I have always wanted to give a talk titled Gandalf: the perfect mentor for the underachievers. Now, this conference would have my been my chance to do so but I am doing the...
Your artistic gateway into Tolkien What drew you to dedicate an entire album to the poetry of J. R. R. Tolkien? Was there a specific poem, moment, or emotional experience that convinced you...
If you happen to know me a little – or this blog – then you do know that I am probably the Tolkienist in the world who has written most about Tolkien’s favourite...
On November 18, 2015, a video by the singer Ulmo Ocin hit Youtube. It is titled MANDALO. In about two months time it was to amass more than two million views – a...
Even though I have never managed to get “Lord of the X” into the snowclone database I am still happy to use it for any silly title I can come up with, like...
The Leipzig Book Fair is by far my favourite as it exudes a love for reading and readers that a business-centred space like Frankfurt seems to lack at times. The whole town of...
A running commentary, mild rant, and appreciation by Marcel R. Bülles aka the Tolkienist I was born to do a review of this particular romantic comedy. I will tell you why. I have...
This year’s visit to England was supposed to be a very special one as it was largely spent under the stars of Middle-earth. An elf personally ensured that I planned my annual London...
It is time for another edition of Not a Tolkien quote and this time ’tis about silence. It is my first quote with Bluesky that felt so off that I needed to have...
This is the second post on my visit to the Tolkien Tapestries (and carpets) exhibition at the Collège des Bernardins in Paris which ran from March 21st-May 18th, 2025. It is a rather...
This is the last week that the Tolkien Tapestries (and carpets) as woven in Aubusson with the Cité internationale de la tapisserie can be viewed at the beautiful Collège des Bernardins in Paris....
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...