaged America and the survivors' attempt to rebuild society with a supernatural power Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:30:04 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-chronicles-of-narnia.html498e045f68ecb73bcff7c7bb237b4677The Chronicles of Narnia were written by Tolkien's contemporary and good friend C.S. Lewis. It is an epic series of novels about a group of four Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:09:22 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/a-germanic-tragedy.htmle648e2d50bc18e7fd81125bc13849efaI have just finished reading The Children of Hurin. This is one of the few Tolkien works which gives a deep psychological portrait, within the Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:13:16 -0400 http://www.tolkien-online.com/iringi-by-stephen-baxter.html2e7c352e8c70454124c3fc83bf840496Ring is science fiction, not fantasy, but there's so much in here that a Tolkien fan can love. Stephen Baxter creates a complex and fascinating world Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:16:28 -0500