Omentië Nolwë – a publication list of speakers present
This is a limited list of publications by the speakers at the first Omentië Nolwë.
thetolkienist.com Blog
F2M2: How Aragorn is Sherlock Holmes and Germanicus and was married to Minerva McGonagall
In this fourth edition of my irregular column F2M2, that is, Fun Facts on Middle-earth related Media, I will continue with another actor who had in some way to do with a production...
“Hearses at Daybreak”: How a Tolkien birthday card has made the rounds on the Internet
It is always wonderful to find a decent birthday invitation card. It adds both style and the opportunity to make a very good point – of how the birthday is going to go....
Posts published with Steady for the months of September 2024 – January 2025
All of the material published with thetolkienist.com will always be free for you to peruse as well as some of my work with my crowdfunding site over at steadyhq.com/thetolkienist. Having said that, I...
I told my parents there is a second hand bookstore around the corner – and that I love Tolkien. This is what happened…
Going into 2025 I wanted to do a little post on how lucky I can count myself to have my parents just the way they are. And I will give you an example...
The Travelling Tolkienist: The fan screening of “War of the Rohirrim” in Lucerne, Switzerland, was a blast
This is a report of my fairly spontaneous visit to an absolutely lovely event in Lucerne: the fan screening of Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim in Switzerland’s most popular museum,...
All things Tolkienian on Bluesky in three easy steps
Welcome, welcome! Lovely to see you have joined the bluest of skies – or are planning on doing so. I think it is clear that by now the Tolkien fan communities have taken...
Posts published with Steady for the months of May – August, 2024
All of the material published with thetolkienist.com will always be free for you to peruse as well as some of my work with my crowdfunding site over at steadyhq.com/thetolkienist. Having said that, I...
New Tolkien documentary coming Dec 5th – I’m in it!
Tolkien – Die wahre Geschichte der Ringe is a multi-station public broadcasting cooperation between Arte, ZDF, and phoenix. In its about ninety minutes of runtime directors Jean-Christoph Caron (head of documentaries with ZDF/ARTE)...
A look back at the Elbenwald Festival
One of the Germany’s most amazing fandom open air festivals is the Elbenwald Festival, organised by leading European fantasy and science fiction online store and retail chain Elbenwald in Germany. It is run...
Project 200+ – an update after four years…
Almost four years to the day I published a status update on my Project 200+, going through all the posts in this blog, correcting mistakes, updating links etc. I have just now passed...
How my love for Tolkien helped me see a friend again – after eighteen years
Looking back at 2006 I have to say this was quite the memorable year. Not only was Pluto demoted to a dwarf planet, but in Germany the 2006 FIFA World Cup happened. You...