Antidepressant drug or Tolkien?
A charming Tolkien-related chestnut has been making its round again and it is time to give you a few details on Antidpressants or Tolkien.
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Robert Gilson: Memoirs of an infantry officer
I am again working through all of my blog posts here at thetolkienist.com as well as all the posts over at Steady. One of the many little details I noticed is that many...
A walk through a pine forest – visiting the Oxford Artisan Distillery for a taste of the Black Pine Whisky
At the time of writing you have the opportunity of not only getting a very good rye whisky but a piece of Tolkien’s favourite tree, the Pinus Nigra at the Oxford Botanical Garden...
Black Pine Whisky – soon available
Some of you may remember that I have written extensively on the fate of Tolkien’s favourite tree. And in 2020 I received confirmation on some of the things that were supposed to happen...
The only football club ever to be mentioned in ‘The Silmarillion’ is now home to the first ever Tolkien-inspired football fan club – Jenas Tirith
It truly blows my mind when I realised that there is, indeed, one football club mentioned in the Silmarillion and that I coincidentally moved to the very city which is the home to...
What to look forward to in 2023 if you like Tolkien and all things Tolkienian
I would love to share a list of those things Tolkien fans might look forward to in 2023. Yes, this list includes a lot of different media so if you are the hardcore...
25 Years Ago – German Tolkien Society founded #OTD
Today is one of the days when I tend to get a little melancholic. On August 1st, 1997, me and a bunch of friends from uni celebrated the Inaugural Convocation of the German...
Lord of the Rings: Gollum launches Sept 1 – and possibly another trilogy
German gaming studio Daedalic Entertainment has finally announced the release date for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – September 1st, 2022. What will the fans get to see the day before the...
Tolkien and Diversity: A Seminar Report
No Tolkien Society Seminar has ever attracted as much attention as the one held digitally on the weekend of July 3rd/4th. The announcement of “Tolkien and Diversity” was met with enthusiastic expressions of...
Review: George Allen & Unwin. A Remembrancer by Rayner Unwin
Ludlow : Merlin Unwin Books, 2021.Publication date, UK: March 5th.Pages: 304.ISBN: 9781873674376 Summary: George Allen & Unwin as a publishing imprint reflected a cross-section of the intellectual achievement of the twentieth century. In...
The fortieth Roving Ranger
Folks, a warm welcome to this, the fortieth Roving Ranger newsletter. Nota bene: This week it is a very short newsletter but enjoy nonetheless! Events Another Tolkien Lecture has been delivered, this time...
The Thirty-Eighth Roving Ranger
Folks, a warm welcome to this, the thirty-eighth Roving Ranger newsletter. Events Bookings are now open with the J.R. Tolkien, one of two sailing ships now in the north of Germany as they cannot...