Encyclopedia - J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia Ii - J. R. R. Tolkien - Biography
J. R. R. Tolkien - The Tolkien family. As far as is known, most of Tolkien's paternal ancestors were craftsmen. The Tolkien family had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia Ii - J. R. R. Tolkien - Works Inspired By Tolkien
In a 1951 letter to Milton Waldman (Letters, no. 131), Tolkien writes about his intentions to create a "body of more or less connected le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia Ii - J. R. R. Tolkien - Bibliography
J. R. R. Tolkien - Fiction and poetry. See also Poems by J. R. R. Tolkien. 1936 Songs for the Philologists, with E.V. Gordon et al. 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adamant: Encyclopedia - Adamant
Adamant and similar words are used to refer to any especially hard substance, whether composed of diamond, some other gemstone, or some t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Álfheim: Encyclopedia - Álfheim
Álfheim (Old Norse Álfheimr 'Elf-home') is the abode of the Álfar 'Elves' in Norse mythology and appears also in northern English ball...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avathar: Encyclopedia - Avathar
In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Avathar is the dark strip of land at the feet of the southern Pelori. It was the home of Ungoliant befo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warg: Encyclopedia - Warg
In Old Norse Warg (vargr) is an euphemism for wolf (ulfr), still used in modern Swedish as a word for wolf. Also cognate is Old English w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blue Wizards: Encyclopedia - Blue Wizards
In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Blue Wizards (or the Ithryn Luin) are two notoriously mysterious characters of Middle-earth. They...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Evil Eye: Encyclopedia - Evil Eye
The evil eye is a widely distributed element of folklore or superstition: a belief that some people, often women seen as witches, can bes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ea: Encyclopedia - Ea
EA, Ea, or ea can signify several things. Geographical places Ea, Spain is a town in the north of Spain Fictional worlds Eä, the Worl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vána: Encyclopedia - Vána
Vána is the name of a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Vána is the name of a Valië also called the Ever-young....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carcharoth: Encyclopedia - Carcharoth
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Carcharoth (IPA: /ˈkarxarɔθ/) was the greatest werewolf that had ever lived....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amon Hen: Encyclopedia - Amon Hen
Amon Hen (Sindarin for 'Hill of the Eye') is the name of a fictional hill in J. R. R. Tolkien fantasy world of Middle-earth. It was const...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vairë: Encyclopedia - Vairë
Vairë the Weaver is a Vala from the world of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. She is the wife of Mandos, and is responsible for weaving ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gimli: Encyclopedia - Gimli
Gimli may refer to: Gimlé, the "heaven" in Norse mythology Gimli (Middle-earth), a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Gi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Éomer: Encyclopedia - Éomer
For the Mercian figure, see Eomer In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, Éomer was the eighteenth King of Rohan, and first of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wight: Encyclopedia - Wight
Wight is an obsolete word for a human or other intelligent being (cognate to modern German "Wicht", meaning "small person, dwarf", and al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boromir: Encyclopedia - Boromir
Boromir (T.A. 2978-3019), a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy universe of Middle-earth, was the eldest son of Denethor ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angmar: Encyclopedia - Angmar
Angmar (Sindarin: 'Iron-home') is a fictional kingdom in J.R.R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth. Angmar was founded in T.A. 1300 in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crist: Encyclopedia - Crist
Crist is the title given to a group of Anglo-Saxon religious poems by the medieval poet Cynewulf, divided in Crist I, II, III (or A, B, C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meriadoc Brandybuck: Encyclopedia - Meriadoc Brandybuck
Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films. Meriadoc Brandybuck, usually referred to as Merry, is a Hobbit, a fictional character from J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barrow-wight: Encyclopedia - Barrow-wight
Barrow-wights are wraith-like creatures in J. R. R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth, based on the Old Norse Draugr. Barrow refers to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adorn: Encyclopedia - Adorn
The river Adorn occurs in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth. The river Adorn was one of the rivers which arose in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amon: Encyclopedia - Amon
Amon can refer to: Amun, Egyptian god, also known sometimes as Amon In the Bible, the governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab (1 Kings 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uinen: Encyclopedia - Uinen
Uinen was Ossë's wife in the Middle-earth mythos of J. R. R. Tolkien. She was a Maia spirit known as "The Lady of the Sea". Her hair lie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Dark Tower: Encyclopedia - The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower can refer to one of several things: The Dark Tower (series) — a series of novels by Stephen King. The Dark Tower (2004 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Éowyn: Encyclopedia - Éowyn
Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films. Éowyn, Shield-maiden of Rohan, is a character in the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ñoldor: Encyclopedia - Ñoldor
