The Tower of Cirith Ungol

by FarFromHome, Mar 6-12, 2006

"He was utterly alone"   [3/6 @ 5:28 AM]  (8/19)

The Tower   [3/7 @ 12:26 PM]  (5/19)

In Western Lands  [3/8 @ 8:33 AM]  (5/9)

The Power of the Ring  [3/9 @ 1:47 PM]  (5/8)

"Now we must be off!"  [3/10 @ 1:33 PM]  (4/11)

Open Discussion  [3/12 @ 6:36 AM]  (5/10)

The Land of Shadow

by Finding Frodo, Mar 13-17, 2006

Folly vs. Luck  [3/13 @ 5:14 PM]  (5/16)

Light and Water!  [3/14 @ 11:28 PM]  (7/29)

Ramble On  [3/16 @ 12:01 AM]  (7/28)

We're in the army now!  [3/16 @ 11:56 PM]  (3/9)

Open Discussion  [3/17 @ 11:44 PM]  (11/34)

Everyone is ...
dammit, it's showtime folks! "On Mount Doom doom shall fall" in the Reading Room this week!

Mount Doom

by nefisa3, Mar 21-26, 2006

Into Hot Air  [3/21 @ 6:21 PM]  (16/101)

"Sam Stone"  [3/22 @ 9:26 PM]  (9/45)

What Might Have Been  [3/23 @ 1:52 PM]  (9/36)

The Set Up  [3/24 @ 11:08 AM]  (9/45)

Payoff, Part One  [3/24 @ 9:24 PM]  (3/13)

The Payoff, Part Two  [3/25 @ 1:40 PM]  (4/14)

Well, That's Done  [3/26 @ 10:54 PM]  (11/35)

Amid the torment of Orodruin, everyone's eyes are still straying north to where the sky far off is clear, to keep fear away until the very last; and waking under young leaves green and gold, we wonder if it wasn't a dream. Or not. Join us in the Reading Room this week as we read Chapter 4 of Book 6 of The Return of the King: "The Field of Cormallen"

The Field of Cormallen

by Altaira, Mar 27-Apr 1, 2006

#1: Things aren’t looking so good outside of Mordor either folks   [3/27 @ 8:58 PM]  (4/9)

#2 – The Eagles are Coming! Part 1: Well waddya know?  [3/28 @ 1:02 AM]  (4/12) 

#3 - The Eagles are Coming: Part 2 Gwahir and Gandalf  [3/28 @ 11:01 PM]  (5/5)

#4 – The Realm of Sauron is Ended!!  [3/29 @ 5:01 PM]  (5/11)

#5 – To Hope or not to Hope  [3/31 @ 2:37 PM]  (7/10)

#6 – Long Live the Halflings!  [3/31 @ 2:45 PM]  (7/35)

Open Discussion  [4/1 @ 2:06 PM]  (7/31)

Everyone is watching for the dirty parts at last, when "he took her in his [CENSORED]  and [CENSORED] her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they [CENSORED] in sight of many". Join us in the Family Board Reading Room, as we delicately enjoy Chapter 5 of The Return of the King: "The Steward and the [CENSORED]"

Also, play an innocent game of Spin-the-Compass and follow squire's Excellent Adventure, as we discuss the meaning of The East and The South in Tolkien's works, in the secondary Reading Room discussion of the J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia.

The Steward and the King

by Curious, Apr 2-6, 2006

#1: The Lady, the Warden, and the Steward.  4/3 @ 10:47 AM]  (8/14)

#2: Love and Joy.  [4/3 @ 4:18 PM]  (8/23)

#3: The Proposal  [4/4 @ 11:46 AM]  (8/23)

#4: The Coronation  [4/4 @ 6:15 PM]  (7/14)

#5:  The King Holds Court  [4/5 @ 3:30 PM]  (4/11)

#6: Mount Mindolluin [4/6 @ 3:23 PM]  (3/11)

#7:  "I have found it!"  [4/6 @ 3:28 PM]  (6/11)

#8 (and final): A Midsummer Night's Dream [4/6 @ 6:42 PM]  (13/60)

Everyone dislikes the sound of what Saruman says about the Southfarthing, and is thinking it's time we got back to the Shire. But first, an interminable series of polite farewells! Join us in the Reading Room as we tie up loose thread after loose thread, reading Chapter 6 of Book VI of The Return of the King: "Many Partings".

