The Rings of Power Getting to know the Trolls of Middle-Earth Gareth Branwyn

J.R.R. Tolkien Here's an awesome fan-animated Lord of the Rings short film Devin Nealy

bechdel test Watch: every scene in The Lord of the Rings where two women interact Thom Dunn

J.R.R. Tolkien Listen to this 1964 interview with J.R.R. Tolkien Mark Frauenfelder

sword Blacksmiths forge Gandalf's sword Glamdring Andrea James

J.R.R. Tolkien Stephen Colbert invokes The Lord of the Rings' "small and passing Shadow" going into today's election Gareth Branwyn

antidepressants Can you tell the difference between antidepressants and Tolkien characters? Take the quiz! Thom Dunn

lotr 'Lord of the Rings'-themed wedding looks like a lot of fun Xeni Jardin

elf The colonialism behind fantasy's vaguely Irish Elves Thom Dunn

J.R.R. Tolkien Excellent breakdown of LoTR's amazing Helm's Deep battle sequence Andrea James

The Shire Hobbit house above Washington lake now available on Airbnb Andrea James

Evan Palmer Lovely watercolor illustrations of The Silmarillion's first chapter Andrea James

mordor Frodo's trip to Mordor as a Google Map Andrea James

J.R.R. Tolkien University of Oxford acquires rare map of Middle-earth annotated by Tolkien Mark Frauenfelder