BY TOPIC

AinurGuide to the Ainur (Reading material) — September 16, 2009
     Ainur, part 1 — September 16, 2009
     Ainur part 2  —  September 23, 2009
     Ainur part 1 — February 24, 2010
     Ainur part 2 — March 3, 2010
     Ainur Action, Interference and Free Will   —  April 21, 2010
     Ainur Bodies — September 13, 2011
     Eru, the Maiar/Ainur, and the Children   (Reading Material)  —
                   December 27, 2010
     Fana” Body of a Maia/Ainu   (Reading Material)  —  December 27, 2010
          Fana Bodies — April 6, 2011
     Powers and Limitations of the Valar — March 16, 2011
     Shapeshifting Maiar — Reading Material  —  November 25, 2009
     Shapeshifting Maiar  —  November 25, 2009
     Usage of the Term "Ainur"  (IM)  — November 23, 2010
          Discussed — December 1, 2010
     Use of "Ainur" vs "Maiar"  (Reading Material) —  December 27, 2010
          "Ainur", "Valar", and "Maiar" — January 12, 2011
     The Valar (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
     and Elves          How Did The First Elves Regard the Ainur?  — 
               December 1, 2010
          Why Elves and Ainur Don't Understand Each Other — March 17, 2010
Alqualondë   — October 2, 2012
Animals — Wolf Riders, Werewolves, and other “Magical” Animals
                   — January 26, 2011
     Origins of Orcs (Reading Material, mentions talking animals) —
                   April 8, 2011
Aulë and Yavanna  — April 28, 2010
     Aulë and Yavanna — July 8, 2012
Balrog —  Gandalf vs Balrog timeline  —  November 10, 2010
     Wraiths, Orcs, and Monsters, part 3   —  November 10, 2010
     The Number of Balrogs (Reading Material) — May 14, 2011
Beren and Lúthien   — July 21, 2010
Celeborn & Galadriel   (Reading Material)  — August 18, 2010
     Celeborn & Galadriel, part 1  — August 18, 2010
     Celeborn & Galadriel, part 2  — August 25, 2010
Dagor DagorathThe Last Battle (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
Dragons  —  History of the Lands of Arador (Reading material) —
                   September 16, 2009
     Dragons, part 1 — November 4, 2009
     Dragons, part 2 — November 11, 2009
     Origins of Dragons — January 19, 2011
Drow  —  Drow, part 1  — June 30, 2010
     Drow, part 2  —  July 7, 2010
DwarvesDwarves  — October 21, 2009
     Aulë and Yavanna  — April 28, 2010
     Aulë and the Seven Dwarves — May 5, 2010
     Dwarves, part 3  — May 12, 2010
     Mixed-Species Unions — February 23, 2011
     Dwarves (Reading Material) — May 14, 2011
     Writing With Dwarf Runes - December 10, 2012
Eärendil  — December 22, 2010
Elves
     The Awakening of the Elves  — November 17, 2010
     Avari and Avariel — June 15, 2011
     The Coming of the Elves  — June 2 & 9, 2010
     Elves — March 24, 2010
     Groups of Elves — October 7, 2009
     Groups of Elves of Middle Earth — February 2, 2011
     Groups of Elves of Middle Earth -Part 2 — February 9, 2011
     Groups of Elves, Language Differences — May 4, 2011
     Groups of Elves — June 1, 2011
     The Immortality of Elves  —  September 30, 2009
     Elvish Immortality, and Mandos (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
     Teleri History (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
     The Vanyar  — December 15, 2010
     and Ainur
          Why Elves and Ainur Don't Understand Each Other — March 17, 2010
          How Did The First Elves Regard the Ainur?  — December 1, 2010
     and Humans
          "The Debate of Finrod and Andreth" - part 1  (Reading Material)
                   — April 4, 2011
          "The Debate of Finrod and Andreth" - part 2  (Reading Material)
                   — April 4, 2011
          Humans - and the Waning of the Elves, part 1   — September 13, 2010
          Humans - and the Waning of the Elves, part 2   — September 20, 2010
          Mixed-Species Unions — February 23, 2011
    Romance, Marriage, and Family
          Romance, Sex, and Marriage Among the Elves — October 28, 2009
          Romance, Sex and Marriage — March 10, 2010
          Elvish Childhood (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
          Elvish Marriage Customs (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
     Tolkien and non-Tolkien Elves
          Comparing Tolkien's Elves to Other Traditions —November 18, 2009
          Influences on Tolkien's Elves — May 10, 2011
Ents — November 1, 2011
Fëanor's Oath  —  Fëanor's Oath  (Reading Material)  — March 31, 2010
     Fëanor's Oath, part 1  — March 31, 2010
     Fëanor's Oath, part 2 — April 7, 2010
     Makalaure Casts Silmaril In Roaring Sea — poem by Surazeus
The Fourth Age  — December 9, 2009
Gandalf vs Balrog timeline  —  November 10, 2010
Geography  — January 13, 2010
     Geography of Middle Earth — February 7, 2012
The Hobbit
     Chapters 1 & 2 - Notes — March 27, 2012
     Chapters 1 & 2 — March 27, 2012 
     Chapters 3 & 4 - Notes — April 24, 2012
     Chapters 3 & 4 — April 24, 2012 
     Chapter 5 — May 15, 2012
     Chapters 6 & 7 — September 25, 2012
     Chapters 8 & 9 — October 23, 2012
