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Official Sites

• LOTR Official Home Page -- download screensavers and desktop pictures, plus interviews, by New Line.
  
• The Hobbit Blog -- 'official blog site' for the Hobbit film - but sadly appears to be unmoderated and overlaps with dating sites.
  
• LOTR Official Fan Club -- Decipher's (defunct) licensed site with forums, the original home of this community.
  
• Old Message Boards Index -- A functioning copy of the original fanclub mb index, as a part of our community history.
  

Regional Groups of Fans

• DC The Fellowship of the Beltway -- Washington D.C./Maryland
• East Farthings -- a mailing list for Massachusetts fan events.
  
• Eru Aeglirdor -- the Utah Fellowship
  
• Lómelindi -- a yahoo group for Tennessee and Kentucky fan events.
  
• North Carolina Fellowship -- a yahoo group for NC fan events.
  
• Northwesternesse -- site for the Pacific NW, including a forum.
  
• Northwesternesse Yahoo Group -- a yahoo group for Washington State.
  
• Rings on the Range -- a site for Texan LOTR fans. (site may be down)
  
• TennesseeFellowship -- a yahoo group for Ringers in and around Tennessee.
  
• Tolkien Forever -- a yahoo group for the LA and Southern California area.
  
• UK Fellowship -- a yahoo group for planning UK events.
  

Comprehensive Fan Sites

• Arwen-Undomiel -- general reference, scripts, interviews, quizzes, more.
  
• Barrow-Downs -- name generators, fan fiction, articles and more.
• Council of Elrond -- a selection of everything for the Tolkien enthusiast, including their moderated chat.
• Endorion -- comprehensive site entirely in Bulgarian with listing of Tolkien's works in multiple languages.
  
• The Fellowship of Middle-earth -- The current, active site for the LOTRfanclub community, the Fellowship of Middle-earth.
• Herr-der-Ringe -- yes, it's in German but most of it is also available in English.
• Lord of the Rings Fanatics -- Middle Earth tours, quiz, art collections, forums, reference and more.
• My Precious -- great graphics, games, riddles, art gallery and more.
  
• TheOneRing.net (TORn) -- LOTR news. Fan reviews, articles, PJ fan site, newbie guide and more.
• The Quintessential Lord of the Rings -- screen caps and images illustrating the books, more.
  
• Ringbearer -- news, reference, galleries, message boards and more.
• Tolkien-Movies.com -- focus on the movies: news, rumors, pics and more.
• War of the Ring - news, galleries, fanfic, book reviews, forums, and more.
  

General LOTR Reference

• A Tolkien Dictionary -- taken from the indexes of the Lord of the Rings and the Silmarillion.
  
• The Archives of Middle-earth -- Encyclopedia, synopses & essays, galleries, maps, guides to the history of Arda, more.  Bilingual site also available in Russian.
• Archive of the Shire-Reckoning -- a useful tool for figuring out what date is which.
• Encyclopedia of Arda -- great quick reference site, with details of names and places by alphabet or time-line.
• Eowyn of the Rohirrim -- an homage to Tolkien's brave heroine; since 1997
• Frequently Asked Questions at TheOneRing.net's Greenbooks.
• Gran Middle-earth Family Tree -- extensive family tree of Tolkien's world with two trees, downloadable in Excel.
  
• The Grey Havens -- Tolkien's poems, essays and answers on his literature and world, plus more.
  
• Map of Beleriand -- hosted by Turgon's Tolkien Site.
  
• Maps of Middle-earth -- at Isildur's Lair. Nine downloadable maps.
  
• Map of Middle-earth -- hosted by Turgon's Tolkien Site.
  
• Mellonath Daeron -- The HoMe texts in chronological order.
• MerryBrandybuck.com -- a multi-linguistic Italian site for all things Merry.
  
• Middle-earth Science Pages -- geography, ethnology, meridian grids, astronomy and more.
  
