Tolkien fandom

"Tolkien fandom" refers to the world of fans of J.R.R. Tolkien, his books, and/or the films and the other many adaptations. Within the category of "fandom" is also included efforts of fan-fiction.
== Terminology ==
"Ringer" is coinage for a fan of The Lord of the Rings somewhat in the same line as fanboys, fangirls, otaku, and Trekkies, but markedly different. One of the differences is that, whereas also every Star Trek fan is called a Trekker or Trekkie, not all Lord of the Rings fans agree on the designation of the group. Many people who consider themselves fans of Lord of the Rings do not find the posthumously published works of Tolkien like The Silmarillion or The History of Middle-earth to be interesting. Therefore, in some cases Ringer might apply to someone who is a fan of the Lord of the Rings books or movies, but not of Tolkien's extended work. Ringers: Lord of the Fans is a comedic documentary, released in 2005, that covers the influence of The Lord of the Rings and features actors such as Dominic Monaghan and Elijah Wood.
A Tolkienist or Tolkienologist is one who studies the work of Tolkien; this usually refers to students of the Elvish languages (see Tolkien research) or to true Tolkien scholars.
== History ==
A review of three decades of Tolkien fandom, leading to 2012, was written and presented by Nancy Martsh and published in The Return Of The Ring: Proceedings of the Tolkien Society Conference 2012.
== External links ==
*TheOneRing.net
*TolkienBrasil.com
*The Tolkien Society site
*The Mythpoeic Society site
*Arthedain site
*Forodrim site (in English)
*The Tolkien Sarcasm Page
*Elfenomeno.com
*CouncilofElrond.com
*Dorthonion
* The White Tree
* Orta Dünya
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