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An informal grouping on the board. They're noted for their fine command of //Silmarillion// minutae, as one would expect. | An informal grouping on the board. They're noted for their fine command of //Silmarillion// minutae, as one would expect. |
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==== List of AH.com's Tolkien experts ==== | ==== List of AH.com's Tolkien experts ==== |
* [[Geordie87#Geordie]] | * [[Geordie87#Geordie]] |
* [[Jason]] | * [[Jason]] |
| * [[Maeglin]] |
| * [[Miker]] |
* [[Morwen Edhelwen]] | * [[Morwen Edhelwen]] |
* [[mowque]] | * [[mowque]] |
Thande once read the entire //[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Middle-earth|The History of Middle-earth]]// non-fiction series all in one go, and spent the next three weeks being unable to speak anything other than Sindarin. | Thande once read the entire //[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Middle-earth|The History of Middle-earth]]// non-fiction series all in one go, and spent the next three weeks being unable to speak anything other than Sindarin. |
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More recently, the Cabal has been bolstered by [[offtopic:mowque]], who, after a similar feat to Thande's, started affixing a relevant Tolkien quote to virtually every post and PM he made. [[offtopic:Morwen Edhelwen]] is another recent major Tolkienist on the board, though she also has an interest in general real world mythology and Caribbean history. [[Valena]] is another more recent Tolkienist who joined the board. [[Corsair_Caruso]], a relatively new member to the board, started the [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=297280|Tolkien General Discussion Thread]]. | More recently, the Cabal has been bolstered by [[offtopic:mowque]], who, after a similar feat to Thande's, started affixing a relevant Tolkien quote to virtually every post and PM he made. [[offtopic:Morwen Edhelwen]] is another recent major Tolkienist on the board, though she also has an interest in general real world mythology and Caribbean history. [[Valena]] is another more recent Tolkienist who joined the board. [[Corsair_Caruso]] started the [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=297280|Tolkien General Discussion Thread]]. |
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==== See Also ==== | ==== AH.com Tolkien Discussions ==== |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=297280|Tolkien General Discussion Thread]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=297280|Tolkien General Discussion Thread]]** - The main, ongoing discussion thread. |
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**[[pods:middle-earth|Tolkien Legendarium Points of Divergence]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=250364|'Peter Jackson's The Hobbit is now a trilogy' Discussion Thread]]** |
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**[[timelines:based_on_existing_fiction#j_r_r_tolkien|Timelines based on Tolkien's works]]** | **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/off-to-a-tolkien-conference.40487/|Off to a Tolkien Conference]]** |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=250364|'Peter Jackson's Hobbit is now a trilogy' Discussion Thread]]** | |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=254044|Analogies in LOTR]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=254044|Analogies in LOTR]]** |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=231682|Comparing the styles of J. R. R. Tolkien and G. R. R. Martin]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=231682|Comparing the styles of J. R. R. Tolkien and G. R. R. Martin]]** |
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| **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/what-would-j-r-r-tolkien-react-and-think-of-dark-fantasy-genre.478456/|What would J. R. R. Tolkien react and think of dark fantasy genre?]]** |
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**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=326315|What would an Islamic LOTR look like ?]]** | **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=326315|What would an Islamic LOTR look like ?]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/industrial-age-in-middle-earth.399263/|Industrial Age in Middle Earth]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=333125|How does Shire economy work ?]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/perhaps-the-best-middle-earth-map-ever.303955/|Perhaps the best Middle Earth map ever]]** |
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| **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/tolkien-the-prophet.85484/|Tolkien the "prophet"]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ask-me-about-norse-mythology-and-tolkien.276884/|Ask me about Norse mythology and Tolkien]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=242523|AH.com Tolkienized]]** |
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| **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/history-of-ah-com-in-tolkien-mode.254784/|History of AH.com: In Tolkien Mode]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=290542|What would Tolkien have thought of Star Wars]]** |
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| **[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=281271|A post-apocalyptic Lord of the Rings]]** |
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| **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/tolkiens-worldbuilding-why-such-a-low-population.265799/|Tolkien's worldbuilding - why such a low population]]** |
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| **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/middle-earth-sociology-and-population-issues.392991/|Middle Earth, sociology and population issues]]** |
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| **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ramblings-of-kolchak-parameters-of-tolkiens-arda.420512/|Parameters of Tolkien's Arda]]** |
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| **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/battle-of-five-armies-czech-republic.390047/|Battle of Five Armies - Czech Republic]]** |
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| **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/would-tolkiens-farmer-giles-work-as-a-film.374729/|Would Tolkien's "Farmer Giles of Ham" work as a film ?]]** |
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| **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/lord-of-the-rings-series-being-considered-by-amazon-warner-bros.429740/|"Lord of the Rings" series being considered by Amazon and Warner Bros.]]** |
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| ==== See Also ==== |
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| **[[pods:tolkien|Tolkien Legendarium Points of Divergence]]** |
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| **[[timelines:based_on_existing_fiction#j_r_r_tolkien|Timelines based on Tolkien's works]]** |
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