• Middle-earth Star Map -- hosted at Annals of Arda.
  
• Middle-earth Tours -- comprehensive site of art work depicting the people and places of Middle-earth, with detailed information.
• Mike's Tolkien Resources -- bibliographical listings, cover art gallery, guide to Tolkiens' Letters.
• Nitpicker's Guide to LOTR -- a fairly exhaustive listing comparing the differences between Tolkien and Jackson.
  
• Seat of Kings -- transcripts of the movie scripts online, with or without pictures.
• Shire Post -- Detailed map of  the Shire's postal districts, with  a downloadable larger version.
  
• A Silmarillion Chronology -- excellent overview with commentary, images, polls, etc. for the Silmarillion.
• Silmarillion Encyclopedia -- a very useful reference for readers of the Sil. Highly recommended.
  
• Silmarillion Geneology of Elves and Men -- with printable PDF pages.
  
• The Thain's Book -- descriptive entries of the people, places, things and events of LOTR with passage references.
• What's in the History of Middle-earth? -- well-organized site for the HoME books and Unfinished Tales.
  

J.R.R. Tolkien

• An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography -- hosted at Tolkienbooks.
  
• The Inklings -- a compiled introduction to the work of its three main writers, Tolkien, Lewis and Williams.
  
• J.R.R. Tolkien -- everything about J.R.R. Tolkien and his life for the student or enthusiast.
  
• J.R.R. Tolkien's Oxford -- photographic virtual tour of Tolkien-related points at Oxford.
• Mosely Bog -- the Birmingham nature area that inspired the Old Forest and portions of The Hobbit.
• Pictures of England -- a beautiful collection of pictures of the Professor's native land.
  
• Silmarillion Heraldic Devices -- drawn by Tolkien. A gallery with commentary.
  
• Songs and Tales -- The verse for Tolkien's songs and poems, includes his other writings.
• Talking About Tolkien.com -- Biography, timeline and other information about Tolkien & his works.
• Tolkien's Artwork on Stamps -- Gallery of UK postage stamps bearing Tolkien's own drawings.
  
• Tolkien Audio Files -- hear JRR Tolkien in his own words. Also collection of articles
• The Tolkien Library -- a site for information on all books relating to, by or about Tolkien.
  
• The Tolkien Society -- a treasure trove of information and links regarding our favorite author.
• Tolkien's Sarehole Mill -- photos of the Birmingham mill reputed to be the model for Sandyman's.

Tolkien-Inspired Artwork

• The Art of the Hildebrandt Brothers -- gallery of works including Tolkien-themed.
• David Wyatt Illustration-- artwork of David Wyatt.
  
• Donato Art -- Old-master style paintings of Donato Giancola.
  
• Dusso -- gallery of matte paintings used as background in the LOTR movies.
• Edoras Art -- extensive collection, in English or German. Includes Howe, Lee, Eissmann and others.
  
• John Howe's Site
  
• The Official Site of Ted Nasmith
• Tolkien Art by Alan Lee -- just the pictures.

Fan Art Galleries

• The Art of Charlie Song -- a gallery of artwork by chucks888
  
• Art of the Spirit   -- art and more by Tinidril
• Elfwood -- a very extensive gallery of sci-fi and fantasy art.
  
• Gap of Rohan Gallery -- a small gallery of collected artwork from the Gap's fan community.
  
• Rolonzo Tolkien -- extensive gallery of both professional and fan art
• Wyvernwell -- the artwork of Leah Jakusovszky.

Tolkien-related Writing Archives & Contests

• Fanfiction Glossary -- a helpful resource for understanding the terminology of fanfic, by Ms. Nitpicker.
  
• Galvorn Awards -- awards for Silmarillion-based Tolkien fanfic, a LiveJournal community.
  
• Henneth Anun Story Archives -- easy to navigate, excellent quality Tolkien fanfic.
  
• Middle-earth Fanfiction Awards -- Awards based on peer nomination and review for Tolkien-based fan fiction.
  
