The Lord of the Rings Cyberhunt

1.  Click on THE SHIRE. What was it divided into? What was the name of its chief town?

2.  What was Tolkien's full name? When did he live? When did he publish THE LORD OF THE RINGS ?

3.  THE LORD OF THE RINGS is now a film. View the cast list and find out who plays Frodo Baggins. Which character does the actor Ian Holm play?
 
4.  How did Tolkien invent all those names for people, places and things?

5.  One of the evil creatures in THE LORD OF THE RINGS is called Gollum but he was not always called this. What used to be his name? What was his "Precious"? Who took it from him?
 
6.  Find your Hobbit Name. Don't be shy - what is it?

7.  Visit "The Middle-Earth Encyclopedia". Type the word "Bombadil" into the search box. Describe him.

8.  Visit "The Tolkien Monster Encyclopedia". Find out about these creatures: (a) Shelob, (b) a Balrog and (c) the Nazgul. Write a brief description of them.

9.  Visit "The Tolkien Archives", click on "Poetry" and then on THE LORD OF THE RINGS. How many rings were held by (a) the Elves, (b) the Dwarves and (c) Mortal Men?

10. THE LORD OF THE RINGS is not Tolkien's only book. Find the titles of three of his other books.