Theatrical Muse


a community for fan ficlette authors of any fandom you'd care to shake a stick at. Great fun and adult fiction is permissable in a secure environment.

Radio Rivendell is the one and only fantasy radio station in the world playing fantasy music 24-7! Not just classics from the movies inspired by Tolkien, but JK Rowling (Harry Potter), Robert E. Howard (Conan) & many others. Also a friendly and creative forum community.

SP-Studio


Really fun fan site where you can make cool South Park inspired characters made by Janina Himmen. This is a non-profit fan site so please respect her copyright and credit her work if you use them as avatars, or post images online using the site. German/English versions

The Dark Tower


The official website for Stephen King's Dark Tower series. Lavish graphics from the coverart and graphic novels etc and lots of geeky trivia.

The Mythopoeic Society is a non-profit organization devoted to the study of mythopoeic literature, particularly the works of members of the informal Oxford literary circle known as the “Inklings.”

Regia Anglorum

Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman and British Living History. Regia Anglorum was a term used by early English writers to describe the English state. It means 'The Kingdoms of the English'. In a twentieth century context Regia Anglorum is a nationwide society with many independent local groups, from Scotland to the south coast, who all work within a tight set of common sense rules.

The Sealed Knot


We aim to portray the conflicts of the English Civil Wars, and also how people lived and went about everyday life. As well as battles we provide living history encampments, provide education in schools, commemorate the fallen of the wars, support the upkeep of battlefields and memorials, and assist in keeping English Civil War related artefacts in this country when they are being sold.

Megaphores!
Welcome to the internet’s newest sensation - Megaphores! A place where your imagination and sense of humour are allowed to roam wild and free over the beautiful, rolling landscapes of the English language, Megaphores is a place of innovation, creativity and laughter.
Every day a new but incomplete sentence is posted - and you supply the rest of it. Witty one-liners abound!

A resource for information on historic arms and armour

Arms & Armour
Glossary of Terms
An A-Z packed with information on armour and weapons from medieval times

Internet Sacred Text Archive
Welcome to the largest freely available archive of online books about religion, mythology, folklore and the esoteric on the Internet. The site is dedicated to religious tolerance and scholarship, and has the largest readership of any similar site on the web.

Artist & Art Sites (alphabetically)

Huge art community covering all style and applications.

Famed Illustrator for several Tolkien calendars, John also provided cover art for a number of Tolkien books and was one of the concept artists for the LotR Trilogy.

Paul's personal website featuring Discworld art naturally but also from other fantastic places including the imagination. Also a really great online store!

Josh Kirby


The late great illustrator of many fantasy worlds, such as Discworld and Majipoor for authors like Terry Pratchett, Robert Silverberg, Tom Holt and Robert Rankin. Pictured ~ detail of 'Rincewind Running' from the Discworld series. The Official Site also has an online shop. © The Josh Kirby Estate

The Lakeside Gallery

Enter the beautiful and mythic world of Linda and Roger Garland. Linda's themes revolve around Celtic myth and Arthurian legends, whilst Roger has a wealth of illustrative work for publishers of J.R.R. Tolkien and worked on concepts for Newline's LotR Trillogy movie.

Another of the concept artists who worked on the LotR Trilogy, Ted's work covers a number of discipline side from fantasy illustration including architectural renderings and automotive artwork

Authors (alphabetically)

Suzette Haden Elgin


began writing science fiction novels to pay her PhD tuition. She achieved the distinction of being the only student ever to write two dissertations (one on English, one on Navajo) for that purpose; she retired in 1980 to the Arkansas Ozarks.  Her Native Tongue series was a scientific experiment with a ten-year term, and it involved the construction of the language called Láadan.  
As well as many other novels and some short fiction, Suzette is also a poet.

Choc-full of info on the most prolific of modern authors featuring the books and forthcoming works including spin off digital games and movies.

Ursula Le Guin

As of 2010, Ursula K. Le Guin has published twenty-one novels, eleven volumes of short stories, three collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry and four of translation, and has received many awards: Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, etc. She lives in Portland, Oregon

Science-Fiction Writers Association

SFWA informs, supports, promotes, defends and advocates for its members. We host the prestigious Nebula Awards, assist members in legal disputes with publishers, and administer benevolent funds for authors facing medical or legal expenses. 

Poetry

A Glossary of poetic terms.

Science Fiction Poetry Association


What is sf poetry? You know what they say about definitions -- everybody has one. To be sure, it is poetry (we'll leave that definition to you), but it's poetry with some element of speculation - usually science fiction, fantasy, or horror. Some folks include surrealism, some straight science. One thing is certain - SFPAns know sf poetry when they see it.

DreamWorlds Emporium


Our site shop on Zazzle that at present features Tolkien artwork and some of the site banners art. Help support the running and maintenance of the site by shopping online at Zazzle, or perhaps you have some artwork you'd like to donate to help us keep DreamWorlds supporting your Dream experience.

Sites & Resources

Tolkien Society


The Tolkien Society's aim is to encourage and further interest in the life and works of the late Professor J.R.R. Tolkien  C.B.E., This site has information about JRR Tolkien, his books, his life, biographies etc. We also work with Tolkien Society Trading, which has a mail order list of books and many other items connected with Tolkien's works.

