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22. October 2018

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 of Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth: the trailers, the sneak peeks and what the media had to say...

Bodleian Libraries, Tolkien showcase (c) Marcel Aubron-Bülles

Events

22. October 2018

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...

Hobbit Week 2018 invitation by @theisleofapples

Events / Fandom

18. September 2018

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...

Eagle & Child, Oxford, UK (c) Marcel Aubron-Bülles

Events / Tolkien

31. May 2018

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...

The Fall of Gondolin (c) HarperCollins, Alan Lee, Tolkien Estate

News

10. April 2018

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...

Aubusson weaves Tolkien (c) Cité international de la tapisserie - Aubusson

Events / Tolkien

8. April 2018

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...

News / Tolkien

1. April 2018

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...

Sheldonian Theatre and entrance to Museum of the History of Science, Oxford

Events

25. March 2018

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...

News

23. January 2018

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...

Fandom

2. January 2018

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...

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