Category: Council Courier

How did you become a Lord of the Rings fan? My dad told me to read the book. It’s as simple as that. From the moment I finished it, I knew I had fallen in love. We know why Boromir is your favourite character. But what are your reasons for disliking poor Sam? Ahum. I…

How did you find CoE? Although it was Weta Workshops who introduced me to Lord of the Rings, it was a search for Frodo that brought me to CoE first *blush* What are your duties here at CoE? Currently I look after Members Websites, which involves dealing with questions, checking them for content and selecting…

How did you find CoE? A friend showed me Haldir’s Pretty Pictures at school once. After laughing my head off during maths and English, I decided to join. What are your duties here at CoE? I’m leader and welcomer of the Realm of Varda, and I really enjoy both. What are your favourite areas of…

The latest edition of The Council Courier, featuring the Realm of Lórien, is now available. If you haven’t received your copy through e-mail, you can view the April issue of the newsletter here.

How did you find CoE? I was searching for a site on Elvish on Google. What are your duties here at CoE? I am one of the mods for both the Prancing Pony and the Movies Forums. What are your favourite areas of the site? I really like the Elvish lessons, and I wish I…

How did you find CoE? I stumbled across it several times looking for pics from the movie, especially between the cinematical releases of TTT and RotK, but it wasn’t until I got interested in the Elven languages that I really found the site, following the link from another site that mentioned the wonderful Elvish courses…

During the Second Age, the Eldar brought many things to the men of Númenor, including “herbs of great virtue,” as we are told of in the Akallabêth. This article seeks to develop a theory about those herbs and their connection to athelas and pipe-weed. Why do these herbs have such virtue? We know that athelas…

LotR the Third Age is a RPG game for Playstation 2. It takes you on an amazing journey through Middle-earth and has an interesting and unique story. The game begins with Berethor, a Citadel Guard of Gondor who is sent on a mission by the Steward to find Boromir. Along the way he meets up…

As we all know, this month is April. Here’s a quick feature on April in Middle-earth – what happened, what people call it and so on. Other Names For April In Quenya, April was called Víressë. This name was used by most speakers of the Westron, but not by the Elves themselves (they followed another…

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the man who invented Middle-earth? Well, lucky for you, CoE has a wonderful Tolkien section. It has an incredibly detailed biography of his life that includes: his childhood, his schooldays, his time at Oxford, his heroic period in World War I, the influences in his life, his…