Tolkien Fandom

The Tolkien Fandom is the fandom surrounding the books written by JRR Tolkien. It is known for being made up of some extremely hardcore fans; this may be why many Plot Protection Initiatives have been started by Tolkien fans.

Complications in the Fandom
"The Lord of the Rings" is probably the only book that is (mostly) unquestionably canon. "The Hobbit" was not originally meant to really take place in Arda, so, while the events of it are canon, some things mentioned in it might not be. The others:--"The Silmarillion," "Unfinished Tales," and the "History of Middle-earth" series--were all published post-humously and were edited by Christopher Tolkien. This is not to imply that Christopher Tolkien somehow "taints" the canon--on the contrary, Tolkien fans are indebted to him for all his hard work--just that there are some questions that he can't answer about contradictions within the canon because he isn't his father. One example of this the identity of Gil-galad's father.