The Encyclopedia of Arda

Does exactly what it says on the tin. A complete and well written Encyclopedia of all things arda and a wonderful reference guide to the works of J.R.R.Tolkien

Wikipedia ~ Portal: Middle Earth
A special section within the encyclopaedia dedicated to Tolkien and Middle Earth. Complete and concise information covering many fascinating facts and  details for your perusal

Welcome to The Thain's Book, an encyclopedia of the people, places, creatures, things, and events in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Entries include descriptions, histories, important dates, genealogies, etymologies, illustrations, sources and cross-references.

A wonderful source of information for all things Tolkien. From biography to books, from movies to all the latest news and reviews. With all the well written content and regular updates this is a valuable source indeed.

Tolkien Library


Official Tolkien Library filled with all the latest news, articles and reviews

Hiswelókë's Dragonflame


Invaluable dictionary site for students of Tolkien's Sindarin and other Middle Earth Languages

Tara's Sindarin Phrasebook
Do you like RPing ME elves? This little gem is great for sprinkling your RP or fanfic with practical and useful Sindarin phrases for use in battle, socialising of allo kinds inbcluding insults... or moonlit walks with your love

The Mellon Chronicles
An interesting site featuring Aragorn and Legolas with bios, useful maps and fanfiction

The Hutt ~ Tolkien Fonts


Mostly inspired by Peter Jackson's LotR Trilogy this features free fonts including Ringbearer as above, several runic and Tengwar (Sindarin) fonts and some really smart cursive typefaces.

Walking Tree Publishers


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Forums & Communities

Arwen-Undomiel.com


Dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece classic, The Lord of the Rings. Browse through all the sections to find everything from 15,000+ photos from the movies and cast, to the humor section, to assorted content in the multimedia section.

Planet-tolkien.com


UK's largest resource for J.R.R. Tolkien discussion and related information

Tol Eressea


A very purist Tolkien RPG Site

Telpeaths Gift


LotR Fansite

Products & Merchandise

Tolkien Artists - Limited Addition Prints
All your favourite LotR Trilogy concept artists, including chief concept artist Alan Lee and many other works of art inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien. Signed limited editions available at times.

tolkientown.com


From swords and posters, to stamps and stand-ups. A one-stop store for all things LotR

The Compleat Guide to Tolkien calendars
What it says

Rowns Books


Tolkien and more, based in the USA

College Crunch
A resource site for students with a good general info and background page for Tolkien scholars and other lovers of Middle Earth and other works.

Sites & Resources

Terry Pratchett


The celebrated creator of Discworld and other places where fantasy, science and comedy collide. Complete with an excellent fan forum.

Wikipedia ~ Portal: Discworld
A special section within the encyclopaedia dedicated to the strange and wonderful Discworld, that somehow manages to be quite like real life... Complete and concise information covering many fascinating facts and details of all things Discworld.

The L-Space Web
THE fan website for all things Terry Pratchett and Discworld as well other Terry books. It's also a fantastic resource and portal for Pratchett fans with all kinds of goodies like timelines, media blurbs, story line synopses, character bios and even Unseen Univerity Challenge! Well worth a visit.

Bricks & Books
A Lego & Discworld Blog & Fansite for adults who enjoy collecting and building Lego or reading and collecting Discworld books and Memorabilia. Better still it is a fantastic place if you are into both.

Forums & Communities

Discworld MUD (or MMORPGs)

a gaming community who are developing multiplayer, text-based, online games based on the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett. Membership is free!

The Lancre Morris Men


We won't kid you - this is a site about English Morris dancing, but it does have a Lancre section (a blog too!) and it also covers traditional Disc and Roundworld Morris traditions. Fun site with strong Disc affiliations including a new pub-chat forum...

Products & Merchandise

This is THE Discworld shop, owned and operated by the Cunning Artificer, with loads of high quality and official collectibles ~ includes original Clarecraft sculptures and Discworld Stamps inspired by Going Postal. Well worth a visit online or in person - you might even spot Sir Terry nearby!

PJSM Prints

Featuring the early artwork of Paul Kidby for the Discworld ~ the widest range of merchandise from button badges, prints, T-shirts and signed books

Paul Kidby (click for entry in creative links section above)

Josh Kirby (click for entry in creative links section above)

GURPS


Written by Phil Masters and Terry Pratchett ~ we believe this is fairly old now, but that doesn't stop it being fun of course. On the GURP system (Generic Universal RolePlaying) this is an intelligent and dice-free text-based Dungeons & Dragons game.

Sites & Resources

Celtic Links (Anthropology Museum NKU)

Link to more listings on the Northern Kentucky University's Anthropology Museum. Access to a wealth of information on European Celtic culture and history and the global spread of it's peoples to the New World and to Australasia/Pacific Rim in both hemispheres

The White Goddess Pagan Portal

From Ancient Egypt and Assyria, The Celts in north and western Europe to modern wiccan and worldwide pagan observances, the White Goddess Portal covers it all with elan covering a host of useful topics and soem unexpected ones too. Exceptionally user-friendly and informative.

Diva Designaria


Jano's personal site with poetry and art collections inlcuding Tolkien Galleries and a modest shop.