Material on JRR Tolkien

• A not so short discussion on the History of Middle-earth, the primary source about Tolkien's world made available by his son Christopher. (German)

• Tolkien FAQ, my still unfinished translation of the official FAQ into German.

• A set of documents describing Tengwar usage for Eldarin languages (German); with lots of examples that might make it interesting even for those that cannot read German, but want to see how Quenya and Sindarin texts are written.

• A document attempting to reconstruct an "Tale of the Years" for the events between the awakening of the Elves and the end of the First Age; the material was compiled from the later volumes of the History of Middle-Earth. Sorry, also in German, but as an English speaker you should at least be able to read the numbers!

• A highly sarcastic review of the Hobbit movies (German).

• A short note on the Valaquenta, the first part of the Silmarillion. (German)

• A list of all the Edain of the Three Houses in the First Age, as mentioned in the Silmarillion and other posthumous work. Recent information from the History of Middle-earth was included. There versions of this document in both German and (probably bad) English. A Family Tree reflecting the complicated genealogical situation among the Eldar and Edain in the First Age is available in PDF format.

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• Not even the shortest list on internet Tolkien ressources should ignore the great Ardalambion page of Helge Kåre Fauskanger. Here, all your questions about Tolkien's languages are answered.

• Nor should the fantastic Encyclopedia of Arda be omitted. This online encyclopedia gives short but accurate descriptions for hundreds of Middle-earth related keywords.

• The full Old English text of Beowulf plus a German translation.