     Chapter 10 — November 27, 2012
Hobbits  — January 20, 2010
Holidays  —  December 8, 2010
Humans 
          The Advent of Men into Middle Earth, part 1 — August 14, 2012 
          "The Debate of Finrod and Andreth" - part 1  (Reading Material)
                   — April 4, 2011
          "The Debate of Finrod and Andreth" - part 2  (Reading Material)
                   — April 4, 2011
          Humans - and the Waning of the Elves, part 1   —  September 13, 2010
          Humans - and the Waning of the Elves, part 2   —  September 20, 2010
          Mixed-Species Unions — February 23, 2011
"The Hunt for Gollum" Webmovie  —  December 16, 2009
Good Kings, part 1  — May 19, 2010
Good Kings, part 2  — May 26, 2010
The Kinslaying   — August 11, 2010
The Last Battle (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
      Last Battle (Reading Material) — Fellowship of the Fourth Age collection
Mandos  (Reading Material)  — September 1, 2010
     Mandos, The Halls of Waiting  — September 1, 2010
     Mandos and Vairë  —  September 8, 2010
     Elvish Immortality, and Mandos (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
     Second Prophecy of Mandos — The Last Battle (Reading Material)
                   — April 8, 2011
          Last Battle (Reading Material) — Fellowship of the Fourth Age collection
     Telepathy, and Elves who refuse the summons to Mandos
                   (Reading Material)  —  December 27, 2010
Melkor/Morgoth and Sauron (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
Merfolk — December 2, 2009
      Merfolk — June 8, 2011 
      Mermaids - Reading Material  — September 5, 2011
Minas Tirith — December 6, 2011
The Movies — October 4, 2011 
Númenor – June 22, 2011
      Numenor, part 2 — June 29, 2011
Orcs  —  Orcs - Can They Be Redeemed?   —  June 16, 2010
      Wraiths, Orcs, and Monsters, part 2   —  November 3, 2010
     Origins of Orcs (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
     Orcs — May 1, 2012
Rings of Power — March 21, 2011
Round Earth —  Music of the Ainur (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
Sauron —  Melkor/Morgoth and Sauron (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
      Sauron — July 6, 2011
      Sauron, continued — July 26, 2011
Silmarillion  — Chapter 1  —   Guide to the Ainur (Reading material) —
                   September 16, 2009
          Ainur, part 1 — September 16, 2009
          Ainur part 2  —  September 23, 2009
          Ainur part 1 — February 24, 2010
          Ainur part 2 — March 3, 2010
          Illustrations for Ainulindalë   September 19, 2013
          Yavanna and the Two Trees — November 8, 2011 
          Yavanna continued — November 15, 2011
     Chapter 2  —  Aulë and Yavanna  — April 28, 2010
          Aulë and the Seven Dwarves — May 5, 2010
          Dwarves, part 3  — May 12, 2010
           Yavanna and the Ents — November 1, 2011
     Chapter 3  — The Coming of the Elves  — June 2 & 9, 2010
          The Awakening of the Elves  — November 17, 2010
     Chapter 4  —  Thingol and Melian  — July 14, 2010
     Chapter 5  —  Groups of Elves — October 7, 2009
     Chapter 9  —  Fëanor's Oath  (Reading Material)  — March 31, 2010
          Fëanor's Oath, part 1  — March 31, 2010
          Fëanor's Oath, part 2 — April 7, 2010
     Chapter 9  —  The Kinslaying   — August 11, 2010
     Chapter 11  —  "Of the Sun and Moon"  —  September 29, 2010
     Chapter 12  —  Humans - and the Waning of the Elves, part 1   —
                   September 13, 2010
          Humans - and the Waning of the Elves, part 2   —  September 20, 2010
     Chapter 19  — Beren and Lúthien   — July 21, 2010 
     Chapter 24  —  Eärendil  — December 22, 2010
          The War of Wrath — January 5, 2011
    Akallabêth – Númenor – June 22, 2011
Sun and Moon  —  September 29, 2010Telepathy  (Reading Material)  —  October 6, 2010
     Telepathy  —  October 6, 2010
     Telepathy (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
     Telepathy — April 13, 2011
     Telepathy - Part 2 — April 27, 2011
     Telepathy, and Elves who refuse the summons to Mandos 
                (Reading Material)  —  December 27, 2010
Thingol and Melian  — July 14, 2010
Tol Eressëa — June 12, 2012 
Tolkien Reading Day Discussion — March 25, 2013
Tom Bombadil — January 3, 2012 
     Tom Bombadil Rap (submitted by Odyssey Writing Workshops) — September 30, 2012
Two TreesYavanna and the Two Trees — November 8, 2011 
      Yavanna continued — November 15, 2011
Valar — see "Ainur" 
Varda — April 3, 2012 
VampiresWraiths, Orcs, and Monsters, part 2   —  November 3, 2010 
The War of Wrath — January 5, 2011
Wolf Riders, Werewolves, and other “Magical” Animals  — January 26, 2011
Wraiths, Orcs, and Monsters, part 1   —  October 27, 2010
Wraiths, Orcs, and Monsters, part 2   —  November 3, 2010
Wraiths, Orcs, and Monsters, part 3   —  November 10, 2010
Yavanna
      Yavanna and the Ents — November 1, 2011 
      Yavanna and the Two Trees — November 8, 2011 
      Yavanna continued — November 15, 2011