Many Partings

Free-for-All by squire, Menelwyn & Curious, Apr 11-12, 2006

"The Hills are Alive..."  <squire>  [4/11 @ 5:08 PM]  (5/12)

Many Gifts  <Menelwyn>  [4/11 @ 7:08 PM]  (6/23)

Tree, Horn, and River  <Curious>  [4/12 @ 2:36 PM]  (6/15)

Why the Lack of Urgency?  <Curious>  [4/12 @ 2:36 PM]  (5/11)

What does Gandalf know, and why doesn’t he say it?  <Curious>  [4/12 @ 2:36 PM]  (4/15)

The Bitter and the Sweet  <Curious>  [4/12 @ 2:37 PM]  (5/7)

Flashes, Ghosts, and The Sil  <Curious>  [4/12 @ 2:37 PM]  (5/6)

Everyone is wondering if there can be such a thing as a too-long-drawn-out ending! Join us in the Reading Room as we read an 8-page chapter whose action highlight is Butterbur's face becoming a "study in wonder": Chapter 7 of Book VI of The Return of the King: "Homeward Bound."

Homeward Bound

by an seleichan & N. E. Brigand, Apr 16-21, 2006

The Soldiers' Return  <an seileachan>  [4/16 @ 6:43 PM]  (10/64)

Ruffianly Weather?  <N.E. Brigand>  [4/19 @ 11:49 AM]  (6/14)

Wonder and Bewilderment  <N.E. Brigand>  [4/19 @ 9:33 PM]  (5/9)

Rabble, Ruffians, Robbers and Rangers  <N.E. Brigand>  [4/19 @ 9:55 PM]  (5/13)

Blessed Beer  <N.E. Brigand>  [4/19 @ 10:12 PM]  (7/8)

Pressing On  <N.E. Brigand>  [4/19 @ 10:44 PM]  (6/10)

Open Discussion  <N.E. Brigand>  [4/21 @ 8:54 PM]  (14/30)

Everyone is shocked and appalled to see Sharkey's End -- and the very end of the War, we hope! Join us in the Reading Room as we read Chapter 8 of Book VI of The Return of the King: "The Scouring of the Shire".

The Scouring of the Shire

by CAHobbit, April 24-27, 2006

Are we going to use a brillow pad?  [4/24 @ 10:30 PM]  (10/28)

I shot the shirriff...oh wait no I didn't...  [4/25 @ 10:53 PM]  (6/12)

Anyone have a light?  [4/27 @ 12:35 AM]  (7/19)

they may take our lives but they will never take our FREEDOM!! [4/27 @ 11:50 PM]  (5/45)

Open discussion time!  [4/27 @ 11:52 PM]  (7/15)

Everyone is weeping, dear friends, as on the shores of the Sea comes the end of our long Fellowship in the Reading Room, in Chapter 9 of The Return of the King, Book VI: "The Grey Havens".

The Grey Havens

by eowyn rohan, May 1-7, 2006

Introduction and Agenda  [5/1 @ 8:38 AM]  (2/17)

Cleaning up, Administration and Rebuilding  [5/1 @ 12:23 PM]  (8/31)

The Return of the Good Times  [5/2 @ 1:38 PM]  (10/21)

To the Havens (part 1)  [5/3 @ 1:54 PM]  (5/31)

To the Havens (part 2)  [5/3 @ 1:57 PM]  (12/52)

Of Initial Reactions and Other Thoughts [5/6 @ 12:58 PM]  (6/12)

The Epilogue and Open Discussion  [5/7 @ 1:05 PM]  (9/34)