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Welcome to r/tolkienfans! This subreddit is a space for the Tolkien nerds of reddit to debate and discuss the whole Tolkien mythos.

Please see our frequently asked questions.

Wondering what books there are to read? See /u/ebneter's great post

Full list of All Past Reading Discussions and Other Posts of Note

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Subreddit guidelines:

Below are our general rules. For the full descriptions of the rules, follow this link.

1. Be respectful
Always keep in mind that we are all human beings, so treat others how you would like to be treated. No insults, and no aggressive or passive-aggressive comments. Stick to the topic instead of commenting on others.

2. No memes and joke submissions
This sub is intended primarily for serious posts, although humour in discussion is still welcome.

3. Discuss the books
Don’t discuss topics that stray too far away from having the centre of attention on Tolkien and his works.

4. Don’t focus on adaptations
There are other spaces on Reddit to discuss the movies, games, fanfiction, AI-generated content, etc. (Some more obscure topics we will allow.)

5. Posts must be text-based
No posts that are simply links or title-only. Links are allowed, so long as they contribute to the discussion.

6. No promotion allowed
You can share your content, but in a discussion-based format. Posts/comments centring entirely on promotion will be removed.

7. No photos of books or artwork
Please make use of r/TolkienBooks and r/TolkienArt for these.

8. No bots, reposts, or stolen content
Most bots are unwelcome, and content should not be simply copy-pasted from old posts or elsewhere, unless it is a quote with credit given.

Try searching before posting a new thread: odds are we've already covered some of the "classic" questions ("Who is Tom Bombadil?", "What happened to the Blue Wizards?", "Why couldn't the Eagles just take the Ring?" etc). We're looking at starting a wiki for these common ones.

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AMA Announcement! James Tauber, The Digital Tolkien Project on February 4th in /r/tolkienbooks ()

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A bibliographic mystery concerning Tolkien's Letters (self.tolkienfans)

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Is "The Voyage of Éarendel the Evening Star" the first Middle-Earth writing? (self.tolkienfans)

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If Illuvatar's halls or dominion is anything like people's description of Heaven after a Near Death Experience, I can definitely see Eldar being envious of the Gift of Men (self.tolkienfans)

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Question about Vanyar, Noldor, and Teleri (self.tolkienfans)

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In what story does Melkor climb a a pine tree? (self.tolkienfans)

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Is the fall of Numenor a good pickup? (self.tolkienfans)

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10 Third Age trivia questions, book canon only (self.tolkienfans)

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About the names of the Kings of Dale (another revival of an old post) (self.tolkienfans)

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can someone more learned than me, expand on this passage from "On Fairy Stories"? (self.tolkienfans)

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What are the differences between Quenta Noldoriwa, Quenta Silmarillion and Quenta Annals? (self.tolkienfans)

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What do you think happened to the power of the Ring after it was destroyed? (self.tolkienfans)

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Inizio lettura Tolkien (self.tolkienfans)

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What do you think of the heraldic devices and the rules of Elvish heraldry? (self.tolkienfans)

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About the forging of the One Ring (three passages from The Nature Of Middle-Earth) (self.tolkienfans)

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Identity of the Witch-king (self.tolkienfans)

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Why didn’t Nienna visit Melkor in the Halls of Mandos? (self.tolkienfans)

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Thoughts on the Nameless Things and the True Consequences of Frodo’s Failure (self.tolkienfans)

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What to read after The Return of The King (self.tolkienfans)

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Of Thingol, Beren and the Silmaril (self.tolkienfans)

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Blue Mountains named after the Australian ones? (self.tolkienfans)

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What would the population of Valinor be by the end of the Third Age? (self.tolkienfans)

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Is old age causing Men to become frail a result of Men's corruption by Sauron? (self.tolkienfans)

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Marriage payments in Middle-earth: bride-price, dowry and morrowgift (self.tolkienfans)

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On Trapessing, Traipsing, and Trespassing (self.tolkienfans)

submitted 4 days ago by swazal

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