Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth. How it all started
In this short blog post I would love to show you what the fans were told beforehand – the trailers, the sneak peeks and what the media had to say about the upcoming exhibition.
Author: TheTolkienist
A week-long farewell to Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth
One of the most exciting exhibitions ever to have taken place on J.R.R. Tolkien’s life and works is coming to a close. Bodleian Libraries’ TOLKIEN: MAKER OF MIDDLE-EARTH will end next weekend on Oct...
Join us for Tolkien/ Hobbit Week!
Every year fans the world over make a special effort to celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien’s life and works during Hobbit Week or Tolkien Week, the week including the weekend of September 22, Bilbo and Frodo’s...
Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth. The exhibition of a generation
From June 1st, 2018 the Bodleian Libraries will be presenting an exhibition of Tolkien‘s life and works of special magnificence. Drawing from the vaults of their Tolkien archives and the manuscript collection at the...
J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Fall of Gondolin” to be published in August
Exciting news from Tolkien publishers HarperCollins: Christopher Tolkien, son of J.R.R. Tolkien and his literary executor, surprises fans the world over with another book taken from his father’s ‘Legendarium’, this time The Fall of...
Tolkien tapestry unveiled at Aubusson
On April 6 the first of several tapestries based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s illustrations was unveiled in a ceremony at Aubusson which is home to one of the most well-known tapestry-producing industries in France. As...
BREAKING: Christopher Tolkien announces NEW ‘Lord of the Rings’ – THE RETURN OF THE RING
In an unprecedented move the son of J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien who is the executor of his father’s literary heritage, has announced today that among the many thousands of manuscript pages J.R.R. Tolkien left...
Tolkien Reading Day 2018: Home and Hearth: the many ways of being a Hobbit
Every year on March 25th Tolkien Reading Day is being celebrated the world over. The date of the 25th of March was chosen as the date on which the Ring was destroyed, completing Frodo’s...
A sinkhole in Oxford’s Broad Street turns into a Literary Battle
When a sinkhole appeared on Oxford’s Broad Street one could have easily expected someone to make a quick picture to share an Instagram or an easy quip on Twitter but the faculties and libraries...
Meet the Makers: The First Anniversary of the #TolkienTribe on Instagram
When J.R.R. Tolkien’s 125th birthday was about to be celebrated – in 2017 – a bunch of Tolkienists from all over the world came together on Instagram to do just that: share in their...