You gave us hobbitses, Gollum, Middle Earth, Gandalf, and the Sackville-Bagginses. Yes, I love the Shire most of all – mostly due to my lack of height – but I happily chewed my way through tales of other far and distant lands, vivid images of stately elves and graceful architecture springing into my mind’s eye.
Google, however, failed us today. They came up with some glorious doodles last year, but they ignored Tolkien’s birthday. [They also ignored Isaac Asimov’s birthday on Jan. 2nd.] I’ve sent several tweets their way asking why they didn’t do anything interesting, but no response so far. #Fail
Here’s a few links to help you celebrate the professor’s birthday. The first is fairly self-explanatory and absolutely lovely:
Middle Earth as seen from Space
Middle Earth
And the second link…well, it appeals to my sense of humour. Enjoy!
Kuiperama 