Author: Nenyia

The latest edition of The Council Courier is now available and this month’s featured Realm is the Realm of Estë. You can view January’s newsletter here.

Like all gardens, the Realm of Estë is quiet at this time of the year. It is only natural, for winter is a time of quiet reflection and slumbering. A few visitors still pop in to add their greetings to the birthday thread or to join the old trees that linger about the Moonlit Lounge.…

– Did you read Tolkien before you came to CoE? Well no, to be honest I hadn’t heard of Tolkien before the films were made. – What brought you to CoE? My journey here to the site was rather unusual, I think. You see, I wasn’t a fan of Tolkien or any of the movie…

How did you find CoE? I found it while doing a search for RotK screen captures. The selection impressed me, so I returned to check out more of the site. After lurking around as a guest for a couple of months, I finally joined. Now I can’t stay away. What are your favourite areas of…

Winter’s Hope Winter has come Winter has fallen. Here I reside, far from Home and family’s calling. Its chill swirls around me, Like an endless white sea. And on the wind’s mournful cry, I hear its truth; it does not lie. It comes across the hill and down the slope, And tells of one shining…

Now that a new year has started it seems a proper time for an essay on the Shire Reckoning; the calendar comonly in use in the Shire. This calendar shares some similarities with our own, but also contains a lot of differences. The Hobbits divided the year into 12 months, as we do, but in…

The next time you feel a Hobbit-sized hunger and are in the mood for some Middle-earth cuisine, try dropping by The Hobbit Café in Houston, Texas. Nestled beneath a huge oak tree, this cosy little Tudor-style building is the new location for this over 32-year-old business. When the weather cooperates you can even enjoy your…

The three Oscars he has received for his work on The Lord of the Rings Trilogy were probably the highlight of Howard Shore’s more than 35 years as a professional musician and composer. Here’s a little of the trail that lead to those Oscars. Howard Shore was born in Toronto, Canada on Oct 18, 1946.…

Coney Stew – by Happy Hobbit As winter nights are drawing in, it’s now that home cooking comes into its own. There’s nothing better in a Hobbit’s way of thinking than coming home to a warming stew on a cold winters evening. This wholesome meal is most often made using cheap cuts of meat, a…

There was a time when I believed Estë could only be found in the books written by J.R.R Tolkien, yet recent events have made me change my mind. I would like to share my experience with you, who knows, perhaps we will find that more than one member of the Valar dwells amongst, or perhaps…