In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Ñoldor (meaning those with knowledge) are of the second clan of the Elves, the Tatyar. According t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sa: Encyclopedia - Sa
SA may stand for: South Africa South Australia South America Sturmabteilung (SA, Storm Troopers as in Nazi Germany) Salvation Army San A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ta: Encyclopedia - Ta
TA may refer to: TA is the IATA code for TACA airlines Teaching assistant Terampere or Tera-ampere, an SI unit of electric current (wort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Bywater: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Bywater
The Battle of Bywater was a fictional battle in The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The Battle of Bywater was a battle between the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bag End: Encyclopedia - Bag End
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, Bag End was a smial (or hobbit hole) in Hobbiton, at the end of Bagshot Row. Bilb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bree Middle-earth: Encyclopedia - Bree Middle-earth
Bree is a fictional village in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, east of the Shire and south of Fornost Erain. Bree was a very ancient set...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beleg: Encyclopedia - Beleg
Beleg is one of two fictional characters from J. R. R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth. This article deals with the Sindarin elf. For ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beorn: Encyclopedia - Beorn
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Beorn was a skin-changer, a man who could assume the appearance of a great blac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Huan: Encyclopedia - Huan
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Huan was a great Hound. Huan was given by the Vala Oromë the Hunter to his fri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avari: Encyclopedia - Avari
In the fictional works of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Avari are a branch of the Elves. When Oromë found the Elves that awakened in Cuivienen (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vala: Encyclopedia - Vala
Vala can mean: Völva, a priestess in Norse mythology a Scandinavian earth spirit a poem, Vala, or the Four Zoas, by William Blake The s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baran: Encyclopedia - Baran
Baran may refer to: Baran District, India A Kurdish name meaning 'to rain' in English A Polish surname, (feminine: Baran/Baranowa, plura...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Pelennor Fields: Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Pelennor Fields
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields was a battle for the city of Minas Tirith in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It was the great...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minor Places In Middle-earth: Encyclopedia - Minor Places In Middle-earth
J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth contains thousands of places. Some of the interesting minor places in the Middle-ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brandybuck Clan: Encyclopedia - Brandybuck Clan
In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, the Brandybuck clan was a powerful Hobbit family. The family began as the Oldbu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Rider: Encyclopedia - Black Rider
The term Black Rider could refer to: Nazgûl - a race in the Lord of the Rings books of J.R.R. Tolkien. Black Rider (comics), a Marvel C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aulë: Encyclopedia - Aulë
Aulë is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Aulë the Smith (from Valarin Aȝûlêz—the second character is a y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aragorn: Encyclopedia - Aragorn
Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films. Aragorn II, 16th Chieftain of the Dúnedain of the North (T.A. 2931 - F.A. 120), , later cro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Works Inspired By J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia Ii - Works Inspired By J. R. R. Tolkien - Illustrations
The earliest illustrations of Tolkien's works were drawn by the author himself. In 1937, the Hobbit was first illustrated by professional...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Works Inspired By J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia Ii - Works Inspired By J. R. R. Tolkien - Language
Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien - Literature. Many authors have found inspiration in Tolkien's work as well. Following the success o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Works Inspired By J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia Ii - Works Inspired By J. R. R. Tolkien - Music
Donald Swann set music to The Road Goes Ever On, a collection of Tolkien's lyrics and poems. The Tolkien Ensemble published four Cd's fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Works Inspired By J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia Ii - Works Inspired By J. R. R. Tolkien - Film
Tolkien originally sold the film, stage and merchandise rights of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings to United Artists in 1968, but the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ring Of Gyges: Encyclopedia Ii - Ring Of Gyges - The Legend
According to the legend, Gyges of Lydia was a shepherd in the service of King Candaules of Lydia. After an earthquake, a cave was reveale...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Álfheim: Encyclopedia Ii - Álfheim - The Region In Scandinavia
Álfheim - About the region and its folk. The Ynglinga saga, when relating the events of the reign of King Gudröd (Guðröðr) the Hun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Plants: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Plants - Plants From Fiction
List of fictional plants - Plants from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle Earth. Alfirin - bell-shaped golden flower. Athelas - healing plant ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Swords: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Swords - In Mythology
