Ruth Lacon

Ruth Lacon at Oxonmoot 2002

Ruth Lacon (1967), who also uses the pseudonym Elizabeth Currie, has created numerous Tolkien-inspired illustrations and, together with Alex Lewis, has published several books and articles on Tolkien. She has been a member of The Tolkien Society since the mid-1980s.

Bibliography

Books

• 1987: The Tale of Gondolin (as illustrator)
• 2002: The Uncharted Realms of Tolkien (author as Elizabeth Currie, illustrator as Ruth Lacon, with Alex Lewis)
• 2005: The Ruins of Osgiliath (as illustrator)
• 2005: The Forsaken Realm of Tolkien (as Elizabeth Currie, illustrator as Ruth Lacon, with Alex Lewis)
• 2005: The Art of Ruth Lacon: Illustrations inspired by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien (as author and illustrator)
• 2009: The Epic Realm of Tolkien, Part One - Beren and Lúthien (as Elizabeth Currie, with Alex Lewis)
• 2015: J.R.R. Tolkien: Codemaker, Spy-Master, Hero (consultant editor with Alex Lewis)
• 2019: Tolkien's Switzerland: A Biography of One Special Summer (with Alexander Lewis)

Articles

• 1990: Amon Hen 105
  • "Of Mallorn & Mithril"
• 1992: Amon Hen 118
  • "Overlooked Empires"
• 1993: Mallorn 30
  • "The Earliest Days of Gondor"
• 1994: Mallorn 31
  • "The Economy and Economic History of Gondor"
• 1995: Amon Hen 134
  • "In Response to Mr Webster"
• 1995: Amon Hen 135
  • "Tolkien's Star & Tolkien's Heirs"
• 1995: Mallorn 32
  • "Notes Toward a History of the Easterlings"
• 1996: Travel and Communication in Tolkien's Worlds
  • "First Catch Your Oliphaunt: A rambling look at the natural and unnatural history of elephants"
• 1997: Amon Hen 144
  • "Armenelos and Nineveh"
• 1998: Amon Hen 149
  • "Of Cauldrons and Calderas"
• 1998: Amon Hen 153
  • "Tolkien's Ravens"
• 1998: Mallorn 36
  • "There Are Two People In This Marriage"
• 1999: Mallorn 37
  • "The Invisible Shire"
• 2011: Amon Hen 228
  • "Review: The 2011 Tolkien Calendar"
• 2011: Lembas Extra
  • "The Art of Ruth Lacon"
• 2012: Amon Hen 234
  • "Review: The 2012 Tolkien Calendar"
• 2013: Mallorn 54
  • "A journey to the cinema" (review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey)
• 2014: Amon Hen 248
  • "Review: The Hobbit - An Art Book by Octo"
• 2020: Mallorn 61
  • "Tolkien's Fantasy Landscape" (as Elizabeth Currie, with Nancy Bunting)

External links

• To Illustrate or Not to Illustrate? That is the Question... - an essay by Ruth Lacon at Tolkien Library