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I'm a writer who loves the myth and magic of Tolkien's Middle-earth. Almost a decade ago, I participated in a Tolkien-inspired online community for writers, dreamers and compulsive researchers.

On the one hand, we debated and discussed myth and literature and geeked about Tolkien's fiction, as fans will do. On the other hand, as writers, we furthered that mythical world by creating stories and new...

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Middle-Earth Names: Find Yours!: Do you love The Lord of the Rings? Are you looking for the Elvish translation of your name? Do you want a great Middle-Earth name to use on an online forum or...; Updated 17 days ago | Middle Earth Names › elfish names
Legolas: The Boy with the Bow: Welcome to the extended edition of my popular "Legolas: The Boy with the Bow" article, covering the archery stunts and props in The Lord of the Rings. First,...; Updated 32 days ago | lord of the rings › archery
Elvish Poetry, Music of Middle-Earth: Welcome to my bardic arts page. What's bardic arts? Songs, poetry, stories, and music! This lens features my Elvish poetry, recordings of Middle-earth music,...; Updated 32 days ago | Elvish Poetry › bardic arts
What Happens to Legolas in Return of the King?: "Does Legolas die?" I'm surprised how often fans ask this. So here's the full scoop on what happens to Legolas during The Return of the King... and afterwards....; Updated 32 days ago | legolas return of the king › does legolas die
Legolas of Mirkwood: Prince Among Equals: This is a rewrite of my old "Legolas of Mirkwood: Prince Among Equals" article, an in-depth biography and character analysis of Legolas in J.R.R. Tolkien's The...; Updated 28 days ago | legolas mirkwood › biography
Aragorn: Heir to Gondor's Throne, Or Not?: Aragorn, the hero of The Return of the King, the final installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is the rightful heir to the throne of Gondor -- or is he? Peter...; Updated 32 days ago | Aragorn throne Gondor › aragorn
Lord of the Rings: The True Ending: In all of Christopher Tolkien's labors to edit and publish his father's unpublished writings, one of the unsung jewels is the original ending of The Lord of...; Updated 16 days ago | lord of the rings › jrr tolkien
Arwen's True Role in The Lord of the Rings: Arwen Undómiel, Aragorn's true love in The Lord of the Rings, plays a very different role in the books versus the films. Peter Jackson's films attempt...; Updated 16 days ago | Arwen in Lord of the Rings › arwen
Legolas' Stunt Archery in FOTR: This is Part II of my The Boy with the Bow article on Legolas' archery stunts in The Lord of the Rings films. Part I covered Middle-Earth archery props: not...; Updated 32 days ago | legolas stunts › fellowship of the ring
10 Best Places to Live in Middle Earth: Middle-earth has it all: sleepy green farmlands, rugged mountains, spider-infested forests, volcanic deserts and seven-star cities with classic architecture. There's...; Updated 32 days ago | lord of the rings › hobbit
Elrond and Elros: The Star Twins: Gwanûn Gîl is an award-winning short fanfiction story about Elrond and Elros, Half-elven twins from the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings....; Updated 32 days ago | lord of the rings › elrond
Do Tolkien's Elves Have Pointy Ears?: Did Tolkien's Elves really have pointed ears, or was that made up for Peter Jackson's films, based on popular depictions of elves and fairies that include things...; Updated 32 days ago | lord of the rings › fellowship of the ring
Dwarves of The Hobbit: A Who's Who: Fans of Lord of the Rings are familiar with Bilbo and Gandalf the wizard, but do you remember all thirteen dwarves who hired the services of Burglar Bilbo Baggins,...; Updated 16 days ago | the hobbit › bilbo
Push Him, Elrond!: You know, Elrond could've avoided everyone a lot of trouble way back when: "Cast the Ring into the Fire! Destroy it!" "No." "Well, all righty, then." *SHOVE* So...; Updated 32 days ago | lord of the rings › character analysis
Tinw's Lord of the Rings Fanart: This is a gallery of my Lord of the Rings fanart and photomanips. Some, but not all, are seen on my other LOTR lenses. If you've just landed here, be sure to...; Updated 32 days ago | lord of the rings fanart › fanart
The Healing Arts of Middle-Earth: The Lord of the Rings studies are a hobby that bridges the discipline of scholarship and the passions of fandom. This lens focuses on "Healing in Middle-Earth,"...; Updated 20 days ago | Middle-Earth Healing › lotr studies
The Ten Funniest Hobbit Names: Let's face it. Most LOTR fans are so used to Hobbit-names that we don't stop to notice how funny they are. Tolkien was a languages scholar, and he understood...; Updated 20 days ago | the hobbit › lord of the rings
The Khazad-dûm Tinies: Lord of the Rings Humor: The "Khazad-dûm Tinies" were a cartoon featured in a monthly Lord of the Rings fan newsletter, the Last Homely Herald. They were inspired by Edward Gorey's...; Updated 32 days ago | lord of the rings humor › fellowship of the ring
Ages of Lord of the Rings Characters: The Lord of the Rings appendices give us tons of information, including the ages of most of the characters. But it's a chore sifting through all that information,...; Updated 16 days ago | lord of the rings › fellowship of the ring
Lord of the Blingee: LOTR Humor: Watch out! Blingee is a powerful weapon that can instantly transform any self-respecting Man, Elf, Hobbit or Wizard into a figure of laughter! So "go on, laugh,"...; Updated 32 days ago | LOTR Blingee › bilbo baggins

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spirituality Dec 31, 2011 @ 10:49 am | delete

Happy 2012, may it be inspired and healthy!

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wishfulthinking777 Jul 21, 2011 @ 9:55 pm | delete

Dear Greek: Today I shared you lens "Middle-Earth Names: Find Yours!" on Facebook. Yea, ima geek too :) but a friend of mine commented on the post after visiting your lens also...and I wanted you to hear his comment: "Too much work! We need an App for that!" I dont know if you into that sorta thing...but could be fun and lucrative. :) Great lens~got a big response on my Facebook today! (ps squidoo just called me a nerdhead in capta)

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Tinw Jul 23, 2011 @ 12:26 am | delete

Aww, thanks. There is in fact a wonderful Sindarin Dictionary, available online, as a downloadable PDF, and as a Mac OSX App:
http://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/index.html
I'm sure sooner or later someone will turn it into an App. Alas, my programming skills are about 20 years out of date... I can do CSS and HTML, but even C++ has dribbled out my ears. :)

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spirituality Jul 21, 2011 @ 3:14 am | delete

Featured on my list of high quality favorite lensmasters :) http://www.squidoo.com/my-favorite-squidoo-lensmasters

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