The Magical Worlds of the Lord of the Rings

Introduction - 1 Why did Tolkien Make Bilbo Disappear? - 7 Why Is Frodo the ring bearer? - 11 Why Is Frodo in Caves so often? - 15 Which epic poem inspired Tolkien? - 19 Why do Dwarves and Elves dislike each other? - 25 Why are Tolkiens Elves tall? - 29 Why do Elves live so long? - 33 What makes the forest walk? - 37 What did Tolkien see in Galadriel? - 43 Why can't you trust Galadriel's mirror? - 47 Who (or what) is Gandalf? - 51 How Did Tolkien think up Gollum? - 57 Was Gollum ever good? - 61 What nightmare haunted Gandor? - 61 What is the origin of the word Hobbit? - 71 Which language launched Tolkien? - 75 How many languages did Tolkien invent? - 81 Could middle-earth be more magical? - 89 Where in the world is middle- earth? - 93 How did Tolkien Name names? - 97 How did Orcs get so ugly? - 103 Do Hobbits believe in god? - 107 How do you play the riddle game? - 109 Did other rings inspire Tolkien? - 113 Why do elves make the rings? - 119 Why might Sauron Appear as a single eye? - 123 What's the worst thing about Sauron - 127 Who was Tolkien's first Dark Lord? - 131 Why is Frodo's "Phial of Galadriel" so powerful? - 137 Which monster attacked Tolkien? - 141 Why do the best swords break? - 145 Why did Tolkien write about a "Fellowship?" - 151 Why are there so many towers? - 155 Are the underlying lands Heaven? - 159 Is the War of the Ring based on World War 2? - 163 Spoiler! - Caution - 169 Acknowledgements - 175 Bibliography - 177 Notes - 183 Index - 189