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Hi all!  
Hi all!  


My on-line name is Earendilyon, and I'm active in the virtual Tolkien community for some 5 years now (roughly since Spring 2001). I've known Tolkien's writings since the late '80s and have most of his work in my possession, and a lot about him and/or about his work.
My on-line name is Earendilyon. I've known Tolkien's writings since the late '80s and have most of his work in my possession, and a lot about him and/or about his writings.
 
My on-line "home" is [http://www.minastirith.com Minas Tirith], but I also frequent other [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] related message boards. You may also know me from my [http://www.geocities.com/dominusanulorum/ Dominus Anulorum] project, the translation of [[The Lord of the Rings]] into Latin. My project is mirrored by the folks of [http://www.eldalie.ch/dominusanulorum/ Eldalie.ch].


Other interests of mine are:
Other interests of mine are:
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* [[Unfinished Tales]] (also in Dutch translation)
* [[Unfinished Tales]] (also in Dutch translation)
* [[The History of Middle-earth]] by [[Christopher Tolkien]]:  
* [[The History of Middle-earth]] by [[Christopher Tolkien]]:  
:#[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 1]]
:#[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]
:#[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 2]]
:#[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]
:#[[The Lays of Beleriand]]
:#[[The Lays of Beleriand]]
:#[[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]
:#[[The Shaping of Middle-earth]]
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* [[Farmer Giles of Ham]]
* [[Farmer Giles of Ham]]
* [[Smith of Wootton Major]] & Farmer Giles of Ham (in one volume)
* [[Smith of Wootton Major]] & Farmer Giles of Ham (in one volume)
* [[Mr. Bliss]] (in Italian translation)
* [[Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics]]
* [[Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics]]
* [[The Father Christmas Letters]]
* [[The Father Christmas Letters]] (also in [http://ardapedia.herr-der-ringe-film.de/index.php/Die_Briefe_vom_Weihnachtsmann German translation])
* [[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]
* [[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]


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* J.R.R. Tolkien, R. Evans
* J.R.R. Tolkien, R. Evans
* [[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]], [[Robert Foster]]
* [[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]], [[Robert Foster]]
* [[Realms of Tolkien. Images of Middle Earth]], HarperCollins
* [[Realms of Tolkien|Realms of Tolkien. Images of Middle Earth]], HarperCollins
* [[Tolkien's World]], Randy Helms (twice: pb. & hardc.)
* [[Myth, Magic and Meaning in Tolkien's World|Tolkien's World]], Randy Helms (twice: pb. & hardc.)
* Tolkien, Hexa 2
* Tolkien, Hexa 2
* [[The Magical World of the Inklings]], Gareth Knight
* [[The Magical World of the Inklings]], Gareth Knight

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Hi all!

My on-line name is Earendilyon. I've known Tolkien's writings since the late '80s and have most of his work in my possession, and a lot about him and/or about his writings.

Other interests of mine are:

  • (Medieval) History (I've got an MA in it)
  • Languages (especially Latin)
  • Hiking
  • Reading

--Earendilyon 04:59, 8 February 2006 (EST)

My Tolkien Library

Books by Tolkien:

  1. The Book of Lost Tales Part One
  2. The Book of Lost Tales Part Two
  3. The Lays of Beleriand
  4. The Shaping of Middle-earth
  5. The Lost Road and Other Writings
  6. The Return of the Shadow
  7. The Treason of Isengard
  8. The War of the Ring
  9. Sauron Defeated
  10. Morgoth's Ring
  11. The War of the Jewels
  12. The Peoples of Middle-earth

Books about Tolkien: