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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

• 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 Yahoo Group -- a yahoo group for Washington State. 
• Northwesternesse on FB  -- facebook page for Northwesternesse (Pacific NW).
  
• TennesseeFellowship -- a yahoo group for Ringers in and around Tennessee.
  
• Tolkien Forever -- a yahoo group for the LA and Southern California area. 
• Tolkien Forever on FB - facebook page for Tolkien Forever (California).
  
• 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.
• TheOneRing.net (TORn) -- LOTR news. Fan reviews, articles, PJ fan site, newbie guide 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.
  
• Archive of the Shire-Reckoning -- a useful tool for figuring out what date is which.
• Chetwood -- complete map of Middle-earth, printable.
  
• Encyclopedia of Arda -- great quick reference site, with details of names and places by alphabet or time-line.
• Frequently Asked Questions at TheOneRing.net's Greenbooks.
• The Great Family Tree of Arda -- an extensive family tree for Tolkien's world, requires flash.
  
• The Grey Havens -- Tolkien's poems, essays and answers on his literature and world, plus more.
  
• The Legend Comes to Life -- Tolkien resources plus the storyline augmented with video, sound and graphic art.
• The LOTR Project -- family tree of all the creatures in Middle-earth, including an interactive map.
  
• Maps of Middle-earth -- at Isildur's Lair. Nine downloadable maps. (maps may be currently unavailable)
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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. 
• College Crunch -- a college English student oriented J.R.R. Tolkien page with a good bio and overview.
• Grey Havens Songs and Tales -- The verse for Tolkien's songs and poems, includes his other writings
• 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.
  
• 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 Professor -- an undergraduate course on Tolkien, includes podcast lectures and other scholary items.
  
• The Tolkien Society -- a treasure trove of information and links regarding our favorite author.
• Tolkien's Sarehole Mill -- Birmingham's page about Tolkien plus 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: Chronicles of an Illustrator -- artwork of John Howe.
• The Official Site of Ted Nasmith
• Tolkien Art by Alan Lee -- just the pictures.

Fan Art Galleries

• Art of the Spirit   -- art and more by Tinidril
• Elfwood -- a very extensive gallery of sci-fi and fantasy art.
  
• Rolonzo Tolkien -- extensive gallery of both professional and fan art
• Tolkien on DeviantART -- artist community focusing on Tolkien inspired fan-art.
  

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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Additional Tolkien-centered fan fiction may be found at Fanfiction.net and Archive of Our Own (AO3).
  

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 at Omniglot.
  
• 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.
• 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 Glossary -- a basic listing of the English meanings of many Sindarin words.
  
• 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 -- our small collection of captioned avatars to share.
  
• Bookloaf Smilies Page -- several LOTR smilies / graemlins in the collection.
  
• Elessar's Realm -- An excellent selection of LOTR wallpapers with an extra focus on Aragorn.
• 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.
• Ship of Dreams -- Lovely LOTR wallpapers for your desktop.
• Tengwar Font -- font by Josh Griffing, a stylized tengwar in the form of swans at fontriver.
  
• Tolkien Fonts -- Ringbearer, Dwarven runes, Elvish and more to download for your computer.
  
• Useless Creations -- 3-D LOTR screensavers.

Tolkien-inspired Games 

• 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
  
• 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.
• Walking Tour of Oxford -- guided walking tours with emphasis on Tolkien and 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.
• MacQueen Pipes -- Middle-earth style pipes.
  
• Museum Replicas -- top-quality reproductions of props and costumes.
• 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.
  
• Stitcher's Paradise -- LOTR cross-stitch patterns.
  
• Verdant Tile Design -- Tolkien-inspired tiles for your home, formerly Wandering Fire Pottery.
  
• More Merchandise Links -- hosted by TORn
• Need to convert those NZ  bucks or UK pounds? The online Universal Currency Converter is here.
  

Actor Fan Sites

• Sean Astin Official Home Page
• Billy Boyd.net
• Little Kiran
  
• Sir Ian McKellen Official Home Page
  
• Ian McKellen's own LOTR photo scrapbook online
  
• 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.
• Map to Mordor -- Hoom!
  
• 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.
  
• 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, now complete.
• 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.
• 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.
  
• 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
  
• Rohan Banners -- by Ron Shirtz, to download and print for miniature warriors.
  

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