The Lord of the Rings Oracle Hardcover – January 1, 1998

Excellent product and service.

I would first off, like to start by saying I am a huge Tolkien fan as well as tarot card collector. When I came by this deck on sale at a book store, I new I had to buy it because I love The Lord of The Rings as well as divination. This deck is relatively good, especially for the small price I paid for it. It provides an interesting look into middle earth. The artwork on the cards are okay, not exactly breath taking, but even so it works fine.The book provides pretty good describtions of the cards meanings, and works just fine for an orcale reading.Some people say that Tolkien would not have approved of an orcale deck, being that he was a Catholic. Well I believe that is rubbish. If Tolkien wrote stories containing things such as wizardy and elf magic, I highly doubt he would be so intolerant of sometime like this. He wanted to create a legend, and this deck farther proves how influential Lord of the Rings is.I do not recommand this to divination practicers who have not read or seen 'The Lord of The Rings'. Nor do I recommanded it to narrowminded people. If you are a Tolkien fan and you like orcale cards, this is a great set for you.

I must confess that I have not read the oracle book that comes with this set, so I can't comment on it. I didn't bother to read it because I was completely turned off by the artwork of the cards themselves; terrible, terrible artwork. I am appalled that this set was even published and feel foolish for having purchased it. The cards themselves are nothing but amateur, unfinished sketches. As sketches they look like they show some little bit of promise, but the artist never went beyond the sketches to come up with a finished product. It literally looks like the publisher figured they had a week to put out a product that might possibly ride the coattails of the movies' success. Unfortunately, this product is only suitable for the roundfile.

I must confess that I have not read the oracle book that comes with this set, so I can't comment on it. I didn't bother to read it because I was completely turned off by the artwork of the cards themselves; terrible, terrible artwork. I am appalled that this set was even published and feel foolish for having purchased it. The cards themselves are nothing but amateur, unfinished sketches. As sketches they look like they show some little bit of promise, but the artist never went beyond the sketches to come up with a finished product. It literally looks like the publisher figured they had a week to put out a product that might possibly ride the coattails of the movies' success. Unfortunately, this product is only suitable for the roundfile.

I must confess that I have not read the oracle book that comes with this set, so I can't comment on it. I didn't bother to read it because I was completely turned off by the artwork of the cards themselves; terrible, terrible artwork. I am appalled that this set was even published and feel foolish for having purchased it. The cards themselves are nothing but amateur, unfinished sketches. As sketches they look like they show some little bit of promise, but the artist never went beyond the sketches to come up with a finished product. It literally looks like the publisher figured they had a week to put out a product that might possibly ride the coattails of the movies' success. Unfortunately, this product is only suitable for the roundfile.

I'm a bit late in writing this review. unlike my order which arrived very quickly.which I am very pleased with .Got lots of oracles and decks and have read both tarot and runes for others this I use in a very informal manner for myself yet it is constantly very accurate .Its like asking an old and trusted friend for council it. so this is my spare as this oracle is getting harder to obtain and I don't think its up for reprint !.

nice box to keep everything in , a map , a coloured gold ring i think made of plaster / clay , and beautiful illustrated cards

Everything about it is so well thought out

I had this years ago, but lost it. I find it very useful on a personal level, and helpful too! Oh and amazingly accurate!!!

very happy with this item love them