Category: Updates

  • Books vs. Movies The Sequel: The Two Towers

    Our Books vs. Movies Section has been expanded with a section for The Two Towers, which you can visit here. A big thanks to everyone who has contributed so far, or is still writing.

  • T-shirt & Poster Contest Extended!

    The t-shirt and poster contest submission due date has been extended by one week, to October 15th. If you’d like to submit a design, you’d better do it fast! Additionally, some people have expressed confusion over what is necessary for submissions. You do not have to include a cartoony drawing with your submission. If you…

  • The Book Club reads ‘The Silmarillion’

    On Monday October 4th the Book Club will start reading and discussing Tolkien’s masterpiece ‘The Silmarillion’. You can find the first assignment here. For more information about the Book Club and how it works: check out The Silmarillion Info Spot, or contact me here.

  • T-shirt & Poster Contest!

    CoE is holding a t-shirt and poster contest, to help generate new designs for our t-shirt area. Read about the rules here. We look forward to seeing your submissions!

  • The Silmarillion: Bigger Spiders, Bigger Battles, Bigger Egos

    If you don’t have a copy of ‘The Silmarillion’ yet, Tolkien’s work about the history of the Elves from the creation of the world up to the Battle of the Last Alliance, now is a good time to ask your parents for an advanced birthday present, become a member of the nearest library or harass…

  • Attention fanfic submitters!

    If you are an author of a round robin fiction, please read this! Very important!

  • A new addition to the Elvish Names Database

    We’ve recently added the Rohirric Names Finder to the Elvish Names Database, where you can now find the equivalent of your name in Old English (the language of the Rohirrim), as well as Sindarin and Quenya — the Elvish Names Database can be found under the Languages menu of CoE.

  • Two New Sections for CoE!

    The Council is pleased to announce the addition of two new sections to the site: The brand new Tolkien Section has everything you could want to know about Tolkien, including an in-depth biography, articles, bibliography, and lots of other great stuff devoted to the man who invented Middle-Earth. In addition, we have also recently implemented…

  • Ecard Update

    If you’ve been looking for the eCards, they are now located under Multimedia off the Main Menu. We moved the link to make a little more space on the Main Menu for some upcoming sections 🙂 In addition, you can now send eCards through the site without having to know someone’s email address. When filling…

  • Sister Site Grand Opening!

    If you once had a Non-Tolkien related RPG with your friends here on CoE, you’ve probably noticed the recent inability to post in the Non-Tolkien forums. Well, it’s because we’ve had our little monkeys working around the clock to pile all the millions of words and sentences and haul them over to their playland. You’ll…