"Practically anything in English literature, from Beowulf down, Tolkien had read and could talk intelligently about" - L. Sprague De Camp on meeting Tolkien.

One of the fun things of doing a Tolkien newsletter - with a liking for all things fantasy and science fiction named The Roving Ranger (Opens in a new window) - is that I stumble across so much nonsense, third-rate kitsch, and utter drivel that I immediately perk up my ears when a gem sparkles from the depth of the internet.