Tolkien Gateway
The Tolkien Gateway is a fan wiki that documents J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth. It is respected and used by scholars. In 2023, it won a Tolkien Society Award. It has been described as "essential"[3] in A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien. WebsiteCoverageThe Tolkien Gateway is a fan wiki that documents all the characters, places, objects, and events in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth, with citations to Tolkien's texts. It provides some coverage of related non-Tolkien items such as films, actors, games, music, images, and scholarly books.[4] It has interviewed Tolkien scholars such as John D. Rateliff.[5] It is the largest Tolkien-related wiki in the world.[6] Scholarly recognitionThe site is described in Stuart D. Lee's 2014 scholarly handbook A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien as "the main source to start a review of the plethora of Tolkien-based online materials."[7] It is referenced in scholarly works such as VII,[8] Journal of Tolkien Research,[9] and Social Science Computer Review.[10] Awards and distinctionsIn 2023, Tolkien Gateway won a Tolkien Society Award for online content.[11] Tolkien Gateway is one of four websites described as "essential"[3] in A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien.[a][3] Notes
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