Tolkien FAQ

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Tolkien FAQ aka The Tolkien Frequently Asked Questions List has been an electronic document online since the mid-1990s. It was compiled by William D.B. Loos, while Carl F. Hostetter and Wayne G. Hammond are credited among the editors of the FAQ. Presumably, it originated from the Tolkien Newsgroups in Usenet and from there circulated through mailing lists, BBSs and several websites. Traditional addresses of the FAQ of around that time were http://ganet.acns,fssu.edu/~gsl9286/aft/faq/ and http://www.daimi.aau.dk/~bouvin/tolkienfaq.html. One version of the FAQ was updated on 28 March of 1994, while the last (and as of yet, final) revision was made on 8 July of 1996.

The document is composed of two parts; the main part contains questions (and answers) concerning Tolkien, his work, and details concerning The Lord of the Rings; the second part, called LessFAQ, contains questions on more obscure topics, usually having to do with The Silmarillion or Unfinished Tales.

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