Category: Council Courier

Note: the commentary follows the poem The Last Ship Firiel looked out at three o’clock: the grey night was going; far away a golden_cock clear and shrill was crowing. The trees were dark, and the dawn pale, waking birds were cheeping, a wind moved cool and frail through dim leaves creeping. She watched the gleam…

Many of the members on this site have used some of the different themes that are available and have their all time favorite theme up now. Are you one of those many members? Or are you a member who has heard about the CoE Themes but do not quite understand what it is about? For…

You admit that your first attempt to read The Hobbit ended in boredom. Did you find the books easy to read after seeing the movie? Hard to say if the movies had any effect on my reading really. Of course, I showed some interest on reading them after seeing the first two movies because I…

The July edition of the Council Courier is out now, featuring various realms of CoE. If you did not receive your copy via e-mail you can read the newsletter here. Don’t forget to check out the new riddle posted in the Riddles in the Dark section!

Minas Tirith “For partly in the primeval shaping of the hill, partly by the mighty craft and labour of old, there stood up from the rear of the wide court behind the Gate of the towering bastion of stone, its edge sharp as a ship-keel facing east.” (“Minas Tirith”, Book V, The Return of the…

We hear a lot about Tolkien’s world – the lands of Middle-earth and the Blessed Realm of Arda. Even the Sun and the Moon, and the stars in the sky gain a considerable amount of attention. But what about beyond that? Beyond the world, beyond even Arda? There we have the Void. The Outer Darkness.…

Fëanor was born in Valinor, the son of Finwë and Míriel. Following the birth of Fëanor, his mother was spent. Saying to Finwë: ‘…strength that would have nourished the life of many has gone into Fëanor.’ (The Silmarillion, ch. 6) Thus she was released from life, for it had become a grief to her and…

How did you find CoE? I found CoE ‘as if by chance’ while searching for pictures from the movies. In particular, I was searching for pictures of Frodo. I never tire of looking at his perfect face (even at my age – lol). I like to think that it was fate that brought me to…

How did you find CoE? You know – I can’t really remember! I was searching the web for sites with fan art galleries and came across CoE. Loved the gallery, loved the fact I could upload art to it, and the rest is history! What are your duties here at CoE? Arguing about Balrog wings…

How did you find CoE? I found CoE in August 2002, and I think it was through Google or some other fancy search-engine. I was looking for a site with a good gallery and had been through a few good sites before I found this one. I quickly forgot the gallery when I arrived here…