TIMETABLE
This timetable may be varied if we find we need less/more time per portion. Please make suggestions and volunteer to fill the gaps. For a list of suggested background reading please see the second post on the
Virtual Study Group Resources thread.
Book I
2005 May 1, Sunday
TEXT: General introduction; Prologue; Chapter 1, A Long-expected Party
SUMMARY: Bombadillo
THREAD LEADER: Bombadillo
2005 June 1, Wednesday
TEXT: Chapter 2, The Shadow of the Past
SUMMARY: scirocco
THREAD LEADER: scirocco
2005 July 1, Friday
TEXT: Chapter 3, Three is Company
SUMMARY: Rowanberry
THREAD LEADER: Rowanberry
2005 August 1, Monday
TEXT: Chapter 4, A Short Cut to Mushrooms; Chapter 5, A Conspiracy Unmasked
SUMMARY: Mahima
THREAD LEADER: Mahima
2005 September 1, Thursday
TEXT: Chapter 6, The Old Forest
SUMMARY: truehobbit
THREAD LEADER: truehobbit
2005 November 1, Tuesday
TEXT: Chapter 7, In the House of Tom Bombadil
SUMMARY: Bombadillo
THREAD LEADER: Bombadillo
2005 December 1, Thursday
TEXT: Chapter 8, Fog on the Barrow-downs
SUMMARY: starlin
THREAD LEADER: starlin
2006 January 1, Sunday
TEXT: Chapter 9, At the Sign of
The Prancing Pony; Chapter 10, Strider
SUMMARY: Gilwen
THREAD LEADER: Gilwen
2006 March 1, Wednesday
TEXT: Chapter 11, A Knife in the Dark
SUMMARY: rowanberry
THREAD LEADER: rowanberry
2006 May 1
TEXT: Chapter 12, Flight to the Ford
SUMMARY: pippinsqueak
THREAD LEADER: pippinsqueak
Book II
2006 June 1
TEXT: Chapter 1, Many Meetings
SUMMARY: Rowanberry
THREAD LEADER: Rowanberry
2006 July 1
TEXT: Chapter 2, The Council of Elrond
SUMMARY: Roccondil
THREAD LEADER: Roccondil
TO-DO:
* Zazinka:
is not the riddle of Faramir's dream also an indication that a Ringbearer was foreseen?; pippinsqueak:
who/what force sent the dream to Faramir and to Boromir?
2006 August 1
TEXT: Chapter 3, The Ring Goes South
SUMMARY: Arvegil
THREAD LEADER: Arvegil
2006 September 1
TEXT: Chapter 4, A Journey in the Dark
SUMMARY: Gilwen
THREAD LEADER: Gilwen
2006 October 1
TEXT: Chapter 5, The Bridge of Khazad-dûm
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2006 December 1
TEXT: Chapter 6, Lothlórien; Chapter 7, The Mirror of Galadriel; Chapter 8, Farewell to Lórien
SUMMARY: Rowanberry
THREAD LEADER: Rowanberry
2007 January 1
TEXT: Chapter 9, The Great River; Chapter 10, The Breaking of the Fellowship
SUMMARY: WyrtWif
THREAD LEADER: WyrtWif
Book III
2007 February 1
TEXT: Chapter 1, The Departure of Boromir; Chapter 2, The Riders of Rohan
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2007 March 1
TEXT: Chapter 3, The Uruk-hai
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2007 April 1
TEXT: Chapter 4, Treebeard
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2007 May 1
TEXT: Chapter 5, The White Rider
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2007 June 1
TEXT: Chapter 6, The King of the Golden Hall
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2007July 1
TEXT: Chapter 7, Helm’s Deep
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2007 August 1
TEXT: Chapter 8, The Road to Isengard; Chapter 9, Flotsam and Jetsam
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2007 September 1
TEXT: Chapter 10, The Voice of Saruman; Chapter 11, The Palantír
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
Book IV
2007 October 1
TEXT: Chapter 1, The Taming of Sméagol
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2007November 1
TEXT: Chapter 2, The Passage of the Marshes
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2007 December 1
TEXT: Chapter 3, The Black Gate is Closed; Chapter 4, Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2008 January 1
TEXT: Chapter 5, The Window on the West; Chapter 6, The Forbidden Pool
SUMMARY:
THREAD LEADER:
2008 February 1
TEXT: Chapter 7, Journey to the Cross-roads; Chapter 8, The Stairs of Cirith Ungol
SUMMARY: pippinsqueak
THREAD LEADER: pippinsqueak
2008 March 1
TEXT: Chapter 9, Shelob's Lair; Chapter 10, The Choices of Master Samwise
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
Book V
2008 April 1
TEXT: Chapter 1, Minas Tirith
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2008 May 1
TEXT: Chapter 2, The Passing of the Grey Company
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2008 June 1
TEXT: Chapter 3, The Muster of Rohan; Chapter 4, The Siege of Gondor
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2008 July 1
TEXT: Chapter 5, The Ride of the Rohirrim; Chapter 6, The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2008 August 1
TEXT: Chapter 7, The Pyre of Denethor; Chapter 8, The Houses of Healing
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2008 September 1
TEXT: Chapter 9, The Last Debate; Chapter 10, The Black Gate Opens
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
Book VI
2008 October 1
TEXT: Chapter 1, The Tower of Cirith Ungol; Chapter 2, The Land of Shadow
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2008 November 1
TEXT: Chapter 3, Mount Doom
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2008 December 1
TEXT: Chapter 4, The Field of Cormallen; Chapter 5, The Steward and the King
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2009 January 1
TEXT: Chapter 6, Many Partings; Chapter 7, Homeward Bound
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2009 February 1
TEXT: Chapter 8, The Scouring of the Shire
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2009 March 1
TEXT: Chapter 9, The Grey Havens
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?
2009 April 1
TEXT: Appendices; Conclusions etc.
SUMMARY: any takers?
THREAD LEADER: any takers?