![]() For example, a recent paper, published in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics, investigates whether Tolkien’s Middle Earth has higher oxygen content in order for the Men of Rohan and Gondor to perform “seemingly unachievable feats of heroism and athleticism”. Most of these studies are tongue-in-cheek, but they also have real scientific gravitas. ![]() So in good Maiar, a myriad of scientists have pledged their allegiance to the Fellowship of the Ring through in-depth scientific study. These scientists, ladies and gentleman, could be classified, scientifically, as supernerds. But there’s something about JRR Tolkien’s legendarium, The Lord of the Rings, which has infatuated and besotted numerous scientists. Science and fantasy. One is based on facts learned through investigative method, and the other is, well, not real.
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