#expertsofarda

Here's the 3 month update! (it's really 4 lol)

3 months update!

For future submissions, please send an ask or reply to this post or this post. I can no longer see my activity feed further than a month back, so if there's any submission in the tags or comments, I can't see them for these quarterly posts. I'm narrowing it down to those three ways for submission so I don't have to go through every post.

This is a directory of Tolkien fans who are interested in using their specializations and knowledge to help YOU write and worldbuild!

Need help conjugating Quenya? Want a second opinion on how textile trade might work between Himring and Doriath? Not quite sure how to best work mass-produced literature into a multi-chapter epic about the Second Age?

Someone here might be able to help!

Topics (Up to date as of 11/01/22)

Occupations

Medicine

Science + Math

Writing Help + Beta Readers

Linguistics + Languages

Books + Passages

Dwarves

Diversity

Geology

Crafts

Recreation + Music

Elves

Archaeology + Anthropology

Names + Character Creation

Family Trees + Lineages

Canon Characters

Canon Locations

Hobbits

Timelines

Miscellaneous

You can find a Q & A here!

Interested in adding your information?

Send us an Ask with the following information:

Name:

Topics that you’re willing to help with (please be as detailed as you can!):

Are you willing to answer inquiries about Tolkien and/or Non-tolkien Asks?

We accept outside resources too!

So if you find a concept artist or costume designer or papers you think we should add, submit it to us and we’ll add it to the topic tag :) When you do reference outside links, please no pinterest or any sites like that; we want to correctly credit the original!

Mod Team:

Hi! We’re making a directory of people who can help with world building! Do you know a lot about meteorology? Do you consider yourself an expert on the book “Children of Hurin?” Reblog this post with what topics you’re able to help with and if your ask box is open for these questions and if you’re open to non-Tolkien worldbuilding questions too.

Do you have a question about the weather of Himring? Do you need help designing clothes for Hobbits? Search this post to see if anyone’s available to help! (or if we have a lot of reblogs, check out our blog and search for that topic!)

@arya-durin-51 is really good at keeping track and creating family trees and lineages! (Asks are open!)

@arya-durin-51 is able to help with the politics of Middle Earth, especially within Beleriand (Asks are open!)

@anipologist is very knowledgeable about the first age and specializes in the events surrounding Finrod and the Lay of Luthien. (Asks are open!)

@ellrond can help with primarily the Second Age, but can also help with placing characters, such as Elrond or Gil-Galad, within the timeline (Asks are open!)