christmas "Christmas in Middle-Earth" is the lord of ringing in the holiday spirit Thom Dunn

Lord of the Rings A deep dive into Tolkien's iconic Middle-earth map Gareth Branwyn

trolls Getting to know the Trolls of Middle-Earth Gareth Branwyn

books Here's an awesome fan-animated Lord of the Rings short film Devin Nealy

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

Lord of the Rings Listen to this 1964 interview with J.R.R. Tolkien Mark Frauenfelder

J.R.R. Tolkien Blacksmiths forge Gandalf's sword Glamdring Andrea James

Election 2020 Stephen Colbert invokes The Lord of the Rings' "small and passing Shadow" going into today's election Gareth Branwyn

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

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

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

video Excellent breakdown of LoTR's amazing Helm's Deep battle sequence Andrea James

architecture Hobbit house above Washington lake now available on Airbnb Andrea James

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

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

maps University of Oxford acquires rare map of Middle-earth annotated by Tolkien Mark Frauenfelder

archaeology This 2,500-year-old Chinese sword looks like "something from the J.R.R. Tolkien universe that has entered the actual historical record" Ellsworth Toohey

art Make fantasy maps the easy way with Lord of Maps stamps Rob Beschizza