For J. R. R. Tolkien devotees...

[dennilfloss]

A cornucopia of information and a smorgasbord of links to satiate even Gandalf The White and distract Saruman The White from his dreams of conquest, enough to make Sam Gangee forget dinner. :Q

http://www.skalman.nu/galadriel/

Enjoy.

The Wizard (Uriah Heep)

 

[nickdakick]

Cool link,THX Denis !!!

 

[oldandquitemad]

MOST excellent! Thank you.

 

[Chooie]

But what about Radagast the Brown?

 

[apoppin]

Precious.


I Think I'll Disappear Now (Crash Test Dummies)

 

[Czar]

nice

 

[Triumph]

yes, and the rest of the order of wizards? am i incorrect in saying that we only know of Gandalf, Saruman, and Radagast? i'm rusty on my Tolkien

 

[ltk007]

I think the other wizards were mentioned, but not talked about like radagast, gandalf, and sauraman were. Wasn't that elf at the mountain place with the blue ring (I forget names it was a long time ago) a wizard or something.

 

[kami]

woohoo! nice find denis

I can never find any good Tolkien sites.

 

[kami]

thought i'd throw in another one...

http://www.arthistory.cc

Lot's of good Tolkien art there! Just go to the fantasy section then use the Tolkien pulldown menu at the top.

 

[apoppin]

Regarding Wizards:

"Of this order the number is unknown; but of those that came to the North of Middle-earth . . . the chiefs were five."

We know of Saruman (white), Gandalf(gray) and Radagast (brown).

"Others there were also: two clad in sea-blue . . . they had no names save Ithryn Luin 'the Blue Wizards'; for they passed into the East with Curunir, but they never returned . . ."

Quoted from "The Istari" in J.R.R. Tolkein's Unfinished Tales.

i hope that answers your question, Triumph.

 

[JaiKnight]

I just started reading The Hobbit (I know, I know, I'm behind ) Which books come after in for the Lord Of The Ring series? I want to read this thing before the movie comes out!

 

[ltk007]

The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King

I pulled those names out of my head from 5 years ago when I was in 5th grade. If I'm wrong, please feel free to flame me.

 

[apoppin]

Yes, that is correct for the "Lord of the Rings". But don't forget "The Silmarillion" and "Unfinished Tales".



The Fellowship of the Ring. (not Rings) flames

 

[ltk007]

Thanks.



If you try to read The Silmarillion, I admire your guts, but if your brain starts to explode don't say I didn't warn you.

 

[apoppin]

DO NOT read The Silmarillion until AFTER you finish the Lord of the Rings.

It is more tales and a lot of prehistory to the LOTR (it was never completed fully and put together by JRR's son. If you really like it then go for Unfinished Tales.

 

[EmperorNero]

Personally, I think the Hobbit is better than the LOTR series...although I love all 4 books. As for Silmarillion, argghh...I didn't understand it so I stopped reading it after 5 pages.

 

[Triumph]

i've decided to tackle the Silmarillion again. i couldn't read past the first 5 pages before, either.

has anyone read the Book of Lost Tales 1 and 2? i can't remember if these were written by Tolkien or not.

 

[Swag1138]

I read through the silmarillion, though I didnt bring anything out of it. Its more difficult by a factor of a kagillion(hows THAT for exaggeration) than trying to read the Bible.

Oh, and thanks for the link Dennis

 

[Howard]

Isn't that Gandalf the Grey?

 

[ltk007]

Not after the Two Towers.

 

[apoppin]

Gandalf was originally Gray. After his fight with the Balrog and his return from death he became White to replace the traitor Saruman as head of his order.

 

[kami]

Alright ya'll have got me in the mood for some LOTR action. Time to dig out the trilogy for some nice weekend reading

 

[EmperorNero]

I was thinking the exact same thing as Kami...so I went to amazon and did a search for LOTR - I wanna buy a boxed set and reread the series.

and I stumbled upon "Bored of the Rings," a parody:

[L]www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451452615/qid=968467205/sr=1-8/002-2217201-4308060[/L]

 

[dennilfloss]

Actually, I have to buy The Hobbit again since my ex-wife has it. I do have a deluxe illustrated edition of The Lord Of The Rings but right now I cannot find volume 2. I hope I just misplaced it and not lent it, otherwise arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! :|

Mother Earth (Jan Berry)