[edit 23June05 Alandriel] In preparation for cleaning this thread and re-organizing it, I've deleted my previous post. [/edit]
These are the RP resources as I've put them together in the past. If you have new links to contribute please post - thanks!
Word of caution though - sadly, many of the map links have been taken down.
Tolkien estate
(sorry) If you have any replacement links do NOT HESITATE to share!!
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- Accessories general
personal possessions in medieval times
Some clothing of the Middle Ages
- Armour > see weapons
- Archery:
The essentials of archer
Traditional and primitive archery
- Art
Ted Nasmith
John Howe
Tolkien art by Alan Lee
Rolozo Tolkien
Elfwood fantasy art
- Astronomy
Astronomical objects in Middle Earth
NASA astronomy site
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Bird’s of prey in England Google Directory
Royal Society for the protection of birds portal with many links
mediaeval and later agricultural and domestic buildings
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- Crafts > see professions
- Cultures:
Anglo-Saxon culture Portal with links to different aspects
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Dúnedain:
What was a Ranger of the North like? (excellent article by Melthavron here on TORC:))
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- Food and Beverages
Food and Beverages in the Middle Ages
Non-alcoholic beverages of the Middle ages
Alcoholic beverages of the Middle ages
- Fighting & Martial arts
Alliance Martial Arts
Articles on classical fencing
Online Karate tutorial
Swordmaiden, Combat techniques for women fighters
Swordmanship
Basic terminology in European Swordmanship
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- General:
The encyclopedia of Arda
Lord of the Rings Fanatcs library
Bryde’s Medieval and Fantasy RPG resources
Middle Earth tours
Babynames by origin useful for searching for character names / also
Babynames of the world
MiddleEarth name generator
Magical TORC message extracting machine converts whole threads to txt files – very useful!
general dictionary & thesaurus
Poetry dictionary & thesaurus
Metric/imperial conversion table
for general writers resources check out the thread
Online writing resources
Also, of course
Role play 101 and
Roleplay 202 are essential reading when you start out
How to create a good character thread and more On logistics in Role playing
The Tolkien virtual resource library
Bookworms character development studio
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The Haradrim – guide to Umbar quite interesting for those interested in Southrons/Corsairs
- Healing > see Medicine
- Herbs (also see Medicine)
Use of Aromas (herbs, spices, resins) in the Middle Ages
- Horse resources:
Equusite – beginner’s basics etc.
Glossary of horse terms
Horse Hands Conversion
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- Languages: Tolkien (and ‘pseudo’)
List of Tolkien’s Languages
Ardalambion - Tongues of Arda
The official Quenya translation thread here on TORC
The official Sindarin translation thread here on TORC
QUENYALAMBENGOLMO - AN ONLINE QUENYA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Dragon Flame Sindarin dictionary for free download
QUENYALAMBENGOLMO - AN ONLINE QUENYA-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Dragon Flame Sindarin dictionary for free download
Quenya worldlist ~*~
book of missed words and
Quenya corpus wordlist all re Quenya
Modern English to old English vocabulary (used by some as source for Rohirric)
Anglo Saxon names - Old English
Anglo-saxon culture lots of language links and resources
Online free Old English lessons
Medieval dictionary/glossary of terms
Doriathrin – the mother tongue of Luthien
Anglo-Saxon dictionary in the works….
Tengwar numbers
Black Speech ~~ click through to site map, then check the listing
The Sindarin Dictionary project online dictionary French- English > Sindarin
Fellowship of the wordsmiths
Tolkien Dictionary taken from indexes of Sil, LotR
others:
Jennifer’s page of links to language resources
World language dictionaries links page
Afro-Asiatic languages
Online English-Persian dictionary
Modern Suwahili-English wordlist
Syriac-Armaic
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- Maps (Middle Earth)
LotR Maps de-activated
Interactive PDF ME map de-activated
Tolkien atlas [/b]de-activated [/b]
Tolkienion maps de-activated
Pauline & Tod’s LotR site some good detailed maps
Unofficial 3D ME game maps
ME maps by Team Brendo
ME map by JRRtolkien.org
~~ note on maps ~~ due to copyright issues (I think) many map sites have recently been scrapped. Your best bet is to google. However, if you're serious about your maps there is nothing better than getting
the Atlas of Middle Earth
- Medicine
Medieval World – herbs, techniques etc.
The herbal encyclopedia
Botanical.com - A modern herbal
- Music & musical instruments
Concise guide to medieval instruments
Medieval music with links to sound files
- Movie pics
LOTR Image library
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- Númenor
History of Númenor
History and chronology of Númenor
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- Professions / crafts
Medieval Professions general
Leather working in the Middle Ages
Working with and using horn
Wood working
For everything you want to know about Pirates see
The Selacious Historians Lair.
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- Science
Lalaith’s Middle Earth Science pages – Geography, History, Ethnology, Astronomy, Languages (wonderful stuff!!
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Medieval Sourcebook
Ancient technologies
Arts & Science of the Middle Ages and Renaissance with tons of links
- Seamanship and related
Dictionary of nautical terms
Medieval ship
Navigation
Magnetic compass
Life at sea in the age of sail
Nautical knots
General terms of sailing
- Silmarillion
Silmarillion chronologies
Silmarillion dictionary
Silmarillion reference pages
- Songs and tales, JRRT’s writings
Songs and tales from J.R.R. Tolkien's work
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- Weapons & armour
The Lonely Mountain forge
Realm of fantasy
United cutlery
Arms & armour from the past (medieval & renaissance)
Midieval warfare Weapons descriptions and techniques
Anglo-Saxon warfare weapons and armour
The weapons room basic descriptions of most types of weapons