How Rotterdam has its own ideas on ents and dwarves
he Tolkienist’s Tour of the Netherlands which took place on April 12, 2014 brought me to four lovely cities – Maastricht, Rotterdam, Leiden and Geldrop. This was my first visit to Rotterdam and...
Author: Marcel R. Bülles
Support the most beautiful bookshop in the world!
nly a few years ago the Dominican church in Maastricht was turned into a place any booklover in the world would need to visit. Award-winning architecture and a place steeped in history -first...
Don’t know about you but I think Dutch Rail is cool
oday’s tour is made possible by the Nederlandse Spoorwegen, vulgo Dutch National Railways. Yes, the Tolkienist is riding the train with Gandalf through this beautiful country on its express trains, 1st class, of...
The Tolkienist’s Tour of the Netherlands – live coverage
he Tolkienist will be travelling the Netherlands to visit some amazing places full of books and Tolkien – this Saturday! I will be having a look at the most beautiful bookshop in the...
Happy Hobbits? Get yourself 11 weird free android apps
am not much of a smartphone buff. My first half-hearted attempt at getting one was the Sony Experia Mini Pro. Main reason for my choice: it was one of the last smartphones to...
Visit England, visit Middle-earth – and holiday like a hobbit
.R.R. Tolkien drew inspiration from many sources and one of them certainly is the country he lived in – England. And as modern tourism has discovered in recent years that it is quite...
Call for Papers: Overlooked Aspects of Middle-earth
he Tolkien Society Unquendor in the Netherlands has recently issued a call for papers for their upcoming publication of Lembas Extra. This magazine is “meant to publish longer articles on Tolkien and his...
Why Tolkien fans should start saving about £20000 for April 11
.R.R. Tolkien fans have some really great options to satisfy all of their needs when it comes to buying books. The amazing Tolkien Shop in Leiden, Netherlands -including an additional museum attached to...
A map and a calendar: Tolkien Reading Day 2014
A list and a map of Tolkien Reading Day 2014 olkien Reading Day is an annual event, launched by The Tolkien Society in 2003, that takes place on March 25. It has the...
There is no cake like a Middle-earth cake for your wedding
am a happily married man and I know that this is partly due to the wonderful wedding we had. A large part of the success of our wedding day happiness was thanks to...
Finally: Tolkien’s translation of “Beowulf” to be published on May 22
oday’s news of an upcoming publication came as a surprise to the Tolkien community at large and has been met with great joy: J.R.R. Tolkien’s own translation of Beowulf, the epic he worked...
How Gandalf returned to England in a Hobbit film promo poster
A wizard’s backdrop: Corby’s Crags, Edlingham castle and a disused railway viaduct his year will see the end of (another) Tolkien-inspired film trilogy and I thought it might be nice to look back...