• The Mithril Awards -- a site for awarding excellence in Tolkien-related fan fiction. All categories and ratings.
  
• ShireBunnies -- adopt one of Shirebound's LOTR plotbunnies to write about.
  
• Stories of Arda -- an active archive of  Tolkien-related fanfic, membership needed to submit your own writings.
• The Trees Remember -- Tolkien fanfic archives with an emphasis on Legolas and the Elves. Writing resources, family friendly.
  
• White Tree Press -- a small publishing house for LOTR-related works.
  
• Listing of archival sites by fans from the LOTRfanclub boards may be found at the Member Sites page.
  

Tolkien-Inspired Music

• Audible Beauty -- Analyses of the music from the trailers for LOTR.
• Beecake -- not exactly Tolkien but featuring Billy Boyd as writer and singer. News at their myspace page.
  
• The Brobdingnagian Bards -- a talented duet with an entire album for Middle-earth.
• Glass Hammer
• The Harp & Hobbit -- Asni's harp music, plus photos and thoughts on travels in middle-earth.
  
• HowardShore.com -- the unofficial site for news and information on Mr. Shore & his music.
• Lingalad -- an Italian group whose Tolkien-based music has been performed in several countries. Site in Italian and English.
  
• Lyrics for the Soundtracks -- a listing here at the Scrapbook.
  
• The Tolkien Ensemble
  
• The Tolkien Music List -- an exhaustive discography of musical works inspired by the writings of Tolkien.

Language

• A Taste of Elvish -- a brief vocabulary list for Quenya and Sindarin, part of Ardalambion.
  
• Ardalambion -- comprehensive site for the tongues of Arda. Quenya, Sindarin, or other languages.
• Cirth -- An overview of the runic alphabets Tolkien devised for the Dwarven races and their history.
  
• Coron's Fonts -- a source listing for a variety of Tolkien and fantasy fonts.
  
• Dan Smith's Fantasy Fonts -- includes Tengwar, Cirith and Runic fonts, plus others.
• Daniel Reeve's Bilbo Font -- the font used in the films available for download only if purchased.
  
• Downloadable Quenya Course
• Dragon Flame -- a downloadable English/Sindarin dictionary, can also be downloaded in pdf format.
• Dwarf Runes -- A simple table of the runes used in The Hobbit and their translation.
  
• Elvish to English Dictionary -- an Elvish listing with the English approximations.
  
• The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship -- an international organization for the study of Tolkien's languages.
  
• Elvish Poetry -- Tolkien's poems and their translations.
  
• Enyalielwasse -- a compilation of links for everything Elvish.
  
• Fellowship of the Word-smiths -- detailed breakdown of all the languages used in the movie, with articles and translations.
• Learning Elvish Among Friends -- a friendly and useful community for those who want to learn Elvish together.
  
• Mazarbul Wall Inscriptions -- translations of the various inscriptions seen in the films, with images.
  
• Omniglot.com -- a guide to all written languages.  Tolkien's Cirth, Sarati and Tengwar included.
  
• Sindarin Dictionary
  
• Tengwar Calligraphy -- step by step.
  
• Tengwar Textbook -- instruction on reading and writing Tengwar.
  
• Write Your Name in Elvish -- in ten minutes or less, with step-by-step examples.
• Yet Another Tengwar Tool -- transcribe English into Sindarin or Quenya.

LOTR Computer Resources

• Alt Key Symbols -- Umlauts and more. Printable page for reference when typing linguistic symbols.
  
• Bookloaf LOTR Avatars -- a small collection of captioned avatars to share.
  
• Bookloaf Smilies Page -- several LOTR smilies / graemlins in the collection.
  
• Calendar Cards from Asia -- a collection of images scanned from LOTR calendar cards.
  
