Tolkien Estate's New Website (quick guide)

So, finding that the new Tolkien Estate website* is chock-full of good things, I thought a little cheat sheet might help folks see just how much is already up on the site. Accordingly, I've taken their sitemap** that comes at the bottom of their list of links and expanded it out by adding the author's names, where I knew them, next to the titles of individual pieces on specific works. Here's the result. Hope it's helpful.




I. WRITINGSTales of Middle-earthThe Hobbit— John D. RateliffThe Lord of the Rings—???The Silmarillion—Christopher Tolkien (1977)Unfinished Tales—Christopher Tolkien (from introduction)The History of Middle-earth—David BratmanThe Children of Hurin—???
Other Tales and PoetryFarmer Giles of Ham—Wayne G. Hammond & Christina ScullThe Adventures of Tom Bombadil—Daniel LauzonLeaf, by Niggle—Priscilla Tolkien; also Vincent Ferre and Nadia Drici [to come]Smith of Wootton Major—Verlyn FliegerThe Homecoming of Beorhtnoth—Thomas HoneggerThe Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun—Christopher Tolkien (website special)The Fall of Arthur—Christopher Tolkien (from Foreword)Beowulf: Translation & Commentary— [to come]
Tales for ChildrenLetters from Father Christmas—Baillie TolkienRoverandom—Christina Scull & Wayne G. HammondMr. Bliss—Christina Scull & Wayne G. HammondThe Hobbit—John D. Rateliff
Translations, EssaysThe Monsters and the Critics—T. A. ShippeyOn Fairy Stories—Verlyn FliegerTranslations and Editions of Medieval Texts*—T. A. ShippeyJ. R. R. Tolkien in Translation—JRRT, ed. CT
*covers Sir Gawain & the Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo, Ancrene Wisse, The Old English Exodus, and Finn & Hengest

The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien[section contains six major letters by JRRT]Timeline
II. LEARNINGLanguage and Writing SystemsWriting Systems—Arden SmithTolkien's Invented Languages—Carl Hostetter
Tolkien and Visual ArtsTolkien's Art—Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond
Thoughts and StudiesStudies on Tolkien: English—David BratmanStudies on Tolkien: French—???Translating Tolkien‑Vincent FerreDiscussion with Christian BourgeoisTolkien and Nature—Patrick CurryTolkien and Philology—T. A. ShippeyReading J. R. R. Tolkien—Maxim Hortense Pascal
On Specific WorksLeaf by Niggle: Hidden Nucleus—Vincent FerreLeaf by Niggle: Peculiar Tale—Nadia Drici [to come]The Lord of the Rings: How to Survive Fear and Despair—Dr. Nicole Guedeney [to come]Lord of the Rings, Book of the Century—T. A. ShippeyThe Lord of the Rings: Adventure Story?—Vincent FerreUnderstanding Beowulf—Leo Carruthers (Sorbonne)The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun—Christopher Tolkien (website original)
III. PAINTINGThe Book of IshnessPictures from Father ChristmasTreesLandscapesCalligraphyMapsWebsite illustrationsPhotographs
IV. PATHSF.A.Q.—Biographical informationJ. R. R. Tolkien and FantasyLiterary QuestionsInvented Languages and NamesPermissions and RequestsGlossary: Terms and Definitions
LinksPublishers and PeriodicalsLibrariesMedieval TextsModern TextsSigurd and GudrunArt and ArtistsBiographical linksContributors Other
Downloads  [to come]Using Our WebsiteSitemapCredits and Contact


--I've already found a lot that looks v. interesting, and wish I weren't in the middle of a deadline and so had time to give it the close look it deserves. But then I suspect I'll be coming back to this website a lot in the years to come.

--John R.


*http://www.tolkienestate.com/en/home.html
**http://www.tolkienestate.com/en/paths/sitemap.html