List of fictional swords - Greek mythology. The Sword of Peleus, a magic sword that makes its wielder victorious in the battle or the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warg: Encyclopedia Ii - Warg - Norse Mythology
In Norse mythology, wargs are in particular the demonic wolves Fenrir, Skalli and Hati. In the Hervarar saga, king Heidrek is asked by Ge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guttural R: Encyclopedia Ii - Guttural R - Guttural Pseudo-r
Some languages have a guttural consonant spelled as R, but mostly for associative convenience without any historical association with an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guttural R: Encyclopedia Ii - Guttural R - Guttural R Languages
The guttural R is common in northern Europe, and is the usual form of the consonant R in most of what is now France, Belgium, Netherlands...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Álfheim: Encyclopedia Ii - Álfheim - The Elven Abode
Álfheim - In Old Norse texts. Álfheim as an abode of the Elves is mentioned only twice in Old Norse texts. The eddic poem Grímnismá...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lord Of The Rings: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lord Of The Rings - Books And Volumes
The Lord of the Rings - Writing. J.R.R. Tolkien did not originally intend to write a sequel to The Hobbit, and instead wrote several ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Niggardly: Encyclopedia Ii - Niggardly - David Howard Incident
On January 15, 1999, David Howard, a white aide to Anthony A. Williams, the black mayor of Washington, D.C., United States, used the word...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lúthien: Encyclopedia Ii - Lúthien - On Edith's Grave
Edith Tolkien was buried in Wolvercote Cemetery (North Oxford) and this name appears on her plaque: EDITH MARY TOLKIEN LUTHIEN 1889 – 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Swords: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Swords - In Fantasy Fiction
List of fictional swords - David Gemmell. The Swords of Night and Day – Wielded by OlekSkilgannon the Damned in White Wolf and The S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Fictional Swords: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Fictional Swords - In Historical Fiction
List of fictional swords - Bernard Cornwell: The Warlord Chronicles. Excalibur (Originally known as Caledfwlch, "Hard Lightning") - Sw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Evil Eye: Encyclopedia Ii - Evil Eye - Talismans Offering Protection
Attempts to ward off the curse of the evil eye resulted in a number of talismans being resorted to. Painted balls (or disks) painted with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Evil Eye: Encyclopedia Ii - Evil Eye - Distribution Of The Belief
Belief in the evil eye is strongest in the Middle East, Asia and Europe, especially the Mediterranean region; it has also spread to other...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stormbringer: Encyclopedia Ii - Stormbringer - Description
The blade has an edge capable of cutting through virtually anything, but its most distinctive feature is that it is sentient (if not sapi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hobbit: Encyclopedia Ii - Hobbit - Usage Outside Tolkien
"Hobbit" is a trademark owned by the Tolkien estate, as are most of the names, places and artifacts included in books by J. R. R. Tolkien...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Moorcock: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Moorcock - Views On Other Writers
Moorcock is a fervent supporter of the works of Mervyn Peake, and an almost equally fervent detractor of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eru Ilúvatar: Encyclopedia Ii - Eru Ilúvatar - Tolkien On Eru
Tolkien understood Eru not as a "fictional deity" but as a name in a fictional language for the actual monotheistic God, although in a my...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enya: Encyclopedia Ii - Enya - Music
A number of Enya's songs are sung entirely in Irish or Latin, with others containing the hitherto-mentioned mixed with English or English...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tengwar: Encyclopedia Ii - Tengwar - External History
Tengwar - Precursors. The sarati, described in Parma Eldalamberon 13, a script developed by J. R. R. Tolkien in the late 1910s, anticip...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Languages Of Arda: Encyclopedia Ii - Languages Of Arda - Primary-world History
Tolkien was a professional linguist and a specialist in the Old English language. He was also interested in many languages outside his fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warwick: Encyclopedia Ii - Warwick - Associations
J. R. R. Tolkien seems to have been much influenced by Warwick (where he was married) and by its Mercian connections: Lynn Forest-Hill, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Magician's Nephew: Encyclopedia Ii - The Magician's Nephew - Commentary
Readers familiar with Genesis will recognise the parallels to it in Lewis's work. With respect to creation, it also has some core similar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eye Of Providence: Encyclopedia Ii - Eye Of Providence - Freemasonry
The Eye of Providence also appears as part of the iconography of the Freemasons. The all-seeing eye is then a reminder that a Mason's dee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Dwarf - Dwarves In Modern Fantasy Fiction
Dwarf - Tolkien's dwarves. See Dwarves (Middle-earth) Traditionally, the plural of dwarf was "dwarfs", especially when referring to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle-earth - The Name
The term "Middle-earth" was not invented by Tolkien. Rather, it existed in Old English as middanġeard and in Middle English as midden-er...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lord Of The Rings: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lord Of The Rings - The Books
