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

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...

Amazon Studies announce "LotR" television series

News

13. November 2017

Amazon partnering up to do “The Lord of the Rings” television series

In a press release on Monday, November 13th, 2017 Amazon has confirmed it will be teaming up with “the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line Cinema” to produce a multi seasons series...

Events

27. October 2017

Literary Worldbuilding – International Conference at Augsburg University on Tolkien, Jordan, Williams, Lovecraft, George R.R. Martin

I am en route to the 14th Tolkien Seminar by the German Tolkien Society hosted by the Faculty of Arts at the University of Augsburg. Augsburg Uni has been holding lecture series on Tolkien...

BagginsBirthdayDash (c) Myla Minalda and @caskandquill

Events / Fandom

18. September 2017

Celebrating Tolkien on Instagram – it’s Hobbit Week

The ‘Tolkien Tribe’, a group of dedicated bookstagrammers on Instagram, is celebrating Hobbit Week in style – from Sept 17 to Sept 23 we will be hosting giveaways, doing a Lord of the Rings...

Events

22. September 2016

Happy Birthday, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins

22nd September is a very special day for Tolkien fans all over the world as it is the birthday of two very special hobbits – Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. On this day the world...

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J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Fall of Gondolin” to be published in August

Tolkien tapestry unveiled at Aubusson

BREAKING: Christopher Tolkien announces NEW ‘Lord of the Rings’ – THE RETURN OF THE RING

Tolkien Reading Day 2018: Home and Hearth: the many ways of being a Hobbit

A sinkhole in Oxford’s Broad Street turns into a Literary Battle

Meet the Makers: The First Anniversary of the #TolkienTribe on Instagram

Amazon partnering up to do “The Lord of the Rings” television series

Literary Worldbuilding – International Conference at Augsburg University on Tolkien, Jordan, Williams, Lovecraft, George R.R. Martin

Celebrating Tolkien on Instagram – it’s Hobbit Week

Happy Birthday, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins

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