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...
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...
I had the great pleasure and honour to be welcomed to the first ever conference organised by the Schweizerische Tolkienfördergesellschaft (Swiss Tolkien Friends’ Association) and the local smial of the German Tolkien Society,...
This is a limited list of publications by the speakers at the first Omentië Nolwë.
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...
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....
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...