The Departure of Boromir

by Arevanye, July 17-23, 2005

Introduction  [7/17 @ 6:01 PM]  (14/34)

Aragorn at the High Seat  [7/18 @ 6:41 AM]  (12/29)

"S" is for Saruman  [7/18 @ 4:08 PM]  (10/17)

Famous Last Words  [7/19 @ 6:22 AM]  (8/15)

They Went Thataway  [7/19 @ 4:33 PM]  (8/15)

What Do We Do With the Body?  [7/20 @ 5:41 AM]  (6/10)

A Beowulf Funeral  [7/20 @ 5:48 AM]  (4/5)

The Lament for Boromir  [7/21 @ 8:24 AM]  (9/26)

Virtual Art Gallery  [7/21 @ 4:19 PM]  (7/13)

A Reading Room Retrospective (long)  [7/22 @ 6:03 AM]  (6/14)

Boromir:  A Hero? (much shorter) [7/22 @ 6:10 AM]  (6/10)

Open Discussion and "Quiz"  [7/23 @ 2:57 PM]  (16/26)

The Riders of Rohan

by Kimi, July 26-29, 2005

let's get started   [7/26 @ 7:35 PM]  (4/30)

Gondor! Gondor!   [7/26 @ 8:13 PM]  (10/13)

Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast   [7/27 @ 6:28 AM]  (4/7)

Everybody talks about the weather   [7/27 @ 6:31 AM]  (7/37)

Oh, *there* are the horse and the rider!   [7/28 @ 2:03 AM]  (6/24)

The Return of the King - a preview   [7/29 @ 4:31 AM]  (11/38)

Legends and Tales  [7/29 @ 10:24 PM]  (6/18)

Open Discussion  [7/29 @ 10:27 PM]  (6/47)

Summary   [7/29 @ 10:30 PM]  (20/22)

The Uruk-hai

by Morwen, Aug 1-5, 2005

Hobbits    [8/1 @ 10:11 PM]  (8/9)

Orcs    [8/1 @ 10:17 PM]  (5/30)

Pippin persists    [8/2 @ 7:35 PM]  (4/15)

of the Beholder    [8/2 @ 8:00 PM]  (4/5)

Preparing for battle    [8/3 @ 11:06 PM]  (2/3)

The Rohirrim    [8/3 @ 11:15 PM]  (3/9)

Escape   [8/4 @ 8:42 PM]  (5/9)

Watchful eyes    [8/4 @ 8:45 PM]  (7/20)

Open Discussion and Summary   [8/5 @ 8:13 PM]  (12/16)

Treebeard

by Auxerre, Aug 9-12, 2005

An Introduction   [8/9 @ 11:46 AM]  (8/13)

Between two worlds    [8/10 @ 9:12 AM]  (12/41)

The Encounter    [8/11 @ 9:02 AM]  (8/30)

The Order of Things    [8/12 @ 8:51 AM]  (10/56)

The White Rider

by hatster, Aug 14-19, 2005

Introduction    [8/14 @ 10:45 PM]  (1/1)

Riddles in the light    [8/14 @ 10:54 PM]  (8/19)

Wise men old, young and older    [8/15 @ 10:31 PM]  (11/14)

The White Rider    [8/16 @ 6:45 AM]  (7/21)

Well, Curious did jump the gun a bit    [8/16 @ 10:50 PM]  (4/20)

There's just too much in this chapter!    [8/17 @ 9:30 PM]  (9/19)

Journey into darkness    [8/18 @ 6:49 AM]  (4/13)

The White Rider brings *some* messages    [8/18 @ 11:13 PM]  (8/26)

The Riddler unriddles    [8/19 @ 8:50 PM]  (3/4)

Open discussion    [8/19 @ 8:51 PM]  (13/14)

The King of the Golden Hall

by Modtheow, Aug 21-28, 2005

Introduction: Brush up your Old English!    [8/21 @ 4:35 PM]  (16/23)

Approaching Edoras    [8/22 @ 3:05 PM]  (6/45)

History and the Sadness of Mortal Men    [8/23 @ 2:43 PM]  (10/33)

Grima and the courtesy of Theoden's hall    [8/24 @ 7:47 PM]  (5/27)

Theoden's transformation    [8/25 @ 6:33 PM]  (5/21)

Eowyn    [8/26 @ 5:04 PM]  (14/33)

Open Discussion    [8/28 @ 2:48 PM]  (4/18)

Everyone is riding to the aid of Helm's Deep! Forth Eorlingas! Noro lim, Asfaloth!
Join us in the Reading Room as we discuss The Two Towers Book III, Chapter 7: Helm's Deep.

Helm's Deep

by Arquen, Aug 28-Sept 2, 2005

Introduction    [8/28 @ 11:50 PM]  (13/26)

Q1--Movin' out    [8/29 @ 10:35 AM]  (4/25)

Day 1 Q2    [8/29 @ 8:36 PM]  (2/4)

Day 2 Q 2    [8/30 @ 9:33 PM]  (6/18)

Day 3 Q 1    [8/31 @ 11:23 AM]  (4/4)

Day 3 Q 2    [8/31 @ 8:40 PM]  (5/10)

Day 4 Q 1: Doubts! Darkness!    [9/1 @ 11:28 AM]  (6/7)

Day 4 Q 2—Out of the blue of the western sky comes…   [9/1 @ 8:27 PM]  (7/23)

Day 5 Q1 Postlude    [9/2 @ 11:04 AM]  (4/4)

Day 5 Q2  A contest!    [9/2 @ 11:07 AM]  (5/7)

Better late than Never   [9/8 @ 5:07 PM]  (11/13)

Not far now the gates of Isengard must stand. Everyone's hearts are heavy, but their eyes cannot pierce the mists ahead!
Join us in the Reading Room as we discuss The Two Towers Book III, Chapter 8: The Road to Isengard.