• Elessar's Realm -- An excellent selection of LOTR wallpapers with an extra focus on Aragorn.
• Eöl's Forge -- three fonts by Josh Griffing, including a stylized tengwar in the form of swans.
• HTML for Writers -- hosted by The Trees Remember,  tips on making your writing online-friendly.
• LOTR Chibis -- save your favorites to your computer, by Alseides.
  
• LOTR Wallpaper -- A selection of LOTR wallpapers for your desktop from Apple Blossom Art.
  
• Leaves of Gold -- Another quality site for LOTR wallpapers.
  
• Lord of the Rings.net -- the official site, which has several excellent desktops.
  
• Lord of the Rings Image Library -- library of screen captures and images from the movies.
• Mytheme -- LOTR AIM themes for your computer.
• Nenuial -- LOTR web graphics.
• Ship of Dreams -- Lovely LOTR wallpapers for your desktop.
  
• Tolkien Fonts -- Ringbearer, Dwarven runes, Elvish and more to download for your computer.
  
• Useless Creations -- 3-D LOTR screensavers.

Tolkien-inspired Games 

• Bounce-a-Baggins -- ever wanted to toss a bouncy hobbit around? Hosted by MyPrecious.
  
• EasyMemory -- download LOTR cards to play Concentration and other memory games with.
• Hang-Hobbit -- save your hobbit from the wraiths. Hosted by Barrowdowns.
  
• LOTR Slider-Puzzle -- reassemble the Fellowship poster.
  
• Tolkien Computer Games -- information and reviews on Tolkien-inspired games as a reference for gamers.
  
• Whack-a-Nazgul -- whack as many as you can, but don't hit Gandalf!

Movie Business

• Awards Listings -- Compilation of awards for  Fellowship , The Two Towers, &  Return of the King
  
• Internet Movie Database
• Box Office Mojo -- breakdown of box office numbers, all-time highs.
• Box Office Prophets
  
• Lord of the Rings Movie End Credits (FotR, pdf file)
• The Frodo Franchise -- an ongoing fascinating look at the tangled web that surrounds the making of the films.
  

Travel

• Pure New Zealand - Home of Middle-earth -- great tour of New Zealand in context of LOTR.
• Red Carpet Tours -- guided tours of movie-filming sites in New Zealand.
  
• Flyinn -- NZ tours by light aircraft for pilots.
• SkyHigh Airlines -- next time you get frustrated with travel, take a look at this.
  
• Tour of Oxford -- guide for those wishing to tour Oxford with points of interest for Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.

Merchandise

• Arms of Valor -- weaponry replicas, not just LOTR swords but bows and accessories too.
  
• Badali Jewelry -- the One Ring in gold or silver.
• Jasmine Watson -- website of the jewellery designer for LOTR.
• MacQueen Pipes -- Middle-earth style pipes.
  
• Museum Replicas -- top-quality reproductions of props and costumes.
• Middle-earth Furniture -- beautiful, if spendy, furnishings for your elvenhome.
  
• New Zealand Post -- LOTR stamps.  Other stamps were also issued by the Isle of Man.
  
• The Noble Collection -- The Evenstar, Lorien Brooch, Sting, The One Ring and so much more.
• Sideshow Weta Collectibles
• Stansborough Fibres -- weavers of the fabric used in the Fellowship's Elven cloaks. Here's their online store.
  
• To The Ring -- LOTR cross-stitch.
  
• Wandering Fire Pottery -- Tolkien-inspired tiles for your home, now renamed Verdant Tile Co.
  
• More Merchandise Links -- hosted by TORn
• LOTR Bumper-stickers -- ready-made and make-your-own information.
  
• LotR merchandise designed by fans -- go to  CafePress   and do a "Lord of the Rings" search, quite a few pages come up with everything from mousepads, tshirts and mugs to boxer shorts utilizing artwork from LotR fans.  Might be something of interest to all of you outstanding artists out there! Particularly as good LotR related clothing is so sparse. - Star Thrower
  
• Need to convert those NZ  bucks or UK pounds? The online Universal Currency Converter is here.
  

