Helpful Tolkien Links

"In short, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is cinematic history. Not since "Gone With The Wind" more than 60 years ago has a movie held up as well to the original book. "  CNN

Galadriel, queen of the elves,  played by Cate Blanchette

Tolkien Saw Himself as a Hobbit in Every Way but in  Stature

"Lord of the Rings" Gets Thumbs-Up From Christians

Rob Shearer, of Greenleaf Press, compares LOTR with HP

Review by Focus on the Family

CNN site on Tolkien

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Movie Review Query Engine  

Quickbeam Review:  TheOneRing

Lord of the Rings Official Movie Site

JRR Tolkien - Harper Collins

Lord of the Rings Movie Sites Google

Tolkien Society

Note:  Some parents  are concerned that The Lord of the Rings movie is not appropriate for younger children due to the battle scenes and scary characters.  The rating is PG-13.

There are many other ways to expose your child to Tolkien, including dramatic readings by NPR, and other websites geared toward the younger set.

A new children's biography of Tolkien, written by Canadian Christian Michael Coren, should soon be available in the United States. J.R.R. Tolkien: The Man Who Created the Lord of the Rings (Stoddart), is a "delightfully written and well-illustrated account of Tolkien's life from his parents' courtship to his death at home near Oxford."

PinkMonkey.com - Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien - Barron's Booknotes

Comprehensive list of links for any aspect of Tolkien, from fan clubs to literary studies

The Hobbit adventure maze (over 500 web pages), Hobbit chapter summaries and more

Hobbit Name Generator - Find out your hobbit name

References more than 100 Tolkien computer games

Chapter by chapter study of the Lord of the Rings

Who is who in LOTR

Games, fan fiction, music, original artwork, and discussion board

A Guide to Tolkien and Middle-earth Discussion on the Web.  Links are by design to sites that discuss content of Tolkien's writings

General Tolkien site

Links to the Lord of the Rings online contest for best Tolkien sites

Interview with the publisher of Tolkien's books

Don't miss this rich site from Cambridge Study Center.  Slow to load.  Click on Literature to see the pages for Lord of the Rings.   (multiple uses *****)

 

Tolkien Language Scholar Helped 'Rings'

Eleven Things You Don't Know About Lord of the Rings