The Road to Isengard

by Aerlinn, Sept 6-9, 2005

Apology and Overview    [9/6 @ 9:29 AM]  (9/16)

Summary, Part 1: The problems of victory    [9/6 @ 12:16 PM]  (4/5)

Summary, Part 2: Send in the Huorns    [9/6 @ 1:58 PM]  (5/8)

Caverns measureless to man vs. Woods, glorious woods   [9/7 @ 9:53 AM]  (5/7)

Will wonders never cease?    [9/7 @ 11:40 AM]  (4/8)

Gandalf & Aragorn, Legolas & Gimli    [9/7 @ 11:41 AM]  (4/8)

The Mournful Fords    [9/9 @ 9:11 AM]  (2/6)

Big black towers hands no longer lily-white    [9/9 @ 9:25 AM]  (2/22)

Hobbits munching on ridiculously long sandwiches    [9/9 @ 9:45 AM]  (3/4)

Treebeard, Ents, and Huorns    [9/9 @ 11:00 AM]  (2/6)

Final Summary    [9/9 @ 11:15 AM]  (14/28)

Everyone is roaring and booming and trumpeting, until stones begin to crack and fall at the mere noise of them! And that's not even counting the Letters discussion!
Join us in the Reading Room as we discuss The Two Towers Book III, Chapter 9: Flotsam and Jetsam.

Flotsam and Jetsam

by Penthe, Sept 11-16, 2005

Introduction    [9/11 @ 6:57 PM]  (1/2)

Definitions    [9/11 @ 9:24 PM]  (6/11)

Merry & Pippin    [9/12 @ 5:27 AM]  (6/9)

Aragorn (or should I say, Strider)    [9/13 @ 1:34 AM]  (6/12)

Gimli & Legolas    [9/13 @ 1:36 AM]  (4/4)

Saruman   [9/14 @ 4:42 AM]  (2/3)

Gandalf (in absentia)    [9/14 @ 4:43 AM]  (2/2)

Food Glorious Food    [9/14 @ 4:48 AM]  (3/6)

Ch-ch-changes    [9/15 @ 2:32 AM]  (3/11)

Evil Treebeard and his band of non-Merry non-Men    [9/15 @ 2:58 AM]  (5/16)

Meanwhile, back at the ranch   [9/15 @ 5:47 PM]  (4/12)

The Assault on Isengard  >  [9/15 @ 5:51 PM]  (3/6)

Open Discussion    [9/16 @ 10:06 PM]  (3/19)

Everyone desires by swift agreement to seem wise themselves! Join us this week in the Reading Room to read posts that seem wise and reasonable, and others that seem harsh and uncouth by contrast: it's The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 10: "The Voice of Erather" - sorry, no, "The Voice of Saruman".

Arrh! Everyone desires by swift sailing to 'tend to the White Wizard's latest demands! Hasten aboard the Readin' Room this week  to hear fancy speeches o' no account, and others that be harsh 'n' uncouth, me hearties: it's The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 10: "The Voice of Bluebeard" - Bah, no! Sure it's "The Voice of Saruman".

The Voice of Saruman

by erather, Sept 18-23, 2005

Introduction    [9/18 @ 11:01 PM]  (8/12)

The Principals  >  [9/19 @ 10:36 AM]  (6/13)

Setting the scene    [9/19 @ 8:18 PM]  (7/16)

Opening skirmishes    [9/20 @ 1:21 PM]  (8/18)

Théoden gets a last chance    [9/20 @ 8:19 PM]  (6/7)

The "mightiest king of western lands"  >  [9/21 @ 1:54 PM]  (6/15)

Gandalf's turn    [9/21 @ 8:25 PM]  (3/10)

Gandalf states his Terms    [9/22 @ 1:50 PM]  (6/29)

Gandalf the White    [9/22 @ 8:52 PM]  (7/21)

The Palantir    [9/23 @ 1:42 PM]  (4/5)

Treebeard takes on a big responsibility    [9/23 @ 6:56 PM]  (4/4)

Open Discussion   [9/23 @ 7:03 PM]  (16/31)

Everyone is meddling in the affairs of wizards, but few are prepared to think of the consequences! Join us in the Reading Room as we discuss The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 11: "The Palantir".

The Palantir

by Chip of Dale, Sept 25-Oct 2, 2005

A quick breath before leaping    [9/25 @ 1:22 PM]  (7/9)

Intro and Overview    [9/26 @ 6:46 AM]  (6/44)

Un-Merry   [9/27 @ 5:09 AM]  (5/23)

Thief and Stone    [9/28 @ 6:45 AM]  (7/25)

'I Saw a Dark Sky'    [9/29 @ 8:31 AM]  (5/41)

The Claim of the King   [9/30 @ 7:54 AM]  (6/23)

Wizard's Pupil    [10/1 @ 8:13 AM]  (6/28)

Open Discussion    [10/2 @ 8:38 AM]  (3/32)