The very first Roving Ranger
Folks, a warm welcome to this, the very first of (hopefully many) Roving Ranger newsletters! As I am writing this the temperature is climbing in Berlin, the fan working quietly in the background....
Author: Marcel R. Bülles
Tolkien MeMes #2. Exhibiting Tolkien at Berlin’s State & Central Library, Nov 2012 – February 2013
n Februar 2012 the then secretary of the German Tolkien Society (GTS) received an email from the Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin (ZLB): Liebe Tolkien-Fans, ich arbeite in der Zentral– und Landesbibliothek Berlin und...
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Why Maurice Sendak did not illustrate J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’
ocial media have their most wonderful advantages and you may know that Twitter is probably the one I like most these days. (Addendum: This is June 2024, and no, Twitter is no longer...
The Mountains of Titan belong to Tolkien – and planitiae and labyrinthi to Dune
he International Astronomical Union (IAU) and its Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) are responsible for selecting official names for features on solar system bodies. Luckily for Tolkien fans in 2012 his...
Tolkien & Pratchett: A Tale of Two Great authors
Update: April 10, 2022 As part of my Unpacking a mystery box series I have found the actual ticket of the event mentioned in the text below and added it as the top...
Introducing: Tolkien MeMes
hose of you who have met me in person will probably know that I have a penchant for the silliest of puns: acronyms, word play, you name it. I am particularly fond and...
Revamping my Tolkien and Middle-earth Memorabilia Collection: Ravel’s Bolero and LibraryThing
fter another of many moves and the fact that the COVID-19 crisis has changed all of our lives I remembered a wonderful blog post by Tim Spalding, LibraryThing Founder and President, from March...
How ‘The Lord of the Rings’ meets William Wallace, dinosaurs, travels to Narnia and meets up with SpongeBob SquarePants
do have a love for blog post titles that really are just a bunch of silly connections, often strenuously so, and this title fits right into this category. It has been inspired by...
“(…) Something has gone crack.” Christopher Tolkien dies at the age of 95
local French newspaper broke the news today that Christopher Tolkien has passed away last night at the age of 95. Tolkien who had for many years lived in the French department Var in...
“You know nothing, Jon Sauron!”
major cast announcement by the team of Lord of the Rings on Prime has Tolkien fandom in a kerfuffle. However, no new information has become available on the actual storyline to be presented...
The day I was happy meeting three trolls: The Tolkien Tapestries at Aubusson
In the southwest of France, in the beautiful région Nouvelle–Aquitaine, you will find Aubusson, a small town known for its tapestries and which in 2009 was inscribed in the Representative List of the...
Tolkien 2019 in Birmingham, Day 3, a report
he Tolkien Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a party of special magnificence: Tolkien 2019 is happening in Birmingham from August 7 – 11, 2019, and I have the honour and pleasure...