Actor Fan Sites

• Sean Astin Official Home Page
• Jarl Benzon's Official Fan Club
• Billy Boyd.net
• Brian Sibley.com
  
• Bruce Hopkin's Official Web Site
• Little Kiran
  
• Sandro Kopp's Official Fan Club
  
• Sir Ian McKellen Official Home Page
  
• Ian McKellen's own LOTR photo scrapbook online
  
• JRD: The Official John Rhys-Davies Homepage
• Andy Serkis' Official Site
  

Humor

• The Burping Troll -- Humorous collaborative writings and more at the most unusual Inn in Middle-earth.
• The DM of the Rings -- What happens when roleplayers are introduced to the Story that Started it All? (mild thematic warning)
  
• Dom-Land Caribou -- The Fellowship plays hockey, among other things.
• Guide to the Battlefields of the War of the Ring -- a tour of the battlefields, with museums and displays.
  
• The Lord of the Peeps -- an ongoing project in unique marshmallow humor.
• LOTR Avatars -- Primula's collection of captioned avatars to share.
  
• Map to Mordor -- Hoom!
  
• Miserable Melodies -- the terribly infamous Ballad of Bilbo Baggins plus lots of non-Tolkien hilarity.
  
• Mordor with a D -- One does not just walk into...
• Nevrast -- Humor page, including Mad Libs, jokes, and some parodies borrowed from our own fan community here.
  
• News Headlines from Middle-earth -- a brief report of the top stories.
  
• Thumbnail Theater: Bakshi's Lord of the Rings -- for those of us who have endured the "other one."
  
• The Tolkien Sarcasm Page
• The Ultracondensed Versions of  The Hobbit and LOTR.
  
• Waiting for Frodo - the saga of Ringer fandom in an ongoing comic strip.
• Your Homework Done for Free --synopsis of LOTR for those too lazy to read the books. Quite entertaining for those who have.

Miscellaneous & Crafts

• Beyond Bree -- a monthly newsletter for Tolkien fans published by Mensa.
• BrickTales -- the literary Lord of the Rings, scene by scene in Legos.
• Build a hobbit hole
• Cousins - a simple explanation about cousins, second-cousins twice removed, etc. for understanding hobbit geneology.
  
• Daisy's Hobbithole -- family-friendly, a little bit of everything Shire-like.
  
• Decorate your Home LOTR style -- a treasure trove of decorating and theme ideas hosted by Council of Elrond.
  
• Dreamweaver -- step-by-step instructions on braiding your hair like Legolas', with pictures. Eowyn & Arwen also on this site.
• The Historic Tale Construction Kit -- based on the famed Tapestry of Bayeux, and create your own medieval-style epic, complete with characters and artwork. Perfect for Tolkien wannabes (and aren't we all?)
• Hobbit Baby Booties -- instructions on how to knit some Proudfeet for your little hobbitlings, by penwiper.
  
• Hobbit Home -- an enviro-friendly middle-earth designed home in Wales.
  
• Irascian -- Excellent and enjoyable reports from LOTR fan Ian Smith on various fan events.
• LuLu -- publish your own tales and poetry as a paperback or hardbound.
  
• LOTR Costume -- at Alley-Cat Scratch, the ultimate do-it-yourself Middle-earth costuming site.
  
• LOTR in Origami -- amazing paper folding if you have a lot of time, designs by Eric Joisel
  
• Mallorn Leaf & Lembas -- instructions for making a foam 'leaf' wrapper to wrap up your tasty baking, by penwiper
  
• Protectors of the Plot Continuum -- a fanfic-oriented community committed to protecting the canon from Mary-Sues. Other tales also included, but many, many LOTR ones to satisfy those who prefer their Tolkien to be "Sue-less."  PG rating.
• Rohan Banners -- by Ron Shirtz, to download and print for miniature warriors.
  

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