For character information see: List of Middle-earth characters The Lord of the Rings began as a personal exploration by Tolkien of his in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dwarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Dwarf - Dwarves In Modern Fantasy Fiction
Dwarf - Tolkien's dwarves. See Dwarves (Middle-earth) Traditionally, the plural of dwarf was "dwarfs", especially when referring to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eye Of Providence: Encyclopedia Ii - Eye Of Providence - Origin
In its current form, the symbol first appeared in the west during the 17th & 18th centuries, but representations of an all-seeing eye...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eye Of Providence: Encyclopedia Ii - Eye Of Providence - United States
In 1782 the Eye of Providence was adopted as part of the symbolism on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States. The Eye wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lord Of The Rings: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lord Of The Rings - Publication History
The three parts were first published by Allen & Unwin in 1954–1955 several months apart. They were later reissued many times by mul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lord Of The Rings: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lord Of The Rings - Adaptations
The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on radio. The BBC produced a 13-part radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings in 1956, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lord Of The Rings: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lord Of The Rings - Adaptations
The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings on radio. The BBC produced a 13-part radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings in 1956, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lord Of The Rings: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lord Of The Rings - Synopsis
Although a major work in itself, The Lord of the Rings is merely the last movement of a larger mythological cycle which Tolkien called hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - C. J. Cherryh: Encyclopedia Ii - C. J. Cherryh - Major Themes
Cherryh's works depict fictional worlds with great realism supported by her strong background in languages, history, archaeology, and psy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle-earth: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle-earth - The Name
The term "Middle-earth" was not invented by Tolkien. Rather, it existed in Old English as middanġeard and in Middle English as midden-er...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lord Of The Rings: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lord Of The Rings - The Books
For character information see: List of Middle-earth characters The Lord of the Rings began as a personal exploration by Tolkien of his in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elvish Languages: Encyclopedia Ii - Elvish Languages - Elvish Languages Of Middle-earth
Author J. R. R. Tolkien created many languages for Elves to complement his books set in the fictional universe of Middle-earth. His inter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Bombadil: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Bombadil - Tom Bombadil's Nature
Tom Bombadil's mythological origins in the cosmology of Middle-earth have puzzled even erudite fans. Speculative ideas about his true nat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lord Of The Rings: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lord Of The Rings - Books And Volumes
The Lord of the Rings - Writing. Tolkien did not originally intend to write a sequel to The Hobbit, and instead wrote several other chi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Lord Of The Rings: Encyclopedia Ii - The Lord Of The Rings - Publication History
The three parts were first published by Allen & Unwin in 1954–1955 several months apart. They were later reissued many times by mul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goblin: Encyclopedia Ii - Goblin - Goblins In Modern Games
Two major branches of goblins exist in popular game properties. Along side with J. R. R. Tolkien's descriptions of small Orcs, the older ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darklands: Encyclopedia Ii - Darklands - Creation And Game Style
Designed by Arnold Hendrick, Darklands' unique geographic and historic groundings set it apart from role-playing games inspired by fantas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beren: Encyclopedia Ii - Beren - Evolution
The story of Beren and Lúthien, though mentioned only briefly in The Lord of the Rings, was a central part of the legendarium. Tolkien o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Oratory School: Encyclopedia Ii - The Oratory School - Former Pupils And Masters
Former Masters: Gerard Manley Hopkins (poet) J. R. R. Tolkien's second son Michael was a housemaster at The Oratory School, J.R.R. brief...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constructed World: Encyclopedia Ii - Constructed World - Specific Constructed Worlds
Constructed world - Professional constructed worlds. Some examples of constructed worlds in professionally published works are Middle-e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amarantine: Encyclopedia Ii - Amarantine - Loxian
Loxian is a artistic language created by writer and lyricist Roma Ryan. It's been described in news releases as "a futuristic language fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duodecimal: Encyclopedia Ii - Duodecimal - Origin
Languages based on the duodecimal system are uncommon. Languages in the Nigerian Middle Belt such as Janji, Kahugu, the Nimbia dialect of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia Ii - J. R. R. Tolkien - Writing
Beginning with The Book of Lost Tales, written while recuperating from illness during World War I, Tolkien devised several themes that we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - J. R. R. Tolkien: Encyclopedia Ii - J. R. R. Tolkien - Languages
See also Languages of Middle-earth. Both Tolkien's academic career and his literary production are inseparable from his love of language ...   » Read the article