# A great online source for Tolkien stuff

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**Created:** [April 21, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-online-source-for-tolkien-stuff/104845 "2002-04-21T19:37:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-online-source-for-tolkien-stuff/104845/1 "2002-04-21T19:37:14Z")

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I just wanted to share this link with you Tolkien geeks out there. It’s one of the best sites I’ve found for JRRT trivia, and includes a lot of stuff from HOMES, something the much-touted “Encyclopedia of Arda” sorely lacks.

[Annals of Arda](http://www.annalsofarda.dk/)

Here you can find obscure but important facts like the name of Fingolfin’s wife, the names of obscure Vala, and information on the other 6 tribes of dwarves. Hope you enjoy!

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**Author:** ![DPWhite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DPWhite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPWhite)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-online-source-for-tolkien-stuff/104845/2 "2002-04-21T21:35:38Z")

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Thanks Doc. I’m just starting to look. It seems to be a much lighter touch than the EofA, which I like because of its somewhat scholarly style. The artwork on AofA is very pretty and the site seems to be more a labor of love of the webmaster than a collaborative effort. I’m going to enjoy checking it out.

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**Author:** ![DPWhite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DPWhite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPWhite)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-online-source-for-tolkien-stuff/104845/3 "2002-04-21T21:54:06Z")

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Doc, check this out, it might be something you would like:

[http://www.thorntonsbooks.co.uk/tolkindex.htm](http://www.thorntonsbooks.co.uk/tolkindex.htm)

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**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2002, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-online-source-for-tolkien-stuff/104845/4 "2002-04-21T23:12:54Z")

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Another interesting site is

[http://www.elvish.org/resources.html](http://www.elvish.org/resources.html)

Carl Hostetter and his friends know so much about Tolkien’s languages that (quite literally) when Christopher Tolkien has questions about the languages, he goes to them for answers.