A terrific site, with an excellent guided multimedia tour of Middle-Earth and some genuinely good fan writing, but you’re here to get your butt kicked by the fiendish six-part, 111-question quiz, guaranteed to lay waste to whatever Tolkien-related self-esteem your average fan might be feeling as the movies draw closer. (Personally we’re wondering if Professor Tolkien himself would have made it through Level 6 without reference books handy.) Once you’re feeling sufficiently cowed, amble through the Specials section, featuring fans whose work is also a cut above the ordinary. (Nevermind the fanfic; if you were a real aficionado, you’d be forging your own One Ring.)

Lord of the Rings' fans waiting to see if the little Hobbits will capture Hollywood's equally diminutive Oscar will want to cool their heels at this site featuring art, games, timelines, guided tours of Middle-Earth and more.