The following is a non-exhaustive list of online resources related to Tolkien studies.
We also provide links to other Tolkien or Tolkien-related societies from across the world as these organisations may be also be able to provide you with assistance.
General Resources
Tolkien Gateway – the world’s largest Tolkien encyclopaedia
The Mythgard Institute – Online Tolkien and Tolkien-related courses taught by some of the leading Tolkien scholars
The Tolkien Professor – a series of Tolkien podcasts by the Tolkien Professor, Corey Olsen
John Garth – news and articles from the author of Tolkien and the Great War, with access to his blog
Dimitra Fimi – news and blog from the author of Tolkien, Race and Cultural History
The Lord of the Rings Project – a genealogy of characters in Tolkien’s mythology, along with many innovative ways of analysing the books
Tolkien Brasil – a Portuguese website for Tolkien fans in Brasil
The Encyclopedia of Arda – a large Tolkien encyclopaedia put together by Mark Fisher
The Tolkien Music List – a discography of musical works inspired by Tolkien’s fictional writing
Tolkien Computer Games – a comprehensive list of Tolkien-related computer games prior to 2002.
Sarehole Mill – the website of the Birmingham Mill that inspired Tolkien in his youth.
Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy – a project based at the University of Chichester
The Story Museum – a museum in Oxford which celebrates all forms of stories
Waymeet – a online journal with resources to help teachers when teaching classes about Tolkien
Blog Roll
Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond – Too Many Books and Never Enough
Douglas A. Anderson – Tolkien and Fantasy
John D. Rateliff – Sacnoth’s Scriptorium
John Garth – Blog
Marcel Aubron-Bülles – The Tolkienist
David Bratman – Kalimac’s Journal
Morgan Thomsen – Mythoi
Simon Cook – Ye Machine
Emil Johansson – LotR Project Blog
Michael Martinez – Middle-earth
Bruce Charlton – Tolkien’s The Notion Club Papers
Linguistic Resources
The Elvish Linguistic Fellowship – includes linguistics resources and information on their publications
TolkLang – a mailing list for those interested in Tolkien languages
Gwaith-i-Phethdain – the Fellowship of the Wordsmiths
Ardalambion – a comprehensive site with essays and wordlists on Tolkien’s invented languages, with an especial focus on Quenya
The Historical Thesaurus of English – a 50-year project with 800,000 words from Old England to the present day
Bibliographical and Archival Resources
Åke Bertenstam’s Tolkien Page – includes a chronological bibliography of Tolkien’s works and books about Tolkien
Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull – two premier Tolkien scholars (with an Addenda and Corrigenda to their Tolkien works)
Tolkien Library – a website about collecting Tolkien books
TolkienBooks.net – aims to list all British editions of Tolkien publications
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Collection – an individual’s large Tolkien collection with photographs
The J.R.R. Tolkien Collection at Marquette University – Marquette holds Tolkien’s original manuscripts of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Farmer Giles of Ham and other writings
Marion E. Wade Center – the organisation in possession of Tolkien’s desk and an assortment of his letters and manuscripts
University of Leeds Special Collections – Leeds University holds a collection of correspondence between Tolkien and E. V. Gordon
News Sites
TheOneRing.net – a Tolkien and Peter Jackson film fan site
Middle-earth News – a fan site specialising in Tolkien news
Sci-fi and Fantasy Network – news, reviews, and articles on sci-fi and fantasy
Legendarium Media – news on fantasy and sci-fi
Booksellers
The Official J.R.R. Tolkien Book Shop – run by HarperCollins
The Tolkien Shop – the website of the only brick-and-mortar shop dedicated to Tolkien
Blackwell’s – a long-established bookseller based in Oxford which usually has a very healthy stock of Tolkien books
Publishers
HarperCollins – Tolkien’s UK publishers
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – Tolkien’s US publishers
Walking Tree Publishers – a small publishing house producing some interesting critical works, including Root and Branch.
Other Societies
The Mythopoeic Society – a non-profit international literary and educational organisation, based in the United States, for the study and enjoyment of fantasy and mythic literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams and other Inklings.
The Charles Williams Society – Charles Williams was a member of the Inklings
European Tolkien Societies
Österreichischen Tolkiengesellschaft – The Austrian Tolkien Society
Minas Tirith – the Cambridge Tolkien Society, with free online access to their journal, Anor
Almarenska družina – The Croatian Association of Tolkien Fans
Společnost Přátel Díla Pana JRR Tolkiena – The Czech Tolkien Society
Bri – The Danish Tolkien Society
Unquendor – The Dutch Tolkien Society
Suomen Tolkien Seura – The Finnish Tolkien Society
Elanor – Het Tolkien Genootschap – The Flemish Tolkien Society
Tolkiendil” – The Tolkien Society of France
Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft e.V. – The German Tolkien Society
The Prancing Pony – Greek Tolkien Society
Società Tolkieniana Italiana – The Italian Tolkien Society
Associazione Romana Studi Tolkieniani – The Roman Association of Tolkien Studies (Italy)
Tolkien Lietuva – The Tolkien Society of Lithuania
Arthedain – The Tolkien Society of Norway
Societatea Tolkien din România – The Romanian Tolkien Society
Spoločenstvo Tolkiena – The Slovakian Tolkien Society
Slovensko Tolkienovo društvo Gil-galad – The Slovenian Tolkien Society
Sociedad Tolkien Española – The Spanish Tolkien Society
Mithlond – the Gothenburg Tolkien Society (Sweden)
Forodrim – The Stockholm Tolkien Society (Sweden)
Seryn Ennor – The Swiss Tolkien Society
Società Tolkieniana Svizzera Smial del Ticino – the Ticino Smial (Italian-speaking) of the Tolkien Society of Switzerland
Rest of World Tolkien Societies
Sociedade de Tolkien Brasileira – The Brazilian Tolkien Society
Conselho Branco – The White Council (Brazil)
Last Alliance – University of Alberta Tolkien Society (Canada)
Sociedad Tolkien Chilena – The Tolkien Society of Chile
The Council of Eorl – The Indonesian Tolkien Society
Arda – The Iranian Tolkien Society
Shiro no Norite – The Japanese Tolkien Society
Welly-moot – The Wellington Tolkien Society (New Zealand)
Sociedad Tolkien Peruana – The Peruvian Tolkien Society
The Tolkien Society of St. Petersburg (Russia)
Skies of Rohan – The Idaho & Montana Tolkien Society (USA)
Eä – The Inland Tolkien Society (Northwest USA)
Heren Istarion – The Northeast Tolkien Society (USA)