Parma Eldalamberon xvii  — 
     Use of "Ainur" vs "Maiar"   (Reading Material)  —  December 27, 2010
     Fana” Body of a Maia/Ainu   (Reading Material)  —  December 27, 2010
     Eru, the Maiar/Ainur, and the Children  (Reading Material)  —
                   December 27, 2010
     Telepathy, and Elves who refuse the summons to Mandos
                   (Reading Material)  —  December 27, 2010


History of Middle Earth
   The Lays of Beleriand, v. 3
      "The Flight of the Noldoli from Valimar" (Reading Material) —
             March 29, 2011
   Morgoth's Ring, v. 10
        "The Debate of Finrod and Andreth" - part 1  (Reading Material)
                   — April 4, 2011
        "The Debate of Finrod and Andreth" - part 2  (Reading Material)
                   — April 4, 2011
     Elvish Childhood (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
     Elvish Marriage Customs (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
     Elvish Immortality, and Mandos (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
     The Last Battle (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
     Melkor/Morgoth and Sauron (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
      Music of the Ainur (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
     Origins of Orcs (Reading Material) —  April 8, 2011
     Telepathy (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
     Teleri History (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
     The Valar (Reading Material) — April 8, 2011
   War of the Jewels, v. 11
     Dwarves (Reading Material) — May 14, 2011
     The Number of Balrogs (Reading Material) — May 14, 2011


Assorted Links — February 24, 2011
Pretty Pictures — September 9, 2012 

9th Annual Tolkien Conference at UVM, 2012
10th Annual Tolkien Conference at UVM, 2013


Quenya Language Lessons
      Lesson 1 - Letters and Writing — May 3, 2011
      Lesson 2 - Nouns ("A", "The", and Plurals) — May 10, 2011
            Lesson 2 repeats — October 12, 2011 
            Lesson 2 continues — October 26, 2011
      Lesson 3 -  Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives — May 17, 2011
      Lesson 4 - Verbs: Present Tense — May 31
     Lesson 5 – Verbs: Past and Future Tenses — June 6, 2011
     Lessen 6 – Verbs: Wishing and Imperative Tenses — June 21, 2011
     Review Summary
     Review Exercises
     Review Exercise Answers
     Lesson 7 - Review — June 28, 2011
     Lesson 8 - Review and Calendar — July 5, 2011
     Lesson 9 - Cases - Nominative, Accusative, and Dative — July 11, 2011
     Lesson 10 - Cases - Nominative, Accusative, and Dative, continued — July 11, 2011
     Lesson 11 - Review of Cases to date — August 23, 2011 
     Lesson 12 - Review of Cases — September 14, 2011 
     Lesson 13 - Cases Part 2 — September 28, 2011 
     Lesson 14 — Cases Part 2, continued — October 5, 2011

Writing With Dwarf Runes - December 10, 2012


Discussion Group Mechanics  —  Statistics   — November 18, 2009
     Directions for 2010  —  February 17, 2010
     Statistics  — February 17, 2010
     Statistics — January 16, 2011