middle-earther

A fan of Middle-earth.

We can’t presume to know all the music tastes of Tolkien fans or the literary pursuits of Rush maniacs, but we could take a pretty good guess that with “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” coming out on video and Rush playing at the Post-Gazette Pavilion, there are some Middle-earthers who would declare this is a holiday.

Key interludes from the books were rearranged or even deleted to give the film narrative its momentum and depth, and it all works. Not even the most fundamentalist Middle-earther could object.

A native or inhabitant of Middle-earth.

"These, Your ineffable Wickedness," said Bilgenest, trying to roll his "R"s properly -- very hard since there weren't any in those words -- "are the humble Middle-earthers who have come in response to your ad about your, uh, grandmother's modest little Ring." Sauron looked at the many assembled creatures.

In “Fellowship,” Frodo, Gandalf and assorted Middle-earthers begin an arduous and dangerous journey through enemy territory to destroy the ring by returning it to the fires where it was forged.